[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.6 # 四十二章經 1.6 English (machine translation) 1.6 - **Language:** English ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.6) The Buddha said: "Shaving off beard and hair, becoming a śramaṇa, receiving the teachings of the Way, renouncing worldly wealth, begging for alms to take only what suffices, eating one meal at midday, resting for one night beneath a tree, taking care not to do so a second time! What causes a person to be foolish and degraded is craving and desire." - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.7) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Translations (1) - [The Sutra of Forty-two Sections](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-bdk.1.6) — Heng-ching Shih 2005, English ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.6) · Pramāṇa