[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) › 1.8 # 四十二章經 1.8 English (machine translation) 1.8 - **Language:** English ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.8) The Buddha said: "When people have many faults but do not repent them themselves, instantly halting their minds, their guilt comes and returns to their person, like water returning to the sea, naturally becoming deep and vast. If one has done evil and knows it is wrong, reforming faults and acquiring goodness, the guilt will day by day be extinguished, and eventually one will attain the Way." - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.9) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.8) · Pramāṇa