[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) › 1.9 # 四十二章經 1.9 English (machine translation) 1.9 - **Language:** English ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.9) The Buddha said: "When someone is foolish and considers me unvirtuous, I protect and deliver them with the four immeasurable minds of loving-kindness. If they approach me repeatedly with evil, I go toward them repeatedly with goodness. The energy of blessed virtue will constantly be here, while the harmful energy and severe calamities will, on the contrary, rest with them." - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.10) - [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.784.1.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.9) · Pramāṇa