[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) › [得道梯橙錫杖經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785) › 1.2 # 得道梯橙錫杖經 1.2 得道梯橙錫杖經 1.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1.2) 爾時世尊告諸比丘：「汝等皆應受持錫杖。所以者何？過去諸佛執持錫杖，未來諸佛執持錫杖，現在諸佛亦執是杖。如我今日成佛世尊，亦執如是應持之杖。過去、未來、現在諸佛，教諸弟子亦執錫杖。是以我今成佛世尊，如諸佛法，以教於汝。汝等今當受持錫杖。所以者何？是錫杖者，名為智杖，亦名德杖。彰顯聖智，故名智杖；行功德本，故曰德杖。如是杖者，聖人之表式、賢士之明記、趣道法之正幢、建念義之志，是故汝等咸持如法。」 > At that time the World-Honoured One addressed the monks: "You all should receive and uphold the ringing staff (khakkhara). Why is that? The past Buddhas held and carried the ringing staff, the future Buddhas will hold and carry the ringing staff, and the present Buddhas also hold this staff. As I have today become the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, I too hold such a staff that ought to be carried. The past, future, and present Buddhas taught all their disciples also to hold the ringing staff. Therefore, having now become the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, in accordance with the Dharma of all the Buddhas, I teach you. You must now receive and uphold the ringing staff. Why is that? This ringing staff is called the staff of wisdom, and it is also called the staff of virtue. Because it manifests holy wisdom, it is called the staff of wisdom; because it practices the root of merit, it is called the staff of virtue. Such a staff is the emblem of the holy ones, the bright mark of the virtuous, the true banner that heads toward the path of Dharma, and the resolve to establish the meaning of mindfulness. Therefore, all of you should carry it in accordance with the Dharma." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1.1) - [Next: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1.3) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785~en-mt.1.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [འཕགས་པ་འཁར་གསིལ་གྱི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335.1) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.785.1.2) · Pramāṇa