Section 24
Original Sanskrit
यश्च खलु पुनः सुभूते स्त्री वा पुरुषो वा यावंतस्त्रिसाहस्रमहासाहस्रे लोकधातौ सुमेरवः पर्वतराजानस्तावतो राशीन्सप्तानां रत्नानामभिसंहत्य तथागतेभ्योऽर्हद्भ्यः सम्यक्संबुद्धेभ्यो दानं दद्यात् । यश्च कुलपुत्रो वा कुलदुहिता वेतः प्रज्ञापारमिताया धर्मपर्यायादंतशश्चतुष्पादिकामपि गाथामुद्गृह्य परेभ्यो देशयेदस्य सुभूते पुण्यस्कंधस्यासौ पौर्वकः पुण्यस्कंधः शततमीमपि कलां नोपैति यावदुपनिषदमपि न क्षमते ॥२४॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit of F. Max Müller’s 1881 Anecdota Oxoniensia edition, all 32 sections, with the printed section numbers kept.
"Subhūti, suppose a woman or a man gathered as many heaps of the seven treasures as there are Sumeru kings of mountains in this threefold thousand-great-thousand world-system, and gave them as an offering to the Tathāgatas, the Worthy, the Perfectly Awakened. And suppose a son or daughter of good family took up even a four-line verse of this teaching of the perfection of wisdom, and explained it to others. Subhūti, that earlier heap of merit does not come to a hundredth part of this heap of merit; it does not bear even comparison." [24]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Sanskrit, covering all 32 sections with the printed section numbers.
"Subhūti, suppose a man or a woman gathered as many heaps of the seven treasures as there are Mount Sumerus in a world as large as three thousand great thousands, and gave them as an offering to the Tathāgatas, the Worthy, the Fully Awakened Ones. And suppose a son or daughter of good family took up even a four-line verse of this Perfection of Wisdom teaching and explained it to others. Subhūti, that earlier heap of merit does not come to a hundredth part of this heap, and it does not bear comparison." [24]
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Section 24 is part of Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 24 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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