自以小智为足 (自以小智為足) zì yǐ xiǎo zhì wèi zú
zì yǐ xiǎo zhì wèi zú
phrase
we were content with such a trifling degree of knowledge
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Parallel, Sanskrit equivalent: parīttena jñānena paritoṣaṃ gatāḥ sma; from the 妙法蓮華經 “Lotus Sutra” (Braarvig 2020, ch. 8; Hurvitz 2009, p. 164; Kern tr. 1884, ch. 8; Vaidya 1960, p. 134; T 262, Scroll 4, 9.0029a01)
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 4 The Lotus Sutra (Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing) - alternate translation 添品妙法蓮華經 — count: 1
- Scroll 4 The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經 — count: 1 , has English translation , has parallel version
Collocations
- 便自以小智为足 (便自以小智為足) 而便自以小智為足 — The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經, Scroll 4 — count: 2