[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) › [妙法蓮華經玄贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723) › 9.185 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.185 妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.185 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.185) 贊曰：下第三段。初離第六長染緣、第七非器緣、第八譏呵緣、第九非軌緣、第十散亂緣；後明自行。五離中此文有二：第六長染緣、第七非器緣。《十誦律》云：「譬如熟食人之所食，一切女人亦復如是，令人愛著不能捨離。」《智度論》云：「清風無形猶可捉，蚖蛇含毒猶可觸，女人之心難可得。執劍向敵猶可勝，女賊害人難可禁。」《四分律》說：「數往白衣家有五種過：一數見女人，二見數相親，三轉親俠，四便生慾想，五或時致死次死苦惱。故應遠離。」五種不男者，謂生便、除去、嫉妬、半月、灌灑。由有二過，男女煩惱恒俱行故。好人難得，非法器故不應親近。 > The Commentary says: Below is the third section. It first covers avoiding: the sixth condition—prolonging defilement; the seventh condition—unfit vessels; the eighth condition—incurring censure; the ninth condition—improper comportment; and the tenth condition—distraction. Subsequently, it explains one's own practice. Among the five to be avoided, this passage contains two: the sixth condition—prolonging defilement; and the seventh condition—unfit vessels. The Daśādhyāya-vinaya says: “Just as cooked food is eaten by people, so too are all women: they cause people to form attached craving and be unable to relinquish it.” The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: “The formless clear wind can still be caught; a viper harboring venom can still be touched; but the mind of a woman is difficult to grasp. Holding a sword against an enemy, one can still prevail; but the female bandit harming people is difficult to stop.” The Dharmaguptaka-vinaya states: “Constantly visiting the homes of householders has five faults: first, constantly seeing women; second, having seen them often, becoming mutually close; third, turning to intimacy; fourth, then generating thoughts of desire; fifth, sometimes leading to death or anguish close to death. Therefore, one should stay far away from them.” The five kinds of non-men are: by birth, by castrating, by jealousy, by half-month, and by sprinkling. Because of having two faults, the afflictions of both male and female are always concurrently active. Good people are difficult to find, and since they are not vessels for the Dharma, one should not approach them intimately. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.184) - [Next: 9.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.186) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.9.185) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.185) · Pramāṇa