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# 三彌勒經疏 1.42

三彌勒經疏 1.42

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.42)

「『「寧當燃身破眼目，不忍行殺食眾生。  
諸佛所說慈悲經，彼經中說行慈悲，  
寧破骨髓出頭腦，不忍噉肉食眾生。」

> " ' "I would rather burn my body and destroy my eyes  
> Than bear to commit slaughter and eat sentient beings.  
> In the sūtras of kindness and compassion taught by all Buddhas,  
> In those sūtras it is taught to practice kindness and compassion;  
> I would rather smash my bones and marrow and tear out my brain  
> Than bear to chew flesh and eat sentient beings." '  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.10) — Classical Chinese
- [一切智光明仙人慈心因緣不食肉經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.183.1.20) — Classical Chinese

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