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# 注維摩詰經 4.164

注維摩詰經 4.164

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.164)

生曰：五欲者，五情所欲也。夫用為自恣，寶之必深。若覺其無常，然後能以之求本矣。

> \[Dao\]sheng says: The 'five desires' are what the five senses desire. Now, when using them for self-indulgence, one treasures them most deeply. If one perceives their impermanence, only then can one use this to seek the fundamental basis.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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