[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) › [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt) › 1.201 # 註四十二章經 1.201 English (machine translation) 1.201 - **Language:** English ### [1.201](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.201) The Buddha said: "Craving and desire to a person are like holding a torch and walking against the wind. If a foolish person does not release the torch, they will surely suffer the disaster of burning their hand. When the poisons of covetous lust, anger, and foolish delusion reside within a person's body, if they do not eliminate this disaster early through the Way, there will surely be perilous calamities, just as when a foolish and greedy person holds a torch and burns their own hand." - [Previous: 1.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.200) - [Next: 1.202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.202) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.201) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.201](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.201) · Pramāṇa