[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) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 7.138 # 摩訶止觀 7.138 摩訶止觀 7.138 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7.138) 「斷已生惡法，猶如除毒蛇； 斷未生惡法，如預防流水； 增長已生善，如溉甘果栽； 未生善為生，如鑽木出火。」 > "Severing unwholesome dharmas already arisen is like removing a venomous snake; > Severing unwholesome dharmas not yet arisen is like guarding against flowing water in advance; > Increasing wholesome dharmas already arisen is like irrigating a sapling of sweet fruit; > Causing wholesome dharmas not yet arisen to arise is like drilling wood to produce fire." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7.137) - [Next: 7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7.139) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.7.138) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.7.138) · Pramāṇa