[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) › [修習止觀坐禪法要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915) › 1.32 # 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.32 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.32) 「生死不斷絕，貪欲嗜味故。 養冤入丘塚，虛受諸辛苦。 身臭如死屍，九孔流不淨。 如廁蟲樂糞，愚人身無異。 智者應觀身，不貪染世樂； 無累無所欲，是名真涅槃。 如諸佛所說，一心一意行， 數息在禪定，是名行頭陀。」 > "Birth and death are never cut off > Because of greed, desire, and craving for tastes. > Nourishing the enemy and entering the grave mounds, > One endures all bitterness and toil in vain. > The body is foul-smelling like a corpse, > Its nine orifices oozing impurities. > Just as a worm in a latrine delights in dung, > The foolish person's body is no different. > The wise should contemplate the body > And not greedily defile themselves with worldly pleasures; > Free of burdens and with nothing desired— > This is called true Nirvāṇa. > As the Buddhas have taught, > Practicing with single mind and single intent, > Counting breaths in dhyāna-concentration— > This is called practicing ascetic austerities (dhūta)." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.31) - [Next: 1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.33) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915~en-mt.1.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.86) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.32) · Pramāṇa