[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) › [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916) › 2.86 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.86 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.86 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.86) 生死不斷絕，貪欲嗜味故， 養怨入丘塚，廣受諸辛苦。 身臭如死屍，九孔流不淨， 如廁蟲樂糞，愚貪身無異。 智者應觀身，不貪染世間， 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 unceasing, > Because of greed for desires and relish for flavors. > Nourishing the enemy and entering the burial mounds, > One extensively undergoes various hardships. > The body stinks like a dead corpse, > With nine orifices discharging impurities; > Just as toilet worms delight in dung, > The foolish greed for the body is no different. > The wise should contemplate the body, > Not craving or being stained by the world. > Free of burdens and free of desires, > This is called true nirvāṇa. > As the Buddhas have taught, > Practicing with single mind and intention, > Counting the breath in dhyāna-concentration, > This is called practicing dhūta." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.85) - [Next: 2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.87) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.2.86) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [修習止觀坐禪法要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.32) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.86) · Pramāṇa