[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) › [釋鑑稽古略續集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038) › 1.124 # 釋鑑稽古略續集 1.124 釋鑑稽古略續集 1.124 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.124) 阿沙不花。見帝容色日悴進曰。八珍之味不知御。萬金之身不知愛。惟麯糵是好。姬嬪是耽。是猶兩斧伐孤樹。未有不顛仆者。帝喜拜相。 > Asha-buqa, seeing that the Emperor's complexion grew more emaciated by the day, stepped forward and said: 'You do not know how to savor the delicacies of the eight treasures, nor do you know how to care for your body of ten thousand pieces of gold; you love only yeast and wine, and indulge only in concubines. This is like two axes chopping a solitary tree: there has never been one that did not topple.' The Emperor was pleased and appointed him prime minister. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.123) - [Next: 1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.125) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038~en-mt.1.124) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.124) · Pramāṇa