[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) › [宋高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061) › 1.38 # 宋高僧傳 1.38 宋高僧傳 1.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1.38) 系曰：五部曼拏羅法，攝取鬼物，必附麗童男處女，去疾除祅也絕易。近世之人，用是圖身口之利，乃寡徵驗，率為時所慢。吁，正法醨薄，一至於此！ > An appraisal states: The maṇḍala rituals of the five families, when used to summon and control ghosts and spirits, must attach themselves to young boys and virgin maidens; dispelling illness and eliminating baleful anomalies is exceedingly easy thereby. People of recent generations use them to seek personal profit in livelihood and reputation, yet their verifications are few, and they are generally treated with contempt by their contemporaries. Alas! How thin and degenerate the true Dharma has become, to have reached such a point! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1.37) - [Next: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1.39) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.1.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.1.38) · Pramāṇa