[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 9.78 # 廣弘明集 9.78 廣弘明集 9.78 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.78) 老子百八十戒重律云。吾戒大重。向樹說之則枯。向畜說之則死。又靈寶經云。玄素之道。古人修之延年益壽。今人修之消年損命。 > The Heavy Vinaya of the Hundred and Eighty Precepts of Laozi says: “My precepts are exceedingly heavy. If one speaks them to a tree, it will wither; if one speaks them to a beast, it will die.” Furthermore, the Lingbao Scripture says: “The Dao of the dark and plain: when ancients cultivated it, it extended their years and increased their lifespan; when people of today cultivate it, it diminishes their years and harms their lifespan.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.77) - [Next: 9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.79) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.9.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.78) · Pramāṇa