[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 14.27 # 經律異相 14.27 經律異相 14.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14.27) 當速求方便　於此佛法眾 當除生死患　如象食竹葉 若於此佛法　修諸無欲業 已除諸塵勞　亦盡苦源本 > 'One should swiftly seek expedient means, / within this community of the Buddha's Dharma; / one should eliminate the affliction of birth and death, / as an elephant consumes bamboo leaves. / If within this Buddha's Dharma, / one cultivates actions free from desire, / having removed all defilements, / one also exhausts the very root of suffering.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14.26) - [Next: 14.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14.28) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.14.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.14.27) · Pramāṇa