[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) › 3.47 # 經律異相 3.47 經律異相 3.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3.47) 伐樹不盡根　雖伐猶復生 伐愛不盡本　數數復生苦 > “If one fells a tree without destroying its roots, / Though felled, it will still grow again; / If one fells craving without destroying its base, / Suffering will repeatedly arise again.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3.46) - [Next: 3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3.48) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.3.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.3.47) · Pramāṇa