[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 11.12 # 法苑珠林 11.12 法苑珠林 11.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11.12) 菩薩又言。或為五欲故。生天生人。既得生已著五欲故投身透水。或復赴火。為五欲故自求怨讎。又說偈言。 > The Bodhisattva also said: "Some are born in heaven or as humans for the sake of the five desires; having obtained birth, through attachment to the five desires they throw themselves into water or cast themselves into fire; for the sake of the five desires, they make enemies for themselves." He further spoke a gāthā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11.11) - [Next: 11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11.13) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.11.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛本行集經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.abhiniskramanasutra-t190*zh-jnanagupta.23.58) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.11.12) · Pramāṇa