[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) › 12.51 # 法苑珠林 12.51 法苑珠林 12.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.51) 阿難言。爾時我思惟。若諸女人見佛陰藏相者。便自羞恥女人形欲得男子身。修行佛於種種德根。以是故我示女人。不為無恥而故破戒。 > Ānanda said: "At that time I reflected: 'If women see the mark of the Buddha's concealed organ, they will feel ashamed of their female form and desire a male body, cultivating the Buddha's various roots of virtue.' It was on this account that I showed it to the women, not out of shamelessness or a deliberate breach of the precepts." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.50) - [Next: 12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.52) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.12.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.12.51) · Pramāṇa