[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) › 15.5 # 法苑珠林 15.5 法苑珠林 15.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15.5) 夫避苦求樂。寔品物之常情。厭濁欣淨。是生靈之舊理。但行有美惡土成麁妙。娑婆五痛。由積惡而丘坑。安養七珍。因習善而華勝。業成三輩報為九品。寶臺珍觀。假勝念而崔嵬。玉沼瓊池。藉善心而皎潔。花開蓮合。驗慈父之非虛。浪動波迴。聞法言之在耳。自非功勤志固行滿因圓。何能隨千心而上金臺。依十念而昇樂國也。 > Avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure is indeed the common sentiment of all kinds of beings; detesting defilement and delighting in purity is the ancient principle of living beings. However, practice has good and bad, and lands become crude or sublime. The five pains of Sahā arise from accumulated evil \[making\] mounds and pits; the seven treasures of Anyang stem from cultivating goodness \[yielding\] exquisite blossoms. As karma is accomplished in three tiers, retribution takes the form of nine grades. The jeweled terraces and precious belvederes rely upon sublime mindfulness to tower aloft; the jade reservoirs and jasper pools depend upon wholesome minds to become sparkling and clear. The blossoming and closing of the lotuses proves that the Compassionate Father's \[promise\] is not empty; the rolling and turning of the waves lets the words of the Dharma be heard ringing in the ears. Unless merits are diligent, resolve is firm, practice is complete, and causes are rounded, how could one follow a thousand minds to ascend the golden terrace, or rely upon the ten recitations to ascend to the Land of Bliss? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15.4) - [Next: 15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15.6) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.15.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.15.5) · Pramāṇa