[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) › 21.77 # 法苑珠林 21.77 法苑珠林 21.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.77) 戒為甘露道　放逸為死徑 不貪則不死　失道為自喪 > "Precepts are the path to the deathless; / negligence is the path of death. > Not being greedy, one does not die; / losing the path, one destroys oneself." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.76) - [Next: 21.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.78) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.21.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.77) · Pramāṇa