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# 法苑珠林 23.12

法苑珠林 23.12

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [23.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.12)

又正法念經云。若破戒多欲而行惡法。實非沙門自稱沙門。猶如野干著師子皮。如虛偽寶內空無物。又莊嚴論偈云。

> Furthermore, the \*Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra\* states: If one breaks the precepts, has much desire, and performs evil dharmas, one is not truly a śramaṇa though calling oneself a śramaṇa—just like a jackal wearing a lion's skin, or a counterfeit jewel that is empty inside and devoid of substance. Furthermore, verses in the \*Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra\* state:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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