[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) › 23.17 # 法苑珠林 23.17 法苑珠林 23.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.17) 又提謂經云。如有一人在須彌山上以纖縷下之。一人在下持針迎之。中有旋嵐猛風。吹縷難入針孔。人身難得甚過於是。又菩薩處胎經。世尊說偈云。 > Furthermore, the \*Tiwei jing\* states: Suppose a person stands atop Mount Sumeru and lowers a fine thread, while another person below holds a needle to meet it; in between blows a violent gale of whirlwind, tossing the thread so that it is hard to enter the eye of the needle. The difficulty of obtaining a human body exceeds even this. Furthermore, in the \*Bodhisattva Garbhastha Sūtra\*, the World-Honoured One spoke in verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.16) - [Next: 23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.18) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.23.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.42.5.3) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.17) · Pramāṇa