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# 法苑珠林 48.18

法苑珠林 48.18

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [48.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.18)

不求而不捨　世間名為賊  
汝今人不與　而自一向取  
是則名世間　真實盜香賊

> Taking without asking or giving / Is called a thief in the world. / Now, when people have not given it, / You take it entirely on your own: / This is known in the world / As a true fragrance-thief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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