[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) › 48.41 # 法苑珠林 48.41 法苑珠林 48.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.41) 為仁不殺　常能攝身　是處不死 所適無患　不殺為仁　慎言守心 是處不死　所適無患　彼亂已整 守以慈仁　見怒能忍　是為梵行 至誠安徐　口無麁言　不瞋彼所 是謂梵行　垂拱無為　不害眾生 無所嬈惱　是謂梵行　常以慈哀 淨如佛教　知足知止　是度生死 普愛賢美　哀加眾生　常行慈心 所適者安　晝夜念慈　心無剋伐 不害眾生　是行無仇　臥安寤安 不見惡夢　天護人愛　不毒不兵 水火不喪　在所得利　死昇梵天 受樂自然　仁無亂志　慈最可行 愍傷眾生　此福無量 > Practicing benevolence without killing, / Always able to restrain one's body: / This is the realm of deathlessness; / Wherever one goes, there is no adversity. / Not killing is benevolence; / Guarding speech and protecting the mind: / This is the realm of deathlessness; / Wherever one goes, there is no adversity. / Though others are disordered, one is composed; / Maintaining benevolent conduct, / Able to endure when seeing anger: / This is holy conduct (brahmacarya). / Sincere and gentle, / With no harsh words in one's mouth, / Not feeling anger toward others: / This is called holy conduct. / Hands folded in non-action, / Not harming sentient beings, / Inflicting no torment: / This is called holy conduct. / Always acting with compassion, / Pure according to the Buddha's teaching, / Knowing contentment and knowing when to stop: / This crosses beyond birth and death. / Universally loving the worthy and excellent, / Extending pity to all sentient beings, / Constantly practicing a mind of benevolence, / One is at ease wherever one goes. / Day and night mindful of benevolence, / The mind free from malice, / Not harming sentient beings: / With this conduct, there are no enemies. / Sleeping peacefully and waking peacefully, / Seeing no nightmares; / Protected by gods, loved by humans, / Unharmed by poison or weapons, / Neither fire nor water brings ruin; / Gaining benefit wherever one is; / At death ascending to the Brahmā heaven, / Receiving bliss naturally. / Benevolence leaves the mind undisturbed; / Compassion is supreme in practice; / Having pity on sentient beings, / This merit is boundless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.40) - [Next: 48.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.42) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.48.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法句經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-weiqinan.1.28) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.41) · Pramāṇa