[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) › 53.33 # 法苑珠林 53.33 法苑珠林 53.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.33) 夫愚戇者。是眾病之本。障道之源。致使昏滯三有沈溺四流。六情常閉三毒常開。問者口爽發語成狂。洪癡不得振其翼。名愛不得逞其足。採善心於毫芒。拔凶頑於虎口。魚魯不辯菽麥。何知愚惑之甚罪莫大焉。 > Now, stupidity and folly are the root of the multitude of afflictions and the fountainhead of obstacles to the Path. They cause one to be muddled and stagnant in the three realms of existence, and to sink and drown in the four floods. The six senses are constantly closed, while the three poisons are constantly open. When questioned, their mouths falter; when uttering words, they turn into raving. Great folly cannot spread its wings; love of fame cannot gallop on its feet. To gather a wholesome mind is as slender as the tip of a fine hair; to extract the vicious and obstinate is like plucking prey from a tiger's mouth. Unable to distinguish 'yu' from 'lu' or beans from wheat, what do they know? The extremity of their stupidity and delusion is such that no transgression could be greater. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.32) - [Next: 53.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.34) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.33) · Pramāṇa