[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) › 54.32 # 法苑珠林 54.32 法苑珠林 54.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.32) 時彼園主作如是念。善哉此龜。善言教我。今不得不取其言。我洗其身勿令泥污我之華篋。作是念已即手執龜將向水所欲洗龜身。是時彼人即提龜出置於石上。抄水欲洗。是時彼龜出大筋力忽投沒水。時華鬘師見龜沒水。作如是言。奇哉是龜。乃能如是誑逗於我。我今還可誘誑是龜使令出水。時華鬘師即向彼龜而說偈言。 > Then the garden owner thought: 'Splendid is this turtle; it instructs me with good words. Now I cannot but follow its advice. I will wash its body so that it does not soil my flower basket.' Having thought this, he took the turtle in hand and brought it toward the water, intending to wash its body. Then the man lifted the turtle out and placed it on a rock, scooping up water to wash it. At that moment, the turtle exerted great strength and suddenly plunged into the water. When the garland-maker saw the turtle plunge into the water, he said: 'How extraordinary is this turtle, that it could deceive me like this! I can now lure and deceive this turtle back to make it come out of the water.' Then the garland-maker spoke a verse to the turtle: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.31) - [Next: 54.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.33) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.54.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.32) · Pramāṇa