[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) › 55.53 # 法苑珠林 55.53 法苑珠林 55.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [55.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.53) 邪惑問曰。佛是妖魅之氣。寺為婬邪之祀。豈堪中夏為人師之軌。 > The Deluded Heterodox asked: “The Buddha is the qi of bogeys and enchantments, and monasteries are shrines of excessive and illicit cults. How can he serve as a model for a human teacher in the Central State?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 55.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.52) - [Next: 55.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.54) - [Up: 55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.55.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.53) · Pramāṇa