[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) › 55.54 # 法苑珠林 55.54 法苑珠林 55.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [55.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.54) 方外對曰。妖唯作㜸。豈弘十善之化。魅必憑邪。寧興八正之道。妖猶畏狗。魅亦懼狸。何以降帝釋之高心。摧天魔之巨力。又如圖澄羅什之侶道安慧遠之儔。高德高名非狂非醉。豈容辭愛榮位。求魑魅之邪道。勤身苦節。事魍魎之妖神。又自東漢至我。 > The One Beyond the World replied: “Bogeys only cause calamity; how could they propagate the transformation of the ten virtuous deeds? Enchantments inevitably rely on evil; how could they promote the path of the eightfold noble path? Bogeys still fear dogs, and enchantments are afraid of wildcats; how could they subdue the haughty mind of Śakra or crush the immense power of the heavenly Māra? Moreover, take those such as Fotudeng and Kumārajīva, or the peers of Dao'an and Huiyuan: they possessed sublime virtue and lofty renown, being neither mad nor drunk. How could they renounce affection and glorious rank to seek the evil path of mountain demons, or toil their bodies and maintain harsh austerities to serve the bogey-spirits of water sprites? Furthermore, from the Eastern Han down to our > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 55.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.53) - [Next: 55.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.55) - [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.55.54) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.10.3) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.54) · Pramāṇa