[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) › 56.40 # 法苑珠林 56.40 法苑珠林 56.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [56.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.40) 人心是毒根　口為禍之門 心念而口言　身受其罪殃 不念人善惡　自作身受患 意欲害於彼　不覺車轢頭 心為甘露法　令人生天上 心念而口言　身受其福德 有念善惡人　自作安身本 意念一切善　如王得天位 > The human mind is the root of poison; / The mouth is the gate of calamity. / The mind conceives and the mouth speaks; / The body suffers its sins and misfortunes. / Not minding another's good or evil, / One creates it oneself and one's body receives disaster. / With an intention to harm others, / Unawares, the carriage severed his head. / The mind is the amṛta Dharma; / It causes people to be born in heaven. / The mind conceives and the mouth speaks; / The body receives its merit and blessings. / When a person is mindful of good or evil, / He creates the foundation for his own body's peace. / Mindful of all good things, / Like the king, he attains the heavenly throne. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 56.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.39) - [Next: 56.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.41) - [Up: 56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.56.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [辯意長者子經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.paripriccha.pratibhanamatipariprccha*zh-fachang.1.47) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.56.40) · Pramāṇa