[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) › 6.75 # 法苑珠林 6.75 法苑珠林 6.75 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.75) 臨川間。諸山縣有妖魅來。常因大風雨有聲如嘯能射人。其所著者如蹄頭腫大毒有雌雄。雄急雌緩。急者不過半日。緩者不延經宿。其有旁人常以救之。救之小免則死。俗名曰刀勞鬼。故外書云。鬼神者。其禍福發揚之驗於世者也。老子曰。昔者得一者。天得一以清。地得一以寧。神得一以靈。谷得一以盈。侯王得一以為天下禎。然則天地鬼神。與我並生者也。氣分則性異。域立則形殊。莫能相兼也。生者主陽。死者主陰。性之所託各安其方。太陰之中怪物存焉（右二條出搜神記）。 > Among the various mountain counties of Linchuan, demonic spectres appear. Often coming upon heavy wind and rain, making sounds like whistling, they can shoot people. Where they hit swells up like a horse's hoof; the poison is exceedingly great, having male and female forms. The male is swift, while the female is slow. The swift takes no more than half a day; the slow does not extend past an overnight. If there are bystanders, they always try to rescue them; if the rescue falls slightly short, they die. Popularly they are called Daolao ghosts (knife-toiling ghosts). Therefore, external texts say: ghosts and spirits are the verifications of fortune and misfortune manifested in the world. Laozi says: "Formerly, those that attained the One: Heaven attained the One to become clear; Earth attained the One to become tranquil; Spirits attained the One to become numinous; Valleys attained the One to become full; Feudal lords and kings attained the One to become the upright standards of the world." Thus, Heaven, Earth, ghosts, and spirits are born together with us. When the qi divides, natures differ; when realms are established, forms diverge. None can encompass the other. The living govern yang; the dead govern yin. Where their natures reside, each is at peace in its place; within the Great Yin, monstrous beings exist (the above two items are taken from the Soushen ji). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.74) - [Next: 6.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.76) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.6.75) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.75) · Pramāṇa