[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) › 64.52 # 法苑珠林 64.52 法苑珠林 64.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [64.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.52) 寧當然身破眼目　不忍行殺食眾生 諸佛所說慈悲經　彼經中說行慈者 寧破骨髓出頭腦　不忍噉肉食眾生 如佛所說食肉者　此人行慈不滿足 迷沒生死不成佛 > 'I would rather burn my body and gouge out my eyes > Than bear to practice killing and eat sentient beings. > In the sūtras of compassion preached by all Buddhas, > It is said that one who practices compassion > Would rather break their bones and marrow and spill their brain > Than bear to devour meat and eat sentient beings. > As the Buddha said, one who eats meat > Does not fulfill the practice of compassion; > Confused and submerged in birth and death, they will not become a Buddha.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 64.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.51) - [Next: 64.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.53) - [Up: 64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.64.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [一切智光明仙人慈心因緣不食肉經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.183.1.20) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.52) · Pramāṇa