[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) › 64.5 # 法苑珠林 64.5 法苑珠林 64.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [64.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.5) 敬尋。如來設教。深尚仁慈。禁戒之科。殺害為重。眾生貪濁愛戀己身。刑害他命保養自軀。由著滋味漁捕百端。貪彼甘肥罝羅萬種。或擎鷹放犬冒涉山丘。擁劍提戈穿窬林藪。或垂綸河海布綱江湖。香餌釣魚金丸彈鳥。遂使輕鱗殞命弱羽摧年。穴罷新胎巢無舊卵。既窮草澤命侶游歸。於是脂消鼎鑊。肉碎枯形。識附羹中。魂依鱠裏。何期己身可重彼命為輕。遂喪彼身形養己軀命。止存口腹不顧酸傷。但為庖厨橫加屠割。致使怨家讐隙遍在冥中。債主逐隨滿於空界。不善業相。以自莊嚴。諸惡律儀無時暫捨。菩薩為此斂眉。大士由茲抆淚。但惟四生遞受六道輪迴。或此身怨府。昔是至親。曩世密交。今成疎友。改形易貌。不復相知。彼沒此生。何由可測。但慈悲之道。救拔為先。菩薩之懷。愍濟為用。常應遍游地獄代其受苦。廣度眾生施以安樂也。 > With reverence we examine: The Tathāgata established his teachings, profoundly esteeming benevolence and compassion; among the articles of precepts, the prohibition against killing is paramount. Sentient beings are defiled by greed and cherish their own bodies, punishing and harming the lives of others to nurture their own flesh. Bound by the craving for savoury flavours, they practice fishing and hunting in a hundred ways; coveting sweet and fatty meats, they set snares and nets of ten thousand kinds. Some hold falcons and loose hounds, braving and crossing hills and mounds; clasping swords and raising spears, they burst through forests and marshes. Or they lower lines into rivers and seas, and cast nets over streams and lakes, angling for fish with fragrant bait and shooting birds with golden pellets. Thus light scales lose their lives and frail feathers cut short their years; burrows are bereft of new litters, and nests are void of old eggs. Having exhausted the grassy marshes, they call their companions to make merry and return. Thereupon the fat melts in cauldrons and kettles, and flesh is minced from withered forms; consciousness adheres to the soup, and the soul lingers in the sliced fish. How could they expect their own bodies to be precious while other lives are deemed light, thereby destroying the forms of others to nourish their own bodies and lives? Caring only for their palates, they disregard bitter agony; merely for the kitchen, they recklessly inflict slaughter and dissection. This causes enemies and grudges to fill the underworld, and debt collectors to pursue them across the entire empty realm. With signs of unwholesome karma, they adorn themselves; never for an instant do they cast off their various evil disciplines. For this reason, the Bodhisattva knits his brows, and the Great Being weeps tears. Yet consider that through the four forms of birth they alternately undergo rebirth, transmigrating in the six destinies. A storehouse of enmity in this life was once a closest relative in the past; an intimate friend of a former life has now become an estranged acquaintance. Having transformed their forms and altered their appearances, they no longer recognize each other. Perishing there and being born here—how can this be fathomed? But for the Path of Compassion, rescuing and extricating come first; within the Bodhisattva's bosom, sympathetic deliverance serves as the practice. One should always traverse the hells throughout, taking on suffering in their stead, widely delivering sentient beings and bestowing peace and happiness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 64.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.4) - [Next: 64.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.6) - [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.64.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.64.5) · Pramāṇa