[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) › 65.23 # 法苑珠林 65.23 法苑珠林 65.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [65.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.23) 我實是畜獸　名曰人頭鹿 汝雖是鹿身　名為鹿頭人 以理而言之　非以形為人 若能有慈悲　雖獸實是人 我從今日始　不食一切肉 我以無畏施　且可安汝意 > “I am truly a beast, > Called a human-headed deer. > Though you have a deer's body, > You are called a deer-headed human. > Speaking according to principle, > One is not human merely by form. > If one can possess compassion, > Though a beast, one is truly human. > From this day forward, > I shall not eat any meat. > I offer the gift of fearlessness, > So that your mind may be at ease.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 65.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.22) - [Next: 65.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.24) - [Up: 65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.65.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.46) — Classical Chinese - [維摩經略疏垂裕記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.3.116) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.23) · Pramāṇa