[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) › 66.42 # 法苑珠林 66.42 法苑珠林 66.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [66.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66.42) 譬如有雀繩繫足　適飛縷盡牽復迴 修行如是止梵天　續行欲界不離苦 > "Like a sparrow with a cord tied to its leg, / As soon as it flies, the thread runs out and it is pulled back; / The practitioner who abides in the Brahmā heaven is just like this: / Still proceeding to the desire realm, not freed from suffering." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 66.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66.41) - [Next: 66.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66.43) - [Up: 66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.66.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.66.42) · Pramāṇa