[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) › 67.39 # 法苑珠林 67.39 法苑珠林 67.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [67.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67.39) 第十七復有眾生。男根不具而為黃門身不妻娶。何罪所致。佛言。以前世時坐犍象馬牛羊猪狗死而復蘇故獲斯罪。 > Seventeenth, there are also sentient beings who lack male organs and become eunuchs, never marrying throughout their lives. What transgression caused this? The Buddha said: In their past lives, they castrated elephants, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs, bringing them to the point of dying and reviving. Therefore, they incurred this retribution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 67.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67.38) - [Next: 67.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67.40) - [Up: 67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.67.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.67.39) · Pramāṇa