[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) › 7.34 # 法苑珠林 7.34 法苑珠林 7.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.34) 世間諸人在世時　舌上自然生斤斧 所謂口說諸毒惡　還自衰損害其身 應讚歎者不稱譽　不應讚者反談美 如是名為口中諍　以此諍故無樂受 若人博戲得資財　是為世間微諍事 於淨行人起濁心　是名曰中大鬪諍 如是三十六百千　泥羅浮陀地獄數 五頞浮陀諸地獄　反墮波頭摩獄中 以毀聖人致如是　由口意業作惡故 > "When people of the world live in this life, / an axe naturally grows upon their tongues; / speaking all manner of venom and malice, / they in turn bring ruin and harm upon themselves. / Those who should be praised are not extolled; / those who should not be praised are instead lauded. / This is called contention in the mouth; / because of this contention, they receive no joy. / If a man gains wealth through gambling, / that is but a minor contention in the world; / to raise a defiled mind against those of pure conduct— / this is called a great strife within the world. / For thirty-six hundred thousand Nirbudas, / and five Arbudas in the various hells, / one falls instead into the Paduma Hell, / having brought this about by slandering the noble ones, / because of evil committed through verbal and mental karma." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.33) - [Next: 7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.35) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.7.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [起世因本經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.lokaprajnaptisutra*zh-dharmagupta.4.14) — Classical Chinese - [起世經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.lokaprajnaptisutra*zh-jnanagupta.4.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.34) · Pramāṇa