[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) › 7.60 # 法苑珠林 7.60 法苑珠林 7.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.60) 漢武帝。東遊未出函谷關。有物當道。其身數十丈。其狀像牛。青眼曜精四足入土。動而不徙。百官驚懼。東方朔乃請以酒灌之。灌之數十斛。而怪物始消。帝問其故。答曰。此名為患憂氣之所生。此必是秦家之獄地。不然則是罪人徒作之所聚也。夫酒是忘憂。故能消之也。帝曰。吁博物之士矣。 > When Emperor Wu of the Han was traveling eastward and had not yet exited Hangu Pass, there was an object blocking the road. Its body was several tens of fathoms long, and its shape was like an ox. Its blue eyes radiated brilliance, its four feet were sunk into the ground, and though it moved, it did not change place. The hundred officials were frightened. Dongfang Shuo then requested to douse it with wine. After pouring several tens of hu over it, the strange creature finally vanished. The Emperor asked him the reason, and he replied: "This is named 'Anxiety' (Huan), born from the vapors of sorrow. This must surely be the site of a Qin dynasty prison, or else the gathering place of convict laborers. Now, wine is what makes one forget sorrow, and so it was able to dispel it." The Emperor said: "Ah! Truly a gentleman of broad learning!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.59) - [Next: 7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.61) - [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.7.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.7.60) · Pramāṇa