[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) › 70.31 # 法苑珠林 70.31 法苑珠林 70.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [70.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.31) 四謂兩舌惡口妄言綺語。譖入無罪。謗毀三尊。招致捶杖。亦致滅門。死入地獄。獄中鬼神拔出其舌。以牛犁之。烊銅灌口。求死不得。罪畢乃出當為畜生。常食草棘。若後為人。言不見信。口中常臭。多被誹謗罵詈之聲。臥輒惡夢。有口不得食佛經之至味。吾見是故。不敢惡口。是吾四師。佛於是說偈言。 > Fourth is divisive speech, harsh speech, false speech, and frivolous speech, slandering the innocent and disparaging the Three Honored Ones. This brings floggings with canes and leads to the extermination of one's clan. At death, one enters hell: the ghosts and spirits in hell pull out their tongues, plow them with oxen, and pour molten copper down their throats; they seek death but cannot die. Only when the offense is completed do they emerge, becoming animals that constantly graze on grass and thorns. If they later become humans, their words are not believed, their mouths constantly reek of foul odors, they are frequently subjected to slander and curses, when lying down they constantly have bad dreams, and though they have mouths, they cannot consume the supreme taste of the Buddha's sūtras. Seeing this, I did not dare engage in harsh speech again; this was my fourth teacher. The Buddha then spoke a gāthā, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 70.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.30) - [Next: 70.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.32) - [Up: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.70.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.75) — Classical Chinese - [佛說八師經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.astaguruutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.19) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.31) · Pramāṇa