法苑珠林 75.30

75.30

又佛說日明菩薩經云。菩薩呵色欲法。女色者世間之枷鎖。凡夫戀著不能自拔。女色者世間之重患。凡夫困之至死不免。女色者世間之衰禍。凡夫遭之無厄不至。行者既得捨之。若復顧念。是為從獄得出還復思入。從狂得正而復樂之。從病得差復思得病。智者怒之。知其狂而顛蹶死無日矣。凡夫重色甘為之僕。終身馳驟為之辛苦。雖復鈇質寸斬鋒鏑交至。甘心受之不以為患。狂人樂狂不是過也。行者若能棄之不顧。是則破枷脫鎖惡狂厭病。離於衰禍。既安且吉。得出牢獄永無患難。女人之相其言如蜜。而其心如毒。譬如渟淵澄。鏡而蛟龍居之。金山寶窟而師子處之。當知此害不可暫近。室家不和婦人之由。毀宗敗族婦人之罪。實是陰賊滅人慧明。亦是獵圍尠得出者。譬如高羅群鳥落之不能奮飛。又如密網眾魚投之刳腸俎肌。亦如暗坑無目投之如蛾赴火。是以智者知而遠之。不受其害惡而穢之。不為此物之所惑也。

Furthermore, the Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on the Bodhisattva Rìmíng (Sūryaprabha) states: 'The method by which bodhisattvas rebuke sexual desire [is as follows]: Female beauty is a cangue and chain of the mundane world; ordinary people cling to it with longing and are unable to extricate themselves. Female beauty is a grave affliction of the mundane world; ordinary people are distressed by it and cannot escape it until death. Female beauty is a disaster and misfortune of the mundane world; when ordinary people encounter it, no calamity fails to arrive. Once a practitioner has managed to abandon it, if they look back and yearn for it again, this is like escaping from prison only to think of re-entering it, like regaining sanity from madness only to delight in it again, or like recovering from illness only to desire falling ill again. The wise are angered by this, knowing that such a person is mad and will stumble and die in no time at all. Ordinary people esteem female beauty, willingly serving as its slaves, galloping about all their lives and toiling bitterly for its sake. Even if they are severed inch by inch upon the chopping block, and blades and arrows arrive in crossfire, they willingly endure it and do not consider it an affliction. The madman's delight in madness does not surpass this! If a practitioner can cast it aside without looking back, this is truly shattering the cangue and shedding the chains, loathing madness and tiring of illness, and parting from disasters and misfortunes. They will be both secure and auspicious, having escaped the prison, and will be free of adversity forever. The appearance of a woman is such that her speech is like honey, but her heart is like poison. It is like a deep, still abyss whose waters are clear as a mirror, yet where a flood dragon dwells; or like a golden mountain with jewel caverns, yet where a lion abides. One should know that this peril must not be approached even for an instant. Disharmony within the household is caused by women; the ruin of ancestral lines and the destruction of clans is the crime of women. They are truly hidden thieves who destroy a person's brightness of wisdom, and are like a hunting enclosure from which few can escape. They are like a high net into which a flock of birds falls, unable to spread their wings; or like a fine mesh into which many fish throw themselves, having their bellies disemboweled and their flesh sliced upon the block. They are also like a dark pit into which the blind cast themselves, or like moths rushing into a fire. Therefore, the wise understand this and keep their distance; they do not suffer their harm, but loathe and despise them as foul, and are not deceived by these beings.'