[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) › 75.69 # 法苑珠林 75.69 法苑珠林 75.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [75.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.69) 實語得安樂　實語得涅槃 妄語生苦果　今來在此受 若不捨妄語　則得一切苦 實語不須買　易得而不難 實非異國來　非從異人求 何故捨實語　喜樂妄語說 妄語言說者　是地獄因緣 因緣前已作　唱喚何所益 妄語第一火　尚能燒大海 況燒妄語人　猶如燒草木 若人捨實語　而作妄言說 如是癡惡人　棄寶而取石 若人不自愛　而愛於地獄 自身妄語火　此處自燒身 實語甚易得　莊嚴一切人 捨實語妄說　癡故到此處 > Truthful speech yields peace and bliss; > Truthful speech attains nirvāṇa. > False speech produces bitter fruit, > Which you now come here to receive. > If you do not abandon false speech, > You will then undergo all suffering. > Truthful speech requires no buying; > It is easy to obtain and not difficult. > Truth does not come from a foreign land, > Nor is it sought from another person. > Why do you cast aside truthful speech > And take joy and pleasure in uttering falsehoods? > Utterance of false speech > Is the cause and condition for hell. > The cause and condition having been made before, > What is the benefit of wailing and crying out? > False speech is the supreme fire, > Able even to burn up the great ocean; > How much more does it consume the liar, > Just as if burning grass and trees! > If a person abandons truthful speech > And makes false declarations, > Such a foolish and evil person > Discards jewels to pick up stones. > If a person does not love themselves, > And instead shows love for hell, > The fire of their own false speech > Will here consume their own person. > Truthful speech is very easily obtained > And adorns all people. > Abandoning truthful speech to utter falsehood, > Out of folly one arrives at this place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 75.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.68) - [Next: 75.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.70) - [Up: 75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.75.69) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.73) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.69) · Pramāṇa