[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) › 76.56 # 法苑珠林 76.56 法苑珠林 76.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [76.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.56) 夫忠言所以顯理。綺語所以乖真。由忠故有實。有實故德生。德生故所以成聖。由綺語故虛妄。虛妄故罪生。罪生故受苦。故知趣理求聖。要須實說。說若虛假終為乖理。謂言不正皆名綺語。但諸綺語不益自他。唯增放逸長諸不善。死落三塗。後生人時。所說正語人亦不信。凡所言說言不辯了。亦名綺語。故成實論云。語雖是實非時而說。亦落綺語也。 > Now loyal speech is that by which principle is illuminated; frivolous speech is that by which the truth is violated. Through loyalty there is reality; through reality, virtue arises; through virtue arising, one becomes a sage. Through frivolous speech there is falsehood; through falsehood, sin arises; through sin arising, one undergoes suffering. Therefore know that in tending toward principle and seeking sagehood, one must speak truthfully; if one's speech is false, in the end it violates principle. Any speech that is improper is called frivolous speech. Frivolous speech brings no benefit to oneself or others; it merely increases negligence and fosters unwholesomeness. At death one falls into the three evil paths; later, when born as a human, even if one speaks correct words, people do not believe them. Whenever what one speaks is indistinct, it is also called frivolous speech. Therefore the Tattvasiddhi-śāstra says: 'Even if words are true, if spoken out of season, they also fall into frivolous speech.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 76.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.55) - [Next: 76.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.57) - [Up: 76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.76.56) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.56) · Pramāṇa