[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) › 78.7 # 法苑珠林 78.7 法苑珠林 78.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [78.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.7) 如正法念經云。若起瞋恚自燒其身。其心䶖毒顏色變異。他人所棄皆悉驚避。眾人不愛輕毀鄙賤。身壞命終墮於地獄。以瞋恚故無惡不作。是故智者捨瞋如火。知瞋過故能自利益。為欲自利利益他人。應當行忍。譬如大火焚燒屋宅有勇健者以水滅之。智慧之水能滅恚火。亦復如是。能忍之人第一善心。能捨瞋恚。眾人所愛。眾人樂見。人所信受。顏色清淨。其心寂靜。心不𮜒動。善淨深心。離身口過。離心愁惱。離惡道畏。離於怨憎。離惡名稱。離於憂惱。離怨家畏。離於惡人惡口罵詈。離於悔畏。離惡聲畏。離無利畏。離於苦畏。離於慢畏。若人能離如是之畏。一切功德皆悉具足。名稱普聞。得現在未來二世之樂。眾人觀之猶如父母。是忍辱人眾人親近。是故瞋怒猶如毒蛇。如刀如火。以忍滅之。能令皆盡。能忍瞋恚。是名為忍。若有善人能修行善。應作是念。忍者如寶應善護之。但諸眾生善惡現別。愚人凌罵他過為勝。智人下默以為第一。愚人因起小諍遂成大怨。若己得勝他怨轉深。若自理屈反加憂苦。若能慎言不說人短。縱他罵我皆是往業非為橫報。 > As the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra says: If one gives rise to anger, it burns one's own body. One's mind becomes venomous, and one's complexion changes. Abandoned by others, all will be startled and avoid them. Loved by no one, lightly despised and held in contempt, upon bodily breakdown and the end of life, they fall into hell. Because of anger, there is no evil they will not commit. Therefore, the wise abandon anger as they would fire. Knowing the faults of anger, they are able to benefit themselves. Desiring to benefit themselves and benefit others, they should practice patience. Just as when a great fire burns down a house, a valiant person extinguishes it with water, so too the water of wisdom can extinguish the fire of hatred. A person capable of patience has the foremost good mind and can cast away anger. Such a person is loved by all, delighting all who see them, trusted and accepted by others. Their complexion is pure, their mind is tranquil, and their thought is unagitated. They cultivate a good and pure deep mind, free from bodily and verbal faults, free from mental sorrow and distress, free from fear of the bad destinies, free from enmity and hatred, free from ill repute, free from grief and worry, free from fear of enemies, free from abusive scolding by evil people, free from fear of regret, free from fear of bad sounds, free from fear of profitlessness, free from fear of suffering, and free from fear of arrogance. If a person can be free from such fears, they will be fully endowed with all merits. Their renown will be heard everywhere, and they will attain the pleasures of both the present and future lives. All people look upon them as upon a father and mother. This person of patience is approached closely by all. Therefore, wrath is like a poisonous snake, like a blade, like fire; extinguishing it with patience can bring it completely to an end. Being able to endure anger is called patience. If there is a good person capable of cultivating goodness, they should reflect thus: 'Patience is like a jewel; one should carefully protect it.' However, the goodness and badness of sentient beings are manifest and distinct. Fools regard abusing others for their faults as victory, while the wise regard keeping silent as foremost. Fools, by starting small disputes, ultimately create great enmities. If one gains victory, the other's enmity deepens further; if one is in the wrong, one adds further sorrow and suffering to oneself. If one can be prudent in speech and not speak of others' shortcomings, even if others revile oneself, it is all past karma and not an uncaused retribution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 78.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.6) - [Next: 78.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.8) - [Up: 78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.78.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.15.54) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.78.7) · Pramāṇa