[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) › 8.82 # 法苑珠林 8.82 法苑珠林 8.82 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.82) 不殺是佛種　慈心為良藥 大慈常安隱　終無老死異 一切受身者　畏殺毒害人 是故諸菩薩　教我不殺戒 汝今若畏死　常行不殺事 云何欲還國　捨靜求憒鬧 > 'Not killing is the seed of buddhahood; / a compassionate mind is the good medicine. / Great compassion is ever tranquil and safe; / in the end it is free from the variations of old age and death. / All who have received a physical form / fear those who kill and do harm. / Therefore all bodhisattvas / teach me the precept of non-killing. / If you now fear death, / you should constantly practice non-killing. / Why would you wish to return to your realms, / abandoning stillness to seek agitation?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.81) - [Next: 8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.83) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.8.82) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說千佛因緣經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.buddha.sahasrabuddhanidanasutra*zh-kumarajiva.1.51) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.82) · Pramāṇa