[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) › 82.31 # 法苑珠林 82.31 法苑珠林 82.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [82.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.31) 爾時珠師語比丘言。何用多語。遂加繫縛。倍更撾打。以繩急絞耳眼口鼻盡皆血出。時彼鵝者即來食血。珠師瞋忿打鵝即死。比丘問言。此鵝死活。珠師答言。鵝今死活。何足故問。時彼比丘即向鵝所。見鵝既死洟泣不樂。即向鵝說偈言。 > At that time, the gem-piercer said to the bhikṣu, "What is the use of so much talk?" He then bound him further and doubled the beating. Tying a cord tightly, blood flowed from all his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose. At that time, the goose came to feed on the blood. In anger, the gem-piercer struck the goose, killing it instantly. The bhikṣu asked, "Is this goose dead or alive?" The gem-piercer answered, "Whether the goose is now dead or alive, why bother to ask?" Then the bhikṣu went to the goose's place; seeing that the goose was already dead, he wept with tears and was downcast. He then spoke a verse to the goose, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 82.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.30) - [Next: 82.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.32) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.82.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.31) · Pramāṇa