[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) › 83.26 # 法苑珠林 83.26 法苑珠林 83.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.26) 是食甘露者　其身得安隱 不當復持歸　遍及其妻子 如何墮泥中　自污其身體 如是為無黠　毀其甘露味 又如此華者　不宜久住中 日沒華還合　求出則不能 當須日光明　爾乃復得出 長夜之疲冥　如是甚勤苦 > "You who feed on sweet nectar, > Your body attains peace and ease. > Should you not bring it back > To share with your wife and children? > Why fall into the mud, > Defiling your own body? > To act like this is without wisdom, > Ruining its taste of sweet nectar. > Furthermore, in such a flower, > It is not fit to stay for long. > When the sun sets, the flower closes again; > Should you seek to escape, you will not be able to. > You must wait for the sunlight > Before you can emerge once more. > The weariness and darkness of the long night— > Such is exceedingly bitter and painful." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.25) - [Next: 83.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.27) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.83.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [六度集經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.jinaputrarthasiddhisutra*zh-kang-senghui.6.37) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.26) · Pramāṇa