[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) › 86.16 # 法苑珠林 86.16 法苑珠林 86.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [86.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.16) 時罷道比丘說此偈已。即捨惡業出家精勤。得阿羅漢果。以此文證。破戒犯重。迴心學道。勤修則出。雖復依理要須專精。起勇猛心不惜身命。常須自省勿起邪念。立大誓願不限劫數。盡於未來盡欲度脫。等眾生界拔苦與樂。知心妄動遠離前境。新業不起舊結伏除。縱有重過即能輕微。業惡雖重不如善心。故涅槃經云。譬如㲲華雖有千斤終不能敵真金一兩。如殑伽河中投一升鹽水無鹹味飲者不覺。喻能觀心強即滅重罪。 > Having spoken this verse, the defrocked monk immediately renounced the evil occupation, went forth into homelessness, and exerted himself diligently, attaining the fruit of an arhat. Citing this text proves that if one who has broken the precepts and committed grave offenses turns his mind to study the path and cultivates diligently, he will transcend \[them\]. Although relying on the principle, one must be single-minded and refined, giving rise to a valiant mind that does not spare body or life. One must always inspect oneself and not give rise to wrong thoughts, establishing a great vow not limited by kalpas, wishing to liberate all sentient beings to the end of the future, equanimously relieving suffering and granting joy to the realm of sentient beings. Knowing that the mind moves falsely, one stays far from the objective realm; new karma does not arise, and old defilements are subdued and eradicated. Even if there are grave faults, they can be made light. Although evil karma is heavy, it does not equal a wholesome mind. Therefore, the Nirvāṇa Sūtra states: “For example, though there are a thousand catties of cotton blossoms, they can never match an ounce of real gold. If one casts a pint of salt into the Gaṅgā River, the water will have no salty taste, and those who drink it will not notice it.” This illustrates that when the mind capable of contemplation is strong, it immediately extinguishes heavy sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 86.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.15) - [Next: 86.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.17) - [Up: 86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.86.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大莊嚴論經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.kalpanamanditika*zh-kumarajiva.6.30) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.16) · Pramāṇa