[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) › 86.8 # 法苑珠林 86.8 法苑珠林 86.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [86.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.8) 又大莊嚴經論云。若人學問雖復毀行。以學問力能尋復迴。以是義故應勤學問。我昔曾聞。有一多聞比丘住阿練若處。時有寡婦數數往來此比丘所。聽其說法。于時學問比丘。於此寡婦心生染著。以染著故所有善法漸漸劣弱。為凡夫心。結使所使與此婦女共為言要。婦女言。汝今若能罷道還俗。我當相從。彼時比丘即便罷道。既罷道已不能堪任世間苦惱。身體羸瘦不解生業。未知少作而大得財。即自思惟。我於今者作何方計得生活耶。復作是念。唯客殺羊用功極輕兼得少利。作是念已求覓是處。以凡夫心易朽敗故造作斯業。還與屠兒共為親友。於賣肉時有一相識乞食道人。於道路上遇值得見。見已便識。頭髮蓬亂著青色衣。身上有血猶如閻羅羅剎。所執肉秤悉為血污。見其秤肉欲賣與人。比丘見已即長歎息。作是思惟。佛語真實。凡夫之心輕躁不停。極易迴轉。先見此人勤修學問護持禁戒。何意今日忽為此事。作是念已即說偈言。 > Furthermore, the Mahālaṃkāra-śāstra states: “If a person pursues learning, even if he breaks his conduct, through the power of learning he can quickly turn back. For this reason, one should diligently pursue learning. I once heard in the past that there was an erudite monk dwelling in an araṇya. At that time, a widow came frequently to this monk’s dwelling to listen to his preaching of the Dharma. Then, the learned monk gave rise to defiled attachment toward this widow. Because of his defiled attachment, all his wholesome qualities gradually became weak and feeble. Driven by a worldling’s mind and defilements, he made a pact with this woman. The woman said: ‘If you can renounce the path and return to lay life now, I will follow you.’ Thereupon the monk immediately renounced the path. Having renounced the path, he was unable to endure the afflictions of the worldly life; his body grew frail and emaciated, and he did not understand how to make a living, nor did he know how to make little effort and obtain great wealth. He then pondered: ‘By what means can I now earn a livelihood?’ He further thought: ‘Only slaughtering sheep for hire requires very little exertion and also yields a modest profit.’ Having thought this, he sought out such a place. Because a worldling’s mind easily decays, he engaged in this livelihood and became close companions with butchers. While he was selling meat, an acquaintance who was a mendicant practitioner of the path happened to meet and see him on the road. Having seen him, the mendicant recognized him: his hair was disheveled, he wore blue-black clothes, and blood was on his body just like a rākṣasa of Yama; the steelyard for meat he held was completely smeared with blood. He was seen weighing meat and intending to sell it to people. Seeing him, the monk sighed deeply and thought: ‘The Buddha’s words are true: the mind of a worldling is light, restless, and never still, exceedingly easy to turn about. Formerly I saw this man diligently cultivating learning and upholding the prohibitions and precepts; how could he suddenly do such a thing today?’ Having thought this, he spoke a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 86.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.7) - [Next: 86.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.9) - [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.86.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大莊嚴論經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.kalpanamanditika*zh-kumarajiva.6.20) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.86.8) · Pramāṇa