[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) › 87.5 # 法苑珠林 87.5 法苑珠林 87.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.5) 夫三界無安。猶如火宅。拔苦與樂。必須崇戒。經喻多種。且述三五。能涉遠路。喻之脚足。勝持一切。喻之大地。生長萬物。喻之時雨。善療眾病。喻之良醫。能消飢渴。喻之甘露。接濟沈溺。喻之橋梁。運度大海。喻之浮囊。照除昏暗。喻之燈光。防非止惡。喻之戒善。歸趣解脫。終籍尸羅。莊飾法身。喻之瓔珞。如是之喻。亦有無量。豈不敬之。勵意奉持也。 > Now, the tridhātu lacks peace, like a burning house. To eradicate suffering and bestow happiness, one must revere the precepts. The scriptures contain diverse metaphors; here a few are briefly set forth. For being able to traverse distant roads, they are compared to legs and feet. For excelling in upholding all things, they are compared to the great earth. For bringing forth and nourishing myriad things, they are compared to timely rain. For being good at curing all illnesses, they are compared to a skilled physician. For being able to extinguish hunger and thirst, they are compared to sweet dew. For rescuing those who are drowning, they are compared to a bridge. For carrying one across the great ocean, they are compared to a floating raft. For illuminating and dispelling darkness, they are compared to the light of a lamp. For guarding against errors and stopping evil, they are compared to the virtue of the precepts. For turning toward and reaching liberation, one ultimately relies on śīla. For adorning the Dharmakāya, they are compared to neck-jewels. Metaphors such as these are boundless. How could one not revere them and strive with determination to uphold them? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.4) - [Next: 87.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.6) - [Up: 87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.87.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.5) · Pramāṇa