[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) › 87.7 # 法苑珠林 87.7 法苑珠林 87.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [87.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.7) 如涅槃經云。欲見佛性證大涅槃。必須深心修持淨戒。若毀淨戒是魔眷屬。非我弟子。又大品經云。我若不持戒當墮三惡道中尚不得人身。況能成就眾生。淨佛國土具一切種智。又薩遮尼揵子經云。我若不持戒乃至不得疥癘野干身。何況當得功德之身。又華嚴經偈云。 > As the Nirvāṇa Sūtra states: "If one wishes to see the Buddha-nature and realize great nirvāṇa, one must, with a profound mind, cultivate and uphold the pure precepts. If one violates the pure precepts, one is a follower of Māra and not my disciple." Furthermore, the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra states: "If I do not uphold the precepts, I shall fall into the three evil paths and not even obtain a human body, how much less could I bring sentient beings to maturity, purify the Buddha-land, and be endowed with the knowledge of all aspects?" Furthermore, the Satyakanirgrantha Sūtra states: "If I do not uphold the precepts, I shall not even obtain the body of a mangy jackal, how much less shall I obtain a body of merit!" Furthermore, a verse in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra states: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 87.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.6) - [Next: 87.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.8) - [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.87.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.7) · Pramāṇa