[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) › 90.12 # 法苑珠林 90.12 法苑珠林 90.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [90.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.12) 佛告迦葉。云何旃陀羅沙門。迦葉譬如旃陀羅常於塚間行求死屍無有慈悲視於眾生。得見死屍心大喜悅。如是沙門旃陀羅。常無慈心至施主家行不善心。所求得已生貴重心。從施主家受利養已。不教佛法親近在家。亦無慈心常求利養。是名沙門旃陀羅。如是旃陀羅。為一切人之所捨離。如旃陀羅所至之處不到善處。何以故。自行惡法故。如是沙門旃陀羅所至之處。亦不到善道多作惡業。無遮惡道法故。譬如敗種終不生牙。如是敗壞沙門。雖在佛法不生善根。不得沙門果。 > The Buddha said to Kāśyapa: 'What is a caṇḍāla-śramaṇa? Kāśyapa, just as a caṇḍāla constantly walks among charnel grounds searching for corpses, devoid of loving-kindness when looking upon sentient beings, and feels great joy in his heart upon seeing a corpse, so too is a śramaṇa-caṇḍāla: constantly devoid of a compassionate mind, he visits the homes of donors practicing unwholesome thoughts. Having obtained what he sought, he gives rise to thoughts of valuing them highly. After receiving material gain from the donor's home, he does not teach the Buddha's Dharma, associates intimately with laypeople, is devoid of a compassionate mind, and constantly seeks material gain. This is called a śramaṇa-caṇḍāla. Such a caṇḍāla is abandoned and avoided by all people. Just as a caṇḍāla never arrives at an auspicious place wherever he goes—why is this? Because he personally practices bad deeds—so too the places to which such a śramaṇa-caṇḍāla goes are also never the good destinies, as he creates much bad karma, having no Dharma to block the evil destinies. Just as a spoiled seed will ultimately never sprout, so too such a ruined śramaṇa, though within the Buddha's Dharma, does not give rise to wholesome roots and does not attain the fruits of a śramaṇa.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 90.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.11) - [Next: 90.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.13) - [Up: 90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.90.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大寶積經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.ratnakuta.maharatnakuta*zh-bodhiruci-tang.113.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.90.12) · Pramāṇa