[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) › 93.28 # 法苑珠林 93.28 法苑珠林 93.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [93.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.28) 酒為放逸根　不飲閉惡道 寧捨百千身　不毀犯法教 寧使身乾枯　終不飲此酒 假使毀犯戒　壽命滿百年 不如護禁戒　即時身磨滅 決定能使差　我猶故不飲 況今不定知　為差為不差 作是決定心　心生大歡喜 即獲見真諦　所患即消除 > "Liquor is the root of heedlessness; > Not drinking closes the evil destinies. > I would rather give up hundreds of thousands of bodies > Than violate the teachings of the Dharma. > I would rather let my body wither away > Than ever drink this liquor. > Even if by violating the precepts > One's lifespan reached a full hundred years, > It would not be as good as protecting the prohibitive precepts > Though one's body be destroyed immediately. > Even if it were certain to bring a cure, > I would still not drink it; > How much more so now, when it is not known with certainty > Whether it will bring a cure or not! > Forming such a resolute determination, > Great joy arises in the mind; > One immediately attains insight into the true reality, > And one's ailment is instantly eliminated." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 93.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.27) - [Next: 93.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.29) - [Up: 93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.93.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.29) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.28) · Pramāṇa