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# 法苑珠林 99.17

法苑珠林 99.17

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [99.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.99.17)

以見色欲求所習　雖便解義至道迹  
頭戴想華續聞香　如江詣海志欲然

> "Because of seeing form, lust seeks what was habitual;  
> Though one may understand the doctrine and reach the path of stream-entry,  
> Wearing a thought-flower upon the head, one still smells the fragrance;  
> Like a river flowing to the sea, the intention for desire is just so."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.99.17) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [修行道地經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.yogacarabhumi*zh-dharmaraksa.6.29) — Classical Chinese

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