法苑珠林 34.38

English (machine translation) 34.38

Language: English

34.38

At that time, the World-Honoured One addressed the monks: "There are two pure dharmas that can protect the world. What are the two? Namely, shame and remorse. If the world lacked these two pure dharmas, the world would not know of father and mother, brothers and sisters, wife and child, clansmen, teachers, elders, or the order of superior and inferior; it would be inverted and muddled like the realm of beasts." He then spoke a verse:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese