法苑珠林 75.18

75.18

Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: 'Better to pierce the eyes with an iron awl heated by fire than to look upon form and give rise to disordered thoughts.' Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra says: 'The nature of women is mostly jealous in mind. Because of this cause, after death women are mostly born into the destiny of hungry ghosts. Though they have sweet words, their minds are poisonous and harmful; their strong cleverness in falsehood and deceit can bewilder the world.'