法苑珠林 75.23

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75.23

Also, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra says: 'The bodhisattva contemplates the various impurities of desire. Among all forms of ruin, the ruin caused by women is the gravest. Fire, knives, thunder, lightning, enemies, and poisonous snakes may still be approached for a time; but a woman's stinginess, jealousy, anger, flattery, bewitching filth, quarrelsomeness, and greed cannot be approached.' Therefore, the Buddha spoke in verse:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese