法苑珠林 78.25

English (machine translation) 78.25

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78.25

Furthermore, the Fadu shu jing says: In the past, in the kingdom of Śrāvastī, a poisonous tree grew in the royal garden. Anyone who wandered under the tree suffered a headache as if it would split, or suffered from back pain. When cut down, it grew back again. It was the most splendid among trees; those who saw it rejoiced and, unaware of the danger, all encountered death. A wise person told them, 'You must pull it out by its roots.' Just as they were about to dig up the roots, they feared certain death. Upon further reflection, leaving home to study the Path is just like this. The Buddha spoke a verse, saying:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese