法苑珠林 82.27

English (machine translation) 82.27

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82.27

At that time, although the gem-piercer heard this verse, he said to the bhikṣu, "If you do not return it, you will suffer in vain; I will never let you off." The bhikṣu then looked in all four directions, finding nothing to rely on, just as a deer that has entered an enclosure does not know where to go; the bhikṣu was likewise without rescue. At that time, the bhikṣu straightaway gathered himself and straightened his robes. The man said to the bhikṣu, "Are you going to fight with me now?" The bhikṣu replied, "I am not fighting with you; I am fighting with my own defilements." And he spoke a verse, saying:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese