[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 12.40 # 諸經要集 12.40 諸經要集 12.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.40) 五欲昏神識　五蓋蔽福力 六根成苦集　六賊亂心色 欲浪逐情飄　愛網隨心織 三毒障人空　四流漂不息 至金雖改秋　斬籌方未極 觀鴿既無窮　猿攀此焉伏 自非絕欲蓋　何能遠昇陟 齊𲄳屆寶城　共覩能仁德 > "The five desires darken the conscious spirit; > the five hindrances obscure the power of merit. > The six sense faculties become the accumulation of suffering; > the six thieves disrupt mind and form. > The waves of desire drift along with passions; > the net of craving weaves following the mind. > The three poisons obstruct \[realization of\] the emptiness of persons; > the four floods drift on without rest. > Though the supreme gold endures past autumn, > cutting the tallies has not yet reached the end. > Since observing the pigeon is boundless, > how can the monkey's climbing here be subdued? > Unless one cuts off the hindrance of desires, > how could one ascend far away? > With equal steps reaching the Jeweled City, > together we behold the virtue of the Benevolent One." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.39) - [Next: 12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.41) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.12.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.40) · Pramāṇa