[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) › 14.34 # 諸經要集 14.34 諸經要集 14.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.34) 貪欲實苦　凡夫顛倒　妄生樂想 智者見苦　見苦則斷　受欲無厭 如飲鹹水　轉增其渴　以增渴故 何得有樂　譬如狗齩　血塗枯骨 增涎唾合　想謂有美　貪欲亦爾 於無味中　邪倒力故　謂為受味 故知色欲　苦實樂虛　要無貪求 方名真樂 > “Sensual desire is truly suffering; > ordinary people, perverted and upside down, > falsely give rise to the notion of pleasure. > The wise see the suffering; > seeing the suffering, they sever it. > Indulging in desires without satiety > is like drinking salt water: > it only increases one’s thirst. > Because it increases thirst, > how could there be any pleasure? > Just as a dog gnawing > a dry bone smeared with blood, > mixing it with its own saliva, > fancies that it has delicious flavor— > sensual desire is also like this: > where there is no flavor, > through the force of perversion, > one claims to experience flavor. > Therefore know that sensual desire > is truly suffering and falsely pleasurable; > only when there is no covetous seeking > can it be called true bliss.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.33) - [Next: 14.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.35) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.14.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.15) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.34) · Pramāṇa