諸經要集 15.71

15.71

又伐毒樹經云。昔舍衛國有官園生一毒樹。人遊樹下。皆悉頭痛欲裂。或患腰疼。伐已還生。樹中之妙眾人見喜。不知諦者皆來遭死。有智語之。當盡其根。適欲掘根。復恐死定。進退思惟。出家學道亦復如是。佛說偈曰。

Furthermore, the Fa dushu jing says: In the past, in the kingdom of Śrāvastī, an official garden produced a poisonous tree. Whenever people walked beneath the tree, their heads ached as if splitting, or they suffered from lumbar pain. When felled, it grew back. It was wondrous among trees, and the crowd saw it with delight; those who did not know the truth all came and met death. A wise person said to them, 'You must eradicate its root.' Just as they wished to dig out the root, they were again afraid of certain death, deliberating whether to advance or retreat. Leaving home to cultivate the Way is also like this. The Buddha spoke a verse: