[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) › 17.29 # 諸經要集 17.29 諸經要集 17.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.29) 酒為放逸根　不飲閉惡道 寧捨百千身　不毀犯法教 寧使身乾枯　終不飲此酒 假使毀犯戒　壽命滿百年 不如護禁戒　即時身磨滅 決定能使差　我猶故不飲 況今不定知　為差為不差 使是決定心　心生大歡喜 即獲見真諦　所患即消息 > “Liquor is the root of heedlessness; / not drinking it closes the evil destinies. / Rather give up hundreds of thousands of bodies / than transgress and violate the Dharma's teachings. / Rather let the body wither and dry / than ever drink this liquor. / Even if violating the precepts / allowed a lifespan to reach a full hundred years, / it would be better to guard the prohibitory precepts / and have the body immediately perish. / Even if it were certain to bring a cure, / I still would not drink it; / how much less when it is now uncertain / whether it will bring a cure or not! / Causing this resolute mind to arise / brings forth great joy in the mind; / immediately one attains the vision of the True Reality, / and the affliction is straightway dispelled.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.28) - [Next: 17.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.30) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.17.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.28) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.29) · Pramāṇa