[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) › 7.30 # 諸經要集 7.30 諸經要集 7.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.30) 佛說偈已。告諸比丘往昔久遠無數世時。有五通比丘。名精進力。在山中樹下。閑寂求道。時有四禽獸。依附左右。常得安隱。一者鴿。二者烏。三者毒蛇。四者鹿。是四禽獸者。晝行求食暮則還宿。四禽獸一夜自相問言。世間之苦。何者為重。烏言。飢渴最苦。飢渴之時。身羸目冥神識不寧。投身羅網不顧鋒刃。我等喪身莫不由之。以此言之。飢渴為苦。鴿言。婬欲最苦。色欲熾盛無所顧念。危身滅命莫不由之。毒蛇言。瞋恚最苦。毒意一起不避親疎。亦能殺人。復亦自殺。鹿言。驚怖最苦。我在林野心恒怵惕。畏懼獵師及諸豺狼。髣髴有聲奔投坑岸。母子相捐肝膽掉悖。以此言之。驚怖為苦。比丘聞之。即答之曰。汝等所論是其末耳。不究苦本。天下之苦無過有身。身為苦器。憂畏無量。吾以是故。捨俗學道。滅意斷想。不貪四大。欲斷苦源。志存泥洹。是故知身為大苦本。故書云。大患莫若於身也。 > After the Buddha spoke this verse, he told the bhikṣus: 'In the distant past, countless ages ago, there was a bhikṣu with the five supernatural powers named Viryabala (Vigor-Strength). Under a tree in the mountains, he sought the path in quiet solitude. At that time, four beasts attached themselves to his side and were always safe and secure: first was a dove, second was a crow, third was a poisonous snake, and fourth was a deer. These four beasts searched for food by day and returned to rest at night. One night, the four beasts asked among themselves: "Among the sufferings of the world, which is the gravest?" The crow said: "Hunger and thirst are the most painful. At the time of hunger and thirst, the body is feeble, the eyes are dark, and the consciousness is restless; one throws oneself into nets regardless of sharp blades. None of our deaths occur for any other reason. From this perspective, hunger and thirst are suffering." The dove said: "Lust is the most painful. When sexual desire blazes, there is no consideration of anything else; endangering the body and losing one's life all stem from this." The poisonous snake said: "Dveṣa is the most painful. Once the venomous intention arises, it makes no distinction between kin and stranger; it can kill others and can also kill oneself." The deer said: "Fear and terror are the most painful. In the forests and wilds, my heart is ever anxious, dreading hunters, jackals, and wolves. At the faintest sound, I flee into ravines and cliffs; mother and child abandon each other, hearts and livers trembling violently. From this perspective, fear and terror are suffering." Hearing this, the bhikṣu replied to them, saying: "What you have discussed are merely the branches; you have not penetrated the root of suffering. Among all the sufferings under heaven, none exceeds having a body. The body is a vessel of suffering, with boundless anxieties and terrors. It is for this reason that I abandoned worldly life to study the path, extinguished thoughts and cut off ideation, felt no greed for the four great elements, and wished to cut off the source of suffering with my resolve set on nirvāṇa. Therefore, know that the body is the great root of suffering." Thus the secular texts say: "No great disaster is worse than having a body."' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.29) - [Next: 7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.31) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.7.30) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法句譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-faju.3.43) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.30) · Pramāṇa