[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) › 8.25 # 諸經要集 8.25 諸經要集 8.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.25) 蓋聞元元雜類。莫不貪生。蠢蠢迷徒。咸知畏死。所以失林窮虎。乃委命於廬中。𨭝翮驚禽。遂投身於案側。至如楊生養雀。寧有意於玉環。孔氏放龜。本無情於金印。而冥期弗爽。雅報斯臻。故知因果業行。皎然如日。且大悲之化。救苦為端。弘誓之心。濟生為本。但五都名族。皆以迾鼎相誇。三輔逸仁。莫不鼓刀成務。群生何罪抂見形殘。含識無愆。橫逢爼醯。致使怨魂不斷苦報相酬。今勸仁者。同修慈行。所有危怖。並存放捨。縱彼飛沈。隨其飲啄。當使紫鱗頳尾。並相望於江湖。錦臆翠毛。等逍遙於雲漢。或聽三歸而悟道。何異瞽龍。聞四諦而生天。更同鸚鳥。共立長壽之基。同招常命之果也。 > It is heard that among the multitudinous living creatures, none does not crave life; among the fluttering, deluded multitude, all know the fear of death. For this reason, the distressed tiger that has lost its forest entrusts its life to a hut, and the frightened bird with injured feathers casts its body beside a table. As for Young Yang nurturing the sparrow, could he have had any intention toward the jade rings? When the Kong gentleman released the turtle, he had originally no thought of a golden seal. Yet the unseen appointed times never err, and refined recompense arrives in due course. Thus one knows that the karmic deeds of cause and effect are as bright as the sun. Furthermore, the teaching of great compassion takes the rescue of suffering as its prime concern; the mind of the vast vow takes the saving of lives as its foundation. Yet the prominent clans of the five capitals boast of rows of tripods; the unrestrained men of the Three Commanderies all make wielding the butcher's knife their pursuit. What crime have living beings committed that they should wrongly suffer the mutilation of their forms? Sentient beings are without fault, yet arbitrarily meet with the chopping board and pickle vat, causing aggrieved souls to continue without end and painful retributions to be repaid to one another. I now urge benevolent persons to cultivate compassionate practice together: let all that is in peril and fear be preserved and released. Let them fly or sink as they will, following their drinking and pecking. Cause the purple scales and red tails to gaze across lakes and rivers together; cause the brocade breasts and kingfisher feathers equally to roam free among the clouds. Some, hearing the Three Refuges, awaken to the path—how are they different from the blind dragon? Others, hearing the Four Truths, are born in heaven, just like the parrot. Together let us establish the foundation of longevity, and together attain the fruit of eternal life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.24) - [Next: 8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.26) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.8.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.25) · Pramāṇa