諸經要集 14.44

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14.44

Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: “The bodhisattva contemplates the various impurities of desire. Among all forms of ruin, the ruin wrought by women is the gravest. Fire, knives, thunder and lightning, thunderbolts, deadly enemies, and species of venomous serpents may still be temporarily approached; but women, with their stinginess, jealousy, anger, flattery, sorcery, filth, quarrelsome nature, and greed, must not be approached.” Therefore the Buddha spoke a verse, saying:

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諸經要集 — Classical Chinese