[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) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › 3.102 # 一切經音義 3.102 一切經音義 3.102 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.102) 邪命（上夕嗟反借用字說文正體作衺從衣牙聲也書曰去衺勿疑顧野王衺猶女惡也經云邪命者事非正道諂求名利作四口業以求自活謂仰觀星象耕田種植四方使命呪伏鬼神是四口業名為邪命也）。 > 邪命 (the upper character is \*xī\* + \*jiē\* \[fanqie: xié\]; a phonetic loan character; the standard form in the Shuowen jiezi is written as 衺, derived from 'yī' (clothing) with 'yá' as phonetic. The Shangshu says: "Remove the perverse and do not doubt." Gu Yewang says: "'Xié' is like bad or wicked." The sūtra says: 'Wrong livelihood' (mithyājīva) means undertaking practices that are not the proper path, flattering to seek fame and gain, or engaging in four verbal actions to earn a living—namely, gazing up at stellar phenomena, plowing fields and planting crops, running errands in all directions, and using incantations to subdue ghosts and spirits; these four kinds of verbal livelihood are called 'wrong livelihood'"). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.101) - [Next: 3.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.103) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.3.102) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.102) · Pramāṇa