[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) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › 1.50 # 四十二章經 1.50 四十二章經 1.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.50) 佛言：「人為道，能拔愛欲之根，譬如摘懸珠，一一摘之，會有盡時。惡盡，得道也。」 > The Buddha said: "A person who practices the Way and can uproot the roots of lust and desire is like one plucking suspended beads: plucking them one by one, there will eventually come an end. When evils are ended, the Way is attained." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.49) - [Next: 1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.51) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.50) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.288) — Classical Chinese - [འཕགས་པ་དུམ་བུ་ཞེ་གཉིས་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.359a.1) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.50) · Pramāṇa