T 210.18
Dharmapada (T 210) 法句经
T 210.18 刀杖品法句经第十八十有四章
Parallel to: SN 1.18 / AN 5.174 (~) / Dhp 129–145 / Ud 2.3 / Snp 3.11 (~) / Iti (~) / T 210.31 / T 212.6 / T 212.29 / T 212.31 / T 212.34 / T 213.5 / T 213.28 / T 213.30 / T 213.33
The chapter on weapons teaches the practice of kindness and compassion, without resorting to weapons or harming sentient beings. | 刀杖品者，教习慈仁，无行刀杖贼害众生。 |
All fear death, and none are not afraid of the pain of the
staff. Consider yourself as an example, do not kill, do not use the staff.
| 一切皆惧死， 莫不畏杖痛，恕己可为譬， 勿杀勿行杖。
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Those who can always bring peace to all beings, without inflicting any harm, will not
encounter harm in this life, and will be long at ease in the next life.
| 能常安群生， 不加诸楚毒，现世不逢害， 后世长安隐。
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One should not speak harshly, for words will be feared as retribution. Evil leads to misfortune, and weapons return to the body;
| 不当麤言， 言当畏报，恶往祸来，刀杖归躯；
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Speaking with goodness is like striking a bell or chime. The
body is not subject to discussion, and transcending the world becomes easy.
| 出言以善， 如叩钟磬，身无论议， 度世则易。
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Those who falsely accuse the innocent with a cane or staff will suffer ten times the calamity, with swift retribution.
| 欧杖良善、妄谗无罪，其殃十倍， 灾迅无赦：
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In this life, they will suffer intense pain; their bodies will be maimed and broken; they will naturally suffer from illness and mental confusion;
| 生受酷痛； 形体毁折；自然恼病；失意恍惚；
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They will be falsely accused by others; they may face difficulties with the county
officials; their wealth and property will be exhausted; their relatives and friends will be separated;
| 人所诬咎； 或县官厄；财产耗尽； 亲戚离别；
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Their homes and possessions will be burned by fire; when they die, they will enter hell. These are the ten consequences.
| 舍宅所有，灾火焚烧；死入地狱。 如是为十。
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Even if they shave their heads, wear long robes of grass, bathe, and sit on rocks, how can they eliminate their delusions and attachments?
| 虽倮剪发， 长服草衣，沐浴踞石，奈痴结何？
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They do not cut down, kill, or burn, nor do they seek
victory. People love them and wherever they go, there is no resentment.
| 不伐杀烧， 亦不求胜，人爱天下， 所适无怨。
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In the world, there are those who can know shame and modesty. This is called guiding and
advancing, like urging a good horse, like urging a fine horse, advancing on the path can go far.
| 世党有人，能知惭愧，是名诱进， 如策良马、如策善马， 进道能远。
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People who have faith, precepts, concentration, and diligence, who receive the path and attain wisdom, will then extinguish all suffering.
| 人有信戒，定意精进，受道慧成， 便灭众苦。
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Self-adornment through cultivating the Dharma, extinguishing harm and receiving pure conduct, not striking
sentient beings with a staff - this is the path of a śramaṇa.
| 自严以修法， 灭损受净行，杖不加群生， 是沙门道人。
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Harmless to the world, one will never be harmed throughout
one's life. Always compassionate towards all, who can be an enemy?
| 无害于天下， 终身不遇害，常慈于一切， 孰能与为怨？
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Translated from Chinese using Gemma-2-Mitra (Buddhist-NLP).
This is the classical Chinese root text of Dharmapada (T 210), a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).
