Berkeley Buddhist Monastery

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"He makes the following reflection, saying, 'Living beings are pitiful. They fall into wrong views, evil wisdom, evil desires, and the thick forest of the evil destinies. I should teach them to stay in proper views, and cultivate the true and actual Way.'"

In Chinese

"作是念言：『眾生可愍，墮於邪見、惡慧、惡欲、惡道稠林。我應令彼住於正見，行真實道。』"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"Disciples of the Buddha, the ten unwholesome karmic paths can bring forth the multitude of great masses of suffering as limitless and boundless as these.

Therefore, the Bodhisattva makes the following reflection: I should leave the ten unwholesome karmic paths far behind. I should consider the ten wholesome paths as a garden of Dharma, and delight in dwelling in them. I, myself, should dwell within them, and I should encourage other peole to dwell within them, too.

Disciples of the Buddha, this Bodhisattva, Mahasattva further brings forth the thought to benefit all living beings, the thought of making them happy, the thought of kindness, the thought of compassion, the thought of sympathy, the thought of gathering them in, the thought of protecting them, the thought of identity with them, the thought of being their teacher, the thought of being their great teacher. "

In Chinese

"佛子！十不善業道能生此等無量無邊眾大苦聚，是故菩薩作如是念： 十不善道，以十善道為法園苑，愛樂安住，自住其中，亦勸他人，令住其中。』　

「佛子！ 一切眾生生利益心、安樂心、慈心、受心、守護心、自己心、師心，大師心。"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"The offense of deviant views also causes living beings to fall into the three evil paths. If hey are born among people, they have two kinds of retribution: one, they will be born in a family holding deviant views; two, their minds will be flattering and crooked."

In Chinese

"邪見之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道；若生人中，得二種果報，一者生邪見家，二者其心諂曲。"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"The offense of anger and hatred also causes living beings to fall into the three evil paths. If hey are born among people, they have two kinds of retribution: one, other people will always find fault with them; two, they will constantly be troubled and harmed by others."

In Chinese

"瞋恚之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道；若生人中，得二種果報，一者常被他人求其長短，二者恒被於他之所惱害。"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"The offense of greed and desire also causes living beings to fall into the three evil paths. If they are born among people, they have two kinds of retribution: one, their minds will never know contentment; two, they will have much desire which will never be satisfied."

In Chinese

"貪欲之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道；若生人中，得二種果報，一者心不知足，二者多欲無厭。"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph:

"The offense of loose speech also causes living beings to fall into the three evil paths. If they are born among people, they have two kinds of retribution: one, people will not accept what they say; two, their spech will not be clearly understood."

In Chinese

"綺語之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道；

若生人中，得二種果報，一者言無人受，二者語不明了。"

Avatamsaka Sutra, Ten Grounds Chapter, Second Ground, covering following text paragraph: The offense of harsh speech also causes living beings to fall into the three evil paths. If they are born among people, they have two kinds of retribution: one, they will always hear disagreeable sounds; two, they will be involved in many lawsuits. In Chinese: 惡口之罪亦令眾生墮三惡道；若生人中，得二種果報，一者常聞惡聲，二者言多諍訟。

Ten Grounds Chapter

Ten Grounds Chapter

Ten Grounds Chapter