[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Āyuḥparyantasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra) › [ཚེའི་མཐའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo) › [The Limits of Life](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000) › notes.58 # ཚའ་མཐའ་མད notes.58 The Limits of Life notes.58 - **Language:** English ### [notes.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.58) 58. The lifespan of human beings in Jambudvīpa decreases and increases according to the kalpas. A more literal translation of the Skt. and Tib. would be, “Monks, for the human beings of Jambudvīpa, there exists increase as well as decrease \[of the lifespan\].” - [Previous: notes.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.57) - [Next: notes.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.59) - [Up: notes](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ayuhparyantasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.58) · Pramāṇa