The Long Āgama Sūtra 1.16
長阿含經 1.16
- Language
- Classical Chinese
1.16
「汝等當知,毘婆尸佛時,人壽八萬歲。尸棄佛時,人壽七萬歲。毘舍婆佛時,人壽六萬歲。拘樓孫佛時,人壽四萬歲。拘那含佛時,人壽三萬歲。迦葉佛時,人壽二萬歲。我今出世,人壽百歲,少出多減。」佛時頌曰:
“You should know that during the time of Buddha Vipaśyin, people lived for 80,000 years. During the time of Buddha Śikhin, people lived for 70,000 years. During the time of Buddha Viśvabhū, people lived for 60,000 years. During the time of Buddha Krakucchanda, people lived for 40,000 years. During the time of Buddha Kanakamuni, people lived for 30,000 years. During the time of Buddha Kāśyapa, people lived for 20,000 years. In the present time that I’ve arisen in the world, few people live more than a hundred years, and many live for less.”
The Buddha then spoke in verse:
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation