[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) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 1.17 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 1.17 長阿含經 1.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.17) 「毘婆尸時人，壽八萬四千； 尸棄佛時人，壽命七萬歲； 毘舍婆時人，壽命六萬歲； 拘樓孫時人，壽命四萬歲； 拘那含時人，壽命三萬歲； 迦葉佛時人，壽命二萬歲； 如我今時人，壽命不過百。 > “During the time of Vipaśyin, > People lived for 84,000 years. > During the time of Buddha Śikhin, > People lived for 70,000 years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > During the time of Viśvabhū, > People lived for 60,000 years. > During the time of Krakucchanda, > People lived for 40,000 years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > During the time of Kanakamuni, > People lived for 30,000 years. > During the time of Buddha Kāśyapa, > People lived for 20,000 years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > During my present time, > People live for not more than a hundred. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.16) - [Next: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.18) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.1.p24) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.1.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.17) · Pramāṇa