[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) › 2.56 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 2.56 長阿含經 2.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.56) 佛告阿難：「伽伽羅等十二人，斷五下分結，命終生天，於彼即般涅槃，不復還此。五十人命終者，斷除三結，婬、怒、癡薄，得斯陀含，還來此世，盡於苦本。五百人命終者，斷除三結，得須陀洹，不墮惡趣，必定成道，往來七生，盡於苦際。阿難！夫生有死，自世之常，此何足恠？若一一人死，來問我者，非擾亂耶？」 > The Buddha told Ānanda, “Those twelve people, Karkaṭaka and the others, had cut the five lower bonds and were born in heaven when their lives ended. From there, they were completely extinguished and did not return to this world. Those fifty people whose lives have ended had eliminated the three bonds of lust, anger, and delusion. They became once-returners who’ll return to this world and then end the source of suffering. Those 500 people whose lives have ended had eliminated the three bonds and become stream-enterers. They didn’t fall to bad destinies and will surely achieve awakening. They’ll be reborn seven times and reach the end of suffering. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “Ānanda, that someone born has died is the normal course of life. What’s strange about it? If you come and ask me about each person who dies, wouldn’t it be troublesome?” > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.55) - [Next: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.57) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.2.p76) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.2.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.56) · Pramāṇa