[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) › 6.23 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 6.23 長阿含經 6.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.23) 「爾時，眾生盡懷慈心，不相殘害，於是眾生色壽轉增，其十歲者壽二十歲。二十時人復作是念：『我等由少修善行，不相殘害故，壽命延長至二十歲，今者寧可更增少善，當修何善？已不殺生，當不竊盜。』已修不盜，則壽命延長至四十歲。四十時人復作是念：『我等由少修善，壽命延長，今者寧可更增少善，何善可修？當不邪婬。』於是，其人盡不邪婬，壽命延長至八十歲。 > “At that point, sentient beings all felt kindness and didn’t hurt each other. Thereupon, the form and lifespan of sentient beings improved from ten years to a lifespan of twenty years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “When they lived for twenty years, the people again thought, ‘As a result of cultivating a little good conduct and not hurting each other, our lifespans have lengthened to twenty years. Now, we should like to increase this little goodness. What good shall we cultivate? We’ve stopped killing beings, so let’s not steal from each other.’ After they cultivated not stealing, their lifespans lengthened to forty years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “When they lived for forty years, the people again thought, ‘As a result of cultivating a little goodness, our lifespans have lengthened. Now, we should like to increase this little goodness. What good can we cultivate? We should not commit sexual misconduct.’ Those people then stopped sexual misconduct, and their lifespans lengthened to eighty years. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.22) - [Next: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.24) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.6.p65) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.6.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Cakkavattisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.21.1-18) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.6.23) · Pramāṇa