The Middle-Length Āgama 70.34

70.34

「比丘！人壽四萬歲時孝順父母，尊重恭敬沙門、梵志，奉行順事，修習福業，見後世罪。彼因孝順父母，尊重恭敬沙門、梵志，奉行順事，修習福業，見後世罪故，比丘！壽四萬歲人生子壽八萬。比丘！人壽八萬歲時，此閻浮洲極大豐樂，多有人民，村邑相近，如雞一飛。比丘！人壽八萬歲時，女年五百乃當出嫁。比丘！人壽八萬歲時，唯有如是病，寒熱、大小便、欲、不食、老，更無餘患。

"Bhikṣus, when the lifespan of human beings was forty thousand years, they were filial to their parents, honored and revered śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, were obedient and compliant, cultivated meritorious deeds, and saw the perils of the future world. Because they were filial to their parents, honored and revered śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, were obedient and compliant, cultivated meritorious deeds, and saw the perils of the future world, bhikṣus, people with a lifespan of forty thousand years bore children with a lifespan of eighty thousand years. Bhikṣus, when the lifespan of human beings is eighty thousand years, this Jambudvīpa will be exceedingly prosperous and joyous, with abundant people, and villages and towns will be so close to one another that a cock could fly between them. Bhikṣus, when the lifespan of human beings is eighty thousand years, women will marry only at the age of five hundred. Bhikṣus, when the lifespan of human beings is eighty thousand years, there will only be these ailments: cold, heat, defecation, urination, desire, lack of appetite, and old age; there will be no other afflictions.