[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方便佛報恩經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156) › 3.43 # 大方便佛報恩經 3.43 大方便佛報恩經 3.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.43) 「爾時五百太子年漸長大，於後一時集一處，坐蓮華池邊，見其形容，水底影現。時諸太子共相謂言：『一切諸法，如幻如化，如夢所見，如水中形，體無真實。我等今者，亦復如是。雖復豪尊，處在深宮，五欲自恣。壯年美色不可久保；物成有敗，人生有死；少壯不久，會當有老；飯食不節，會得有病；百年壽命，會當有死。』諸太子即愁憂不樂，不能飲食，即還宮殿，白父母言：『世界皆苦，無可樂者。父母今者，聽我等出家。』王報太子：『生老病死，一切共有，汝何以獨愁？』白父王言：『不能復以死受生，勞我精神，周遍五道。』王不忍拒，即便聽許。母報子言：『汝出家者，莫捨我遠去，可於後園。其中清淨，林木茂盛，四事供養，不令乏少。』 > "Then the five hundred princes gradually grew older. Later, at one time, they gathered in one place and sat by the edge of the lotus pond. Seeing their physical forms reflected in the water, the princes said to one another: 'All phenomena are like an illusion, like a transformation, like what is seen in a dream, like a form in the water—their substance is not real. We are also like this today. Although we are noble and honoured, residing deep in the palace and indulging in the five desires, vigorous youth and fine beauty cannot be preserved for long. What is formed must decay; where there is life, there must be death. Youth does not last long; old age will inevitably arrive. If food and drink are not taken in moderation, disease will inevitably occur. A lifespan of a hundred years will inevitably end in death.' The princes then became sorrowful and unhappy, unable to eat or drink. They immediately returned to the palace and addressed their parents: 'The world is entirely suffering; there is nothing in it to be enjoyed. Let our parents now permit us to leave home.' The king answered the princes: 'Birth, old age, sickness, and death are shared by all; why are you alone sorrowful?' They addressed their father the king: 'We can no longer receive birth through death, exhausting our spirit and revolving through the five paths.' The king could not bear to refuse them, and so he granted his permission. Their mother addressed her sons: 'If you leave home, do not abandon me to go far away; you may stay in the rear garden. It is pure and clean, with lush groves and trees, and the four requisites of support will not be lacking.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.42) - [Next: 3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.44) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.3.43) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [ཐབས་མཁས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་སངས་རྒྱས་དྲིན་ལན་བསབ་པའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.353.3.20) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.43) · Pramāṇa