[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) › 5.4 # 大方便佛報恩經 5.4 大方便佛報恩經 5.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.4) 爾時世尊告舍利弗，大弟子等諸大智慧：「汝等當知，如來不久當取涅槃。」時舍利弗聞是語已，身諸肢節，痛如針刺，憂愁懊惱，悶絕躃地，以冷水灑面，良久乃穌。即起合掌，以偈歎佛： > At that time, the Bhagavat said to Śāriputra and the other great disciples of great wisdom, "You all should know: the Tathāgata before long will enter nirvāṇa." When Śāriputra heard these words, all the joints of his body ached as if pierced by needles; filled with sorrow and grief, he fainted and collapsed to the ground, reviving only after a long time when cold water was sprinkled on his face. He then arose, joined his palms, and praised the Buddha with verses: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.3) - [Next: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.5) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.5.4) — 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.353.4.32) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.5.4) · Pramāṇa