[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) › [妙法蓮華經文句](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718) › 1.119 # 妙法蓮華經文句 1.119 妙法蓮華經文句 1.119 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.119) 而迦葉將隱密上天禮佛髮，為諸天說法云：「為善生天，為惡入淵，五欲無常，如花上露，見陽則晞。」於是別去。諸天泣歎曰：「里巷窮酸，苦厄羸劣，貧窮孤露，彼恒矜愍，今捨滅度，誰復覆護？（云云）」 > Then Kāśyapa, about to conceal himself, secretly ascended to heaven to venerate the Buddha's hair relic and preached the Dharma for the devas, saying: "Those who do good are born in heaven; those who do evil plunge into the abyss. The five desires are impermanent, like dew upon a flower: when they see the sun, they evaporate." Thereupon he took his leave. The devas wept and lamented, saying: "To the poor and destitute in the lanes and alleys, those who suffer distress, are frail and weak, impoverished and forlorn, he has always shown pity. Now that he has renounced \[the world\] to enter extinction, who will protect us again?" (and so forth). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.118) - [Next: 1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.120) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.1.119) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.119) · Pramāṇa