[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) › [大般涅槃經集解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763) › 29.8 # 大般涅槃經集解 29.8 大般涅槃經集解 29.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29.8) 案僧亮曰：捨生名死，譬門外也。反生易顯，不須辭費也。即持利刀者，醫藥救生，譬持利刀，以防死也。僧宗曰：死是人之所惡，悲情內故，譬之門外也。 > Sengliang comments: Relinquishing birth is called death, compared to being outside the gate. Being the opposite of birth, it is easy to manifest, requiring no lavish explanation. The one who immediately took a sharp knife: medicine rescues life, compared to holding a sharp knife to guard against death. Sengzong comments: Death is what humans hate; since sorrowful sentiments are kept within, it is compared to being outside the gate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29.7) - [Next: 29.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29.9) - [Up: 29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.29.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.29.8) · Pramāṇa