[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) › [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775) › 2.256 # 注維摩詰經 2.256 注維摩詰經 2.256 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.256) 肇曰：生死，命之始終耳。始終既離，則壽命斯無。諸言離者，皆空之別名也。生曰：存世曰命、百年為壽，亦以名有壽命者矣。壽命，是宿行之報、生死之法。夫有壽命之垢，則有生死之累。於累既離，以驗無壽命者，乃諭明也。不言壽命而言生死者，壽命是人情所愛，若聞離之必不能樂。生死是人情所惡，若聞離此必欣故也。 > \[Seng\]zhao says: "Birth and death are merely the beginning and end of life. Once beginning and end are parted with, lifespan is nonexistent. All instances of saying 'free from' are different names for emptiness." \[Dao\]sheng says: "Remaining in the world is called 'life', and a hundred years is 'lifespan'; these are also used to name one who possesses a lifespan. Lifespan is the retribution for past actions, a dharma of birth and death. If there is the defilement of a lifespan, there is the burden of birth and death. When one is already free from the burden, testing it thereby to show there is no one who possesses a lifespan makes the illustration clear. He does not say 'lifespan' but speaks of 'birth and death' because lifespan is what human sentiment cherishes; if they heard of being free from it, they would certainly be unable to delight in it. Birth and death are what human sentiment detests; if they hear of being free from this, they will certainly rejoice." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.255) - [Next: 2.257](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.257) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.2.256) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.330) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.256) · Pramāṇa