[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) › [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794) › 1.280 # 註四十二章經 1.280 註四十二章經 1.280 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.280) 佛問諸沙門：「人命在幾間？」對曰：「在數日間。」佛言：「子未能為道。」復問一沙門：「人命在幾間？」對曰：「在飯食間去。」「子未能為道。」復問一沙門：「人命在幾間？」對曰：「呼吸之間。」佛言：「善哉！子可謂為道者矣！」 > The Buddha asked the śramaṇas: "How long is a human lifespan?" One replied: "It is a matter of a few days." The Buddha said: "You have not yet comprehended the Way." He asked another śramaṇa: "How long is a human lifespan?" He replied: "The space of a meal." \[The Buddha said:\] "You have not yet comprehended the Way." He asked yet another śramaṇa: "How long is a human lifespan?" He replied: "Between an inhalation and an exhalation." The Buddha said: "Excellent! You may be said to be one who comprehends the Way!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.279](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.279) - [Next: 1.281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.281) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.280) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.47) — Classical Chinese - [འཕགས་པ་དུམ་བུ་ཞེ་གཉིས་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.359a.1) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.280) · Pramāṇa