太子瑞應本起經 1.23

1.23

「太子駕乘，出西城門。天帝復化作死人，室家男女，持幡隨車，啼哭送之。太子又問：『此為何人？』其僕曰：『死人也。』『何如為死？』曰：『死者盡也，壽有長短，福盡命終，氣絕神逝，形骸消索，故謂之死。人物一統，無生不終。』

"The prince mounted his carriage and went out of the western gate of the city. The Lord of Devas again transformed into a dead man, with the men and women of his household carrying banners, following the cart, weeping and sending him off. The prince asked again: 'What kind of person is this?' His servant said: 'A dead man.' 'What is it to be dead?' He said: 'To be dead is to come to an end. Lifespans have length and shortness; when merit is exhausted, life ends, breath is cut off and the spirit departs, and the physical form dissolves and fades away; therefore it is called dead. Humans and things are governed by a single principle: there is none born that does not end.'"