太子瑞應本起經 1.24

1.24

"The prince said: 'Death is painful indeed; the spirit suffers intensely! In life, there is bound to be this suffering of old age, sickness, and death; who does not burn within as it presses in upon them—is it not painful? I see that with the dead, the form is broken and the body transformed, but the spirit is not extinguished; following the good and evil deeds performed, misfortune and fortune pursue them naturally. Wealth and nobility are impermanent, and the body is a perilous fortress. Therefore, the sage constantly regards the body as an affliction; yet the foolish cherish it, never tiring of it until death. I cannot again receive birth through death, coming and going in the five destinies, exhausting my spirit.' He turned his carriage back, pitying that the world has these three sufferings, and in his grief could not eat. The king became even more unhappy, saying: 'The kingdom belongs to you, and you should govern people and affairs; why take distant anxieties to wear yourself out with suffering?' He again added five hundred singing-girls to entertain him."