[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) › [念佛鏡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966) › 2.104 # 念佛鏡 2.104 念佛鏡 2.104 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.104) 答曰：「人命長短，生時已定，何假鬼、神能延之耶？若迷惑信邪，殺害眾生，祭祀鬼神，但增罪業，反損壽矣！大命若盡，小鬼奈何，空自慞惶，俱無所濟。切宜謹之，當以抄寫此文，帖向目前，令時昔見之，免致臨危忘失。」 > He answered: "The length of human life is already fixed at birth; how could one rely on ghosts and spirits to prolong it? If in delusion one believes in heterodox ways, killing sentient beings to sacrifice to ghosts and spirits, one only increases karmic offenses and conversely reduces one's lifespan! When the great lifespan is exhausted, what can petty ghosts do? In vain one panics, yet none of it is of any avail. One must be strictly cautious about this. One should copy this text and paste it before one's eyes so that it can be seen at all times, avoiding forgetting it when facing danger." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.103) - [Next: 2.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.105) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966~en-mt.2.104) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [龍舒增廣淨土文](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.104) · Pramāṇa