[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) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 5.108 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.108 虛堂和尚語錄 5.108 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.108) 始見春花歸閬苑，又逢秋葉墮宮牆，思量世事如翻掌， 誰得長生不死方。 > First seeing spring flowers return to Langyuan, / Then meeting autumn leaves falling upon palace walls. / Pondering worldly affairs, they are like turning over one's palm; / Who has obtained the prescription for longevity and immortality? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.107) - [Next: 5.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.109) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.5.108) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.108) · Pramāṇa