[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) › [付法藏因緣傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058) › 4.5 # 付法藏因緣傳 4.5 付法藏因緣傳 4.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4.5) 諦哉如來教　所演誠不虛 廣宣生死過　無可愛樂者 我本處尊貴　威德少倫匹 小王及人民　無一不瞻仰 今日福將盡　飢困自纏逼 猶如暴河流　觸山無復勢 我昔濟貧乏　拯救諸苦惱 如何於今日　自處斯卑賤 始知尊貴位　易滅不堅牢 解脫寂靜樂　唯是最為快 > “True indeed is the Tathāgata’s teaching; > What he expounded is truly not false. > He broadly proclaimed the faults of birth and death: > There is nothing in them that can be loved or delighted in. > Originally I dwelt in honor and nobility; > My majesty and virtue had few equals. > The lesser kings and the people, > Not one failed to look up to me in reverence. > Today my merit is on the verge of exhaustion; > Hunger and distress entangle and oppress me. > Just like a violent rushing river, > Striking a mountain, it has no more power. > Formerly I aided the poor and destitute, > And delivered those in all kinds of suffering and affliction. > How is it that today, > I myself dwell in such lowliness and disgrace? > Only now do I know that positions of honor and nobility > Are easily destroyed and not solid. > The calm and quiet bliss of liberation > Is alone the most delightful.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4.4) - [Next: 4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4.6) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058~en-mt.4.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2058.4.5) · Pramāṇa