[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 1.50 # 弘明集 1.50 弘明集 1.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.50) 問曰道家云。堯舜周孔七十二弟子。皆不死而仙。佛家云。人皆當死莫能免何哉。牟子曰。此妖妄之言。非聖人所語也。老子曰。天地尚不得長久。而況人乎。孔子曰。更去辟世孝常在。吾覽六藝觀傳記。堯有殂落。舜有蒼梧之山。禹有會稽之陵。伯夷叔齊有首陽之墓。文王不及誅紂而歿。武王不能待成王大而崩。周公有改葬之篇。仲尼有兩楹之夢。伯魚有先父之年。子路有𦵔醢之語。伯牛有命矣之文。曾參有啟足之辭。顏淵有不幸短命之記。苗而不秀之喻。皆著在經典。聖人至言也。吾以經傳為證。世人為驗而云不死。豈不惑哉。 > The questioner asked: “The Daoists say that Yao, Shun, the Duke of Zhou, Confucius, and the seventy-two disciples did not die, but became immortals. The Buddhists say that all humans must die and none can escape it. Why is this?” Mouzi said: “These are monstrous and preposterous words, not spoken by sages. Laozi said: ‘Heaven and Earth cannot even endure forever; how much less can man!’ Confucius said: ‘One may depart and avoid the world, yet filial piety remains constant.’ I have perused the Six Arts and examined the chronicles: Yao had his demise; Shun had Mount Cangwu; Yu had his tumulus at Kuaiji; Boyi and Shuqi had their tombs on Mount Shouyang. King Wen died before he could punish Zhou; King Wu passed away unable to wait until King Cheng grew up. For the Duke of Zhou, there is the chapter on reburial; for Zhongni, there was the dream of the two pillars. Boyu died before his father; Zilu has the tale of being minced into pickle. Boniu has the text saying ‘It is fate!’; Zeng Shen has the words ‘Uncover my feet!’; Yan Yuan has the record of an untimely death and the metaphor of ‘sprouting without flowering.’ All of these are inscribed in the canonical scriptures, the utmost words of the sages. I take the scriptures and commentaries as proof and the people of the world as verification; yet they claim they did not die—is that not delusion?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.49) - [Next: 1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.51) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.1.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.50) · Pramāṇa