[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 11.19 # 廣弘明集 11.19 廣弘明集 11.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.19) 化胡經云。願採優曇花。願燒栴檀香。供養千佛身。稽首禮定光。又云。佛生何以晚。泥洹一何早。不見釋迦文。心中常懊惱。 > The Huahu jing says: 'We wish to pick udumbara flowers, / We wish to burn sandalwood incense, / To make offerings to the bodies of a thousand Buddhas, / And bow our heads in homage to Dīpaṃkara.' It also says: 'Why was the Buddha born so late? / Why was His nirvāṇa so early? / Not seeing Śākyamuni, / In our hearts we are ever grieved.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.18) - [Next: 11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.20) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.11.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [辯正論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.5.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.19) · Pramāṇa