[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) › 24.53 # 廣弘明集 24.53 廣弘明集 24.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.53) 弟子劉之遴頓首和南。泡電倏忽三相不停。苦空無我五陰寧住。尊師僧正。捨壽閻浮遷神妙樂。雖乘此宿植必登善地。人情怛化銜疚悲摧。念在三之重追慕哀慟。纏綿永往理不可任。奈何奈何。僧正精理特拔經論洽通。蔬菲終身有為略盡。枯槁當年儀形二眾。豈直息心標領。亦為人倫之傑。弟子少長游遇數紀。迄茲平生敬仰。善友斯寄哀疾待盡。不獲臨泄。鯁慟之懷二三增楚。扶力修喭迷猥不次。弟子劉之遴頓首和南。 > Your disciple Liu Zhilin bows his head and makes prostration. Foam and lightning pass in an instant; the three characteristics never cease. Suffering, emptiness, and non-self: how could the five aggregates endure? Our venerable master, the Sanghapradhāna, has cast off his lifespan in Jambudvīpa and transferred his spirit to the marvelous bliss. Although by mounting these past plantings of root he will surely ascend to a virtuous realm, human emotion fears transformation, bearing grief and broken by sorrow. Remembering the gravity of one's obligations to teacher, parents, and ruler, I pursue his memory with lamentation and grief; entangled in his eternal departure, the burden is more than my heart can bear. What can be done? What can be done? The Sanghapradhāna's grasp of subtle principles was singularly preeminent, and his knowledge of the scriptures and treatises was deeply thorough. Living on simple vegetables all his life, conditioned activities were almost exhausted for him. Emaciated in his prime, he served as a model for the two assemblies. How could he merely be the foremost leader of those who calm the mind? He was also a titan among human relations. Your disciple has enjoyed his friendship for several decades from youth to maturity, revering him throughout his life until now. As a good spiritual friend, he was someone upon whom I relied; yet now, ill and nearing my end, I was unable to be present to pour out my grief. The choking sorrow in my breast multiplies its anguish. Mustering my strength, I write this condolence, bewildered and distraught without proper order. Your disciple Liu Zhilin bows his head and makes prostration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.52) - [Next: 24.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.54) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.24.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.53) · Pramāṇa