[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) › 30.246 # 廣弘明集 30.246 廣弘明集 30.246 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [30.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.246) 可患身為患。生時憂共生。心神恒獨苦。寵辱橫相驚。朝光非久照。夜燭幾時明。終成一聚土。強覓千年名。 > One may grieve that the body itself is an affliction; / When born, sorrow is born alongside it. / The mind and spirit are ever suffering alone; / Favour and disgrace unexpectedly startle one another. / Morning light does not shine for long; / How long can the night candle burn bright? / In the end, one becomes a heap of earth; / Fruitlessly seeking a thousand years of fame. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 30.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.245) - [Next: 30.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.247) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.30.246) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.246) · Pramāṇa