[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) › [折疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118) › 3.78 # 折疑論 3.78 折疑論 3.78 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.78) 以子路性氣剛烈。暴虎憑河不善攝生。故曰。未知生焉知死（憑音平。以子路躁性勇氣剛彊猛烈。暴虎者空拳而搏也。憑河者非舟而度也。不善權權輔生故曰未能事人。焉能事鬼。未知生。焉知死。此蓋責子路之辭也）。 > Because Zilu's temperament was fierce and violent, unarmed he would grapple a tiger and without a boat cross a river, failing to cultivate life properly, \[the Master\] therefore said, 'Before you understand life, how can you understand death?' (Ping is pronounced ping. Because Zilu was impetuous in nature and his courage was fierce and unyielding. 'Grappling a tiger' means wrestling with bare fists. 'Crossing a river' means crossing without a boat. He was not good at discreetly nurturing life, so \[the Master\] said, 'While you are not yet able to serve human beings, how can you serve ghosts? Before you understand life, how can you understand death?' This was a rebuke directed at Zilu). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.77) - [Next: 3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.79) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.3.78) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.56) — Classical Chinese - [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.19) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.78) · Pramāṇa