[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 40.39 # 經律異相 40.39 經律異相 40.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [40.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.39) 有一梵志財富無數。正有一子年始二十。新為取婦。未滿七日。以上春三月。夫婦相將至後園戲。有一柰樹高大好華。婦欲得之無人與取。夫知婦意即便上樹。正取一華。復欲得二。上樹枝折墮地而死。大小奔波往趣兒所。呼天號哭斷絕復蘇。宗族無數皆共悲痛。聞之傷心見之哀痛。父母怨天謂為不護。棺斂事畢。還家涕泣不能自止。於是世尊。愍傷其愚往問訊之。大小見佛。悲感具陳辛苦。佛語長者。止息聽法萬物無常不可久保。生則有死罪福相追。此兒三處為其哭泣。懊惱斷絕亦復難勝。竟為誰兒。何者為親。於是世尊即說偈言。 > There was a brahmacārin possessing boundless wealth who had only one son, newly twenty years of age, for whom he had recently taken a wife. Less than seven days had passed. In the third month of early spring, the husband and wife went together to the back garden to amuse themselves. There was a crabapple tree, tall and large, with beautiful flowers. The wife desired them, but there was no one to pick them for her. Understanding his wife's wish, the husband immediately climbed the tree. Just as he picked one flower and wished to get a second, the branch broke under him, and he fell to the ground and died. Young and old rushed in panic toward the boy's place, crying to heaven and wailing, swooning and reviving. Innumerable clansmen all mourned together; hearing of it brought heartbreak, and seeing it brought grief. The parents resented heaven, thinking it had failed to protect him. When the encoffining was completed, they returned home, weeping uncontrollably. Thereupon the Bhagavat, pitying their folly, went to inquire after them. Seeing the Buddha, young and old tearfully related their bitter suffering. The Buddha told the elder: 'Cease, and listen to the Dharma. All conditioned things are impermanent and cannot be preserved for long. Where there is birth, there is death, with vices and blessings following one another. In three places they are weeping for this boy, their grief and swooning being equally unbearable. In the end, whose son is he? Who is his true kin?' Thereupon the Bhagavat spoke this verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 40.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.38) - [Next: 40.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.40) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.40.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法句譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-faju.4.42) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.40.39) · Pramāṇa