[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 23.18 # 法苑珠林 23.18 法苑珠林 23.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.18) 盲龜浮木孔　時時猶可值 人一失命根　億劫復難是 海水深廣大　三百三十六 一鍼投海中　求之尚可得 一失人身命　難得過於是 > "A blind turtle encountering the yoke-hole in floating wood / May still at times happen upon it; / But once a human loses the life-faculty, / To regain it across a hundred million kalpas is yet more difficult. / The seawater is deep, broad, and vast, / Three hundred and thirty-six \[thousand yojanas\]; / If a single needle were cast into the sea, / Seeking it, it could still be found; / But once the life of a human body is lost, / Obtaining it is more difficult than this." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.17) - [Next: 23.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.19) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.23.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.42.5.4) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.18) · Pramāṇa