[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) › 23.24 # 法苑珠林 23.24 法苑珠林 23.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.24) 水流不常滿　火盛不久燃 日出須臾沒　月滿已復缺 尊榮豪貴者　無常復過是 > "Flowing water is not constantly full; / A blazing fire does not burn for long; / The sun rises and sets in a moment; / The moon waxes only to wane again. / The noble, glorious, wealthy, and grand / Are more impermanent still than these." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.23) - [Next: 23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.25) - [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.23.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.24) · Pramāṇa