[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) › 23.45 # 法苑珠林 23.45 法苑珠林 23.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.45) 又四十二章經云。佛言。天下有五難。貧窮布施難。豪貴學道難。制命不死難。得覩佛經難。生值佛世難是也。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra of Forty-two Chapters says: The Buddha said: 'Under heaven there are five difficult things: being poor and giving dāna is difficult; being noble and rich and learning the Way is difficult; controlling one's life so as not to die is difficult; getting to see the Buddha's sūtras is difficult; and being born encountering a Buddha's era is difficult.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.44) - [Next: 23.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.46) - [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.23.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.45) · Pramāṇa