[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) › 48.64 # 法苑珠林 48.64 法苑珠林 48.64 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.64) 周渭濱沙門亡名法師。自誡云。夫以迴天倒日之力。一旦草凋。岱山磐石之固。忽焉燼滅。定知世相無常浮生虛偽。譬如朝露其停幾何。大丈夫生當降魔死當飼虎。如其不爾徒生何益。不如修禪定足以養志。讀誦經足以自娛富貴名譽徒勞人耳。乃棄其簪弁𩮜其鬚髮。衣納杖錫聽講談玄。戰國未寧安身無地。自厭形骸甚於桎梏。思絕苦本莫知其津。大乘經曰。如說行者。乃名是聖。不但口之所言。小乘偈曰。 > During the Zhou dynasty, Dharma Master Wangming, a śramaṇa of the Wei riverbank, admonished himself, saying: 'Even with the power to turn back heaven and overturn the sun, in a single morning one withers like grass. Even with the solidity of the boulders of Mount Tai, in an instant they are reduced to ashes. One definitely knows that worldly marks are impermanent, and floating life is illusory. Like the morning dew, how long can it stay? When a great person lives, they should conquer Māra; when they die, they should feed tigers. If not so, what is the use of living in vain? It is better to cultivate dhyāna concentration, which is sufficient to nourish one's aspiration, and read and recite the scriptures, which is sufficient to amuse oneself. Wealth, honor, and reputation only toil a person in vain.' He thereupon discarded his hairpins and caps, shaved his beard and hair, wore patched robes and carried a pewter staff, listening to lectures and discussing the profound. Because the warring states were not yet pacified, he had no place to settle himself. Despising his physical frame worse than shackles, he wished to sever the root of suffering but did not know its ferry. A Mahāyāna scripture states: 'One who practices as spoken is called a sage, not merely through what the mouth speaks.' A Hīnayāna gāthā says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.63) - [Next: 48.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.65) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.48.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.64) · Pramāṇa