[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) › 5.55 # 法苑珠林 5.55 法苑珠林 5.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.55) 王位雖尊嚴　代謝不暫停 輕疾如電光　須臾歸衰滅 王位極富逸　愚者情愛樂 衰滅無時至　苦劇過下賤 王者居高位　名聞滿十方 端正甚可愛　種種自嚴身 譬如臨死者　著華鬘瓔珞 捨命未幾時　王位亦如是 王者譬如王　常懷諸恐怖 行住及坐時　乃至一切時 於其親疎中　恒有疑懼心 臣民宮妃后　象馬及珍寶 國土諸所有　一切是王物 諸王捨命時　皆棄無隨者 > “Though the royal station is noble and august, > Its rise and fall never halt for a moment; > Swift and fleeting as a flash of lightning, > In an instant it declines into ruin. > > The royal station is rich and easeful in the extreme, > Which fools cherish in their hearts; > Yet its ruin arrives without warning, > Bringing torment far worse than that of the lowly. > > A king dwells in an exalted station, > His renown filling the ten directions; > His appearance is handsome and lovely, > Adorned in various ways. > > Yet he is like a condemned man on the brink of death, > Adorned with flower garlands and necklaces; > Before long he must surrender his life— > So it is with the station of a king. > > A king, being a ruler, > Constantly harbors terror: > When walking, standing, or sitting, > And indeed at all times. > > Toward those near to him and those distant, > He constantly harbors suspicion and dread. > Ministers, subjects, palace consorts and queens, > Elephants, horses, and precious jewels, > > All things possessed in the land— > All are the king’s possessions; > Yet when kings surrender their lives, > They abandon all, and none follow them.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.54) - [Next: 5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.56) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.5.55) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [賓頭盧突羅闍為優陀延王說法經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottara.pindolabharadvajodayanarajadharmadesanasutra*zh-gunabhadra.1.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.55) · Pramāṇa