[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) › 52.19 # 法苑珠林 52.19 法苑珠林 52.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [52.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52.19) 天上諸天子　為是卿子乎 為在諸龍中　龍神之子耶 時佛自解言　非是諸天子 亦非為卿子　復非諸龍子 生死諸因緣　無常譬如幻 一切不久立　譬若如過客 > The devaputras in heaven— / is he your son, / or among the nāgas, / is he the son of a nāga spirit? / Then the Buddha himself explained: / He is not the devaputras' son, / nor is he your son, / nor indeed is he the son of the nāgas. / The conditions of birth and death / are impermanent, like an illusion; / all do not endure for long, / just like passing guests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 52.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52.18) - [Next: 52.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52.20) - [Up: 52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.52.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說長者子懊惱三處經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.sresthiputratristhanasokasutra*zh-an-shigao.1.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.52.19) · Pramāṇa