[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) › 53.24 # 法苑珠林 53.24 法苑珠林 53.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.24) 佛生何以晚　泥洹一何早 歸命釋迦文　今來投大道 > "Why was the Buddha born so late? > Why did he enter nirvāṇa so early? > I take refuge in Śākyamuni, > And now come to devote myself to the Great Way." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.23) - [Next: 53.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.25) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.24) · Pramāṇa