[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) › 6.57 # 法苑珠林 6.57 法苑珠林 6.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.57) 如觀佛三昧經說。其有餓鬼。極長壽者八萬四千歲。短則不定。依成實論。極長壽者七萬歲。短亦不定。若依優婆塞經說。極長壽者一萬五千歲。如人間五千年為餓鬼中一日一夜。如是日夜。即彼鬼壽一萬五千歲（計此人間日月歲數當二千七百萬歲也）若依正法念經說。有鬼壽命五百歲。如人間十年為餓鬼一日一夜。如是日夜。壽五百歲（計此人間日月歲數當一百八十萬歲也）。 > As the \*Guanfo sanmei jing\* says, among the hungry ghosts, those with the longest lifespan live for 84,000 years, while shorter spans are indefinite. According to the \*Tattvasiddhi-śāstra\*, the longest lifespan is 70,000 years, while shorter spans are also indefinite. If one relies on the \*Upāsaka\[-śīla\]-sūtra\*, the longest lifespan is 15,000 years, where 5,000 years among humans equals one day and one night among hungry ghosts; with days and nights like this, the ghosts' lifespan is 15,000 years (calculating by the days, months, and years of the human realm, this corresponds to 27,000,000 years). If one relies on the \*Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra\*, there are ghosts whose lifespan is 500 years, where ten years among humans equals one day and one night for the hungry ghosts; with days and nights like this, their lifespan is 500 years (calculating by the days, months, and years of the human realm, this corresponds to 1,800,000 years). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.56) - [Next: 6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.58) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.6.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.6.57) · Pramāṇa