[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) › 70.35 # 法苑珠林 70.35 法苑珠林 70.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [70.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.35) 六謂年老。夫老之為苦。頭白齒落。目視盲冥。耳聽不聰。盛去衰至。皮緩面皺。百節痠疼。行步苦極。坐起呻吟。憂悲心惱識神轉滅。便旋即忘。命日促盡。言之流洟。吾見無常災變如此故行求道。不欲更之。是吾六師。佛於是說偈言。 > Sixth is old age. Indeed, the suffering of old age: hair turns white and teeth fall out; the eyes grow blind and dark; the ears do not hear clearly; vigor departs and decline arrives; the skin slackens and the face wrinkles; the hundred joints ache; walking is extremely painful; sitting and standing bring groans; grief and sorrow afflict the mind, the conscious spirit gradually fades, and one forgets immediately after turning around; life's days rush toward an end, and tears stream when speaking of it. Seeing that impermanence and calamities change like this, I practiced to seek the path, not wishing to undergo it again; this was my sixth teacher. The Buddha then spoke a gāthā, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 70.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.34) - [Next: 70.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.36) - [Up: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.70.35) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.79) — Classical Chinese - [佛說八師經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.astaguruutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.35) · Pramāṇa