[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) › 70.36 # 法苑珠林 70.36 法苑珠林 70.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [70.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.36) 吾念世無常　人生要當老 盛去日衰羸　形枯而白首 憂勞百病生　坐起苦痛惱 吾用畏是故　棄國行求道 > I contemplate that the world is impermanent; / In human life, one inevitably grows old. / Vigor departs, daily declining and emaciating; / The body withers and the head turns white. / Worries and toils give rise to a hundred illnesses; / Sitting and standing bring painful distress. / Because I feared this, / I renounced the kingdom to practice and seek the path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 70.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.35) - [Next: 70.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.37) - [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.70.36) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.80) — Classical Chinese - [佛說八師經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.astaguruutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.27) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.36) · Pramāṇa