[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) › 70.40 # 法苑珠林 70.40 法苑珠林 70.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [70.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.40) 惟念老病死　三界之大患 福盡而命終　棄之於黃泉 身爛還歸土　魂魄隨因緣 吾用畏是故　學道求泥洹 > Reflecting solely on old age, sickness, and death— > they are the great afflictions of the tridhātu. > When blessings are exhausted and life terminates, > one is cast away into the Yellow Springs. > > The rotting body returns to the earth; > the spirit follows causes and conditions. > It is because I fear this > that I study the Way to seek nirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 70.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.39) - [Next: 70.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.41) - [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.70.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.84) — Classical Chinese - [佛說八師經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.astaguruutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.33) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.40) · Pramāṇa