[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) › 72.39 # 法苑珠林 72.39 法苑珠林 72.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [72.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.39) 四生誠易轉　五陰病難湮 壽報雖延促　終成丘墓塵 徒知餌六色　會當悲四隣 復愍輪迴報　難成不壞身 > The four forms of birth indeed easily turn, / But the sickness of the five aggregates is hard to erase. / Though the retribution of lifespan may be long or short, / In the end, one becomes the dust of grave mounds. / In vain does one feed upon the six sensory pleasures, / Only to mourn before one's four neighbors. / Again pitying the retribution of saṃsāra, / It is difficult to accomplish an indestructible body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 72.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.38) - [Next: 72.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.40) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.72.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.39) · Pramāṇa