[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) › 8.80 # 法苑珠林 8.80 法苑珠林 8.80 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.80) 此身如幻焰　隨現即變滅 猶如呼聲響　呼已更不應 四大五陰力　其勢不久停 於千萬億歲　未曾為法死 我今為法故　以心血布施 慎勿固遮我　障我無上慧 以此布施報　誓願成佛道 若後成佛時　要先度汝等 > 'This body is like an illusory flame: / appearing, it is instantly extinguished. / It is like the echo of a shout: / once shouted, it responds no more. / The force of the four elements and five aggregates / has a momentum that does not endure for long. / Through thousands of myriads of koṭīs of years, / I have never died for the sake of the Dharma. / Now, for the sake of the Dharma, / I give my heart and blood in charity. / Be careful not to obstinately block me, / hindering my unexcelled wisdom! / Through the retribution of this giving, / I vow to attain the Buddha Way. / If later I become a Buddha, / I will certainly deliver you first.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.79) - [Next: 8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.81) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.8.80) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說千佛因緣經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.buddha.sahasrabuddhanidanasutra*zh-kumarajiva.1.46) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.8.80) · Pramāṇa