[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) › 9.51 # 法苑珠林 9.51 法苑珠林 9.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.51) 又佛本行經云。大王我今自慨年耆根熟衰朽老邁。當於爾時不得覩見。失此大利。是故我今悲惋自傷。非彼不吉。即為大王而說偈言。 > Furthermore, the \*Fo benxing jing\* states: \[The sage said,\] 'Great King, I now lament for myself that my years are advanced, my faculties mature, and I am decrepit and decaying with age. At that future time, I will not be able to behold \[him\] and will lose this great benefit. Therefore, I now grieve and mourn for myself; it is not that he is inauspicious.' Thereupon he spoke a gāthā for the Great King: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.50) - [Next: 9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.52) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.9.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.9.51) · Pramāṇa