[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) › 97.15 # 法苑珠林 97.15 法苑珠林 97.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.15) 一切要歸盡　高者會當墮 生者無不死　有命皆無常 眾生墮有數　一切皆有為 一切諸世間　無有不老死 眾生是常法　生生皆歸死 隨其所造業　罪福有果報 惡業墮地獄　善業生天上 高行生善道　得無漏涅槃 > "All must eventually come to an end; / That which is high must fall. / None who are born do not die; / All that has life is impermanent. / Sentient beings fall into conditioned numbers; / Everything is conditioned. / In all the worlds, / There is none that does not age and die. / This is the constant principle of sentient beings: / Birth after birth, all return to death. / In accordance with the karma they create, / Offenses and blessings bring retribution: / Evil karma leads to falling into hell; / Good karma leads to birth in heaven. / Exalted practice leads to birth in good destinies, / Attaining untainted nirvāṇa." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 97.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.14) - [Next: 97.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.16) - [Up: 97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.97.15) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [四分律](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.other-vinayas.dharmaguptaka*zh-buddhayasas.51.61) — Classical Chinese - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.47) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.15) · Pramāṇa