[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) › 97.23 # 法苑珠林 97.23 法苑珠林 97.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.23) 依如西域葬法有四。一水漂。二火焚。三土埋。四施林。五分律云。若火燒時安在石上。不得草土上。恐傷蟲故。四分律云。如來輪王二人悉火葬。餘人通前。四葬者多。五分律云。屍應埋之（此謂王法不許施身。復恐夏燒殺蟲。故令埋之。自外無難水林亦得也）又依四分律及五百問事云。若見如來塔廟及見五眾出家人塚塔。大於己者。皆須展轉依生時年臘而設禮之。若一切白衣見出家人塚塔。不簡大小皆須敬禮。 > According to the Western Regions, there are four methods of burial: first, floating in water; second, burning with fire; third, burying in the earth; fourth, offering to the forest. The Mahīśāsaka-vinaya says: "When burning with fire, place it upon a stone; it must not be on grass or soil, for fear of harming insects." The Dharmaguptaka-vinaya says: "The Tathāgata and the cakravartin are both cremated with fire; for other people, all four methods are applicable, and among them many are buried." The Mahīśāsaka-vinaya says: "The corpse should be buried" (this refers to when royal law does not permit casting away the body, and moreover in summer one fears burning will kill insects; hence it orders burying it. Apart from this, where there are no difficulties, water and forest are also permissible). Furthermore, according to the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya and the Five Hundred Inquiries, it says: "If one sees a stupa or temple of the Tathāgata, or sees the burial stupas of ordained monastics of the five assemblies who are senior to oneself, one must successively pay homage to them according to the years since their ordination in life. If any laypeople see the burial stupas of ordained monastics, regardless of seniority, they must all pay respectful homage." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 97.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.22) - [Next: 97.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.24) - [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.97.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.54) — Classical Chinese - [北山錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2113.6.4.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.23) · Pramāṇa