法苑珠林 52.19

English (machine translation) 52.19

Language: English

52.19

The devaputras in heaven— / is he your son, / or among the nāgas, / is he the son of a nāga spirit? / Then the Buddha himself explained: / He is not the devaputras' son, / nor is he your son, / nor indeed is he the son of the nāgas. / The conditions of birth and death / are impermanent, like an illusion; / all do not endure for long, / just like passing guests.

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese