[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 1.61 # 諸經要集 1.61 諸經要集 1.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.61) 寧受一切苦　得聞佛音聲 不受一切樂　而不聞佛名 所以無量劫　受此諸苦惱 流轉生死中　不聞佛名故 > "Better to endure all suffering / and thereby hear the sound of the Buddha, / than to receive every pleasure / but never hear the Buddha's name. / The reason that for immeasurable kalpas / we have suffered these various afflictions, / transmigrating through birth and death, / is that we did not hear the Buddha's name." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.60) - [Next: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.62) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.1.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [樂邦文類](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.146) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.61) · Pramāṇa