[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) › 10.9 # 諸經要集 10.9 諸經要集 10.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.9) 世多愚惑人　守慳不布施 積財千萬億　稱言是我有 臨欲壽終時　眼見惡鬼神 刀風解其體　無復出入息 貪識隨善惡　受報甚苦辛 將至受罪處　變悔乞何及 > "The world has many foolish, deluded people / who cling to stinginess and do not practice dāna. / Accumulating wealth by thousands, millions, and billions, / they proclaim: 'This belongs to me.' / When their life is about to end, / their eyes behold evil ghosts and spirits. / Knife-like winds dismember their bodies, / and inhalations and exhalations cease. / The greedy consciousness follows good and evil, / receiving retribution that is bitterly painful. / When about to arrive at the place of punishment, / what use is regret and begging for mercy?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.8) - [Next: 10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.10) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.10.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.10.9) · Pramāṇa