諸經要集 13.34

13.34

四謂父母兄弟。室家親族。朋友知識。恩愛榮樂。財物富貴。官爵俸祿。騎乘遊觀。妻妾子息。以自嬌恣。飲食快意。兒郎僕使。趨行綺視。顧影而步。輕蔑眾人。計己無雙。奴客庸馬。獸類畜生。出入自在。無有期度。不察前後。謂其眷屬從使之眾意可常得。宿對卒至如湯消雪。心乃懷懼請求濟患。安得如願。呼噏命斷魂神獨逝。父母兄弟。妻子親族。朋友知識。恩愛眷屬。皆自獨留。官爵財物。僕從各散。馳走如星。欲求不死終不可得也。佛告比丘。古今已來。天地成立。無免此苦四難之患。以斯四苦。佛興于世。

Fourth is considering one's parents and siblings, household and kinsmen, friends and acquaintances, affection and pleasures, wealth and high station, official ranks and stipends, riding in processions and sightseeing, wives, concubines, and children, thereby indulging in arrogance, eating and drinking to one's heart's content, with young sons and attendants trotting about in fine raiment, admiring their own shadows as they walk, despising the multitude, and reckoning oneself without peer. Slaves, retainers, fine horses, and assorted beasts go in and out at will without measure or limit; one does not examine before and after, but thinks that one's retinue and servants can be retained forever at will. When past retributions suddenly arrive, like hot water melting snow, fear enters the heart, and one begs to be rescued from calamity. How could one's wishes be granted? With an inhalation, life is cut off, and the consciousness departs alone. Parents and siblings, wives, children, and kinsmen, friends and acquaintances, cherished loved ones and family members—all are left behind alone. Official rank, wealth, goods, and servants scatter in every direction, fleeting like shooting stars. If one wishes to seek freedom from death, it can never be attained. The Buddha addressed the bhikṣus: 'From antiquity to the present, since heaven and earth were established, none have escaped the suffering of these four calamities. It is on account of these four sufferings that a Buddha appears in the world.'