諸經要集 13.79

13.79

六謂年老。夫老之為苦。頭白齒落。目視冥冥。耳聽不聰。盛去衰至。皮緩面皺。百節疲痛。行步苦極。坐起呻吟。憂悲心惱。識神轉滅。便旋即忘。命日促盡。言之流涕。吾見無常災變如此。故行求道。不欲更之。是吾六師。佛於是說偈言。

"The sixth is old age. Indeed, old age is suffering: hair turning white and teeth falling out; eyes seeing dimly; ears not hearing keenly; vigor departing and decline arriving; skin slackening and face wrinkling; the hundred joints aching with fatigue; walking is extreme agony; sitting up and lying down brings groans; sorrow and grief distress the mind; the conscious spirit progressively fades; what was just done is instantly forgotten; life is cut short day by day; to speak of it brings tears. Seeing impermanence and catastrophic changes such as these, I set out to seek the Way and wish never to undergo them again. This is my sixth teacher." Thereupon the Buddha spoke a verse, saying: