[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) › 13.79 # 諸經要集 13.79 諸經要集 13.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.79) 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: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.78) - [Next: 13.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.80) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.13.79) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.70.35) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [佛說八師經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.astaguruutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.79) · Pramāṇa