[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) › 17.85 # 諸經要集 17.85 諸經要集 17.85 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.85) 又四十二章經云。佛言。天下有五難。貧窮布施難。豪貴學道難。制命不死難。得覩佛經難。生值佛世難。 > The Sūtra of Forty-two Chapters also says: The Buddha said, "In the world there are five difficult things: it is difficult to practice giving (dāna) when poor; it is difficult to study the Path when noble and rich; it is difficult to control life so as not to die; it is difficult to obtain sight of the Buddhist scriptures; and it is difficult to be born encountering the era of a Buddha." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.84) - [Next: 17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.86) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.17.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.85) · Pramāṇa