[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) › 19.42 # 諸經要集 19.42 諸經要集 19.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.42) 命如華果熟　常恐會零落 已生皆有苦　孰能致不死 從初樂愛欲　可望入胞影 受形命如電　晝夜流難止 是身為死物　精神無形法 作命死復生　罪福不敗亡 終始非一世　從癡愛長久 自從受苦樂　身死神不喪 > Life is like a flower or fruit that ripens, > ever fearing that it will wither and fall. > All that is born has suffering; > who can bring about deathlessness? > From the outset delighting in love and desire, > one may expect to enter the shadow of the womb. > Taking on form, life is like lightning, > flowing day and night, difficult to halt. > This body is a dead thing; > the conscious spirit has no physical form. > Creating life, one dies and is born again; > guilt and merit do not perish. > End and beginning span more than a single lifetime; > enduring long on account of folly and attachment. > From these, one experiences suffering and joy; > though the body dies, the spirit is not lost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.41) - [Next: 19.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.43) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.19.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.10) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [法句譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-faju.4.44) — Classical Chinese - [法句經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-weiqinan.2.77) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.42) · Pramāṇa