[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) › 19.49 # 諸經要集 19.49 諸經要集 19.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.49) 述曰。生死連環。不離俗諦。雖復出家志求勝道。分段難捨。變易未除。仍依三界。隨俗遷流。至於存亡。皆依內外。臨終之日。安置得所。葬送威儀。具存下說。且論亡屍。安置南北。魂魄不同。今此略述。禮記禮運曰。體魄則降。知氣在上。死者北首。生者南向。 > The commentary states: The chain of birth and death does not depart from conventional truth. Although one may leave home with the aspiration to seek the superior Path, \[the body of\] segmented mortality is difficult to relinquish, and \[the body of\] transformative mortality has not yet been eliminated. One still relies on the three realms and drifts along with worldly customs. As for surviving and perishing, both rely on internal and external factors. On the day of approaching the end, settling \[the deceased\] in an appropriate manner and the decorum of burial and funeral will be fully presented below. First, as for discussing the corpse of the deceased, its placement toward north or south, and the hun and po souls being different, we briefly narrate it here. The 'Liyun' chapter of the Liji says: 'The corporeal soul (po) descends, while the conscious breath (qi) is above. The dead have their heads to the north; the living face south.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.48) - [Next: 19.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.50) - [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.19.49) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.17) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.49) · Pramāṇa