[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) › 19.61 # 諸經要集 19.61 諸經要集 19.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.61) 夫生則八識扶持。死則四大離散。迅矣百齡終歸磨滅。循環三界迴轉靡停。故經曰。有始必終。既生則滅。聖教不虛。目覩交臂。所以於此緣中。略述六門。 > Now, life is sustained by the eight consciousnesses, while death is the dispersal of the four great elements. Swift indeed is a lifespan of a hundred years, ultimately returning to destruction, circulating through the three realms, turning without pause. Therefore the sūtra states: "Whatever has a beginning must have an end; having been born, it must perish." The sacred teaching is not empty; we witness it close at hand. Therefore, within this section on conditions, I shall briefly set forth six divisions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.60) - [Next: 19.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.62) - [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.19.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.97.30) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.19.61) · Pramāṇa