[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) › 20.19 # 諸經要集 20.19 諸經要集 20.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.19) 何謂所求不得苦。家內錢財。散用追求大官吏民。望得富貴。勤苦求之不止會遇。得之而作邊境令長。未經幾時。貪取民物。為人告言。一朝有事檻車立待。欲殺之時。憂苦無量。不知死活何日。此是苦不。答言。實是大苦。 > "What is meant by the suffering of not getting what one seeks? One expends the wealth within one's household to pursue favor with high officials, petty clerks, and the people, hoping to attain wealth and nobility. One seeks it through tireless toil, never ceasing until an opportunity arises. Having obtained an appointment, one becomes a magistrate in a frontier region. Before long, greedily seizing the property of the people, one is denounced by others. In a single morning an incident occurs, and a caged prisoner-cart stands waiting. When on the verge of being executed, the grief and anguish are boundless, not knowing which day one will live or die. Is this suffering or not?" One replies: "Truly, it is great suffering." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.18) - [Next: 20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.20) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.20.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說五王經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottara.pancarajasutra*zh-t523.1.31) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.19) · Pramāṇa