[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) › 20.9 # 諸經要集 20.9 諸經要集 20.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.9) 佛告諸比丘。汝等見諸眾生安隱諸樂。當作是念。我等長夜輪轉生死。亦曾受斯樂其趣無量。或見諸眾生受諸苦惱。當作是念。我昔長夜輪轉生死以來。亦曾受如是之苦。其數無量。或見諸眾生而生恐怖。衣毛為竪。當作是念。我等過去必曾殺生。為傷害者。為惡知識。於無始生死長夜輪轉。不知苦之本際。或見諸眾生愛念歡喜者。當作是念。如是過去世時。必為我等父母兄弟姊妹妻子親屬師友知識。如是長夜生死輪轉。無明所蓋。愛繫其頸。故長夜輪轉。不知苦之本際。是故諸比丘。當如是學精勤方便。斷除諸本莫令增長。爾時世尊即說偈言。 > The Buddha addressed the bhikṣus: 'When you see sentient beings in security and experiencing various pleasures, you should reflect thus: "In wandering through the long night of saṃsāra, we too have experienced such pleasures in immeasurable realms." Or when you see sentient beings enduring various sufferings and afflictions, you should reflect thus: "Since wandering through the long night of saṃsāra in the past, we too have experienced such sufferings an immeasurable number of times." Or when you see sentient beings and give rise to fear so that your hair stands on end, you should reflect thus: "In the past we must have taken life, acted as tormentors, or been bad companions; wandering through the long night of beginningless saṃsāra, we did not know the original limit of suffering." Or when you see sentient beings and feel affection and joy toward them, you should reflect thus: "In past lives they must have been our parents, brothers, sisters, wives, children, relatives, teachers, and friends." Thus wandering through the long night of saṃsāra, veiled by ignorance and with craving binding the neck, one wanders through the long night, not knowing the original limit of suffering. Therefore, bhikṣus, you should train thus, exerting energetic skill-in-means to sever the roots \[of suffering\] and not let them increase.' At that time, the Bhagavat spoke this verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.8) - [Next: 20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.10) - [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.20.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.20.9) · Pramāṇa