[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) › 8.70 # 諸經要集 8.70 諸經要集 8.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.70) 含識皆畏死　有命懼嶮危 如魚困池涸　難逢流水希 親疎皆父母　何得不悲時 但慈救厄苦　福報自然隨 > All conscious beings fear death; / Those with life dread perilous danger. / Like fish stranded in a drying pond, / Rare is the chance to meet flowing water. / Close and distant alike are fathers and mothers; / How could one not grieve for them in time? / Simply rescue them from distress with compassion, / And karmic retribution will naturally follow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.69) - [Next: 8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.71) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.8.70) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.60) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.70) · Pramāṇa