[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) › 9.55 # 諸經要集 9.55 諸經要集 9.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.55) 又涅槃經云。譬如燈炷唯賴膏油。膏油既盡勢不久停。人亦如是。唯賴壯膏。壯膏既盡。衰老之炷何得久住。 > Furthermore, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra says: 'For example, a lamp wick depends solely on oil; when the oil is exhausted, its glow cannot last long. A person is also like this: one depends solely on the oil of youth; when the oil of youth is exhausted, how could the wick of old age abide for long?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.54) - [Next: 9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.56) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.9.55) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大般涅槃經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.mahaparinirvana-mahayana*zh-dharmaksema.12.20) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.55) · Pramāṇa