[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) › 9.63 # 諸經要集 9.63 諸經要集 9.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.63) 猶如死囚　將詣都市　動向死道 人命如是　如河駛流　往而不返 人命如是　逝者不還 > 'Just like a condemned prisoner / being taken to the execution grounds, / each step heading toward the path of death; > human life is like this. / Like a river's swift current, / going and never returning; > human life is like this: / those who pass on do not return.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.62) - [Next: 9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.64) - [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.9.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.63) · Pramāṇa