[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) › [出三藏記集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145) › 11.37 # 出三藏記集 11.37 出三藏記集 11.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11.37) 僧盡共思惟　一切生死過 求於度世道　若精進持戒 同亦當歸死　不精進持戒 同亦當歸死　寧持戒而死 不犯戒而生　譬如駃水流 日月不常住　人命疾於彼 去者不復還 > Let the saṅgha contemplate together > All the faults of birth and death, > Seeking the way to transcend the world. > If one vigorously upholds the precepts, > One will likewise return to death; > If one does not vigorously uphold the precepts, > One will likewise return to death. > Rather die while upholding the precepts > Than live while violating them! > Just as a swift current flows, > The sun and moon do not abide; > Human life is swifter than they, > And what departs does not return again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11.36) - [Next: 11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11.38) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145~en-mt.11.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.11.37) · Pramāṇa