[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) › [佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245) › 2.10 # 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 2.10 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 2.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2.10) 「『劫燒終訖，乾坤洞燃。須彌巨海， 都為灰焬，天龍福盡，於中彫喪。 二儀尚殞，國有何常。生老病死， 輪轉無際，事與願違，憂悲為害。 欲深禍重，瘡疣無外，三界皆苦， 國有何賴。有本自無，因緣成諸， 盛者必衰，實者必虛。眾生蠢蠢， 都如幻居，聲響俱空，國土亦如。 識神無形，假乘四蛇，無明寶象， 以為樂車。形無常主，神無常家， 形神尚離，豈有國耶！』 > "'When the kalpa-fire reaches its end, heaven and earth burn through and through; > Mount Sumeru and the vast oceans > are entirely reduced to ashes; > when the merit of gods and dragons is exhausted, > they wither and perish therein. > Even the two primal forces perish— > how could a kingdom be permanent? > Birth, old age, sickness, and death > revolve without limit; > affairs run contrary to one's desires; > sorrow and grief cause harm. > Desires are deep and calamities heavy, > boils and sores without exception; > the three realms are entirely suffering— > what reliance is there in a kingdom? > Being is fundamentally non-being; > causes and conditions bring about all things. > What flourishes must decline; > what is substantial must become empty. > Sentient beings, crawling and swarming, > are all like dwellers in an illusion; > sounds and echoes are both empty, > and the lands of the state are likewise so. > The conscious spirit has no physical form, > provisionally riding upon four serpents; > it takes the precious elephant of ignorance > to be a pleasure chariot. > The body has no permanent master; > the spirit has no constant home. > If body and spirit still separate, > how could a kingdom remain?'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2.9) - [Next: 2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2.11) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245~en-mt.2.10) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.26.21) — Classical Chinese - [仁王般若經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.26) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.245.2.10) · Pramāṇa