[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) › [佛說五無反復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a) › 1.16 # 佛說五無反復經 1.16 佛說五無反復經 1.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.16) 奴為梵志說譬喻言：「我之大家，因緣和會，我如犢子，隨逐大牛，人殺大牛，犢子在邊，不能救護大牛之命，憂愁不樂，啼哭懊惱，何益死者？」 > The servant spoke a parable for the brahmacārin: “My master and I were joined by causes and conditions. I was like a calf following an ox: when someone slaughters the ox while the calf stands beside it, the calf cannot preserve the ox's life. What benefit to the dead are sorrow and dejection, weeping and despair?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.17) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a~en-mt.1.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.13) — Classical Chinese - [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.14) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.16) · Pramāṇa