[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) › [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b) › 1.23 # 佛說五無返復經 1.23 佛說五無返復經 1.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.23) 佛言：「不然，不如卿語。此之五人最有返復，知命無常，非愁憂所逮。往古聖不免斯患，況於凡夫，大啼小哭何益死者？世間俗人無數劫來流轉生死，遷神不滅，死而復生，如車輪轉無有休息。背死向生，非憂愁所逮。」 > The Buddha said, "It is not so; it is not as you say. These five people possess the greatest sense of mutual duty. They understand that life is impermanent and cannot be overtaken by sorrow and grief. Even the ancient sages could not escape this affliction, how much less ordinary persons! What benefit does weeping loudly or crying softly bring to the dead? For countless eons, worldly people have been transmigrating through birth and death; the spirit moves on without perishing, dying and being reborn again, turning like a cartwheel without rest. Leaving behind death and turning toward birth cannot be overtaken by grief and sorrow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.22) - [Next: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.24) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b~en-mt.1.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛說五無反復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.26) — Classical Chinese - [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.23) · Pramāṇa