[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.752) › 1.12 # 佛說五無返復經 1.12 佛說五無返復經 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.12) 婦復為梵志說喻言：「我等夫婦，因緣共會，須臾間已。譬如飛鳥暮栖高樹，擾擾作聲，向明各自飛去，行求飲食。有緣則合，無緣則離，夫婦如是，無常對至，隨其本命，不能相救。」 > The wife likewise spoke a parable to the brahmacārin, saying, "We as husband and wife came together through causes and conditions for merely a fleeting moment. It is like birds that roost in a high tree at dusk, chattering noisily, and at dawn fly off in their own directions to seek food. When conditions are present, they unite; when conditions are gone, they part. Husband and wife are just like this: when the retribution of impermanence arrives, each follows their own destiny, and we cannot save each other." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛說五無反復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.14) — Classical Chinese - [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.12) · Pramāṇa