[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) › 1.6 # 佛說五無返復經 1.6 佛說五無返復經 1.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.6) 其人答曰：「人生有死，物成有敗，善者有報，惡者有對，愁憂啼哭，何所追逮？設不飲食，何益死者。卿今入城，我家在某處，願過語之：『吾子已死，不須持二人食來。』」 > The man answered, "Where there is birth, there is death; where things are accomplished, there is ruin. The good receive retribution, and the evil receive their due. With sorrow, grief, and weeping, what can be retrieved? Even if I were not to eat or drink, what benefit would that be to the dead? Since you are now going into the city, my house is in such-and-such a place. Please stop by and tell them: 'My son is already dead; there is no need to bring food for two.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.7) - [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.1.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛說五無反復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751a.1.7) — Classical Chinese - [佛說五無返復經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.751b.1.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.752.1.6) · Pramāṇa