[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) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.16 # 四十二章經 1.16 English (machine translation) 1.16 - **Language:** English ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.16) The Buddha said: "In the world there are five difficulties: being poor and practicing generosity is difficult; being noble and wealthy and studying the Way is difficult; controlling one's lifespan so as not to die is difficult; getting to see the Buddhist sūtras is difficult; being born and encountering a Buddha's era is difficult." - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.17) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.16) · Pramāṇa