[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) › 1.25 # 四十二章經 1.25 English (machine translation) 1.25 - **Language:** English ### [1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.25) The Buddha said: "Thoroughly contemplate within yourself the four great elements: names only possess nominal existence and are altogether nonexistent; the self is a lodged life, and life is also not long; its affairs are merely like an illusion." - [Previous: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.24) - [Next: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.26) - [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.784.1.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.25) · Pramāṇa