SĀ² 2.346
Saṃyuktāgama (2nd)别译杂阿含经
SA-2 346（三四六）
Parallel to: SN 48.50 (~) / SĀ 659 (~)
Thus have I heard: | 如是我闻： |
Once, the Buddha was at Anāthapiṇḍada's Park in the Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī. At that time, the Buddha told the bhikṣus, "It is like when rain falls to the ground, bubbles quickly form and quickly disappear. The Dharma of birth and death, quickly forming and quickly disappearing, is also like this. The beginningless cycle of birth and death is long and far-reaching. Therefore, bhikṣus, you should diligently practice to sever and leave behind all existence. You should train in this way." | 一时，佛在舍卫国祇树给孤独园。尔时，佛告诸比丘：「譬如天雨，既至于地，即便生泡，速生速灭，生死之法，速生速灭，亦复如是。无始生死，长远若斯。是故比丘，应勤方便，断离诸有，当作是学。」 |
After the Buddha spoke this, the bhikṣus heard what the Buddha said and joyfully practiced it. | 佛说是已，诸比丘闻佛所说，欢喜奉行。 |
Translated from Chinese using Gemma-2-Mitra (Buddhist-NLP).
This is the classical Chinese root text of Saṃyuktāgama (2nd), a parallel to the Pali sutta(s) listed above. Source: CBETA (Taishō edition).