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## The Sutra Kritanga Sutra
**Verse 2:**
"Even children, old people, and those in the womb, humans abandon this life, they die. Just as a hawk seizes a partridge, so too does death seize life when the lifespan is exhausted."
**Commentary:**
"The Lord, showing that the lifespan of all beings in the world is not fixed, but subject to beginnings and endings, says: 'Even children, old people, and those in the womb, humans abandon this life, they die. See this, you! Who are they? Humans. Humans are the ones who deserve to be taught, so the term 'humans' is used. Because lifespan is subject to many dangers, all beings abandon their lives in all stages of life. For example, even someone with a lifespan of three palya (a unit of time) dies within a moment after reaching the end of their lifespan. And it is said, 'A being dies in the womb, or at birth.' Here, an example is given: Just as a hawk, a type of bird, seizes a partridge, a type of bird, and kills it, so too does death seize the lives of beings. When the cause of the beginning of the lifespan is exhausted, or when the lifespan is exhausted, the life of beings is broken, cut off, and destroyed."
**Verse 3:**
"By mothers and fathers, they are robbed, a good path is not easily attained after death. Seeing these fears, the virtuous should refrain from the beginning."