Udanavarga 1.5

1.5

「所行非常，謂興衰法，夫生輒死，
此滅為樂。譬如陶家，埏埴作器，
一切要壞，人命亦然。」

“Whatever exists (sanskāra) is without endurance. And hence the terms “flourishing" and “decaying.” A man is born, and then he dies. Oh, the happiness of escaping from this condition! For the life of men is but as the earthen vessels made in a potter's mill; formed with such care, they are all destined to destruction.”