Udanavarga 2.8

2.8

「如作田溝，近於大道，中生蓮華，
香潔可意。有生死然，凡夫處邊，
智者樂出，為佛弟子。」

“As a ditch in the field, close beside the highway, will produce the lily in its midst, and spread far and wide its delightful perfume, so in the midst of life and death (that is, the phenomenal world), beside the way of false speculation (universal inquiry), the wise man diffuses his glad sentiments in becoming a disciple of Buddha.”