Udanavarga 2.9

2.9

佛說偈已即還山中。賢者阿難前白佛言：「向者世尊臨田溝上，所說二偈不審其義？願聞其意。」佛告阿難：「汝見溝中污泥不淨糞壤之中生蓮華不？」「唯然見之。」佛言：「阿難！人在世間展轉相生，計壽百歲或長或短，妻子恩愛飢渴寒熱，或悲或欣，一凶二吉三毒四倒五陰六入七識八邪九惱十惡，猶如田溝畜藏糞壤污泥不淨。欻有一人覺世無常，發心學道修清淨志，凝神斷想自致得道，亦如污泥生好蓮華，身自得道還度宗親，一切眾生皆蒙開解，亦如華香奄蔽臭穢。」

“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.”