[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [往生禮讚偈](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980) › 1.83 # 往生禮讚偈 1.83 往生禮讚偈 1.83 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.83) 人生不精進，喻若樹無根， 採華置日中，能得幾時鮮？ 人命亦如是，無常須臾間， 勸諸行道眾，勤修乃至真。 > Human life without vigor > is like a tree without roots; > if one picks a flower and sets it in the midday sun, > how long can it stay fresh? > Human life is also like this, > impermanent in a mere instant. > I urge all practitioners of the Way: > cultivate diligently so as to attain the ultimate truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.82) - [Next: 1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.84) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980~en-mt.1.83) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集諸經禮懺儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.2.73) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.83) · Pramāṇa