[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) › [集諸經禮懺儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982) › 1.189 # 集諸經禮懺儀 1.189 集諸經禮懺儀 1.189 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1.189) 大眾欲作西方業，初夜獨坐自思量，莫言久住閻浮地，會有一日即無常。命如當風一條燭，亦如石中一電光，聞身康強不苦行，臨渴掘井水難望。 > If the great assembly wishes to cultivate the karma for the West, / In the initial watch of the night sit alone and contemplate on your own: / Do not say you will long abide in the land of Jambudvīpa, / For inevitably one day there will be impermanence. / Life is like a single candle facing the wind, / And like a flash of lightning struck from stone; / Hearing that the body is healthy and strong, if one does not practice austerities, / When thirst comes and one digs a well, it will be hard to hope for water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1.188) - [Next: 1.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1.190) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982~en-mt.1.189) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.1.189) · Pramāṇa