[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) › [金陵清涼院文益禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991) › 1.62 # 金陵清涼院文益禪師語錄 1.62 金陵清涼院文益禪師語錄 1.62 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.62) 師一日與李王論道罷，同觀牡丹花，王命作偈，師即賦云：「擁毳對芳叢，由來趣不同，髮從今日白，花是去年紅。豔冶隨朝露，馨香逐晚風，何須待零落，然後始知空。」王頓悟其意。 > One day, after discussing the Way with King Li, the master viewed peony flowers together with him. The king ordered him to compose a gāthā, and the master immediately composed this verse: / "Wrapped in robes, facing the fragrant thicket, / From the beginning, our inclinations have not been the same. / Hair has turned white starting from today; / Flowers are red as they were last year. / Bewitching beauty follows the morning dew; / Fragrance chases the evening wind. / Why must one wait for them to scatter and fall / Only then to recognize emptiness?" / The king was suddenly enlightened to its meaning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.61) - [Next: 1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.63) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991~en-mt.1.62) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.62) · Pramāṇa