[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 27.42 # 廣弘明集 27.42 廣弘明集 27.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27.42) 生浮命舛。識網情違。業雲結影。慧日潛暉。逶迤修道。極夜無歸。登山小魯。泛海難沂。參珉見璧。辯礫知璣。迷其未達。匪正何依。 > Life is fleeting and fate goes awry; / The net of consciousness thwarts our aims. / Clouds of karma cast their shadows; / The sun of wisdom conceals its light. / Winding is the long path; / In the deep night, there is no return. / Ascending the mountain, Lu looks small; / Floating upon the sea, it is hard to cross. / Comparing jade-like stones, one sees the true disc; / Distinguishing gravel, one recognizes the pearl. / For those deluded and not yet attained, / If not upon the orthodox, on what shall they rely? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27.41) - [Next: 27.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27.43) - [Up: 27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.27.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.27.42) · Pramāṇa