[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) › 30.51 # 廣弘明集 30.51 廣弘明集 30.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [30.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.51) 天長命自短。世促道悠悠。禪衢闊遠駕。愛海亂輕舟。累塵曾未極。心樹豈能籌。情埃何用洗。正水有清流。 > Heaven is long, yet life is brief; / the world is fleeting, while the Way stretches far. / The thoroughfare of dhyāna is broad for distant carriages; / the ocean of desire troubles the frail boat. / Accumulated defilements have never reached an end; / how can the mind-tree be measured? / With what can the dust of passions be washed away? / The water of correctness has a clear flow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 30.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.50) - [Next: 30.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.52) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.30.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.30.51) · Pramāṇa