經律異相 26.21

26.21

"When the kalpa-burning ends, / heaven and earth blaze thoroughly; / Sumeru and the vast oceans / all turn to ashes and cinders. / When the merit of devas and dragons is exhausted, / they wither and perish therein. / When even the two principles perish, / what constancy is there in a kingdom? / Birth, old age, sickness, and death / revolve without limit; / things run contrary to wishes, / and grief and sorrow cause harm. / Desires are deep and disasters heavy, / sores and tumors without end; / the three realms are all suffering, / what reliance is there in a kingdom? / Being fundamentally originates from non-being; / causes and conditions bring all into existence. / What flourishes must decline; / what is real must become empty. / The teeming sentient beings / all abide as if in an illusion; / sounds and echoes are both empty, / and kingdoms are also like this. / The conscious spirit is formless, / falsely mounting the four serpents; / taking the jewel elephant of ignorance / as a chariot of pleasure. / Form has no constant master; / the spirit has no constant home. / When even form and spirit part, / how can there be a kingdom?"