[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 27.42 # 法苑珠林 27.42 法苑珠林 27.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27.42) 志誠抱氷雪　暮齒迫桑榆 太息波川迅　悲哉人代拘 歲聿皆採穫　冬晚懼嚴枯 精誠求施戒　忍精定慧眸 結侶同共遠　勝地心相符 商人不顧死　羅剎未能逾 求寶竭大海　神怖捧明珠 寄言求道者　立志報非虛 > With earnest resolve embracing ice and snow, / Declining years press close to the mulberry and elm. / Sighing deeply at the swiftness of the river's waves, / How sad that human lifespans are constrained! / The passing year gathers in all harvests; / In late winter one fears the severe withering. / With sincere devotion seek charity and precepts, / With forbearance, vigor, concentration, and wisdom as the eyes. / Joining companions to journey far together, / In the supreme land their minds correspond. / The merchants disregarded death, / And the rākṣasa could not overcome them. / Seeking jewels, they drained the great ocean; / Terrified, the deity presented the radiant pearl. / A word sent to those who seek the Path: / If you establish your resolve, the recompense will not be in vain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27.41) - [Next: 27.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27.43) - [Up: 27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.27.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.27.42) · Pramāṇa