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# 法苑珠林 3.55

法苑珠林 3.55

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.3.55)

三界擾擾　六道茫茫　往還不已  
受苦未央　報纏敦逼　楚痛分張  
寔由惡業　感此危亡　焉知溺水  
詎識舟航　基累重檐　未翥翱翔  
願出穢土　游息淨方　一念歸正  
萬壽無疆

> The three realms are in turmoil; the six destinies are boundless and vast.  
> Going and returning without cease,  
> Enduring suffering that knows no end.  
> Entangled and pressed hard by retribution,  
> Pains and agonies are inflicted.  
> Truly this stems from evil karma,  
> Inviting this danger and demise.  
> How could one know of drowning in water?  
> How could one recognise a boat?  
> With piles of layers weighing down on the eaves,  
> Wings have not yet taken flight.  
> We pray to emerge from this defiled land,  
> To roam and rest in the pure realm;  
> With a single thought returning to the right,  
> Ten thousand ages of life without end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.3.55) — English, machine translation

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