法苑珠林 70.40

70.40

惟念老病死　三界之大患
福盡而命終　棄之於黃泉
身爛還歸土　魂魄隨因緣
吾用畏是故　學道求泥洹

Reflecting solely on old age, sickness, and death—
they are the great afflictions of the tridhātu.
When blessings are exhausted and life terminates,
one is cast away into the Yellow Springs.

The rotting body returns to the earth;
the spirit follows causes and conditions.
It is because I fear this
that I study the Way to seek nirvāṇa.