[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 2.72 # 諸經要集 2.72 諸經要集 2.72 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.72) 朝聞誠有悅　夕死固無憂 空見尋青簡　詎是滌玄流 灑血良難訪　焚軀豈易求 浮涼汎層液　飛景燭重幽 群鴻啟將慶　一鳥革前修 始怡披寶篋　終然亂法舟 八藏微難識　三祇未可休 自非懲心垢　何得會真如 > To hear \[the Way\] in the morning is truly a joy; / to die in the evening brings no sorrow at all. > Yet vainly looking, one searches the green bamboo slips; / how can this cleanse the mysterious flow? > Sprinkling one's blood is indeed difficult to match; / burning one's body—how could it be easy to seek? > A drifting coolness floats on the layered fluids; / the flying radiance illuminates the deep darkness. > The flock of wild geese initiates approaching celebration; / a single bird transforms earlier cultivation. > At first, one is joyful opening the precious casket; / in the end, one indeed throws the Dharma-boat into confusion. > The eight treasuries are subtle and hard to fathom; / the three asaṃkhyeyas cannot yet be brought to rest. > Unless one chastises the defilements of the mind, / how can one unite with suchness? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.71) - [Next: 2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.73) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.2.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.72) · Pramāṇa