9月1日

自家明珠
宋 茶陵郁 ( 生卒年不詳 )

我有明珠一顆，久被塵勞關鎖；
今朝塵盡光生，照破山河萬朵。

──選自《釋氏稽古略》

September 1

One's Own Bright Pearl
Chalingyu (Years unknown, Song Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

I have a single bright pearl,
Long imprisoned in dust.
Now that the dust is gone, brightness shines through
Illuminating all mountains and rivers.

── from Shishi Jigu Lue (Examinations on the Lineage of the Sakya Family)