何日出頭 / hé rì chū tóu /
When Will You Achieve the Way?
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6月8日
何日出頭
唐 古靈神贊 ( 生卒年不詳)
空門不肯出，投窗也太癡；
千年鑽故紙，何日出頭時。
──選自《楞嚴經宗通》
June 8
When Will You Achieve the Way?
Guling Shenzan (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: William Chong
Unwilling to leave through the gate of emptiness,
Too stupid to leave even through the window.
For a thousand years, studying these ancient pages,
When will you achieve the Way?
── from Lengyanjing Zongtong (Mastering the School Tenets of the Shurangama Sutra)
References:
《獻給旅行者們365日──中華文化佛教寶典》365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
