四句偈 / sì jù jì /
Four Lines of Gatha
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5月19日
四句偈
東晉 鳩摩羅什 譯 ( 344~413 )
一切有為法，如夢幻泡影；
如露亦如電，應作如是觀。
──選自《金剛經》
May 19
Four Lines of Gatha
Translated into Chinese by Kumarajiva (344 - 413, Eastern Jin Dynasty)
English translation: Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
All conditioned phenomena
Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows;
Like dew and lightning.
One should contemplate them in this way
── from Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond 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
