12月2日

普賢菩薩警眾偈
三國 維祇難 譯 ( 生卒年不詳 )

是日已過，命亦隨減；
如少水魚，斯有何樂？
當勤精進，如救頭燃；
但念無常，慎勿放逸。

──選自《法句經》

December 2

Admonition of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Translated into Chinese by Vighna (Years unknown, Three Kingdoms Period)
English translation: You Zai

The day has passed, our lives thus shortened,
Like fish running short of water, for what do we rejoice?
Strive on diligently and vigilantly, as if putting out fire on the head.
Be mindful of impermanence, and be cautious of laxity.

── from Dharmapada