Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
老驥櫪に伏すとも志千里に在り -- Buddhist sutra
English translation:
An old war-horse may be stabled, Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;
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Joyce A
May 27, 2008 07:57
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Japanese term
老驥櫪に伏すとも志千里に在り -- Buddhist sutra
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Hi. Does anyone know the English version of this Buddhist sutra? (I do have the explanation in Japanese, but it'd be much better if there were already something that's perhaps already written in English.) Thank you!
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| 3 +5 | An old war-horse may be stabled, Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li; |
OneTa
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| 4 | I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest |
Michael_Chen
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An old war-horse may be stabled, Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;
As originally this is a Chinese proverb, I provide a well accepted English version in Chi
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I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest
{An old war-horse may be stabled, Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;} it's a word by word translation
"I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest" could be a more natual way.
and yes, it's Chinese proverb from thousands of years ago:
"老骥伏枥，志在千里。 烈士暮年，壮心不已"
-from a poem wrote by Cao Cao (Three Kingdoms)
"I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest" could be a more natual way.
and yes, it's Chinese proverb from thousands of years ago:
"老骥伏枥，志在千里。 烈士暮年，壮心不已"
-from a poem wrote by Cao Cao (Three Kingdoms)
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| I appreciate your input, Michael! |
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