Unname udakaṃ vaṭṭhaṃ yathā
ninnaṃ pavattati
evameva ito dinnaṃ
petānaṃ upakappati
Yathā vārivahā pūrā
paripūrenti sāgaraṃ
Evameva ito dinnaṃ
petānaṃ upakappati
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā
uppādavayadhammino
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti
tesaṃ vūpasamo sukho
"You are about to die! What does it mean? We will go on living. And what does that mean?"
"They are both the way of things," the master replied.
"But how can I understand two such different states?" Hofaku answered: "When it rains it pours," and then calmly died