会者定離

Japanese

Kanji in this term
会	者	定	離
え Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 3	り Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
會者定離 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 遺教經 (The Sutra on the Buddha's Bequeathed Teachings, a Chinese translation; the original version in Sanskrit has been lost.):

世皆無常，會必有離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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世皆无常，会必有离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Shì jiē wúcháng, huì bì yǒu lí. [Pinyin]

Everything about the world is impermanent. A meeting is always accompanied with a parting.

Literal translation (kanbun kundoku) in Japanese:

世(よ)皆(みな)常(つね)無(な)し、会(あ)えば必(かなら)ず離(はな)る有(あ)り。

Yo mina tsune nashi, aeba kanarazu hanaru ari.

Everything about the world is impermanent. A meeting is always accompanied with a parting.

Proverb

会(え)者(しゃ)定(じょう)離(り) • (eshajōri) 

1. (Buddhism) those who meet must part (Every human relationship will end someday due to the transient nature of life.)

See also

• 諸(しょ)行(ぎょう)無(む)常(じょう) (shogyō mujō)
• 盛(じょう)者(しゃ)必(ひっ)衰(すい) (jōshahissui)