Just as the mountains of solid rock,
Massive, reaching to the sky,
Might draw together from all sides
Crushing all in the four quarters -
So aging and death come
Rolling over living beings . . . .
Therefore a person of wisdom here,
Out of regard for his own good,
Steadfast, should settle faith
In the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
- Samyutta Nikaya
