仮かりの宿やどり

noun

temporary dwelling; this transient world

Literary and somewhat archaic expression. Often used in poetic or Buddhist contexts to emphasize the impermanence of worldly existence, likening life to a brief stay in a temporary lodging.

• この世よは仮かりの宿やどりに過すぎない。

  This world is nothing more than a temporary dwelling.

• 旅たび先さきの宿やどを仮かりの宿やどりと思おもえば、心こころも軽かるくなる。

  If you think of the inn on your journey as a temporary lodging, your heart feels lighter.