火か宅たく無む常じょう

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

impermanent like a burning house; mutable; uncertain

A Buddhist expression comparing the world to a burning house, emphasizing its impermanence and uncertainty. Often used in the pattern 火宅無常の世界. Rare in modern everyday language; primarily encountered in literary or religious contexts.

• 火か宅たく無む常じょうの世せ界かいに生いきる私わたしたちは、安やすらぎを求もとめてしまう。

  Living in this impermanent world like a burning house, we cannot help but seek peace.