朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
道を聞く is read as みちをきく (michi o kiku) and means to ask the way.
みちをきく
michi o kiku
あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
どうじょう
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)