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FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING.
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step advance along the upward road, as the sun skirts along (approaches) the western' mountains. 1888
At this time the Likkhavis, with saddened hearts, went back along the way; lifting their hands to heaven and sighing bitterly: 'Alas! what sorrow this!
His body like the pure gold mountain, the marks upon his person so majestic, ere long and like a towering crag he falls; not to live, then why not, “not to love 3 ?" 1890
The powers of birth and death, weakened awhile, the lord Tathagata, himself the fount (mother) of wisdom (appeared), and now to give it up and disappear! without a saviour now, what check to sorrow. 1891
The world long time endured in darkness, and men were led by a false light along the way-when lo! the sun of wisdom rose; and now, again, it fades and dies—no warning given. 1892
Behold the whirling waves of ignorance engulfing all the world! (Why is) the bridge or raft of wisdom in a moment cut away? 1893
"The loving and the great physician king (came) with remedies of wisdom, beyond all price, to heal the hurts and pains of men-why suddenly goes he away? 1894
*The excellent and heavenly flag of love adorned with wisdom's blazonry, embroidered with the dia
The idea appears to be, that as the sun advances in his course, he approaches the western mountains as his true setting place, i. e. he approaches the equinoctial point.
· This comparison of Buddha's body to the golden mountain (sumeru) is a very frequent one, and is probably allied in its origin with the idea of Bel, 'the great mountain' (sadu rabu).
The sense is, 'if he dies, where is the proof of his love?'
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |