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wizard said, 'Alas! your master is a dead man. He will not live ;-not for ten days more! I saw something strange about him;-I saw the ashes (of his life) all slaked with water!' When Lieh-ze reentered, he wept till the front of his jacket was wet with his tears, and told Hû-ze what the man had said. Hû-zze said, 'I showed myself to him with the forms of (vegetation beneath) the earth. There were the sprouts indeed, but without (any appearance of) growth or regularity:-he seemed to see me with the springs of my (vital) power closed up. Try and come to me with him again.'
Next day, accordingly, Lieh-zze brought the man again and saw Hû-zze. When they went out, the man said, 'It is a fortunate thing for your master that he met with me. He will get better; he has all the signs of living! I saw the balance (of the springs of life) that had been stopped (inclining in his favour).' Lieh-ze went in, and reported these words to his master, who said, 'I showed myself to him after the pattern of the earth (beneath the) sky. Neither semblance nor reality entered (into my exhibition), but the springs (of life) were issuing from beneath my feet; he seemed to see me with the springs of vigorous action in full play. Try and come with him again.'
Next day Lieh-zze came with the man again, and again saw Hû-zze with him. When they went out, the wizard said, 'Your master is never the same. I cannot understand his physiognomy. Let him try to steady himself, and I will again view him.' Lieh-zze went in and reported this to Hû-zze, who said, 'This time I showed myself to him after the pattern of the grand harmony (of the two elemental
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |