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FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING.
V, 28.
lord of the great earth, Pih-shih-tsung’ Nanda (or two lords, viz. Pih-shih-tsung and Nanda], 2248
For the sake of a beautiful woman fought and destroyed each other; how much more now, for the sake of religious reverence to our master, freed from passion, gone to Nirvana, 2249
Without regard to self, or careful of our lives, should we contend and assert our rights! A former king Kaurava (or belonging to the Kauravas) fought with a Pandava (king), 2250
"And the more they increased in strength the more they struggled, all for some temporary gain; how much more for our not-coveting a master (should we contend), covering to get his living (relics)? 2251
"The son of Râma, too, the Rishi (or Ramarishiputra), angry with king Dasaratha, destroyed his country, slew the people, because of the rage he felt; 2252
How much less for our master, freed from anger, should we be niggard of our lives! Râma, for Sita's sake, killed all the demon-spirits; 2253
How much more for our lord, heaven 3- received, should we not sacrifice our lives! The two demons A-lai (Alaka) and Po-ku were ever drawn into contention; 2254
'In the first place, because of their folly and ignorance, causing wide ruin among men; how
1 The character 'tsung' in this name is uncertain, I have not therefore attempted to restore it.
Not-covetous; here there is a double-entendre, contrasting the absence of covetousness in Buddha with the presence of it in the Pândavas and Kauravas. 3F heaven-taken-up-received.
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