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There was a poet who had acquired the spotless eye of truth,<br/>
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There was a poet who had acquired the spotless [[eye]] of [[truth]],<br/>
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and he believed in the Buddha,<br/>
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and he believed in the [[Buddha]],<br/>
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whose doctrine gave him peace of mind<br/>
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whose [[doctrine]] gave him [[peace]] of [[mind]]<br/>
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and comfort in the hour of affliction. [1]<br/>
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and {{Wiki|comfort}} in the hour of [[affliction]]. [1]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
And it happened that an epidemic swept over the country in which he lived,<br/>
 
And it happened that an epidemic swept over the country in which he lived,<br/>
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so that many died, and the people were terrified.<br/>
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so that many [[died]], and the [[people]] were terrified.<br/>
 
Some of them trembled with fright,<br/>
 
Some of them trembled with fright,<br/>
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and in anticipation of their fate<br/>
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and in anticipation of their [[fate]]<br/>
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were smitten with all the horrors of death before they died,<br/>
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were smitten with all the horrors of [[death]] before they [[died]],<br/>
 
while others began to be merry, shouting loudly,<br/>
 
while others began to be merry, shouting loudly,<br/>
 
"Let us enjoy ourselves to-day,<br/>
 
"Let us enjoy ourselves to-day,<br/>
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but a mere pretence and affectation. [2]<br/>
 
but a mere pretence and affectation. [2]<br/>
 
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Among all these worldly men and women trembling with anxiety,<br/>
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Among all these [[worldly]] men and women trembling with [[anxiety]],<br/>
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the Buddhist poet lived in the time of the pestilence,<br/>
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the [[Buddhist]] poet lived in the [[time]] of the pestilence,<br/>
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as usual, calm and undisturbed,<br/>
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as usual, [[calm]] and undisturbed,<br/>
 
helping wherever he could and ministering unto the sick,<br/>
 
helping wherever he could and ministering unto the sick,<br/>
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soothing their pains by medicine and religious consolation. [3]<br/>
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soothing their [[pains]] by [[medicine]] and [[religious]] consolation. [3]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
And a man came to him and said:<br/>
 
And a man came to him and said:<br/>
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"My heart is nervous and excited, for I see people die.<br/>
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"My [[heart]] is nervous and excited, for I see [[people]] [[die]].<br/>
 
I am not anxious about others, but I tremble because of myself.<br/>
 
I am not anxious about others, but I tremble because of myself.<br/>
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Help me; cure me of my fear." [4]<br/>
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Help me; cure me of my {{Wiki|fear}}." [4]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
The poet replied:<br/>
 
The poet replied:<br/>
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"There is help for him who has compassion on others,<br/>
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"There is help for him who has [[compassion]] on others,<br/>
 
but there is no help for thee<br/>
 
but there is no help for thee<br/>
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so long as thou clingest to thine own self alone.<br/>
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so long as thou clingest to thine own [[self]] alone.<br/>
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Hard times try the souls of men and teach them righteousness and charity.<br/>
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Hard times try the [[souls]] of men and teach them [[righteousness]] and [[charity]].<br/>
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Canst thou witness these sad sights around thee<br/>
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Canst thou {{Wiki|witness}} these [[sad]] sights around thee<br/>
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and still be filled with selfishness?<br/>
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and still be filled with [[selfishness]]?<br/>
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Canst thou see thy brothers, sisters, and friends suffer,<br/>
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Canst thou see thy brothers, sisters, and friends [[suffer]],<br/>
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yet not forget the petty cravings and lust of thine own heart?" [5]<br/>
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yet not forget the petty [[cravings]] and [[lust]] of thine own [[heart]]?" [5]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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Noticing the desolation in the mind of the pleasure-seeking man,<br/>
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Noticing the desolation in the [[mind]] of the pleasure-seeking man,<br/>
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the Buddhist poet composed this song<br/>
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the [[Buddhist]] poet composed this song<br/>
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and taught it to the brethren in the vihara: [6]<br/>
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and taught it to the brethren in the [[vihara]]: [6]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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:"Unless refuge you take in the Buddha and find in Nirvana rest<br/>
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:"Unless [[refuge]] you take in the [[Buddha]] and find in [[Nirvana]] rest<br/>
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:Your life is but vanity - empty and desolate vanity.<br/>
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:Your [[life]] is but vanity - [[empty]] and desolate vanity.<br/>
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:To see the world is idle, and to enjoy life is empty.<br/>
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:To see the [[world]] is idle, and to enjoy [[life]] is [[empty]].<br/>
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:The world, including man, is but like a phantom,<br/>
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:The [[world]], including man, is but like a phantom,<br/>
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:and the hope of heaven is as a mirage. [7]<br/>
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:and the {{Wiki|hope}} of [[heaven]] is as a {{Wiki|mirage}}. [7]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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:"The worldling seeks pleasures fattening himself like a caged fowl.<br/>
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:"The [[worldling]] seeks [[pleasures]] fattening himself like a caged fowl.<br/>
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:But the Buddhist saint flies up to the sun like the wild crane.<br/>
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:But the [[Buddhist]] [[saint]] flies up to the {{Wiki|sun}} like the wild crane.<br/>
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:The fowl in the coop has food but will soon be boiled in the pot.<br/>
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:The fowl in the coop has [[food]] but will soon be boiled in the pot.<br/>
 
:No provisions are given to the wild crane,<br/>
 
:No provisions are given to the wild crane,<br/>
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:but the heavens and the earth are his." [8]<br/>
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:but the [[heavens]] and the [[earth]] are his." [8]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
The poet said:<br/>
 
The poet said:<br/>
 
"The times are hard<br/>
 
"The times are hard<br/>
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and teach the people a lesson;<br/>
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and teach the [[people]] a lesson;<br/>
 
yet do they not heed it."<br/>
 
yet do they not heed it."<br/>
 
And he composed another poem<br/>
 
And he composed another poem<br/>
 
on the vanity of worldliness: [9]<br/>
 
on the vanity of worldliness: [9]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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:"It is good to reform, and it is good to exhort people to reform.<br/>
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:"It is good to reform, and it is good to exhort [[people]] to reform.<br/>
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:The things of the world will all be swept away.<br/>
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:The things of the [[world]] will all be swept away.<br/>
 
:Let others be busy and buried with care.<br/>
 
:Let others be busy and buried with care.<br/>
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:My mind all unvexed shall be pure. [10]<br/>
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:My [[mind]] all unvexed shall be [[pure]]. [10]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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:"After pleasures they hanker and find no satisfaction;<br/>
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:"After [[pleasures]] they hanker and find no [[satisfaction]];<br/>
 
:Riches they covet and can never have enough.<br/>
 
:Riches they covet and can never have enough.<br/>
 
:They are like unto puppets held up by a string.<br/>
 
:They are like unto puppets held up by a string.<br/>
 
:When the string breaks they come dowm with a shock. [11]<br/>
 
:When the string breaks they come dowm with a shock. [11]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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:"In the domain of death there are neither great nor small;<br/>
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:"In the domain of [[death]] there are neither great nor small;<br/>
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:Neither gold nor silver is used, nor precious jewels.<br/>
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:Neither {{Wiki|gold}} nor {{Wiki|silver}} is used, nor [[precious]] [[jewels]].<br/>
 
:No distinction is made between the high and the low.<br/>
 
:No distinction is made between the high and the low.<br/>
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:And daily the dead are buried beneath the fragrant sod. [12]<br/>
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:And daily the [[dead]] are buried beneath the fragrant sod. [12]<br/>
 
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:"Look at the sun setting behind the western hills.<br/>
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:"Look at the {{Wiki|sun}} setting behind the {{Wiki|western}} hills.<br/>
 
:You lie down to rest, but soon the cock will announce morn.<br/>
 
:You lie down to rest, but soon the cock will announce morn.<br/>
 
:Reform to-day and do not wait until it be too late.<br/>
 
:Reform to-day and do not wait until it be too late.<br/>
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:Do not say it is early, for the time quickly passes by. [13]<br/>
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:Do not say it is early, for the [[time]] quickly passes by. [13]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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:"It is good to reform and it is good to exhort people to reform.<br/>
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:"It is good to reform and it is good to exhort [[people]] to reform.<br/>
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:It is good to lead a righteous life and take refuge in the Buddha's name.<br/>
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:It is good to lead a righteous [[life]] and [[take refuge]] in the [[Buddha's]] [[name]].<br/>
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:Your talents may reach to the skies, your wealth may be untold<br/>
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:Your talents may reach to the skies, your [[wealth]] may be untold<br/>
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:But all is in vain unless you attain the peace of Nirvana." [14]<br/>
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:But all is in vain unless you attain the [[peace]] of [[Nirvana]]." [14]<br/>
  
  

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There was a poet who had acquired the spotless eye of truth,
and he believed in the Buddha,
whose doctrine gave him peace of mind
and comfort in the hour of affliction. [1]

And it happened that an epidemic swept over the country in which he lived,
so that many died, and the people were terrified.
Some of them trembled with fright,
and in anticipation of their fate
were smitten with all the horrors of death before they died,
while others began to be merry, shouting loudly,
"Let us enjoy ourselves to-day,
for we know not whether to-morrow we shall live";
yet was their laughter no genuine gladness,
but a mere pretence and affectation. [2]

Among all these worldly men and women trembling with anxiety,
the Buddhist poet lived in the time of the pestilence,
as usual, calm and undisturbed,
helping wherever he could and ministering unto the sick,
soothing their pains by medicine and religious consolation. [3]

And a man came to him and said:
"My heart is nervous and excited, for I see people die.
I am not anxious about others, but I tremble because of myself.
Help me; cure me of my fear." [4]

The poet replied:
"There is help for him who has compassion on others,
but there is no help for thee
so long as thou clingest to thine own self alone.
Hard times try the souls of men and teach them righteousness and charity.
Canst thou witness these sad sights around thee
and still be filled with selfishness?
Canst thou see thy brothers, sisters, and friends suffer,
yet not forget the petty cravings and lust of thine own heart?" [5]

Noticing the desolation in the mind of the pleasure-seeking man,
the Buddhist poet composed this song
and taught it to the brethren in the vihara: [6]

"Unless refuge you take in the Buddha and find in Nirvana rest
Your life is but vanity - empty and desolate vanity.
To see the world is idle, and to enjoy life is empty.
The world, including man, is but like a phantom,
and the hope of heaven is as a mirage. [7]


"The worldling seeks pleasures fattening himself like a caged fowl.
But the Buddhist saint flies up to the sun like the wild crane.
The fowl in the coop has food but will soon be boiled in the pot.
No provisions are given to the wild crane,
but the heavens and the earth are his." [8]


The poet said:
"The times are hard
and teach the people a lesson;
yet do they not heed it."
And he composed another poem
on the vanity of worldliness: [9]

"It is good to reform, and it is good to exhort people to reform.
The things of the world will all be swept away.
Let others be busy and buried with care.
My mind all unvexed shall be pure. [10]


"After pleasures they hanker and find no satisfaction;
Riches they covet and can never have enough.
They are like unto puppets held up by a string.
When the string breaks they come dowm with a shock. [11]


"In the domain of death there are neither great nor small;
Neither gold nor silver is used, nor precious jewels.
No distinction is made between the high and the low.
And daily the dead are buried beneath the fragrant sod. [12]


"Look at the sun setting behind the western hills.
You lie down to rest, but soon the cock will announce morn.
Reform to-day and do not wait until it be too late.
Do not say it is early, for the time quickly passes by. [13]


"It is good to reform and it is good to exhort people to reform.
It is good to lead a righteous life and take refuge in the Buddha's name.
Your talents may reach to the skies, your wealth may be untold
But all is in vain unless you attain the peace of Nirvana." [14]


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