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The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain, Part 2 153 If human beings wish to avoid the sufferings of transmigration, They should with all their heart recite the name of the Buddha.’’ The immortal said: ‘‘Since ancient times, the Dharma of the Buddha instructs the emperor and his ministers to help all sentient beings, generation after generation, to understand the teachings of the Buddha. But if I look into the ancient chronicles and inquire into them deeply, there never has been anyone like you, my father, whose wisdom so lacked perspicacious illumination, and whose behavior so lacked proper measure. You sought to exterminate the Dharma with cruel punishments, persecuting and harming it without end. You were concerned with only your own pleasures, and didn’t consider the sufferings of others at all. Now, ordinary people may be be cheated and abused, but High Heaven cannot be deceived. So when that fearsome disease visited your body, your remorse was of no use.’’ When her father the emperor heard these words, his tears streamed down like pearls, and the ranting rage he would have once indulged in was stopped by this one speech. Who recognizes the jade that’s hidden in the rock of Chu? One only sees the treasure once the stone has been broken. 39 Namo Guanshiyin pusa The immortal then addressed this question to her father: ‘‘My father and emperor, please listen to what I will say. You thought your dragon-body would always be healthy, But in fact you too were visited by a fearsome disease. When you saw that I cultivated my heart, you objected, Repeatedly giving stern orders that I should be beheaded. When I think back on that time, where would I be now? Dear father, how would I have been able to see you again? Officials and officers may be famed as loyal and filial, But if an evil disease visits your body, kin doesn’t count. If a prince consort would be able to die in your place, Your Majesty could live forever, never having to die! No one can escape or flee from the hour of one’s death, Rich or poor, high or low, all go to the deepest darkness. Each makes that journey alone, no substitute is allowed, So what merit have you amassed to avoid punishment?
154 ThePreciousScrollofIncenseMountain,Part2 Others may fear your evil, but Heaven knows no fear, Others may cheat the good, but Heaven always is fair!’’ Her father the emperor, when he heard this question, Cast down his eyes, his pearly tears flowing copiously. ‘‘My darling daughter, please don’t bring up the past, For now We will join you here and cultivate the Truth! I hate myself for my lack of foresight in the beginning, Only today I’ve been enlightened—too late for remorse!’’ The Marvelous Splendor emperor implored the immortal: ‘‘When We think about those days, We are overcome by shame and remorse, and We are fully aware of the punishment We deserve. To Our regret, We lacked a lofty and brilliant farsighted clarity. We were muddled and deluded for a while, just like the sun when it is obscured by clouds. Now We see that you truly do not harbor a grudge from before, but even have the grace to repay past favors. Please forgive Our crime, and allow your father to leave the family, so We may on this mountain devote Our thoughts to the Way of the Buddha and fully manifest the Gate of the Dharma that in its unlimited capacity ferries across all sentient beings.’’ If this body is not ferried across in this very life, When and where will it ever be ferried across? Namo Guanshiyin pusa The Marvelous Splendor emperor only now was enlightened, He abandoned the throne as he wanted to practice cultivation. He divested himself of the myriad glories of the palace halls, He forever discarded the thousand kinds of wealth and status. The concubines and palace women all were converted, and, Maintaining the pure precepts, they abandoned the red dust. Golden crowns and jade belts were all consigned to flames, Dragon robes and precious tables all reduced to white ash. Ascending the altar, he received the precepts as a disciple, And by study became an old monk on Incense Mountain. When Heaven disperses the clouds, the Three Lights shine: He experienced that the mortal heart is the Buddha-heart! The court officials of the entire country practiced the Way, Completely enlightened, they understood mortal feelings.
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