Wisdom of the East - Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin by Shinran
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OF PARADISE 37. Seek refuge in the heavenly harmony. For the jewel groves and gem trees of Paradise give forth a sweet and most excellent melody in pure and ordered unison. 38. Seek refuge in the Divine Promise, the Treasury of Merit, For the seven jewel trees are fragrant in Paradise where the flowers, the fruits, the branches and the leaves thereof Cast back their radiance the one to the other. 39. Bring homage to the perfect Righteousness. As the pure wind blows over the trees glorious with jewels, It draweth from them a noble music with five-fold strains of harmony. 40. In all the world is no place hidden from the glory shed by hundreds of myriad rays from the heart of every flower of Paradise. 41. Like unto a golden mountain reflecting the myriad rays of these heavenly blossoms, so is the form of the Infinite One. 42. From His Sacred Body, as from a well-spring, floweth this light over the Ten Regions of the world. |
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