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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MYSTICAL POEM. Eelating to the worship of the Great Foutsa or Buddh From the Tibetian. Should I Foutsa's force and glory, Earth's protector, all unfold, Through more years would last my story Than has Ganges sands of gold. Him the fitting reverence showing For a minute's period e'en, Bringeth blessing overflowing Unto heaven and man, I ween. If from race of man descended, Or from that of dragon-sprite, When thy prior course (t) is ended, Thou in evil paths shouldst light, ? If Great Foutsa ever, ever Thou but seek with mind sincere, Thou the mists of sin shalt sever, All shall lie before thee clear. Whosoe'er his parents losing From his early infancy, Cannot guess with all his musing, (t) Allusion is here made to metempsychosis or the transmigration of souls. Where their place of birth might be; He who sister dear nor brother, Since the sun upon him shone, And of kindred all the other Shoots and branches ne'er has known- If of Foutsa Grand the figure He shall shape and colour o'er, Gaze upon it rapt and eager, And with fitting rites adore, And through twenty days shall utter The dread name with reverend fear, Foutsa huge of form shall flutter Eound about him and appear, And to him the spot discover, Birth-place of his flesh and bone (t); And though evils whelm them over, For his sake release them soon; If that man unchang'd still keeping From back-sliding shall refrain, He, by Foutsa touch'd when sleeping, Shall Biwangarit's title gain; If to Bouddi's elevation, He would win, and from the three Confines dark of tribulation Soar to light and liberty? (t) His relations. When a heart with kindness glowing He within him shall descry, To Grand F..
| ISBN-13 | 9781458856234 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1458856232 |
| Weight | 0.33 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 94 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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