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face when in company with others, expresses herself in some 
verses (against the veil), the meaning of which is as follows : 
‘* Sitting, standing, and walking, those that are venerable, 
are pleasing when not concealed. A bright gem will give more 
lustre if put on the top of a standard. The venerable are pleas- 
ing when they go, they are agreeable also when they come. 
They are so whether they stand or whether they are sitting. 
In every manner the venerable are pleasing. The man excellent 
in virtue is pleasing when he speaks ; he is so also when he sits 
still. As an example, doth not the Kalapinka bird appear 
more beautiful when she chaunteth her lovely song in your 
presence ? The venerable man who putteth on a garment 
made of the kusha grass, or whose squalid clothing concealeth 
not his emaciated body, still shineth with his own lustre. He 
that hath good qualities is adorned by those qualifications. 
They who have put off all vices are venerable. Fools, com- 
mitting vices, howmuchsoever they be adorned, are never 
pleasing. Those that have malice in their heart and speak a 
to them, all reverence them. They are suppo and cherished 
by all men, as the stairs descen to the water’s edge are 
kept in repair by the multitude. The venerable are always like 
a 1 milk and curd. It is a great happin 
their speech, and never use a deceitful language ; and having 
subdued the flesh, are held in restraint by a pure conscience : 
for such, to what purpose is the veiling of the face ¢ ey 
that have a cunning heart are impudent and shameless ; and 
having not the required qualities, do not speak the truth :— 
though they should cover their body even with a thousand 
clothes, they would go about in the world more naked than the 
unclothed. ‘They that have concealed their passions, and have 
kept them under subjection, and are content with their own 
hus and think not on any other ;—such women, when 
not concealed by a veil, shine forth like the sun and moon, 
Moreover Drana-Sronc (8. Ris’hi), the great Lord (God) 
who wise in knowing the hearts of others, yea, also the whole 
company of the gods, know my thoughts, my good morals, my 
virtues, my obligation, and my chastity. Therefore, why should 
I conceal my face ?”’ 
Zas-Qtsang-ma (S. Shuddhodana, the father of SHaKya). 
