t& 235. What was on these walls? 



A. On each wall were four large characters. 



Q. 236- Which cliaracters were on the firsfc wall? 



A. Rlending-Heaven's extensive co-nversion. (*) 



Q. 237- Which characters were on the second wall? 



A. Obey Heaven,. act righteously. ( 2 ) 



Q. 238- Which were the characters on the third wall ? 



A. Overtum (the dynasty of) Tsing., restore (the dynasty of) Ming. {*£> 



Q. 23& Which were the^ characters on the fourth wall? 



A. Heaven's court (be the) pattern. (of the) Empire. ( 4 ) 



ü- 240- Which were the characters on the fïfth wall? 



A. (The) fiiendly cloud (is) widely beneficial. ( 5 ) 



Q,. 241. How can you prove that? 



A. I can prove it by a verse? 



Q. 242: Hoav does this verse run? 



A». A friendly cloud rises pure and white as a happy omen: 



The old seat of the house of Chu shall be restored. 



The sons of Hung are, fiir and wide, warned to come and destroy the usurper, 

 To cross the (vellow) Eiver, and to restore the prince of M-ing in the empire. 



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O Jp* "^ 4|^ $L\ M fean iög that the conversion of the Hüng-league is so extensive that it blends 

 with Heaven, whom it makes propitious, so that the Triad-society flourishes. (Comp. p. 18 & 19). 



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(*) ^C JÜ 1Ü ï^£ • ^ ie me a n l n g °f the two first characters is obscure. They may mean „ the Lodge" 

 as well as the star Tkian-üng. 



ffl- ïü? 5^ |S ?|Ê£ When Jn-lai (Tathagata) came into the world it was as if a great cloud , charged 

 with rain, had descended, which fertilized all the plants and trees. He was, therefore, called: ,/the 

 benevol.ent cloud." (Vide: ^ ^è $?)• ^ üe charitable heart of J<u-lai was like a large cloud 



oyershadowing the whole universe. (Vide: ||| jüfj ^ÉÜ»- 



