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giver of Nirvana, the bringer of Nirvana, preached his glorious 

 Law. Buddha is this glorious jewel. May this truth bring 

 prosperity. 



Their old karma is destroyed, no new karma is produced. 

 Their hearts no longer cleaving to future life, their seed of existence 

 destroyed, their desires quenched, the righteous are extinguished 

 like this lamp. The priesthood is this glorious jewel. May this 

 truth bring prosperity. 



Ye spirits here assembled, — those of earth and those of air, — 

 let us bow before Buddha, the Tathagata revered by gods and men. 

 May there be prosperity. 



Ye spirits here assembled,— those of earth and those of air, — let 

 us bow before the Law, the Tathagata revered by gods and men. 

 May there be prosperity. 



Ye spirits here assembled, — those of earth and those of air,— let 

 us bow before the Church, the Tathagata revered by gods and men. 

 May there be prosperity. 



Good Will to All. 



This is what should be done by him who is wise in seeking his 

 own good, who has gained a knowledge of the tranquil lot of 

 Nirvana. Let him be diligent, upright, and conscientious ; meek, 

 gentle, not vainglorious. 



Contended and cheerful, not oppressed with the cares of this 

 world, not burdened with riches ; tranquil, discreet, not arrogant, 

 not greedy for gifts. 



Let him not do any mean action for which others who are wise 

 might reprove him. 



Let all creatures be happy and prosperous, let them be of 

 joyful mind. 



All beings that have life, be they feeble or strong, be they tall 

 or of middle stature or short, be they minute or vast ; 



Seen or unseen, dwelling afar or near at hand, born or seeking 

 birth ; let all creatures be joyful. 



Let no man in any place deceive another, nor let him be harsh 

 towards my one ; let him not out of anger or resentment wish ill 

 to his neighbour. 



As a mother, so long as she lives, watches over her child, her 

 only child, so among all beings let boundless goodwill prevail. 



Let goodwill without measure, impartial, unmixed with enmity, 

 prevail throughout the world, above, below, around. 



