The Light Of Asia

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    In the land of the happy Sakyas,
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    For good and J0Y to all the world of men;
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    The wisdom-child, that precious jewel,
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    Unmatched, unrivalled, was born in Lumbini.
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    We rejoice, we rejoice,
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    Siddhartha Prince was born;
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    We rejoice, we rejoice,
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    the Truth's Eternal Sun.
    
    
    At twenty nine, He left His kingdom,
    His wife, His child, to seek for Truth's bright Light;
    He wandered lonely in plain and forest,
    To tear the blindfold of dark illusion night.
    
    We rejoice, we rejoice,
    The trap of pain to free,
    We rejoice, we rejoice,
    He rode in victory.
    

    Underneath the Tree of Wisdom,
    He sat Himself with folded hands and feet;
    With focused mind and perfect wisdom,
    The world's deliverance our Teacher had attained.
    
    We rejoice, we rejoice,
    The house of life lay broken;
    We rejoice, we rejoice,
    Our Lord emerged triumphant.

    
    Between two sala trees, in meditation, 
    Submerged in calmness our Teacher passed away 
    "Compounded things are all so transient, 
    Your own salvation with diligence you work".
    
    These were words of our Teacher, 
    His final words to us; 
    The Dhamma and the Discipline,  
    To guide us when He is gone.

    The Dhamma and the Discipline,  
    To guide us when He is gone.