Homage to the Original Teacher Sakyamuni Buddha!
Like thunders waking up beings in the hibernation
of Ignorance,
As moonlight shining through barred windows upon jailbirds,
Buddha expounded the Tathagata-garbha luminously and fully;
Remembering such grace of Sakyamuni Buddha makes our tears flow!
Like a silkworm imprisoned by its cocoon of self-fabrication, we are caught
in the illusive net of our Karmic threads;
The more our efforts to untangle it, the deeper our entanglement therein;
Buddha's transcendental wisdom clarified the non-existence of such inherent
sufferers;
Remembering such grace of Sakyamuni Buddha makes our tears flow!
Buddha secretly realized the Bliss of Nirvana,
Not arising through practices, but existing innately to be enjoyed;
Buddha unconditionally presented the complete collection of His treasures to
us;
Remembering such grace of Sakyamuni Buddha makes our tears flow!
The Light of Victorious Significance is continuously omnipresent;
Silently holding a flower to hint at the indescribable Truth,
Buddha showed us the meaning of the oneness of Samsara and Nirvana;
Remembering such grace of Sakyamuni Buddha makes our tears flow!
Translated on May 12, 1989