Bodhi Leaves - Offerings and Reflections from the Buddhist West

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Poem of the Week: Poem to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

The livelihood of my house is nature's source,
In all lands, countless as dust, Samantabhadra is seen.
A rhinoceros horn has a single point; a toad's shadow is transparent.
The spirit jewel has nine facets; a line of ants is penetrating.
Awakening has no gradual stages and erases embroidered edges.
Illusions naturally melt away and blend into the circle.
The wondrous response pervades the body without front or back.
The ancient flower mirror is not stained by dazzling beauty.

-Hongzhi Zhengjue (宏智正覺)

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