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“The Jetavana Temple bells
ring the passing of all things.
Twinned sala trees, white in full flower,
declare the great man's certain fall.
The arrogant do not long endure:
They are like a dream one night in spring.
The bold and brave perish in the end:
They are as dust before the wind.”
― The Tale of the Heike
ring the passing of all things.
Twinned sala trees, white in full flower,
declare the great man's certain fall.
The arrogant do not long endure:
They are like a dream one night in spring.
The bold and brave perish in the end:
They are as dust before the wind.”
― The Tale of the Heike
“So it is that in our world
hopes are thwarted at every turn
and the people's lot is always pain.”
― The Tale of the Heike
hopes are thwarted at every turn
and the people's lot is always pain.”
― The Tale of the Heike
