I was hunted down by my dynasty and exiled to the snowy border. In that dusty ruined temple, I begged the Buddha to save me.
The Buddha's hands in the ruined temple were covered in blood, and the blood of his pursuers soaked the threshold.
The Buddha said that I had been reborn in the wrong body, and wanted me to die according to the destiny prescribed by Him. He wanted me to go to the Book of Life and Death and choose a glorious life in the next life.
I refuse to go to the underworld, cut off my flesh and blood and feed it to the Buddha, or use my bones to build a shrine.
I violated His rules and precepts, trampled on the scriptures that form is emptiness, broke His silence, and wanted His eighteen disciples to fall into hell and suffer the pain of being burned because of my killing.
I said I asked for Buddha, and I was a devout believer in front of His golden statue.
This temple, which can be penetrated by snow and wind, is a glorious place where I travel through mountains and rivers to pursue the Tao.
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He said that I was stubborn and ineffective, and threw me into the evil path of neither human nor ghost, asking me to cleanse my karma and learn to be compassionate.
The prince and I pretended to be scheming and got the supreme glory. We coaxed the prince to fight for my brother. Wearing warm clothes, we ran to the new king at night. We forced the noble prince to look like a madman and finally committed suicide with a sword.
He appeared again and said that I would not change despite repeated admonitions and should be punished.
He threw me into the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion and became the lowest slave. I climbed into the Zhenbei Prince's bed that night. The King of Zhenbei listened to my sweet words and raised his troops to rebel vigorously. However, I tipped off the message to the Ninth Five Emperor, and he was shot through with thousands of arrows and refused to rest in peace.
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The Buddha asked me what I wanted. The prince gave me wealth and honor, the power of the court, the king of Zhenbei gave it to me, why can't my ambition be satisfied?
I said that I was praying to Buddha in a ruined temple, and put my flesh and blood heart as a tribute on the altar.
The love given to me is not enough to compensate for what I have lost. I want the same heart of flesh and blood and the same believer to make up for my shortcomings.
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So, He stepped down from the Buddhist niche, destroyed his indestructible body,
Give me a diamond heart that will lead me to perfection.
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(The prince and King Zhenbei are both incarnations of Buddha)
Intention: As long as you persevere, you will be able to see the dawn. No matter how difficult the road is, you will break through the wind and snow and see the light.