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唐憲宗敬迎佛骨韓退之直諫受貶

唐宪宗敬迎佛骨韩退之直谏受贬

Chapter Eighteen · The Story of Han Xiangzi

Emperor Xianzong of the Tang reverently welcomes the Buddha’s bone;Han Yu remonstrates bluntly and is banished

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: on the paved terrace before a great palace gate, an emperor kneels with joined hands and bowed head before a low table holding a lattice casket that sends out fine rays of light, a foreign monk with a staff and a fur-coated monk stand with palms together on either side, and a minister in court robes stands apart with his arms in his sleeves and a stern face.

日月穿扳駕步高,時光劈面斬人刀。

日月穿扳驾步高,时光劈面斩人刀。

Sun and moon fly past like a shuttle, riding high;time is a blade that slashes you full in the face.

清風明月朝朝有,煙瘴纏身日日熬。

清风明月朝朝有,烟瘴缠身日日熬。

A clear breeze and a bright moon are there every day,yet smoke and miasma wrap the body and wear it down day after day.

苦海無邊難到岸,慈航有路枉心勞。

苦海无边难到岸,慈航有路枉心劳。

The sea of bitterness is boundless, its far shore hard to reach;the ship of mercy has its course, yet men wear out their hearts in vain.

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