Nagas
Although none of the Seventh Dalai Lama's writings specifically associate him with the Lukhang, several of his poems invoke the mysterious Nagas as similes for Buddhist ideals:
"The Naga king's all-powerful gem
Shows partiality to no one,
Yet he who propitiates the Naga lord
With rituals and offerings,
The objects of his yearning
Fall into his very hands.
The spiritual teacher,
Lord of the Buddhas's wisdom,
Abides beyond like and dislike
Yet whoever turns his mind towards him
With appreciation
Ensures happiness
In this and future lives."
At the end of a treatice entitled Dispelling Darkness from within the Heart the Second Dalai Lama (1475-1542) wrote:
"O friends drifting aimlessly in the ocean
of cyclic existence
Admidst the waves of suffering and delusion
Covetous Nagas rob us the jewels of happiness.
Search with zeal for an understanding of Emptiness,
the liberation view of Selflessness,
And cross quickly to the jewel island of wisdom,
perceiving all that is.
aus The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple von Jan L. Hubbard - Thomas Laird
"The Naga king's all-powerful gem
Shows partiality to no one,
Yet he who propitiates the Naga lord
With rituals and offerings,
The objects of his yearning
Fall into his very hands.
The spiritual teacher,
Lord of the Buddhas's wisdom,
Abides beyond like and dislike
Yet whoever turns his mind towards him
With appreciation
Ensures happiness
In this and future lives."
At the end of a treatice entitled Dispelling Darkness from within the Heart the Second Dalai Lama (1475-1542) wrote:
"O friends drifting aimlessly in the ocean
of cyclic existence
Admidst the waves of suffering and delusion
Covetous Nagas rob us the jewels of happiness.
Search with zeal for an understanding of Emptiness,
the liberation view of Selflessness,
And cross quickly to the jewel island of wisdom,
perceiving all that is.
aus The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple von Jan L. Hubbard - Thomas Laird
Belleeer - 2009-05-01 15:15
