Page:Henry Mulford Tichenor - The Buddhist Philosophy of Life.djvu/53

 Rh flame has ceased, it has vanished in the fire, but in the Dharma the Buddha can be discerned.

"Being comforted, I comfort others; I lead them to a place of refuge; I fill with joy those who languish; I give happiness to those dying; I extend to them deliverance.

"I was born into the world for the salvation of the world. I meditate upon truth. I devote my mind to truth. I speak the truth to all. I have become the truth.

"Whosoever comprehendeth the truth will see the Buddha, for the truth has been told by the Buddha."

The Buddha went to the village of Nadika with a company of his disciples; and the venerable Ananda came to him, and told of the brothers and sisters who had died, and asked of their fate. And the Teacher said unto Ananda.

"Those who have died after the destruction of the bonds of lust, of covetousness and the cleaving to self, need not fear death. They will not be reborn in a state of suffering; their minds will not continue as a karma of evil deeds.

"When they die, nothing will remain of them but their good thoughts, their good deeds, and the happiness that comes from truth and