“The bright, green grain
Is growing on the sides of the mound.
While living, he gave nothing away;
Why, when dead, should he hold a pearl in his mouth?” – Texts of Taoism
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As Adam (9)
“The reed either dies after it has borne fruit, or is cut down for the sake of its fruit.” – Dhammapada (Chapter XII)
As Adam (7)
“The woods and flowers and fruits so verdant, the peaceful cattle wandering together, the calm retreats free from vulgar noise, such was the place where the old Rishis dwelt.” – VARGA
As Adam (8)
“Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” – Matthew 26:34
As Adam (6)
“And what He has produced for you in the earth varying in hue, verily, in that is a sign for a people who are mindful.” – The Qur’an
As Adam (5)
“Never complain of the worlds.” – Upanishads (Seventeenth Kavanda)
As Adam (4)
“Just so, great king, is rebirth without transmigration.” – The Question of King Milinda (Book III, Ch. 5)
As Adam (3)
“We are satisfied, O Light of the world, to hear this prediction; we are pleased, O Tathâgata, as if sprinkled with nectar.” – The Lotus Sutra (Ch. 9)
As Adam (2)
“The disciple will find out the plainly shown path of virtue, as a clever man finds out the (right) flower.” –– The Dhammapada (Chapter IV)
As Adam (1)
“From that same germ of plants the tree of all germs was given forth, and grew up in the wide-formed ocean, from which the germs of all species of plants ever increased. And near to that tree of all germs the Gôkard tree was produced, for keeping away deformed decrepitude; and the full perfection of the world arose therefrom.” PALAVHI TEXTS (from Chapter IX)









