Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud.
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
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Original Citation
Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra [The Diamond Sutra]. c. 868.
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Current Citation
The Diamond Sutra, translated by Red Pine. Counterpoint, 2002.
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