Cleansed and with a Washed Heart He Sweeps the Pagoda

Cleansed and with a Washed Heart He Sweeps the Pagoda The Devils Are Captured and Converted; the Body Is Cultivated Through all the hours it must never be forgotten: When success is won all time will be put away. For five years and sixty thousand miles Do not let the holy water dry up, Do not allow the fire to flag. When water and fire are in balance no harm will arise; The Five Elements are joined as if with hooks. Ying and Yang in harmony climb the cloud tower, Riding the phoenix to the purple palace, And flying on the crane to magical Yingzhou. This lyric is set to the tune Lin jiang xian. It tells how Tang Sanzang and his disciples with the help of water and fire cooled their natures and borrowed the fan that was pure Yin to blow out the flames on the distant mountains. It took them many days to cover the 250 miles as they made their way West feeling relaxed and free of care. It was now the time when late autumn was becoming early winter, and this is what they saw: The petals of wild chrysanthemums wilting, The tender new blossom of the plum. In all the villages......