A Discourse of Buddha.

Edwin Arnold.

Herewith a broken beam of Buddha’s lore,

One raylet of his glorious gift of light,

Rose-gleam which lingers when the sun is down

Such space that men may find a path thereby.

A priest questioned him:

“‘Which is Life’s chief good, Master?’ And he spake:

“‘Shadows are good, when the high sun is flaming,