You admonish the stubborn,
restrain the hasty and straighten the crooked.
You encourage the slow and harness the tamed.
Truly, you are the unsurpassed guide of men.
You have pity for the suffering, good-will for the happy,
compassion for the distressed, benevolence for all.
The hostile evoke your warmth,
the immoral receive your help, the fierce find you tender.
How wonderful is your noble heart!
---The Satapancasatka (Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha)---
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