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To seekers of knowledge he gave support

like a father.*

His good fortune and superior qualities meant he acquired great wealth, esteem, and fame. But the Bodhi·sattva took no pleasure in such things. His mind was occupied with practicing virtue and he was intimate with the renunciant life.

With a mind purified by past deeds,

he could see the many faults in desires.

Discarding the householder life like an illness,

he went to adorn a forest area.

The detachment he displayed there,

and tranquility, cleansed by wisdom,

seemed to accuse the world of men, their addiction

to evil dividing them from the calm of the wise.

Vicious wild beasts wandered like ascetics,

abstaining from harming each other,

their minds pervaded by the serene loving kindness

seeming to pour from the Bodhi·sattva.

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His pure conduct and control over his senses,

his contentment and compassion,

made him dear even to strangers in the world,

just as the world was dear to him.

His needs were few. He knew nothing of envy.

Discarding all desire for gain, glory, or pleasure,

he made even the minds of the gods

incline to him with faith and devotion.