VAJRA BODHI SEA

JULY, MAHAYANA 3000
THERAVADA 2516
Volume IV 
Series 8, No. 40

GARDENS AND ORCHARDS PRODUCE MELONS, PEACHES AND PLUMS; LEAVES AND BRANCHES FLOURISH, SUPERBLY FRESH AND NEW. THE FIVE GRAIN HARVEST'S A-PLENTY, WITH OVERFLOWING STORES; THE PEOPLE'S WILL ACCORDED WITH, JOY AND PEACE ABOUND.

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Cover Gatha:  Composed by the Venerable Master Hua
Translated by Disciple Bhiksu Heng Yo
Calligraphy by Disciple Lee Kuo Ch'ien
Layout by Disciple Kuo Hui Weber.

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Director of Translations: Bhiksu Heng Ching
                          Upasika T'an Kuo Shih
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