king of the law.  The prince who cherishes his people, in the present life gains renown, and hereafter ascends to heaven; but by disobedience and neglect of duty, present distress is felt and future misery!  As in old times Lui-’ma raga, by obeying the precepts, was born in heaven, whilst Kin-pu raga, doing wickedly, at the end of life was born in misery.  Now then, for the sake of the great king, I will briefly relate the good and evil law.  The great requirement is a loving heart! to regard the people as we do an only son, not to oppress, not to destroy; to keep in due check every member of the body, to forsake unrighteous doctrine and walk in the straight path; not to exalt one’s self by treading down others, but to comfort and befriend those in suffering; not to exercise one’s self in false theories, nor to ponder much on kingly dignity, nor to listen to the smooth words of false teachers.  Not to vex one’s self by austerities, not to exceed or transgress the right rules of kingly conduct, but to meditate on Buddha and weigh his righteous law, and to put down and adjust all that is contrary to religion; to exhibit true superiority by virtuous conduct and the highest exercise of reason, to meditate deeply on the vanity of earthly things, to realize the fickleness of life by constant recollection; to exalt the mind to the highest point of reflection, to seek sincere faith (truth) with firm purpose; to retain an inward sense of happiness resulting from one’s self, and to look forward to increased happiness hereafter; to lay up a good name for distant ages, this will secure the favor of Tathagata, as men now loving sweet fruit will hereafter be praised by their descendants.  There is a way of darkness out of light, there is a way of light out of darkness; there is darkness which follows after the gloom, there is a light which causes the brightening of light.  The wise man, leaving first principles, should go on to get more light; evil words will be repeated far and wide by the multitude, but there are few to follow good direction:  It is impossible, however, to avoid result of works, the doer cannot escape; if there had been no first works, there had been in the end no result of doing—­no reward for good, no hereafter joy; but because works are done, there is no escape.  Let us then practise good works; let us inspect our thoughts that we do no evil, because as we sow so we reap.  As when enclosed in a four-stone mountain, there is no escape or place of refuge for anyone, so within this mountain-wall of old age, birth, disease, and death, there is no escape for the world.  Only by considering and practising the true law can we escape from this sorrow-piled mountain.  There is, indeed, no constancy in the world, the end of the pleasures of sense is as the lightning flash, whilst old age and death are as the piercing bolts; what profit, then, in doing iniquity!  All the ancient conquering kings, who were as gods on earth, thought by their strength to overcome decay;