三百歲月似水流，
舊殿荒冢滿目秋；
誰知今日又來世，
他日法正萬古留。

一九九七年十月二十六日於康熙陵

Visiting the Qing Dong Tombs^[17]

Three hundred years like water flowing,
Old palaces, desolate graves—everything seen weathered;
Who would know this day would come again to the world,
One day Fa, rectified, will stay forever.

October 26, 1997, at Kangxi’s Tomb^[18]

^[17]The Qing Dong Tombs are located in Zunhua County, Hebei Province. This is the imperial tomb site of five emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644 A.D. – 1911 A.D.).

^[18]Kangxi is the emperor who reigned between 1662 A.D. and 1722 A.D. during the Qing Dynasty. Among all the emperors in Chinese history, Kangxi is one of the most respected, known for his virtue, wisdom, and broad-mindedness.