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Chinese fortune poems, one page each

Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 25: The great sword Tai'e gleams cold in your hand.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 25 is paired with the Lü · The Wanderer hexagram. In plain words: You hold a fine sword and carry yourself well. From here you'll keep rising, and people will be glad to follow your lead.

Lü · The Wanderer
The great sword Tai'e gleams cold in your hand.Blue-eyed strangers from far lands look up in awe.From here you rise and take your stand up high.Call once, and a hundred voices answer.

Original Chinese

太阿在手凜然寒碧眼胡兒仰面看從此進身高處立一呼百諾指揮間

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 25 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: You hold a fine sword and carry yourself well. From here you'll keep rising, and people will be glad to follow your lead. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 25 say in English?

The great sword Tai'e gleams cold in your hand. / Blue-eyed strangers from far lands look up in awe. / From here you rise and take your stand up high. / Call once, and a hundred voices answer.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs