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Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 45: High rank and honor, too great to measure.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 45 is paired with the Gen · Mountain hexagram. In plain words: Your future is bigger than you can measure, and you carry real weight. A fair wind will take you a long way, with great good luck.

Gen · Mountain
High rank and honor, too great to measure.Your worth is great, with no equal in the world.At the bow, a quiet wind fills your sail.A title won ten thousand miles away, and great good luck.

Original Chinese

官爵巍巍未可量君心隆重世無雙船頭助汝風帆隱萬里封侯大吉昌

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 45 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Your future is bigger than you can measure, and you carry real weight. A fair wind will take you a long way, with great good luck. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 45 say in English?

High rank and honor, too great to measure. / Your worth is great, with no equal in the world. / At the bow, a quiet wind fills your sail. / A title won ten thousand miles away, and great good luck.

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