his house of pain.
Now, builder, thee I plainly see!
This is the last abode for me.
Thy gable's yoke, thy rafters broke,
My heart has peace; all lust will cease.

[The following words fit exactly the music of Haydn's Chorus with Soli
No. 13[B] in The Creation, and the spirit of the composition is very
appropriate for this scene]

[Footnote B: Peters' Edition, pp 44-55 "Die Himmel erzahlen, etc." In
a few places where the fugas set in, the words "The wicked Mara's
host" should read "The wicked one's,--the wicked Mara's host," etc.]

_Chorus of Angels._

Behold the great muni,
His heart unmoved by hatred,
The wicked Mara's host
'Gainst him did not prevail.

_Trio of BRAHMA VISHNU SHIVA._

Victorious Buddha
Thou art wise and pure,
The darkness is gone
And enlightenment gained.

_Chorus of Angels as above._

Proclaim the truth
To all the world.
Truth will bring salvation.
Glory to the truth!

_Chorus of Angels as above._

[Lotus flowers rain down thicker and thicker, clouds cover the scene,
but the Buddha under the Bodhi tree remains still dimly but
sufficiently visible.]

_YASODHARA wakes up. She rises and lights a candle from a
rush lamp. She kneels with clasped hands before the vision of
the BUDDHA._

_Y._ Oh Siddhattha, my Lord and Husband, no longer my Husband, but the
Buddha. In thee I take my refuge. In thee and thy word, I believe. Thy
doctrine shall guide me. Accept me as thy faithful disciple, a
disciple of the Buddha, my Lord, the Tathagata, the great thinker, the
Saviour of mankind.

[CURTAIN.]

_SECOND INTERLUDE_.

_Living pictures accompanied by appropriate music to introduce the
Third Act._

1. THE FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Buddha preaches to his five disciples the way of salvation, which
speech, preserved in a special book, is frequently compared to
Christ's Sermon on the Mount.

Buddha stands with raised hand, while five monks stand or sit or squat
around him in devout attitude.

2. ENTERING THE CAPITAL.

When Buddha came to Rajagaha, the people met him on the way and
accompanied him into the city in triumphal procession which is
analogous to Christ's entry into Jerusalem.

The Buddha with bowl in one hand and staff in the other is followed by
yellow-robed monks. The people strew flowers, carry palm branches and
wave kerchiefs.

3. THE COURTESAN.

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