“The Diamond Realm” by Wan Yilong

Translated by Lan Xin (Lanxin Samei)

World Memory Heritage The Only Female Inheritor of Dongba Culture, International Renowned Writer & Poet. Internationally acclaimed bilingual writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture’s global outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba Culture Academy.

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Αποκλειστικη Eκπρόσωπος για την Ελλάδα για την προώθηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς – Dongba Culture Κίνα

Deep in the remotest void of the cosmos
Lies a bliss galaxy formed of thirty-six celestial spheres
Adorned with crystal, jade, gold, silver and agate, adorning all cosmic wonders
Among countless gleaming stars stands the peerless diamond planet, radiant and supreme

Within this vast celestial system
Slumbers a sacred realm forged from countless diamonds
Pavilions and towers built entirely of translucent crystalline brilliance
A pure dustless paradise, eternal and serene as the Western Pure Land

To reach this holy realm of starlight
One must traverse countless trials and tribulations
Cross the blazing purgatory of raging flames
Traverse frozen wastelands where bitter frost cuts deep
Tread ancient battlefields shrouded in endless strife
Wander through torrential showers of falling meteorites

Only enduring all frigid cosmic ordeals
May one step into this sacred domain
Divine radiance of diamonds shimmers gently around all beings
Sages of supreme wisdom impart eternal sacred truths
Stardust diamonds sparkle across heaven and earthly paths
Kashala blossoms drift softly from the celestial dome
Blooming like cascading meteor showers in sequence
The phoenix-like Gu Ru Divine Bird sings melodiously
Its gentle melodies spreading eternal warmth across the universe

All souls here break free from worldly desires and vanity
Nourish themselves upon boundless galactic radiance
Cultivate inner spiritual nectar with pure universal virtue
This realm rests at the heart of the diamond galaxy
The primal sacred land where ancient cosmic civilization first bloomed
Known across worlds as The Boundless Great Radiance Realm

Jade railings encircle shimmering lotus ponds
Light refracts into endless radiant halos
Divine barriers shield away pain, parting and mortal chaos
Encircled by everlasting star rivers
Its sacred guardians stand unchanging through millennia
No lack of abundance ever dwells here
Nor time’s decay shall ever fade its glory

Soft glowing light bears eternal bliss
This pure land is the eternal haven of souls
All vast lands across this boundless galaxy
Shine as everlasting paradise carved in eternal diamond.