Reincarnation

According to Wikipedia, reincarnation is a central tenet of Indian religions, namely Buddhism, most Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and most Paganism, although there are Hindu and Pagan groups that do not believe in reincarnation but believe in an afterlife.

My English translation of a Chinese poem “A Tree In Blossom” by Taiwanese poetess Xi Murong (席慕蓉) is an example of love and passion after being incarnated as a flowering tree, after 500 years of praying. (*)  Here is another poem, as shown in the image, of longing and reincarnation by my Chinese friend on a social media, and I translate it into English for sharing with the English speaking world. Yiyan Han (c) 2017-11-19, minor modification on 2020-12-23

Once at the ferry port of reincarnation
on the bridge over the Acheron
only a sip of Lethe's water is taken
for you not to be forgotten

For the vow in ancient times, burning incense at dawn
and lighting up candles at sunset, it’s not for my own
cultivation. To be reincarnated thousand times
is only preparing my next life for seeing
you in the Sahā world, on the earthly earth
 

Footnote: Now published on

• http://kowloondaily.com/2021/04/12/reincarnation/

(*) Your are encouraged to read my post below if you like this one.

• https://cosmofunnel.com/poems/a-tree-in-blossom-190391