Monks in white recited auspicious sutras, crafting a white jade seal for him. They chose him as a puppet, con…
Monks in white recited auspicious sutras, crafting a white jade seal for him.
They chose him as a puppet, conspiring with the nobility from within.
Once the state was established, the white-clad emperor, like his forebears, dreamed of conquest.
And so he was swiftly discarded, pushed off the stage called the throne.
The former lotus platform became sacred fire,
the white sparrow's omen turned to mockery.
Only an unworthy descendant still lingers in the dream of restoring glory.