SafelyhiddenbehindtheBuddha，Clemeiouslypeekedoutandsawanugly,ferocious-lookingmanstrideintothetemple．Assoonashecrossedthethreshold,heimmediatelyfellonhisknees,walkingoowardsthealtaroftheBuddha,kowtowiedly．Thiswasthehighestformofshowingrespect,acctoTibetanreligiousrites．Onhisforeheadwasafreshredmarkwhichaddedtothefieressofhisfeatures，somuchatoddwithhispiousas.Tearsandmucouschisface,hewepttearsofrepentance,gashekhiswaytothealtar，
"Oh,Buddha!Buddha!Takebackmylife．Destroymyfleshbody,sosaturatedwithsins!Itaddstomysufferingsandislikeadevilthrashinghissve，fmetosin．fessionsafterthefalyaddstomypain．Iotenjoyatallthehappinessoflifeandonlyhopefordeliverancebydeath.”
“OhBuddha!Buddha!Takeawaymylife!Whyareyoualwayssogenerous,acceptingmyfessionswithoutseverereprimandseverytimeIallowmyfleshbodytomolestiyoungmaidens?OhBuddha!Buddha!Takebackmyfleshbody!"HekowtowedrepeatedlybeforetheBuddha,whilefessinghisevildoings．Clementine’sheartwentouttohim．Althoughshedidn’tknowwhohewas，shecoulddethathewasadevoutBuddhist,reallywishingtostartanew,butcouldnotfullytrolhisrebelliousfleshbodywhichwaywardlypursueditsexcessivelustfulpleasures．Themantinued，
"Buddha!Buddha!Pleaseshowyourself．Whyareyoualwayssosilentacceptingmyfessionswithoutreprimands?Totinuelivingwouldonlyaddtomypain．Myfleshbodywouldforcemetosin，likethedevilthrashinghissvestomakethemdoevil．Myfleshbodywouldgooingyoungwomenandthenebacktorepentbeforeyou．Thisungingroutinecouldonlyaddtomytorture.Buddha!Buddha!Pleaseshowyourself!Destroymysinfulfleshbodyandtakebackmylife.”
Clemeeheself-nationthatcamefromthebottomofthesoulofthisferoan．Herheartwastouched．Shenowuoodtheseverepainofpossessingafleshbody．Justasshewasthinkingofhowshecouldhelponewhowasthrownintothedepthofhell，Big-Osuddenlyshoutedmadlyandferociously，
"Buddha!Buddha!Pleaseshowyourself．Whyareyousosilentandfiving?PleasedestroymysinfulfleshbodyorIwillfirstdestroyyoursilent，motionlessimageandthenkillmyself.”Justashewasgoingtorushatthegravenimage,ClementinecameoutfrombehindtheBuddhaandshowedherself．Baskingierglowofthesettingsuine’sbodyseemedtodiffuseacelestiallight．Big-OwasstoppedinhistracksbythedestofthisbeautifulnymphandthoughtitwasreallytheBuddhashowinghimselfinhisfemaleform．Hekowtowedtohersaying，
"Buddha!Buddha!Youreallyshowedyourself!Pleasedestroymyfleshbodyandtakebackmylife.”
"Whydon’tyain?"saidClemely．"Iuandthatyourrepentanceisreal．Youwillbeabletoraiseyourselffromtheabyssofsin.”Big-Ostaredatthisbeautifulnymph,theredspotonhisforeheadstandingoutlikethereddotofthetarget．
"It’shopeless．Ihavetriedmany,manytimestonoavail．It’sthesamepatternoverandain：molestationandfession．Molestationandfession．I’mtiredofthispainful，viciouscycle．Pleasetakebackmylifeandreleasemefromthishelloh.”ClementinewalkedtowardsBig-Oalycaressedhisbigheadwithherslenderfingers,saying，
"Haven’tyouthoughtofanyotherwaytotrolyourfleshbody?Ifyouaresincere，youaresuretosucceed.”
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