- A Work for the future of dao lineage and authority
- 3 Sahng-jeh-nim usually dressed simply, but when performing a work of renewal in which there was an offering of food, He wore formal attire
- 4 and had the disciples dress neatly.
- 5 When He dressed, the disciples rushed to help Him so that they could have a chance to be near Him.
- 6 One day, He wore jade-colored trousers and jacket, over which He wore a long coat. Also, He wore formal leather boots typically used in wedding ceremonies and an ornate headdress. He looked like a bridegroom.
- 7 Hyung-yul, wearing new clothes and a square headdress decorated with hanging strings of beads, stood in the yard waiting for Sahng-jeh-nim. A feast had been laid out on an altar for an offering.
- 8 Sahng-jeh-nim came out of the room, and the disciples, who had been waiting outside, followed Him in two lines.
- 9 In the yard, Sahng-jeh-nim sat on a chair, and the disciples kneeled and leaned forward.
- 10 Sahng-jeh-nim stood and said, “Bow twice.” First, the disciples near Hyung-yul bowed twice, and then the other disciples bowed.
- 11 Ho-yun, having seen them bow four times in other works of renewal, asked, “Why did they bow twice and not four times?”
- 12 “Don’t speak of what you don’t know,” Sahng-jeh-nim scolded. “Will I have to lock you in a room so that I can do this work?”
- 13 Ho-yun sulked. “You are wearing new clothes, but You didn’t buy me any.”
- 14 “I will, I will,” Sahng-jeh-nim soothed her. “You will have enough clothes to fill heaven and earth.”
- Many Countries in Heaven
- 15 After having made an offering following the proper procedure, Sahng-jeh-nim drew a dragon, a horse, and other things and burned them while praying for the blessing of heaven and earth.
- 16 Watching this, Ho-yun said, “Wow, if You do that, heaven will say it is hot.”
- 17 He replied, “Heaven is thousands and thousands of lee wide and has many countries. Life there is just like life on earth.”
- (JSD Dojeon 5,189)