Page 58 - Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History Vol I - Abraham to Coal
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This






                           Fleeting






                           World







                           An Overview of Human History






                           David Christian

                           Professor of History
                           San Diego State University

                           2004





                           Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
                           A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
                           A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,

                           A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
                           • The Diamond Sutra
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