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He awoke as Bögü Qaghan, Khan of the Uyghurs, Great East Wise Prince He heard the words “Visit the seven petal lotus of times since And breathe in that lotus flower’s scent, by the holy wind, to convince Your heart to be born again in spirit, without needing to rinse” Bögü Qaghan put on his armour for another day of battle And worshipped Tengri, god of the heavens, despite earthly prattle He successfully fought Yan, to aid the Tang, as if it was fate Travelled to the city of Luoyang to pray, wish and contemplate Exhausted after the fight, four angels came, each carrying a plate Carrying a petal from a white lotus flower that grew great Nostalgia grew in Bögü Qaghan’s heart, recollecting an old bond An old friend called from beyond, a lotus grew out of his soul’s pond "The bright crowned Hearer, the Keeper of Faithfulness Whose virtue upholds the state of holiness May the eons guard the defenders of greatness And the commanders of the divine highness May they all be crowned with the gold of the sages May it be so for ages upon ages" He bowed his head and smelled the small petals of splendorous moonlight And the heavens opened, the world shook, and all the world was bathed in light The indiscriminate sun rose in the Orkhon Valley of might Almost five hundred years after the sun set into a pond in plight The King of Kings was born as the Divine Khan of countless many The Son of a King was born again as the Emanation of Mani
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