Yu Hsi’s second novel

Yu Hsi describes a touching story of the eternal search for the realm of life summit, and conveys the inwardness of life that “truth and beauty coexist.” Piano and seven ancient Chinese instruments represent the eight main characters in Prabhūtaratna: konghou, ancient heptachord, pipa (Chinese lute), erhu (Chinese two-string fiddle), ruan, bell-chimes and bili (Chinese oboe), to respectively interpret the seven esoteric causes of life including earth, water, fire, wind, space, sight and perception. Yu Hsi invited eight contemporary composers to compose the music, explaining to each of them the philosophical purport and the musical images in this work.

(Excerpt  from Prabhūtaratna: )

Truth and Beauty CoinhereTruth and Beauty Coinhere ── A Brief Introduction to Prabhūtaratna

Slowly settle down…… the more you settle down, the more you can taste the real flavor.

Oh! Now more than ever, the world needs a love story of truth, goodness, and beauty.

A love story is something romantic and genuine; it has no need of sorrow and suffering, true as these may be. Such a story is a source of beauty and hope. With the absence of regret and fear, all that remains is a palpable happiness. It’s just like the fragrance of early spring, the mist in a secluded glen, the purl of a forest stream, the morning dew in early summer, the autumn sun rising out of the silvery sea—such marvels, such purity of spirit. Youth is a beautiful poem; the heart soars up like some joyous fairy. If you close your eyes and listen, you can hear the sound of the grass breathing on the hillside under the dark sky. This is why I’ve always believed that out of the darkness unlimited tribulation, in the end there arises a story of supreme beauty ── .

With faith in happiness, sorrow is removed in a sigh; but even when happy, we can worry that sorrow is on the way.

In the context of the universe, a human life is as ephemeral as the morning dew. Yet it’s still possible to grow, to slowly cultivate morning dew. Yet it’s still possible to grow, to slowly cultivate awareness and beauty of spirit.

The underlying message of Prabhūtaratna is the importance of innocence and sincerity, not just in youth, but throughout one’s life. Prabhūtaratna is a story of hope, like a maiden’s indomitable expectation that prince charming is going to come riding out of the woods and sweep her off her feet.

“I have come in response to your devout supplication.” Prabhūtaratnais about the earnest and heartfelt search for the source of life.

Keyura (a Sanskrit word meaning “a bracelet of precious stones, usually worn on the upper arm”) is the embodiment of purity and sincerity, time and again openly weeping when her search comes up empty. It seems that people today have forgotten how to genuinely cry. The end result of this is losing touch with the essence of life.

With a breadth of vision as expansive as a landscape, Yu Hsi’sPrabhūtaratna can be likened to a painting composed of all that is bright and beautiful between heaven and earth.

The lively sensitivity of youth leaves an indelible impression that can’t be effaced by the exigencies of adulthood. This is what makes it possible to see beauty wherever the eye turns, just as the teary-eyedKeyura turns inwards to find brilliance and strength. This is purity, a baptism of the spirit; it puts one in touch with the sentiment of heaven, the smell of the earth.

This is the truth and beauty awaiting the reader in the pages ahead.

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