U Thuzana and Thu Mwe Hta (11)

This post presents page 629 of the chapter entitled "A record of the explanation of the leader U Sandabatha who remained behind at Thu Mwe Hta" from Myaing Gyi Ngoo Sayadaw (U Thuzana)'s biography. The chapter runs from page 619 to 629.

Vocabulary:

နားယောင် ။ to be deceived; be taken in
ဘေးတီး ။ to egg on (slang)
စေ့စပ် ။ to negotiate, settle
ပိဿာ ။ viss
ဘေသဇ္ဇမုနိ ။ ??
ရှုထောင့် ။ point of view, angle
ဦးတင် ။ make obeisance with one's clasped hands on forehead
ဖြာ ။ spread out in all directions; radiate
လန်း ။ be refreshed; be radiant or buoyant

Translation:

[From my perspective] it would not be good to say 'Do this kind of issue like that, do it like this.' Eh... so I don't want to say. I'm a monk. It's not the same with you."

"That's the truth. I understand, lord."

"I would say that I'll start to go, but a religious war cannot be said. And it cannot become as big as a world war. Amongst my brothers there is enough quarreling. Eh... there is one thing. If [you] are deceived to be egged on to enter into [fighting], it's possible that it's not necessary. Rubbish that starts to be shown [သာဒ်?] can burn. Because of that, take care."

"[We] disciples understand, lord. So that the problem does not become bigger, [we] will negotiate most capably, lord."

"That is up to [you] the lay patrons. Although I started this event, because I have taken the medicine that cools the heart, I am at ease in my position. With an image of 'establishing peace', if a bronze cast ဘေသဇ္ဇမုနိ figure with 12777 viss (twelve thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven) of bronze is erected, then if at least Karen State speaks, if at least Myanmar speaks [saying] "may the world be at peace", then it will give benefit for peace."

"That's the truth, lord. And Lord, just as you work with your goal, so to [we] disciples will work with our goal."

"And with that, to each [his] point of view."

"That's the truth, lord. Please excuse [us] disciples, lord. [We] pay our respects, lord."

"Yes, yes... may your desires be fulfilled, your minds be radiant, your health be refreshed."

May the prayer that you give be fulfilled, lord."

Bo Kyaw Than [and company comprising] four people, left Myaing Gyi Ngoo and returned to Thu Mwe Htaa.