In Ashva-ghosha's drama of spiritual re-orientation, handsome Nanda is transformed from libertine to liberated man. The Buddha's strong-arm & seductive tactics risk the imputation of a forced & dishonest conversion. But the suffering of each pleasure's end is succeeded by a more enticing prospect, until Nanda attains the total bliss of enlightenment.
Confession, Charles Baudelaire : Une fois, une seule, aimable et douce femme,
A mon bras votre bras poli
S'appuya (sur le fond ténébreux de mon âme
Ce souvenir n'est point pâli) ;
Les rimes sont :