THE GREAT PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA
VOLUME 171
Chapter 31: JOYFUL DEDICATION (4)
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding earth-element not fall into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness-elements not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma earth-element? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding ignorance not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know truly regarding formations, consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, existence, birth, aging-and-death, sorrow-lamentation-suffering-dejection-distress not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma ignorance? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding Perfection of Generosity not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know truly regarding Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Perfection of Wisdom not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma Perfection of Generosity? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding internal emptiness not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature does not fall into the desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma internal emptiness? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding true suchness not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is about dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma is true suchness? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding Noble Truth of Suffering not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding Noble Truths of Arising, Cessation, and the Path not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma Noble Truth of Suffering? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the four Meditative Concentrations not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is about four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma four Meditative Concentration? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding eight Liberations not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma eight Liberations? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the four Mindfulness that abides in not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is about four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because the four dharma Recitations abide in? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding Liberation Gateway of Emptiness not fall into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it is about Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Wishlessness does not fall into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma Liberation Gateway of Emptiness? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the five Eyes not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it is about six Supernormal Powers not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma five eyes? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the ten Powers of the Buddha not fall into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know truly regarding four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma ten Powers of the Buddha? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the dharma of non-forgetfulness not falling into the desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding nature of ever-present equanimity not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma dharma of non-forgetfulness? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding Knowledge of All not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma Knowledge of All? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding all Dharani gateways not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding all Samadhi gateways not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma all Dharani gateways? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding aggregate of virtue not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is regarding aggregate of concentration, aggregate of wisdom, aggregate of liberation, aggregate of liberated knowledge and vision not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma-realm aggregates? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding Stream-entry Fruit not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm; know as it really is about Once-returner Fruit, Non-returner Fruit, Arahant Fruit not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma Stream-entry Fruit? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the Pratyekabuddha attainment not falling into the desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma the Pratyekabuddha attainment? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the Great Bodhisattva practice not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If not falling into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma the Great Bodhisattva practice? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession.
If Great Bodhisattva practices Perfection of Wisdom, know as it really is regarding the supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas not falling into desire realm, form realm, formless realm. If all do not fall into the three realms then it is not past, future, present. If is not ba life then cannot using characteristics that as a means, using oriented toward attainment as a means in order to arise rejoice dedicate toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because dharma supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas? inherent nature is unborn. If dharma is unborn then not has possession, cannot use dharma not possess that and rejoice dedicate towards that which is not possession. Great Bodhisattva those rejoice dedicated towards such, not mixed with the kinds of harmful things, finally reaching the right path of supreme fruit of Enlightenment.
Moreover, Venerable Sir, residing in the Bodhisattva vehicle, the good men and women if using characteristics as a means, or oriented toward attainment as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciples, arise joyfully dedicate toward the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then thus is joyfully dedicated toward the evil. Tam rejoices dedicated towards this evil, not obtain all Buddhas World-Honored One praise, not is capable of causing fulfillment the dharma Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom; also not is capable of causing perfection four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; also not is capable of causing perfection eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; also not is capable of causing fulfillment four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; nor is capable of causing fulfillment Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Liberation Gateway of Wishlessness. Because not is capable of causing perfection Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom should not be capable of causing perfection four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; not is capable of causing perfection eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; not is capable of causing fulfillment four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; not is capable of causing fulfillment Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Liberation Gateway of Wishlessness; not is capable of causing fulfillment internal emptiness, external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature; also not is capable of witnessing true suchness, dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm; also not capable of witness Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truth of Arising, Noble Truth of Cessation, Noble Truth of the Path. Because because not is capable of certifying internal emptiness, external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature; therefore not is capable of witnessing true suchness, dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm; not is capable of witness Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truth of Arising, Noble Truth of Cessation, Noble Truth of the Path, therefore not is capable of witness five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers; also not is capable of causing perfection ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; also not is capable of causing fulfillment dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity; nor is capable of causing consummation Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; also not is capable of causing fulfillment all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways. Because of not being capable of witnessing five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers; not is capable of causing perfection ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; not is capable of causing fulfillment dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity; not is capable of causing consummation Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; not is capable of causing fulfillment all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways, therefore not is capable of causing fulfillment purify in Buddha-realm; also not is capable of causing complete accomplishment fully for sentient beings. Because not is capable of causing perfection purify in Buddha-realm; not is capable of causing fulfillment fully for sentient beings should not is capable of attaining supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Because why? Because those venerable ones who those have already begun to rejoice dedicated towards has confused the kinds of toxic.
Moreover, Venerable Sir, the Great Bodhisattva practice Perfection of Wisdom should think thus: As all Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One in the ten directions the world, understand as it really is regarding the wholesome roots of merit and virtue, has dharma as such, in order to have be able to rely on dharma those and arise joyful dedication towards not being crazy. We must now also rely on dharma as such and arise joyful dedication towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then there is arising joyful dedication towards correct.
At that time, the World-Honored One praised him for his Good Manifestation Devas:
?”Excellent, excellent! Good Manifestation Devas, nay you have already caused obtain the work of Buddha, there is because of the Great Bodhisattva? and cleverly says regarding rejoice dedicate toward cease all madness. Expound preaches regarding rejoice dedicate toward as such is have already using formlessness as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate as a means, immaculate pure as a means, inherent nature as a means, inherent nature not as a means, inherent nature not as a means, true suchness as a means, dharma-realm as a means, dharma-nature as a means, nature of non-falsity as a means, reality-limit as a means.
Hey Good Manifestation Devas, suppose all sentient beings in the world three-thousandfold all obtain accomplishment ten paths of virtuous karma, four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations, five Supernormal Powers then following what due to you think? Are there many virtues of those sentient beings?
Good Manifestation Devas replied:
“Venerable World-Honored One, a great deal! “Venerable Well-Gone One, a great deal!
The Buddha said: Hey Good Manifestation Devas, if good men and women with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciples, arise rejoice dedication towards not indulgence obstruction then merit and virtue attain more than before a great deal. Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the good men and women who have already begun to rejoice dedicated towards as such is supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is nothing above, nothing with, nothing more.
Moreover Good Manifestation Devas, suppose all sentient beings in the world three-thousandfold all attain the fruit Stream-enterers, Once-returners, Non-returners, Arahants, has the good men and women with regard to the stage have already attained four attainment venerable ones those, throughout life reverently make offerings, respect and praise, using immeasurable the kinds of clothing, food, drink, bedding, medicine and the goods using other supplies, then following what due to you think? The good men and women there, due to causes and conditions this, obtain great in merit??
Good Manifestation Devas replied:
“Venerable World-Honored One, a great deal! “Venerable Well-Gone One, a great deal!
The Buddha said: Hey Good Manifestation Devas, if good men and women with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciples, arise rejoice dedication towards non-attachment then merit attain more than before a great deal. Hey Good Manifestation Devas, good men and women those have already begun to rejoice and dedicate towards as such is supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is nothing above, nothing with, nothing more.
Moreover Good Manifestation Devas, assuming all sentient beings in the world three-thousandfold all into stage Pratyekabuddhas, have the good men and women with regard to numberless the stage Pratyekabuddhas those, throughout life reverently make offerings, respect and praise, using immeasurable the kinds of clothing, food, drink, bedding, medicine and the goods using other supplies, then following what due to you think? Good men, good women those, due to causes and conditions this, obtain great in merit??
Good Manifestation Devas replied:
“Venerable World-Honored One, a great deal! “Venerable Well-Gone One, a great deal!
The Buddha said: Hey Good Manifestation Devas, if good men and women with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciples, arise rejoice dedication towards non-attachment then merit attain more than before a great deal. Hey Good Manifestation Devas, good men and women those have already begun to rejoice and dedicate towards as such is supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is nothing above, nothing with, nothing more.
Moreover Good Manifestation Devas, suppose all sentient beings in the world three-thousandfold all turns toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment, also if all sentient beings in numberless the world in the ten directions all with regard to turns toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment those, and all in the place of Great Bodhisattva, reverently make offerings, respect and praise, using immeasurable the kinds of clothing, food, drink, bedding, medicine and the sustenance and all kinds of fun like supremely wonderful other and provide, through numberless aeons, then following what due to you think? Sentient beings those due to causes and conditions this, obtain great in merit??
Good Manifestation Devas replied:
“Venerable World-Honored One, a great deal! “Venerable Well-Gone One, a great deal! The number of merits is numberless, boundless, using calculation, for example difficult has be able to measure know all obtained. “Venerable World-Honored One, if the blessed number has form then numberless the world in the ten directions also cannot be able to contain fully.
The Buddha said:
? “Excellent, excellent! Good Manifestation Devas, that amount of merit, just as you said. If the good men and women with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the disciple and begin to rejoice dedicate towards not clinging then merit attain more than before a great deal. Hey Good Manifestation Devas, the good men and women who have already begun to rejoice dedicated towards as such is supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is nothing above, nothing with, nothing more. Hey Good Manifestation Devas, if give blessing previously compared to blessing this then in hundreds of parts not with one, in thousands of parts not with one, in hundreds of thousands of parts not with one, in hundreds of millions of parts not with one, in billions of parts not with one, in tens of billions of parts not with one, in hundreds of billions of parts not with one, numberless in hundreds of billions of parts not with one, in numerical fractions, in counting fractions, in analogical fractions through to in the highest numerical fractions also not with one. Because why? Good Manifestation Devas, for sentient beings those have already accomplished ten paths of virtuous karma, four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations, five Supernormal Powers, all using characteristics and oriented toward attainment as a means; the good men and women who reverently make offerings, respect and praise, using immeasurable the kinds of clothing, food and drink, bedding, medicine and the kinds of other items provided for those stage attainment Stream-enterers, Once-returners, Non-returners, Arahants and the stage Pratyekabuddhas; attain all using characteristics and oriented toward attainment as a means. The sentient beings those reverently make offerings, respect and praise, using immeasurable the kinds of clothing, food, drink, bedding, medicine and those other sustenance items and all kinds of supremely wonderful pleasures, provide for the assembly of Bodhisattva turns toward supreme fruit of Enlightenment those, merit attaining all using characteristics and oriented toward attainment as a means.
At that time, the four Great Heavenly Kings together with twenty thousand celestial sons retinue, joy/delight to the utmost, immediately press palms together, bowing at Buddha’s feet, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva thus newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards such large extent, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Generate joyful dedication towards as such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
At that time, Indra together with immeasurable hundreds of thousands of celestial sons retinue belonging to each person all holding the kinds of flower garlands, burning incense, ointments, scattered incense, clothing, necklaces, pearls, jeweled canopies, the kinds of priceless precious gems in the celestial realm, playing heavenly music in order to make offerings to Buddha, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva as such newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards extensively large thus, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
Next to is the venerable ones: Thien Vuong To-da-ma together with fully immeasurable hundreds of thousands of celestial sons retinue belonging to each person all holding the kinds of flower garlands, burning incense, ointments, scattered incense, clothing, necklaces, chandeliers, jeweled canopies, the kinds of priceless precious gems in the celestial realm, playing heavenly music in order to make offerings to Buddha, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva thus newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards extensive large thus, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
Heavenly King San-do-su-da together with fully immeasurable hundreds of thousands of celestial sons retinue belonging to each person all holding the kinds of flower garlands, burning incense, ointments, scattered incense, clothing, necklaces, phan phang, jeweled canopies, the kinds of priceless precious gems in the celestial realm, playing heavenly music in order to make offerings to Buddha, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva thus newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards extensive large thus, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
Thien Vuong Thien Nhan Hoa together with fully immeasurable hundreds of thousands of celestial sons retinue belonging to each person all holding the kinds of flower garlands, burning incense, ointments, scattered incense, clothing, necklaces, pearls, jeweled canopies, the kinds of priceless precious gems in the celestial realm, playing heavenly music in order to make offerings to Buddha, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva thus newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards extensive large thus, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
Thien Tu Tu Tu Tu together with fully immeasurable hundreds of thousands of celestial sons retinue belonging to each person all holding the kinds of flower garlands, burning incense, ointments, scattered incense, clothing, necklaces, phan phang, jeweled canopies, the kinds of precious precious gems priceless in the celestial realm, playing heavenly music in order to make offerings to Buddha, Bach said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, Great Bodhisattva thus newly is capable of arising rejoice dedicate towards extensive large thus, there is Great Bodhisattva with skillful means, using formless as a means, non-attainment as a means, immaculate previously as a means, carefree as a means, with regard to wholesome roots merit and virtue of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and the arising disciple rejoices dedicate towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment. Having started to rejoice dedicated towards such then not fall into dharma hai, dharma not hai.
Then the Heavenly King Brahma together with fully immeasurable, numberless hundreds of thousands the assembly of Brahma to previously Buddha, bowed at Buddha’s feet, and said:
“Venerable World-Honored One, how rare! Great Bodhisattva thus have already obtained Perfection of Wisdom and skillful means should have already overcome surpassing wholesome roots of the good men and women have already practiced previously, not have skillful means, following path characteristics, oriented toward attainment.
It is the turn of the venerable ones of Heaven: Heaven of Aurora pure together with fully immeasurable, numberless hundreds of thousands the assembly of the Light Heaven to previously Buddha, bowing at Buddha’s feet, saying in unison:
“Venerable World-Honored One, how rare! Great Bodhisattva as such because there has already obtained Perfection of Wisdom and skillful means of taking life, therefore has already overcome surpassing wholesome roots of the good men and women have already practiced previously, not skillful means, following path characteristics, toward attainment.
Troi Bien pure together with fully immeasurable, numberless hundreds of thousands the assembly of the Purity Heaven to previously Buddha, bowing at Buddha’s feet, saying in unison:
“Venerable World-Honored One, how rare! Great Bodhisattva as such because there has already obtained Perfection of Wisdom and skillful means of taking life, therefore has already overcome surpassing wholesome roots of the good men and women have already practiced previously, not skillful means, following path characteristics, toward attainment.
Troi Quang attainment together with fully immeasurable, numberless hundreds of thousands the assembly of the Radiance Heaven to previously Buddha, bowing at Buddha’s feet, saying in unison:
“Venerable World-Honored One, how rare! Great Bodhisattva as such because there has already obtained Perfection of Wisdom and skillful means of taking life, therefore has already overcome surpassing wholesome roots of the good men and women have already practiced previously, not skillful means, following path characteristics, toward attainment.
the Highest Form Heaven together with fully immeasurable, numberless hundreds of thousands the assembly of the Purity Heaven resided before Buddha, bowed at Buddha’s feet, and said in unison:
“Venerable World-Honored One, how rare! Great Bodhisattva as such because there has already obtained Perfection of Wisdom and skillful means of taking life, therefore has already overcome surpassing wholesome roots of the good men and women have already practiced previously, not skillful means, following path characteristics, toward attainment.
At that time, Buddha Jewel with the assembly of the Heaven of the Four Great Kings, the Thirty-Three Heavens (Trāyastriṃśa), the Yāma Heaven, the Tuṣita Heaven, the Heaven of Enjoyment by Transformation, the Heaven of Others’ Transformation, the Brahma Beings Heaven, the Brahma Ministers Heaven, the Brahma Assembly Heaven, the Great Brahma Heaven, the Light Heaven, the Minor Light Heaven, the Immeasurable Light Heaven, the Utmost Pure Light Heaven, the Purity Heaven, the Minor Purity Heaven, the Immeasurable Purity Heaven, the Universal Purity Heaven, the Radiance Heaven, the Minor Radiance Heaven, the Immeasurable Radiance Heaven, the Broad Result Heaven, the No Affliction Heaven, the No Heat Heaven, the Good Manifestation Heaven, the Good Vision Heaven, the Highest Form Heaven (Akaniṣṭha)? saying:
?Suppose all sentient beings in the world three-thousandfold all raised the aspiration seeking supreme fruit of Enlightenment, with regard to throughout all all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One in past, future, present in the ten directions the world, from first raised the aspiration through to when attaining supreme fruit of Enlightenment, transferring the miraculous dharma, after entering Nirvana without remainder, through to dharma destruction, within those intervals, has wholesome roots in accord with cultivate Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom; or has wholesome roots in accord with accompanying in internal emptiness, external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature; or has wholesome roots in accord with residing in true suchness, dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm; or has wholesome roots in accord with residing in Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truth of Arising, Noble Truth of Cessation, Noble Truth of the Path; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivate eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Liberation Gateway of Wishlessness; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating the dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating the Great Bodhisattva practice; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivate supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas; or has wholesome roots of the disciple; or aggregate of virtue, aggregate of concentration, aggregate of wisdom, aggregate of liberation, aggregate of liberated knowledge and vision of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and other immeasurable, boundless dharma Buddhas; or dharma has said of all the Tathagata, or the three merits of karma are giving nature, precepts cultivating nature, have already relied on dharma those and cultivated; or rely on dharma those earnestly practice and study, attain the Stream-entry Fruit, attain the Once-returner Fruit, attain the Non-returner Fruit, attain the Arahant Fruit, attain the fruit Pratyekabuddhas, attain the Buddha nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva; or wholesome roots have obtained of the sentient beings due to practice Almsgiving, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Prajnaparamita?, all thus, gathering also pondering, using has appearance as a means, has attainment as a means, has attachment as a means, has creation as a means, has two, is not second ism means of starting immediately rejoice then dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment. And there are the good men and women raised the aspiration towards supreme fruit of Enlightenment with regard to throughout all all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One in the past, future, present turns in the ten directions the world, from newly raised the aspiration through to when attaining the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, magical dharma transformation, after entering Nirvana without remainder, through to dharma destruction, within that span, has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating Generosity, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, and the Perfection of Wisdom; or has wholesome roots in accord with accompanying in internal emptiness, external emptiness, emptiness of both internal and external, emptiness of emptiness, great emptiness, ultimate emptiness, emptiness of conditioned phenomena, emptiness of unconditioned phenomena, emptiness of finality, limitless emptiness, emptiness of dispersion, unchanging emptiness, emptiness of original nature, emptiness of individual characteristics, emptiness of shared characteristics, emptiness of all phenomena, emptiness of non-apprehensibility, emptiness of non-nature, emptiness of self-nature, emptiness of non-nature-self-nature; or has wholesome roots in accord with residing in true suchness, dharma-realm, dharma-nature, nature of non-falsity, nature of non-alteration, nature of equality, nature dissociated from birth, dharma-fixity, dharma-abiding, reality-limit, realm of space, inconceivable realm; or has wholesome roots in accord with residing in Noble Truth of Suffering, Noble Truth of Arising, Noble Truth of Cessation, Noble Truth of the Path; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating four Dhyanas, four Immeasurables, four Formless Concentrations; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivate eight Liberations, eight Bases of Mastery, nine Sequential Concentrations, ten Totalities; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating four Foundations of Mindfulness, four Right Efforts, four Bases of Supernatural Power, five Spiritual Faculties, five Powers, seven Factors of Enlightenment, eight-fold Noble Path; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating Liberation Gateway of Emptiness, Liberation Gateway of Signlessness, Liberation Gateway of Wishlessness; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating five Eyes, six Supernormal Powers; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating ten Powers of the Buddha, four Fearlessnesses, four Analytical Knowledges, great Loving-kindness, great Compassion, great Sympathetic Joy, great Equanimity, eighteen unique Buddha qualities; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating the dharma of non-forgetfulness and the nature of ever-present equanimity; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating Knowledge of All, Knowledge of Path-Aspects, Knowledge of All-Aspects; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating all Dharani gateways, all Samadhi gateways; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivating the Great Bodhisattva practice; or has wholesome roots in accord with cultivate supreme fruit of Enlightenment of all Buddhas; or has wholesome roots of the disciple; or aggregate of virtue, aggregate of concentration, aggregate of wisdom, aggregate of liberation, aggregate of liberated knowledge and vision of all the Tathagata, Worthy One, Perfectly Enlightened One and other immeasurable, boundless dharma Buddhas; or the dharma of all the Tathagata has said, or the three karmic merits of giving nature, precepts, cultivating nature, have already relied on those dharma and cultivated; or rely on dharma those earnestly practice and study, attain the Stream-entry Fruit, attain the Once-returner Fruit, attain the Non-returner Fruit, attain the Arahant Fruit, attain the fruit Pratyekabuddhas, attain the Buddha nature dissociated from birth of Bodhisattva; or wholesome roots have obtained of the sentient beings due to practice Almsgiving, Pure Precepts, Patient Endurance, Diligent Effort, Meditative Concentration, Prajnaparamita?, all thus, gathering also pondering, using not form as a means, not possessing as a means, not infected previously as a means, not created as a means, not two, is not second ism means, immediately rejoice, have already rejoiced then dedicate towards the supreme fruit of Enlightenment, then rejoice dedicate toward of the good men and women those are supreme, is noble, is marvelous, is sublime, is none of the above, nothing with, nothing more, with regard to rejoice dedicate toward of sentient beings says previously then in hundreds of parts far more than, in thousands of parts far more than, hundreds of thousands of times far more than, thousands of times far more than, hundreds of memories of times far more than, thousands of memories of times far more than, hundreds of thousands of memories of times far more than, numberless hundreds of thousands of times far more more than; all multiples of numbers, calculations, for example, including all extreme numbers also surpassing a great deal.