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1Ye accept it joyfully with all your heart, and do homage to the Lord Sakyamuni, the Tathagata, &c., and the Lord Prabhitaratna, the Tathagata, &c. On hearing such a voice from the sky all those beings exclaimed from the place where they stood, with joined hands: Homage to the Lord Sakyamuni, the Tathagata. Then they threw towards the Saha-world various flowers, incense, fragrant wreaths, ointment, gold, cloth, umbrellas, flags, banners, and triumphal streamers, as well as ornaments, parures, necklaces, gems and jewels of all sorts, in order to worship the Lord Saékyamuni, the Tathagata}, and this Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law. Those flowers, incense, &c., and those necklaces, &c., came down upon this Saha-world, where they formed a great canopy of flowers hanging in the sky above the Tath4gatas there sitting, as well as those in the hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of other worlds. * In Burnouf’s translation we find added: and the Tathagata Prabhftaratna. XX. TRANSCENDENT POWER OF THE TATHAGATAS. 367 Thereupon the Lord addressed the Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas headed byVisish¢afaritra: Inconceivable, young men of good family, is the power of the Tathagatas, &c. In order to transmit this Dharmapary4ya, young men of good family, I might go on for hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of AZons explaining the manifold virtues of this Dharmapary4ya through the different principles of the law, without reaching the end of those virtues. In this Dharmaparydya I have succinctly taught all Buddha-laws (or Buddhaqualities), all the superiority, all the mystery, all the profound conditions of the Buddhas. Therefore, young men of good family, you should, after the complete extinction of the Tath4gata, with reverence keep, read, promulgate, cherish’, worship it. And wherever on earth, young men of good family, this Dharmapary4ya shall be made known, read, written, meditated, expounded, studied or collected into a volume, be it in a monastery or at home, in the wilderness or in a town, at the foot of a tree or in a palace, in a building or in a cavern, on that spot one should erect a shrine in dedication to the Tathagata. For such a spot must be regarded as a terrace of enlightenment; such a spot must be regarded as one where all Tathagatas &c. have arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment; on that spot have ‘all Tathagatas moved forward the wheel of the law; on that spot one may hold that all Tathagatas have reached complete extinction. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas: 1 Or develop; or meditate, bhAvayitavya. Burnouf seems to have read bhashayitavya, for he translates it by ‘expliquer.’ 368 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xx. 1. Inconceivable is the power to promote the weal of the world! possessed by those who, firmly established in transcendent knowledge, by means of their unlimited sight display their magic faculty in order to gladden all living beings on earth.
2xx. 1. Inconceivable is the power to promote the weal of the world! possessed by those who, firmly established in transcendent knowledge, by means of their unlimited sight display their magic faculty in order to gladden all living beings on earth. 2. They extend their tongue over the whole world 2, darting thousands of beams to the astonishment of those to whom this effect of magic is displayed and who are making for supreme enlightenment. 3. The Buddhas made a noise of expectoration and of snapping the fingers, (and by it) called the attention of the whole world, of all parts of the world in the ten directions of space. 4. Those and other miraculous qualities they display in their benevolence and compassion (with the view) that the creatures, gladly excited at the time, may (also) keep the Sdtra after the complete extinction of the Sugata. 5. Even if I continued for thousands of ko/is of fEons speaking the praise of those sons of Sugata who shall keep this eminent Sftra after the extinction of the Leader of the world, 6. I should not have terminated the enumeration of their qualities; inconceivable as the qualities of infinite space are the merits of those who constantly keep this holy Satra. 7, They behold me as well as these chiefs, and the Leader of the world now extinct; (they behold) all these numerous Bodhisattvas and the four classes. 8. Such a one now here? propitiates me and all 1 Lokahitanudharmata. 2 Sarvalokam. * Ten’ihadya. The connection between this stanza and the next would have been clearer if the two stanzas had been transposed. XX. TRANSCENDENT POWER OF THE TATHAGATAS. 369 these leaders, as well as the extinct chief of Ginas and the others in every quarter. 9. The future and past Buddhas stationed in the ten points of space will all be seen and worshipped by him who keeps this Satra. 10. He who keeps this Sdtra, the veritable law, will fathom the mystery of the highest man; will soon comprehend what truth it was that was arrived at on the terrace of enlightenment. 11. The quickness of his apprehension will be unlimited ; like the wind he will nowhere meet impediments ; he knows the purport and interpretation of the law, he who keeps this exalted Satra. 12. He will, after some reflection, always find out the connection of the Sdtras spoken by the leaders ; even after the complete extinction of the leader he will grasp the real meaning of the Satras. 13. He resembles the moon and the sun; he illuminates all around him, and while roaming the earth in different directions he rouses many Bodhisattvas. 14. The wise Bodhisattvas who, after hearing the enumeration of such advantages, shall keep this Sftra after my complete extinction will doubtless reach enlightenment. {ar] Bb 370 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXI. CHAPTER XXI. SPELLS.
314. The wise Bodhisattvas who, after hearing the enumeration of such advantages, shall keep this Sftra after my complete extinction will doubtless reach enlightenment. {ar] Bb 370 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXI. CHAPTER XXI. SPELLS. Thereupon the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga rose from his seat, and having put his upper robe upon one shoulder and fixed the right knee upon the ground lifted his joined hands up to the Lord and said: How great, O Lord, is the pious merit which will be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady who keeps this Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law, either in memory or in a book? Whereupon the Lord said to the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga : Suppose, Bhaishagyaraga, that some man of good family or a young lady honours, respects, reveres, worships hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of Tathagatas equal to the sands of eighty Ganges rivers; dost thou think, Bhaishagyaraga, that such a young man or young lady of good family will on that account produce much pious merit? The Bodhisattva Bhaishagyaraga replied: Yes, Lord; yes, Sugata. The Lord said: I announce to thee, Bhaishagyaraga, I declare to thee: any young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, who shall keep, read, comprehend, and in practice follow, were it but a single stanza from this Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law, that young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyardga, will on that account produce far more pious merit. XXI. SPELLS. 371 Then the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga immediately said to the Lord: To those young men or young ladies of good family, O Lord, who keep this Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law in their memory or in a book, we will give talismanic words! for guard, defence, and protection ; such as, anye? manye mane mamane 4itte Aarite same, samitdvi, sAnte, mukte, muktatame, same avishame, samasame, gaye, kshaye, akshize, sAnte sani, dharazi 4lokabhashe, pratyavekshazi, nidhini, abhyantaravisish/e, utkule mutkule, asade, parade, sukanksht, asamasame, buddhavilokite, dharmaparikshite, sanghanirghoshawi, nirghoshazt bhay&bhayasodhant, mantre mantradkshayate, rutakausalye, akshaye, akshavanataya, vakule valoda, amanyataya *. These words of charms and spells, O Lord, have been pronounced by reverend Buddhas (in number) 1 Dharanipadani. * In giving these words I have followed the Camb. MS., even where the readings would seem to be incorrect.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1Ye accept it joyfully with all your heart, and do homage to the Lord Sakyamuni, the Tathagata, &c., and the Lord Prabhitaratna, the Tathagata, &c. On hearing such a voice from the sky all those beings exclaimed from the place where they stood, with joined hands: Homage to the Lord Sakyamuni, the Tathagata. Then they threw towards the Saha-world various flowers, incense, fragrant wreaths, ointment, gold, cloth, umbrellas, flags, banners, and triumphal streamers, as well as ornaments, parures, necklaces, gems and jewels of all sorts, in order to worship the Lord Saékyamuni, the Tathagata}, and this Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law. Those flowers, incense, &c., and those necklaces, &c., came down upon this Saha-world, where they formed a great canopy of flowers hanging in the sky above the Tath4gatas there sitting, as well as those in the hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of other worlds. * In Burnouf’s translation we find added: and the Tathagata Prabhftaratna. XX. TRANSCENDENT POWER OF THE TATHAGATAS. 367 Thereupon the Lord addressed the Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas headed byVisish¢afaritra: Inconceivable, young men of good family, is the power of the Tathagatas, &c. In order to transmit this Dharmapary4ya, young men of good family, I might go on for hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of AZons explaining the manifold virtues of this Dharmapary4ya through the different principles of the law, without reaching the end of those virtues. In this Dharmaparydya I have succinctly taught all Buddha-laws (or Buddhaqualities), all the superiority, all the mystery, all the profound conditions of the Buddhas. Therefore, young men of good family, you should, after the complete extinction of the Tath4gata, with reverence keep, read, promulgate, cherish’, worship it. And wherever on earth, young men of good family, this Dharmapary4ya shall be made known, read, written, meditated, expounded, studied or collected into a volume, be it in a monastery or at home, in the wilderness or in a town, at the foot of a tree or in a palace, in a building or in a cavern, on that spot one should erect a shrine in dedication to the Tathagata. For such a spot must be regarded as a terrace of enlightenment; such a spot must be regarded as one where all Tathagatas &c. have arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment; on that spot have ‘all Tathagatas moved forward the wheel of the law; on that spot one may hold that all Tathagatas have reached complete extinction. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas: 1 Or develop; or meditate, bhAvayitavya. Burnouf seems to have read bhashayitavya, for he translates it by ‘expliquer.’ 368 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xx. 1. Inconceivable is the power to promote the weal of the world! possessed by those who, firmly established in transcendent knowledge, by means of their unlimited sight display their magic faculty in order to gladden all living beings on earth.
2xx. 1. Inconceivable is the power to promote the weal of the world! possessed by those who, firmly established in transcendent knowledge, by means of their unlimited sight display their magic faculty in order to gladden all living beings on earth. 2. They extend their tongue over the whole world 2, darting thousands of beams to the astonishment of those to whom this effect of magic is displayed and who are making for supreme enlightenment. 3. The Buddhas made a noise of expectoration and of snapping the fingers, (and by it) called the attention of the whole world, of all parts of the world in the ten directions of space. 4. Those and other miraculous qualities they display in their benevolence and compassion (with the view) that the creatures, gladly excited at the time, may (also) keep the Sdtra after the complete extinction of the Sugata. 5. Even if I continued for thousands of ko/is of fEons speaking the praise of those sons of Sugata who shall keep this eminent Sftra after the extinction of the Leader of the world, 6. I should not have terminated the enumeration of their qualities; inconceivable as the qualities of infinite space are the merits of those who constantly keep this holy Satra. 7, They behold me as well as these chiefs, and the Leader of the world now extinct; (they behold) all these numerous Bodhisattvas and the four classes. 8. Such a one now here? propitiates me and all 1 Lokahitanudharmata. 2 Sarvalokam. * Ten’ihadya. The connection between this stanza and the next would have been clearer if the two stanzas had been transposed. XX. TRANSCENDENT POWER OF THE TATHAGATAS. 369 these leaders, as well as the extinct chief of Ginas and the others in every quarter. 9. The future and past Buddhas stationed in the ten points of space will all be seen and worshipped by him who keeps this Satra. 10. He who keeps this Sdtra, the veritable law, will fathom the mystery of the highest man; will soon comprehend what truth it was that was arrived at on the terrace of enlightenment. 11. The quickness of his apprehension will be unlimited ; like the wind he will nowhere meet impediments ; he knows the purport and interpretation of the law, he who keeps this exalted Satra. 12. He will, after some reflection, always find out the connection of the Sdtras spoken by the leaders ; even after the complete extinction of the leader he will grasp the real meaning of the Satras. 13. He resembles the moon and the sun; he illuminates all around him, and while roaming the earth in different directions he rouses many Bodhisattvas. 14. The wise Bodhisattvas who, after hearing the enumeration of such advantages, shall keep this Sftra after my complete extinction will doubtless reach enlightenment. {ar] Bb 370 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXI. CHAPTER XXI. SPELLS.
314. The wise Bodhisattvas who, after hearing the enumeration of such advantages, shall keep this Sftra after my complete extinction will doubtless reach enlightenment. {ar] Bb 370 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXI. CHAPTER XXI. SPELLS. Thereupon the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga rose from his seat, and having put his upper robe upon one shoulder and fixed the right knee upon the ground lifted his joined hands up to the Lord and said: How great, O Lord, is the pious merit which will be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady who keeps this Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law, either in memory or in a book? Whereupon the Lord said to the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga : Suppose, Bhaishagyaraga, that some man of good family or a young lady honours, respects, reveres, worships hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of Tathagatas equal to the sands of eighty Ganges rivers; dost thou think, Bhaishagyaraga, that such a young man or young lady of good family will on that account produce much pious merit? The Bodhisattva Bhaishagyaraga replied: Yes, Lord; yes, Sugata. The Lord said: I announce to thee, Bhaishagyaraga, I declare to thee: any young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, who shall keep, read, comprehend, and in practice follow, were it but a single stanza from this Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law, that young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyardga, will on that account produce far more pious merit. XXI. SPELLS. 371 Then the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Bhaishagyaraga immediately said to the Lord: To those young men or young ladies of good family, O Lord, who keep this Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law in their memory or in a book, we will give talismanic words! for guard, defence, and protection ; such as, anye? manye mane mamane 4itte Aarite same, samitdvi, sAnte, mukte, muktatame, same avishame, samasame, gaye, kshaye, akshize, sAnte sani, dharazi 4lokabhashe, pratyavekshazi, nidhini, abhyantaravisish/e, utkule mutkule, asade, parade, sukanksht, asamasame, buddhavilokite, dharmaparikshite, sanghanirghoshawi, nirghoshazt bhay&bhayasodhant, mantre mantradkshayate, rutakausalye, akshaye, akshavanataya, vakule valoda, amanyataya *. These words of charms and spells, O Lord, have been pronounced by reverend Buddhas (in number) 1 Dharanipadani. * In giving these words I have followed the Camb. MS., even where the readings would seem to be incorrect.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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