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1§40. THE LAND OF BLISS. 6 1 spreading their light over a fathom, and those Bodhisattvas, spreading their Hght over a hundred thousand ko/is of yq^anas. And that Bhagavat Amitabha, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, overshadowing that mass of 6'ravakas and that mass of Bodhisattvas, is seen, illuminating all quarters. Again at that time all those Bodhisattvas, .S'ravakas, gods and men in that world Sukhavatt, saw this world Saha and ^'akyamuni, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, surrounded by a holy company of Bhikshus, teaching the Law. § 40. Then, the Bhagavat addressed the nobleminded Bodhisattva A^ita, and said : ' Do you see, O A^ita, the perfection of the array of ornaments and good qualities in that Buddha country ; and above in the sky (places) with charming parks \ charming gardens, charming rivers and lotus lakes, scattered with many precious Padmas, Utpalas, Kumudas, and Pu;^^arikas ; and below, from the earth to the abode of the Akanish//^as, the surface of the sky, covered with flowers, ornamented with wreaths of flowers, shining on the rows of many precious columns, frequented by flocks of all kinds of birds created by the Tathagata ? ' The Bodhisattva A^ita said : ' I see, O Bhagavat. The Bhagavat said : * Do you see again, O A^^ita, those flocks of immortal birds, making the whole Buddha country resound with the voice of Buddha, so that those Bodhisattvas are never without meditating on Buddha ? ' A^ita said : ^ I see, O Bhagavat.' ^ A substantive seems to be wanting to which all these adjectives would refer.
262 DESCRIPTION OF SUKHAVAT?, §41. The Bhagavat said : ' Do you see again, O Afita, those beings, who have ascended to the palaces which extend over a hundred thousand yo^anas in the sky, walking about respectfully ? ' Af^ita said: ' I see, O Bhagavat. The Bhagavat said: 'What do you think, O A^nta, is there any difference between the gods called Paranirmitavajavartins, and men in the world Sukhavati ? ' A^^ita said : T do not, O Bhagavat, perceive even one difference, so far as the men in that world of Sukhavati are endowed with great supernatural powers. The Bhagavat said: 'Do you see again, O A^ita, those men dwelling within the calyx of excellent lotus-flowers in that world Sukhavati ? ' He said: 'As gods called Trayastriw^as or Yamas, having entered into palaces of fifty or hundred or five hundred yo^anas in extent, are playing, sporting, walking about, exactly in the same manner I see, O Bhagavat, these men dwelling within the calyx of excellent lotus-flowers in the world Sukhavati. § 41. ' Again there are, O Bhagavat, beings who, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the lotus-flowers. What is there, O Bhagavat, the cause, what the reason, that some dwell within the calyx, while others, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the lotus-flowers ? ' The Bhagavat said : ' Those Bodhisattvas, O A^ita, who, living in other Buddha countries, entertain doubt about being born in the world Sukhavati, and with that thought amass a stock of merit, for them there is the dwelling within the calyx. Those, on the contrary, wlio arc filled with failh, and being
3§ 4f- THE LAND OF BLISS. 63 free from doubt, amass a stock of merit in order to be born in the world Sukhavati, and conceive, believe, and trust in the perfect knowledge of the blessed Buddhas, they, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the flowers of the lotus. And those noble-minded Bodhisattvas, O A^ita, who, living in other Buddha countries, raise their thought in order to see Amitabha, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, who never entertain a doubt, believe in the perfect knowledge of Buddha and in their own stock of merit, for them, being born miraculously, and appearing cross-legged, there is, in one minute, such a body as that of other beings who have been born there long before. See, O A^ita, the excellent, immeasurable, unfailing, unlimited wisdom, that namely for their own benefit they are deprived during five hundred years of seeing Buddhas, seeing Bodhisattvas, hearing the Law, speaking about the Law (with others), and thus collecting a stock of merit ; they are indeed deprived of the successful attainment of every stock of merit, and that through their forming ideas tainted with doubt. 'And, O A^ita, there might be a dungeon belonging to an anointed Kshatriya king, inlaid entirely with gold and beryl, in which cushions, garlands, wreaths and strings are fixed, having canopies of different colours and kind, covered with silk cushions, scattered over with various flowers and blossoms, scented with excellent scents, adorned with arches, courts, windows, pinnacles, fire-places, and terraces, covered with nets of bells of the seven kinds of gems, having four angles, four pillars, four doors, four stairs ; and the son of that king having been
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.
1§40. THE LAND OF BLISS. 6 1 spreading their light over a fathom, and those Bodhisattvas, spreading their Hght over a hundred thousand ko/is of yq^anas. And that Bhagavat Amitabha, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, overshadowing that mass of 6'ravakas and that mass of Bodhisattvas, is seen, illuminating all quarters. Again at that time all those Bodhisattvas, .S'ravakas, gods and men in that world Sukhavatt, saw this world Saha and ^'akyamuni, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, surrounded by a holy company of Bhikshus, teaching the Law. § 40. Then, the Bhagavat addressed the nobleminded Bodhisattva A^ita, and said : ' Do you see, O A^ita, the perfection of the array of ornaments and good qualities in that Buddha country ; and above in the sky (places) with charming parks \ charming gardens, charming rivers and lotus lakes, scattered with many precious Padmas, Utpalas, Kumudas, and Pu;^^arikas ; and below, from the earth to the abode of the Akanish//^as, the surface of the sky, covered with flowers, ornamented with wreaths of flowers, shining on the rows of many precious columns, frequented by flocks of all kinds of birds created by the Tathagata ? ' The Bodhisattva A^ita said : ' I see, O Bhagavat. The Bhagavat said : * Do you see again, O A^^ita, those flocks of immortal birds, making the whole Buddha country resound with the voice of Buddha, so that those Bodhisattvas are never without meditating on Buddha ? ' A^ita said : ^ I see, O Bhagavat.' ^ A substantive seems to be wanting to which all these adjectives would refer.
262 DESCRIPTION OF SUKHAVAT?, §41. The Bhagavat said : ' Do you see again, O Afita, those beings, who have ascended to the palaces which extend over a hundred thousand yo^anas in the sky, walking about respectfully ? ' Af^ita said: ' I see, O Bhagavat. The Bhagavat said: 'What do you think, O A^nta, is there any difference between the gods called Paranirmitavajavartins, and men in the world Sukhavati ? ' A^^ita said : T do not, O Bhagavat, perceive even one difference, so far as the men in that world of Sukhavati are endowed with great supernatural powers. The Bhagavat said: 'Do you see again, O A^ita, those men dwelling within the calyx of excellent lotus-flowers in that world Sukhavati ? ' He said: 'As gods called Trayastriw^as or Yamas, having entered into palaces of fifty or hundred or five hundred yo^anas in extent, are playing, sporting, walking about, exactly in the same manner I see, O Bhagavat, these men dwelling within the calyx of excellent lotus-flowers in the world Sukhavati. § 41. ' Again there are, O Bhagavat, beings who, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the lotus-flowers. What is there, O Bhagavat, the cause, what the reason, that some dwell within the calyx, while others, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the lotus-flowers ? ' The Bhagavat said : ' Those Bodhisattvas, O A^ita, who, living in other Buddha countries, entertain doubt about being born in the world Sukhavati, and with that thought amass a stock of merit, for them there is the dwelling within the calyx. Those, on the contrary, wlio arc filled with failh, and being
3§ 4f- THE LAND OF BLISS. 63 free from doubt, amass a stock of merit in order to be born in the world Sukhavati, and conceive, believe, and trust in the perfect knowledge of the blessed Buddhas, they, being born miraculously, appear sitting cross-legged in the flowers of the lotus. And those noble-minded Bodhisattvas, O A^ita, who, living in other Buddha countries, raise their thought in order to see Amitabha, the Tathagata, holy and fully enlightened, who never entertain a doubt, believe in the perfect knowledge of Buddha and in their own stock of merit, for them, being born miraculously, and appearing cross-legged, there is, in one minute, such a body as that of other beings who have been born there long before. See, O A^ita, the excellent, immeasurable, unfailing, unlimited wisdom, that namely for their own benefit they are deprived during five hundred years of seeing Buddhas, seeing Bodhisattvas, hearing the Law, speaking about the Law (with others), and thus collecting a stock of merit ; they are indeed deprived of the successful attainment of every stock of merit, and that through their forming ideas tainted with doubt. 'And, O A^ita, there might be a dungeon belonging to an anointed Kshatriya king, inlaid entirely with gold and beryl, in which cushions, garlands, wreaths and strings are fixed, having canopies of different colours and kind, covered with silk cushions, scattered over with various flowers and blossoms, scented with excellent scents, adorned with arches, courts, windows, pinnacles, fire-places, and terraces, covered with nets of bells of the seven kinds of gems, having four angles, four pillars, four doors, four stairs ; and the son of that king having been
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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