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170 DESCRIPTION OF SUKHAVAT?, § 44. 1. 'Such hearings of me will not be for people who have not done good ; but those who are heroes and perfect, they will hear this speech. 2. ' And those by whom the Lord of the world, the enlightened and the light-giver, has been seen, and the law been heard reverentially, will obtain the highest joy. 3. ' Low people of slothful minds cannot find any delight in the laws of Buddha ; those who have worshipped in the Buddha countries learn the service of the Lords of the three worlds. 4. ' As a blind man in darkness does not know the way, and much less can show it, so also he who is (only) a 6Vivaka ^ in the knowledge of Buddha ; how then should beings who are ignorant ! 5. ' The Buddha only knows the virtues of a Buddha ; but not gods, Nagas, Asuras, Yakshas, and ^'ravakas (disciples) ; even for Anekabuddhas- there is no such way, as when the knowledge of a Buddha is being manifested. 6. ' If all beings had attained bliss, knowing the highest meaning in pure wisdom, they would not in ko/is of kalpas or even in a longer time tell all the virtues of one Buddha. 7. ' Thereupon they would attain Nirvdwa, preaching for many ko/ls of kalpas, and yet the measure of the knowledge of a Buddha would not be reached, for such is the wondcrfulness of the knowledge of o the 6*inas. 8. 'Therefore a learned man of an intelligent race^ who believes my words, after having perceived ' Those who are as yet liearcrs only of the Law. * Should it be Pratyekabuddhas ? * The text is evidently corrupt, and the translation conjectural.
2§ 45- THE LAND OF BLISS, 7 1 all paths of the knowledge of the 6^inas, should utter speech, saying, " Buddha is wise. 9. ' Now and then a man is found, now and then a Buddha appears, knowledge of the object of faith is acquired after a long time, — therefore one should strive to acquire (the knowledge of) the object (of faith) \' § 45. And while this treatise of the Law was being delivered, twelve ko/is of niyutas of beings obtained the pure and spotless eye of the Law with regard to Laws. Twenty-four hundred thousand niyutas of ko/is of beings obtained the Anagamin^ reward. Eight hundred Bhikshus had their thoughts delivered from faults so as to cling no more to anything. Twenty-five ko/is of Bodhisattvas obtained resignation to things to come. And by forty hundred thousand niyutas of ko/is of the human and divine race, thoughts such as had never risen before were turned toward the highest perfect knowledge, and their stocks of merit were made to o^row toward their being born in the world Sukhavati, from a desire to see the Tathagata, the blessed Amitabha. And all of them having been born there, will in proper order be born in other worlds, as Tathagatas, called Ma;lcaisvara (sweet-voiced). And eighty ko/is of niyutas having acquired resignation under the Tathagata Dipahkara, never turning back again from the highest perfect knowledge, rendered perfect by the ^ The tenth verse is again unintelligible, but may have meant something like that ' those who having heard the best Laws, are joyful in remembering Sugata, are our friends in time past, and they also who wish for enlightenment.' ^ One who is not born again, except in the Brahma world, and then may obtain Nirva«a.
372 DESCRIPTION OF SUKIIAVAtJ, §§ 4^J, 4 7- Tathagata Amitayus, practising the duties of former Bodhisattvas, will carry out, after they are born in the world Sukhavati, the duties enjoined in the former Pra^/idhanas (prayers). § 46. At that time this universe (the three millions of worlds) trembled in six ways. And various miracles were seen. On earth everything was perfect, and human and divine instruments were played, and the shout of joy was heard as far as the world of the Akanish///as. § 47. Thus spoke the Bhagavat enraptured, and the noble-minded Bodhisattva A^ita, and the blessed Ananda, the whole Assembly, and the world, with gods, men, spirits, mighty birds, and fairies, applauded the speech of the Bhagavat. The praise of the beauty of the excellences of Sukhavati, the country of the blessed Amitabha, the Tathagata, the entry of the Bodhisattva on the stage of ' never returning,' the story of Amitabha, the Mahayanasutra of the Description of Sukhavati is finished. THE LAND OF BLISS. 73
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.
170 DESCRIPTION OF SUKHAVAT?, § 44. 1. 'Such hearings of me will not be for people who have not done good ; but those who are heroes and perfect, they will hear this speech. 2. ' And those by whom the Lord of the world, the enlightened and the light-giver, has been seen, and the law been heard reverentially, will obtain the highest joy. 3. ' Low people of slothful minds cannot find any delight in the laws of Buddha ; those who have worshipped in the Buddha countries learn the service of the Lords of the three worlds. 4. ' As a blind man in darkness does not know the way, and much less can show it, so also he who is (only) a 6Vivaka ^ in the knowledge of Buddha ; how then should beings who are ignorant ! 5. ' The Buddha only knows the virtues of a Buddha ; but not gods, Nagas, Asuras, Yakshas, and ^'ravakas (disciples) ; even for Anekabuddhas- there is no such way, as when the knowledge of a Buddha is being manifested. 6. ' If all beings had attained bliss, knowing the highest meaning in pure wisdom, they would not in ko/is of kalpas or even in a longer time tell all the virtues of one Buddha. 7. ' Thereupon they would attain Nirvdwa, preaching for many ko/ls of kalpas, and yet the measure of the knowledge of a Buddha would not be reached, for such is the wondcrfulness of the knowledge of o the 6*inas. 8. 'Therefore a learned man of an intelligent race^ who believes my words, after having perceived ' Those who are as yet liearcrs only of the Law. * Should it be Pratyekabuddhas ? * The text is evidently corrupt, and the translation conjectural.
2§ 45- THE LAND OF BLISS, 7 1 all paths of the knowledge of the 6^inas, should utter speech, saying, " Buddha is wise. 9. ' Now and then a man is found, now and then a Buddha appears, knowledge of the object of faith is acquired after a long time, — therefore one should strive to acquire (the knowledge of) the object (of faith) \' § 45. And while this treatise of the Law was being delivered, twelve ko/is of niyutas of beings obtained the pure and spotless eye of the Law with regard to Laws. Twenty-four hundred thousand niyutas of ko/is of beings obtained the Anagamin^ reward. Eight hundred Bhikshus had their thoughts delivered from faults so as to cling no more to anything. Twenty-five ko/is of Bodhisattvas obtained resignation to things to come. And by forty hundred thousand niyutas of ko/is of the human and divine race, thoughts such as had never risen before were turned toward the highest perfect knowledge, and their stocks of merit were made to o^row toward their being born in the world Sukhavati, from a desire to see the Tathagata, the blessed Amitabha. And all of them having been born there, will in proper order be born in other worlds, as Tathagatas, called Ma;lcaisvara (sweet-voiced). And eighty ko/is of niyutas having acquired resignation under the Tathagata Dipahkara, never turning back again from the highest perfect knowledge, rendered perfect by the ^ The tenth verse is again unintelligible, but may have meant something like that ' those who having heard the best Laws, are joyful in remembering Sugata, are our friends in time past, and they also who wish for enlightenment.' ^ One who is not born again, except in the Brahma world, and then may obtain Nirva«a.
372 DESCRIPTION OF SUKIIAVAtJ, §§ 4^J, 4 7- Tathagata Amitayus, practising the duties of former Bodhisattvas, will carry out, after they are born in the world Sukhavati, the duties enjoined in the former Pra^/idhanas (prayers). § 46. At that time this universe (the three millions of worlds) trembled in six ways. And various miracles were seen. On earth everything was perfect, and human and divine instruments were played, and the shout of joy was heard as far as the world of the Akanish///as. § 47. Thus spoke the Bhagavat enraptured, and the noble-minded Bodhisattva A^ita, and the blessed Ananda, the whole Assembly, and the world, with gods, men, spirits, mighty birds, and fairies, applauded the speech of the Bhagavat. The praise of the beauty of the excellences of Sukhavati, the country of the blessed Amitabha, the Tathagata, the entry of the Bodhisattva on the stage of ' never returning,' the story of Amitabha, the Mahayanasutra of the Description of Sukhavati is finished. THE LAND OF BLISS. 73
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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