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1I90 amitayur-dhyana-sOtra, §23. he will obtain countless hundreds of thousands of Dharawt formulas (mystic form of prayer) ; — such are those who are to be born in the highest form of the highest grade (to Buddhahood). § 23. ' Next, the beings who will be born in the middle form of the highest grade are those who do not necessarily learn, remember, study, or recite those Vaipulya Sutras, but fully understand the meaning of the truth (contained in them), and having a firm grasp of the highest truth do not speak evil of the Mahayana doctrine, but deeply believe in (the principle of) cause and effect ; who by bringing these good qualities to maturity seek to be born in that Country of Highest Happiness. When one who has acquired these qualities is about to die, Amitayus, surrounded by the two Bodhisattvas Aval, and Mahds., and an innumerable retinue of dependents, will bring a seat of purple gold and approach him with words of praise, saying : " O my son in the Law ! thou hast practised the Mahayana doctrine ; thou hast understood and believed the highest truth ; therefore I now come to meet and welcome thee. He and the thousand created Buddhas offer hands all at once. ' When that man looks at his own body, he will find himself seated on that purple gold seat ; he will, then, stretching forth his folded hands, praise and eulogise all the Buddhas. As quick as thought he will be born in the lake of seven jewels, of that country. That purple gold seat on which he sits is like a magnificent jewel-flower, and will open after a night ; the new-comer's body becomes purple gold in colour, and he will also find under his feet a lotusflower consisting of seven jewels. Buddha and the
2§24. MEDITATION ON BUDDHA AMITAYUS. I9I Bodhisattvas at the same time will send forth brilliant rays to shine over the body of that person whose eyes will instantaneously be opened and become clear. According to his former usage (in the human world) he will hear all the voices that are there, preaching primary truths of the deepest significance. ' Then he will descend from that golden seat and worship Buddha with folded hands, praising and eulocrisinof the World- Honoured One. After seven days, he will immediately attain to the state of the highest perfect knowledge (anuttarasawyaksawbodhi) from which he will never fall away (avaivartya) ; next he will fly to all the ten regions and successively serve all the Buddhas therein ; he will practise many a Samadhi in the presence of those Buddhas. After the lapse of a lesser kalpa he will attain a spirit of resignation to whatever consequences may hereafter arise, and he will also obtain a prophecy of his future destiny in the presence of Buddhas. J 24. ' Next are those who are to be born in the lowest form of the highest grade : this class of beings also believes in (the principle of) cause and effect, and without slandering the Mahayana doctrine, simply cherishes the thought of obtaining the highest Bodhi and by bringing this good quality to maturity seeks to be born in that Country of Highest Happiness. When a devotee of this class dies, Amitayus, with Aval., Mah^s., and all the dependents, will offer him a golden lotus-flower ; he will also miraculously create five hundred Buddhas in order to send and meet him. These five hundred created Buddhas will, all at once, offer hands and praise him, saying : "O my son in the Law! thou art pure now ; as thou hast cherished the thought of obtaining the highest Bodhi, we come to
3192 amitavur-dhyana-sCtra, §25. meet thee. When he has seen them, he will find himself seated on that golden lotus-flower. Soon the flower will close upon him ; following behind the W'orld- Honoured One he will go to be born in the lake of seven jewels. After one day and one night the lotus-flower will unfold itself. Within seven days he may see Buddha's body, though his mind is not as yet clear enough to perceive all the signs and marks of the Buddha, which he will be able to see clearly after three weeks ; then he will hear many sounds and voices preaching the excellent Law, and he himself, travelling through all the ten quarters, will worship all the Buddhas, from whom he will learn the deepest significance of the Law. After three lesser kalpas he will gain entrance to the knowledge of a hundred (divisions of) nature (i-atadharmavidyadvara) and become settled in the (first) joyful stage ^ (of Bodhisattva). The perception of these three classes of beings is called the meditation upon the superior class of beings, and is the Fourteenth Meditation. ^ 25. ' The beings who will be born in the highest form of the middle grade are those who observe the five prohibitive precepts, the eight prohibitive precepts and the fasting, and practise all the moral precepts; who do not commit the five deadly sins*'^, and who bring no blame or trouble upon any being; and who by bringing these good qualities to maturity seek to be born in the World of Highest Happiness in the western quarter. On the eve of such a person's departure from this life, Amitdyus, surrounded by ' There arc ten staj^es which a Bodhisattva goes through. * Cliildcrs" Pali Dictionary, s. v. abh i//;anain.
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.
1I90 amitayur-dhyana-sOtra, §23. he will obtain countless hundreds of thousands of Dharawt formulas (mystic form of prayer) ; — such are those who are to be born in the highest form of the highest grade (to Buddhahood). § 23. ' Next, the beings who will be born in the middle form of the highest grade are those who do not necessarily learn, remember, study, or recite those Vaipulya Sutras, but fully understand the meaning of the truth (contained in them), and having a firm grasp of the highest truth do not speak evil of the Mahayana doctrine, but deeply believe in (the principle of) cause and effect ; who by bringing these good qualities to maturity seek to be born in that Country of Highest Happiness. When one who has acquired these qualities is about to die, Amitayus, surrounded by the two Bodhisattvas Aval, and Mahds., and an innumerable retinue of dependents, will bring a seat of purple gold and approach him with words of praise, saying : " O my son in the Law ! thou hast practised the Mahayana doctrine ; thou hast understood and believed the highest truth ; therefore I now come to meet and welcome thee. He and the thousand created Buddhas offer hands all at once. ' When that man looks at his own body, he will find himself seated on that purple gold seat ; he will, then, stretching forth his folded hands, praise and eulogise all the Buddhas. As quick as thought he will be born in the lake of seven jewels, of that country. That purple gold seat on which he sits is like a magnificent jewel-flower, and will open after a night ; the new-comer's body becomes purple gold in colour, and he will also find under his feet a lotusflower consisting of seven jewels. Buddha and the
2§24. MEDITATION ON BUDDHA AMITAYUS. I9I Bodhisattvas at the same time will send forth brilliant rays to shine over the body of that person whose eyes will instantaneously be opened and become clear. According to his former usage (in the human world) he will hear all the voices that are there, preaching primary truths of the deepest significance. ' Then he will descend from that golden seat and worship Buddha with folded hands, praising and eulocrisinof the World- Honoured One. After seven days, he will immediately attain to the state of the highest perfect knowledge (anuttarasawyaksawbodhi) from which he will never fall away (avaivartya) ; next he will fly to all the ten regions and successively serve all the Buddhas therein ; he will practise many a Samadhi in the presence of those Buddhas. After the lapse of a lesser kalpa he will attain a spirit of resignation to whatever consequences may hereafter arise, and he will also obtain a prophecy of his future destiny in the presence of Buddhas. J 24. ' Next are those who are to be born in the lowest form of the highest grade : this class of beings also believes in (the principle of) cause and effect, and without slandering the Mahayana doctrine, simply cherishes the thought of obtaining the highest Bodhi and by bringing this good quality to maturity seeks to be born in that Country of Highest Happiness. When a devotee of this class dies, Amitayus, with Aval., Mah^s., and all the dependents, will offer him a golden lotus-flower ; he will also miraculously create five hundred Buddhas in order to send and meet him. These five hundred created Buddhas will, all at once, offer hands and praise him, saying : "O my son in the Law! thou art pure now ; as thou hast cherished the thought of obtaining the highest Bodhi, we come to
3192 amitavur-dhyana-sCtra, §25. meet thee. When he has seen them, he will find himself seated on that golden lotus-flower. Soon the flower will close upon him ; following behind the W'orld- Honoured One he will go to be born in the lake of seven jewels. After one day and one night the lotus-flower will unfold itself. Within seven days he may see Buddha's body, though his mind is not as yet clear enough to perceive all the signs and marks of the Buddha, which he will be able to see clearly after three weeks ; then he will hear many sounds and voices preaching the excellent Law, and he himself, travelling through all the ten quarters, will worship all the Buddhas, from whom he will learn the deepest significance of the Law. After three lesser kalpas he will gain entrance to the knowledge of a hundred (divisions of) nature (i-atadharmavidyadvara) and become settled in the (first) joyful stage ^ (of Bodhisattva). The perception of these three classes of beings is called the meditation upon the superior class of beings, and is the Fourteenth Meditation. ^ 25. ' The beings who will be born in the highest form of the middle grade are those who observe the five prohibitive precepts, the eight prohibitive precepts and the fasting, and practise all the moral precepts; who do not commit the five deadly sins*'^, and who bring no blame or trouble upon any being; and who by bringing these good qualities to maturity seek to be born in the World of Highest Happiness in the western quarter. On the eve of such a person's departure from this life, Amitdyus, surrounded by ' There arc ten staj^es which a Bodhisattva goes through. * Cliildcrs" Pali Dictionary, s. v. abh i//;anain.
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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