Book six, Vairochana. Then Samantabhadra, the enlightening being universally good, went on to say to the Great Assembly, children of Buddha, in the remote past, as many eons ago as atoms in a world, nay, even twice as long ago as that, there was an ocean of worlds called all-sided pure light, and that ocean of worlds was a world called supreme sound, which rested on a sea of nets of crystal flowers, and had as many satellite worlds as atoms in Mount Sumeru. It was perfectly round in shape, and its ground was replete with innumerable adornments. It had around it 300 circles of surrounding mountains, forested with trees of myriad precious substances. It was covered by clouds of all kinds of gems. It was illumined by pure shining light. Its cities and mansions

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were like great high mountains. Food and clothing appeared whenever thought of. The age then was called variously adorned. In that world supreme sound was a sea of fragrant water called pure light. From the midst of that sea rose a great Mount Sumeru of lotus flowers called banner adorned all over with flowery flames. It was surrounded by balustrades made of ten kinds of precious elements. On the mountain was a great forest called circle of branches with jewel flowers. Arrayed all around it were innumerable flower towers and jewel terraces. Everywhere was richly embellished with innumerable banners of exquisite fragrances, jewel mountain pennants, and jewel lotus blossoms. Innumerable nets of aromatic crystal lotus blossoms were draped all

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around. There was music harmonious and pleasing, fragrant clouds shone. All of these were countless, impossible to fully record. There were a million billion trillion cities all around the forest with various beings living in them. East of this forest was a huge city called flame light, the capital city of a human monarch surrounded by a million billion trillion cities all made of pure beautiful jewels. Each one 70 leagues long and 70 leagues wide with walls made of seven kinds of precious substances. The armory towers to repel attackers were all high and beautifully adorned with moats made of jewels and precious metals filled with fragrant water. With blue, red, and white lotuses, all of jewels spread here and there as ornaments. Seven layers of jewel trees also

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surrounded the city. The palaces and mansions were all adorned with jewels, draped with various beautiful nets, and graced within with perfumes and scattered flowers. There were a million billion trillion gates, all decorated with jewels, with 49 jewel banners in front of each gate arrayed in ranks. There were also a million billion gardens and groves all around with various mixed scents and the fragrances of crystal trees wafting through them and perfuming everything. Myriad birds sang in harmony, a delight to the hearer. The inhabitants of this great city had all perfected the bases of mystic power as a result of what they had done. They could travel through the sky like celestial beings. Whatever they wanted came to them when they thought of it. Just south of that city was a

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celestial city called Adorned with Tree Blossoms. To the right of that was a great dragon city called Ultimate. Next to that was a yaksha city called Supreme Banner of Diamonds. Next was a Gandharva city called Beautiful Palace. Next was a titan city called Jewel Wheel. Next was a Garuda city called Array of Beautiful Jewels. Next was a royal Brahma heaven city called Various Wonderful Adornments. There were a million billion trillion such cities, each surrounded by a million billion trillion palaces, each with innumerable adornments. In this great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers was a sanctuary called Jewel Flowers Illumining Everywhere, arrayed with many huge jewels, with

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wreaths of crystal flowers blooming everywhere, blazing with fragrant lamps covered by flaming clouds containing the colors of all jewels, with webs of light shining everywhere. All the ornaments constantly produced exquisite jewels, and all kinds of music played with elegant sounds. Diamonds showed the bodies of enlightening beings. There were various exquisite flowers everywhere. In front of that sanctuary was an ocean called Fragrant Diamonds, which produced a huge lotus flower called Flaming Circle of Flower Pistils. That flower was a hundred billion leagues across. Its stem, leaves, pistils and base were all of wonderful jewels. It was surrounded by unspeakable hundreds of thousands of billions of trillions of lotuses, constantly radiating light and emanating beautiful sound

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filling all directions. In the first eon of that world's supreme sound, as many Buddhas as atoms and ten mountains appeared in the world. The first Buddha was called Supreme Clouds on the Mountain of All Virtues. A hundred years before that Buddha was to appear in the world, all the adornments in the great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers all became pure. That is to say, they produced inconceivable numbers of clouds of jewel flames emanating voices praising the virtues of Buddhas. Radiant nets of light intoning the voices of countless Buddhas covered all quarters. The palaces and mansions reflected each other in their glow. Lights from jewel flowers clustered into clouds and produced sublime sounds telling of the extensive roots of goodness practiced by all

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living beings in past times. Telling of the names of the Buddhas of past, present and future. Telling of the ultimate path of the vows and deeds carried out by all the enlightening beings. Telling of the sublime teachings of the enlightened ones. The manifestation of such magnificent signs revealed that the Buddha was about to appear in the world. Because the monarchs in that world all saw those signs, their roots of goodness became mature and they all came to the site of enlightenment desirous of seeing the Buddha. Then the Buddha supreme cloud on the mountain of all virtues suddenly appeared on a big lotus blossom in that sanctuary. Her body was everywhere equal to the cosmos appearing to be born in all Buddha fields going to all sites of enlightenment. Her boundless pure form was thoroughly pure

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and could not be outshone by any being in any world replete with all noble characteristics each one distinctly clear. Her image appeared in all palaces and all living beings could witness it with their own eyes. Boundless phantom Buddhas emanated from her body with auras of various colors filling the universe. As on the top of the mountain banner adorned with flowery flames in this sea of fragrant water pure light in the midst of the great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers that Buddha appeared bodily sitting there. So did she appear and sit atop every one of the 68 trillion high mountains in the world supreme sound. At that point the Buddha emitted a great light beam from between her brows. That light beam was called producing

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the sounds of all roots of goodness and was accompanied by as many light rays as atoms and ten Buddha fields. That light filled all lands in the ten directions and if there were any sentient beings with the potential to be harmonized that light touched them with its radiance and they immediately awoke on their own entering all feverish confusion sundering the web of obstruction smashing the mountains of barriers clearing away all pollution developing great faith and resolution producing excellent roots of goodness forever leaving the fears of the various difficulties annihilating all the miseries of mind and body conceiving the will to see the Buddha and head for omniscience at that time all the world leaders and their retinues countless hundreds of thousands having been awakened by Buddha's light all went to the Buddha

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and prostrated themselves before her in the great city flame light was a monarch called benevolent mind a joy to behold she reigned over a million billion trillion cities she had 37 000 spouses and concubines the principal one being auspicious sign of blessings she had 500 children the eldest being light of great power who herself had a thousand spouses the principal one being exquisite sight at that time the noble light of great power having seen the Buddha's light due to the power of the roots of goodness she had cultivated immediately realized 10 kinds of teachings she realized the concentration of the spheres of the virtues of all Buddhas she realized all-sided memory power of all Buddha teachings she realized transcendent

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knowledge containing a vast store of skillful techniques she realized the great culture of kindness harmonizing and pacifying all living beings she realized great compassion whose reverberations are like clouds extending everywhere she realized the great joy of the supreme mind which gives birth to boundless virtues she realized the great equanimity which is aware of all things as they really are she realized the great spiritual power of the impartial treasury of extensive skill and means of liberation she realized the great aspiration which increases power of faith she realized the gate of brilliant intellectual powers entering into omniscience then the noble light of great power having attained illumination of those teachings receiving mystic power from the Buddha looked over the great masses and spoke some verses

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saying the Buddha sits on the side of enlightenment pure and clear is her great radiant light like a thousand suns emerging illumining all over space after countless billions of ages does the guide appear now the Buddhas come into the world be held and attended by all observe the Buddha's light its inconceivable phantom Buddhas in every single palace reposed in true absorption see the Buddha's mystic powers producing clouds of flames from her pores illuminating the world with light that has no end behold the Buddha's body with webs of light most pure manifesting forms equal in number to all beings filling the ten directions her wondrous voice pervades the world and all who hear rejoice in the languages of all living beings they praise the Buddha's virtues

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illumined by Buddha's light all beings are peacefully happy all pains of existence cleared away their minds are filled with joy see the hosts of enlightening beings gathering from the ten directions all emitting crystal clouds extolling the praises of Buddha the enlightenment site produces wondrous sound extremely deep and far-reaching able to eliminate the suffering of sentient beings this is the Buddha's spiritual power everyone's paying reverent respect all greatly joyful at heart together before the world honored one gazing at the monarch of truth when the noble light of great power spoke these verses her voice pervaded the world supreme sound by the mystic power of the Buddha the monarch benevolent mind a joy to behold heard these

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verses and was greatly pleased she looked at her retinue and said in verse you should quickly assemble all the various monarchs their nobles and great ministers their governors and the rest announce in all the cities they should beat the great drum gathering all the people to go and see the Buddha at every single crossroad jewel bells should be rung let spouses children households together go to see the Buddha all the city castles should be ordered cleaned raised beautiful banners everywhere decorated with jewels myriad skeins of jewel gauze music wafting like clouds beautifully arrayed in the sky let everywhere be filled let the streets be cleaned showered with beautiful cloth adorn your jewel chariots and see the Buddha with me each according to her power shower ornaments everywhere all like clouds spreading filling

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the whole sky lotus canopies of fragrant flames half moon jewel necklaces and countless fine garments you should dispense them all seas of the greatest perfumes discs of finest crystal as well as purest sandalwood all should fill the skies garlands of many jewels ornaments pure and flawless as well as crystal lamps set all of them in the air bring them all to the Buddha with hearts full of joy spouses children retinue all go see the world honored one then the monarch together with her 37,000 spouses and concubines 500 children and 60,000 great ministers of whom the chief was power of wisdom as well as others a company totaling 77 million

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billion trillion went out of the city of flame light all of them traveling through the sky by the power of the monarch their various offerings filling the sky coming to the Buddha's place they prostrated themselves at her feet then sat to one side there was also the celestial monarch banner of good influence from the city beautiful flowers with a company of 10 billion trillion there was also the dragon monarch pure light from the city ultimate greatness with a company of 25 billion there was also the yaksha monarch fierce strength from the city supreme diamond banner with a company of 77 billion there was also the gandharva monarch gladdening sight from the city undefiled with a company of 97 billion

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there was also the titan monarch contemplation of pure form from the city beautiful sphere with a company of 58 billion there was also the garuda monarch exercise of 10 powers from the city exquisite array with a company of 99 billion there was also the kinara monarch indestructible qualities from the city playful enjoyment with a company of 18 billion there was also the maharaja monarch banner of noble repute from the city diamond banner with a company of three billion hundred thousand trillion there was also the brahma monarch supreme from the city pure adornments with a company of 18 billion the monarchs from a million billion trillion such cities along with their retinues all went together to the buddha supreme cloud on the mountain of all

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virtues prostrated themselves at her feet then sat to one side then that buddha in order to harmonize and pacify the sentient beings expounded the scripture universal collection of methods of freedom of all buddhas of past present and future along with subsidiary scriptures as numerous as atoms in the world causing all beings to receive benefit according to their mentalities at that point the enlightening being light of great power having heard this teaching attained the lights of the ocean of teachings collected in former ages by the buddha supreme cloud on the mountain of all virtues that is to say she attained the light of knowledge of concentration on the equality of all groups of things the light of knowledge of all truths entering and abiding in

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the mind in its initial determination for enlightenment the light of knowledge of the pure eye of the repository of the omnipresent light of all the universes of the ten directions the light of knowledge contemplating the ocean of great vows of all buddhas the light of knowledge of pure action entering the boundless sea of virtue the light of knowledge of the storehouse of immensely powerful speed heading for the stage of non-regression the light of knowledge of the sphere of emancipation with the power to appear in any form anywhere in the universe the light of knowledge certainly entering the ocean of fulfillment of all virtuous qualities the light of knowledge of the ocean of perfection of the adornment of certain understanding of all buddhas the light of knowledge of the ocean of spiritual power by which the boundless buddhas

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of the cosmos appear before all sentient beings the light of knowledge of the states of the powers and fearlessness of all buddhas then the enlightening being light of great power having attained innumerable such lights of knowledge imbued with power from the buddha spoke these verses i've heard the buddha's wondrous teachings and attained the light of knowledge whereby i see the world honored one's deeds in days of yore all the places she was born her different names and physical forms and her offerings to the buddhas all of this i see in the past she served all the enlightened ones practicing for innumerable eons purifying oceans of worlds giving up her body without any bound or limit cultivating supreme action

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she purified oceans of lands ears nose head and limbs as well as her dwelling places all she gave up numberless to purify all worlds able in every land through unthinkable eons to practice enlightening acts she purified oceans of lands by the power of the vow of universal good in all oceans of buddhas she cultivated innumerable practices purifying oceans of worlds as by the light of the sun we can see the solar orb by the light of buddha knowledge i see the path the buddha traveled i see the great pure light of buddha's ocean of worlds calmly realizing enlightenment pervading the whole cosmos i will like the world honored one purify oceans of lands and by the buddha's spiritual power practice enlightening ways at that time the enlightening

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being light of great power because she saw the buddha's supreme clouds and the mountain of all virtues had served her and provided her with offerings was able to attain understanding there and for the sake of all beings revealed the ocean of the buddha's past practices revealed the technique she employed in the past as an enlightening being revealed the ocean of virtues of all buddhas revealed the independent power of attaining buddhahood at all sites of enlightenment revealed the pure knowledge which enters into all phenomena revealed the impartial knowledge of the power and fearlessness of buddhas revealed the universal manifestation of the buddha revealed the inconceivable mystical metamorphosis of the buddha revealed the adornment of innumerable buddha lands revealed all the practical vows of universally good enlightening beings causing as many sentient

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beings as atoms in a mountain to awaken the determination for enlightenment causing as many sentient beings as atoms in a buddha field to perfect the pure land of the enlightened then the buddha supreme clouds on the mountain of all virtues spoke these verses for the enlightening being light of great power excellent magnificent light mine of blessings of wide renown for the purpose of aiding all beings you set forth on the road of enlightenment you've attained the light of knowledge filling the universe your virtue and wisdom are both great you shall attain the deep ocean of knowledge cultivating practices in a land for as many eons as atoms as you've seen me doing thus so you'll attain such knowledge it is not those of base deeds who are able to know these techniques only by determined effort can one purify an ocean

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of worlds in each and every atom cultivating for countless eons only such a one is able to adorn the buddha lands spending eons in transmigration for the sake of every being without weariness of mind one will then become a guide of the world offering support to every buddha until the end of time never getting tired of it one will attain the highest path all buddhas of all times will together fulfill your hopes you will attend in person the congregations of all buddhas boundless are the vows of all the enlightened ones those who have great knowledge are able to know their means great light you've given me offerings and thereby attained great power causing beings as many as atoms to mature and turn toward enlightenment the great enlightening beings

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who cultivate the practice of universal good adorn the buddha's oceans of worlds throughout the universe in that eon of great adornment there were as many small eons as grains of sand in the ganges river the human lifespan was two small eons that buddha supreme clouds on the mountain of all virtues lived for 50 billion years after she passed away there appeared in the world another buddha named monarch of adornments of the good eye of the transcendent ways who also attained true awakening in that great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers at that time the youth light of great power seeing that buddha attained perfect enlightenment and manifest the power of spiritual awareness thereupon attained absorption in buddha

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remembrance called gate of the boundless oceanic treasury attained a concentration formula spell called depths of truth of the power of great knowledge attained great kindness called expediently pacifying and liberating all living beings attained great compassion called cloud covering all realms attained great joy called treasury of power of the ocean of virtues of all buddhas attained great equanimity called space like equality and purity of the real essence of all things attained transcendent knowledge called pure body of the real cosmos inherently free from defilement attained psychic power called unhindered light appearing anywhere attained analytic power called entering the pure depths and attained light of knowledge called pure treasury of all enlightening beings she comprehended a thousand gates of teaching

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like these then the youth light of great power imbued with the power of the buddha spoke these verses for the benefit of her retinue even in inconceivably many billions of eons an enlightened guide of the world is hard to meet the beings of this land are very fortunate that now they can see their second buddha the buddha's body emanates great light with physical forms boundless and totally pure filling all lands like clouds everywhere extolling the buddha's virtues all illumined by the light rejoice beings in distress are all relieved all are induced to respect and kindness this is the work of the buddha's power producing inconceivable clouds of mystic displays emanating networks of lights of infinite colors filling all lands

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in the ten directions these are manifestations of buddha's psychic powers from each hairpore appear clouds of light filling all space emitting great sound all dark places are illumined causing the pains of hells to disappear buddha's wondrous voice pervades everywhere fully producing all sounds of speech according to the power of beings standing goodness this is a function of the teacher's mystic power measureless boundless the oceans of communities buddha appears within each one expounding the inexhaustible truth for all of them harmoniously pacifying all sentient beings buddha's mystic powers have no end appearing in every single land such as the buddha's knowledge unimpeded she attains enlightenment to benefit all beings you should all be joyful dance delight

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and pay respect i will go with you there if one sees the buddha all miseries will cease arouse your minds to seek enlightenment kindly care for all living beings abide by the great vows of universal goodness and you'll attain freedom like the monarch of truth when the youth light of great power spoke these verses by the power of the buddha her voice was unimpeded and could be heard in all worlds innumerable sentient beings aroused the will for enlightenment then the noble light of great power together with her parents and their company surrounded by countless millions of billions of trillions of beings with jeweled canopies like clouds filling the skies went together to the to the buddha monarch of adornments of the good eye of transcendent ways that buddha expounded for them the scripture

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the pure adornments of the essential nature of the cosmos of realities with as many subsidiary scriptures as atoms in an ocean of worlds having heard these scriptures that great congregation attained pure knowledge called entry into all pure techniques of enlightenment attained a stage called undefiled light attained a sphere of transcendence called showing delightful adornments in all worlds attained a sphere of expanding action called pure vision with boundless light entering all worlds attained a sphere of purposeful activity called banner of light of clouds of pure virtue attained a sphere of constant realization called vast light of the ocean of all verities attained ever deepening progressive practice called adornment of great

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knowledge attained an ocean of knowledge of high initiates called extremely refined effortless vision attained an obvious great light called universal shining of light characterized by the ocean of virtues of the enlightened and attain pure knowledge productive of willpower called treasury of faith and resolution of a measurable willpower then that buddha spoke these verses for the enlightening being light of great power excellent o sea of virtue and wisdom is your resolve for great enlightenment you shall attain inconceivable buddhahood and be a reliance for all living beings you've produced a great ocean of knowledge able to fully comprehend all things with inconceivable subtle skills you'll enter buddhahood's endless realm having seen the buddha's clouds of virtues

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and entered the stage of infinite wisdom the ocean of all transcendent means you will fulfill oh glorious one having attained command of methods and inexhaustible expressive powers practicing various active vows you'll realize the peerless knowledge having produced a sea of vows and entered the ocean of concentration you'll fulfill great spiritual powers and all the inconceivable qualities of buddhas the ultimate realm of truth is inconceivable your vast deep faith is already pure you see the oceans of lands purely adorned of all the buddhas in the ten directions you've entered into my enlightenment practices the ocean of means i employed in the past that which my practices purified this sublime action you understand i give various offerings

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to oceans of buddhas and countless individual lands as the fruit realized by that practice such adornments all you see over an inexhaustible ocean of immense eons cultivating pure practice in all lands with firm aspiration inconceivable you'll attain this mystic power of buddhas giving offerings to all the buddhas adorning the lands all pure cultivating mystic practices in all ages you'll fulfill the great virtues of buddhas when the buddha monarch of adornments of the good eye of transcendent ways had entered extinction the monarch benevolent mind a joy to behold also subsequently passed away and his daughter light of great power inherited the position of great monarch in that great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers a third

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buddha appeared in the world by the name of ocean of supreme virtue at that time when the sovereign light of great power saw the signs of that buddha's realization of enlightenment she went together with her family and courtiers her armies and the populace of the cities towns and villages all carrying seven kinds of jewels and precious metals to that buddha and presented a great mansion adorned with all kinds of aromatic crystals then that buddha there in the forest expounded the scripture the illuminating activity of the enlightening being with the universal eye along with subsidiary scriptures as numerous as atoms in a world then the enlightening being light of great power having heard this teaching attained a contemplative focus called universal

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light of great virtue and because she had attained this state of mental focus she was able to know the past present and future seas of good and evil of all enlightening beings and all sentient beings then that buddha spoke these verses for the enlightening being light of great power excellent oh virtuous light of great power that you all have come to me with sympathy for all living beings you've conceived the supreme will for enlightenment for the sake of all suffering beings you exercise great compassion to liberate them you'll be a reliance for all who are lost this is called the skillful enlightening work if enlightening beings can with firm strength carry out supreme practices unflagging the highest supreme unhindered understanding and subtle knowledge they will attain oh light of virtue banner of blessings abode of virtue

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sea of blessings all vows of universal good enlightening your great light can enter with these great vows you can enter the inconceivable ocean of buddhas the sea of buddhas blessings has no bounds you can see all by sublime understanding in the lands of the 10 directions you see infinite boundless buddhas the ocean of past practices of those buddhas you can see all as they were any who dwell in this ocean of means can enter the stages of knowledge this is following the buddhas to learn surely leading to omniscience in all oceans of worlds you performed various practices for oceans of eons the ocean of practices of all enlightened ones you having learned you'll become a buddha as you see in the 10 directions all oceans of

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lands are extremely pure your land will also be pure like that attained by one with boundless vows the oceanic masses at this sanctuary having heard your vows all rejoice all enter the great vehicle of universal goodness inspired and dedicated to enlightenment in each of the boundless lands all enter practice for oceans of eons by the power of vows able to fulfill all the practices of the enlightening being universally good oh children of buddha in that great forest circle of branches with jewel flowers there appeared yet another buddha called universally renowned lotus eye banner at this time the life of light of great power came to an end and she was reborn in the celestial city

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jewel palace of tranquility atop mount sumeru where she became a celestial monarch called banner of undefiled virtue she went with the heavenly hosts to see that buddha showering clouds of jewel flowers as offerings then the buddha expounded for them the scripture extensive skill in means of liberation with all-sided approaches universally illuminating along with subsidiary scriptures as numerous as atoms in an ocean of worlds the celestial monarch and her company having heard these scriptures attained a state of contemplation called all-sided treasury of joy and by the power of this contemplation were able to enter the ocean of the real character of all things having attained this benefit they left the sanctuary and went back to their place

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end of the first assembly

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