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Reading The Flower Adornment Sutra, Books 30, 31 and 32

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Book 30 - The Incalculable

Book 31 - Life Span

Book 32 - Dwelling Places of Enlightening Beings

Thomas Cleary Translation

 

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The discussion delves into the Flower Adornment Sutra, specifically Books 30, 31, and 32, focusing on the theme of "The Incalculable" in Book 30 which explores the concept of incomprehensible numbers and metaphors for infinite realities in Buddhist cosmology. Book 31 examines variations in cosmological time across various Buddha fields, exemplifying the differences in lifespan perception between worlds of Shakyamuni, Amitabha, and others. Book 32 describes the dwelling places of enlightening beings throughout historical and mystical locations, emphasizing the pervasive and timeless nature of their teachings.

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  • The Flower Adornment Sutra
  • A central Mahayana Buddhist text known for its metaphorical expressions of vast cosmological numbers and timeless cosmology as seen in Books 30 through 32. Essential for studying the scale and scope of Buddhist universal knowledge and the experiences of enlightening beings.

  • Thomas Cleary Translation

  • Noted for translating this seminal text, providing access and an understanding of the complex metaphors and philosophical concepts described in the Sutra.

These references are critical to exploring the intricate cosmological and philosophical ideas detailed in the Flower Adornment Sutra.

AI Suggested Title: Infinite Realms and Timeless Wisdom

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Book 30, The Incalculable. At that time, the enlightening being Mind Monarch said to the Buddha, World Honored One, the Buddhas speak of incalculable, measureless, boundless, incomparable, innumerable, unaccountable, unthinkable, immeasurable, unspeakable, untold numbers. What are these? The Buddha said, It is good that you ask the Buddha, the truly enlightened one, in order to have the beings of the world penetrate the meaning of the numbers known to the Buddha. Listen carefully and think well about this. I will explain for you. Then the enlightening being Mind Monarch willingly received the teaching. The Buddha said, 10 to the 10th power times 10 to the 10th power equals 10 to the 20th power. 10 to the 20th power times 10 to the 20th power equals 10 to the 40th power. 10 to the 40th power times 10 to the 40th power equals 10 to the 80th power.

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10 to the 80th power times 10 to the 80th power equals 10 to the power of 160. 10 to the power of 160 squared equals 10 to the power of 320. 10 to the power of 320 squared equals 10 to the power of 640. 10 to the power of 640 squared equals 10 to the power of 1280. 10 to the power of 1280 squared equals 10 to the power of 2560. That squared equals 10 to the power of 5120. That squared equals 10 to the power of 10240. That squared equals 10 to the power of 20480. That squared is 10 to the power of 40,960.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 81,920. That squared is 10 to the power of 163,840. That squared is 10 to the power of 327,680. That squared is 10 to the power of 655,360. That squared is 10 to the power of 1,311,720. That squared is 10 to the power of 2,623,540. That squared is 10 to the power of 5,247,080. That squared is 10 to the power of 10,494,160.

[03:21]

That squared is 10 to the power of 20,988,320. That squared is 10 to the power of 41,976,640. That squared is 10 to the power of 83,953,280. That squared is 10 to the power of 167,906,560. That squared is 10 to the power of 335,813,120. That squared is 10 to the power of 671,626,240. That squared is 10 to the power of 1,343,252,480. That squared is 10 to the power of 2,686,504,960.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 5,373,009,920. That squared is 10 to the power of 10,746,019,840. That squared is 10 to the power of 21, 492, 039, 680. That squared is 10 to the power of 42, 984, 079, 360. That squared is 10 to the power of 85, 968, 158, 720. That squared is 10 to the power of 171, 936, 317, 440. That squared is 10 to the power of 343 872 634 880.

[05:41]

That squared is 10 to the power of 687 745 269 760. That squared is 10 to the power of 1 375 490 539 520. That squared is 10 to the power of 2, 750, 981, 079, 040. That squared is 10 to the power of 5, 501, 962, 158, 080. That squared is 10 to the power of 11, 003, 924, That squared is 10 to the power of 22, 007, 848, 632, 320. That squared is 10 to the power of 44, 015, 697, 264, 640. That squared is 10 to the power of 88, 031, 394, 529, 280.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 176, 062, 789, 058, 560. That squared is 10 to the power of 352 125 578 117 120. That squared is 10 to the power of 704 251 156 234 240. That squared is 10 to the power of 1, 408, 502, 302, 468, 480. That squared is 10 to the power of 2, 817, 004, 604, 936, 960. That squared is 10 to the power of 5 634 009 209 893 920.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 11 268 018 419 747 840. That squared is 10 to the power of 22, 536, 036, 839, 495, 680. That squared is 10 to the power of 45, 072, 073, 678, 991, 360. That squared is 10 to the power of 90, 144, 147, 357, 982, 720. That squared is 10 to the power of 180, 288, 294, 715, 965, 440. That squared is 10 to the power of 360 576 589 431 930 880.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 721 153 178 863 861 760. That squared is 10 to the power of 1, 442, 306, 357, 727, 723, 520. That squared is 10 to the power of 2, 884, 612, 715, 455, 447, 040. That squared is 10 to the power of 5, 769, 225, 430, 910, 894, 080. That squared is 10 to the power of 11, 538, 450, 861, 821, 788, 160. That squared is 10 to the power of 23, 076, 901, 773, 643, 576, 320.

[10:33]

That squared is 10 to the power of 46, 153, 803, 447, 287, 152, 640. That squared is 10 to the power of 92 307 606 894 574 305 280. That squared is 10 to the power of 184, 615, 213, 789, 148, 610, 560. That squared is 10 to the power of 369, 230, 427, 578, 297, 221, 120. That squared is 10 to the power of 738, 460, 895, 156, 594, 442, 240.

[11:41]

That squared is 10 to the power of 1476, 921, 790, 313, 188, 884, 480. That squared is 10 to the power of 2953, 843, 580, 626, 377, 768, 960. That squared is 10 to the power of 5907 687 161 252 755 537 920. That squared is 10 to the power of 11, 815, 374, 322, 505, 511, 065, 840. That squared is 10 to the power of 23, 630, 748, 645, 011, 022, 131, 680.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 42 261 497 290 022 044 263 360. That squared is 10 to the power of 94 522 994 580 044 088 526 720. That squared is 10 to the power of 189 045 989 160 088 177 053 520. That squared is 10 to the power of 378, 091, 978, 320, 176, 354, 107, 040. That squared is 10 to the power of 756 183 956 640 352 708 214 080.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 1512 367 913 280 705 416 428 160. That squared is 10 to the power of 3 0 2 4 7 3 5 8 26 5 61 4 10 8 32 8 56 2 20. That squared is 10 to the power of 6 0 49 71 6 53 1 22 821, 665, 712, 640. That squared is 10 to the power of 12, 98, 943, 306, 245, 643, 331, 425, 280. That squared is 10 to the power of 24, 197, 886 612 491 286 462 850 560.

[15:35]

That squared is 10 to the power of 48 395 773 224 982 762 925 701 120. That squared is 10 to the power of 96, 791, 546, 449, 965, 145, 831 402 340. That squared is 10 to the power of 193 583 092 899 930 291 662 804 480. That squared is 10 to the power of 387, 166, 185, 799, 860, 583, 325, 608, 960.

[16:37]

That squared is 10 to the power of 774 332, 371, 599, 721, 166, 651, 217, 920. That squared is 10 to the power of 1, 548, 664, 743, 199, 442, 333, 302, 635, 840. That squared is 10 to the power of 3097, 329, 486, 398, 884, 666, 605, 271, 680.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 6, 194, 658, 972, 797, 769, 333, 210, 543, 360. That squared is 10 to the power of 12, That squared is 10 to the power of 24, 778, 635, 891, 191, 077, 332, 842, 173, 440. That squared is 10 to the power of 49, 557, 271, 782, 382, 154, 665, 686, 346, 880.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 99, 114, 543, 564, 764, 309, 331, 372, 693, 760. That squared is 10 to the power of 198, 229, 087, 129, 528, 618, 662, 745, 387, 520 that squared is 10 to the power of 396 458 174 259 057 237 325 490 775 That squared is 10 to the power of 792, 916, 348, 518, 114, 474, 650, 981, 550, 080.

[20:04]

That squared is 10 to the power of 1585, 832-697-036, 228-949-301-963-100-160. That squared is 10 to the power of 3171, 665, 394, 072, 457, 898, 603, 926, 200, 320. That squared is 10 to the power of 6343, 330, 788, 144, 915, 797, 207, 852, 400, 640.

[21:08]

That squared is 10 to the power of of 12-686-661-576-289-831-594-415-704-801-280. That squared is 10 to the power of 25, 373, 323, 152, 579, 663, 188, 831, 409, 602, 560. That squared is 10 to the power of 50 746 646 305 159 326 377 662 819 205 120.

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That squared is 10 to the power of 101 493 292 610 318 652 755 325 638 410 240. That squared is an incalculable. An incalculable to the fourth power is a measureless. A measureless to the fourth power is a boundless. A boundless to the fourth power is an incomparable. An incomparable to the fourth power is an innumerable. An innumerable to the fourth power is an unaccountable. An unaccountable to the fourth power is an unthinkable. An unthinkable to the fourth power is an immeasurable. An immeasurable to the fourth power is an unspeakable.

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An unspeakable to the fourth power is an untold, which is unspeakably unspeakable. An untold multiplied by itself is a square untold. Then the Buddha spoke these verses to the enlightening being Mind Monarch. Untold unspeakables fill all unspeakables. In unspeakable eons, explanation of the unspeakable cannot be finished. If untold Buddha lands are reduced to atoms, In one atom are untold lands, and as in one, so in each. The atoms to which these Buddha lands are reduced in an instant are unspeakable, and so are the atoms of continuous reduction, moment to moment, going on for untold eons.

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These atoms contain lands unspeakably many, and the atoms in these lands are even harder to tell of. Counting this way for unspeakable eons, using unspeakable numbers, counting eons by these atoms, one atom standing for ten myriad unspeakable numbers of eons, if you praise a single universally good for that many eons, it would still be impossible to exhaust the amount of virtue of universal good. On a point the size of the tip of a single fine hair are unspeakably many universally goods. The same is true of all points all throughout the cosmos. The lands on a point the size of a hair tip are measureless, unspeakable. So are the lands on every single point throughout the whole of space. The lands on those points have innumerable different kinds of abode.

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There are untold lands of different kinds, untold lands of the same kind. On untold points of hair-tip size are untold pure lands, their various arrays unspeakable, their various wonders unspeakable. On each point in them are recited untold Buddha names, there being to each and every name untold numbers of Buddhas. On the body of each Buddha appear unspeakably many pores. In each of these pores they manifest unspeakably many forms. The unspeakably many pores each radiate unspeakably many beams of light. In each of those beams of light appear unspeakably many lotuses. In each of those lotuses are unspeakably many petals. appear unspeakably many forms.

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In those untold forms also appear untold petals. In the petals are untold light rays, in the light rays untold forms. In each of those untold forms appear untold lights. In the lights appear untold moons, and the moons also manifest untold moons. In each of those untold moons appear untold beams of light. In each of those light beams also appear untold suns. In each of those untold suns are manifest untold forms, and in each of those forms again are manifest untold rays of light. In each of those rays of light appear untold lion thrones, each with untold ornaments, each with untold lights, with untold beautiful forms in the lights, with untold pure lights in the forms.

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In each of those pure lights also appear various subtle lights. These lights also radiate various lights, untold unspeakably many. In each of these various lights appear wondrous jewels like mountains. The jewels appearing in each light are unspeakably many untold. One of those mountain-like jewels manifests untold lands. All of the mountain-like jewels manifest lands like this. Reducing one land to atoms, the forms in each atom are untold. All of the lands atomized, each atom's forms are unspeakably many, untold. These various forms and atoms all produce untold lights, and each light appear untold Buddhas. Untold are each Buddha's discourses.

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In each discourse are untold sublime verses. Untold are those who gain understanding on hearing them. Untold understandings in each mental instant reveal unspeakably many truths. They reveal all future Buddhas, externally expounding their teachings, each Buddha's teachings unspeakably many, with untold purities of all sorts. uttering unspeakably many subtle voices, turning untold cycles of true teaching, in each cycle of teaching expounding unspeakably many scriptures, in each scripture defining unspeakably many doctrines, in each of those doctrines explaining unspeakably many principles, with each of those principles taming untold sentient beings. Then again,

[30:01]

On a single point, Buddhas may dwell for untold eons, and as on one point, so on all points, for the same number of eons, the non-obstruction of their minds unspeakable, emanating unspeakably many Buddhas, each emanation Buddha also manifesting untold emanations. The reality bodies of those Buddhas are unspeakably many. The emanated bodies of those Buddhas are unspeakably many. Their adornments are unspeakably measureless. They travel infinitely through the ten directions, coursing through untold lands, observing untold sentient beings, purifying untold sentient beings, taming untold sentient beings. Their embellishments are unspeakable. Their masteries are unspeakable. Their mystic transformations are unspeakable.

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Their spiritual powers are unspeakable. Their spheres are unspeakable. Their empowerments are unspeakable. The worlds they live in are unspeakable. Their pure characteristics of reality are unspeakable. They deliver untold discourses, in each and every discourse expounding untold doctrines, in each and every doctrine explaining untold principles, each and every principle containing untold definitions, each and every definition conquering untold beings. Unspeakable homogeneous principles, unspeakable homogeneous minds, unspeakable heterogeneous principles, unspeakable heterogeneous minds, unspeakable heterogeneous faculties, unspeakable heterogeneous languages.

[32:08]

In every mental moment, wherever they go, they tame unspeakable numbers of beings. Their occult projections are unspeakable. Their miraculous displays are unspeakable. The times and ages therein are unspeakable. The differentiations therein are unspeakable. Enlightening beings can explain them in particular, while mathematicians cannot comprehend them. The great and small lands on a point, polluted, pure, gross, and subtle, all of them unspeakably many, enlightening beings comprehend and can distinguish. Reducing a land to atoms, those atoms are measureless, untold. Boundless lands, as many as these atoms, are gathered on a single hair tip. These lands, unspeakable, are together on a hair tip without crowding.

[33:13]

without causing the hair tip to expand, those lands all gather there. The lands therein retain their original form without mix-up. Just as one land does not disorder the others, the same is true of all lands. The realms in space, without bound, all are arrayed on a hair tip. These lands on a hair tip, enlightening beings can tell of in an instant. into a minute pore untold lands enter in succession. The pore can admit those lands, but those lands cannot fill the pore. The number of eons of their entry is unspeakable. The number of eons of their admission is unspeakable. The durations of their procession, array, and abiding are all unspeakable eons. Thus having taken in and settled these lands, enlightening beings' fears are unspeakable.

[34:19]

Their devices during entry are unspeakable. Their deeds after entry are unspeakable. The clear comprehensions of their cognitive faculties are unspeakable. Their journeys in all directions are unspeakable. Their vigorous endeavors are unspeakable. Their autonomous mystic transfigurations are unspeakable. Their meditations are unspeakable. Their great vows are unspeakable. Their spheres of action are unspeakable. All their attainments are unspeakable. The purities of their physical actions are unspeakable. The purities of their verbal actions are unspeakable. The purities of their mental actions are unspeakable. The purities of their resolutions are unspeakable. The purities of their subtle knowledge are unspeakable.

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The purities of their sublime wisdom are unspeakable. Their perceptions of reality are unspeakable. Their cessations of doubts are unspeakable. Their escapes from birth and death are unspeakable. Their ascents to the absolute state are unspeakable. Their deep concentrations are unspeakable. Their total comprehensions are unspeakable. All sentient beings are unspeakable. All Buddha lands are unspeakable. Knowledge of sentient beings' forms is unspeakable. Knowledge of their dispositions is unspeakable. Knowledge of their deeds and the results is unspeakable. Knowledge of their intellects is unspeakable. Knowledge of their embodiments is unspeakable. knowledge of their types is unspeakable knowledge of their species is unspeakable knowledge of their birthplaces is unspeakable knowledge of when they are born is unspeakable

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Knowledge of their having been born is unspeakable. Knowledge of their understandings is unspeakable. Knowledge of their tendencies is unspeakable. Knowledge of their languages is unspeakable. Knowledge of their works is unspeakable. Enlightening beings with great compassion benefit all worldly beings, manifesting untold bodies everywhere, entering untold Buddha lands, seeing untold enlightening beings, developing untold knowledges. seeking untold teachings, broadcasting untold lessons of Buddhas. They manifest untold various bodies, traveling to untold lands, showing untold spiritual powers, pervading untold regions. emanating untold bodies in each place, approaching untold Buddhas, making untold offerings of untold infinite varieties, untold pure clear jewels, untold beautiful lotus blossoms,

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untold garlands of the finest scent, offering them to untold enlightened ones, their pure faith untold, supreme resolution untold, powerful aspiration untold, honoring untold Buddhas. They practice untold generosity, their minds in the untold past, giving to all who seek untold, giving all, untold times the purities of their self-control are untold the purities of their minds are untold they eulogize untold buddhas delight in untold truths they accomplish untold forbearances their acceptance of non-origination untold They embody untold tranquillities, dwelling in untold states of peace. They exude untold energy, their past determinations untold, their irreversible aspiration untold, their immutable wills untold.

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their treasuries of all concentrations are untold they examine untold phenomena and principles stilled in untold concentrations mastering untold meditations Their attainments of wisdom are untold. Their freedoms in concentration are untold. Their comprehensions of things are untold. Their clear visions of Buddhas are untold. They cultivate measureless untold practices, undertake untold far-reaching vows. Their profound spheres are untold. Their pure means of teaching are untold. The power of enlightening beings' ways is unspeakable. The stations of enlightening beings' ways are unspeakable. Their right recollection is unspeakable. Their realms of principle and fact are unspeakable.

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They cultivate unspeakably many means of enlightenment. They study unspeakably many profound sciences. Their immeasurable wisdom is unspeakable. Their ultimate wisdom is unspeakable. Their knowledge of things is unspeakable. Their pure cycles of teaching are unspeakable. Their great clouds of teaching are unspeakable. Their great reign of teaching is unspeakable. Their spiritual powers are unspeakably many. Their techniques are unspeakably many. Their knowledge of empty quiescence is unspeakable. The continuity of mental instance is unspeakable. Their measureless practices are unspeakable. Their constancy instant to instant is unspeakable. The oceans of Buddha lands are untold. They can go to them all unspeakably.

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The differences in the lands are untold. Their various purities are untold. Their different adornments are untold. Their boundless forms are untold. Their various arrays are untold. Their various refinements are untold. Pure Buddhilands are unspeakably many. Polluted Buddhilands are unspeakably many. Knowing sentient beings is unspeakable. Knowing their natures is unspeakable. Knowing their deeds and rewards is unspeakable. Knowing their mentalities is unspeakable. Knowing beings' characters is unspeakable. Knowing their understandings and inclinations is unspeakable. Their defilement and purity are unspeakable. Observing and civilizing them are unspeakable. transforming powers are unspeakable manifesting various bodies untold cultivating untold energy enlightening beings liberate untold sentient beings

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They manifest untold mystic transfigurations, emanate untold great beams of light with untold various forms, and purify untold sentient beings. Each of their pores untold radiate webs of light untold, the webs of light manifesting untold hues, illumining untold Buddha lands. Their courage and fearlessness are untold. Their technical skills are untold, taming untold sentient beings, emancipating them from birth and death. Their pure deeds are untold. Their pure words are untold. Their boundless thoughts are untold. Their sublime practices are untold. They develop untold jewels of knowledge and enter untold realms of reality.

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Enlightening beings' monomic powers are unutterable. They are able to learn inexplicably. The voices of the wise are untold. the purity of their voices is unspeakable their accurate awareness of reality is untold their awakening of sentient beings is untold they embody untold dignified bearing Their pure actions are untold. They achieve untold expertise and educate untold worldlings. The offspring of Buddhas are unspeakably many, and so are their pure, excellent acts. They eulogize untold Buddhas, their praises inexhaustible, beyond telling. The guides of the world are unspeakably many, so are their expositions and descriptions. Those enlightening beings are unspeakably many, their pure virtues untold.

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Their spheres are unutterable, they can remain there indefinitely. Their knowledge therein untold, they live through all ages, which none can ever tell. They are gladdened by untold Buddhas. Their wisdom and equanimity are beyond speech. They penetrate untold truths with untold freedom from obstruction amid phenomena. Past, present, and future being like space, unspeakable. Their knowledge of all times is untold. Their comprehension of past, present, and future unutterable. They dwell in knowledge beyond speech. Their superlative actions are untold. Their measureless vows are untold. Their pure great vows are untold. They accomplish ineffable enlightenment. The enlightenment of the Buddhas is inexpressible.

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They develop untold knowledge, discern untold principles, know all laws, beautify untold Buddha lands, and cultivate untold powers. They cultivate practice for an unutterably long time and are ineffably enlightened in a single instant. The Buddha's freedoms are unspeakable. Their extensive explanations of truth cannot be recounted. Their various spiritual powers are inexplicable. They appear in untold worlds. their cycles of pure teaching are ineffable, their courageous ability to teach unspeakable, their various expositions unutterable, their compassion for the world cannot be told. Through all eons, unspeakably many, they praise untold merits and virtues. While unspeakable eons may end,

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Those untold virtues cannot be exhausted. Untold enlightened ones with untold tongues praise the untold virtues of Buddhas, impossible to exhaust in untold eons. The living beings in the ten directions all attain enlightenment at once. Therein one Buddha can manifest to all untold embodiments, each of these untold bodies manifesting untold heads, each of these untold heads manifesting untold tongues, each of the untold tongues manifesting untold voices, each of the untold voices remaining for untold eons. As is one, so are all Buddhas. As one body, so all bodies. As one head, so all heads. As one tongue, so all tongues.

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As one voice, so all voices. Ever praising the enlightened for untold eons. The untold eons may end, but praise of enlightened virtues cannot be exhausted. In a single atom, there can be untold lotus worlds. In each lotus world are untold chief of goodness Buddhas pervading the entire cosmos and every atom therein. Worlds becoming, subsisting, and decaying are measureless, unspeakable in number. The point of a single atom is boundless, containing measureless lands therein. The differentiations of the ten directions are unutterable. The arrays of the oceans of worlds cannot be all told of. In each land are Buddhas with lifespans of unspeakable eons.

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Those Buddhas' deeds cannot be recounted. Their profound teachings are unutterable. Their great spiritual powers are ineffable. Their unimpeded knowledge is inexpressible. They enter into a point, the events at that point untold, they achieve the ten powers unspeakable and awaken to ineffable enlightenment. Entering untold realms of pure principle, they gain untold treasuries of deep knowledge, various numerical measurements untold they comprehend all as they are, various physical measurements untold they completely master, various concentrations untold They can pass eons in each one. In the presence of untold Buddhas, the purifications they practice are untold. They attain unutterable mental freedoms and journey in all directions beyond the power of speech.

[49:44]

The manifestations of their spiritual powers are untold. Their spheres of action are boundless, ineffable. They go to untold lands and understand untold Buddhas. Their vigor and courage are unspeakable, their knowledge and comprehension unutterable. They do not act on rules, nor do they not act on them. Their penetration of realms of objects is infinite. For unrecognizable vast eons, they travel constantly through the ten directions infinitely. Their knowledge of enlightening means is infinite. Their knowledge of truth is infinite. Their knowledge of spiritual powers is infinite. Their miracles in each mental instant are infinite. They comprehend infinitely each one of the infinite Buddha's teachings. They can realize enlightenment at once or can enter realization at various times.

[50:48]

The Buddha lands on a hair tip are infinite. The Buddha lands in an atom are infinite. They can go to all these Buddha lands and see the infinite Buddhas. They realize one truth infinitely and enter the infinite line of Buddhas. The Buddhas' lands are infinite. They can travel to all and attain enlightenment. The lands, beings, and Buddhas have infinite distinctions in individuality. As such, past, present, and future worlds are boundless. Enlightening beings can see them all. Book 31, Lifespan. Then the enlightening being Mind Monarch in the congregation said to all the enlightening beings, Offspring of Buddha, one aeon in this world endurance, the field of Shakyamuni Buddha, is a day and a night in the world bliss, the field of Amitabha Buddha.

[51:59]

One aeon in the world of bliss is a day and night in the world vestment banner, the field of the Buddha adamant. One aeon in the world vestment banner is a day and night in the world wheel of speech which does not roll back, the field of the Buddha, lotus blossoms of sublime light blooming. One aeon in the world Wheel of Speech which does not roll back is a day and night in the world Free from Defilement, the field of the Buddha Banner of Truth. An aeon in the world Free from Defilement is a day and night in the world Good Lamp, the field of the Buddha Lion. An aeon in the world good lamp is a day and night in the world subtle light, the field of the Buddha treasury of light. An aeon in the world subtle light is a day and night in the world hard to surpass, the field of the Buddha blooming lotus of light of truth.

[53:12]

An aeon in the world hard to surpass is a day and night in the world adorning wisdom, the field of the Buddha light of all spiritual powers. An aeon in the world adorning wisdom is a day and night in the world mirror light, the field of the Buddha moon knowledge. This succession goes on past a million zillion worlds. An aeon in the last of these worlds is a day and night in the world supreme lotus, the field of the Buddha supreme in goodness, which is filled by the enlightening being universally good. and the great enlightening beings engaged in the same practice. Book 32, Dwelling Places of Enlightening Beings. Then the great enlightening being Mind Monarch said to the enlightening beings, in the east there is a place called Wizard Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

[54:23]

At present, there is an enlightening being named Best of Diamonds there with a group of followers, 300 enlightening beings, always there expounding the teaching. In the south, there is a place called Outstanding Peak where enlightening beings have dwelled since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being named Spiritual Wisdom there with a group of followers, 500 enlightening beings, always there expounding the teachings. In the West, there is a place called Diamond Flame Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being named Vigorous Fearless Action there with a following of 300 enlightening beings, always expounding the teaching. In the north, there is a place called Mass of Fragrance Mountain, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

[55:30]

Now there is an enlightening being named Musky Elephant there, with a following of 3,000 enlightening beings, always expounding the teaching. In the northeast there is a place called Clear Cool Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being there named Manjushri with a following of 10,000 enlightening beings always expounding the teaching. In the ocean there is a place called Diamond Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being named Born of Truth there with a following of 1200 enlightening beings always expounding the teaching. In the southeast, there is a place called Monument Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

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Now there is an enlightening being named Celestial Crown there with the following of a thousand enlightening beings always expounding the teaching. In the southwest, there is a place called Mountain of Light where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being named Best of Sages there with a following of 3,000 enlightening beings, always expounding the teaching. In the northwest, there is a place called Fragrant Breeze Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. Now there is an enlightening being named Fragrant Light there with a following of 5,000 enlightening beings always expounding the teaching. In the ocean, there is also a dwelling place called Cave of Adornments where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

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South of Vaishali, there is a dwelling place called Stable Roots where enlightening beings have stayed since ancient times. In the city of Mathura, there is a dwelling place called Cave of Satisfaction where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In the city of Kuchana, there is a dwelling place called Seat of the Law, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In the city Pure Other Shore, there is a dwelling place called Musalinda, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In the state of Maratha, there is a dwelling place called Built by the Uninhibited Dragon King where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In Afghanistan, there is a dwelling place called Producing Compassion where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

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In China, there is a dwelling place called Cave of Original Humans where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In Kashgar, there is a dwelling place called Ox Head Mountain where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In Kashmir, there is a dwelling place called Prasas, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In the city of Increasing Joy, there is a dwelling place called Seeing a Hundred Million Treasuries of Light, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times. In the state of Gandhara, there is a place called Shangrila Cavern, where enlightening beings have lived since ancient times.

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