净土 Pureland

The following are extract from Avatamsaka Sutra, Chapter 37 - The Appearance of Buddha.
It also shared the formation of the worlds.

Please translate these short paragraphs to get a "feel" of how infinite and immeasurable is the Universe!

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• 华严经 - 如来出现品第三十七 [1]

尔时，世尊从眉间白毫相中放大光明，名：如来出现，无量百千亿那由他阿僧祇光明以为眷属。

其光普照十方尽虚空法界一切世界，右绕十匝，显现如来无量自在，觉悟无数诸菩萨众，震动一切十方世界，除灭一切诸恶道苦，映蔽一切诸魔宫殿，显示一切诸佛如来坐菩提座成等正觉及以一切道场众会；作是事已，而来右绕菩萨众会，入如来性起妙德菩萨顶。

• 华严经 - 如来出现品第三十七 [2]

“复次，佛子！譬如世界初欲成时，有大水生，遍满三千大千世界；
生大莲华，名：如来出现功德宝庄严，遍覆水上，光照十方一切世界。

• 华严经 - 如来出现品第三十七 [5]

“复次，佛子！应知如来音声有十种无量。
何等为十？
所谓：
如虚空界无量，至一切处故；
如法界无量，无所不遍故；
如众生界无量，令一切心喜故；
如诸业无量，说其果报故；
如烦恼无量，悉令除灭故；
如众生言音无量，随解令闻故；
如众生欲解无量，普观救度故；
如三世无量，无有边际故；
如智慧无量，分别一切故；
如佛境界无量，入佛法界故。

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Mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल Maṇḍala, 'circle') is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the Universe. The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point.

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In HIS recent speech, GM Lu shared the Pureland concept which is infinite and without boundaries, AND all exist in Amitabha Buddha's Western Paradise too! 

First the 4 directions of North South East West, then North East, North West, South East, South West, and lastly Top & Bottom, totalling 10 Directions.

Refer to the Mandalas above and those I shared when sharing Avatamsaka Sutra, when I illustrated what the Universe as described in the sutra looks like! :)

If you have followed the sharing of Avatamsaka Sutra in this blog from start to finish, you would have found GM Lu's sharing of Maha Perfection Dharma easily to swallow and digest!

Hahaha!

So due diligence is the most crucial key for all sincere in progress in cultivation to succour self and all beings, agree?

Time to go look closely at the Avatamsaka or Flower Adornment Sutra?

Cheers all

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom

Lama Lotuschef

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