Book 1 Part 1:7
His
sphere is infinite and inexhaustible— He teaches eternally through countless
eons, Edifying beings through various powers:
Flower Topknot looks upon Buddha this way.
The
ocean of sentient beings' minds varies from moment to moment;
The Buddha's knowledge is so broad it comprehends all this, Expounding the
truth for them all, making them glad: This is the liberation of Subtle Light.
Sentient
beings have no holy tranquility; Sunk in evil ways, they suffer many pains—
The Buddha shows them the nature of
things: Peaceful Meditation sees in this way.
The
Buddha, with unprecedented great compassion, Enters all states of existence to
help sentient beings, Explaining truth, encouraging virtue, promoting
fulfillment: This is known to Eye Light.
The
Buddha opens up the light of truth, Analyzing the
natures of the acts of all worlds, Their good and their evil, without a
mistake: Pure Light, seeing this, gives rise to joy.
The Buddha is the basis of all blessings, Like the
earth supporting all buildings; He
skillfully shows the peaceful way out of distress: Immutable knows this
technique.
The bright glow of his fire of knowledge pervades
the universe— He manifests countless
forms, equal to all beings, Exposing true reality for the benefit of all:
Monarch of Constellations realizes this path.
The Buddha is like space, with no inherent nature; Appearing in the world to benefit
the living, His features and refinements are like reflections: Pure Awareness
sees in this way.
The pores of the Buddha's body emit sounds
everywhere: The clouds of the teaching cover all worlds; All those who hear arc
joyful and glad: Such is the realization of Liberation Light.
Furthermore, the gandharva king Sustaining the
Nation found the door of liberation of independent
techniques for saving all sentient beings.
The gandharva king Tree Light found the door of
liberation seeing the array of all virtues.
The gandharva king Clear Eyes found the door of
liberation cutting off forever the grief and suffering of all sentient beings, producing
a treasury of joy.
The gandharva king Flower Crown found the door of
liberation forever cutting off the confusion of all sentient beings' erroneous
views.
The gandharva king Universal Sound of joyful Steps
found the door of liberation like clouds overspreading, shading and refreshing
all sentient beings.
The gandharva king joyously Moving Beautiful Eyes
found the door of liberation manifesting an enormous beautiful body, causing all to obtain peace and bliss.
The gandharva king Wondrous Sound Lion Banner
found the door of liberation scattering all famous jewels in all directions.
The gandharva king Universal Emanation of jewel
Light found the door of liberation manifesting the pure body of all great
joyous lights.
The gandharva king Diamond Tree Flower Banner
found the door of liberation causing all trees to richly flourish, causing all
who see them to be delighted.
The gandharva king Universal Manifestation of
Adornments found the door of liberation skillfully entering into the sphere of
all Buddhas and bestowing peace and happiness on all living beings.
At that time the gandharva king Sustaining the
Nation, imbued with the power of the Buddha, looked over all the hosts of
gandharvas and said in verse,
The
innumerable doors to the realm of the Buddhas Cannot be entered by any sentient
beings. The Buddha is like the nature of space, pure; He opens the right path
for all worlds.
In each one of the Buddha's pores Is an ocean of
virtues, all replete All words are benefited and pleased by them: This is what
Tree Light can see.
The
vast ocean of sorrow and suffering of the world The Buddha can evaporate
entirely. The Buddha, compassionate, has many
techniques: Clear Eyes has deep understanding of this.
The ocean of lands in the ten directions is
boundless The Buddha illumines them
all with the light of knowledge, Causing them to wash away all wrong views:
This is where Tree Flower enters.
The Buddha, over countless eons in the past Cultivated great compassion and
skill in means, To pacify all the worlds: This path Universal Sound can
enter.
The
Buddha body is pure—all like to see it. It can produce
endless enjoyment in the world As the causes and effects of liberation are
successively fulfilled: Good Eyes skillfully demonstrates this.
Sentient
beings are confused, always going in circles— Their barriers of ignorance are
most firm and dense. The Buddha expounds the great teaching for them:
This Lion Banner is able to expound.
The Buddha manifests everywhere a body of wondrous
form, With innumerable differentiations, equal to sentient beings, By various means enlightening the world:
Wondrous Sound looks upon the Buddha this way.
The
infinite doors of knowledge and means The Buddha opens all for sentient beings,
To enter the true practice of supreme enlightenment:
This Diamond Banner well observes.
Within
an instant, millions of eons The Buddha's power can show this, with no effort,
Bestowing peace and comfort equally on all living beings:
This is the liberation of Pleasant Adornment.
Furthermore, the kumbanda king Increase found the
door of liberation of the power to eliminate all maliciousness.
The kumbanda king Dragon King found the door of
liberation cultivating a boundless ocean of practices.
The kumbanda king Adornment found the door of
liberation knowing what is pleasing to the minds of all sentient beings.
The kumbanda king Beneficial Action found the door
of liberation of work perfecting pure radiance.
The kumbanda king Fearsome found the door of
liberation showing all sentient beings the safe path free from fear.
The kumbanda king Sublime Adornment found the door
of liberation evaporating the ocean
of cravings of all sentient beings.
The kumbanda king High Peak Intellect found the
door of liberation manifesting clouds of light in all realms of being.
The kumbanda king Brave Strong Arms found the door
of liberation shedding light everywhere, destroying mountain-like barriers.
The kumbanda king Boundless Pure Flower Eyes found
the door of liberation revealing the treasury of non-regressing great
compassion.
The kumbanda king Enormous Face found the door of
liberation everywhere manifesting
bodies transmigrating in the various states of being.
At that time the kumbanda king Increase, imbued
with the power of the Buddha, looked over all the assembled kumbandas and said
in verse,
Perfecting
the power of patience, the Guide of the World Cultivated practice for the sake
of beings for countless eons, Forever leaving the confusion of worldly pride
Therefore his body is most majestically pure.
