This is the enlightenment of Universal Joy.
Buddha cultivated genuine methods of enlightenment,
Developing a boundless ocean of virtues,
Causing witnesses all to rejoice:
This Supreme Banner happily realizes.
He clears away the defilements of beings,
Equally compassionate even to the vicious,
Therefore acquiring radiance filling all space:
Light Shining on All Worlds sees and rejoices.
Buddha is the field of blessings, ocean of virtues,
Able to cause all to abandon evil
And even fulfill great enlightenment:
This is the liberation of Ocean Light.
Furthermore, the crop spirit Gentle Superb Flavor found the door of liberation bestowing rich flavor on all sentient beings, causing them to develop a buddha-body. The crop spirit Pure Light of Seasonal Flowers found the door of liberation able to cause all sentient beings to experience great joy and happiness. The crop spirit Physical Strength Courage and Health found the door of liberation purifying all realms by means of all round, complete teachings. The crop spirit Increasing Vitality found the door of liberation seeing the boundless mystical powers compassionately used by the Buddha for edifying demonstrations. The crop spirit Everywhere Producing Roots and Fruits found the door of liberation everywhere revealing the Buddha’s field of blessings and causing seeds planted there not to spoil. The crop spirit Wonderfully Adorned Circular Topknot found the door of liberation causing the flower of pure faith of sentient beings everywhere to bloom. The crop spirit Moistening Pure Flowers found the door of liberation compassionately saving sentient beings and causing them to increase in blessings and virtue. The crop spirit Developing Wonderful Fragrance found the door of liberation extensively demonstrating all methods of enlightening practice. The crop spirit Liked by All Who See found the door of liberation able to cause all sentient beings in the universe to abandon such ills as sloth and anxiety and to become pure in all ways. The crop spirit Pure Light found the door of liberation observing the good roots of all sentient beings, explaining the truth to them in appropriate ways, bringing joy and fulfillment to the masses.
At that time the crop spirit Gentle Superb Flavor, imbued with power from the Buddha, looked over all the crop spirits and said,
The Buddha’s ocean of unexcelled virtues
Manifests a lamp which illumines the world:
Saving and protecting all sentient beings,
He gives them all peace, not leaving out one.
The Buddha’s virtues are boundless—
No beings hear of them in vain—
He causes them to be free from suffering and always happy:
This is what Seasonal Flowers enters into.
The powers of the Buddha are all complete—
His array of virtues appears in the world
And all sentient beings are harmonized:
To this fact Courageous Power can witness.
The Buddha cultivated an ocean of compassion,
His heart always as broad as the whole world;
Therefore his spiritual powers are boundless:
Increasing Vitality can see this.
Buddha always appears throughout the world;
None of his methods are employed in vain,
Clearing away beings’ delusions and torments:
This is the liberation of Universal Producer.
Buddha is the great ocean of knowledge in the world,
Emanating pure light which reaches everywhere,
Whence is born all great faith and resolution:
Thus can Adorned Topknot clearly enter.
Buddha, observing the world, conceives kind compassion,
Appearing in order to aid sentient beings,
Showing them the supreme way of peace and joy:
This is the liberation of Pure Flowers.
The pure practices cultivated by Buddha
Are fully expounded under the tree of enlightenment,
Thus edifying everyone in all quarters:
This Wonderful Fragrance can hear.
Buddha, in all worlds,
Brings freedom from sorrow, creating great joy;
All potentials and aspirations he purifies:
The spirit Pleasing understands this.
The Buddha appears in the world,
Observes the inclinations of all beings,
And matures them by various means:
This is the liberation of Pure Light.
Furthermore, the herb spirit Auspicious found the door of liberation observing the mentalities of all sentient beings and striving to unify them. The herb spirit Sandalwood Forest found the door of liberation embracing all sentient beings with light and causing those who see it not to waste the experience. The herb spirit Pure Light found the door of liberation able to annihilate the afflictions of all sentient beings by pure techniques. The herb spirit Universal Renown found the door of liberation able to increase the boundless ocean of good roots by means of a great reputation. The herb spirit Radiant Pores found the door of liberation hurrying to all sites of illness with the banner of great compassion. The herb spirit Darkness Destroying Purifier found the door of liberation able to cure all blind sentient beings and cause their eye of wisdom to be clear. The herb spirit Roarer found the door of liberation able to expound the verbal teaching of the Buddha explaining the different meanings of all things. The herb spirit Banner of Light Outshining the Sun found the door of liberation able to be the advisor of all sentient beings, causing all who see to produce roots of goodness. The herb spirit Seeing in All Directions found the door of liberation of the mine of pure compassion able to make beings give rise to faith and resolve by means of appropriate techniques. The herb spirit Everywhere Emanating Majestic Light found the door of liberation causing beings to remember Buddha, thereby eliminating their sicknesses.
At that time the herb spirit Auspicious, imbued with power from the Buddha, looked over all the herb spirits and said,
The Buddha’s knowledge is inconceivable—
He knows the minds of all sentient beings,
And by the power of various techniques
Destroys their delusions and infinite pains.
The Great Hero’s skills cannot be measured;
Nothing he does is ever in vain,
Unfailingly causing the suffering of beings to vanish:
Sandalwood Forest can understand this.
Observe the Buddha’s teaching like so:
He practiced for innumerable eons
And has no attachment to anything:
This is the entry of Pure Light.
A Buddha is hard to meet, in a million ages;
If any can see one or hear one’s name,
It will unfailingly bring benefit:
This is the understanding of Universal Renown.
Each of the Buddha’s hair pores
Emits light annulling distress,
Causing wordly afflictions to end:
This is the entry of Radiant Pores.
All sentient beings are blinded by ignorance,
With an infinite variety of miseries from deluded acts—
Buddha clears it all away and opens the radiance of wisdom:
This Darkness Breaker can see.
One tone of the Buddha has no limiting measure—
It can open up the ocean of all teachings
So that all who hear can comprehend:
This is the liberation of Great Sound.
See how Buddha’s knowledge is inconceivable—
Appearing in all realms he saves beings there,
Able to make those who see follow his teaching:
This Outshining the Sun deeply understands.
Buddha’s ocean of compassionate means
Is produced to help the world,
Opening the right path wide to show beings:
This Seeing in All Directions can comprehend.
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Illumining all in the ten directions,
Causing virtue to grow as the Buddha’s remembered:
This is the liberation door of Majestic Light.
Furthermore, the forest spirit Spreading Flowers like Clouds found the door of liberation of the repository of the vast, boundless sea of knowledge. The forest spirit Outstanding Trunk Unfolding Light found the door of liberation of great cultivation and universal purification. The forest spirit Bearing Branches Emitting Radiant Light found the door of liberation increasing the growth of all sorts of sprouts of pure faith. The forest spirit Auspicious Pure Leaves found the door of liberation arrayed with all pure virtues. The forest spirit Draped Flame Treasury found the door of liberation of universal wisdom always viewing the entire cosmos. The forest spirit Pure Arrays of Light found the door of liberation knowing the ocean of all sentient beings’ activities and producing and spreading clouds of teaching. The forest spirit Pleasant Thunder found the door of liberation enduring all unpleasant sounds and producing pure sounds. The forest spirit Light and Fragrance All-Pervading found the door of liberation showing the vast realm of practices cultivated and mastered in the past. The forest spirit Subtle Light Shining Far found the door of liberation benefiting the world by means of all virtuous qualities. The forest spirit Flowers and Fruits Savoring of Light found the door of liberation able to cause all to see the Buddha appearing in the world, to always remember with respect and never forget, and adorn the mine of virtues.
At that time the forest spirit Spreading Flowers like Clouds, imbued with power from the Buddha, looked over all the forest spirits and said,
In the past Buddha cultivated enlightening practices;
His virtue and wisdom are thoroughly complete,
He has all powers fully in command—
Emitting great light, he appears in the world.
The aspects of his compassion are as infinite as beings—
Buddha purified them all in eons past,
And therefore is able to bring aid to the world:
This is the understanding of Outstanding Trunk.
Once sentient beings see the Buddha,
He’ll plunge them into the ocean of faith,
Showing to all the enlightening way:
This is the liberation of Wonderful Branches.
The virtues amassed in a single pore
Could not be all told of in an ocean of eons—
The Buddha’s techniques are inconceivable:
Pure Leaves can understand this teaching.
I recall the Buddha in the past
Made offerings to infinite numbers of Buddhas,
His knowledge gradually becoming clearer with each:
This is what Store of Flames understands.
The ocean of actions of all sentient beings
The Buddha knows in an instant of thought;
Such vast unhindered knowledge
Beautiful Adornments can begin to realize.
Always intoning the Buddha’s serene, sublime sound
Produces incomparable joy everywhere,
Causing all to awaken according to their understanding and inclination:
This is the principle of Thunder Sound’s practice.
The Buddha shows great mystic powers
All throughout the ten directions,
Causing all his past deeds to be seen:
This is where All-Pervading Light and Fragrance enters.
Sentient beings are dishonest and don’t practice virtue—
Lost and deluded, they sink and flow in birth and death;
For them he clearly opens the paths of knowledge:
This is seen by Subtle Light.
Buddha, for the sake of beings blocked by habits,
Appears in the world after millions of eons,
Causing them to see always for the rest of time:
This is observed by Savor of Light.
Furthermore, the mountain spirit Jewel Peak Blooming Flowers found the door of liberation entering the light of absorption in great quiescence. The mountain spirit Flower Forest Topknot found the door of liberation cultivating and collecting good roots of kindness and developing an inconceivable number of beings to maturity. The mountain spirit Lofty Banner Shining Everywhere found the door of liberation looking into the inclinations of all sentient beings and purifying their senses. The mountain spirit Undefiled Jewel Topknot found the door of liberation of boundless eons of diligent striving without becoming weary or remiss. The mountain spirit Light Illumining All Directions found the door of liberation awakening all with lights of infinite qualities. The mountain spirit Light of Great Power found the door of liberation of capability of self-development and causing sentient beings to give up deluded behavior. The mountain spirit Awesome Light Conquering All found the door of liberation removing all pains so that none are left. The mountain spirit Light-Orb of Subtle Intensity found the door of liberation spreading the light of the teachings, showing the virtues of all Buddhas. The mountain spirit Universal Eye Clearly Seeing found the door of liberation causing all sentient beings to make their roots of goodness grow even in dreams. The mountain spirit Adamantine Eye of Mystery found the door of liberation bringing forth a great ocean of meaning.
At that time, the mountain spirit Blooming Flowers All Over the Earth, imbued with power from the Buddha, surveyed all the hosts of mountain spirits and said in verse,
Having cultivated excellent practices without bound,
Now he has attained mystic powers, also infinite.
His gates of teaching are wide open, numerous as atoms,
Causing all sentient beings to deeply understand and rejoice.
His body, adorned in many ways, is omnipresent,
The lights from his pores are all pure;
With compassionate techniques he teaches all:
Flower Forest Topknot understands this.
The Buddha-body appears everywhere—it’s boundless,
Filling all worlds in the ten directions,
All faculties pure, a joy to all beholders:
This truth High Banner can understand.
For eons practicing diligently without flagging,
Unaffected by worldly things, like empty space,
By various means he edifies beings:
Realizing this is Jewel Topknot.
Sentient beings blindly enter dangerous paths;
Pitying them, Buddha emits shining light,
Causing all beings thereby to awake:
Awesome Light, understanding this, rejoices.
Extensively cultivating practices in all states of being,
He made offerings to innumerable Buddhas,
Causing beings who saw to make great vows:
This Great Power can clearly enter.
Seeing beings’ sufferings in transmigration,
Always enshrouded by barriers of doing,
He extinguishes all with the light of wisdom:
This is the liberation of Conquering All.
Each of his pores emits subtle sound
Praising the Buddhas in accord with beings’ mentalities,
Pervading all quarters, for uncounted ages:
This is the door by which Light Orb has entered.
Buddha appears throughout the ten directions
Expounding the subtle truth by various means,
With an ocean of practices aiding all beings:
This is what Clearly Seeing has understood.
The gates of the teaching are boundless as the sea—
He expounds it with one voice, making all understand,
Preaching forever, with never an end:
Delving into this technique is Diamond Eye.
Furthermore, the earth spirit Pure Flower of Universal Virtue found the door of liberation constantly watching all sentient beings with an attitude of kindness and compassion. The earth spirit Adornment of Stable Blessings found the door of liberation manifesting the power o
f blessings and virtues of all sentient beings. The earth spirit Beautiful Flower Adorned Tree found the door of liberation entering into all things and producing adornment for all buddha-fields. The earth spirit Universal Distribution of Treasures found the door of liberation cultivating and producing various states of meditation and causing sentient beings to get rid of obstructing defilements. The earth spirit Pure Eye Observing the Season found the door of liberation causing all sentient beings to sport happily. The earth spirit Beautiful Golden Eyes found the door of liberation manifesting all pure bodies and harmonizing sentient beings. The earth spirit Fragrant Hair Emitting Light found the door of liberation of great power comprehending the ocean of virtues of all Buddhas. The earth spirit Silent Pleasing Sound found the door of liberation holding the ocean of speech-sounds of all sentient beings. The earth spirit Curled Topknot of Beautiful Flowers found the door of liberation of the undefiled nature pervading all Buddha-fields. The earth spirit Indestructible All-Sustainer found the door of liberation revealing all that is contained in the cycles of teaching of all Buddhas.
At that time, the earth spirit Pure Flower of Universal Virtue, imbued with power from the Buddha, looked over all the earth spirits and said,
The doors of compassion opened by the Buddha
In every moment of the past cannot be all told of;
He cultivated such practice unceasingly,
Therefore he has an indestructible body.
The store of blessings of all
Sentient beings in all times, as well as enlightening beings,
All appear in the Buddha’s pores:
Adornment of Blessings, seeing this, rejoices.
His vast state of serene absorption
Is unborn, imperishable, has no coming or going;
Yet he purifies lands to show sentient beings:
This is the liberation of Flowered Tree.
Buddha cultivated various practices
To make sentient beings dissolve all barriers;
Universal Distributor of Treasure
Sees this liberation and rejoices.
The sphere of the Buddha is boundless—
He appears every moment throughout the world:
Observing the Season with Pure Eyes,
Seeing Buddha’s realm of action, is joyful.
His sublime voice is limitless and inconceivable—
He destroys afflictions for all sentient beings:
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