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[A] Bodhisattva Vajragarbha said, Oh! honorable Conqueror! Such a Bodhisattva is said to have reached the stage of coronation with omniscience in all its aspects, who has deliberated on the immeasurable objects of knowledge until the ninth Bodhisattva stage through his intelligence; who is endowed with well discerning investigation; who has thoroughly fulfilled the pure quality; who has gathered the collection of limitless necessary preparations; 556 who has well obtained great stores of merit and knowledge; who has realized wide great compassion; who has mastered the diversity and manifoldness of the world-regions; who has entered into the density and the activity of the regions of living beings; who has concentrated the notion regarding the entrance into the sphere of Tathagata; who has been in pursuit of 555 Vasubandhu's commentary has a general survey as follows:- [A] the acquisition of the necessary materials; [B] acquisition of the meditation; [C-E] acquisition of the consecration; [F] acquisition of the greatness of knowledge and emancipation; [G] acquisition of the greatness of magic formula and of supernatural faculty; [H] exposition of the stage; [I-J] superiorities and inferiorities of his supernatural faculty. The Mahavastu (I. p.142) has nothing corresponding to the account of the Dasabhumika-Sutra It mentions something connected with the Bodhisattva's descent from the Tusita heaven and birth in the world of mortal beings. 556 Sambhara: See the 8 th stage, section [A].

340 acquisition of the powers, the convictions and the nature of Buddha. [B] Indeed again, Oh! honorable sons of the Conqueror, to the Bodhisattva who has attained such knowledge and reached the coronation stage, appears the concentration named undefiled; named the entrance into the variety of the realm of ideas; named the ornament and decoration of the circle of the enlightenment; named the flower of all sorts of rays; named the womb of ocean; named the prosperity of ocean; named the wide region of empty space; named the investigation of the self-nature of all things; named the adaptation to the minds and ways of conduct of all the living beings; and the concentration named the position facing all the present Buddhas becomes present (to him). Ten hundreds thousands of innumerable concentrations preceded by such (meditations) appear to him. He enters into and emerges from all these concentrations, and after having attained the skill in concentration, experiences all the results of concentration. At the end of ten hundreds thousands of innumerable concentrations, the Bodhisattva-concentration called 'the Coronation with the special knowledge of the Omniscient' becomes present to his mind. [C] At the moment one realizes this concentration, there appears an enormous, limitless and immeasurable lotus made of the finest jewels. (The lotus which is) studded with all kinds of jewels, surpassing all the spheres of the world, arisen from supermundane roots of wholesome deeds, produced by sphere of the mystic self-nature, splendid by wellestablishment in the realm of ideas, beyond the divine sphere, with a great

341 stalk of cat's eye gems and jewels, with a pericarp of unparalleled sandalwood, with a fringe of huge emeralds, with petals shining like gold from Jambu river, with its body flowering with countless rays of light, with its interior filled with all the finest jewels, covered with endless vast net of jewels, and surrounded by as many great jewel lotuses as atoms in full ten hundreds thousands triple thousands (world-regions). The Bodhisattva having a form corresponding (to it), stands, and immediately upon attainment of the concentration (bearing the coronation with the special knowledge of the omniscient), he shows (himself) sitting on this great jewel-lotus. As soon as the Bodhisattva is seated on this great jewel-lotus as many Bodhisattvas as there are surrounding jewel-lotuses come together from world-regions in ten directions, appearing as the attendants of this great jewel-lotus, and they, having surrounded this Bodhisattva, sit on those great jewel-lotuses, and each of them, looking at this Bodhisattva, enters ten hundreds thousands of concentrations. [D] Immediately after this Bodhisattva and those Bodhisattvas have completely accomplished (the concentrations), all the world-regions tremble; all evils are removed; all the realms of ideas glitter with splendour; all the world-regions are purified; the names of all Buddhalands resound; all the Bodhisattvas with the same practices 557 come together; all celestial and human musics and songs in all the world-regions 557 Dashabhumishvaro nama Mahayanasutram has 'lustre (bhasa)' for 'bhaga'.

342 sound together; the pleasure of all the living beings is produced; the unthinkable reverence and worship to all the Perfectly Enlightened Ones arise; and all the circles of the assemblies of Tathagatas are informed. What is the reason for that? Indeed, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, as soon as this Bodhisattva sat on this great jewel-lotus, ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from the soles of his feet beneath. Having issued out, they illumine the severest hells in ten directions as far as Avici hell. They extinguish all the torments of living beings in the hells. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from the circles on his knees. Having issued out, they shine down all the animalrealms in the ten directions and extinguish all the sufferings of all the animals. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from his navel circle. Having issued out, they illumine all the dwellings of the Yama-world in ten directions and extinguish all the sufferings of living beings in the Yama-world. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from left and right sides of his ribs. Having issued out, they illumine the bodies of human beings in ten directions and extinguish all the sufferings of human beings. issue out from both his hands. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays Having issued out, they illumine the abodes of gods and demons in ten directions and extinguish all the sufferings of gods and demons. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from his shoulders. Having issued out, they illumine the bodies in the Sravaka-vehicles in ten directions and present (to them) the entry

343 into the splendor of Teaching. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from his back and neck. Having issued out, they illumine the bodies in the Pratyekabudda-vehicle in ten directions and present (to them) the entry into a method for quiescent concentration. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from his mouth (lit. the door of his face). Having issued out, they shine in ten directions on all the Bodhisattvas in the first resolution until in the ninth stage, and present (to them) the principle of wisdom and skill in means. Ten hundreds thousands innumerable rays issue out from the circle of hair between his eyebrows. Having issued out, they shine down all the abodes of Evil Ones in ten directions, blacken them, illumine the Bodhisattvas who have reached the stage of coronation, and then disappear into their bodies. As many rays as atom-dusts in full of ten hundreds thousands innumerable triple thousands issue out from the top of his head. Having issued out, they shine in ten directions on all the assemblies of Tathagatas, which have the realms of ideas as their quantity, which have the world of empty space as their end. And they circle the world to the right in ten ways, stop in the sky, form a great circle of ray-net, offer the great reverence named 'Glowing Splendour' to all the Tathagatas. This offering is such that the offerings to the Tathagatas of all the Bodhisattvas from the first arousal of mind (for enlightenment) up to the ninth stage cannot reach even a part of one hundredth, of one thousandth, [...of one hundred thousands millionth. It does not allow even numbering, counting, analogy,

344 comparison, or resemblance. ] 558 Moreover, indeed, in all the realms of ideas in the ten directions with various arrangements the following things rain down from the circle of ray-net:- fragrant vapour, aromatic smoke, garlands, ointments, aromatic powders, robes, parasols, flags, banners, cloths, ornaments, Mani-jewels, and more, all beyond the ranges of the worlds, produced by the help of necessary preparation of super-mundane roots of wholesome deeds, completed by all sorts of qualities, sustained by unthinkable power of Nirvana, and (those rays) pour the various arrangement of great jewellike-rain from the great clouds on the each assembly of Tathagatas. All the living beings who perceive those offerings become assured in perfect enlightenment. Having given such kind of offerings, these rays shine again on all assemblies of Tathagatas and circulate the world to the right side in ten ways and set down in the soles of the feet of Tathagatas, Arhants, and Perfectly Enlightened Ones. Therefore, it is known to those Tathagatas and Bodhisattvas that in the extension of that world-region, there is a proper time of coronation for a Bodhisattva who has reached such course of conduct. Oh! sons of the Conqueror! Here immeasurable, innumerable and limitless Bodhisattvas who have stood in the ninth Bodhisattva stage come together from limitless extension of world-regions in ten directions, move 558 cf. The section [K] in the 8 th stage.

345 around this Bodhisattva, pay great reverence to him, behold him, and then they fall into ten hundreds thousands concentrations. The body of Bodhisattva who has reached the stage of coronation is decorated with 560 Srivatsa 59 and mystical cross thunderbolt. From it emerges a great ray called 'Conqueror of all the Evil Ones' which is accompanied by ten hundreds thousands of innumerable rays as its attendants. Having issued out, it shines in ten directions and shows limitless miracles and again disappears into the decoration of Srivatsa with mystical cross of thunderbolt belonging to the Bodhisattva. Immediately after this it is perceived that the Bodhisattva's power and strength are increased with hundred thousands of good qualities. [E] Then indeed, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the rays named 'possessors of omniscient super-knowledge' issue out from the circles of hairs between the eyebrows of the Tathagatas, Arahants and Perfect Enlightened Ones. All of them with their innumerable attendants shine down completely all the world-regions in ten directions, having circled the worlds in ten ways to the right side, having shown the great miracles of 559 A mark or curl of hair on the breast of Visnu or Krsna and of other Hindu divine beings. It is said to be white and is represented in pictures by a symbol resembling a cruciform flower. 560 Svastika is a kind of mystical cross made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is used now as the sign to indicate Buddhist temples in Asian countries.

346 Tathagata, having aroused many hundred thousands millions billions of Bodhisattvas, having caused all the Buddha-realms to quake in six ways, having stopped all the calamitous and perishing courses of existence and birth, having eclipsed all the abodes of Evil Ones, having manifested all the Buddha's seats where Tathaagatas have been enlightened in Perfect Enlightenment, having shown arrangements and powers of the assemblies of all the Buddhas, having shown all the world-regions as far as the regions of empty space which have the realm of ideas as their best, having come back again, having gone round the right side above the assembly of all the Bodhisattvas, having shown great arrangements, those rays set down on the head of Bodhisattva. And the attendant rays also have set on the heads of those Bodhsiattvas who have come together. Immediately after those rays have fallen down the Bodhsiattvas obtain ten hundreds thousand concentrations which they did not obtain previously. And when those rays fall down on the head of the Bodhisattva, it is said that the Bodhisattva is coronated in the range of the Perfect Enlightened One. Having fulfilled ten powers, he enters into the class of the Perfect Enlightened Ones. Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the eldest son of the universal King, born from the chief queen, is provided with the characteristics of a universal ruler. The universal king lets him sit on the blessed seat of a divine elephant throne; having brought the water from four great oceans; having set over the palace the great arrangement of flowers, incenses,

347 lamps, garlands, perfumes, aromatic powders, robes, parasols, flags, banners, musical instruments, beating musical instruments and chorus; and then (the king) takes the golden pitcher containing water from the four oceans and sprinkles that water the head of the prince. And immediately after being sprinkled the prince enters into the class of consecrated Ksatriya kings. He, having fulfilled the Ten Wholesome Paths 561 of action, attains the name of a universal king. Just so, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, immediately after being sprinkled by those venerable Buddhas a Bodhisattva is said to be sprinkled by the consecration of great knowledge. He, having fulfilled ten powers through the consecration of the Perfect Enlightened One, enters into the class of Perfect Enlightened Ones. Oh! sons of the Conqueror, this is the coronation of great knowledge of Bodhisattva, for the sake of which the Bodhisattva undertakes many hundreds thousands of difficult practices. Thus it is said that he is consecrated, matured in immeasurable merits and knowledge, and reached at the Bodhisattva stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine. [F] The Bodhisattva who stands in this Bodhisattva stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine knows, as it is, the attainment of the realm of ideas, of the realm of desire, of the realm of form, of the formless realm, of the stage. 561 Digha Nikaya 1, Brahmajalasutta, Anguttara-Nikaya 5, 292; etc. For the details see the second

348 realm of the worlds, of the realm of all beings, of the realm of consciousness, of the realm of the conditioned and unconditioned, of the realm of empty space, of the teaching of being and non-being, and of the realm of Nirvana. He knows accurately the attainment of the defilements caused by (wrong) views, of the becoming and the decay of world-regions, of the practice of Sravaka, Pratyekabuddha and Bodhisattva, of the powers, convictions, unique characteristics of Buddhas, material and spiritual bodies of Tathagatas, and of all sorts of knowledge of the omniscient, of the manifestation of perfect enlightenment, and of the turning of the wheel of the doctrine. In sum, he knows accurately the variety and the accomplishment of the entrance to all the doctrines. Further by the intelligence provided with such knowledge he knows, as it is, the transformation of (thought) made by (wrong) views, the transformation of world-regions, the transformation of the realm of ideas, the transformation of Sravaka, the transformation of Tathagata. knows, as it is, the resemblance and the difference difference of transformations. He all of all the He knows, as it is, the sustaining power of all the Buddhas, of doctrine, of Sangha, of acts, of defilements, of time, of vow, of reverence, of the course of conduct, of kalpa, and he knows, as it is, the sustaining power of knowledge. He knows, as they are, those varieties of knowledge entering into subtlety of Tathagatas, Arhants and enlightened ones, such as the varieties of knowledge entering into subtlety of practices, of degeneration and generation, of rebirth, of leaving home,

349 of attaining perfect enlightenment, of miracles, of turning the wheel of the Teaching in motion, of teaching of the doctrine, of the full details of the teaching, of sustaining power of the life-span, of the manifestation of body with color and form, of non-transgression of the discipline of all the living beings, of manifestation in all the world-regions, of observing mental behaviours of all living beings, of observing three (divisions of) time in a moment, of all of the past and the future without a remainder, of universal manifoldness of mental practice of all the living beings, of the unthinkablility of powers, of the convictions and the characteristics unique to Tathagata, of the perfect Nirvana of Tathagata, of the sustaining of the instruction, and of the maintenance of true doctrine. Preceded by immeasurable and such (things) he knows, accurately, all those innumerable varieties of knowledge entering into subtleties of Tathagatas. He knows all these secret matters of Tathagatas, Arhants and Perfect Enlightened Ones, such as the secret of body, the secret of word, the secret of mind, the secret of deliberation of right time and wrong time, the secret of giving predictions of Bodhisattva, the secret of taking care of living beings, the secret of encouraging and disheartening one who is to be trained, the secret of instructing and discontinuing the teaching according to time, the secret of establishing a variety of Vehicles, the secret of distinguishing the courses of conduct and the faculties of living beings, the secret of entering into the acts and deeds of living beings, the secret of distinguishing the courses of conduct and the faculties of

350 Bodhisattva, the secret of comprehending self-nature and power of course of conduct and perfect enlightenment, the secret of sustaining self-nature and perfect enlightenment, the secret of descent and rescue, the secret of attraction and summons (direction), the secret of showing the attitudes of standing, walking, sitting, and lying, the secret of enjoying food and provision for body, and the secret of showing speech, silence, concentration, emancipation, meditation, contemplation; preceded by such (secrets), he knows, as they are, all those immeasurable and innumerable secret matters of Tathagatas. He knows these adjustments of Tathagatas' knowledge at the entrance into kalpas, such as the adjustment of innumerable kalpas in one kalpa, the adjustment of one kalpa in innumerable kalpas, the adjustment of innumerable kalpas in a limited number of kalpas, the adjustment of a limited number of kalpas in innumerable kalpas, the adjustment of kalpas in a moment of thought, the adjustment of a moment of thought in kalpas, the adjustment of non-kalpa in kalpa, the adjustment of kalpa in nonkalpa, the adjustment of kalpas without Buddha in kalpas with Buddha, the adjustment of kalpas with Buddha in kalpas without Buddha, the adjustment of present kalpa in past and future kalpas, the adjustment of past and future kalpas in present kalpa, the adjustment of future kalpas in past kalpas, the adjustment of past kalpas in future kalpas, the adjustment of a short kalpas in a long kalpa, the adjustment of a long kalpa in a short kalpa, the adjustment of what has been done by perceptions in all

351 kalpas, and the adjustment of kalpa in what has been done by all perceptions. Preceded by such, he knows, as they are, all those immeasurable and innumerable adjustments at the entrance into kalpa. He knows, as they are, those verities of penetrating knowledge of Tathagatas, Arhants and Perfect Enlightened Ones concerning Incarnation, such as the knowledge penetrating atom-dust particles, the knowledge penetrating incarnation in Buddha's realm and perfect enlightenment, the knowledge penetrating incarnation and perfect enlightenment in bodies and minds of living beings, the knowledge penetrating incarnation in perfect enlightenment which goes everywhere, the knowledge penetrating manifestation of inverted course of conduct, the knowledge penetrating manifestation of regular course of conduct, the knowledge penetrating manifestation of reverse course of conduct, the knowledge penetrating manifestation thinkable, unthinkable, and cognizable, and incognizable course of conduct in the world, and the knowledge penetrating manifestation of course of conduct cognizable by Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Tathagatas. He knows accurately all those (varieties of penetrating knowledge). Thus indeed, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the wide knowledge of venerable Buddha is immeasurable. The penetration knowledge of the Bodhisattva who abides in this stage is (also) immeasurable. [G] Again indeed, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the Bodhisattva who has reached this stage, obtains the emancipation of Bodhisattva named,

352 'Inconceivability, Non-obstruction, Pure inquisition, Shining of the face, Confronting all sides, Store of Tathagata, Equipment (following) an unhindered wheel, Comprehending the three times, Womb of the realm of ideas, Splendour in sacred place of emancipation,' and 'Residing in every sphere without a remainder." He obtains (such ten) emancipations of Bodhisattva. Thus he obtains as far as hundred thousands of meditations, magic formulas, and productions of supernatural faculties. He obtains hundred thousands of splendours of knowledge, miracles, productions of the analytical knowledge, exhibitions of experiential knowledge, entrances into profound principles of the doctrine, floods of great compassion, and entrances into the masteries of Bodhisattva. [H] He is provided with the intelligence equipped with such knowledge and the skilful memory approaching immeasurability. He bears up, receives, and preserves the immeasurable great splendours, great lights and the great clouds of doctrine in presence of immeasurable Venerable Buddhas in ten directions in a moment. Just as, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, no place on earth except the ocean can bear, can receive, and can hold the great effusion of water showered from the cloud of oceanic water spirit (lit. dragon king). Just so, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, all the entrances into the mysteries of Venerable Tathagatas, such as the great splendour of doctrine, the great lights of doctrine and the great clouds of doctrine cannot easily be borne up, received, appropriated and the preserved by the living beings, the Sravakas, all all all

353 Pratyekabuddhas and even the Bodhisattvas who abide in the first stage as far as ninth stage. (But) it is the Bodhisattva who abides in this stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine, who bears up, receives, and preserves it all. Just like, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the great ocean bears up, receives, and preserves the great cloud of one great dragon, two, three, or even immeasurable great clouds of immeasurable dragons; it can bear up, receive, and preserve in one moment. By what reason? Because the great ocean is immeasurable, extensive and expanded. Similarly, Oh! sons of the Conqueror, the Bodhisattva who abides in this stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine, bears up, receives, and preserves the immeasurable great splendour of doctrine, the great lights of doctrine and the great clouds of doctrine in a moment in presence of one Tathagata, two, three, or even in front of immeasurable Tathagatas; he can bear up, receive, and preserve the immeasurable great splendour of doctrine, the great lights of doctrine and the great cloud of doctrine in a moment. Therefore, this stage is called the 'Cloud of Doctrine.' Bodhisattva Vimukticandra asked: "Is it possible to count in the presence of how many Tathagatas again, Oh! son of the Conqueror, can the Bodhisattva bear up, receive, and preserve the immeasurable great splendour of doctrine, the great lights of doctrine and the great clouds of doctrine in a moment?" Bodhisattva Vajragarbha replied: "Oh! son of the Conqueror, it is not possible to count (by) numerical account in the presence of how many

354 Tathagatas can the Bodhisattva bear up, receive, and preserve the immeasurable great splendour of doctrine, the lights of doctrine and the great clouds of doctrine in a moment. But indeed, I will make a simile. Oh! son of the Conqueror, now among the world regions (the number of which is) comparable with the atom-dusts in the inexpressible ten hundreds thousands million-billions of Buddha's realms in ten directions, if there exists a living being and he would have obtained the magic formula to hold what he has heard, (then) he is a great Sravaka as an attendant of Tathagatas and the foremost one among the holders of good memory. Similarly, also if one living being would obtain such a sort of skilful power to hold what he has heard as a Bhiksu named 'Great Victory' of the Venerable Tathagata, Tathagata, of Arhant, and of Perfect Enlightened One, on the Vajra lotus, as this one living being so all the living beings in all the world regions without a remainder would obtain it and what the first has got would not be (the same with) what the second (has got). Then do you think, Oh! son of the Conqueror, that their skilfulness of memory would be immeasurable and immense?" Bodhisattva Vimukticandra said: "Oh! son of the Conqueror, great, immeasurable would be this skilfulness of memory of all those living beings." Bodhisattva Vajragarbha said: "I will tell you, Oh! son of the When a Bodhisattva who abides in the Conqueror, I will let you know. stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine, bears up, receives, and preserves in the

355 presence of Tathagata in a moment the great splendour of doctrine, the (great) lights (of doctrine), and the (great) clouds (of doctrine) named the 'Store of the three (units of time of the realm of ideas,' the abovementioned skilfulness of memory cannot reach even a part of one hundredth, of one thousandth, of one hundred thousands millionth of this skilfulness to hold the great splendour of doctrine, the (great) lights. (of doctrine) and the (great) clouds (of doctrine). [It does not allow even numbering, counting, analogy, comparison and resemblance. As in the presence of one Tathagata so in the presence of perfect enlightened ones who are (in their number) like atom-dusts in the world regions in above mentioned ten directions and (in the presence) of far more immeasurable Tathagatas he in a moment bears up, receives, appropriates and preserves the great splendors, the (great) lights and the (great) clouds of doctrine named the Store of the three (units of time in the realm of ideas.' ] 562 Therefore, this stage is called the 'Cloud of Doctrine.' Again, Oh! son of the Conqueror, a Bodhisattva, who stands in the Bodhisattva-stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine and holds the power of his own vow, having caused the cloud of great compassion and sympathy to arise, roaring the thunder by the splendour of great doctrine, flashing the lightning of supernatural faculties, science and convictions, whipping up a 562 These sentences are according to the Chinese versions.

356 great wind of great ray, covering all with thick cloud-net of great merit and knowledge, manifesting a dense whirl cloud of various bodies, uttering the great Teaching, putting the assemblies of evil ones to flight; having pervaded in a moment as many hundreds thousands million-billions of world-regions as atom-dusts in world-regions in ten directions; and again having pervaded far more immeasurable hundreds thousands millionbillions of world-regions, he showers great rains of great merit like great nectar according to their intentions; and he extinguishes all the dust and flames of afflictions produced by ignorance of living beings. Therefore, this stage is called the 'Cloud of Doctrine.' Again, Oh! son of the Conqueror, a Bodhisattva, who stands in the 563 Bodhisattva-stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine, sustains in one worldregion, according to intentions of living beings and according to ones who are to be trained in all the deeds of Tathagatas, such as beginning with abiding in excellent palace of Tusita, then descending from divine existence for being reborn as a human being, conception, abiding in the 564 womb, birth, leaving home, (attaining) the perfect enlightenment, (being) requested (for teaching), turning the wheel of great doctrine (in motion), and the stage of great complete Nirvana. Thus, he sustains (this) in two 563 cf. Dashabhumikasutra et Bodhisattvabhumi omits 'bodhisattvabhumau sthito." 564 cf. Dashabhumikasutra et Bodhisattvabhumi has '-acankramana' for '-avakramana.'

357 or in more immeasurable hundreds thousands million-billions of worldregions than atom-dusts which are in these world-regions, according to 565 resolute intentions of living beings and according to ones who are to be trained in all the deeds of Tathagata. [I] Having obtained the masteries over such varieties of knowledge and the well settled supernatural faculty of great knowledge, he, as he wishes, sustains a defiled world-region as pure, and the pure world-region as defiled. He, as he wishes, sustains the expansion of the contracted world-region and the contraction of the expanded (world-region). Thus he sustains by his might the endless production of all the world-regions which are wide, great, immeasurable, subtle, gross, inverted, upside-down, regular, and so on. He, as he wishes, sustains one world-region containing everything including Mt. Cakravada 56 and its ranges (lit. ditchs) in one atom-dust; yet without expanding the atom-dust, he shows this action. He sustains two, three, four, five, or as far as inexpressible (numbers of) world-regions containing everything together with Cakravada mountain and (surrounding) seas (lit. ditchs) 567 in one atom-dust. He, as 565 566 cf. Dashabhumishvaro nama Mahayanasutram has only 'anabhilapyanabhilapye vapi.' It is the name of a mountain or the range of the mountain, which is supposed to surround the earth. 567 Read sacakravadaparikha with the Chinese versions for sacakravalaparikha:

358 he wishes, shows the arrangements of two world-regions in one worldregion. He, as he wishes, shows as far as the arrangement of inexpressible (numbers of) world-regions. He, as he wishes, shows the arrangement of one world-region in two world-regions. He shows (the arrangement of one world-region) as far as in inexpressible (number of ) world-regions. are in one world-region without injuring living beings, in as far as inexpressible (number of) world-regions. He, as he wishes, puts the mass of living beings who are in inexpressible (number of) world-regions, in one world-region without injuring living beings. He, as he wishes, shows one arrangement of all Buddha's spheres in one hair-hole. He, as wishes, shows the inexpressible (number of) arrangements in all sorts of Buddha's spheres. He as he wishes, puts 568 all the mass of living beings who He, as he wishes, magically creates in a moment his bodies as many as atom-dusts in inexpressible world-regions. And he shows so many hands in each of his bodies. By these hands he applies himself to revere Buddhas in ten directions. With each of his hands he sprinkles as many baskets of flowers on those Venerable Buddhas as there are the sands in the Ganges River. As (baskets) of flowers (he throws) so (many baskets) "Cakravada mountain and seas (lit. ditchs)' or 'including peripheral mountains and its ranges. , 568 cf. The Chinese versions and Dashabhumishvaro nama Mahayanasutram have 'sandarsayati' for 'sandadhati.'

359 of fragrant vapours, garlands, ointments, aromatic powders, robes, parasols, flags, banners, and all (kinds of) arrangements. And he sustains as many heads on each of his bodies. And he manifests many tongues in each of his heads. With these tongues, he speaks the glory of Venerable Buddhas. In the arising of a thought, he goes throughout the ten directions. He sustains at each moment of thought causing the arrangement of immeasurable perfect enlightenments as far as the attainment of great perfect Nirvana. He sustains immeasurable (number of) bodies in three (units of) time. He sustains in his own body the immeasurable merits and arrangements in Buddha's realm of immeasurable Venerable Buddhas. He sustains in his body the arrangements of origination and destruction of all the world-regions. circles of wind from one hair-hole without injuring living beings. He, as he wishes, sustains the world-region as far as the aggregate of water, in which he sets a great lotus. By the arrangement of splendour of this great lotus, he pervades endless world-regions. He shows here the great tree of enlightenment. omniscience. He emits all the He shows as far as all the excellent aspects of He sustains in his own body the splendours in ten directions including the lights of jewels, lightning, the lights of the sun and moon and as far as the splendour of all lights. With one (blow of) wind from his mouth he shakes endless world-regions towards every direction without frightening living beings. He sustains the destruction by wind,

360 fire, and water in ten directions. He sustains the appearance of physical adornments according to the wishes of all the living beings. He sustains the body of Tathagata in his own body. He sustains his own body in the body of Tathagata. He sustains his own Buddha's realm in the body of Tathagata. He sustains the body of Tathagata in his own Buddha's realm. Thus, Oh! son of the Conqueror, the Bodhisattva who abides in the stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine shows these, numberless hundreds thousands million-billions of supernatural faculties shows these, other, immeasurable, and and miracles. [J] Then indeed it occurred to some Bodhisattvas in the assembly, as well as to some gods, dragons, spirits, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, Sakras, Brahmas, world-protectors, Mahesvaras and Suddhavasas, as follows:- 'If now even the range of performances of mystical powers of a Bodhisattva is thus immeasurable, then what form will that of Tathagatas be like?' Then indeed Bodhisattva Vimukticandra, having noticed the deliberation in minds of that audience, said to Bodhisattva Vajragarbha as follows: "Indeed, Oh! son of the Conqueror, this audience is doubtful. Please show them a little bit of arrangement and miracle of Bodhisattva in order to remove their doubts." Then indeed Bodhisattva Vajragarbha at that time accomplishes Bodhisattva-concentration named 'Manifestation of self-nature of all the bodies of Buddha's realm.' Immediately after Bodhisattva Vajragarbha

361 accomplishes Bodhisattva-concentration (named) 'the Manifestation of self-nature of all the bodies of Buddha's realm,' all those assemblies of Bodhisattva, gods, dragons, spirits, know that they themselves have entered into the body of Bodhisattva Vajragarbha, and they know the formation of Buddha-realm. The forms and the arrangements in this Buddha-realm are not easy to provide more amply even with a full million of kalpas. And there a bodhi-tree was as broad as ten hundreds thousands of triple thousand (worlds) and with wide immeasurable shoots full of three thousands millions and rising tops of its innumerable branches wide enough to fill ten million billion-worlds. And being in equilibrium with those (things) there is a broad lion seat in this circle for enlightenment, where one can see that the Tathagata named the 'King of all the Supernatural Faculties and Intellects' has come to the excellent circle for enlightenment. Thus indeed all the arrangements which are shown there are not easy to provide more amply even with full million of kalpas. He, having shown this great miracle, let all these Bodhisattvaaudiences, gods, dragons, spirits, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, Sakras, Brahmas, world-protectors, Mahesvaras and Suddhavasas stand in their places again. Then indeed all these audiences obtained marvelous (thoughts) and became silent and stood there looking at Bodhisattva Vajragarbha only. Then indeed Bodhisattva Vimukticandra said to Bodhisattva Vajragarbha as follows: "So marvelous, Oh! son of the Conqueror, so

362 wonderful is the power of remarkable arrangement of unthinkable uppermost Samadhi. Oh! son of the Conqueror, what is the name of this Concentration?" Bodhisattva Vajragarbha said: "Oh! son of the Conqueror, 'the manifestation of the self-nature of all the bodies of Buddha's realm' is the name of this concentration.." Bodhisattva Vimukticandra said: "Then, Oh! son of the Conqueror, what is the arrangement of the sphere and range of this concentration?" Bodhisattva Vajragarbha said: "Oh! son of the Conqueror, the Bodhisattva, as he wishes, since he has well practised this concentration, shows in his own body the ten Buddha's realms which are comparable (in number) with the atom-dusts in the world-regions of same (number) as the sands in Ganges river, or even more than that. Oh! son of the Conqueror, the Bodhisattva, who abides in the Bodhisattva stage (called) 'Cloud of Doctrine,' obtains many hundreds thousands of such concentrations of Bodhisattva. Therefore, it is not easy to know the body or physical action of this Bodhisattva even by Bodhisattvas who, having reached the young princedom, abide in the (ninth) Bodhisattva stage (called) Good Intelligence; is not easy to know his speech or verbal action; is not easy to know his mind or mental action; is not easy to know his supernatural faculty; is not easy to know his observation of the three (units of) time; is not easy to know the entrance into the state of his concentration; is not easy to know the sphere of his knowledge; is not easy to know the

363 enjoyment of his emancipation; is not easy to know the acts of his transformation, the acts of his mystical power, or the acts of his might." 569 In sum, even the act of lifting up and putting down of his feet as he walks is not easy to know even by the Bodhisattva who, having reached the young princedom, abides in the (ninth) Bodhisattva stage (called) Good Intelligence. Thus, Oh! son of the Conqueror, this Bodhisattva stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine is immeasurable, (and) this is the description in short. In the full details, it is to be known as described endlessly in countless hundreds thousands kalpas. Bodhisattva Vimukticandra asked: "Oh! son of the Conqueror, what is the entrance into the ranges and the spheres of Tathagatas like, if this sphere of practice and sustaining power of Bodhisattvas is thus immeasurable?" Bodhisattva Vajragarbha replied: "Just like, Oh! son of the 569 cf. The Buddhas' lokottaras: they are free from defiled (sasrava) dharmas, all their discourses are in keeping with the teaching of the Doctrine which they can explain in a single vocal utterance (ekavaguhara); all the sutras proclaimed by them are precise and definitive in meaning (nitartha); their material bodies (rupakaya), their might (prabhava) and their life-spans (ayus) are unlimited; plunged into continuous concentration (samadhi), they experience no fatigue in propounding the Doctrine, answering questions, constructing their sentences; they understand all things in a single instant of thought; until their entry into Parinirvana, they are always in command do the twofold knowledge of the destruction of the defilements (asravaksaya) and their non-re-arising (anutpadajnana).

364 Conqueror, if a man, having taken two or three stones as small as kernels of jujube-fruit from the world-region of four continents, would say "How big is the earth in unlimited universe compared with this stone by largeness or immenseness?" Your speech seems to me like that man. Because you are comparing the state of Doctrine of Tathagatas, Arhants and Perfect Enlightened Ones who have immeasurable knowledge, with the state of Doctrine of Bodhisattvas. Oh! son of the Conqueror, indeed, that which can be picked up off the elements of the earth is small, while the rest is immeasurable: in the same way, Oh! son of the Conqueror, even if being described in immeasurable kalpas, only a part of the Bodhisattva-stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine would be described. How much less (could the description) of the Tathagata-stage (be)? I tell you, Oh! son of the Conqueror, I let you know. This Tathagata, having stood in front of me, has witnessed. Even if, Oh! son of the Conqueror, the Buddha's realms (the number of which is) comparable with the atom-dusts in limitless world regions in each directions, would be filled with Bodhisattvas who have reached such a stage, like sugar-cane wood, reed woods, bamboo woods, sesame bush, or rice bush, the accomplishment of Bodhisattva's course of conduct produced by them in endless kalpas cannot reach even a part of one hundredth, of one thousandth, hundred-thousand-millionth of Tathagata's sphere issued in one moment by Tathagata's knowledge. It does not allow even numbering, counting, analogy, comparison, or resemblance. of on

365 Thus, Oh! son of the Conqueror, a Bodhisattva, having attained such knowledge, being with body, speech and mind not other than those of Tathagatas, does not give up the power of Bodhisattva's concentration, and he sees, reveres, and gives access to Buddhas. He reveres an endless (number of) Tathagatas in each kalpa with all kinds of conduct and reverence. He receives the splendor of sustaining powers of those Venerable Buddhas with the reverence which becomes more deep. He, mostly is insuperable by the presentation of the question to distinguish the realm of ideas in many kalpas, many hundreds kalpas, and in many hundreds million-billions of kalpas. Oh! son of the Conqueror, the great decoration ornament set with great Mani-jewels by a divine artisan, when tied on the head and neck of the king of gods, Vasavartin, is not superable by any other human or divine ornaments for decoration and adornment. In the same way, Oh! son of the Conqueror, the practices of the knowledge of Bodhisattva who has reached this tenth Bodhisattva-stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine are not superable by all the living beings, by all the Sravakas, by Pratyekabuddhas, and by the earlier Bodhisattva-stage. And the splendor of knowledge of the Bodhisattva who abides in this stage comes into being in order to let living beings enter into the knowledge of the omniscient, and is not superable by any other splendor of knowledge. Oh! son of the Conqueror, again indeed, the splendour of king Mahesvara is beyond all realms of birth and makes happy all the bodies of

366 living beings. Similarly, Oh! son of the Conqueror, the splendour of knowledge of the Bodhisattva who abides in this tenth stage (called) Cloud of Doctrine is not superable by all the Sravakas, Pratyekabudhhas or by the Bodhisattvas who abide in the first Bodhisattva-stage until the ninth Bodhisattva-stage, and (this splendour) finally lets the living beings abide in the ultimate essence of the knowledge of the omniscient. Indeed again, Oh! son of the Conqueror, this Bodhisattva, having obtained such knowledge, is announced by Venerable Buddhas to have the knowledge of the three (units of) times, the knowledge distinguishing realms of ideas, the knowledge of pervasion of all the world-regions, the knowledge of sustaining power which shines over all world-regions, the complete knowledge of the law of all the living beings and realms, the knowledge entering into the operation of minds of all the living beings, the knowledge of maturing all the living beings according to (suitable) time, non-transgression of discipline, and the skilfulness of knowledge in investigating and distinguishing all the things. In sum, he is announced to have the immeasurable knowledge of the omniscient. For him the Perfection of Knowledge is paramount among ten Perfections, while he practises the other Perfections according to his power and application. Oh! son of the Conqueror, this is the tenth Bodhisattva-stage named 'Cloud of Doctrine' in summarized description, but it would require the limitless kalpas to tell the completion in detail.

367 The Bodhisattva who abides in this (stage) mostly becomes the king Mahesvara, being expert and mighty to instruct living beings in the Perfections of all the Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas and Bodhisattvas, being unfazed by the elucidations of the questions to distinguish the realms of Whatever act..... (the rest is the same as the sentences in 8 th stage, except 'of same (number) as the atom-dusts in inexpressible ten hundreds thousands million-billions of Buddha's realm' for 'a million of triple thousands'). ideas. ~(This is) the tenth Bodhisattva-stage named Cloud of Doctrine.