..續本文上一頁cery, toxic substances, or call forth ghosts from corpses by magic spells so as to cut short their enemy”s life short or damage their enemy”s body. These sentient beings, if they had the opportunity to hear the epithets of this Tathágata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light, would be free from harms incurred by all those evil practices. At every turn merciful mind would arise in all of them. They would intend to benefit and bring peace and happiness to others, with neither harmful intentions nor feelings of discontent. Each and every one would rejoice and take delight in being content with what they receive in life. They would not afflict one another but instead would bring benefit to one another."

　　"Furthermore, Manjusri, if there were members of the four assemblies of Bhikshus, Bhiksunis, Upasakas and Upasikas, and other good men and good women with pure faith, who could receive and maintain the eight-branch rules of fasting and austerity for the duration of one year or one year and three months, and engage in observance of the practices as taught by the Buddha, with this root of goodness they would aspire to be reborn in the western Utmost Joy World of Immeasurable Longevity Buddha in order to listen to the correct teachings there. Yet the outcome of their spiritual development was still unsure. If they heard the epithet of World Honored One, Tathágata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light, then at the end of their lives there would be eight great Bodhisattvas who would come by supernatural powers to indicate the path to them. The eight great Bodhisattvas are called, Bodhisattva Manjusri, Bodhisattva Observing Worldly Sounds, Bodhisattva Great Influence Achieved, Bodhisattva Inexhaustible Intent, Bodhisattva Precious Sandalwood Flower, Bodhisattva Medicine King, Bodhisattva Medicine Supreme, and Bodhisattva Maitreya. Then they would naturally and miraculously be born in that world inside all sorts of flowers made of variegated jewels of various kinds. Some would thereby be born in a heaven realm. Even though they gained rebirth in some heaven that still would not have exhausted their original root of goodness, and they would never be reborn into the bad realms again. When their longevities in heaven were exhausted they would be reborn as humans. Some would become wheel-turning kings in charge of four continents, at ease with awe-inspiring character and virtues, and settle immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings on the path of cultivation of ten virtues. Or be born in important families of Ksatriya or Brahman householders, with abundance of wealth and treasures, and full or overflowing warehouses, possessing proper figure and features, with complete family members, sharp and wise, brave and healthy, vigorous and powerful as a mighty man. In the case of women, if they had heard the epithet of World Honored One, Tathágata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light, and maintained it with all their hearts, then later they would never again receive a female body."

　　"Furthermore, Manjusri, when that Tathágata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light attained Bodhi, through the power of his original vows he observed that sentient beings were suffering from all kinds of diseases such as weight-loss, convulsion, dryness, shrinking, jaundice, and fever, or were tormented by sorcery or toxic substances, or had their lives cut short, or sometimes encountered tragic and unexpected deaths. He wanted to render all such disease and suffering extinct, and also wanted all wishes to be fulfilled.

　　Then that World Honored One entered the Samádhi called “Eradicating Suffering and Sorrow of all Sentient Beings.” After he had entered the Samádhi, great brightness issued forth from Usnisa at the top of his head, and in this brightness he pronou…

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