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　　"Manjushri, these are the twelve sublime and wonderful vows that the World Honored One, Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata, One of Proper and Equal Enlightenment, made while cultivating the

　　Bodhisattva Way."

　　"Moreover, Manjushri, if I were to speak for an eon or more about the great vows made by the World Honored One, Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata, when he practiced the Bodhisattva Way and about the merit, virtue, and adornments of his Buddhaland, I could not finish."

　　"That Buddhaland has always been completely pure; there are no women, no evil destinies, and no sounds of suffering. The ground is made of vaidurya, with golden cords lining the roads. The city walls , towers, palace pavilions, studios, windows, and latticework, are all made of the seven treasures.

　　The merit, virtue, and adornments of this land are identical to those of the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss."

　　"Residing in that land are two Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas; the first is called Universally Radiant Sunlight, and the second, Universally Radiant Moonlight. They are the leaders among the immeasurable, uncountable hosts of Bodhisattvas in that land and will be the successors to that Buddha.

　　They are able to maintain the precious treasury of the Proper Dharma of the World Honored One, Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata.

　　Therefore, Manjushri, all good men and women who have faith should vow to be born in that Buddha”s land."

　　At that time, the World Honored One again spoke to the Pure Youth Manjushri saying,

　　"Manjushri, there are living beings who don”t distinguish good from evil, who indulge in greed and stinginess, and who know nothing of giving or its rewards. They are stupid, ignorant, and lack the foundation of faith. They accumulate much wealth and many treasures and ardently guard

　　them. When they see a beggar coming, they feel displeased. When they have to practice an act of charity that does not benefit themselves, they feel as though they were cutting a piece of flesh from

　　their body, and they suffer deep and painful regret."

　　"There are other innumerable avaricious and miserly living beings who hoard money and necessities that they don”t use even for themselves, how much less for their parents, wives, or servants, or for beggars! At the end of their lives, such beings will be reborn among the hungry ghosts or animals. If they heard the name of that Buddha, Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata, in their former human existence, and they recall that Tathagata”s name for the briefest moment while they are in the evil destinies, they will immediately be reborn in the human realm. Moreover, they will remember their past lives and will dread the sufferings of the evil destinies. They will not delight in worldly pleasures, but will rejoice in giving and praise others who give. They will not begrudge giving whatever they have.

　　Gradually, to those who come to beg, they will be able to give away their own head, eyes, hands, feet, and even their entire body, to say nothing of their money and property!"

　　"Moreover, Manjushri, there are beings who, although they study under the Tathagata, nonetheless violate the shila.

　　Others, although they do not violate the shila, nonetheless transgress the rules and regulations.

　　Others, although they do not violate the shila or rules and regulations, nonetheless destroy their own proper views.

　　Others, although they do not destroy their own proper views, nonetheless neglect learning, so they are unable to understand the profound meaning of the Sutras that the Buddha speaks.

　　Others, although they are learned, nonetheless give rise to overweening pride. Shadowed by overweening pride, they justify themselves and disparage others, slander the Proper Dharma, and join the r…

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