Sutra on the Lotus Flower of the

　　Wondrous Dharma

　　"The Universal Door Of The Bodhisattva Who Listens To

　　The Sounds Of All The World"

　　(Translated from the Sanskrit into Chinese by

　　Tripitaka Dharma Master Kumarajiva of the

　　Yao Chin Dynasty.

　　Translated from Chinese into English by the Buddhist Text

　　Translation Society,

　　Dharma Realm Buddhist University.)

　　Namo Fundamental Teacher Shakyamuni Buddha (3x).

　　Verse for Opening a Sutra

　　"The unsurpassed, deep, profound, subtle, wonderful Dharma,

　　In a hundred thousand million eons, is difficult to encounter;

　　Now that I”ve come to receive and hold it, within my sight and hearing,

　　I vow to fathom the Thus Come One”s true and actual meaning.

　　At that time, Bodhisattva Infinite Resolve rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, joined his palms, and facing the Buddha, said, "O World Honored One, how did Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva get the name Gwan Shr Yin

　　"

　　The Buddha answered Bodhisattva Infinite Resolve,

　　"Good Man, if all the countless hundreds of thousands of millions of living beings tormented by misery and pain hear of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, and with all their hearts invoke his name, Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva will immediately respond to their prayers and set them free.

　　If those who hold the name of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva should fall into a great fire, the fire will not burn them, because of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva”s awesome spiritual power. If they are being tossed about in deep and treacherous waters and call his name, they will quickly reach the shallows.

　　Hundreds of thousand of myriads of millions of men in search of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, moonstones, and carnelian, coral, amber, pearls, and other precious treasures, may run afoul of violent squalls that blow their ships to the lands of Rakshashas.

　　But if one man among them calls the name of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, then the entire group will all be saved from the throes of the Rakshashas. For this reason he is called "The Enlightened One Who Listens to the Sounds of All the World."

　　If someone facing deadly harm recites Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva”s name, the weapons of the assailants will break apart and he will get away.

　　Even if the entire three-fold, great, thousand-world system were teeming with Yakshas and Rakshashas bent on vexing men, when the evil demons hear the name of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva called out by these men, they will not be able to see them with their wicked eyes, much less do them in!

　　If there is a person, whether innocent or guilty, who is locked in stocks or shackled by ropes and chains, his fetters will snap and fall away, letting him go free as soon as he invokes Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva”s name.

　　Suppose vicious thieves in legions that could fill a three-fold, great, thousand-world system infest a perilous road along which a merchant chief guides a traders” caravan laden with precious jewels.If one man among them proclaims: "Good Men, do not be afraid! With all your hearts invoke the name of Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, the Enlightened One Who Gives Courage to All Beings! If we beseech this Bodhisattva, we will surely escape these thieves".

　　Upon hearing this exhortation, if all the traders in unison cry out, ”Namo Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva!” By virtue of calling out Gwan Shr Yin”s name, they will immediately go free.

　　Infinite Resolve! How imposing is the awesome spiritual power of the Great Bodhisattva Who Listens to the Sounds of All the World!

　　If any living being with weighty desires can constantly revere and keep in mind Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, his passions will subside. If someone with much anger can constantly revere and keep in mind Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, then his anger will subside. If someone dull and foolish can constantly revere and keep in mind Gw…

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