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　　Universal Illumination can enter this.

　　The appearance of a Buddha is hard to encounter;

　　It may be met once in countless eons;

　　It is capable of inducing faith in sentient beings:

　　This is the realization of the Celestial Sovereign.

　　The Buddha explains that the nature of things is nature less;

　　Profound, far-reaching, it is inconceivable.

　　He causes all beings to engender pure faith:

　　Light Flame can comprehend this.

　　The Buddhas of all times are replete with virtue;

　　They teach sentient beings inconceivably.

　　Contemplating this produces joy:

　　Enjoyer of Truth can teach in this way.

　　Sentient beings are sunk in the ocean of afflictions:

　　Their ignorance and pollution of views are much to be feared.

　　The great teacher pities them and frees them forever:

　　This is the realm of contemplation of Banner of Miracles.

　　The Buddha constantly emits great beams of light;

　　In each light beam are innumerable Buddhas.

　　Each makes displays of sentient beings affairs;

　　This is the entryway of wonderful sound.

　　Furthermore, the celestial king Pleasing Light found the door of liberation of always experiencing the bliss of tranquil serenity yet being able to appear in order to eliminate the sufferings of the world. The celestial king Pure Subtle Light found the door of liberation of the ocean of great compassion, the mine of joy and happiness of all sentient beings. The celestial kings Sound of Freedom found the door of liberation manifesting in a single instant the power of virtue of all sentient beings of boundless eons. The celestial king supreme awareness and knowledge found the door of liberation causing all becoming, existing, and disintegrating worlds to be as pure as space. The celestial king Delightful Pure Subtle Sound found the door of liberation of joyfully believing and accepting the teaching of all sages. The celestial king Sound of Skilful Meditation found the door of liberation of ability to spend an eon expounding the meanings and methods of all stages of enlightenment. The celestial king Adornment Explaining Sound found the door of liberation of methods of making great offerings when all enlightening beings descend from the Tushita Heaven to be born in the world. The celestial king Profound Light Sound found the door of liberation of contemplation of the inexhaustible ocean of spiritual power and wisdom. The celestial king Great Fame found the door of liberation of techniques for appearing in the world, having fulfilled the ocean of virtues of all Buddhas. The celestial king Supreme Pure Light found the door of liberation of the mine of faith and delight produced by the power of the Buddha”s ancient vows.

　　Then the celestial king Pleasing Light, imbued with the power of the Buddha, surveyed all the celestial hosts from the heavens of little light, infinite light, and intense light, and said in verse,

　　I remember the past practice of the Buddha,

　　Serving and providing offerings for innumerable Buddhas;

　　His pure deeds, in accord with his original faith,

　　Are now all visible, through the Buddha”s spiritual power.

　　The Buddhas body is formless, free from all defilement;

　　Always abiding in compassion and pity,

　　He removes the distress of all worlds:

　　This is the liberation of Subtle Light.

　　The Buddha”s teaching is vast and boundless;

　　It is manifest in all fields,

　　According to their becoming and decay, Each Different:

　　This is the power of liberation of Sound of Freedom.

　　The Buddhas spiritual power is incomparable;

　　It appears everywhere, in the vast fields of all directions,

　　And makes them all pure, always manifest:

　　This is the technique of Liberation of Supreme Mindfulness.

　　Respectfully Serving all the Buddhas,

　　Numerous as atoms in oceans of lands,

　　Hearing the teaching, getting rid of defilement, not acting in vain…

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