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　　It has no rest, no motion, no place of abode—

　　The Buddha can see it all in an instant:

　　This beautiful array well comprehends.

　　Furthermore, the celestial king Timely Portion had found the

　　door of liberation of inspiring virtue in all sentient beings and

　　causing them to be forever free from anxiety and torment.

　　Celestial King sublime light found the door of liberation entering into all realms. Celestial King Banner of Inexhaustible Wisdom And Virtue found the door of liberation of the wheel of great compassion destroying all afflictions. Celestial King Skilled In Miraculous Displays found the door of liberation comprehending the mentalities of all sentient beings of the past, present, and future. Celestial King Great Light Of Memory Power found the door of liberation of the light of the gates of concentration formulae holding in memory all teachings without forgetting. Celestial King Inconceivable Wisdom found the door of liberation of inconceivable methods of skillfully entering into the nature of all actions. Celestial King Circular Navel found the door of liberation of methods of activating the cycles of the teaching and developing sentient beings to maturity. Celestial King Light Flame found the door of liberation of the vast eye observing all sentient beings and going to civilize them. Celestial King Illumination found the gate of liberation, getting beyond all barriers of habit and not going along with bedeviling doings. Celestial King Greatly Famed for Universal Observation found the door of liberation of skillfully guiding all celestial beings and inducing them to undertake actions with a pure heart.

　　At that time The Celestial King Timely Portion, imbued with the power of the Buddha, surveyed all the hosts of the Suyama Heavens of good timely portion and spoke in verse, saying,

　　The Buddha, for innumerable long eons,

　　Has dried up the sea of troubles of the world:

　　Opening wide the road of purity out of defilement,

　　He causes to shine eternally the lamp of beings wisdom.

　　The Buddhas body is exceedingly vast—

　　No borders can be found in the ten directions.

　　His expedient means are unlimited:

　　Subtle Light”s knowledge has access to this.

　　The pains of birth, aging, sickness, death, and grief

　　Oppress beings without relief.

　　The Great Teacher takes pity and vows to remove them all:

　　Inexhaustible Wisdom Light can comprehend this.

　　Unhindered is the Buddha”s knowledge that all is illusory;

　　He clearly comprehends all things in all times,

　　Delving into the mental patterns of all sentient beings:

　　This is the realm of Skilful Teaching.

　　The bounds of his total recall are not to be found;

　　The ocean of his eloquence is also unlimited.

　　He is able to turn the wheel of the pure, subtle, truth:

　　This is the liberation of Great Light.

　　The nature of actions is vast and inexhaustible—

　　His knowledge comprehends it and skillfully explains;

　　All his methods are inconceivable:

　　Such is the entry of Wisdom.

　　Turning the wheel of inconceivable truth,

　　Demonstrating and practicing the way of enlightenment,

　　Forever annihilating the suffering of all sentient beings:

　　This is the level of technique of Circular Navel.

　　The real body of the Buddha is fundamentally non-duel;

　　Yet it fills the world according to beings and forms—

　　Sentient beings each see it before them:

　　This is the perspective of Flames of Light.

　　Once any sentient beings see the Buddha,

　　It will cause them to clear away habitual obstructions.

　　And forever abandon devilish actions:

　　This is the path traveled by Illumination.

　　All the hosts of beings are vast as oceans—

　　Among them the Buddha is most majestically glorious.

　　Everywhere he reins the rein of truth to Enrich sentient beings

　　This liberation door Greatly Famed enters.

　　Furthermore, the celestial king Shakra-Indra had found the liberation do…

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