..續本文上一頁ng off forever the grief and suffering of all sentient beings, producing a treasury of joy. The Gandharva king Flower Crown found the door of liberation forever cutting off the confusion of all sentient being erroneous views. The Gandharva king Universal Sound Of Joyful Steps found the door of liberation like clouds over spreading, shading and refreshing all sentient beings. The Gandharva king Joyously Moving Beautiful Eyes found the door of liberation manifesting an enormous beautiful body, causing all to obtain peace and bliss. The Gandharva King Wondrous Sound Lion Banner found the door of liberation scattering all famous jewels in all direction. The Gandharva King Universal Emanation of Jewel Light found the door of liberation manifesting the pure body of all great joyous lights. The Gandharva King Diamond Tree Flower Banner found the door of liberation causing all trees to richly flourish, causing all who see them to be delighted. The Gandharva King Universal Manifestation of Adornments found the door of liberation skillfully entering into the sphere of all Buddhas and bestowing peace and happiness on all living beings.

　　At that time the Gandharva king Sustaining the Nation, Imbued with the power of the Buddha looked over all the hosts of Gandharvas, and said in verse,

　　The innumerable doors to the realm of the Buddhas

　　Cannot be entered by any sentient beings.

　　The Buddha is like the nature of space, pure;

　　He opens the right path for all worlds.

　　In each one of the Buddhas Pores

　　Is an ocean of virtues, all replete—

　　all worlds are benefited and pleased by them:

　　This is what Tree Light can see.

　　The vast ocean of sorrow and suffering of the world

　　The Buddha can evaporate entirely.

　　The Buddha, compassionate, has many techniques:

　　Clear Eyes has deep understanding of this.

　　The ocean of lands of the ten directions is boundless—

　　The Buddha illuminates them all with the light of knowledge

　　,Causing them to wash away all wrong views:

　　This is where Tree Flower enters.

　　The Buddha, over countless eons in the past

　　Cultivated great compassion and skill in means,

　　To pacify all the worlds:

　　This path Universal Sound can enter.

　　The Buddha body is pure—All like to see it.

　　It can produce endless enjoyment in the world

　　As the causes and effects of liberation are successively fulfilled:

　　Good Eyes skillfully demonstrates this.

　　Sentient beings are confused, always going in circles—

　　Their barriers of ignorance are most firm and dense.

　　The Buddha expounds the great teaching for them:

　　This, Lion Banner is able to expound.

　　The Buddha manifests everywhere a body of wondrous form.

　　With innumerable differentiations equal to sentient beings,

　　By various means enlightening the world:

　　Wondrous Sound looks upon the Buddha this way.

　　The infinite doors of knowledge and means

　　The Buddha opens for all sentient beings,

　　To enter the true practice of supreme enlightenment

　　This, Diamond Banner well observes.

　　Within and instant, millions of eons—

　　he Buddhas power can show this with no effort,

　　Bestowing peace and comfort equally on all living beings:

　　This is the liberation of pleasant adornment.

　　Furthermore, the Kumbanda King Increase found the door of

　　liberation of the power to eliminate all maliciousness. The

　　Kumbanda King Dragon Leader found the door of liberation cultivating a boundless ocean of practices. The Kumbanda King Adornment found the door of liberation knowing what is pleasing to the minds of all sentient beings. The Kumbanda King beneficial action found the door of liberation of work perfecting pure radiance. The Kumbanda King Fearsome found the door of liberation showing all sentient beings the safe path free from fear. The Kumbanda King Sublime Adornment found the door of liberation evaporating the ocean of cravings of all sentient beings. The Kumb…

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