..續本文上一頁gatagarbha. For this reason, the Tathagata widely expounds the Dharma to enable all beings to destroy their kleshas, attain correct perfect enlightment and perform Buddha deeds."

　　At that time bhagavan expressed himself in gatha, saying:

　　"It is just like what happens when gold is submerged

　　In impure waste, where no one can see it.

　　But someone with supernatural vision sees it

　　And tells people about it, saying

　　”If you get it out and wash it clean,

　　You may do with it as you will,”

　　Which causes their relatives and family all to rejoice.

　　The sugata-vision is like this.

　　He sees that for all kinds of beings,

　　The Tathagata dhatu is not destroyed,

　　Though it is submerged in the muddy silt of kleshas.

　　So he appropriately expounds the Dharma

　　And enables them to manage all things,

　　So that the kleshas covering the Buddha dhatu

　　Are quickly removed and beings are purified."

　　"Or, kulaputras, it is like a store of treasure hidden beneath an impoverished household. The treasure cannot speak and say that it is there, since it isn”t conscious of itself and doesn”t have a voice. So no one can discover this treasure store. It is just the same with beings. But there is nothing that the power of the Tathagata”s vision is afraid of. The treasure store of the great dharma is within beings” bodies. It does not hear and it is not aware of the addictions and delusions of the five desires. The samsara cakra turns and beings are subjected to countless duhkhas. Therefore Buddhas appear in the world and reveal to them the Tathagata-dharma-garbha in their bodies. And they believe in it and accept it and purify their universal wisdom. Everywhere on behalf of beings he reveals the Tathagatagarbha. He employs an eloquence which knows no obstacle on behalf of the Buddha”s faithful. In this way, kulaputras, with my Buddha eye I see that all beings possess the Tathagatagarbha. And so on behalf of bodhisattvas I expound this Dharma." At that point, the Tathagata expressed himself in gatha, saying:

　　"It is like a store of treasure

　　Inside the house of an impoverished man.

　　The owner is not aware of it,

　　Nor can the treasure speak.

　　For a very long time it is buried in darkness,

　　As there is no one who can tell of its presence.

　　When you have treasure but do not know of it,

　　This causes poverty and suffering.

　　When the buddha eye observes beings,

　　It sees that, although they transmigrate

　　Through the five gati

　　There is a great treasure in their bodies

　　That is eternal and unchanging.

　　When he sees this, the Buddha

　　Teaches on behalf of all beings,

　　Enabling them to attain the Jnanagarba (knowledge matrix)

　　And the great wealth of widely caring for one another.

　　If you believe what I have taught you

　　About all having a treasure store,

　　And practice it faithfully and ardently,

　　Employing virtuous expedients,

　　You will quickly attain the unexcelled marga (marga-satya).

　　"Or, kulaputras, it is like the pit inside amra fruit which does not decay. When you plant it in the ground, it grows into the largest and most regal of trees. In the same manner, kulaputras, when I look at beings with my Buddha vision, I see that the tathagatagarbha is surrounded by a husk of ignorance, just as the seeds of a fruit are only found at its core. kulaputra, that tathagatagarbha is cold and unripe. It is the profound nirvananirvrta that is brought about by Maha jnana (great wisdom). It is called the Samyak sambuddha (perfect Buddha), the Tathagata, the Arhat and so on. kulaputras, after the Tathagata has observed beings, he reveals this message in order to purify the bodhisattva mahasattva jnana."

　　At that point, the bhagavan expressed himself in gatha, saying:

　　"It is just like the pit of an amra fruit

　　Which does not decay.

　　Plant it in the earth

　　And inevitably a great tre…

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