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　　Sarvashura said to the Buddha: "Who was the supernatural one that ferried the person who had committed the five heinous sins, and made him stay in the non-retrograde stage

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, listen now, the Tathagata”s words are subtle and difficult to understand. It was this Sanghata Dharma-Gate who manifested itself as a supernatural person, and, this Dharma-Gate can also appear as a Buddha”s body. For example, in Ganges river, the sands can be seen everywhere, likewise, this Dharma manifests itself to speak Dharma for people. For example, only a Buddha, a Tathagata, is equal to another Buddha, likewise, this Dharma is equal to a Buddha. Wherever this Dharma exists, the Buddhas are also there."

　　The Bhagavan continued to tell Sarvashura Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, I remember that 99 Asamkhya kalpas ago, there was a Buddha called Treasure-Superior Tathagata, and after him, there were 1.2 billion Buddhas, all of them were called Treasure-Superior too. At that time, my name was Pure-Moon. I was practicing charity extensively, those 1.2 billion Tathagatas were all offered and sustained by me. I made offerings to them with clothes, beds, drinks, foods, soups, medicines, incenses, flowers, lamps, and all delightful things, but those Tathagatas did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 1.8 billion Tathagatas had appeared in the world, all of them were called Precious-Light. At that time my name was Dragon-Correctitude, and I was also practicing charity extensively. I made offerings to those Buddhas with fragrances, flowers, precious ornaments (keyura), etc., and they did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi either."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 2 billion Buddhas had appeared in the world, all of them were called Sikhin Thus Come One, Worthy of offerings, Of correct and universal knowledge. At that time I was also practicing charity extensively. I made offerings to those Buddhas with various delightful things, and those Tathagatas did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi either."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 2 billion Buddhas all called Kasyapa had appeared in the world. At that time I was also practicing charity extensively. I made offerings to those Buddhas with fragrances, flowers, streamers, canopies, clothes, and all delightful things, and those Tathagatas did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi either."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 1.6 billion Buddhas, Tathagatas, all called Pure-Light, had appeared in the world. At that I was a great rich man”s son, practicing charity extensively and giving away everything. I made offerings to all those 1.6 billion Buddhas, Tathagatas, with fragrances, flowers, streamers, canopies, clothes, beds, foods, drinks, soups, medicines, etc., any they did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi either."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 9.5 billion Buddhas, Tathagatas, had appeared in the world, all of them were called Sakyamuni, Worthy of offerings, Of correct and universal knowledge. At that time I was a great king and ruling the nation according to proper laws. I made offerings to all those 9.5 billion Sakyamuni Tathagatas with fragrances, flowers, streamers, canopies, drinks, foods, clothes, beds, soups, medicines, and all delightful things, and they did not award me the mark of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi either."

　　"Sarvashura, I also remember that in the past, 900 million Buddhas had appeared in the world, all of them were called Krakutsanda Thus Come One, Worthy of offerings, Of correct and universal knowledge. At that time I was a Brahman”s son. I was extremely ric…

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