..續本文上一頁ces, in which living beings are suffering.

　　Those who do virtuous deeds will get happy rewards.

　　Those who do immoral deeds will get painful retributions.

　　Being alive, the pain of death is coming;

　　Being tied by grief, sorrows and pains,

　　the common earthlings are always suffering,

　　without any little bit of happiness.

　　In order to seek happiness,

　　the wise people yearn towards Buddhas,

　　and believe in the immaculate Mahayana,

　　then they will not fall into the evil paths.

　　Thus, Sarvashura, deed(karma)s will produce retribution,.

　　even though the karma is small at the time we create it,

　　it will produce immense retribution.

　　Even though the seed is small,

　　it can bear plenty of fruits.

　　Cultivating the blissful fields of Buddha,

　　will produce the fruits of bliss and liberation.

　　Having peace and happiness,

　　the wise ones enjoy all Buddha-Dharmas;

　　keeping away from the evil paths,

　　they practice all virtuous Dharmas.

　　If anyone donates even a little bit of thing to Buddhas,

　　he will be very rich and have plenty of treasures for 80 thousand kalpas.

　　He will always think of donating in whichever place he will be born.

　　So, Sarvashura, the blessings gained by donating to Buddhas are very many."

　　Then Sarvashura Bodhisattva-Mahasattva said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, how to cultivate the Buddha-Wisdom

　　 How much will the virtuous roots grow by hearing this Sanghata Dharma-Gate

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura: "If someone offers, sustains, and donates various goods to the Buddhas as many as 6.2 billion Ganges-river-sands; if another one hear this Dharma-Gate, the blessings and virtues he will gain are as many as that gained by the former."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, when can the virtuous roots be perfect

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura Bodhisattva-Mahasattva: "When one”s merits and virtues are equal to those of a Buddha, his virtuous roots are perfect."

　　Sarvashura asked: "Who has the merits and virtues that equal to those of a Tathagata

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　　The Buddha said: "Virtuous man, a Dharma-Teacher has the virtuous roots that equal to those of a Tathagata."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked: "Bhagavan, who is the Dharma-Teacher

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura Bodhisattva: "The one who circulates this Sanghata Dharma-Gate is called Dharma-Teacher."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, How many merits will one gain by hearing this Dharma-Gate

　　 And how many merits will one gain by writing, reading and reciting this Dharma-Gate

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, suppose that at each of the ten directions, there are 12 Ganges-river-sands Buddhas, each of those Buddhas stay in the world and preach Dharmas for fully 12 kalpas; If there is a virtuous man who preaches this Sanghata Dharma-Gate, his merits and virtues will be equal to that of those Tathagatas."

　　"If there is a virtuous man who writes this sutra, then the Buddhas as many as 48 Ganges-river-sands cannot finish proclaiming his merits and virtues. How much more so, then, of those who write, read, recite and uphold this sutra!"

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "How many blessings will one gain by reading and reciting this sutra

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　　Then the Buddha answered in a gatha(verse): "

　　The supreme blessings gained by reading even four sentences of the gathas of this sutra,

　　are equal to the blessings of the Dharmas that taught by the Buddhas as many as 84 Ganges-river-sands.

　　The blessings and merits gained by reading this Dharma-Gate are so many that no words can fully express them,

　　even if 1.8 billion Buddhas stay in the world for fully one kalpa.

　　All Buddhas of the ten directions are constantly glorifying the Dharmas of Mahayana,

　　they have always been preaching this Dharma-Gate and will never stop.

　　Meeting the Buddha is difficult, so do meeting this Dharma."

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