..續本文上一頁ld donate at least something, no matter how little it is.” The god then went into his palace, and searched up and down to find something. Suddenly, he found some huge precious containers filled with rare treasures, and some other precious containers filled with superior delicious drinks and foods, and moreover, plenty of superior wonderful clothes for adorning bodies, had also appeared in the palace."

　　"The god then thought: ”The Brahman now outside the door must be an unimaginable person, so that he can make me gain this especially extraordinary blessing.” Thereupon, the god invited the great Brahman to his palace, and offered him with the heavenly wonderful treasures and heavenly superior delicious foods and drinks. Having accepted the offerings, the Brahman made a wish: ”May you live in peace and comfort, and have a long life.” Then the god asked the Brahman: ”Sage, where do you come from

　　” The Brahman said: ”I come from the great sublime abode of Jeta Grove.” The god asked: ”How is that place

　　” The Brahman said: ”In the great sublime abode in Jeta Grove, the ground is pure, many kalpataru trees adorned with heavenly Mani treasures appeared, various wish-fulfilling Mani pearls appeared, various precious pools appeared, innumerable great people, who have majestic virtues of precept-keeping and have great wisdom, are present too, and there is a Buddha named Visvabhu Tathagata. In that place, where sages and heavenly people are staying, there are such miraculous transformations and manifestations.” Then the god said: ”Sage, who are you great Brahman

　　 Please tell me honestly, are you a god or a human

　　 Sage, why is such a holy scene manifesting now

　　” Then the Brahman said: ”I am neither a god nor a human, I am a Bodhisattva, who wish to save and ferry all sentient beings, to make them all get to see the great Bodhi Way.” Having heard that, the god then held up the heavenly wonderful precious crowns and beautiful ear-ornaments to make an offering, and said a gatha(verse):

　　I have met the ground of merits and virtues,

　　which is free from sins and filths,

　　just now I have sowed the seed in the field of supremacy,

　　and instantly gained the fruit of repayment.

　　When the god was speaking this gatha, the Brahman”s mission of enlightening and ferrying had been accomplished, so he left the heavenly palace and went to a state named Lion. Having arrived, he stood in the presence of many Raksa girls, while the body and the visage that he was manifesting was very beautiful, sublime, and rare. When the Raksa girls saw that appearance, they aroused thought of desire. With joy and love in their heart, they walk close to the Bodhisattva and said: ”You can be my husband, I am a virgin who was not betrothed, please be my husband. Now that you are here, so do not go anywhere else. Just like making decisions for those who cannot decide, and like lighting up a bright torch for a dark room. Now my place has drinks, foods, clothes, and abundant reserves, and also has delightful gardens and joyful ponds.”"

　　"The Bodhisattva said to the Raksa girls: ”You should now listen to me.” The Raksa girls said: ”Yes, we will be glad to hear, what are you going to say

　　” The Bodhisattva then spoke the correct eightfold path, and the four noble truths (arya-satya) for them. Having heard the Dharma, the Raksa girls achieved different fruitions inpidually. Some of them achieved the fruition of stream-enterer, and some of them achieved the fruition of once-returner. They became free from the sufferings of greed, anger and ignorance, would no longer arise evil thought in their mind, would no longer willing to kill, and their hearts became fond of Dharma and fond of keeping precepts. They said: ”From now on we will never kill any living being, just like the precept-keeping peopl…

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