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　　Seventh, they will escape calamities involving fire and water.

　　Eighth, they will never be threatened by thieves.

　　Ninth, they will be respected by all who see them.

　　Tenth, they will be aided by ghosts and spirits.

　　Eleventh, women who want to, can be reborn as men.

　　Twelfth, women who want to, can be reborn as daughters of national leaders and officials.

　　Thirteenth, they will have upright appearances.

　　Fourteenth, they will often be born in the heavens.

　　Fifteenth, they may be emperors or national leaders.

　　Sixteenth, they will have the wisdom to know past lives.

　　Seventeenth, they will obtain whatever they seek.

　　Eighteenth, their families will be happy.

　　Nineteenth, they will never undergo any disasters.

　　Twentieth, they will leave the bad karmic paths forever.

　　Twenty-first, they will always reach their destination.

　　Twenty-second, their dreams will be peaceful and happy.

　　Twenty-third, their deceased relatives will leave suffering behind.

　　Twenty-fourth, they will enjoy blessings earned in previous lives.

　　Twenty-fifth, they will be praised by sages.

　　Twenty-sixth, they will be intelligent and have keen faculties.

　　Twenty-seventh, they will be magnanimous and empathetic.

　　Twenty-eighth, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood.

　　“Moreover, Empty Space Treasury Bodhisattva, if gods, dragons, or spirits of the present or future hear Earth Store”s name, bow to Earth Store”s image, or hear of Earth Store”s past vows and the events of his practices, and then praise, behold, and bow to him, they will benefit in seven ways:

　　First, they will quickly ascend to levels of sagehood.

　　Second, their evil karma will dissolve.

　　Third, all Buddhas will protect and be near them.

　　Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.

　　Fifth, their inherent powers will increase.

　　Sixth, they will know past lives.

　　Seventh, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood.

　　At that time, all the indescribably ineffable numbers of Buddhas, Thus Come Ones who had come from the Ten Directions, and great Bodhisattvas, gods, dragons, and the rest of the Eightfold Division, having heard Shakyamuni Buddha”s praise of Earth Store Bodhisattva”s great awesome spiritual powers, lauded this unprecedented event. Following that, incense, flowers, heavenly garments, and pearl necklaces rained down in the Trayastrimsha Heaven as offerings to Shakyamuni Buddha and Earth Store Bodhisattva, and everyone in the assembly joined together in gazing at and making obeisance to the Buddha and Bodhisattva. Then they put their palms together and withdrew.

　　End of Part Three of Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva.

　　The True Words of Seven Buddhas for Eradicating Offenses

　　li po li po di, qiu he qiu he di, tuo luo ni di,

　　ni he la di, pi li ni di, mo he qie di,

　　zhen ling qian di, suo po he. (3x)

　　Spirit Mantra for Rebirth in the Pure Land

　　na mo e mi duo po ye, duo tuo qie duo ye,

　　duo di ye tuo, e mi li du po pi, e mi li duo,

　　xi dan po pi, e mi li duo, pi jia lan di,

　　e mi li duo, pi jia lan duo, qie mi li,

　　qie qie nuo, zhi duo jia li, suo po he. (3x)

　　Mantra for Patching the Flaws in Recitation

　　na mo he la da na, duo la ye ye,

　　qie la qie la, ju zhu ju zhu, mo la mo la,

　　hu la, hong, he he su da na, hong, po mo nu, suo po he. (3x)

　　Praise:

　　Earth Store”s basic vows and comparative causes of virtue are told.

　　We learn that crippling illness, physical defects, come from past lives” deeds.

　　In this life, those who recite Great Vehicle Sutras,

　　Bring benefits without end, aiding all

　　to be reborn from Jeweled lotuses.

　　Homage to Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva.

　　Earth Store Bodhisattva Praise:

　　Earth Store Bodhisattva, wonderful beyond compare;

　　Gold-hued in his transformation body he appears.

　　Wondrous Dharma-sounds throughout the Three Paths and Six Realms;

　　Four Births and Ten Kinds of Beings gain his kindly grace.

　　His pearl, shining brightly, lights the way to heaven”s halls;

　　Six-ringed golden staff shakes open wide the gates of hell.

　　Leads on those with causes garnered life and life again;

　　To bow at the Nine-flowered Terrace of the Honored One.

　　Namo Earth Store Great Vows and Compassion

　　Bodhisattva of the dark and dismal worlds;

　　On Nine Flower Mountain, Most Honored One,

　　With Ten Wheels of power you rescue all the suffering ones.

　　Homage to Earth Store Bodhisattva.

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