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All the Great Powers Assemble like Clouds.
Buddha has such spiritual powers,
Manifesting infinite forms at once.
The Buddhas sphere is beyond bounds--
Inpiduals see according to their liberation.
Buddha passed oceans of eons
Working in all realms of being
Teaching Creatures by various means,
Having them accept and practice enlightening ways.
Vairochana replete with magnificent refinements,
Sits on a Lotus Bank Lion Seat.
All the assembled Hosts are Pure;
Silently all gaze in Respect.
The Banks of Jewels Radiate Light,
Emitting boundless clouds of fragrant flames;
Countless Flower Garlands are draped around
On Such a Seat does the Buddha Sit.
Various adornments decorate its glorious facades
Constantly Emitting Lamp-Like Clouds of Fragrant Flames,
Immensely Vast, Blazing, Illumining All.
The Sage sits upon Supreme Embellishments.
Beautiful Windows of Various Jewels,
Draped with Lotuses of Exquisite Gems,
Always producing Sublime Sounds delighting all hearers,
Thereon Buddha sits, most Radiant of all.
A Jewel Crescent Supports the Seat Shaped like a half moon;
Diamond is it”s pedestal, its color blazing bright;
Enlightening Beings constantly circle it
Buddha is the most radiant among them.
His various mystic displays fill the ten directions.
Expounding the far-reaching vows of the enlightened one.
All reflected images appear therein;
It is on such a seat the Buddha calmly sits.
At that time the great enlightening being Thunder Shaking All, empowered by the Buddha, Looked over all the assembled hosts and said,
Buddha accumulated enlightenment practices,
Making offerings to infinite Buddhas everywhere.
Sustained by the power of the Enlightened One
None do not see him on his seat.
Jewels of fragrant flames, fulfilling all wishes,
Encrust the Buddha”s flower lion throne;
Various adornments, all appearing as reflections,
Are clearly seen by all the hosts.
Buddhas throne displays magnificent forms;
Instant to instant their colors and types each differ.
According to the Differences in Beings” Understandings
Each sees the Buddha thereupon.
Jewel Branches hanging down, Webs of Lotus Flowers
As the flowers open, enlightening beings emerge.
Each producing sublime, pleasing voices.
Praising the Buddha on his throne.
Buddhas virtues are extensive as space--
All adornments are born from them.
The embellishing features of each particular state
No sentient beings can comprehend.
Diamond is the ground, indestructible.
Vast, Pure, Level, and Even.
Nets of Pearls hang in the sky.
All around the enlightenment tree.
The infinite colors of the ground are all distinct;
Gold dust is spread all around,
Flowers and jewels strewn about,
All beautifying Buddha”s throne.
Earth spirits dance with joy,
With infinite manifestations in an instant,
Creating clouds of adornments everywhere,
While remaining reverently gazing at Buddha.
Jewel Lamps, immensely large, shining extremely bright,
Fragrant Flames and swirling light never ending,
These manifestations differ according to the time.
Earth spirits make offerings of these.
All the adornments existing.
In every single land
Appear at this enlightenment scene
By the mystic power of Buddha.
Then the great enlightening being Jewel Light Topknot empowered by the Buddha, surveyed the Oceanic Masses at the site of enlightenment and said,
When the Buddha was cultivating practice in the past,
He saw the various Buddha Lands, all fully complete.
The lands he saw this way were endless:
All of them appear at this enlightenment scene.
The Buddhas enormous spiritual power
Sheds light showering gems everywhere
This treasury of jewels is scattered over the sight
Beautifying the ground all around.
Buddhas blessings and mystical powers
Adorn everywhere with precious gemstones;
Th…
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