..续本文上一页to this Dharma-Gate. We wish that we will all gain the wonderful and beautiful body of the Tathagata -- will have the same appearance as the Tathagata; we wish that we will have the correct and universal omniscience like the Tathagata."

　　The Buddha said: "Yes, yes, virtuous men, you have come to where the Buddha is to listen to this Dharma-Gate, and have aroused Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi Heart, you will achieve Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi shortly."

　　Right after the Tathagata had spoken those words, that host of beings, including those Exterior-path practitioners, all achieved the Uncreated-Dharma-Forbearance (Anutpattika-Dharma-Ksanti), and became Bodhisattvas of the tenth stage.

　　Then those Bodhisattvas, by using their own supernatural power, ascended into the sky at a height of seven Tala-trees, miraculously created myriads of mansions made of the seven treasures to make offering to the Tathagata, and manifested myriads of transcendental transformations.

　　At that time, being mindful of the Buddha, the gods of heavens rained down from the sky myriads of wonderful flowers onto the Tathagata, and an idea arose in their minds that their own bodies are Buddha-Bodies. Innumerable hundreds of thousands of Chiefs of heavenly gods scattered flowers upon the Buddha and said: "What a great benefit that they have gained! Sramana Gautama is really a great excellent farmland of blessings for the universe. He fully has all the Samadhis and unrestricted powers, therefore, those living beings, who have gained expedient means of Dharma gradually, can be free from births and deaths, by just one virtuous speech of the Buddha."

　　At that time, Medicine King Army Bodhisattva Mahasattva arose from his seat, uncovered his right shoulder, joined his palms and said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, for what cause and relationship did those heavenly lords speak such words, manifest such supernatural scenes, and praise the Tathagata

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　　The Buddha told Medicine King Army Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, those Bodhisattvas were not praising me, they were praising themselves, because they were sitting on the throne of Dharma King, and emitting forth the light of Dharma from their own bodies. They are protected by all Buddhas, and speak Dharma with the Correct Awakening -- Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi."

　　Then Medicine King Army Bodhisattva Mahasattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, the great virtuous World Honored Ones ferry innumerable living beings day and night, but living beings are still endless, why

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　　The Bhagavan said to Medicine King Army Bodhisattva Mahasattva: "How virtuous, how virtuous, virtuous man, that you can ask the Tathagata about this. Virtuous man, for example, there is a very rich person, who has lots of servants, extensive farmlands, houses, gardens, forests, and plenty of paddies, rice, barleys, wheat, beans, sorghums, sesames, and so forth. He plants all the crops in spring, when the crops are mature, he harvests them and stores them separately. In every year, he repeats the same work again and again."

　　"Medicine King Army, living beings are like such. Because of the causes and relationships affected by their karma, they separately plant various seeds, some are virtuous, and some are evil; when these karma mature, the fruit-repayments they gain are also separately obtained. In such a way, they revolve in the endless cycles of births and deaths."

　　"Medicine King Army, those who carry out Bodhisattva-practices can plant the seeds of all virtuous Dharmas, and mature them one by one. When they are mature, they will produce all virtuous Dharmas; when the virtuous Dharmas are produced, the Bodhisattvas will gain the great joy. Medicine King Army, because of their joyful heart, they will not lose their blissful repayments even though hundreds of billions of kalpas el…

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