..续本文上一页apse. Then, Medicine King Army, they are called the Bodhisattvas who have initially aroused their hearts. They will not fall into the evil categories (of hell beings, animals, ghosts, etc.), and will know all Dharmas collectively."

　　Medicine King Army Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, why do the Bodhisattvas who have initially aroused their hearts have dreams

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　　The Buddha told Medicine King Army Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, a Bodhisattva who has initially aroused his heart will dream of many frightening things, why

　　 Because almost all of his karma are purified, thus he cannot suffer from any affliction bodily, then, being affected by the remaining sins, he will dream of frightening things."

　　Medicine King Army Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, what frightening things will a Bodhisattva who has initially aroused his heart dream of

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　　The Buddha told Medicine King Army Bodhisattva: "Virtuous man, he will dream of a group of blazing fire. Then the Bodhisattva should think like this: ”Let this group of fire burn out all my defilements and delusions!” Medicine King Army, this is the first frightening thing that he will dream of."

　　"Furthermore, he will dream of a flowing stream of water, which is defiled and turbid. Then the Bodhisattva, who has initially aroused his heart, should think like this: ”Let it rinse all my afflictions, and the ropes and knots of delusions.” Medicine King Army, this is the second frightening thing that a Bodhisattva who has initially aroused his heart will dream of."

　　"Furthermore, he will dream that he shaves his own head. Medicine King Army, when he dreams of this he should not be afraid. Why

　　 He should think like this: ”Let me shave off my greed, anger, ignorance, and the possibility of being born in the six realms of transmigration (heaven, human, Asura, animal, hungry ghost, and hell)"

　　"Virtuous man, such a Bodhisattva will not fall into the categories of hell beings, animals, hungry ghosts, dragons, or heavenly beings. Medicine King Army, a Bodhisattva who has initially aroused his heart will only be reborn in pure Buddha-Worlds."

　　The Buddha told Medicine King Army: "In the future ending age, in the last five hundred years, there will be some Bodhisattvas who wish to achieve Bodhi with their hearts. Since they have aroused their hearts, they will be rebuked, insulted, beaten, and scolded by many people. Medicine King Army, you should speak Dharma for them, that a Bodhisattva should not arouse anger from his heart."

　　The Buddha said to Medicine King Army: "I had been carrying out myriads of austerities for immeasurable hundreds of thousands of billions of kalpas. Virtuous man, I did it not for necessities of life, lands, or any possessions; I did it just to understand the Reality of all things. Medicine King Army, I did not achieve Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi by the austerities, but virtuous man, when I heard this Dharma, I achieved Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi in that very day."

　　"Medicine King Army, this Dharma is very profound, and the name of such a Dharma-Gate is difficult to hear. If anyone hears the name of this Dharma-Gate, he will surely achieve Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi. Medicine King Army, such a person will transcend births and deaths of one thousands kalpas and be reborn in a pure Buddha-World. He will understand well about the truth of the cessation of suffering and the truth of the Way to Nirvana; he will understand the first Way and the first virtuous root, will achieve matchless supernatural powers, and will understand the matchless extinction."

　　"Medicine King Army, what do you think, what is called extinction

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　　Medicine King Army Bodhisattva said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, where the Dharma is, is called extinction."

　　The Buddha said to Medicine King Army: "Where is the Dharma

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　　Medicine King Army said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, the Dharma is where the Dharma is. Just as what the Bhagavan said, be diligent in advancing, be diligent in precepts-keeping, and be diligent in forbearance, then it is called the Dharma-Store."

　　The Buddha praised Medicine King Army Bodhisattva: "Excellent! Excellent! Virtuous man, on this question of the Buddha, you have explained well."

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