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　　” That Buddha answered me: ”The Buddha who constantly performs Buddha-Activities in this world is named Lotus-Repository(Padma-garbha).” I asked again: ”There are innumerable Tathagatas in this world, which is the body of Lotus-Repository Tathagata

　　” That Bhagavan said: ”I will show you the Lotus-Repository Buddha.” Thereupon, all other Buddhas disappeared, only one Buddha remained, all others on the thrones were Bodhisattvas."

　　"At that time, I bowed to the Buddha, and then a thrown emerged from the Earth. I sat on that thrown cross-legged in the lotus position, and then suddenly, innumerable thrones also emerged, with no one sitting on them."

　　"I asked that Buddha: ”How come these thrones are empty

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　　"That Buddha, that Bhagavan then told me: ”Virtuous man, the living beings who do not cultivate their virtuous roots can not join this congregation.”"

　　"Bhagavan, I then asked that Tathagata: ”Bhagavan, which virtuous root is needed for joining this congregation

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　　"That Buddha then told me: ”Listen attentively virtuous man. By the virtuous root of having heard the Sanghata Dharma-Gate, one can be in this congregation, and how much more so those who write, read or recite this Dharma-Gate! Sarvashura, you are in this congregation because you had heard the Sanghata Dharma-Gate. Those who have no virtuous root can not see this Buddha world.”"

　　"I then said to that Buddha: ”Bhagavan, for anyone who hears this Dharma-Gate, how many blessings and virtues will he gain

　　” Thereupon, Lotus-Repository Tathagata smiled. Bhagavan, I then bowed and asked him: ”Why the Buddha is smiling

　　 What is the reason for this rare scene

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　　"Lotus-Repository Tathagata then said to me: ”Virtuous man, Sarvashura Bodhisattva, suppose there is a wheel-turning sage king who is very influential and ruling four worlds, he has planted sesames everywhere and made the four worlds full of sesames. So, virtuous man, is the number of those sesames very great

　　”"

　　"I said ”Yes, Bhagavan, Sugata."

　　"That Buddha said to me: ”if some person gather those sesames to make a mass, Sarvashura, is there any person able to count the number of the sesames in that mass one by one

　　”"

　　"I said to that Bhagavan: ”They are uncountable, Sugata, Bhagavan.”"

　　"Lotus-Repository Tathagata then told me: ”Virtuous man, if the Buddhas as many as those sesames together speak the merits and virtues gained by hearing this sutra, they will never be able to finish speaking it. How much more so those who write, read or recite this Dharma-Gate!”"

　　"I then asked that Buddha: ”Bhagavan, how many blessings one will gain by writing this Dharma-Gate

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　　"That Buddha told me: ”Virtuous man, for example, suppose there are wheel turning kings as many as the sum of the sands, dusts, trees, leaves, grass, woods, so, is the merits of all those wheel turning kings countable

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　　"I said to that Buddha: ”Bhagavan, they are uncountable, Sugata.”"

　　"That Buddha told me: ”Virtuous man, all the blessings of those wheel turning kings are less than the blessings gained by hearing this Dharma. For anyone who writes even one word of this Dharma-Gate, his merits will be more than the blessings and virtues of all those wheel turning kings.”"

　　"”In fact, virtuous man, this Dharma-Gate converges all true Dharmas of Mahayana, the blessings and virtues of wheel turning kings can not compare with it. Sarvashura, the merits and virtues of this Dharma-Gate cannot be told by any simile. This Dharma-Gate can reveal the Dharma stores, eliminate all afflictions, light up the great Dharma-Torch, subdue the evil demons, illuminate the abodes of all Bodhisattvas, and preach all Dharmas.”"

　　"At that time, I said to that Buddha: ”Bhagavan, the people who carry out Brahma-Practice(Brahma-Carya) a…

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