大寶積經

23. CHAPTER: VERSES OF PRAISE BY THE SONS OF THE PURE ABODES

At that time, the Sons of the Pure Abodes knew that immeasurable beings had become securely established in bodhi and harbored no doubts regarding the Buddha-Dharma. Delighted and joyful, they each spoke sublime verses praising the Buddha’s virtues.

The Son of Heaven Faithful Giving spoke verses of praise:

"He relinquished his beloved wife and children,

And relinquished even his precious body,

As well as his throne and wealth.

I bow to the One Perfected in Giving."

The Son of Heaven Delighting in Upholding the Precepts spoke verses of praise:

"The Tathagata formerly upheld the precepts,

Without attachment to anything.

He attained the fruit of reaching the other shore.

I bow to the One Perfected in Morality."

The Son of Heaven Delighting in Forbearance spoke verses of praise:

"In the past, the Buddha cultivated forbearance,

Enduring the severing of his hands and feet;

His mind never felt regret or anguish.

I bow to the One Perfected in Forbearance."

The Son of Heaven Delighting in Diligence spoke verses of praise:

"The valiant, non-retrogressing One,

Whose diligence possesses great power,

Has attained supreme bodhi.

I bow to the One Perfected in Diligence."

The Son of Heaven Delighting in Meditation spoke verses of praise:

"The Buddha formerly cultivated meditative concentration,

Unbeknownst to the world;

He attained equality throughout the three times.

I bow to the One Perfected in Meditation."

The Son of Heaven Majestic Virtue spoke verses of praise:

"The Great Hero continuously cultivated

Prajna,

And realized inexhaustible wisdom.

I bow to the One Perfected in Wisdom."

The Son of Heaven Morality and Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"Giving and loving speech,

Beneficial conduct and cooperation—

Through these four means of embracing, he liberates beings.

I bow to the great Guiding Teacher."

The Son of Heaven Pure Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"In great loving-kindness, compassion, and sympathetic joy,

Throughout the long night he constantly practiced;

By these he rescues all beings.

I take refuge in the Great Master Mariner."

The Son of Heaven Pure Mind spoke verses of praise:

"Having attained the practice free from contention,

The great Muni has tamed his mind;

He tames those not yet tamed.

I bow to the Tamer and Teacher."

The Son of Heaven Stainless Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"His mind is vast, his mind gentle and yielding;

His mind and all his faculties are disciplined.

He knows the minds of all beings.

I bow to the One who knows clearly."

The Son of Heaven Pure Intent spoke verses of praise:

"The One endowed with right mindfulness,

Securely established in steadfast wisdom,

Clearly and lucidly knows all.

I bow to the Awakened One who awakens others."

The Son of Heaven Adorned Mind spoke verses of praise:

"For long ages the Buddha’s mind has been pure;

He has also purified his Buddha-land

And purified the wisdom of all beings.

I bow to the Pure Dharma King."

The Son of Heaven Unsurpassed spoke verses of praise:

"His aspirations could not be destroyed;

With his power he subdued the hostile maras

And completely fulfilled all his great vows,

Bringing joy and delight to the assemblies of devas."

The Son of Heaven Swiftly Accomplishing Deeds spoke verses of praise:

"The Tathagata swiftly realized the Dharma

And swiftly purified beings as well.

He has seen the Dharma that is difficult to see.

I bow to the Worthy One."

The Son of Heaven Steadfast Diligence spoke verses of praise:

"Everywhere he is liberated,

Free from delusion and affliction;

He has already reached the other shore.

I bow to the One of Steadfast Power."

The Son of Heaven Delighting in Dignified Conduct spoke verses of praise:

"Free from desire and every fault,

He dispelled darkness and exhausted the taints,

The supreme field of merit for the world."

The Son of Heaven Well-Abiding spoke verses of praise:

"The Blessed One abides in the true Dharma

And receives offerings from the three realms.

He travels the one secure path;

Therefore, I reverently bow."

The Son of Heaven Unmoving spoke verses of praise:

Not moved by the wind:

The Son of Heaven Unmoving spoke verses of praise:

"The Buddha is like a mountain, his mind steadfast,

Not moved by the wind.

Amid blame and praise, he remains ever impartial;

Therefore, I reverently bow."

The Son of Heaven Attaining Equality spoke verses of praise:

"The Great Hero’s form is supremely excellent,

Endowed with the thirty-two marks;

He possesses profound, great wisdom.

I bow to the One of Upright and Noble Wisdom."

The Son of Heaven Profound Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"The One whose great body is no body

Securely abides in the Dharma of true suchness

And clearly expounds the ultimate reality;

None in the world is his equal."

The Son of Heaven Unhindered, Unequaled Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"Ultimately equal and nondual,

The valiant One skillfully subdues the maras.

He has no doubts regarding the profound meaning,

And illuminates the Dharma to the other shore."

The Son of Heaven Joyful Intent spoke verses of praise:

"Joyful Intent was formerly valiant;

In all he studied, he became thoroughly proficient.

He cast off and departed from the three realms,

As a snake sheds its old skin."

The Son of Heaven Resolute Intent spoke verses of praise:

"Like a lamp within a darkened house,

When its oil is exhausted, its light goes out;

So does the wise person extinguish all things,

Through hearing the Buddha-Dharma."

The Son of Heaven Abiding in Samatha spoke verses of praise:

"The Tathagata universally observed

Those bound by sensual desire.

The Buddha severed the net of desire

By holding the mirror of wisdom."

The Son of Heaven Abundant Samatha spoke verses of praise:

"Concentrated in mind and concentrated in conduct,

Concentrated in deportment and its sphere,

The Buddha extinguished the afflictions.

I bow to the One who subdued his foes."

The Son of Heaven Fearless Samatha spoke verses of praise:

"By training in the Buddha’s samatha,

The bodhisattva gained renown.

Guided by right concentration,

He perfected the Buddha’s concentrated mind."

The Son of Heaven Sustained by Concentration spoke verses of praise:

"The quiescence of all dharmas

Was proclaimed by the Great Hero.

The One of Great Wisdom understood this

And swiftly became a Tathagata, a Buddha."

The Son of Heaven Constant Contemplation spoke verses of praise:

"Constantly contemplating all beings,

He taught them all to follow the Tathagata,

Realize supreme bodhi,

And become endowed with great wisdom."

The Son of Heaven Upholding Virtue spoke verses of praise:

"The Buddha’s wisdom-paramita

Was cultivated and studied while he was a bodhisattva.

He became one of great majestic virtue

And perceived immeasurable dharmas."

The Son of Heaven Creating Light spoke verses of praise:

"Those who obtain inconceivable light

Will attain stainless bliss.

Where the Tathagata illuminates the world,

They hear of wisdom’s domain."

The Son of Heaven Stainless Light spoke verses of praise:

"All dharmas are free from discrimination;

Through skillful means,

He cultivated wisdom in this way

And thus became the Sublime Man."

The Son of Heaven Abiding Nowhere spoke verses of praise:

"Without abiding, there is no defiling contact;

In all dharmas, nothing is seen.

He sees neither self nor other;

The Buddha’s vision accords with truth."

The Son of Heaven Discerning Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"All dharmas are beyond selection and discrimination;

Thus did the Guiding Teacher see them.

For the sake of beings, he expounded them,

Provisionally adopting the marks of dharmas."

The Son of Heaven Wisdom Without Reliance spoke verses of praise:

"All dharmas have nothing upon which they rely

And are far removed from this and that.

The Tathagata reveals the truth

As plainly as an amra fruit in the palm of his hand."

The Son of Heaven Practicing Like Space spoke verses of praise:

"He knows dharmas to be like empty space,

Neither arising nor ceasing.

The Buddha sees dharmas in this way,

And therefore is free from the world."

The Son of Heaven Without Accumulation spoke verses of praise:

"Neither seeking nor conceited,

Neither cognizing nor not cognizing,

Relying on the true nature that is without accumulation—

Thus does the Buddha see the world."

The Son of Heaven Cultivating Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"Like a skilled illusionist

Conjuring all manner of things,

What is unreal is seen as real;

Therefore, none equals the Buddha."

The Son of Heaven Joyful Awakening spoke verses of praise:

"Like an image within a mirror,

Though seen, it is not real.

The Buddha sees dharmas in this way

And is not attached to the world."

The Son of Heaven Dispelling Doubt spoke verses of praise:

"The Buddha is like an echo that follows a sound;

All dharmas are likewise.

Speaker and hearer are both unreal;

Thus does the Buddha see the world."

The Son of Heaven Unhindered Eloquence spoke verses of praise:

"The One who securely abides in the true Dharma

Eloquently expounds its profound subtlety.

Long ago the Buddha realized the Dharma,

And therefore is endowed with eloquence."

The Son of Heaven Unobstructed Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"In accordance with truth, there is no intrinsic nature;

All dharmas are thus.

The Tathagata knows them in this way,

And therefore dispels the darkness."

The Son of Heaven Free from Sorrow spoke verses of praise:

"Without sorrow and without distress,

Without contention and without defilement,

All dharmas are unstained;

The Buddha sees their true nature."

The Son of Heaven Perfect in Conduct spoke verses of praise:

"There is neither coming nor going;

All dharmas have no existence.

The Tathagata sees them truly

And teaches the world accordingly."

The Son of Heaven Supreme Wisdom spoke verses of praise:

"Neither defiled nor pure,

Neither ignorant nor wise,

All dharmas are without subject or object;

The Buddha fully knows them as they truly are."

The Son of Heaven Attaining Unobstructedness spoke verses of praise:

"Neither bright nor dark,

Neither form nor non-form,

Neither attained nor liberated—

The Buddha’s wisdom sees them as they truly are."

The Son of Heaven Valiant Eyes spoke verses of praise:

"Neither limited nor all-pervading,

Neither nonexistent nor existent,

Like experiencing the five desires in a dream—

The Buddha sees dharmas as they truly are."

The Son of Heaven Unblinking spoke verses of praise:

"Neither arising nor ceasing,

Nor abiding in between;

To be deluded about this is to lack wisdom

Only the Buddha sees true reality"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"Neither a person nor a sentient being,

Neither function nor anything of the world;

According to convention, there is function—

The Buddha can see true reality"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Signlessness spoke a verse of praise:

"All phenomena that are employed

Are entirely without characteristics;

The nature and characteristics of phenomena are transcended—

The Dharma Guide sees them thus"

The Heavenly Son Wishlessness spoke a verse of praise:

"Because phenomena are empty and signless,

Therefore no aspiration arises;

Even if aspirations and wishes are provisionally established,

Only the Buddha knows them as they truly are"

The Heavenly Son Flow of Samadhi spoke a verse of praise:

"Though the gateway of liberation has been attained,

There is no one who is liberated;

The root of the afflictions is also nonexistent—

The Buddha sees the nature of true reality"

The Heavenly Son Free from Reproach spoke a verse of praise:

"Having abandoned every evil

And gathered stores of merit,

The Buddha therefore cannot be reproached,

Nor is there any act of reproach"

The Heavenly Son Lightning Cloud spoke a verse of praise:

"Like clouds, thunder, and lightning

Pouring rain throughout the earth,

The Buddha showers down the rain of the true Dharma,

Bringing abundance to all beings"

The Heavenly Son Unfailing Vow spoke a verse of praise:

"The Buddha’s words are unsurpassed

And can turn the wheel of the true Dharma;

They clearly penetrate the profound principle of Dharma

And are replete with omniscience"

The Heavenly Son Endowed with Wisdom spoke a verse of praise:

"Neither arising nor ceasing,

All phenomena are empty of intrinsic nature;

Because the Tathagata knows this well,

He teaches it to all people"

The Heavenly Son Lion’s Roar spoke a verse of praise:

"When the Tathagata gives the lion’s roar

And expounds the Dharma of emptiness,

All non-Buddhist teachers are terrified,

As beasts fear the lion"

The Heavenly Son Karma of Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"Through ever-present heedfulness,

The Buddha cultivated and attained bodhi;

The Dharma Guide, within the true Dharma,

Through heedfulness reached the further shore"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"Securely abiding in heedfulness,

He increases the Buddha’s true Dharma;

The ten powers and meritorious practices alike—

The Buddha-Dharma is inconceivable"

The Heavenly Son Born of Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:"

"Gathering in heedfulness,

Through the aids to the Path one gains birth among the devas;

By these the Buddha saves all beings

And also liberates himself"

The Heavenly Son Accomplishment through Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"Through heedfulness, accomplishment is attained;

All realms rely upon liberation;

Shravakas and bodhisattvas

All train by means of this"

The Heavenly Son Practice of Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"All the children of the Buddha

Constantly practice heedfulness;

They can attain omniscience

Because they skillfully contemplate the world"

The Heavenly Son Guardian of Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"When the Buddha cultivated bodhi,

He guarded heedfulness;

He attained supreme bodhi

Because he was adorned with great compassion"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"Those who abide in heedfulness

Discern the single characteristic of phenomena;

The greatly valiant children of the Buddha

Will accomplish their Father’s work"

The Heavenly Son Delighting in Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"The valiant delight in heedfulness

And can shatter the mountain of afflictions;

Thereby they share in the Buddha’s wisdom

And swiftly destroy the mass of pride"

The Heavenly Son Steadfast in Heedfulness spoke a verse of praise:

"Guarding heedfulness,

Long ago he sought omniscience;

Throughout asamkhyeyas of kotis of kalpas,

The Buddha’s mind never grew weary"

The Heavenly Son Shamatha Made Manifest spoke a verse of praise:

"The Dharma-nature is intrinsically quiescent and extinguished;

It is the domain of all Buddhas;

The wise who abide in reliance upon it

Can proceed directly to bodhi"

The Heavenly Son Relying upon Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"All Buddhas rely upon shamatha,

Yet in relying they do not cling;

The afflictions of sentient beings are extinguished,

As rain washes away dust and grime"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"All Buddhas abide in shamatha,

Unmoving like Mount Tai;

The celestial Mara cannot harm them—

Because their minds are quiescent, I bow down"

The Heavenly Son Tamed through Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"In the place of taming through shamatha,

The children of the Buddha utter no disparagement;

Kotis of Maras cannot move them,

For they are free from desire like arhats"

The Heavenly Son Cultivating Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"When the Great Hero cultivated in the past

The great concentration of shamatha,

No one could know the Buddha’s mind

Or on what it relied to enter meditative concentration"

The Heavenly Son Foremost in Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"When the Buddha turned the wheel of the true Dharma,

He immediately attained shamatha;

All other teachings rely upon it,

And by it bodhi is attained"

The Heavenly Son Flow of Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"The Buddha taught shamatha;

It is the cage and net of the mind;

Sentient beings are far removed from the prison of delusion

When the Buddha teaches them to subdue their minds"

The Heavenly Son Domain of Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"The wondrous domain of all Buddhas

Is shamatha;

By cultivating it, one attains unobstructedness

And becomes a great Dharma Guide"

The Heavenly Son Fulfillment of Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"Having filled the mind through meditation,

He then further cultivated wisdom;

Thus the Buddha attained bodhi

And was also able to bring peace to sentient beings"

The Heavenly Son Esteeming Shamatha spoke a verse of praise:

"No other path can be seen,

Only that within the Buddha-Dharma;

There one realizes great wisdom

And becomes the Unsurpassed One"

The Heavenly Son Delighting in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Relying upon vipashyana,

The Buddha can see all phenomena;

Bodhisattvas who accordingly train in it fully

Accomplish spontaneous wisdom"

The Heavenly Son Born of Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Because he reached the further shore of wisdom,

He became the great King of Physicians;

His revelation of the Four Noble Truths

Was entirely due to vipashyana"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Abiding in vipashyana,

He knows all phenomena as they truly are;

The Valiant One realized bodhi

And became the great Dharma Guide"

The Heavenly Son Cultivating Vipashyana to Completion spoke a verse of praise:

"The Great Being employed wisdom

To cultivate supreme bodhi;

Without producing the domain of consciousness,

He became the great Dharma Guide"

The Heavenly Son Delighting in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"The wise rely upon true reality

And contemplate phenomena in this way;

They can attain the unequaled fruit

And become Buddhas called Dharma Guides"

The Heavenly Son Diligently Cultivating Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Through diligently cultivating wisdom,

He was able to undertake austerities;

He thereby became difficult to subdue

And could not be harmed by false paths"

The Heavenly Son Vipashyama spoke a verse of praise:

"All the children of the Buddha,

By contemplating the characteristics of phenomena,

Having understood those characteristics,

Become accomplished Guides Who Tame"

The Heavenly Son Cultivating Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Throughout the long night, the Tathagata

Cultivated supreme wisdom;

He was able to accomplish omniscience

And liberate immeasurable multitudes"

The Heavenly Son Practice of Excellence spoke a verse of praise:

"The Buddha cultivated omniscience

And became the great Dharma Guide;

Using the Dharma to save the world,

He crossed beyond the raging torrent"

The Heavenly Son Abiding in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Abiding in vipashyana,

He contemplated all phenomena;

All Buddha-Dharmas arose from it,

As the earth gives rise to the nyagrodha tree"

The Heavenly Son Upholding Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Blessed One, the children of the Buddha

Embrace and uphold supreme wisdom;

Having attained highest bodhi,

They can liberate all sentient beings"

The Heavenly Son Sporting in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Sporting freely, he expounds all phenomena

And attains the Buddha’s fearlessness;

Neither timid nor afraid,

He is the great sage of supreme wisdom"

The Heavenly Son Conforming to Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"The Great Hero, with regard to all phenomena,

Fully comprehends them through vipashyana;

He contemplates their lack of intrinsic nature—

This is the Buddha’s bodhi"

The Heavenly Son Firm in Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"The wisdom of all Buddhas is firm;

They teach the Dharma without fear;

Seeing the suffering of all beings,

They can arouse the mind of great compassion"

The Heavenly Son Vipashyana spoke a verse of praise:

"Through wisdom one reaches bodhi;

Those possessing wisdom can train well;

The Buddha attained supreme bodhi

And liberated all sentient beings"

The Heavenly Son Cultivating Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"Cultivating and teaching the Dharma of emptiness,

The wise awaken to bodhi;

They demolish every prison of suffering

And also liberate those who are bound"

The Heavenly Son Understanding Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"Because the Blessed One understood emptiness,

He perceived neither body nor life;

Without conditions and without intrinsic nature,

Relying upon this, he taught the world"

The Heavenly Son Domain of Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"The domain of all Buddhas

Is that the nature of all phenomena is intrinsically empty;

The Great Hero trained within it

Out of loving concern to save sentient beings"

The Heavenly Son Faith in Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"The Tathagata is free from defilement

And has long been delivered from fear;

He does not cling to any phenomenon,

Like the wind that rests nowhere"

The Heavenly Son Delighting in Emptiness spoke a verse of praise:

"Those who cultivate the Dharma of emptiness

Those who delight in the Buddha’s realm

Thereby make offerings to the Buddha

And also accomplish the unsurpassed offering."

Deva Son Non-Establishment spoke this verse in praise:

"Through cultivating the Dharma of emptiness,

The Guiding Teacher is able to establish beings;

Comprehending the Dharma without departing from emptiness,

He has attained the Knower of the World."

Deva Son Inclining toward Emptiness spoke this verse in praise:

"The Buddha knows that not a single dharma

Is other than nirvana;

All dharmas arrive at nirvana—

This is the Buddha’s bodhi."

Deva Son Accomplishment of Emptiness spoke this verse in praise:

"Having attained the samadhi of empty quiescence,

The Buddha’s children attain accomplishment;

Those who make offerings to the Buddha

Are practitioners of the Dharma of emptiness."

Deva Son Proceeding toward Emptiness spoke this verse in praise:

"All who take refuge in emptiness

Possess wisdom and are not deluded;

Undefiled, they sever afflictions,

And, free from impurity, attain bodhi."

Deva Son Fulfillment of Emptiness spoke this verse in praise:

"They fulfill the Buddha-Dharma

And accomplish what is difficult to subdue;

All those who cultivate emptiness

Are able to benefit the world."

Deva Son Abiding in Emptiness spoke this verse in praise:

"Abiding securely in the Buddha-Dharma,

Those who cultivate the wisdom of emptiness

Cannot be shaken

By the countless hosts of maras."

Deva Son Delighting in the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"Delighting in the signless,

He is not attached to conditioned signs;

Having discerned all dharmas,

The Buddha transcends the world."

Deva Son Practice of the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"When practicing the signless,

They cultivate pure, quiescent conduct;

Free from the signs of beings and all else,

The maras cannot know their whereabouts."

Deva Son Realm of the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"The signless is the Buddha’s realm,

Within which the Tathagata cultivates;

The signless is difficult to realize and understand—

I bow to the One Who Practices Samadhi."

Deva Son Yearning for the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"All those in this great assembly

Yearn for the three signless dharmas;

Aspiring to the Buddha’s bodhi,

They make offerings to the Teacher of Devas and Humans."

Deva Son Cultivating Signless Practice spoke this verse in praise:

"The Tathagata, within the signless,

Constantly practices day and night;

Devas, humans, ghosts, and spirits

Do not know whence the Buddhas come."

Deva Son Signless Liberation spoke this verse in praise:

"The Great Hero abides in the signless,

Gathering the provisions of all dharmas;

It is what the Guiding Teacher cultivates and studies—

Therefore, I reverently bow."

Deva Son Signless Play spoke this verse in praise:

"With great compassion, he manifests spiritual play,

Relying supremely upon the Dharma of the signless;

To bring beings to maturity,

He abides securely in the Buddha’s wisdom."

Deva Son Accomplishment of the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those skilled in cultivating freedom from signs

Can attain the Buddha’s bodhi;

They can also make offerings to the Buddha,

As a child reveres and loves his father."

Deva Son Long Delighting in the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who cherish the Buddha’s true Dharma

Are themselves stupas for beings;

All those who are free from signs

May dwell in the Teacher’s presence."

Deva Son Path of the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"The refuge of all beings,

Through reliance on the Path, he delivers them;

Unattached, practicing quiescent extinction,

The Tathagata is supremely unsurpassed."

Deva Son Faith in the Signless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who faithfully understand the signless

Are quiescent and free from every foe;

I bow to all Buddhas,

Who deliver themselves and deliver others."

Deva Son Proceeding toward the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Whatever vows the Blessed One may have

Cannot be found when sought;

Those who are free from all doing

Are Buddhas appearing in the world."

Deva Son Cultivating the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Amid existence, he gives rise to no wish,

Cultivating a mind of quiescent extinction;

Severing the bonds of craving,

He is the Buddha who has transcended the world."

Deva Son Born of the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who have attained great diligence

Are free from craving amid existence;

Those children of the Tathagata

All bow to their father."

Deva Son Born from the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"They give rise to no wish;

Amid existence, they destroy existence;

Having severed the bonds of attachment,

The Buddha’s children are free from reproach."

Deva Son Wishless Liberation spoke this verse in praise:

"Through wishlessness they attain liberation,

Seeking nothing, they are free from bondage;

Relinquishing all and giving rise to no wish,

The Buddha’s children preserve their majestic virtue."

Deva Son Emerging through the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Escaping the desolate wilderness of sorrow,

They uproot attachment and defilement;

They bow to the Tathagata,

And together overcome hunger and thirst."

Deva Son Certainty in the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who skillfully know the suffering of existence

Know that worldly pleasures are false and illusory;

The Buddha is their father,

And they are children of the Great Teacher."

Deva Son Inclining toward the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who see suffering in existence

Attain discipline and subduing;

I bow to the Skillful Subduer,

The Trainer of Beings who destroys existence."

Deva Son Transcending through the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Having crossed beyond the wilderness of existence,

They reach the place of peace and security;

I bow universally to the great Guiding Teacher,

Who has subdued the foes of affliction."

Deva Son Clad in the Armor of the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"Victorious in battle, he destroys hostile foes,

The strongest of adversaries, so difficult to subdue;

Having vanquished all the hosts of maras,

He is valiant and seeks no existence."

Deva Son Power of the Wishless spoke this verse in praise:

"With great power in liberation,

They can sever every bond of mara;

These ranks of the Buddha’s children

Regard mara as mere blades of grass."

Deva Son Contemplation of the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"All who contemplate this body

Are able to cherish the Buddha-Dharma;

There is neither body nor agent—

They accord with the Dharma."

Deva Son Mindfulness of the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Contemplating this body,

Filthy, defiled, and impure,

Having known the body as it truly is,

They reverently bow to the great Guiding Teacher."

Deva Son Weariness with the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Fixing mindfulness inwardly upon the body,

They perceive its marks of impurity;

They are freed from the suffering of the body,

And, being subdued, deserve reverence."

Deva Son Relinquishing the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Casting off this body of blood and pus,

As a snake sheds its old skin,

I reverently bow to the non-body,

Which is the body of the great Tathagata."

Deva Son Loathing the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Loathing this body of blood and pus,

Unclean, foul, and filthy,

They cast off this impure body

And take refuge in the Teacher of Devas and Humans."

Deva Son Afflicted by the Body’s Weariness spoke this verse in praise:

"This decaying body is fearsome;

The Buddha’s children seek purity;

They all bow to the Buddha,

Attaining cultivation of the body of true Dharma."

Deva Son Fear of the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"They perceive and know these four great elements

To be like vicious, venomous snakes;

They transcend the body

And reverently bow to the great Guiding Teacher."

Deva Son Seeing the Faults of the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Directly seeing the body’s faults

Is to attain the eye of wisdom;

Illuminating these three ages,

The wise rely upon the Buddha’s wisdom."

Deva Son Not Delighting in the Body spoke this verse in praise:

"Those who take no delight in the body

Do not rely upon the signs of dharmas;

Unentangled in the fetters,

They bow to the Tamer."

Deva Son Conceiving Enmity toward Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Regarding the signs of existence as hostile foes,

They cultivate contemplation to destroy all existence;

The Buddha’s children train in this way,

Giving rise to wisdom and awakening to bodhi."

Deva Son Destroying Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Having seen the faults in existence,

They know the fearless cessation;

The Buddha’s children diligently seek the Path

And receive their father’s inheritance."

Deva Son Abandoning Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"They cultivate and train to abandon all existence,

Delighting in great nirvana;

Their minds in samadhi, free from fetters,

I bow to the great Guiding Teacher."

Deva Son Severing the Root of Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Severing the root of existence,

They illuminate the great trichiliocosm;

The children of the Blessed One

Are thoroughly proficient in all they study."

Deva Son Crossing Beyond Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Having crossed the ocean of existence,

They rescue those who are alone and helpless;

Within these three realms,

They are no longer subject to reckoning."

Deva Son Destroying Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"The Buddha’s children who practice the Path

Can destroy all three forms of existence;

They have made offerings to the Buddha

For the sake of teaching and transforming beings."

Deva Son Liberated from Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Liberated from the current of existence,

They ultimately abide at the final limit;

The Great Hero has appeared in the world—

I reverently bow to the One Who Severs Existence."

Deva Son Extinguishing Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Extinguishing the root of existence,

They escape existence and reach the other shore;

Having severed future existence,

None in the world equals the Buddha."

Deva Son Abiding at the Final Limit spoke this verse in praise:

"The Tathagata abides at the final limit,

Quiescently extinguished, he reaches the other shore;

Having crossed over by means of omniscience,

He awakens those not yet awakened."

Deva Son Abiding at the Final Limit amid Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"The Buddha abides at the final limit

And clearly teaches the causes of the three forms of existence;

Seeing no place where fetters abide,

Thereafter he attains non-arising in existence."

Deva Son Attaining the Extinction of Existence spoke this verse in praise:

"Having known existence to be empty and quiescent,

He reveals the causes of the three forms of existence

Diligent and unafraid,

I bow to the Equally Awakened One."

The Celestial Son Delivering Beings to the Other Shore spoke verses in praise:

"Freed from existence, reaching the other shore,

Uprooting the very source of existence,

Delivering all living beings—

The Guiding Teacher has compassion for all."

The Celestial Son Free from Affliction in Feeling spoke verses in praise:

"Amid feelings, he is not arrogant;

He neither conceives nor deliberates.

He fully understands all matters of meditation

And regards feelings as bubbles upon water."

The Celestial Son Understanding Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata knows all feelings

To have originally possessed no intrinsic nature.

Only ordinary beings cling to them,

Like dreaming of sensual pleasures."

The Celestial Son Contemplating Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"Those with wisdom contemplate all feelings

And can expound the wholesome path.

They will not give rise to future feelings;

Thus do they behold the Guiding Teacher."

The Celestial Son Apart from Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The one who experiences and that which is experienced—

The Buddha sees that neither has intrinsic nature.

He then proclaims to living beings

The profound and difficult-to-understand teaching."

The Celestial Son Who Definitely Knows Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"All feelings exist only as conventional truth;

In ultimate truth, they do not exist.

The Tathagata speaks what is true,

Dispelling the doubts of the world."

The Celestial Son Who Skillfully Understands Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One skillfully knows feelings

To be like clouds in empty space.

Who is deluded? Those without wisdom.

The Buddha alone truly understands."

The Celestial Son Who Penetrates Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata penetrates all feelings

And understands them to the other shore.

Knowing that feelings are neither self nor possessions of self,

His exposition of the Dharma is supreme."

The Celestial Son Who Has Crossed Beyond Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One long ago escaped

The difficult-to-cross sea of the three feelings.

Having left behind the foul mire,

The Buddha's wisdom appears unsurpassed."

The Celestial Son Who Severs Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"Regarding all feelings, the Guiding Teacher

Clearly knows the way beyond the world.

He has escaped the mire of defilement

And does not cling to any form of existence."

The Celestial Son Mindful of Feelings spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata is mindful of all feelings

And knows that through feeling the world suffers.

Living beings are bound by afflictions;

The Buddha's wisdom knows their true nature."

The Celestial Son Understanding Mind spoke verses in praise:

"The Buddha's mind has subdued the afflictions

And also vanquished every hostile mara.

Relying upon truth, he cannot be overcome;

Therefore, the Buddha is called the Muni."

The Celestial Son Cognizing Mind spoke verses in praise:

"The Buddha clearly knows mental perceptions,

Like a skilled illusionist

Conjuring all manner of forms;

Therefore, the Buddha manifests as the Worthy One."

The Celestial Son Mental Activity spoke verses in praise:

"The Great Hero cultivated the path

And ended all objects grasped by mind.

Throughout incalculable asamkhya kalpas,

The nature of mind could not be apprehended."

The Celestial Son Gathering the Mind spoke verses in praise:

"Restless and difficult to tame,

It cannot remain within its cavern.

The Buddha ended the mind's swift agitation;

Therefore, he is worthy to receive offerings."

The Celestial Son Discerning Mind spoke verses in praise:

"The Buddha has discerned the mind;

Living beings are bound by mind.

The Buddha knows its true reality,

As an illusionist instructs his child."

The Celestial Son Cultivating the Mind's Sphere spoke verses in praise:

"The sphere in which the mind operates

Is decisively seen by the Guiding Teacher.

Like experiencing the five sensual pleasures in a dream,

It deludes foolish beings."

The Celestial Son Mastery of Mind spoke verses in praise:

"Having tamed all karmic activity,

His mind makes no distinctions among phenomena.

The Tathagata beholds the characteristics of mind."

The Celestial Son Courageous Mind spoke verses in praise:

"Those called courageous in mind

Can destroy the hosts of mara.

They use mind to behold mind

And contemplate mind without weariness."

The Celestial Son Establishment spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata observes living beings;

Those who establish themselves in the Dharma

Use mind to know mind—

They are true children of the Buddha."

The Celestial Son Concentrated Mind spoke verses in praise:

"Those who have subdued the mind

Can practice quiescent cessation.

Such people are freed from bondage

And cannot be troubled by mara."

The Celestial Son Gentle Mind spoke verses in praise:

"With a courageous yet gentle mind,

They tame all living beings.

Those who delight in the Buddha-Dharma

Do not cling to sensual pleasures."

The Celestial Son Pure Mind spoke verses in praise:

"A wholesome mind delights in purity,

Reflecting carefully before performing deeds.

Having heard the Buddha's true Dharma,

It no longer doubts its profound meaning."

The Celestial Son Abiding in the Dharma spoke verses in praise:

"Those whose minds incline toward the Dharma

Delight deeply in it and never turn back.

They are true children of the Buddha,

Having arrived solely to tame beings."

The Celestial Son Contemplating the Dharma spoke verses in praise:

"Contemplating the dharmadhatu,

Their sphere is the single sphere.

The pure, single dharmadhatu

Is what the Buddhas have mastered."

The Celestial Son Establishing the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"Established in the dharmadhatu

Is the mind of great loving-kindness and compassion.

Those able to abide in the single characteristic

Are true children of the Buddha."

The Celestial Son Sphere of the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One expounds the dharmadhatu;

It is the domain of all Buddhas,

The sphere traversed by great beings—

Such wisdom is inconceivable."

The Celestial Son Born from the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"Born from the dharmadhatu,

Such wisdom is difficult to conceive.

They do not doubt the profound Buddha-Dharma

And also know the capacities and dispositions of all beings."

The Celestial Son Entering the Understanding of Dharma spoke verses in praise:

"Those who enter the profound understanding of Dharma

Comprehend the unsurpassed Dharma.

Their power of wisdom is inconceivable,

And they also fulfill all their vows."

The Celestial Son Fearlessness in the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"Having attained fearlessness in the Dharma,

They abide in a place of peace and security.

They possess the power of eloquence,

With which no one can compare."

The Celestial Son Who Skillfully Understands the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata understands the dharmadhatu

And has also attained omniscience.

He reveals the characteristics of the dharmadhatu

As plainly as an amalaka fruit held in the hand."

The Celestial Son Abiding in the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One abides in the dharmadhatu

And sees the true nature of all dharmas.

He neither relies upon nor departs from them,

Neither grasps nor relinquishes them."

The Celestial Son Practicing within the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"The Tathagata courses through the dharmadhatu,

Quiescent like empty space.

This is the sphere of the Great Muni;

I reverently bow to the Compassionate Father."

The Celestial Son Returning to the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"Through many kinds of Dharma gates,

The World-Honored One expounds the understanding of Dharma.

Within all these Dharma gates,

There is neither mind nor form."

The Celestial Son Diligence in Understanding the Dharma spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One teaches diligence,

Through which understanding of Dharma is attained.

Because one cultivates diligence,

Awakened wisdom reaches the other shore."

The Celestial Son Who Fills the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"With great loving-kindness and the true Dharma,

He fully satisfies all worlds.

Those who know the dharmadhatu

Come to abide in bodhi."

The Celestial Son Who Penetrates the Dharmadhatu spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One penetrates the profound Dharma

And therefore can contemplate the world.

Having clearly known the dharmadhatu,

I bow to the Teacher of Gods and Humans."

The Celestial Son Abiding in the Ground of Wisdom spoke verses in praise:

"That ground is supreme above all;

It is realized by the Tathagata's wisdom.

The dharmadhatu and the ten directions

Are where the Guiding Teacher courses."

The Celestial Son Abiding Place spoke verses in praise:

"The dharmadhatu is the abiding place,

The path traveled by wisdom.

All dharmas in their entirety

Are understood as a single characteristic."

The Celestial Son Knowing the Grounds spoke verses in praise:

"The World-Honored One knows the dharmadhatu

And has cultivated it as a single characteristic.

The various desires and dispositions of living beings

Are also all clearly known by the Buddha."

The Celestial Son Source spoke verses in praise:

"Those who attain omniscience

Are called children of the Buddha.

Within this dharmadhatu,

Only wisdom can know it."

The Celestial Son Training Ground spoke verses in praise:

"Those who cultivate the dharmadhatu

Abide securely in bodhi.

Penetrating the natural state,

They swiftly become Tathagata Buddhas."

The Celestial Son Training in What Is Not a Ground spoke verses in praise:

"Those who perceive what is not a ground

Delight in the Tathagata's teaching.

Even a hundred billion hosts of mara

Could not delude them."

The Celestial Son Knowing What Is Not a Ground spoke verses in praise:

"Seeing and knowing what is not a ground,

The wise attain joyful delight.

As we cultivate perfect awakening,

Hundreds of millions of maras cannot shake us."

The Celestial Son Profound and Secret Ground spoke verses in praise:

"Well trained in the ground of profound wisdom,

They abide securely in the true Dharma.

They can ride upon Mara Papiyan

As a carriage is drawn by well-tamed horses."

The Celestial Son Skillful in What Is Not a Ground spoke verses in praise:

"What is not a ground is the wholesome dharmadhatu;

They train in the single characteristic.

That mara could ever trouble them—

The Buddha declares this to be impossible."

The Celestial Son Abiding Ground spoke verses in praise:

"What is a ground and what is not a ground

Are revealed to foolish beings.

Having awakened to them himself, the Tathagata

Speaks words of instruction to living beings."

The Celestial Son Skillful Grasping spoke verses in praise:

"That cause produces the event

And the karmic deeds performed in former times.

The causal ground upon which that karma was cultivated—

The World-Honored One clearly knows it all."

The Celestial Son Skillful Karma spoke verses in praise:

"Craving, anger, and delusion—

The Buddha also knows their karmic causes.

Such are the causes, such is the karma;

The Tathagata clearly knows them all."

The Deva Prince Knowing the Future spoke this verse in praise:

"He knows what the future will be,

And the karma created by sentient beings;

The causes and the karma thereby created,

And their circumstances—the Buddha clearly knows them all."

The Deva Prince Contemplating the Present spoke this verse in praise:

"Throughout the worlds of the ten directions,

The karma and causes of sentient beings,

Their circumstances, causes, and karmic deeds—

The Guide clearly knows them all."

The Deva Prince Power of the Realm spoke this verse in praise:

"Whether karma or its causes,

Its circumstances and arising,

The Tathagata clearly knows them all;

Thus should the Teacher of Devas and Humans be understood."

The Deva Prince Delight in Power spoke this verse in praise:

"Causes, karma, and circumstances,

Amid the fruits of recompense in the three realms,

And all the deeds performed therein—

The Tathagata clearly knows them all."

The Deva Prince Power spoke this verse in praise:

"The deeds created through causes and karma,

Causes of recompense, causes and conditions,

Circumstances whose nature is intrinsically free—

These are realms the Buddha does not possess."

The Deva Prince Power of Auspiciousness spoke this verse in praise:

"The deeds created through causes and karma,

Circumstances, causes, and conditions in conventional truth,

And the fruits of recompense that are experienced—

The Buddha knows that they are all empty."

The Deva Prince Luc Duyet spoke this verse in praise:

"The deeds created through causes and karma,

Within the conventional truth of causes and conditions—

The Buddha himself has clearly known them,

And teaches that they have no intrinsic nature."

The Deva Prince Power of Play spoke this verse in praise:

"Deeds created through causes and conditions,

Circumstances, causes, and conditions in conventional truth,

Are born neither from self nor from other;

The Buddha knows that they arise dependently."