Mahāyāna — Northern Canon · Linh Sơn Vietnamese Mahāyāna Canon

大方廣佛華嚴經

Chinese title:大方廣佛華嚴經

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Bodhisattva Samantabhadra again told the assembly: “Children of the Buddha! East of the fragrant-water ocean called Treasury of Stainless Flames, adjoining the fragrant-water ocean called Subtly Transforming Bodies Everywhere, is a world-seed called Well-Arrayed Distinct Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Vajra-Eye Banner, containing a world-seed called Adorned Dharma-Realm Bridge.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrously Adorned with Various Lotuses, containing a world-seed called Constantly Producing Transformations Throughout the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Uninterrupted Wheel of the Jeweled King, containing a world-seed called Dense Clouds Arrayed with Jeweled Lotuses.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Fragrance, Wondrous Universal Adornment, containing a world-seed called Vairocana’s Practices of Transformation.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Banner of the Treasury of Secret Jeweled Flames, containing a world-seed called Realm Mindfully Protected by All Buddhas.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Blazing Light of All Colors, containing a world-seed called Supreme Light Shining Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Realm of All Adornments, containing a world-seed called Lamp of Jeweled Flames.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands.

Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Crystal Ground, containing a world-seed called Constantly Radiating Light, whose substance consists of the sounds of pure kalpas. At its very lowest point is a world called Delightful Banner of Pure Light, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in one Buddha-land and wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Supreme Samadhi, Diligence, and Wisdom.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Banner Adorned with Fragrance, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands and wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Lamp of the Unobstructed Dharma Realm.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in three Buddha-lands, level with the Saha world, is a world called Treasury of Radiant Light. Its Buddha is named Luminous Wisdom Unobstructed Throughout the Dharma Realm.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in seven Buddha-lands, at the very summit of this world-seed, is a world called Fragrance of the Supreme Body, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in twenty Buddha-lands and wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Flower of the Factors of Awakening.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Wheel of Inexhaustible Light, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Replete with Wondrous Light, is a world-seed called Pervasively Stainless.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Canopy of Resplendent Light, containing a world-seed called Boundless Universal Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Wondrous Jewels, containing a world-seed called Fragrant Mani in the Shape of a Ghost’s Torso.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Producing the Buddha’s Voice, containing a world-seed called Well-Established Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Treasury of the Sumeru Banner of Fragrance, containing a world-seed called Filled Everywhere with Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Sandalwood Light, containing a world-seed called Wheel of Jeweled Flames.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Sustained by the Power of Wind, containing a world-seed called Banner of Jeweled Flame-Clouds.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adornment of Shakra’s Body, containing a world-seed called Treasury of Pearls.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Level Body, Purely Adorned, containing a world-seed called Various Adornments of Lapis Lazuli Dust.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands. Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Flowers of Wondrous Trees, containing a world-seed called Producing Vast Lands in Every Direction, whose substance consists of the Buddha’s voice subduing Mara.

At its very lowest point is a world called Banner of Blazing Torches. Its Buddha is named Ocean of the World’s Merit.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Producing Jewels. Its Buddha is named Lion’s Strength, Cloud of Jewels.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in three Buddha-lands, level with the Saha world, is a world called Shaped Like a Garment. Its Buddha is named King of the Ocean of Omniscience.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in seven Buddha-lands, at the very summit of this world-seed, is a world called Jeweled Necklace, Lion’s Light. Its Buddha is named Banner of Lotuses of Skillful Transformation.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Light of Vajra Flames, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Banner Adorned with All Ornaments, is a world-seed called Adorned with Pure Conduct.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Resplendent Light of Jeweled Flowers, containing a world-seed called Adorned with the Marks of Merit.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Blooming Lotuses, containing a world-seed called Adorned with Bodhisattva Mani Crowns.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Jeweled Garments, containing a world-seed called Wheel of Pure Pearls.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Lovely Flowers Shining Everywhere, containing a world-seed called Illuminated by Clouds of a Hundred Lights.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Great Light Pervading Space, containing a world-seed called Jeweled Light Shining Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Banner Adorned with Wondrous Flowers, containing a world-seed called Golden-Moon Eyes and Necklaces.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Treasury of the Pearl-Fragrance Ocean, containing a world-seed called Buddha’s Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Light of the Jeweled Wheel, containing a world-seed called Light Skillfully Manifesting the Buddha’s Realm.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands. Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Foundation Adorned with Boundless Wheels, containing a world-seed called Distinctions of Immeasurable Directions, whose substance consists of the various voices and modes of speech of all lands.

At its very lowest point is a world called Vajra Flower Canopy. Its Buddha is named Inexhaustible Marks, Light, and Voice of the Universal Gate.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Producing Banners of Jeweled Garments. Its Buddha is named Cloud of Merit, Great Majestic Power.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in three Buddha-lands, level with the Saha world, is a world called Wondrously Adorned with Multitudes of Jewels. Its Buddha is named Ocean of Supreme Wisdom.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in seven Buddha-lands, at the very summit of this world-seed, is a world called Banner of Garments of Sunlight. Its Buddha is named Wisdom-Sun, Lotus-Cloud.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Indranila Jewels, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Palace of the Asuras, is a world-seed called Sustained by the Light of Fragrant Water.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Jeweled Lions, containing a world-seed called Universally Displaying All Jewels of the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Clouds of Colored Palace-Light, containing a world-seed called Wondrously Adorned Jeweled Wheel.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Producing Great Lotuses, containing a world-seed called Wondrous Adornment Illuminating the Dharma Realm Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Eye of Lamp-Flames, containing a world-seed called Universally Contemplating the Transformations of the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wheel of Inconceivable Adornments, containing a world-seed called Universally Renowned Light of the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Heaps of Jewels, containing a world-seed called Resplendent Lamp-Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Pure Jeweled Light, containing a world-seed called Sumeru Peak That None Can Obstruct.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Railings of Jeweled Garments, containing a world-seed called Light of the Tathagata’s Body.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands.

Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Banner Adorned with Trees, containing a world-seed called Abiding in Indra’s Net, whose substance consists of the sounds of the bodhisattvas’ grounds of wisdom. At its very lowest point is a world called Wondrous Golden Color. Its Buddha is named Victorious Majestic Light of Fragrant Flames.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Flowers of Mani Trees. Its Buddha is named Unobstructed Universal Manifestation.

Above it, level with the Saha world, is a world called Wondrously Adorned with Lapis Lazuli. Its Buddha is named Self-Mastery in Dharma, Firm Wisdom.

At the very summit of this world-seed is a world called Wondrously Adorned with Brahma’s Voice. Its Buddha is named King of the Light of Blooming Lotuses.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Foundation Adorned with Vajra Wheels, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Place Where Lotuses Manifest, is a world-seed called Level and Upright Lands.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Mani Light, containing a world-seed called Unconfused Throughout the Dharma Realm.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Mani of the Suns of Many Wondrous Fragrances, containing a world-seed called Universally Manifesting the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Ever Receiving Streams of Jewels, containing a world-seed called Universally Circulating the Buddha’s Voice.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Boundless, Profound, Wondrous Sound, containing a world-seed called Distinctions of Boundless Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Solid Accumulation, containing a world-seed called Distinctions of Immeasurable Places.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Pure Brahma-Voice, containing a world-seed called Universally Pure Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Treasury of the Sounds of Sandalwood Railings, containing a world-seed called Lofty, Outstanding Banner.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with the Light of the Jeweled King of Wondrous Fragrance, containing a world-seed called Power of Universally Manifested Light.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Indra’s Net of Lotuses, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrously Adorned Silver Lotuses, is a world-seed called Universal Pervasive Practice.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Clouds of Dense Lapis Lazuli Flames, containing a world-seed called Universally Producing Voices Throughout the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Masses of Light-Flames of the Ten Directions, containing a world-seed called Constantly Producing Transformations Distributed Throughout the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Manifesting Banners of True-Gold Mani, containing a world-seed called Marks of the Vajra Banner.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Great Adornment of Equality, containing a world-seed called Encircling the Dharma Realm with Heroic Courage.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Clusters of Jeweled Flowers of Inexhaustible Light, containing a world-seed called Boundless Pure Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Golden Banner, containing a world-seed called Expounding Subtle and Secret Places.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Light and Reflections Shining Everywhere, containing a world-seed called Universal Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Sound of Quiescence, containing a world-seed called Draperies Spread Before One.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands. Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Banner of Dense Flame-Clouds, containing a world-seed called Adorned with All Light, whose substance consists of the voices of the assemblies at the Tathagata’s bodhimanda.

At its very lowest point is a world called Adorned with Pure Eyes. Its Buddha is named Vajra-Moon Shining Throughout the Ten Directions.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Virtue of the Lotus. Its Buddha is named Greatly Diligent Wisdom of Skillful Awakening.

Above it, level with the Saha world, is a world called Adorned with Vajra Secrets. Its Buddha is named Banner of the King of Sala Trees.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in seven Buddha-lands, at the very summit of this world-seed, is a world called Adorned with a Pure Ocean. Its Buddha is named Peerless Majestic Virtue That None Can Subdue.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Accumulated Treasury of Jeweled Fragrances, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Jeweled Light Shining Everywhere, is a world-seed called Adornment of Stainless Renown.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Auspicious Conch Shining Everywhere, containing a world-seed called Unobstructed Light, Universally Adorned.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Flowers of Sandalwood Trees, containing a world-seed called Universally Manifesting the Circles of the Ten Directions.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Producing Jewels of Wondrous Colors, containing a world-seed called Victorious Banner Circulating Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Banners of Mind-King Mani, containing a world-seed called Manifesting Unobstructed Buddha-Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Universally Adorned with Wheels of Pearls, containing a world-seed called Emanated from the Vows of All Buddhas.

There are ineffable numbers of world-oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands. Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Wheel of the Treasury of Jambunada Gold, containing a world-seed called Banner of Universal Sound, whose substance consists of the sounds of entering the gateways to omniscience.

At its very lowest point is a world called Flames of Flower Stamens. Its Buddha is named Diligent Giver.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Banner of Lotus-Light. Its Buddha is named Mind-King Supreme in All Merit.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in three Buddha-lands, level with the Saha world, is a world called Adorned with the Ten Powers. Its Buddha is named King Who Skillfully Manifests Immeasurable Merit.

At the very summit of this world-seed is a world called Banner of Mani Fragrant Mountains. Its Buddha is named Vast, Excellent Eye That Purifies and Dispels Doubt.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Jeweled Adornment, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Upholding the Treasury of Sumeru’s Light, is a world-seed called Producing Vast Clouds.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Realm Adorned with Great Majestic Power, containing a world-seed called Unobstructed Pure Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Densely Arrayed Jeweled Lotuses, containing a world-seed called Adorned with the Supreme Lamp.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Supported by Jeweled Adornments, containing a world-seed called Treasury of the Net of Sunlight.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Purely Adorned with Many Things, containing a world-seed called Abode of Jeweled Flowers.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Practices of Supreme Penetrating Wisdom, containing a world-seed called Adorned with Supreme Forms.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Upholding Wondrous Mani Peaks, containing a world-seed called Universally Pure Treasury of Space.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Great and Vast Universal Illumination, containing a world-seed called Great Indranila-Torch Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Lovely Mani Pearls Shining Everywhere, containing a world-seed called Universal Roaring Sound.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands.

Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Producing Indranila Jewels, containing a world-seed called Universally Pervading Without Distinction, whose substance consists of the sounds of bodhisattvas’ mighty roars.

At its very lowest point is a world called Treasury of Wondrous Excellence. Its Buddha is named Wisdom of Supreme Merit.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Marks of Adornment. Its Buddha is named Great Light of Transcendent Excellence.

Above it, level with the Saha world, is a world called Universally Adorned Lapis Lazuli Wheel. Its Buddha is named Sumeru Lamp.

At the very summit of this world-seed is a world called Ocean of Flower Banners. Its Buddha is named Cloud of Wondrous Wisdom and Inexhaustible Transformations.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Jeweled Vajra Letters, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Jeweled Rhinoceros of Lofty Virtue, is a world-seed called Jeweled Banner Shining Forth.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Jeweled Banners, containing a world-seed called Manifesting All Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Clouds of Wondrous Jewels, containing a world-seed called Light of Jeweled Adornment Shining Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Flowers of Jeweled Trees, containing a world-seed called Interwoven Adornment of Wondrous Flowers.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Wondrous Flower-Garments, containing a world-seed called Ocean of Light.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Peaks of Jeweled Trees, containing a world-seed called Clouds of Jeweled Flames.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Manifesting Light, containing a world-seed called Entering the Vajra Without Obstruction.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Universally Adorned with Lotuses, containing a world-seed called Boundless Shore and Ocean Abyss.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Adorned with Wondrous Jewels, containing a world-seed called Treasury Universally Manifesting Lands.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands.

Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Indestructible, containing a world-seed called Lotus Banner Interwoven with Wondrous Wheels, whose substance consists of sounds produced by the Buddha’s power.

At its very lowest point is a world called Supremely Wondrous Fragrance. Its Buddha is named Light Transforming into Immeasurable Numbers of Dust Motes.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Gateway of Inconceivably Distinct Adornments. Its Buddha is named Immeasurable Wisdom.

Above it, level with the Saha world, is a world called Treasury of Wondrous Flowers and Light of the Ten Directions. Its Buddha is named Lion-Eye Cloud of Light-Flames.

At the very summit is a world called Ocean of Sounds. Its Buddha is named Gateway of the Water-Deity’s Light-Flames.

Children of the Buddha! Beyond the fragrant-water ocean called Wondrous Fragrance of Naturally Formed Jewels, extending to the fragrant-water ocean called Light of Crackling Wheels of Flame, is a world-seed called Ineffable Varieties of Adornment.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Jeweled Dust and Dew, containing a world-seed called Universally Entering Immeasurable Circles.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Replete with All Adornments, containing a world-seed called Jeweled Light Shining Everywhere.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Arrayed with Nets of Many Jewels, containing a world-seed called Profoundly and Secretly Arranged.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Banner Adorned with Wondrous Jewels, containing a world-seed called Sound Clearly Revealing the Ocean of Worlds.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Pure Reflections of the Sun Palace, containing a world-seed called Pervading and Entering Indra’s Net.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Various Wondrous Adornments, containing a world-seed called Clouds of Pure, Dense Light-Flames.

Next is the fragrant-water ocean called Lamps of Jeweled Flames Pervading Everywhere, containing a world-seed called Various Forms Conforming to the Buddhas’ Original Vows.

There are ineffable numbers of fragrant-water oceans such as these, as numerous as dust motes in Buddha-lands.

Nearest the encircling mountain is a fragrant-water ocean called Accumulated Necklace-Garments, containing a world-seed called Manifesting Wondrous Garments, whose substance consists of the voices of all Buddhas of the three periods of time.

At its very lowest point is a world called Generating Joy, resting upon the fragrant-water ocean called Indra’s Treasury of Flowers. It is surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in one Buddha-land and is wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Firmly Awakened Wisdom.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, level with the world Vajra Banner, is a world called Adorned with Jeweled Nets, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in ten Buddha-lands and wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Light of Immeasurable Joy.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in three Buddha-lands, level with the Saha world, is a world called Jeweled Lotus Lion Throne, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in thirteen Buddha-lands. Its Buddha is named Supremely Pure, Whose Renown Is Not in Vain.

Above it, beyond worlds as numerous as dust motes in seven Buddha-lands, at the very summit of this world-seed, is a world called Jeweled-Color Dragon-Light, surrounded by worlds as numerous as dust motes in twenty Buddha-lands and wholly pure. Its Buddha is named Universal Illuminating Light Pervading the Dharma Realm.

Children of the Buddha! Within fragrant-water oceans such as these, numbering ten ineffable multitudes of dust motes in Buddha-lands, are world-seeds numbering ten ineffable multitudes of dust motes in Buddha-lands. They all rest upon lotuses adorned with mani-king banners manifesting the forms of all bodhisattvas.

Each has uninterrupted adornments along its jeweled boundaries; each radiates light of jeweled colors; each is overspread and covered by clouds of light; each has its own adornments and distinct kalpas; in each, Buddhas appear; in each, oceans of Dharma are expounded; each is filled everywhere with sentient beings; each enters and pervades the ten directions; and each is sustained by the spiritual power of the Buddhas.

Within every one of these world-seeds, all worlds abide upon their various adornments, linked together to form a net of worlds. Their many distinct varieties are established everywhere throughout the Flower-Treasury Adorned Ocean of Worlds.

At that time, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, wishing to restate this meaning, received the Buddha’s majestic power and spoke these verses:

The Flower-Treasury Ocean of WorldsIs no different from the Dharma realm;Its adornments are utterly pure,And it abides within empty space.

Within this ocean of worlds,The land-seeds are inconceivable;Each and every one is self-mastered,Each distinct and without confusion.

In the Flower-Treasury Ocean of Worlds,The land-seeds are skillfully arrayed;Their forms and adornments differ,And their various marks are not alike.

The Buddhas’ voices of transformation,In many varieties, constitute their substance;They are seen according to karmic power,Their land-seeds splendidly adorned.

Shapes like Sumeru, cities, and nets,Whirlpools, circles, and squares,And vast, wide-blooming lotuses—Realm after realm encircles the others.

Shapes like mountain-banners and towers,Or encircled structures of vajra—Such vast and mighty land-seedsAre inconceivable in this way.

Great oceans, pearl-fire,And inconceivable nets of light—Land-seeds such as theseAll rest upon lotuses.

Each and every land-seedHas ineffable nets of light;Within that light appear all realms,Pervading the oceans of the ten directions.

All those land-seeds,With their many adornments,Reveal lands within them,Seen everywhere without end.

The land-seeds are inconceivable,Their worlds have no boundary;Their many beautiful adornmentsAll arise through the Buddhas’ majestic power.

Within all the land-seedsAre inconceivable worlds;Some are forming, some decaying,And some have already been destroyed.

Just as leaves within a forestBoth grow and fall,So within these land-seedsWorlds arise and pass away.

Just as trees within a forestBear many different kinds of fruit,So, dwelling upon these land-seeds,Are many kinds of sentient beings.

Just as different kinds of seedsProduce fruits that all differ,Because karmic powers differ,The realms of beings are not the same.

Just as a mind-king jewelDisplays colors according to the mind,Because the minds of beings are pure,They behold pure lands.

Just as a great dragon kingRaises clouds throughout empty space,So the power of the Buddhas’ vowsBrings forth the various lands.

As an illusionist, through magic,Can manifest all manner of objects,Through the karmic power of beingsThe lands are inconceivable.

Just as colored imagesAre fashioned by a painter,So are all these landsCreated by the painter, mind.

The bodies of beings differ,Arising through distinctions made by mind;In the same way, among all lands,None are not produced by karma.

Just as the Buddhas are seenIn many different forms and colors,According to beings’ mental conduct,The lands they see also differ.

The foundations of the various landsAre overspread with lotus nets;Their appearances are not alike,And their adornments are utterly pure.

Those lotus netsAbide within the net of lands;Within their many adornmentsThe various kinds of beings dwell.

Within some landsThe ground is rugged and uneven;Because of sentient beings’ afflictions,They behold it in this way.

Defiled and pure alike,Immeasurable world-seedsArise according to beings’ minds,Sustained by bodhisattvas’ power.

Within some landsDefilement and purity are intermingled;Some arise through the power of karmaAs places where bodhisattvas teach and transform.

Some lands radiate lightAnd are formed of stainless jewels;Beautifully adorned in many ways,They are purified by the Buddhas.

Within every world-seedAre inconceivable kalpa-fires;Though appearing filled with emptiness and ruin,Those places ever remain secure.

Through the karmic power of beings,Many lands are brought forth,Resting upon wheels of windAnd also upon wheels of water.

Worlds are in themselves thus,Yet are seen in many different ways;In ultimate truth they have no birth,Nor do they perish or decay.

Within each and every thoughtImmeasurable lands are brought forth;Through the Buddha’s spiritual might,All are seen as pure and stainless.

Some lands are formed of mud and earth,Their substance exceedingly hard;Dark and devoid of light,They are inhabited by those of evil karma.

Some lands are formed of vajra,Defiled and filled with fear;With much suffering and little joy,They are inhabited by those of scant merit.

Some lands are made entirely of iron,Or fashioned from red copper;Their rocky mountains are rugged and terrifying,And they teem with evildoers.

Within some lands are hells,Where suffering beings are hard to save;They dwell forever in darkness,Constantly scorched by oceans of fire.

In others there are animalsOf countless ugly forms;Because of their own evil karma,They constantly undergo suffering and anguish.

Some contain the realms of Yama,Where beings forever suffer hunger and thirst;They climb immense mountains of fireAnd undergo exceedingly grave torments.

Some landsAre formed by combining the seven treasures;Their many palacesAre created by pure karma.

Observe the worldsWhere devas and humans dwell:As the fruit of fulfilled pure karma,They enjoy pleasures in due season.

Within every single poreAre inconceivable billions of lands;Their various marks and adornmentsHave never been crowded or confined.

The karma of beings differs,And worlds are many and immeasurable;Born within them, beings form attachmentsAnd experience unlike suffering and joy.

Some lands consist entirely of jewels,Ever radiating boundless light;Wondrous vajra lotusesAdorn them, pure and stainless.

Some lands consist of light,Resting upon wheels of radiance;Golden sandalwood fragranceAnd clouds of flame shine everywhere.

Some lands consist of lunar discs,With fragrant garments spread everywhere;Within a single lotusBodhisattvas sit in every place.

Some lands consist of jewels,Their forms and colors free of stain;Like the net of the celestial sovereign,Their light is ever radiant.

Some lands consist of fragrant substances,Or of vajra flowers;Mani light casts reflections,And they appear utterly pure.

Some inconceivable landsAre formed by revolving, interwoven flowers;They are filled with transformation Buddhas,While bodhisattvas shine everywhere.

Some pure landsConsist entirely of flowering trees;Beautiful branches cover the bodhimanda,And mani clouds spread throughout.

Some lands shine with pure lightAnd are formed of vajra flowers;The voices of transformation BuddhasSpread boundlessly into a net.

Some lands resemble a bodhisattva’sBeautiful mani crown;Other lands are shaped like jeweled thrones,Transformed from light.

Some are made of sandalwood powder,Some of light from the white urna,And some beautiful lands are formedFrom voices within the Buddha’s light.

Some pure lands are seenAdorned by a single light;Others are seen with many adornments—All lands are wondrous and extraordinary.

Some are embellished with beautiful objectsFrom ten different lands;Others are adorned with everythingFrom a thousand lands.

Some use a billion landsTo adorn a single realm;Their forms and marks are not alike,And all appear like reflected images.

Ineffable landsAdorn a single realm;Each object radiates lightThrough the power of the Buddhas’ vows.

Some lands are purifiedThrough the power of vows;Within every object of adornmentOceans of lands are seen everywhere.

Those who cultivate Samantabhadra’s vowsBring pure lands to fulfillment;The adornments of lands throughout the three periodsAll appear completely within them.

Children of the Buddha, contemplateThe awesome spiritual power of the land-seeds:The lands of the futureAre all made visible as if in dreams.

The worlds of the ten directionsAnd all lands of the pastAre present within a single realm,Appearing like magical illusions.

All Buddhas of the three periodsAnd all the Buddhas’ landsWithin a single land-seedMay all be beheld.

Through the spiritual power of the Buddhas,All lands appear within a mote of dust;Their various kinds are clearly seen,Like reflections without true substance.

Some landsAre shaped like great oceans;Others resemble Mount Sumeru—The worlds are inconceivable.

Some lands abide beautifully,Shaped like the celestial sovereign’s net;Others are shaped like forests,With Buddhas filling them.

Some are shaped like jeweled wheels,Others like lotuses;Some have eight beautifully adorned corners,And everywhere is pure.

Some are shaped like jeweled thrones,Some lands are triangular,Some resemble kharika,City walls, or the body of Brahma King.

Some resemble the celestial lord’s hair,Some the form of a half-moon,Some a mani mountain,And others the shape of the sun.

Some worldsAre formed like oceans of fragrance;Others form rings of light,Purified and adorned by Buddhas of old.

Some resemble the axle of a cart,Others a sacrificial altar;Some resemble the white urna,The ushnisha, or broad and long eyes.

Some lands are shaped like a Buddha’s hand,Others like a vajra pestle;Some resemble mountains of flame,Filled everywhere with bodhisattvas.

Some are shaped like lions,Others like sea monsters;Their essential natures all differ.

Within a single land-seed,The forms of its lands are endless;Through the power of the Buddhas’ vowsThey are protected and thus abide.

Some lands abide for one kalpa,Some abide for ten kalpas,Or even for more than hundreds of thousands,As numerous as dust motes in worlds.

Within a single kalpa,Some lands are seen to form and decay;Others do so for immeasurable, countless periods,Even unto the inconceivable.

Some lands have a Buddha,While some lands have none;Some have only one Buddha,While others have immeasurable Buddhas.

If a land has no Buddha,A Buddha from another landTransforms and comes into that realmTo manifest the deeds of a Buddha:

Descending in spirit from a heavenly realm,Dwelling in the womb and being born,Subduing Mara and attaining perfect awakening,And turning the unsurpassed Dharma wheel.

According to what beings delight in,The Buddha manifests many appearancesAnd turns the Dharma wheel for themIn accord with their faculties and dispositions.

Within every Buddha-land,A Buddha appears in the worldAnd throughout billions of yearsExpounds the unsurpassed Dharma.

Those who are not vessels for the DharmaCannot behold the Buddhas;But those whose hearts cherish and delight in itSee the Buddha everywhere.

Within every landA Buddha appears in the world;The Buddhas throughout all landsNumber inconceivable billions.

Each Buddha among themManifests immeasurable spiritual transformations,Pervading the entire Dharma realmTo tame and guide sentient beings.

Some lands have no light,But are dark and filled with fear;Their pain is like piercing knives,And whoever sees it is grieved.

Some have the light of devas,Some the light of palaces,And some the light of sun and moon—The net of lands is inconceivable.

Some lands shine by themselves,And some blaze with jeweled trees;There suffering has never existed,Because of sentient beings’ power of merit.

Some have radiant mountains,Some shine with mani light,And some are illuminated by lamps—All arise from the power of karma.

Some shine with the Buddha’s lightAnd are filled with bodhisattvas;Others are illuminated by lotusesOf brilliant and beautiful colors.

Some lands shine with flowers,And others with fragrant water;Burning incense and fragrant ointments glow—All through the power of excellent vows.

Some lands are illuminated by clouds,And others shine with mani gems;Some are lit by the Buddha’s radiance,Proclaiming delightful voices.

Some are illuminated by precious jewels,And others shine with vajra light;Pure voices resound afar,Dispelling every suffering.

Some shine with mani light,Some with radiant ornaments,And some with the light of the bodhimanda,Illuminating the entire assembly.

The Buddha radiates great light,Within which transformation Buddhas abound;That light shines everywhere,Pervading the entire Dharma realm.

Some lands are exceedingly terrifying,With cries and screams of sufferingAnd anguished sounds of lamentation;All who hear them are afraid.

The paths of hell and animal birth,And even the realms of Yama,Belong to these turbid, evil worlds.

Others constantly resound with joyful voices,Pleasing and consonant with the true Dharma;These are attained through pure karma.

In some landsThe voice of Shakra is always heard;In others, the voice of BrahmaAnd the voices of the world-rulers.

In some lands,Wondrous voices resound from clouds,While jeweled oceans, mani trees,And music fill the realms with sound.

Within the halos of the BuddhasAre endless transformation voices;The bodhisattvas’ wondrous voices, too,Are heard throughout the lands of the ten directions.

In inconceivable lands,The sound of the Dharma wheel turns constantly;Voices resound from oceans of vows,Wondrous voices of spiritual cultivation.

All Buddhas of the three periodsBring forth the various worlds;All their names are fully present,And their voices are inexhaustible.

In some lands, one constantly hearsThe powerful voices of the Buddhas,Expounding the grounds, liberations,And immeasurable teachings.

Through the power of Samantabhadra’s vows,Wondrous voices resound in billions of lands;Those voices thunder like a stormAnd endure throughout endless kalpas.

The Buddha, abiding in pure lands,Manifests voices of self-mastery;Throughout the Dharma realm of the ten directions,All beings are able to hear them.”

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