大方廣佛華嚴經

7. CHAPTER SEVEN: NAMES OF THE TATHAGATA

(Chinese Edition, First Part, Fascicle 12)

At that time, the Blessed One was in the land of Magadha, at the bodhimanda, having first attained perfect enlightenment. In the Hall of Universal Radiance, he sat upon the lion throne of the lotus treasury. His wondrous realization was wholly complete; he had utterly transcended the two modes of conduct, attained the Dharma of signlessness, abided in the dwelling place of all Buddhas, realized the equality of Buddhahood, reached the place without obstruction, acted without impediment, stood within the inconceivable, and universally beheld the three times.

He was assembled together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. All were destined for Buddhahood after one more life and had gathered from other directions. They were all skilled in contemplating the realm of sentient beings, the Dharma realm, the realm of worlds, the realm of nirvana, the various karmic fruits and retributions, the successive activities of mind, all the meanings expressed in the literature of the mundane and supramundane worlds, the conditioned and the unconditioned, and the past, present, and future. They were skilled in contemplating all such dharmas.

The bodhisattvas thought: “If the Blessed One compassionately keeps us in mind, may he reveal and explain, according to our aspirations, these matters:

Buddha-lands, the abodes of Buddhas, the adornments of Buddha-lands, the Dharma-nature of Buddhas, the purity of Buddha-lands, the Buddhas’ teaching of Dharma, the essential nature of Buddha-lands, the majestic virtue of Buddhas, the accomplishment of Buddha-lands, and the Buddhas’ great bodhi.

“Just as the Buddha-Blessed Ones throughout the worlds of the ten directions, in order to bring all bodhisattvas to accomplishment, to ensure that the lineage of the Tathagatas is never severed, to rescue and protect all sentient beings, to cause sentient beings to abandon all afflictions, to illuminate all practices, to expound all dharmas, to eliminate all defilements, to forever sever every net of doubt, to cast away all cravings, and to destroy every object of attachment, expound the bodhisattvas’ Ten Abodes, Ten Practices, Ten Dedications, Ten Treasuries, Ten Grounds, Ten Vows, Ten Samadhis, Ten Superknowledges, and Ten Crowning Teachings.

They also expound the Ground of the Tathagata, the realm of the Tathagata, the spiritual power of the Tathagata, the fearlessnesses of the Tathagata, the samadhis of the Tathagata, the supernormal powers of the Tathagata, the mastery of the Tathagata, the unobstructedness of the Tathagata, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind of the Tathagata, the eloquence of the Tathagata, the wisdom of the Tathagata, and the supreme excellence of the Tathagata.

“May the Blessed One expound these teachings for us as well!”

At that time, the Blessed One knew the thoughts of the bodhisattvas and, in accordance with their various kinds, manifested supernormal powers for them.

After the Buddha had manifested his supernormal powers, in the east, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Golden Color and a Buddha named Unmoving Wisdom. In that world was a bodhisattva named Manjushri, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the east and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the south, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Wondrous Color and a Buddha named Unobstructed Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Enlightenment, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the south and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the west, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Lotus Color and a Buddha named Wisdom That Destroys Darkness. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Wealth, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the west and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the north, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Campaka Flower Color and a Buddha named Wisdom of Majestic Deportment. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Solar Treasures, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the north and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the northeast, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Blue Lotus Color and a Buddha named Luminous Mark of Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Virtue, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the northeast and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the southeast, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Golden Color and a Buddha named Ultimate Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Vision, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the southeast and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the southwest, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Jewel Color and a Buddha named Supreme Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Diligence, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the southwest and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the northwest, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Vajra Color and a Buddha named Masterful Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Dharma, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the northwest and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the direction below, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Crystal Color and a Buddha named Brahma Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Wisdom, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the direction below and sat cross-legged upon them.

In the direction above, beyond worlds as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands, there was a world named Equal Color and a Buddha named Contemplative Wisdom. There was a bodhisattva named Foremost in Goodness, who came here together with bodhisattvas as numerous as the dust motes in ten Buddha-lands. They paid homage to the Buddha, then manifested lion thrones of the lotus treasury in the direction above and sat cross-legged upon them.

Then Manjushri, the great bodhisattva, empowered by the Buddha’s majestic might, contemplated the entire assembly of bodhisattvas and said: “These bodhisattvas are exceedingly rare.”

Disciples of the Buddha! The Buddha-lands are inconceivable. The abodes of Buddhas, the adornments of Buddha-lands, the Dharma-nature of Buddhas, the purity of Buddha-lands, the Buddhas’ teaching of Dharma, the appearance of Buddhas, the accomplishment of Buddha-lands, and the Buddhas’ unsurpassed bodhi are all inconceivable.

Why is this so?

Disciples of the Buddha! All Buddhas throughout the ten directions know that sentient beings have different inclinations. Therefore, they teach the Dharma in whatever way is appropriate and thereby tame them, extending throughout the Dharma realm and the realm of space.

Disciples of the Buddha! In the four-continent worlds of this Saha world, the Tathagata manifests many bodies, many names, many colors and forms, many heights and statures, many lifespans, many locations, many faculties, many places of birth, many voices and modes of speech, and many modes of contemplation, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! In this four-continent world, the Tathagata is called Accomplisher of All Meanings, Full Moon, Lion’s Roar, Shakyamuni, Foremost Immortal, Vairocana, Scion of Gautama, Great Shramana, Supreme One, or Guiding Master. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! East of this four-continent world is a world named Virtue of Good Protection. In that world, the Tathagata is called Vajra, Masterful One, Possessor of Wisdom, Difficult to Overcome, King of Clouds, Free from Contention, Able to Be Lord, Joyful Mind, Peerless One, or Severer of Discourse. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! South of this four-continent world is a world named Difficult to Endure. In that world, the Tathagata is called Shakra, Jewel Renown, Stainless One, Speaker of Truth, Able to Tame, Replete with Joy, Great Renown, Able to Benefit, Boundless One, or Supreme One. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! West of this four-continent world is a world named Embodied Wisdom. In that world, the Tathagata is called Water Deva, Joyfully Beheld, Supreme King, True Wisdom, One Who Has Reached the Ultimate, Joyful One, Dharma Wisdom, One Whose Work Is Done, or Well-Abiding One. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! North of this four-continent world is a world named Possessing Lions. In that world, the Tathagata is called Great Muni, Ascetic, Honored by the World, Supreme Field, Omniscient One, Benevolent Mind, Pure One, Kelabana, Bestower of the Supreme Gift, or One Who Attained through Asceticism. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Northeast of this four-continent world is a world named Wondrous Contemplation. In that world, the Tathagata is called Subduer of Mara, Accomplished One, Quiescent One, Virtuous Deva, Free from Greed, Excellent Wisdom, Impartial Mind, Unconquerable One, Voice of Wisdom, or Difficult to Appear. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Southeast of this four-continent world is a world named Joy and Delight. In that world, the Tathagata is called Cluster of Blazing Radiance, All-Knowing One, Secret One, Liberated One, One Abiding in the Nature, One Practicing in Accordance with Dharma, King of Pure Eyes, Great Hero, or Power of Diligence. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Southwest of this four-continent world is a world named Extremely Firm. In that world, the Tathagata is called Abiding Securely, King of Wisdom, Perfect One, Unmoving One, Wondrous-Eyed One, Crown King, Masterful Voice, Bestower of All, Upholder of the Assembly of Immortals, or Victorious Sumeru. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Northwest of this four-continent world is a world named Wondrous Ground. In that world, the Tathagata is called All-Pervading One, Blazing Radiance, Jeweled-Crest Mani, Worthy of Recollection, Unsurpassed Meaning, Ever Joyful, Pure in Nature, Perfect Radiance, Beautiful-Armed One, or Abiding in the Source. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Below this four-continent world is a world named Blazing Wisdom. In that world, the Tathagata is called Gatherer of Roots of Goodness, Lion’s Mark, Keen Wisdom, Golden Blaze, Knowledge of All, Ultimate Voice, Maker of Benefit, One Who Has Reached the Ultimate, True Deva, or Universally Victorious One. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Above this four-continent world is a world named Ground Sustained by the Sun. In that world, the Tathagata is called Possessor of Wisdom, Pure-Faced One, Enlightened Wisdom, Foremost One, Adornment of Practice, Giver of Joy, Fulfiller of Aspirations, Like Fire Struck from Stone, Upholder of Precepts, or One Path. He has ten thousand such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! This Saha world contains ten billion four-continent worlds. Here the Tathagata has altogether a trillion names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! East of this Saha world is a world named Secret Instruction. In that world, the Tathagata is called Equality, Distinguished One, Comforter, Opener of Understanding, Wisdom from Learning, Speaker of Truth, One Who Has Attained Mastery, Most Excellent Body, Great Hero, or Peerless Wisdom. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! South of this Saha world is a world named Abundant Overflow. In that world, the Tathagata is called Original Nature, Diligent Mind, Unsurpassed Honored One, Great Torch of Wisdom, One Without Reliance, Treasury of Radiance, Treasury of Wisdom, Treasury of Merit, Deva among Devas, or Great Masterful One. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! West of this Saha world is a world named Stainless. In that world, the Tathagata is called Accomplished Intention, Knower of the Path, Abiding Securely in the Source, Able to Release Bonds, One Who Penetrates Meaning, Delighting in Discernment, Supreme Vision, Tamer of Conduct, Practitioner of Many Austerities, or One Replete with Power. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! North of this Saha world is a world named Abundant Joy. In that world, the Tathagata is called Campaka Flower Color, Treasury of the Sun, Well-Abiding One, Manifester of Supernormal Powers, One Whose Nature Transcends, Sun of Wisdom, Unobstructed One, One Appearing Like the Moon, Swift Wind, or Pure Body. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Northeast of this Saha world is a world named Gathering In. In that world, the Tathagata is called Forever Free from Suffering, Universal Liberation, Free from the World, Unobstructed Ground, Great Hidden Treasury, Wisdom of Liberation, Treasury of the Past, Radiance of Jewels, Treasury of Pure Faith, or Unmoving Mind. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Southeast of this Saha world is a world named Beneficial. In that world, the Tathagata is called Manifester of Radiance, Exhaustive Wisdom, Beautiful Voice, Excellent Faculties, Adorned Canopy, Faculty of Diligence, One Who Has Reached the Other Shore of Discernment, Excellent Samadhi, Selective in Speech, or Ocean of Wisdom. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Southwest of this Saha world is a world named Scarce. In that world, the Tathagata is called Lord of Munis, Possessor of Many Jewels, Liberation of the World, Knower of All Faculties, Excellent Speech, Clear Vision, Master of the Faculties, Great Immortal Teacher, Opener of the Path of Karma, or Vajra Lion. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Northwest of this Saha world is a world named Joyful. In that world, the Tathagata is called Cluster of Wondrous Flowers, Sandalwood Canopy, Lotus Treasury, One Who Transcends All Dharmas, Jewel of Dharma, Repeatedly Arising, Vast-Eyed One, Possessor of Wholesome Dharmas, Mindful of Dharma, or Treasury of Nets. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Below this Saha world is a world named Lock and Key. In that world, the Tathagata is called Kindler of Flames, Subduer of Poison, Palace of Shakra, Place of Impermanence, Awakening to the Original Guide, Severer of Increase, Great Swiftness, Ever Delighting in Giving, Discerner of the Path, or Banner of Subjugation. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! Above this Saha world is a world named Resounding Voice. In that world, the Tathagata is called Banner of Heroic Courage, Immeasurable Jewel, Delighting in Great Giving, Celestial Radiance, Auspicious Prosperity, One Who Transcends All Realms, Lord of All, Irreversible Wheel, Free from All Evils, or Omniscient One. He has a trillion such names, causing sentient beings to see and know him in different ways.

Disciples of the Buddha! In each of the ten directions surrounding this Saha world there are hundreds of thousands of kotis of worlds—innumerable, immeasurable, boundless, unequaled, incalculable, unreckonable, inconceivable, immeasurable, and ineffable—extending throughout the Dharma realm and the realm of space. In all of them, the names of the Tathagata are different.

In the distant past, when the Tathagata was still a bodhisattva, he brought beings to maturity through many kinds of discourse, many languages, many sounds, many kinds of karma, many kinds of retribution, many places, many skillful means, many faculties, many forms of faith and understanding, and many stages. Likewise, he now causes sentient beings to see and know in such ways and therefore teaches them the Dharma.

8. CHAPTER EIGHT: THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

(Chinese Edition, Latter Part, Fascicle 12)

At that time, Manjushri, the great bodhisattva, said to the bodhisattvas: “Disciples of the Buddha! In this Saha world, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called wrongdoing, oppression, change, conditional involvement, accumulation, stabbing, root of reliance, falsehood, site of sores, or the deluded one.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In this Saha world, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called bondage, destruction, attachment, deluded thought, entry into destinations, certainty, net, conceptual proliferation, accompanying activity, or root of inversion.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In this Saha world, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called freedom from contention, freedom from defilement, quiescence, signlessness, non-disappearance, absence of intrinsic nature, unobstructedness, extinction, true essence, or abiding in intrinsic nature.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In this Saha world, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called the One Vehicle, approach to quiescence, guiding path, ultimate nondiscrimination, equality, relinquishment of the burden, going nowhere, accordance with the intent of the noble ones, good immortal, or ten treasuries.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In this Saha world, the Four Noble Truths are expressed by four trillion terms, in accordance with the minds and inclinations of sentient beings, so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! Just as the Noble Truth of Suffering is taught in this Saha world, in the world of Secret Instruction it is called root of seeking, non-emancipation, basis of bondage, doing what ought not to be done, universal contention, powerless when analyzed, place of reliance, extreme hardship, restless agitation, or form of a thing.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Secret Instruction, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called conformity with samsara, defiling attachment, burning, cyclic flow, root of ruin, source of outflows, evil conduct, attachment, source of illness, or fraction.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Secret Instruction, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called ultimate truth, emancipation, praise, peace and security, wholesome entry, taming, one portion, faultlessness, freedom from greed, or certainty.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Secret Instruction, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called heroic general, supreme practice, transcendence, possession of skillful means, impartial eye, freedom from extremes, realization, gathering in, supreme eye, or method of contemplation.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Secret Instruction, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Supreme Excellence, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called terror, segmented existence, loathsomeness, that which must be attended upon, change, summoning adversaries, that which readily deceives and plunders, difficult companion, false discrimination, or possession of power.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Supreme Excellence, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called ruin, root of delusion, great adversary, sharp blade, severance of flavor, enemy, what does not belong to oneself, evil guide, increase of darkness, or destruction of wholesome benefit.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Supreme Excellence, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called great meaning, benefit, meaning within meaning, immeasurability, that which should be seen, freedom from discrimination, supreme taming, constant equality, fitness for dwelling together, or flavorlessness.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Supreme Excellence, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called capable of burning, highest grade, certainty, indestructibility, profound skillful means, emancipation, non-inferiority, penetration, nature of liberation, or ability to ferry beings across.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Supreme Excellence, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Stainless world, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called regret, mutual dependence, continual turning, dwelling and formation, single flavor, non-Dharma, dwelling place, object of deluded attachment, false seeing, or innumerability.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Stainless world, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called unreal thing, mere words, impurity, ground of birth, grasping, baseness, increase, heavy burden, producer, or coarse hardness.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Stainless world, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called peerless equality, universal purification, freedom from defilement, supreme faculty, concordance, freedom from mutual dependence, extinction of delusion, highest, ultimate, or breaking the shell.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Stainless world, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called solid thing, portion of skillful means, basis of liberation, reality of original nature, irreproachability, utter purity, limit of outflows, complete entrustment, bringing to completion, or pure discernment.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Stainless world, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Abundant Overflow, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called object of defiling attachment, root of peril, portion of the ocean of outflows, mounting accumulation, root of differentiation, increase, arising and cessation, obstruction, sword tree, or product of enumeration.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Abundant Overflow, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called hateful, name, inexhaustible, fraction, undesirable, able to seize and bite, coarse thing, attachment, implement, or agitation.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Abundant Overflow, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called severance of continuity, revelation, absence of written words, nothing to cultivate, nothing to see, nothing to do, tranquil extinction, completely burned away, relinquishment of the heavy burden, or complete destruction.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Abundant Overflow, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called practice of tranquil extinction, practice of emancipation, diligent cultivation and realization, peaceful passage, immeasurable lifespan, clear understanding, ultimate path, difficult cultivation, arrival at the other shore, or unconquerable.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Abundant Overflow, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Gathering In, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called able to plunder, unwholesome companion, manifold terrors, conceptual proliferations, nature of hell, absence of true meaning, burden of craving, deep and heavy root, turning according to mind, or originally empty.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Gathering In, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called greedy attachment, evil accomplishment, grave evil, swiftness, able to grasp, perception, possession of fruit, ineffability, ungraspability, or cyclic flow.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Gathering In, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called irreversibility, freedom from speech, formlessness, delightful, firm, supremely wondrous, freedom from delusion, total extinction, remoteness from evil, or emancipation.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Gathering In, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called freedom from words, noncontention, instruction and guidance, wholesome dedication, great skillfulness, differentiated skillful means, like empty space, practice of quiescence, excellent wisdom, or ability to comprehend meaning.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Gathering In, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Beneficial world, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called heavy burden, impermanence, like a bandit, aging and death, produced by craving, cyclic flow, weariness, evil characteristic, growth, or sharp blade.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Beneficial world, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called ruin, turbidity, decline and loss, powerlessness, destruction and loss, subtle majesty, disharmony, what is done, grasping, or desire of the mind.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Beneficial world, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called release from prison, truth, freedom from adversity, protection, freedom from evil, accordance, foundation, relinquishment of causes, the unconditioned, or absence of continuity.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Beneficial world, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called attainment of nonexistence, seal of all, treasury of samadhi, attainment of radiance, irreversible Dharma, ability to exhaust existence, broad road, ability to tame, possession of peace, or basis of non-circulation.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Beneficial world, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Scarce world, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called perilous sensual pleasure, place of bondage, wrong conduct, following sensation, heartless person, root of craving, flow of the Ganges, constant destruction, nature of smoke and flame, or manifold sorrow and affliction.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Scarce world, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called vast ground, able to lead toward destinations, remote wisdom, flowing adversity, terror, heedlessness, gathering destinations, place of attachment, master of the dwelling, or continuous bondage.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Scarce world, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called fullness, deathlessness, nonself, intrinsic nature, exhaustion of discrimination, abiding in peace and bliss, limitlessness, severance of cyclic turning, cessation of the sphere of activity, or nonduality.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Scarce world, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called great radiance, ocean of exposition, discernment of meaning, harmonization of dharmas, freedom from grasping attachment, severance of continuity, broad road, cause of equality, pure skillful means, or supreme vision.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Scarce world, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such names, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Joyful world, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called cyclic flow, arising, loss of benefit, defiling attachment, heavy burden, differentiation, inward peril, gathering, evil dwelling, or nature of suffering and affliction.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Joyful world, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called ground, skillful means, untimeliness, unreal dharma, bottomlessness, grasping, departure from the precepts, dharma of affliction, inferior view, or mass of defilement.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Joyful world, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called destruction of reliance, heedfulness, truth, equality, wholesome purity, freedom from illness, freedom from crookedness, signlessness, mastery, or non-arising.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Joyful world, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called entry into the supreme realm, severance of accumulation, transcendence of all classes, vast nature, exhaustion of discrimination, path of spiritual power, manifold skillful means, practice of right mindfulness, path of constant quiescence, or gathering in liberation.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the Joyful world, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such names, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Lock and Key, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called mark of ruin, like a broken vessel, produced by the self, bodies in the various destinations, momentary cyclic flow, gateway of manifold evils, nature of suffering, fit to be discarded, flavorlessness, or coming and going.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Lock and Key, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called formations, poisonous excrement, conjunction, branch of sensation, mind of self, mixed poison, empty acclaim, formidable flavor, burning affliction, or terror.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Lock and Key, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called nonaccumulation, unobtainability, wondrous medicine, indestructibility, nonattachment, immeasurability, vastness, factor of enlightenment, freedom from defilement, or unobstructedness.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Lock and Key, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called peaceful practice, freedom from desire, ultimate reality, entry into meaning, ultimate nature, pure manifestation, gathering mindfulness, attainment of liberation, rescue, or excellent practice.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Lock and Key, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such names, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Resounding Voice, the Noble Truth of Suffering is called trace of error, world, basis of reliance, arrogance, nature of defiling attachment, swift current, inability to delight, concealment, swift extinction, or difficult to tame.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Resounding Voice, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is called that which must be restrained, mental destination, able to bind, arising in accordance with thought, reaching the final boundary, conjunction, discrimination, gateway, drifting movement, or concealment.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Resounding Voice, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is called absence of a place of reliance, ungraspability, turning back, freedom from contention, smallness, greatness, wholesome purity, inexhaustibility, vastness, or beyond price.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Resounding Voice, the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is called contemplation, ability to crush adversaries, seal of complete knowledge, ability to enter the nature, difficult to oppose, limitless meaning, ability to enter wisdom, harmonious path, eternally unmoving, or distinguished meaning.

“Disciples of the Buddha! In the world of Resounding Voice, the Four Noble Truths have four trillion such terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.

“Disciples of the Buddha! Just as the Four Noble Truths are expressed by four trillion names in this Saha world, so too, throughout all the immeasurable, boundless, and ineffable worlds of the ten directions, extending throughout the Dharma realm and the realm of space, the Four Noble Truths are expressed in each world by four trillion terms, adapted to the minds and inclinations of sentient beings so that they may be tamed.”