The Buddha told Ananda, "The realm of Ultimate Bliss is fully and completely adorned with innumerable merits and virtues. No such words like sufferings, dangers, evil paths, Mara or anxiety exist. There are also no change in weathers such as the four season, the cold and hot days or the rainy and cloudy days. There are also no big or small rivers or seas, hills and valleys. Neither are there thorns, sands, iron gates and Mount Sumeru. Nor are there any earthy or rocky hills. The Land is naturally formed from the seven jewels with a golden floor. It is wide, spacious, even, uprights and limitless. The Land is full of pure adornments, which are specially and wonderfully beautiful and far surpasses the worlds in the ten directions."
After listening to the description, Ananda asked The World Honoured One, "If there is no Mount Sumeru on that Land, then upon what will The Kings of Four Heavens and Trayastrimsha Heaven dwell on?"
The Buddha asked Ananda, "Upon what are The Suyama Heaven and The Tushita Heaven, The Forms and No Form Realms and the other heavens dwell on?"
Ananda answered, "They are formed from the inconceivable powerful karma of living beings."
The Buddha told Ananda, "Do you know not of the inconceivable karma? The fruition of the reward of your body is inconceivable. The karmic retribution of the living beings on that Land, with their good and powerful merits and virtues, are able to dwell in the Land that is derived from the Karmic rewards of the great vows, great practices and great spiritual penetrations of Amitabha Buddha. So they are able to achieve such appearances."
Ananda said, " The retribution of karma, the causes and fruitions are inconceivable. Actually, I do no doubt such dharmas. But because for the benefits of living beings in the future, so that they will be free from doubts, that is why I have asked such a question."
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