"And also there are streams and ponds that flow interchangeably on the left and right hand side of the lecture hall. The length, width and depth of the ponds are each of suitable sizes. Some are ten yojanas, twenty yojanas or until there are those of hundreds and thousand yojanas. They are all filled with pure and fragrant water that is enhanced with the eight virtues. There are innumerable sandalwood trees and also the good luck trees beside the ponds and streams. These trees forever produce the fragrance and fruits that illuminate everywhere with their brilliant lights. Their long branches and abundant leaves cover intertwinglely above the ponds. They produce all kinds of fragrances that none in the world would be able to bring on a comparison. And blown by the light breeze, the fragrance scenting the flowing streams. The ponds are also decorated with seven gems. The bottom of the ponds are covered with golden sand. There are green lotus flowers, red lotus flowers, yellow lotus flowers, white lotus flowers and lotus flowers with mixed colours and abundant lights that pervasively cover the surface of the water.
If there are living beings who are to bathe in this water and wish that the water will reach their feet, knees, waists, necks or totally cover their bodies, or if they wish to bathe in cold water, warm water, in fast streams or gentle flows, the water will each accord with the wishes of the living beings. And it brings relaxation and happiness to their bodies and spirits. The water is so pure as if it is without form. The precious sand can be seen clearly through the water. The images of the sand shine forth from all depths. The ripples flow on in small circles, overlapping one another in their flows.
The waves sing forth in uncountable subtle sounds. May be one would be able to hear of the sounds of The Buddha, The Dharma and The Sangha, the sounds of paramitas, the sounds of silence, immovable pure contemplation, the sounds of non-production and non-extinction, the sounds of the Ten Strengths of Bravery, the sounds of no self nature, no doers and non-self, the sounds of great kindness, great compassion, joy and renunciation and the sounds of Annointing The Crown with fragrant dews so as to attain the position of Dharma Prince.
After one has listened to these sounds, one will obtain a pure mind, with no more discriminating thoughts, a mind that is proper, straight and in equanimity which is able to bring the good roots to maturity. Whatever a man hears of will be in accordance with the Dharmas. Whatever he wishes to hear, only he alone will hear of it. Those that he does not wish to hear will not be heard by him. He will never retreat from the Bodhi Mind of Anuttarasamyaksambodhi. All those who have arrived from the worlds in the ten directions will be born naturally from transformations, in the lotuses in the ponds of seven gems.
Everyone will obtain a body that is light and pure, just like the empty space which is ultimately in existence.
They will not hear of names such as The Three Evil Paths, defilements, anxieties, tortures and sufferings. In fact, there would be no example of those names, far less will one have to undergo such sufferings. But all will hear of the sounds of bliss naturally.
That is why that Land is known as the the Land of Ultimate Bliss."
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