And also present were Worthy Protection Bodhisattva and the sixteen Great Beings. They were The Bodhisattva of Good Thought, The Bodhisattva of Wisdom Eloquence, The Bodhisattva of Contemplation of Non-Dwelling, the Bodhisattva of Spiritual Penetration Flower, The Bodhisattva of Bright Flowers, the Bodhisattva of Precious Banners, The Bodhisattva of Superior Wisdom, The Bodhisattva of Still Roots, The Bodhisattva of Wisdom in Faith, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom in Vows, The Bodhisattva of Fragrant Elephants, the Bodhisattva of Precious Flowers, the Bodhisattva of Dwelling in the Middle, The Bodhisattva of Well Controlled Practice and The Bodhisattva of Liberty, who were acting as the Great Leaders of the assembly. All of them followed the practice of the Great Universal Worthy and perfected the immeasurable practices and vows. Dwelling in the midst of all kinds of virtuous Dharmas, they travelled to the ten directions. They practised the expedient skills in means and entered the Buddha Dharma Store. They vowed to attain the Buddhahood in uncountable realms and ultimately arrived at the other shore.
Leaving the Tushita Heaven, they were born in the palaces. Then they renounced the throne of the King and left the home life. They practised the path through great sufferings. They revealed such practices in order to follow the ways of the World. With the power of concentrated wisdom, they subdued Mara and the Demons. Thus they were able to obtain the wonderful Dharma and attained the Supreme Proper Enlightenment.
Gods and people take refuge with them and request them to turn the Dharma Wheel. Their constant Dharma sounds awaken the world so that all beings are able to leave their worries and anger behind. They learn to subdue their sensual desires and wash away their defilements. Their bright and pure self-nature is then revealed. They are able to subdue living beings by preaching the wonderful principles. They store their merits and virtues and reveal the fields of blessings.
By using all kinds of Dharma medicines, they are able to save and cure the triple sufferings. They are at the position of Anointing The Crown and are able to give the prediction of Buddhahood to the other Bodhisattvas. They act as the guiding masters to the Bodhisattvas. Their practices and teaching are constantly in accord. With unbounded practices, they teach and ripen the Bodhisattvas. Because of innumerable good roots, immeasurable Buddhas are constantly protective and mindful of them. They can manifest and reveal themselves in all Buddhalands. Just like a good magicians who can reveal different types of manifestations, but in reality there are no real forms. These Bodhisattvas are also like that. They thoroughly penetrate the Dharma Nature, thus they are able to understand the forms of living beings. They make offerings to all The Buddhas, teach and lead all sentient beings to follow the proper path. They are able to transform and reveal their bodies just as fast as the lightnings. They break up Mara's net of Evil Views and free living beings from all kinds of attachments. Far surpassing the groups of Sound Hearers and the Pratyeka Buddhas, they are able to enter the Dharma Doors of emptiness, no forms and no vows. With good skills in means, they are able to reveal the Three Vehicle. Then among the beings of medium and small roots, they appear to enter Nirvana.
They are able to obtain the samadhi of no birth, no extinction and all kinds of dharanis. At any time, they can awaken to and enter the samadhi of Flower Adornment and uphold completely the hundreds and thouands kinds of samadhi. Dwelling in deep concentration, they are able to see immeasurable Buddhas. And within a single thought, they travel pervasively to all the Buddhalands. They obtain the eloquence of The Buddhas and dwell in the practices of Samanthabhadra conduct. They are good at differentiating the speech of living beings. They open, transform and reveal clearly the Ultimate Truth which far surpasses all the worldly dharmas.
Their minds constantly dwell in the path of leaving the Triple Realms and so are able to be at great ease as one wishes when dwelling amongst the myraid things in the worlds. Without being asked, they befriend the different kinds of beings. They accept and uphold The Thus Come One's deep Dharma Store, protect The Buddha Nature, ensuring that it will not be cut off. They are greatly compassionate, showing great pity on sentient beings. They speak with a kind eloquence and help the beings to open their Dharma Eyes. Closing the doors to the evil destinies, they open and reveal the wholesome path. They treat the living beings just as they would themselves, by saving and helping them to arrive at the other shore.
Thus they are able to obtain the immeasurable merits and virtues of The Sagely Buddhas. They also possess the clear, sagely, inconceivable wisdom. All these Bodhisattva Mahasattva who are uncountable in numbers all arrived and gathered at the same time. And also present were the five hundred Bhikshunis, seven thousand laymen with pure faith, and five hundred laywomen with pure faith, the beings of Heaven of Forms Realm, and all the pure beings from Bhrama Heaven came to join the great assembly.
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