Chapter 27 Praising The Virtues Of The Buddha

The Buddha told Ananda, "The Bodhisattvas in that Land, relying on the spiritual powers to The Buddha can travel to uncountable pure Buddhalands in the ten directions to make offerings to all The Buddhas within a short period of time. They offer The Buddha flowers, fragrant incense, banners and flags. They just have to give rise to such thoughts and these offerings will appear in their hands. The things that appear are special, wonderful and precious, which can never be found in the world. They make offerings to The Buddha and also the assemblies of Bodhisattvas. They spread down offerings of flowers to The Buddhas. These flowers will combine to form one flower in empty space. All those flowers will face downwards in proper circle in many layers. Then the flowers will be transformed in a flower umbrella that emits hundreds and thousands of clolourful lights. And every colour will produce fragrance of different scents, that pervasively perfume the ten directions. The small flower umbrella is about ten Yojanas. And in time, it will grow out by many times until it pervasively covers the worlds in the Three Thousands Great Thousand World Systems. Then they will disappear according to the turns of their appearance. If there were no offerings of new flowers, the former flowers will not fall down. But together they will play the heavenly music in the empty space. In wonderfully subtle sounds and voices, they will sing and praise the virtues of The Buddha. Then, the Bodhisattvas will return to their original land within a short period of time. All of them will then gather together at the Hall of Seven Gems.

The Buddha of Immeasurable Lifespan will lecture to them of the great Dharma, and speak to them eloquently on the very subtle Dharmas, and none of them will ever be unhappy. They will understand His teaching thoroughly and be certified to the Path.

At that time, the fragrant breeze will blow by the seven jewelled trees, and sing in sounds of five tunes. All kinds of wonderful flowers will be blown down by the breeze and fall in all directions, making offerings naturally with no ending.

All the heavenly gods will bring along hundreds and thousands types of flowers and fragrances, and play millions types of music and songs, to make offerings to the Buddha and the assemblies of Bodhisattvas and Sound Hearers. They walk to and fro according to their turns, in a happy and serene way. These are all caused by the powerful, original vows of The Buddha of Immeasurable Lifespan. And also because they have formerly made offerings to The Thus Come One. That is why their good roots will grow continuously, with no lacking nor decreace. And it is also because they have perfected their practices and have accumulated all kinds of good roots, they fully accomplished the merits and virtues."