Chapter 7 Will Definitely Accomplish Proper Enlightment

The Buddha told Ananda, "At that time, after the Dharma Store Bhikshu had finished saying the vows, He put forth the following verses,

I bring forth the Vows that surpass the world,
And vow to attain the Unsurpassed Path.
If the Vows were not fully fulfilled,
I vow not to attain the Proper Enlightenment.
I will become the greatest donor,
To relieve pervasively those who are poor and needy,
So that all those beings,
Will be freed of worries and anxieties in the long nights of birth and death,
And arise in them all good roots,
And finally they will achieve The Fruition of Bodhi.
If I were to attain The Proper Enlightenment,
Immeasurable Lifespan is to be my Name.
When the living beings hear of my Name,
All will be born in my Land.
They will obtain a golden body just like The Buddha,
Whose features are wonderfully and fully adorned.
They will bring forth the Great Compassionate Heart,
To benefit all living beings,
They will dwell in deep and proper mindfulness and leave all sensual desires behind.
With pure wisdom they will cultivate the Pure Conducts.
May my lights of wisdom,
Pervasively illuminate the Lands in the ten directions,
Eradicating the impurity and darkness of the three Evil Paths.
May my lights relieve those in great troubles, difficulties and dangers,
So that all will renounce the sufferings of three Evil Paths,
And put an end those darkness of afflictions.
May all beings open their Eyes of Wisdom,
And obtain a body that shines brightly,
Closing forever the Evil Paths,
May they penetrate and arrive at the door of wholesome paths.
I will open the Dharma Stores for all living beings,
And extensively give the gems of merits and virtues.
I will obtain the unobstructed wisdom like The Buddha,
And cultivate the practices of kind compassion just like Him.
I will always be the Teacher of Men and Gods,
And become The Hero of The Triple Realms.
I will speak Dharma like The Roar of a Lion,
And widely cross over all sentient beings.
I will fully accomplish my former Vows,
That all beings will become Buddhas.
If my vows were to come to fruition,
The Great Thousand Worlds System should express their deep feelings of gratitude,
All those Gods in the Empty Space
Should rain down precious pearly flowers."

The Buddha told Ananda, "When The Dharma Store Bhikshu had finished saying the verses, immediately The Land pervasively shook in six ways. The Heavens rained down the precious flowers on Him to make offerings. There sprang up naturally music in Empty Space, praising thus, 'He is certainly to accomplish the Unsurpassed Proper Enlightenment.'"