Scripture of the Primordial Manifestations and Transformations

...? deities leading the way as one travels, with the earthly spirits following in a great multitude; thereafter, swiftly and fortunately receiving celebratory events ...?

...? official rank and salary reaching ten thousand bushels original: "万鍾" (wan zhong), an ancient measure of grain used to signify a very high-ranking and wealthy official position. Climbing high to return and assist; such blessings are like the pearls of the Dharma, flowing in harmony ...?

...? kingfisher phoenixes and golden threads ...? such glory.

Furthermore, for many years since the past, the Buddhas each have their own worlds, and their relatives and retinues are all ...?

Together they give rise to the aspiration for the Path the Path: or Bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment and the desire to save all sentient beings, praying for the descent of the divine to this realm. Within this Great Garden of Virtue, in the territory of Shazhou Shazhou: the medieval name for Dunhuang, where this manuscript was likely produced ...?

Carefully guarding that master, a pure offering is established. The reason for this ritual is for his deceased wife original: "亡妻" (wangqi), in mourning and remembrance of her passing beyond the borders. Selecting a garden grove, a simple retreat is widely laid out meaning great banners and canopies are raised, and precious incense is burned.

Appropriate icons and statues are prepared, and from the West, a congregation is gathered to chant the vows ...? as if inviting the blessed words of the Buddha. In a future life, one will surely encounter the age of the Tathagata Tathagata: an honorific title for the Buddha, meaning "the one who has thus come" at the foot of Mount Sumeru Sumeru: the sacred mountain at the center of the universe in Buddhist cosmology. There, one will witness and hear the true faith.

Achieving the "fruit" fruit: the spiritual results or realizations gained through Buddhist practice of previous lives, one does not end in the cycle of rebirth but ascends to the stage of true faith. Carrying this scripture is truly auspicious; it is the Subtle Law original: "妙法" (miaofa), a term frequently referring to the Lotus Sutra that contains all that is proper.

If one recites even a single verse, the merit gained is greater than giving away the seven treasures seven treasures: a traditional list of precious materials including gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and others, often used in Buddhist metaphors for immense wealth of three thousand worlds. By this comparison, today we receive the same light as the heavens.

The pure assembly, with sincere minds, searches through these ancient words until the end of the scroll original: "巻軸" (juanzhou), referring to the physical format of the manuscript. Mountains of obstacles are transformed into paths of practice; thus, the old sins wither away.

The flowing suffering is stayed, and the gate to swift liberation opens. The Well-Abiding One hears this and turns his carriage; dwelling in the Heavens of Benefit, he remembers the practice from afar.