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...what/how?...
...the World-Honored One?... original: Shizun (世尊). A title for the Buddha, translated from the Sanskrit Bhagavan.
...if a mound of earth?...
...the Dharma is naturally majestic and powerful?...
...today obtaining great [benefit]?...
...or covered with grass. The Dharma naturally...
...At that time, the [Buddhas] of the ten directions...
...all also shed tears... at/in?
...the Bodhisattvas original: Pusa (菩薩). Enlightened beings who delay their own nirvana to help others. also wept... All the Vajra-beings Guardian figures who protect the Buddhist teachings.
...holding the scepter original: chu (杵). Specifically a Vajra, a ritual weapon symbolizing indestructible power and the "diamond" nature of reality. and circumambulating... The act of walking clockwise around a sacred object as a sign of respect.
...what is the meaning of this sign?...
...this is the Great Body of the Buddha...
...at that time, the World-Honored One told...
...and the whole-body Sarira original: sheli (舍利). Sacred pearl-like relics found in the ashes of cremated masters, believed to contain their spiritual essence. of all the Tathagatas original: Rulai (如來). A title meaning "Thus-Come One," used by the Buddha to refer to himself....
...all the Tathagatas together descended...