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[...] will ultimately result in many benefits. At that time,
[...] all those Buddha lands and everything they possess.
[...] within those lands. Those Buddhas...
[...] [at the] place of the Buddha, they preached it. At that time,
[...] all the various worlds and...
[...] made offerings to the Tathagatas original: Rulai (如來). A title for a Buddha, meaning "One who has thus come" or "One who has thus gone.". This...
[...] the unique and incomparable merits. Those...
[...] the name and title. Those various...
[...] equal to the Tathagata, without any...
[...] this Trichiliocosm original: Sanqian Daqian Shijie (三千大千世界). A vast cosmological structure containing one billion individual worlds....
[...] realm. Regarding all that is done, all...
[...] [the] Buddha obtained these Six Supernatural Powers original: Liugen Tong (六根通). Also known as the six abhijna; these include divine sight, divine hearing, the ability to know others' minds, memory of past lives, the power of travel, and the cessation of impurities....
[...] powers. Perfected and without hindrance. In...
[...] in that Trichiliocosm...
[...] within the realm. That which the Tathagata speaks...
[...] the sound of it is heard by all. This...
[...] Virtuous Man original: Shannanzi (善男子). A common term of address in sutras for a male lay follower or a Bodhisattva.. Great Light original: Daguang (大光). Likely referring to a specific Bodhisattva or the "Great Light" Samadhi (state of meditative concentration). asked...
[...] ninety-nine billion. Various...
[...] at this time, all the Buddhas each...
[...] rose from their seats. At that time,
[...] in that place, all were of the seven... Likely referring to the "Seven Precious Jewels" (gold, silver, lapis lazuli, etc.) commonly used to describe the splendor of a Buddha's realm.
[...] colors. Through this divine power, there was manifested...
[...] the various heavens spoke thus: "This...
[...] [supernatural] power." Those Sons of the Gods original: Tianzi (天子). Refers to the divine beings (devas) residing in the celestial realms....
[...] that Trichiliocosm...
[...] Buddha, the World-Honored One. At that time,
[...] Virtuous Man. I, in...
[...] the Trichiliocosm...
[...] then, due to the Buddha's divine power. Furthermore,
[...] all sentient beings. Each individually...
[...] I, at this time, through this divine [power]...
[...] able to cause the various Sons of the Gods, each...
[...] "We now have all attained...
[...] the sound of... and that world...
[...] such divine power is inconceivable...
[...] the Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, all together...
[...] "My divine power is also...
[...] inconceivable." At that time,
[...] the Sons of the Gods immediately gave rise to the Mind of Supreme Enlightenment original: Anuoduoluo Sanmiao Sanputi Xin (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心). This is the Sanskrit Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta, the aspiration to achieve full Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings....
[...] [Supreme, Perfect]...
[...] [Enlightenment]. At that time,
[...] in that place, there were also thirty...
[...] billion Sons of the Gods...
[...] attained the Endurance of the Non-arising of Dharmas original: Wusheng Fa Ren (無生法忍). A high level of spiritual realization where a practitioner deeply understands that all phenomena are unborn and unceasing.. Furthermore,
[...] there were sixty billion various...
[...] Sons of the Gods who attained Arhatship original: Aluohan Guo (阿羅漢果). The level of a "Worthy One" who has attained liberation from the cycle of rebirth....
[...] fruit. Furthermore, there were immeasurable...
[...] people who gave rise to the Mind of a Hearer original: Shengwen Xin (聲聞心). The aspiration to attain enlightenment through hearing the Buddha's teachings and seeking individual liberation..