Lotus Sutra (Miao fa lian hua jing) - Sixi Tripitaka Edition

...Complete, and Perfect Enlightenment, never to turn back Referring to the stage of avaivartika, where a practitioner is guaranteed to reach Buddhahood without ever falling back into lower states of existence.. They had all attained dharanis original: tuoluoni; sacred chants or mental formulas used to retain the teachings and protect the mind and the eloquence of joyful speech The spontaneous and tireless ability to explain the Dharma in ways that delight the listener..

They turned the wheel of the Dharma original: falun; the act of teaching the Buddha's truths, which "turn" or transform the world which never retreats. They had made offerings to immeasurable hundreds of thousands of Buddhas. In the presence of those Buddhas, they had planted the roots of manifold merit and were constantly praised by those Buddhas. They cultivated themselves through compassion and skillfully entered into the wisdom of the Buddha.

They were thoroughly versed in Great Wisdom and had reached the other shore original: bi'an (paramita); the state of perfection or Nirvana, moving from the shore of suffering to the shore of enlightenment. Their names were heard throughout immeasurable worlds, and they were able to save countless hundreds of thousands of living beings. Their names are: Manjushri original: Wenshushili; the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, traditionally seen as the leader of the Bodhisattvas in the Lotus Sutra....