ལས་རྣམ་པར་འབྱད་པ 37

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one will have a pleasing body and will be a pleasure to look at and beautiful; in one’s future lives one will have a long lifespan, and one will stay long; one will become a powerful notability; one will be born into a noble family; one will have great prosperity; one will be reborn in heaven; and one will quickly attain complete nirvāṇa. These are the ten blessings of offering a flag at tathāgata’s stūpa.

“There are twelve³⁵¹ blessings of offering garments³⁵² at a tathāgata’s stūpa. What are the twelve? One will be beautiful and lovely to behold; one will have skin that is soft, silken, and fine; dust and dirt will be unable to stick to one’s body; one will possess fine carpets; one will possess fine clothes; one will have a conscience; one will be endowed with decorum;³⁵³ one will be delightful to look at; one will have great prosperity; one will be reborn in heaven; and one will quickly attain complete nirvāṇa. These are the twelve blessings of offering garments at a tathāgata’s stūpa.

“There are ten blessings of offering a flower at a tathāgata’s stūpa. What are the ten? One will become like a flower in the world;³⁵⁴ one’s sense of smell will never deteriorate;³⁵⁵ one’s body will never smell bad; one’s body will exude fragrance; the fine fragrance of moral discipline will pervade the cardinal and intermediate directions; worldly deities will gather and surround one;³⁵⁶ one will obtain all attractive qualities; one will have great prosperity; one will be reborn in heaven; and one will quickly attain complete nirvāṇa. These are the ten blessings of offering a flower at a tathāgata’s stūpa.

“There are ten blessings of offering a garland at a tathāgata’s stūpa. What are the ten? One will become garland-like in the world;³⁵⁷ one’s body