གསལ་རྒྱལ་གྱ་ཚགས་ས་བཅད་པ 3

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They will have a long life in the worlds of gods and humans,
Their body and mind will be freed from disease and distress,²²
And they will be constantly happy and wealthy.

“After causing a stūpa of the Lord of Sages
To be covered with resplendent strips of gold and silver,²³
People in other, different existences
Will have bodies that are firm and luminous as well as radiant and beautiful.

“Whoever, with a faithful mind,
Offers a canopy to a stūpa or statue,
Will rule, entirely and unhindered, as the sole victor
Over the earth, boundless as the shores of the ocean.

“By joyfully setting up
Many kinds of broad parasols at stūpas of the Sugata,
In worlds of gods and humans they will become like parasols,²⁴
Just like lords of gods and lords of humans.

“People who hang various beautiful banners
On reliquaries that have become pure sources of merit
Will come to possess power
And become objects of worship in the three realms.

“By putting a crown on a stūpa of the Sugata,²⁵
They will obtain the fortune of the lord of humans and the fortune of the lord of gods;
And then, having experienced supreme bliss,
They will obtain the special crown of liberation.²⁶

“By offering bells to stūpas of the Victor,²⁷
They will have compelling speech²⁸ and great fame,
The pleasant, melodious voice of Brahmā, and recall of previous lives,
And they will obtain various adornments.²⁹

“Whichever wise person, with a faithful mind,
Hangs a garland at a stūpa of the Sugata,
That meritorious person will, over their head,
Wear many precious golden garlands.

“Those who drape ornaments on stūpas of the Teacher
Will go about the world adorned
With multistranded necklaces, collar necklaces,
Bracelets, and the finest armlets.³⁰

“Those who smear earth and cow dung³¹
On a stūpa of the Sugata
Will be happy and born among gods and humans,
With bodies that are beautiful, utterly pure, and flawless.

“By sweeping around a stūpa of the Lord of Sages,