སངས་རྒྱས་ཕལ་པ་ཆ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཤན་ཏ་རྒྱས་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 31.10

31.10

O jinaputras! That is this level of the knowledge of the bhūmis.”⁶⁶

Thus the bodhisattva Vajra­garbha spoke merely the names of these ten bodhisattva bhūmis, became silent, and did not elucidate any further. All the bodhisattvas of the assembly heard just the names of the ten bodhisattva bhūmis with no further elucidation or description. Therefore, they yearned for that, thinking, “The bodhisattva Vajra­garbha thus spoke just the names of the ten bodhisattva bhūmis and said no more. What is the cause and condition for his not giving any further elucidation?”

At that time, the bodhisattva mahāsattva Vimukti­candra was present in that gathered assembly of bodhisattvas. The bodhisattva Vimukti­candra, knowing what was being thought in the minds of the assembly of bodhisattvas, addressed these questions in verse to the bodhisattva Vajra­garbha:

“Why did you, lord, endowed with the qualities
Of pure thoughts, mindfulness, and wisdom,
Mention the supreme bhūmis
But not explain them?

“All those here are certainly
Bodhisattvas of great renown.
Why did you speak of the bhūmis
But not teach their details?

“All these fearless
Bodhisattvas wish to listen.
Describe perfectly the meaning
Of the different bhūmis.

“This assembly is perfectly pure,
Free of indolence, and splendid.
Its members reside in supreme purity.
They possess qualities and wisdom.