འཕགས་པ་ཕྱགས་བཅའ་མན་པ་རྣམ་པར་སལ་བ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7
Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions 7
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without thorns, pebbles, and gravel, and without the five degenerations. Young man, when you set out in the northwestern direction to attend to some affairs, having first correctly observed pure conduct, depart from home with an undistracted mind. Young man, you will accomplish the purpose for which you embarked, and you will not fear anything.”
Then, at that time, the Blessed One spoke this verse:
“Having first correctly observed pure conduct,
Depart from home.
Wherever you travel,
You will not be overpowered by bandits.
“Young man, in the direction of the zenith, as many buddha fields beyond this buddha field as there are grains of sand in sixty Ganges Rivers, there is a world system known as Possessing Nonreferential Application of Mind. There, the thus-gone, worthy, completely perfect buddha known as Exalted King of Meditative Concentration Fearless and Free from Darkness presently resides, alive and well. Young man, pay homage to that thus-gone one, remembering and honoring him. If, whether sitting or standing, you pervade all beings with loving-kindness and then perfect and maintain it, you will not fear anything.”
Then, at that time, the Blessed One spoke this verse:
“Keeping the mind undistracted,
Always remember that victorious one;
Always develop the mind of loving-kindness,
And you will not experience fear.
“Young man, in the direction of the nadir, ninety-two thousand buddha fields beyond this buddha field, there is a world system known as Adorned with All Qualities. There, the thus-gone, worthy, completely perfect buddha known as
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