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འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7.25

The Dharma Council 7.25

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7.25

It is to be the delight of the entire world because of rejecting anger. It is to have great fame and the greatest wealth because of rejecting jealousy. It is to be a pillar for the entire world because of being a giver of support. It is to be renowned and to delight in the Dharma because of giving the gift of wealth, respect, and praise.

“It is to be pure in speech because of speaking sincerely. It is to have the voice of Brahmā because of speaking pleasantly. It is to have a voice like a kalaviṅka bird because of speaking sweetly. It is to achieve fame throughout the world through a lack of hostility. It is to be a singular witness because of not deceiving any being. It is to transcend womb birth because of not making accusations of moral failing. It is to have a limitless lifespan because of forsaking killing. It is to possess the sky treasury because of forsaking theft. It is to have the jewel-in-hand because of giving away beloved possessions. It is to have never-ending pleasure because of being dedicated to awakening. It is to be a great being because of forsaking inappropriate sexual desires. It is to attain the secret of speech because of forsaking the telling of lies. It is to be a teacher to the entire world because of forsaking slander. It is to be worthy of the world’s praise because of forsaking harsh speech. It is to have loyal attendants because of forsaking meaningless speech. It is to discover great treasures because of forsaking covetousness. It is to become a bridge because of forsaking malice. It is to be a support for the entire world because of forsaking wrong views. It is to possess the ten strengths because of being trained in²²² the vast Dharma. It is to attain irreversibility in the teachings of the buddhas due to not hoping for reward from acts of generosity. And it is to attain fearlessness because of forsaking all grasping.

“Child of good family, I have taught the guidelines for a bodhisattva for eons upon eons and have never reached the limit.

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