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at the start of the second eon, there will be in the eastern direction,²²³ beyond as many buddha realms as there are particles in buddha realms as numerous as the grains of sand in forty-two Ganges Rivers, a world realm called Nīlagandha­prabhāsavi­raja. You, Siṃhagandha, will attain the complete enlightenment of perfect buddhahood there. You will become the tathāgata arhat samyaksam­buddha named Prabhāsavirajaḥ­samucchraya­gandheśvara­rāja.’

“Then, noble son, the bodhisattva Siṃhagandha bowed down the five parts of his body to the feet of the Tathāgata Ratnagarbha.

“The Tathāgata Ratnagarbha said to him:

“ ‘Arise, you whom devas, humans, and asuras worship!
Liberate beings in the existences from their suffering!
Cut through the bondage of existences’ kleśas and suffering,
And you will become a human jina, a higher individual!’

“Then, noble son, the brahmin Samudrareṇu spoke to the eighth prince, who was named Amigha,²²⁴ and it proceeded as before. Prince Amigha said, ‘Bhadanta Bhagavat, as a bodhisattva I will perform the conduct of a bodhisattva in the afflicted buddha realm such that I will purify ten thousand afflicted buddha realms and so that they become like the buddha realm Nīlagandha­prabhāsavi­raja.²²⁵ I will cause them to be filled with bodhisattvas set out on the Mahāyāna who have planted the appropriate good roots and have pure motivation. Subsequently, I will attain the complete enlightenment of perfect buddhahood. Bhadanta Bhagavat,