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then at that time may I attain the complete enlightenment of perfect buddhahood and appear among those beings as a tathāgata arhat samyaksam­buddha, perfectly endowed with wisdom and virtuous conduct.’

“Noble son, the Tathāgata Ratnagarbha said to the brahmin Viśvagupta, ‘Excellent, brahmin, excellent! Worthy being, you have prayed to become a buddha when the signs of the kaliyuga have appeared, when beings live for twenty thousand years, and when the world has become blind and has no guide. This means that you have great realization and that you are endowed with wisdom. Therefore, noble son, you should have the name Vidvagañja­karuṇāśraya. Vidvagañja­karuṇāśraya, in the future, after an incalculable eon has passed, in which there are as many years as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River, during a second such incalculable eon, in which there are as many years as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River, in the Sahā realm, when the Bhadraka eon has come, when beings live for twenty thousand years, you will be the tathāgata, and so on, up to and including the bhagavat buddha, named Kāśyapa.’

“Then, noble son, the bodhisattva Vidvagañja­karuṇāśraya bowed down the five points of his body to the feet of the Tathāgata Ratnagarbha and stood to one side. He scattered flowers, flower garlands, incense, and powders over the Tathāgata Ratnagarbha and praised him with these verses:

“ ‘Supreme human, the one who benefits, the one who brings joy,
With a smiling face, with joyful, delightful speech,
Proficient in the knowledge of all subjects, most excellent benefactor possessing the ten strengths,
Perfected in wisdom, meditation, and liberation—I pay homage to you, Sugata.

“ ‘With a mature face from having carried out many practices,
You have given prophecies of incomparable enlightenment
To many myriads of bodhisattvas—
I pay homage to you, supreme human, Sugata.’

“Then, noble son, the brahmin Samudrareṇu encouraged the fourth young brahmin, Vimalavaiśāyana. Noble son,