འཕགས་པ་སྙང་རྗ་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 224

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“At that time, the entire assembly—apart from the Tathāgata—and the world with its devas, humans, and asuras, on the ground or in the sky, shed tears and bowed down the five points of their bodies to Samudrareṇu’s feet and said, ‘Excellent, excellent, you who have great compassion! Your mindfulness is profound, your great compassion for beings is profound, and the great prayer you have made is profound. With your exceptional motivation, with great compassion for all beings, you have taken as your disciples those who were hidden from view, those who have committed many actions that have immediate results at death, and so on, up to and including those who have engaged in bad roots. We know through the prayer that you made when you first developed the aspiration to attain the complete enlightenment of perfect buddhahood that you will become a medicine, a refuge, and a protector for beings. You have prayed to free beings from suffering—may your wishes be completely fulfilled! And may the Bhagavat give you the prophecy of your highest, complete enlightenment!’

“King Amṛtaśuddha³⁵⁸ also wept and bowed down the five points of his body to the brahmin’s feet and said:

“ ‘Aho! Most profound one,
You do not remain in bliss.
You have sympathy for beings.
You are the one who shows us the way.’

“In the same way, Avalokiteśvara said:

“ ‘You are unattached among beings who are attached;
You have transcended the senses among those very much intent on the senses.
You maintain lordship over the senses here.
You will become³⁵⁹ a treasure of dhāraṇī and wisdom.’

“In the same way, Mahāsthāmaprāpta said:

“ ‘You have gathered many thousands of ten millions
Of beings for the sake of good actions.
You weep with compassion,
You who undergo the greatest hardships.’