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in the great Bhadraka eon, in the Sahā realm, when the lifespan of beings is 120 years, you will be a tathāgata named Śākyamuni and in forty-five years will accomplish such complete activity of a buddha. Worthy being, when you have passed into the highest parinirvāṇa, your good Dharma will remain for a thousand years. Worthy being, when your good Dharma has come to an end, the relics from your body will, just as you have prayed, accomplish such manifold activity of a buddha. Just as you yourself have prayed, you will thus guide beings for a long time, as previously described.’

“Noble son, at that time Brahmā Ketapuri³⁷⁵ said, ‘Worthy being, while you perform bodhisattva conduct throughout countless eons, may I attend upon you as a permanent attendant, as an assistant who is kindly at your service. When you are in your last life, may I be your father.³⁷⁶ Worthy being, when you have attained enlightenment, may I be your supreme patron, and may you give me the prophecy of my attainment of the highest, most complete enlightenment.’

“Also at that time there was a sea goddess named Vinītabuddhi who said, ‘While you perform bodhisattva conduct throughout countless eons, and so on, up to and including when you are in your last life, may I be your mother.³⁷⁷ Mahākāruṇika, when you have attained enlightenment, may you give me the prophecy of my attainment of the highest, most complete enlightenment.’

“There was a goddess named Varuṇa­cāritra­nakṣatrā³⁷⁸ who said, ‘While you perform bodhisattva conduct throughout countless eons, and so on, up to and including when you are in your last life, may I be your wet nurse.³⁷⁹ Mahākāruṇika, when you have attained enlightenment,