འཕགས་པ་ཀླའ་རྒྱལ་པ་མ་དྲས་པས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 90

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“The true nature of a thus-gone one is the realm of phenomena, and the realm of phenomena is said to cover all there is. Seeing that all phenomena are the realm of phenomena, bodhisattvas take refuge in the Dharma without regard for material things.

“By meditating on the unconditioned nature of the realm of phenomena and teaching the unconditioned to followers of the hearer vehicle, they make no distinction between the conditioned and the unconditioned. In this way they take refuge in the Saṅgha without regard for material things.”

When this teaching was given, the nāga king’s son Vikurvāṇa reached concordant acceptance of phenomena. Then, together with his retinue of wives, sons, and relatives, the nāga king Anavatapta took refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha with all his goods. He offered his kingdom to the Blessed One and his assembly of monks, saying, “Blessed One, this is my prayer: In my kingdom, there are four great rivers, which flow into the four great oceans. Blessed One, through this act, may all beings—those with two legs, four legs, and many legs, and all the other animals and birds who feed in the great oceans and rivers, reach unsurpassed, perfect awakening. Through this act, may all those who aspire to reach awakening be liberated!”

At that moment, the Blessed One smiled, and as is the case when blessed buddhas smile, multicolored light rays shined forth from the Blessed One’s mouth