འཕགས་པ་ཚངས་པས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 4

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the Bhagavān emerged from his meditative absorption while remaining cross-legged. Once he had emerged, the Bhagavān cleared his throat to summon Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world. When Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world, saw that the Bhagavān had emerged from his absorption while remaining cross-legged, he approached the Bhagavān, circumambulated him three times, bowed his head at the feet of the Bhagavān, and sat down to one side.

Once seated, Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world, said to the Bhagavān, “Were the Bhagavān to grant me a moment, I would like to request a teaching from the tathāgata, arhat, truly complete Buddha, regarding a certain point.” The Bhagavān replied to Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world, “Brahmā, the Tathāgata always has time to grant you a teaching. Brahmā, you may ask the Tathāgata whatever you like, and I will oblige with a teaching that will delight you.”

Granted the opportunity by the Bhagavān, Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world, asked the Bhagavān, “Bhagavān, do bodhisattva mahāsattvas require many dharmas to quickly reach the unsurpassable, truly complete awakening of buddhahood?” The Bhagavān replied to Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world, “Brahmā, if bodhisattva mahāsattvas have just one dharma, they will quickly reach the unsurpassable, truly complete awakening of buddhahood.