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a bodhisattva mahāsattva who has accepted the fact that all phenomena are unproduced.’

“At that very moment, the brahmin boy Bhadraśuddha obtained the knowledge of the divine eye, knowledge of the divine ear, knowledge of the thoughts of others, and knowledge recollecting his past lives, and also accomplished miraculous powers. In the presence of the Tathāgata Jyoti­vikrīḍitābhijña he spoke the following fitting verses of praise:

“ ‘Though I roamed and searched in all the cardinal and intermediate directions,
There is no lord such as you in all the worlds.
The perfect Buddha is supreme in all realms of existence.
O great self-arisen guide, to you I pay homage.

“ ‘Just as the bright sun in the sky,
In all worldly realms of the cardinal and intermediate directions,
Illuminates all these worlds with its light,
So do your splendid qualities—O Buddha, to you I pay homage.

“ ‘Just as a lion roaring in the deep forests
Subdues the fox and all other ordinary animals,
So you, the noblest and most powerful of men,
Subdue all the great assemblies of unbelievers.

“ ‘The Sugata’s fair ringlet between his eyebrows,
Endlessly splendid like a hoard of silver or snow,
Illuminates all these worlds.
In all the worlds there is nobody who equals you, O Buddha.

“ ‘Best of beings, you possess celestial wheels
Bright and fair, with a thousand spokes and spinning rims,
On your feet: these marks cause the earth, with its mountains and forests, to tremble.
O Sage, you are unrivaled by ordinary beings.

“ ‘Your great knowledge discards afflictive emotions and abandons everything.
Noble One, you discovered the path of deliverance;