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འཕགས་པ་སང་གས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད notes.116

Siṃha’s Questions notes.116

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notes.116

116. There is no parallel for this last verse in the Chinese. Taishō 310 includes a unique concluding passage here that describes the rejoicing assembly and affirms that the Buddha had eliminated any of Siṃha’s doubts: “At that time the bodhisattvas, all the gods, and all those who were inspired toward the great awakening rejoiced as they saw the prince and his companions demonstrate their superpowers in accordance with the wishes of all. They said, ‘The doubts of Prince Siṃha are all expelled by the Tathāgata, the Dharma King. Thus is the inconceivability of the Blessed One. His true Dharma, his pure faith, and their fruits are inconceivable. There is no limit or end to the Tathāgata’s merits; there is no Dharma that he has not attained. He causes those who are not awakened to become awakened; his capability pervades all realms, as he has attained the complete Dharma of the three times. After hearing such a collection of merits that results in pleasure and peace, who among the wise would not have their faith and satisfaction arise and be inspired toward awakening?’ ” (爾時諸菩薩摩訶薩及諸天人, 所有趣向大菩提者, 見彼王子與諸同友隨眾所樂示現神變, 皆大歡喜. 咸作是言: 「 師子王子所問疑惑, 如來法王悉為除斷。 如是世尊不可思議, 如來正法及能信受, 乃至果報不可思議。 如來功德無量無邊, 於一切法靡不明達。 為世導師度未度者, 普能遍於十方世界, 悉已了知三世諸法。 誰有智者得聞如是 生安樂處功德之聚, 而不發起猛利信樂, 趣求菩提? 」).