དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7.13

7.13

Thereupon the Bhagavān taught this topic in detail in verse:

“Demonstrating the power of kindness,
Always having compassion for beings,
They should teach this kind of Dharma:
The supreme sūtra praised by the sugatas. {45}

“To those who are householders or renunciants,
And those who are not⁴¹⁹ bodhisattvas in the later age,
He should manifest the power of kindness to them all,
Thinking, ‘Having heard the Dharma they may denounce it.⁴²⁰ {46}

“ ‘I will gain the attainment of enlightenment
And when I am established in buddhahood,⁴²¹
Established in method, I will guide them⁴²²
And make known this supreme enlightenment.’ {47}

“A bala­cakra­vartin king, when pleased,
Gives to his warriors many cowries,⁴²³
And gives them towns and villages,
And elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry. {48}

“Delighted, to some he gives bracelets
And cords of silver and of gold.
He gives to them all kinds of gifts
Such as pearls, jewels, corals, and crystals. {49}

“At a time when there is someone present
Who is astonishing because of his supreme heroism,
Knowing that he has accomplished such wonders,
He removes his topknot jewel and gives it to him. {50}

“In the same way, I, the Buddha, the Dharma King
Have the strength of patience and many treasures of wisdom,
And I teach the Dharma to the entire world
Through caring to benefit and having compassion. {51}

“Seeing those who are in distress,⁴²⁴
I teach thousands of millions of sūtras;
Knowing the heroism⁴²⁵ of those individuals,
Pure beings who have defeated the kleśas, {52}

“The King of Dharma, the great physician,
Gives thousands of millions of teachings.
Knowing beings to have the strength and wisdom,
He teaches this sūtra that is like a crest jewel. {53}

“This is the highest of all my sūtras.
It is the last sūtra that I teach in the world.
I have never taught it, but kept it secret.
Today I will expound it, so listen everyone! {54}