དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 8.21

8.21

And they create a lovely, beautiful
Variety of stūpas for my relics,
Which are made from precious materials. {38}

“They reach as high as the realms of Brahmā
And they are endowed with parasols and garlands.
They have glorious circumambulatory walkways
And they possess banners of victory. {39}

“The relics of the Jina are beautified
By the clear sound of bells,
The beauty of silken streamers,
And bells shaken by the breeze. {40}

“To them are made vast offerings
Of perfume, flowers, and garlands;
Cloths and the sound of music;
And by the sound of drums over and over. {41}

“The sweet sound of musical instruments
Is played for those relics.
Lamps of perfume, sesame oil, and ghee
Are completely offered to them all around. {42}

“The one who possesses this sūtra
And teaches it in the era of decline
Will, by so doing, have made
Such infinite and diverse offerings to me: {43}

“Numerous millions of temples
That are made from sandalwood,
With thirty-two mansions
That are eight floors high; {44}

“Thousands of residences
Provided with beds and seats,
An accumulation of food and drink,
And hung with excellent curtains; {45}

“And gardens and walkways are given,
Beautified by delightful flowers.
There are many awnings there
In a variety of different forms. {46}

“The one who possesses this sūtra
After the Guide has passed into nirvāṇa
Will have, in my presence,
Made many offerings to the saṅgha. {47}

“The one who reads this sūtra,
Or one who writes it out
While filled with aspiration,
Will attain even greater merit. {48}

“The person who has it written out
In a volume with correct words,
And makes offerings to the text
With perfumes, garlands, and ointments, {49}

“Who continually makes offerings of lamps
That are filled with perfumed sesame oil
And scatters upon it the petals of
Royal jasmine,⁴⁶⁹ blue lotuses, and magnolias— {50}

“That person who makes offerings
In that manner to those texts
Will generate much merit,
Which will be beyond measure. {51}