The Lotus Sūtra 3.19

3.19

爾時世尊欲重宣此義，而說偈言：

and immeasurable myriads of koṭis of śrāvakas and bodhisattvas will grace

this world.

“The lifespan of this buddha will be twelve intermediate kalpas. The

True Dharma will last in the world for twenty intermediate kalpas and the

Semblance Dharma will also last for twenty intermediate kalpas.”

At that time the Bhagavat, wanting to explain the meaning of this further, spoke these verses:

O monks, listen carefully!

What I shall say

Is nothing but the truth.

This Kātyāyana

Will pay homage to the buddhas

With various wonderful offerings.

After the parinirvāṇas of those buddhas,

He will erect stupas constructed

Of the seven precious treasures

And offer respect to their relics

With flowers and incense.

In his last body

He will attain the wisdom of the Buddha

And will achieve complete enlightenment.

His world will be pure

And he will save incalculable

Myriads of koṭis of sentient beings.

He will be venerated in the ten directions.

There is nothing that surpasses

This Buddha’s ray of light,

So this buddha

Will be called Jāmbūnadābhāsa.

There will be innumerable, uncountable

Bodhisattvas and śrāvakas gracing this world,

Who have shaken free from every state of being.

Thereupon the Bhagavat again addressed the assembly saying: “I will now tell you that this Mahāmaudgalyāyana will respect, venerate, and pay homage to eight thousand buddhas with various offerings; and after the parinirvāṇas of these buddhas, he will erect stupas, each of which will be one thousand yojanas in height and five hundred yojanas in both depth and width. These stupas will be constructed with the seven precious treasures— gold, silver, lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, agate, pearls, and rubies. He will

offer them various flowers, necklaces, fragrant ointments, scented powders,

burning incense, canopies, flags, and banners.

“After this he will pay homage to two hundred myriads of koṭis of buddhas

in exactly the same way, and will become a buddha called Tamālapatracan-

danagandha, a Tathāgata, Arhat, Completely Enlightened, Perfect in Knowl-

edge and Conduct, Well-Departed, Knower of the World, Unsurpassed, Tamer

of Humans, Teacher of Devas and Humans, Buddha, Bhagavat.

“His world will be called Mano’bhirāma in the kalpa called Ratiprapūrṇa.

The land will be level. The earth will be made of crystal, adorned with jew-

eled trees, and strewn with flowers of pearls. It will be pure everywhere and

those who see it will rejoice. There will be many devas and humans, innu-

merable bodhisattvas, and śrāvakas.

“The lifespan of this buddha will be twenty-four intermediate kalpas.

The True Dharma will last in this world for forty intermediate kalpas and

the Semblance Dharma will also last for forty intermediate kalpas.”

Then the Bhagavat, wanting to elaborate on this meaning, spoke these

verses: