妙法蓮華經 6.23

6.23

Hear all of the monks and nuns Either reciting the sutra

Or explaining it to others.

They also hear such voices

As those of the bodhisattvas reciting the sutra,

Teaching it to others, compiling the collections,

And explaining their meaning to others.

Those who preserve this Lotus Sutra

Will all hear the buddhas, the great seers,

Teaching the subtle Dharma to the great assembly

And leading and inspiring sentient beings.

They will hear all the sounds

Both within and beyond the manifold cosmos,

Down to the lowest hell

And up to the summit of the universe;

And yet their faculty of hearing

Remains unharmed.

Because their faculty of hearing is keen,

They are able to discriminate these sounds.

Although those who preserve this Lotus Sutra

Have not yet attained the divine faculty of hearing,

They can simply use the ears given by their parents.

Their qualities are exactly like this.

“Furthermore, O Satatasamitābhiyukta, if sons or daughters of a good family preserve this sutra, recite, explain, or copy it, they will perfect the eight hundred qualities of the nose. With this pure faculty of the nose they will smell all kinds of fragrances both within and beyond the great manifold cosmos, such as the fragrance of sumanas, jāti, mallikā, campaka, pāṭala flowers, and red, blue, and white lotus flowers, the scent of blossoming and fruit-bearing trees like sandalwood, aloeswood, and tagara wood, the aroma of the leaves of the tamāla tree, thousands of myriads of sorts of fragrances of blended incense, either powdered, shaped into balls, or made into scented ointments. Those who preserve this sutra will be able to distinguish all of these fragrances while remaining in a single place. They will be able to distinguish the scents of sentient beings such as elephants, horses, cows, sheep, men and women, boys and girls, grasses, trees, and shrubs or any kind of

odor, either nearby or at a distance. They will also be able to unerringly distinguish all kinds of scents.

“Those who preserve this sutra, although they dwell here, can smell all kinds of divine fragrances in heaven, such as the fragrance of pāracitraka