འཕགས་པ་སྒྱ་མ་ལྟ་བའ་ཏང་ང་འཛན་ཅས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད intro.9

intro.9

The pilgrimage to this world is not an arduous one by any means, being completed within a single second. Once the bodhisattvas arrive, they pay homage to Buddha Śākyamuni and sing his praises in a series of beautiful verses. The bodhisattvas and hearers in the retinue of Buddha Śākyamuni are, of course, amazed by the arrival of all the bodhisattvas from Sukhāvatī and their impressive display of offerings. So they ask the Buddha about the merit that allows Avalokiteśvara and Mahā­sthāmaprāpta to perform such a display. The Buddha reveals how these two bodhisattvas are able to multiply their bodies in inconceivable ways, thus gaining merit by serving countless buddhas in endless realms.