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འཕགས་པ་གསར་འད་དམ་པ་མད་སྡའ་དབང་པའ་རྒྱལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 4.9

The Sūtra of the Sublime Golden Light (3) 4.9

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4.9

“He made offerings to the Jina’s śrāvakas,
And he questioned this ārya saṅgha
About the dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya:
‘Where is Ratnoccaya, the bhikṣu with qualities?’

“At that time, Ratnoccaya
Was dwelling in another cave
In a state of happiness, contemplating
And reciting this king of sūtras.

“Just then they showed the king
The dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya,
Shining with perfect, glorious magnificence
And residing in another cave.

“There the dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya,
Who possessed the profound range of the jinas,³¹⁷
Was constantly teaching the lord king of sūtras
That is called The Sublime Golden Light.

“King Susaṃbhava bowed down
To the feet of Ratnoccaya and said,
‘I pray to you, who has a face like the full moon, to teach
The Lord King of Sūtras, the Sublime Golden Light.’

“When Ratnoccaya promised that king,
Susaṃbhava, that he would do so,
All the devas throughout all the worlds
In the trichiliocosm became overjoyed.

“At that time, the lord of men sprinkled
Precious water and scented water
In a pure and superior place,
Scattered flower petals, and arranged a throne.

“The king adorned that throne with many thousands
Of parasols, banners, and rolls of silk.
The king scattered upon that throne
Various kinds of excellent sandalwood.

“Devas, nāgas, asuras, kinnaras,
Yakṣa lords, yakṣas, and mahoragas
Rained down upon that throne
A shower of divine coral tree flowers.

“Countless thousands of quintillions of devas
Who longed for the Dharma arrived,
And they scattered sal³¹⁸ flowers
When Ratnoccaya was brought forth.

“The dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya
Washed his body and wore clean robes,
And when he approached that throne
With his palms together, he bowed to it.

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