འཕགས་པ་སྤྱན་རས་གཟགས་དབང་ཕྱག་ག་མཚན་བརྒྱ་རྩ་བརྒྱད་པ 1

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Homage to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.

Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was residing at the noble Avalokiteśvara’s abode at the summit of Mount Potala, a place that was arrayed¹⁰ with many different fragrant flowers, golden like the color of the Jambu River, and shining with a variety of jewels. There he was surrounded by many trillions of gods, nāgas, yakṣas, rākṣasas,¹¹ gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kinnaras, mahoragas,¹² humans, and non-humans, who honored him, took him as their teacher, respected him, made offerings to him, and revered him. In front of this group, he taught the Dharma.

He exclusively taught, in a perfect manner, the pure conduct—virtuous in the beginning, virtuous in the middle, and virtuous in the end, excellent in meaning, beautiful in expression, completely cleansed, and completely pure, unmixed,¹³ complete, and utterly clear. Thereafter, Brahmā and so forth praised the bodhisattva great being, noble Avalokiteśvara, as follows:

“Ah, Blessed Buddha!¹⁴
You have done what is to be done, accomplished the task,¹⁵
Cast off the burden, achieved your own aims,
And utterly cleared away the ties to existence.

Your words are authentic and your mind completely free.
Your wisdom is completely liberated.
Like the Great Elephant, you know all.
You have attained the supreme perfection

Of completely controlling your mind.

Homage to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.

Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was residing at the noble Avalokiteśvara’s abode at the summit of Mount Potala, a place that was arrayed¹⁰ with many different fragrant flowers, golden like the color of the Jambu River, and shining with a variety of jewels. There he was surrounded by many trillions of gods, nāgas, yakṣas, rākṣasas,¹¹ gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kinnaras, mahoragas,¹² humans, and non-humans, who honored him, took him as their teacher, respected him, made offerings to him, and revered him. In front of this group, he taught the Dharma.

He exclusively taught, in a perfect manner, the pure conduct—virtuous in the beginning, virtuous in the middle, and virtuous in the end, excellent in meaning, beautiful in expression, completely cleansed, and completely pure, unmixed,¹³ complete, and utterly clear. Thereafter, Brahmā and so forth praised the bodhisattva great being, noble Avalokiteśvara, as follows:

“Ah, Blessed Buddha!¹⁴
You have done what is to be done, accomplished the task,¹⁵
Cast off the burden, achieved your own aims,
And utterly cleared away the ties to existence.

Your words are authentic and your mind completely free.
Your wisdom is completely liberated.
Like the Great Elephant, you know all.
You have attained the supreme perfection

Of completely controlling your mind.