འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 104

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“Will not obtain even one sixteenth of the merit
Obtained through merely seeing this smallest painting.

“A wise man will obtain the same merit
By merely looking at this smallest painting
As he would obtain by worshiping
All the protector buddhas.
In this life he will thus perform
Meritorious acts leading to good fortune.

“However many mantras
Have been taught by the sages Brahmā and Indra;
By Vainateya, Varuṇa,
Āditya, or Kubera;

“By all the rākṣasas, Dhanada and so forth;
By the lordly dānavas or mahoragas;
By Soma, Vāyu, Yama, and so forth—
Any that have been taught by Viṣṇu or Śiva—
All these mantras brought here before this painting
Would be accomplished.

“One should always perform pacifying
And enriching rites in this way.
Violent acts ought to be shunned,
As they have been condemned by the best of victors.”

Chapter 7

Now Mañjuśrī, the divine youth, rose from his seat, circumambulated Lord Śākyamuni three times clockwise and, having prostrated at his feet, said this to the Blessed One:

“Good! It is good that you, the blessed one, the tathāgata, the worthy one, the perfectly awakened one, gave this Dharma discourse in such a clear way for the benefit, the welfare, and the happiness of all who observe their vidyā vows and in order to show your compassion for the world. You exemplified the bodhisattvas’ skill in means with this particular method that takes them higher than nirvāṇa⁶²²