འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 203

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The entire purpose of mantra
Is directed toward the three aspects of awakening.¹²⁷⁷

“The entirety of the knowledge possessed by the buddhas
Has been explained in this manual.
It has been spread through all the worlds
For the benefit of sentient beings.

“Certain things found in this king of manuals
Cannot be found in other manuals,¹²⁷⁸
But whatever has been taught by the best of sages
And their sons in other manuals,

“All of that, all the mantras, can be found in this manual.
This then is a detailed manual.
For this very reason the lord of sages
Taught it to all beings.

“There is no one on this earth,
Or in the triple universe,
Who would not be attracted to
And enthralled by this king of manuals.¹²⁷⁹

“When the moon-like Sage is gone
And the maṇḍala of this earth is empty,
This manual will remain in the world
And keep fulfilling the purpose of the doctrine.

“The divine youth Mañjughoṣa,
Who is always pure,
Will continue to do the Buddha’s work
And spread the doctrine to all the beings.

“Those who, for a long time, have been thirsting
For the power of this king of manuals,
Will be liberated having heard it just once.
They will certainly attain accomplishment.

“This teaching bears fruit for all beings
And is always pure.¹²⁸⁰
Mantra practitioners always delight in the recitation and the homa
Performed for the sake of all beings.¹²⁸¹

“Whatever knowledge is contained
In the types of knowledge present in the three times,
The same knowledge can be found
In this supreme king of manuals.

“The instructions of the buddhas
Taught in this manual are founded on mantras.
These mantras are nonconceptual,
Yet they have been taught in this ‘conceptual’ manual.¹²⁸²

“Every sentient being commits virtue and nonvirtue,
Whether with or without purpose.
The virtue and nonvirtue present in all the worlds
Accord with the intellect of beings particular to their type of birth.¹²⁸³

“He¹²⁸⁴ has been elaborated on in this manual
By the tathāgatas, themselves free from mental elaboration.
He was taught here for the sake of the world
By the self-awakened buddhas who transcended the world.¹²⁸⁵