勝鬘寶窟 1.2

1.2

To consider what is called the Great Cart of the ekayāna: it is indeed the jeweled chariot of the dharmarāja. Thus myriad virtues and precious gems adorn and expand its height and breadth; the bells and chimes of the four eloquence hang in rows at its sides; its railings are dhāraṇīs; its canopy is compassion and equanimity; its cushions are dhyāna silken mats; and its rest is the pillow of tranquility. Its flower garlands hang low, bringing the joy of turning toward and taking refuge in it as people arrive from the four quarters with lifted feet; its jeweled ropes interlace, so how could the masses suffer the faults of attachment and views? Guests crowd alongside in reverence; the white ox is fat and sleek with prajñā. Furthermore, the master of the house is abundantly wealthy and does not partial out his giving; how could the vehicle ever be deficient, since its measures are limitless? How magnificent! How grand! Yet the common populace wear crowns of ignorance and necklaces of childishness, perpetually dancing in the house of sights and tastes; harnessed to doubts and driving delusions, they speed across the wilderness of saṃsāra, ravenous for glory and fame, slumbering peacefully in mirages, glued like reflections in a mirror to their physical bodies, unaware of floating grass and kindled thatch. Without recognizing the fiery pit, how would they have leisure to discuss the jeweled chariot? Thereupon our