大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經蓮華胎藏菩提幢標幟普通真言藏廣大成就瑜伽 2.29

2.29

At that time, the World-Honoured One arose from the samāpatti samādhi and addressed the Lord of Secrets: “Good son, listen closely! In the inner mind maṇḍala, the ground of that body is the self-nature of the dharmadhātu; it is consecrated through the consecration of mantras and secret mudrās because its original nature is pure. Because it is guarded and maintained by the karmavajra, it purifies all dust and defilements, faults such as self, person, sentient being, and soul. The square altar has four gates opening westwards with paths running all around; inside manifests a mind-born king of great eight-petaled lotuses, sending up stems and blooming with stamens, colorful and exquisite. Within it is the Tathāgata, the most supremely distinguished body of all worlds, transcending the stages of body, speech, and mind to reach the stage of the mind, attaining the fruit of extraordinary joy. Upon the eight petals are Ratnaketu Tathāgata, Saṃkusumitarāja Tathāgata, Amitāyus Tathāgata, Dundubhisvararāja Tathāgata, Samantabhadra, Mañjuśrī, Avalokiteśvara, and the honored Maitreya; among all the stamens, the mothers of buddhas and bodhisattvas, the six pāramitās, and their samaya retinues adorn themselves; below are arranged all the vidyādhara wrathful hosts, with the Bodhisattva Vajradhara Lord of Secrets serving as the stem, dwelling in an inexhaustible great ocean; all the terrestrial devas and so forth, immeasurable in number, encircle it. At that time, in order to accomplish the samaya, the practitioner should offer mind-born fragrant flowers, lamp lights, powdered incense, and various food and drink, presenting all of them.” The udāna says: