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Soothill, William Edward and Kumārajīva
And to behold the long extinct
Tathagata ‘Abundant Treasures’.
Each, leaving his wonderful land
And his multitude of disciples,
Gods, men, and nagas,
And all their offerings,
Has come here to this place
To ensure the Law will long abide.
In order to seat these Buddhas,
By my transcendent powers,
I have removed innumerable beings
And cleared my own domain.”
Again:
“Whoever is able to care
For the Law of this Sutra
Will be deemed to have worshipped
Me and ‘Abundant Treasures’,
This Buddha ‘Abundant Treasures’,
Who dwells in the Precious Stupa,
And wanders everywhere
For the sake of this Sutra.
He will moreover have worshipped
These my emanated Buddhas,
Who adorn and make resplendent
All worlds everywhere.
If he preaches this Sutra,
Then he is deemed to have seen me
And the Tathagata ‘Abundant Treasures’,
Also my emanated Buddhas.
All ye, my good sons!
Let each carefully ponder
That this is a difficult task,
Needing a great vow.
All the other sutras,
Numerous as sands of Ganges,
Though one expounded them all,
’Twould still not be counted hard.
If one took up Sumeru
And hurled it to another region
Over numerous Buddha-lands,