Translator
in the time of post-Qin, China (AD.344-413): Kumārajīva (Who translated the
said Chapter from Sanskrit into Chinese.)
Translator
in the modern time (A.D.2018): Tao Qing Hsu (Who translated the said Chapter
from Chinese into English.)
Teacher,
speaker and writer for this Scripture: Tao Qing Hsu
Introduction
It is
talking about the heart of compassion and wisdom,
and by
perceiving the worldly sounds which are in suffering,
and to
apply the wisdom to help them.
This
Chapter is recorded the talking of the Buddha Sakyamuni and his disciple, Pusa
Endless-meaning, in 2500 years ago. Their
history, surrounding, background and culture might be different with us. Especially,
it is very different to what we have lived and what we have known now. However,
the heart of kindness and compassion as mentioned is never changed.
That
is why this chapter can spread through the ages and let
people be moved and change their life. Extending
its meaning in the modern time, it is still suitable for us.
“Pusa”
is transliterated from Chinese words. It is shorten for “Bodhisattva”. You
can call it as “Busa”. It means to awaken all sentient beings by its
realization of the truth.
That
is, when I become enlightened, I also think of ways
to
enlighten every sentient being. One
day, if you were awakened and realize the truth, you
would have the ability to help others be enlightened, you thus were a Pusa,
too.
“Pusa”
presents as respect to the person who could save others to liberate from the
suffering in life and death. A title is given by people. It is
like a title that we call someone as “doctor” or “professor”. In
fact, there is no title or name in the Emptiness. Title or name is just for
identification or for honor.
Each
name of Pusa has its meaning in the Buddhist Scripture. For example, it
mentions three Pusa in this Chapter. One is Pusa Endless-meaning. It could be
also called endless-meaning Pusa. It means that the Pusa realize that any
things or any words have endless meaning. It also means that the Pusa has
understood the meaning of Emptiness, because, in the body of Emptiness, it has
the endless meaning, and the meaning of any things or any words can be extended
infinitely.
The
other is Pusa World-sounds-perceiving. Now there is a Pusa whose name is World-sounds-perceiving.
It could be also called world-sounds-perceiving Pusa. Why the Pusa names World-sounds-perceiving
is one of the key points in this universally door Chapter. In a brief, it means
that Pusa perceives the sounds which are suffering in life and death in the
world.
Another
is Pusa Flatland-holding. It is mentioned in the last paragraph. Why it is
called Flatland-holding? In a word, by filling and holding the land to be flat,
it realized that there is the peace and true equality in its heart, and so as
in everyone’s heart.
The
second key point is “universally door”, which means a broad and harmonious law
door of universally assimilating and assisting all sentient beings to be
rescued from all worldly suffering.
I
prefer to use “it” to mention the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving in this article.
Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has no form or no body. In fact, it is produced
from the body of Emptiness, which is boundless or limitless. That is why it can
transform to be as any form or any body in any time. It is indeed incredible
and really beyond our knowledge, understanding and experience. In the ancient
time, or during the time of Buddha Sakyamuni, or in Tibetan, or in the early
times of China, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving is the form as male. However, in
the present times, in Chine or Taiwan, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving mostly is
the form as female. However, these forms are mostly linked with the preference
of human.
Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving is Pusa Self-ease-perceiving, who is mentioned in the
article of “A Brief Talk about The Scripture of The Supreme-Wisdom Heart”. Both
of them are one, Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, in Sanskrit. The two names are
translated from Sanskrit into Chinese. Using the different name could
correspond to the meaning of the article. Pusa World-sounds-perceiving is generally
called Guanyin in China and Taiwan.
We
notice that there is the sequence. In The Scripture of The
Supreme-Wisdom Heart, the Pusa is deeply
practicing the supreme wisdom, reflects and views its Five Aggregates are all
empty, and is thus free from all suffering. From the said article, we
notice that it has liberated from the worldly suffering and attain the supreme
wisdom. It helps us to understand the following-mentioned chapter. From the
said article, we now realize why Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has the wondrous
power to assimilate and assist people who are in the worldly suffering. We know
that only we had liberated from our suffering and attained the supreme wisdom
so that we could have the ability to help others liberate from their suffering.
The
“Pusa World-sounds-perceiving in Universally Door Chapter” is the twenty-fifth
Chapter of Wondrous-law-lotus Scripture. You can find the whole chapter and
article in my blog. I translate it from Chinese into English and show the meaning
so that we can understand it easier. The Chinese version of Wondrous-law-lotus
Scripture is translated from Sanskrit into Chinese. It is called as
"Sad-dharma Puṇḍárīka Sūtra" in Sanskrit.
The
content
At
that time, Pusa Endless-meaning stood up from the seat, uncovered the right
shoulder, closed the palms of the hand, faced the Buddha and said that “World
Honored One! By which cause and condition is Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
called World-sounds-perceiving? ” The Buddha told the Pusa Endless-meaning:
"Good man! If there were infinite thousands-millions sentient beings
afflicted by all kinds of troubles, when they heard Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
and called its name single-mindedly, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving would
immediately perceive the sounds and liberate all of them from the suffering. if
people recited and hold a name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, supposing they
entered into a fire, they could not be burned, that is all because the Pusa’s
awesome spiritual power; if they were drifting away from the water, they called
the name, and they would be in a shallow place. If the hundred-trillions
sentient beings entered into the sea in order to seek for gold, silver, glass,
agate, coral, amber, pearl, and other treasures, and supposing their ship was
blown by the black wind and was floating in the ghost’s kingdom of Raksasa, any
one of them and even only one person who recited the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
those people would be all released from the affliction in the Raksasa. Because of
the aforesaid causes and conditions, it was called World-sounds-perceiving."
“If
there were infinite thousands-millions sentient beings afflicted by all kinds
of troubles, when they heard Pusa World-sounds-perceiving and called its name
single-mindedly, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving would immediately perceive the
sounds and liberate all of them from the suffering.”
When I
was an 18-years-old girl, there were a lot of troubles in my mind. One day I
had heard a song which sings “Na Mo Pusa World-sounds-perceiving” in Chinese. I
was so moved by this song and almost dropped tears. In that time, I had not yet
known it too much. If you had realized this article, or were moved by it, or
were interested in the content, you could create a song in your language, or
create any art work.
In a
brief, there are two benefits in calling its name single-mindedly. That is
about the benefits in life and death. Regarding the benefit in life, it is
mentioned a lot in this chapter. However, regarding the benefit in death, it is
mentioned not so much.
It is
mostly mentioned how to liberate from the dangerous difficulty in the edge of
death. That also means it has the function to extend the life by reciting its
name. Furthermore, if people were heavy sick, however, had not yet destined to
die, their disease would be relieved by reciting the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
and their life would be extend. Why? It is science. When we correspond to the
heart of kindness, compassion and wisdom of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, we
would have a still and peaceful mind. That would help us to relieve the
suffering in the disease.
However,
I especially mention one thing that is about the death. If people had destined
to die, it would also help them to relieve the suffering in death, and help
their original soul to leave their death body peacefully. Why? It is the said
science as above mentioned. But, how could it be possible for the death people
to have the ability to recite the name? Yes, it is impossible. We know that the
people's hearing feeling has not yet been disappeared when they were just
dying. Beside the death people, the live people could recite the name "Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving" for the death people.
"Furthermore,
if people might be killed, they recited the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
the held knife would be badly broken into pieces, and then they would be
liberated. If the three-thousand and large-thousand countries were full of
Yasha and Raksasa, which wanted to annoy people, those people heard the name of
Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, the wicked ghosts could not stare at those people
by the evil eyes, let alone harm them. Supposing a person, who was bound by
handcuffs and shackles, if in guilty or innocence, recited and called out the
name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, those fetters would be broken and he
would be liberated. If the three-thousand and large-thousand countries were
full of hatred thieves, one merchant chief held heavy treasures from all
merchants and went through dangerous roads. One of them sings: "All good
men! Don't be terrified, you should call out the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
single-mindedly. The Pusa can give all sentient beings the fearlessness. If you
recited and called out its name, you shall surely relieve from such hatred
thieves. When all businessmen heard that, all cried out, “Na Mo Pusa World-sounds-perceiving!”
Then, they were immediately liberated because of reciting and calling its name
out. “
“Na
Mo” means depending-on and returning-to three treasures. The three treasures
mean Buddha, Buddha-law, and the Buddha-learner who has been attained the
Buddhahood. The third treasure is mostly mentioned the Buddhist monk. I
explain it broadly for the Buddha-learner, because I am Buddhist, but not
Buddhist nun. As the mentioned above, there are the endless meaning in the
Emptiness. Therefore, it is impossible to only mention that only the Buddhist
monk can be the third treasure.
In
fact, the Pusa include the Buddhist who is not Buddhist monk and nun. So, such
Pusa, that is, such person, absolutely has the qualified to be the third
treasure. The third treasure, Buddha-learner, is defined, they have enlightened
and liberated from their suffering, can speak of the Buddha-law for others and
help them to liberate from the worldly suffering. In the following content of
this chapter, we can find it and prove what I said.
"Endless-meaning!
The power of awesome spirituality of the Bodhisattva World-sounds-perceiving is
as majestic and lofty as the said. If sentient beings had much sexual desire,
and then consistently recited and respected the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
they would thus depart from the sexual desire and lust. If they had much
hatred, and then consistently recited and respected the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
they would thus leave away the hatred. If they had much stupidity and
infatuation, and then consistently recited and respected the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
they would thus leave away the infatuation and stupidity. Endless-meaning! Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving had a great power such as these, and had mercy on and
conferred all sentient beings the much benefit. Therefore, sentient
beings should often recite its name in mind.
There
are three states like poisons which could harm our physical and mental bodies.
That is greed, resentment and hatred, infatuation and stupidity. If people
possesses any one or all of them, they would also harm others physical and
mental bodies.
The
tragedies in the reports about the societies, that we can observe and see, are
all due to the said three poisons. Furthermore, a lot of diseases are caused by
the said three poisons, too.
If we
thought and contemplated in silence, we could find two possibilities. One is
that we find and perceive the greed, resentment and hatred or infatuation and
stupidity of others. The other is that we find and perceive the said three
poisons in our inside. The most badly situation is that people do not know that
they have such poisons inside and always think of what they have done is right,
even to bully or harm others. The second badly situation is that people do
not realize that others people have such poisons inside. For some reason, they
still be convinced and follow these people’s evil intention.
By the
observation, some sentient beings have much more sexual desires. It also means
that they have much more greed. The Buddha said:” Desires are the root of
suffering.” It means that the greed is the desire, the desire is the greed.
Why? Because those ordinary people only think of themselves, selfish people are
pleased through their desires or greed. The outcome would bring the suffering
or affliction or troubles, for themselves or for others. However, they do not
have such self-perception.
But, I
have to tell you the truth that “Desires are the root of suffering” is only one
of the endless meanings. Why? The Buddha also said: ”There is no desires. There
is no greed.” Of course, the root of suffering is thus not existent. Then,
where you can find the suffering? Why? To read my article of A Brief Talk about The
Scripture of The Supreme-Wisdom Heart, you
might understand it.
However,
I also have to tell you another truth that there is unreal desires and greed.
Why? When you are awakened, you might understand it. I tell you in a brief. The
desires and greed would be transformed to be as application which is used to
help others be rescued from the worldly suffering. But, who has the ability to
do that? Only Pusa and Buddha have the ability to do that, because they indeed have
no desires and greed inside.
Regarding
the above said, the point is to perceive that we or other people are in which
stage now. Are we or other people in the stage of selfishness, or having been
awakened, or having attained the supreme wisdom? There would be a lot of
difference for the meaning of desires.
So,
for the most people who have not yet being awakened, they might have much more
sexual desire and might have the affliction or troubles caused by
this. For them, the desires, the greed, and any suffering, affliction or
troubles are surely existent. If they were willing to recite the name of Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving, they would thus have less such sexual desire and lust.
It also means they would have less affliction or troubles.
In the
world, there is a lot of people who have being bullied or harmed by others,
especially the girls in family, or women in society, or the employee, or the
boy or the male in the group of men. They might be weak, and have the heart of
hatred caused as these. They might thus harm themselves, like suicide, or might
harm others, like to attack or to kill others, due to the heart of hatred.
Furthermore,
most people have the enormous ego, especially the male. Usually, they have a
lot of hatred in mind, when others people do not follow their intention. They
might thus attack, bully, and harm others people. We know that their power of
destruction and harmfulness is very strong, especially, when they own the
authority in family, or in company, or in society, or in country. Such people
usually might not have any religious belief. But, it does not mean that they do
not have any belief. Or they have some extreme religious belief or extreme
belief. Mostly, they might have the worldly intelligence, however, honestly
speaking, they are lack of wisdom and compassion. The disaster is thus arisen,
and the suffering of the world is caused. We can observe that from the society
and the history.
“If
people had much hatred, and then consistently recited and respected the Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving, they would thus leave away the hatred.” As we know,
the sound is also an energy which can heal our physical and mental body.
Through the sound or mind of reciting the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
we would perceive and might correspond to the compassion and wisdom of Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving. There is one science principle, that is, the resonance
in frequency of sounds.
If we
had the compassion and wisdom of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, we would not
bully or harm others people or any animals, and we would not harm ourselves. We
should also have the compassion and wisdom for ourselves, not just for others.
In the
relationship between the brothers and sisters, or the husband and wife, or the
parents and children, or human and animals, there would be the feeling of
hatred to each other for some little things. It would be caused by two reasons.
One is the stupidity and infatuation for human. The other is the stupidity and
infatuation for things. The stupidity and infatuation is the causes. The
results of disaster, trouble, or affliction are thus caused. The stupidity and
infatuation is coming from the desires without knowledge and wisdom, and from ignorance.
In summary, they are lack of wisdom.
If
they had much stupidity and infatuation, and then consistently recited and
respected the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, they would thus leave away the
infatuation.
The
Buddha said: ” All is like a dream. What we have seen is unreal. ” Those
infatuations are some kind of delusion. The final state would be into the
Emptiness. Keeping the awakening, we should face the all of the human or the
things by the way of wisdom at each moment. Reciting:”Na Mo Pusa World-sounds-perceiving”
in our mind, it would help us to attain the wisdom, and to avoid any
harmfulness caused by stupidity or infatuation of others or ourselves. Why? It
is some kind of the science principle. When we recite the name of Na Mo Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving, our mind is focused on the name, and we would not
think of other things. Secondly, due to understanding the meaning of Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving, there is the corresponding-meaning in our mind, we
would keep the meaning in our mind constantly, and that would affect our
thought and our behavior. That is why we would gradually and naturally leave
away the stupidity and infatuation by reciting the
name.
If
there were a woman who wanted a boy, worshiped Pusa World-sounds-perceiving and
offered something to it, she would have a boy held bliss and virtue(fortune and
wisdom); if she intended to have a girl, she would thus have a dignified-pretty
girl who owned the virtuous roots planted in the past life and were regarded by
all people. Endless-meaning! Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has such power as
these. If there were sentient beings, who respected and worshiped Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
their planted-accumulated bliss would not be in vain. Therefore, all sentient
beings should recite and hold the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving."
Regarding
the offering something to Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, it has many meanings.
It could be introduced as an article. In a brief, sincere heart is the best
offering to worship Pusa World-sounds-perceiving.
Some
people felt unsafe or empty if they had no children. For some reason, like the
pressure at work, if they did not have children, they would feel anxiety, or
feel imperfect in life. There is a way to ask for having a boy or a girl as
said. If you believed it and had such requirement, you might try it. There is a
saying:” With the sincere faith, the wish will be efficacious.” From this, we
can feel the kindness and compassion from the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving.
If
there were sentient beings, who respected and worshiped Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
their planted-accumulated bliss would not be in vain. Therefore, all sentient
beings should recite and hold the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving.
Imaging
that there is a farm or land, if we sowed seeds on the ground, which is the
cause, then, with the sun and water and so on, which is the condition, the
plant would grow up, bloom and bear fruit, which is the result or effect, we
describe such farm as the farm of bliss. If we sowed the good cause (seed), we
would have the good result (fruit), such as the success in wealth, health,
career, study, marriage and so on. We call that is the planted-accumulated
bliss. So now, it means that reciting, respecting and worshiping Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
is the good cause, which is like seeds being planted in the farm of bliss. That
is the planted bliss. When all of good results would be occurred and
accumulated, that would be the accumulated bliss. So, we call that is the
planted-accumulated bliss. Such bliss is through the effort by oneself, so it
is never be wasted or
disappeared.
"Endless-meaning!
If there was someone who recited and held the name of Pusa in the number of 62
billion Ganges sands, and exhaustively offered them the food, clothing,
bedding, and medicine, what do you think? Do the good man or the good women
have such much merit and virtue or not?"
Endless-meaning
said: "Many! World honored one!" The Buddha said: "If there was
a person who recited and accepted the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving,
even a worship and offering at one time, the bliss of the two people was
exactly equal, no different, and would be endless at the one hundred billion
myriads of eons. Endless-meaning! To recite and hold the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
will have such benefit of immeasurable-boundless bliss and virtue."
In
practicing Buddha-law, some people recite this Pusa World-sounds-perceiving in
Universally Door Chapter as daily work at home. They might recite this chapter
for themselves, or for their family, or for their friends. Through this
practicing, we can pray Pusa World-sounds-perceiving to confer us the kindness,
compassion and wisdom. We also can pray Pusa World-sounds-perceiving to bless
our lovely member of family, or friends, to hope they would feel peaceful and
be safe. Such planted-accumulated bliss would not be in vain. The benefit of
such bliss and virtue is immeasurable.
Endless-meaning
told the Buddha: "World honored one! How does Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
tour this Saha World? How does it speak of the Buddha-law for all sentient
beings? What does it use the power of convenience?" The Buddha told Pusa
Endless-meaning : "Good man! If sentient beings in any country should be
saved by the form and body of Buddha, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving would appear
the form and body of Buddha and speak of the law of Buddha for them. If they
should be rescued by the form and body of Pratyeka-Buddha, Pusa would appear
the said form and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be
rescued by the form and body of Sravaka, Pusa would appear the said form and
body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the
form and body of Brahma King, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and
speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and
body of Sakra, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and speak of the
Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of
Mahesvara, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and speak of the
Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of the
great general of heaven, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and speak of
the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of
Vaisravana, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and speak of the
Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of little
king, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for
them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of the elderly, Pusa would
appear the said form and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they
should be rescued by the form and body of Buddhist Lay, Pusa would appear the
said form and body, and speak the Buddha-law for them. If they should be
rescued by the form and body of Prime Minister, Pusa would appear the said form
and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by
the form and body of Brahman, Pusa would appear the said form and body, and
speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and
body of Buddhist monk, Buddhist nun, Upasaka and Upasika, it would appear the
said form and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be
rescued by the form and body of woman which are the elderly or Buddhist Lay or
Prime Minister or Brahman, it would instantly transform and appear the said
form and body of woman, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If they should be
rescued by the form and body of little boy or little girl, it would transform
and appear the said form and body, and speak of the Buddha-law for them. If
they should be rescued by the form and body of heaven or dragon or Yaksha or
Gandharva or Asura or Garuda or Rahula or Kinnara or human resembling but not
like human, it would transform and appear the said form and body, and speak of
the Buddha-law for them. If they should be rescued by the form and body of
Vajradhara, it would transform and present the said form and body, and speak of
the Buddha-law for them.
In a
word, it is talking about that Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has various
incarnations to help people liberate from any suffering, affliction or
troubles, and to speak of the Buddha-law for them to help them liberate from
the worldly suffering and go into the path of Buddha. Of course, it is not
bound to the incarnation as said. In the endless meaning, we can extend it
broadly. Therefore, the number and identity of incarnation from Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
are boundless. For example, is it possible to appear a form and body of an
“evil person”? I tell you, it is possible. It is not to scare the good person.
It is to scare the evil person, to deal with the evil person.
Upasaka
is Sanskrit. It means the male of Buddha-learner, and Buddhist
non-monk. Upasika is Sanskrit, too. It means the female of
Buddha-learner, and Buddhist non-nun. They also could be enlightened and become
the Buddha or Pusa by practicing the Buddha-law. Furthermore, they could have
the Buddhist disciples and teach them the Buddha-law.
There
were some words of the content is Sanskrit. Those concepts or forms are coming
from the culture of India. What we just know these is enough now. That is not
our culture. Pusa World-sounds-perceiving can transform to any form or body. It
might be god what you have known, or angel, or your friends, too.
What
is Buddha-law? It is the all which can be used to enlighten human beings and to
help them liberate from suffering in life and death. Buddha-law is very
wide and universal. It is even beyond our knowledge, thought, cognition and experience.
"Endless-meaning!
The Pusa World-sounds-perceiving accomplishes such merit and virtue, by various
forms tours all countries and rescues the sentient beings. Therefore, you
should thus offer something to Pusa World-Sounds-Perceiving single mindedly.
The Pusa World-Sounds-Perceiving can give all sentient beings the fearlessness
in the fear, crisis and difficulty. It is thus in this Saha world all call it
as the fearlessness-giver (It means that it gives all sentient beings the
fearlessness.)."
The
Saha world is the world which we live. It refers to the earth. In the universe,
there are a lot of worlds which live various sentient beings. The Saha world is
only one of them. That is often mentioned in the Buddhist Scripture.
What
it has done is not its work, but its tour. Pusa World-sounds-perceiving tours
in this Saha world like playing. If you had noticed it, you would find it is
very interesting. That is because its heart and attribute are infinity.
The
Buddha concludes that Pusa World-sounds-perceiving is a fearlessness-giver, due
to that it gives all sentient beings the fearlessness.
We
might have a question, why Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has the ability to give
all sentient beings the fearlessness?
We
have mentioned that Pusa World-sounds-perceiving is Pusa Self-ease-perceiving.
In the article of The Scripture of The
Supreme-Wisdom Heart, it talks about why there
is no fear in the heart of Pusa Self-ease-perceiving. As we know, only when we
have no fear, so that we can give people no-fear.
There
is a very important concept. That is there is no relativity in the body of
Emptiness. All Buddha and All Pusa are enlightened into the body of Emptiness.
That also means that they have already got rid of the concept of relativity, or
of opposite concept. So, in their mind, all sentient beings, including you and
me, are no different with them. Then, we might have one question. Do you think
that any Buddha or Pusa would punish us?
As we
know, If someone said that they want to punish us or to kill us, due to we do
not follow their intention or they think of what we have done is wrong, we
might feel very terrified and anxiety.
Do you
think that the body of Emptiness could punish or kill the body of Emptiness?
Then, we will realize that all Buddha and all Pusa never do such stupid
things. Why? As above mentioned, in the mind of all Buddha and all Pusa,
they know that the nature or quality of all sentient beings are Emptiness, and
all sentient beings are the future Buddha, who have just not yet being
enlightened now.
So,
all Buddha and Pusa have no fear in their heart. They would never harm the all
sentient beings, no matter in physical or in mental body. What they do is to
enlighten them and to help them get rid of the fear and to help them do the
right and good thing.
That
is why Pusa World-sounds-perceiving is the fearlessness-giver who gives all
sentient beings the fearlessness.
When
we understand the nature and quality of one Pusa, we will understand the nature
of the all Pusa.
Endless-meaning
told the Buddha and said:”World Honored One! I should offer something to Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving now.” Then, from his neck, he untied all necklaces of
jades and pearls and gold of worth more than thousand ounces, gave them to the
Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, and said:”The Benevolent! Please accept such
giving of Buddha-law, the treasures, and necklaces of jades and pearls. At that
time, Pusa World-sounds-perceiving did not accept it. Endless-meaning told Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving again and said:”The Benevolent! To pity us, please
accept these necklaces of jade and pearls.”
At the
time, the Buddha told Pusa World-sounds-perceiving: “ You should accept the
necklaces of jades and pearls to pity Pusa Endless-meaning, the four
congregations, and heaven or dragon or Yaksha or Gandharva or Asura or Garuda
or Rahula or Kinnara or human resembling but not like human.” In a timely
manner, the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving accepted the necklaces of jades and
pearls to pity all four congregations, the heaven, dragon, human resembling but
not like human, and so on. It divided them into two parts. One part was
provided to the Buddha Sakyamuni. The other part was provided to
many-treasures-Buddha Stupa. “Endless-meaning! The Pusa World-sounds-perceiving
owns the free-spirituality power as these, to tour the Saha World.”
The
four congregations, and heaven or dragon or Yaksha or Gandharva or Asura or
Garuda or Rahula or Kinnara or human resembling but not like human, are
the audience who listen to the talking of the Buddha Sakyamuni and Pusa
Endless-meaning.
The
four congregations mean the Buddhists which include the monk, the nun, the
non-monk, and the non-nun.
The
heaven or dragon or Yaksha or Gandharva or Asura or Garuda or Rahula or Kinnara
or human resembling but not like human, are the supporters who support the
Buddha Sakyamuni and all Buddha-law. In the body of Emptiness, there is no
enemy, even the devil, it would be assimilated by the Buddha Sakaymuni and
become the supporter to support the Buddha Sakyamuni and all Buddha-law. From
this chapter as mentioned above, we have known that they would be the Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving, because Pusa World-sounds-perceiving would appear in
their form or body. Do you think there would be the devil in the Emptiness? In
Buddhism, it thinks that all devils are created by self-mind.
We
might have a question, why the other part was provided to the
many-treasures-Buddha Stupa. There is a Buddha whose name is Many-treasures.
The Buddha Many-treasures had made a vow that if there were any Buddha who
speaks of the wondrous-law-lotus Scripture, it would appear and prove of what
this Buddha had said. If there were no Buddha to speak of the said Scripture,
it would enter into Nirvana. It also means that the Buddha Many-treasures would
not appear.
Due to
The Buddha Sakyamuni was speaking of the wondrous-law-lotus Scripture, and it
is the very special. The Buddha Many-treasures appeared and approved of what
the Buddha Sakyamuni had said. So, there are two Buddha, that is why the other
part is provided to the Buddha named Many-treasures.
“The
Pusa World-sounds-perceiving owns the free-spirituality power as these, to tour
the Saha World.” It is amazing! Dosen’t it? The free-spirituality power is
arisen from the Emptiness. Only in the Emptiness, there is the possibility to
produce the free-spirituality power. That is also the nature wisdom. Most
people do not have such power, because they have fear in mind and not yet
attain the supreme wisdom.
At the
time, the Pusa Endless-meaning used verses to ask and say:
World
Honored One has the miraculous appearance.
I now
ask him again.
The
Buddhist disciple is by which cause and condition,
To be
named as World-sounds-perceiving.
Completely
having the miraculous appearance,
The
honored One replies Endless-meaning by verse.
You
listen to the behavior of World-sounds-perceiving.
It
skillfully responds to all places.
Its
vast vows deep like the sea,
Even throughout
the times of eons, it is inconceivable.
Serving
more than one hundred billion Buddha,
Great
and pure vows are made.
I tell
you in a brief.
When
hearing its name and seeing its form or body,
Mindful
of its name unceasingly,
It can
extinguish all the suffering.
If a
thought was arisen to harm people
And want
to push them into a pit of big fire,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
The
pit of fire would turn into a pool.
Or
drifting into a vast sea,
Meeting
the difficulties from dragons, fishes and all ghosts,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
The
wave could not drown them.
Or
being in the Sumeru,
Being
pushed by others and falling,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
He
would dwell on the sky like the sun.
Or
being chased by the evil people,
Falling
into the Vajra Mountain,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
A
single hair could not be damaged.
Or
being surrounded by the hatred thieves,
Might
being hurt by each holding knife,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All of
them would have the heart of compassion.
Or
encountering the suffering from the trouble of a King,
Facing
the penalty and the life being ended,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
Each
knife would be badly broken into pieces.
Or
being imprisoned and with shackles,
Hands
and feet being cuffed,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All
are relieved and would be liberated.
Or
might be harmed by the curse and all poisonous herbs,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All
back to the self-evil person.
Or
facing the evil Raksha,
Poisonous
dragon, all ghosts and so on,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
They
would not dare to harm you.
Or
being surrounded by evil beasts,
Being
scared by their sharp teeth and claws,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All
beasts quickly run far away.
Or
there were the viper and poisonous insect,
The
toxic gas and burned smoke.
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
They
would follow the sounds and go back.
Or
cloud and thunder drumming to pull the lightning,
Falling
hail and timely raining heavily,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All
would dissipate in time.
Sentient
beings are trapped by distresses.
Unlimited
hardships oppress their bodies.
World-Sounds-Perceiving
has the wondrous-wisdom power.
That
can rescue them from the worldly suffering.
It is
full of the power of remarkable ability,
Broadly
practices the convenience of wisdom.
All
countries in any where,
There
is no place that it does not appear.
The
various evil-goings,
Those
are hells, ghosts and animals,
And the
suffering of birth, aging, sickness and death,
All
are eliminated gradually.
It is
full of the true perceiving,
The
clean perceiving,
The
wide-wisdom perceiving,
The
sympathetic perceiving,
And
the benevolent perceiving,
All
sentient beings are willing to show their reverence for it constantly.
Undefiled
and clean light,
Like
the wisdom sun,
That
breaks through all darkness,
Can
subdue calamities of wind or fire,
And
brightly shine the world universally.
The
precept by the compassionate body is like thunderstorms.
The
benevolent mind is as miraculous as large clouds.
The
honeydew of Buddha-law raining down in time is like rain.
That
extinguishes the flame of affliction.
Having
the fighting and lawsuit through the court,
Being
terrified in the battlefield,
To
think of those sounds-perceiving power,
All
the hatred would retreat.
Wondrous
sounds is World-Sounds-Perceiving,
As
like the Sanskrit sounds and sea-tide sounds,
Being
beyond all worldly sounds,
We
thus should recite it constantly.
Reciting
it again and again and do not doubt it,
World-Sounds-Perceiving
is the pure saint.
In the
difficulties of suffering, trouble and death,
It can
be depended and protect us.
Having
the all merit and virtue,
Looking
at the sentient beings with benevolent eyes,
The
accumulated bliss immeasurably like sea,
We
thus should make obeisance to it.
The
various evil-goings usually mean the path of the hells, the path of ghosts, and
the path of the animals. If people had done the evil things, it meant that they
would go into the path of evil, and would reborn and dwelled on the evil path
of the hells, the ghosts, or the animals. Such evil places or spaces are arisen
by what their mind is, and also are caused by what they had done. They would be
in suffering there and that is their retribution. Even though this, if
they had a thought to think of the name of Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, they
would leave away such evil path immediately. It also means that the evil path
arisen from their mind would be disappeared at the same time.
At the
time, the Pusa Flatland-holding stood up from the seat and forward told Buddha:
”World Honored One! If any sentient beings heard the free behavior of Pusa
World-sounds-perceiving Chapter, which manifested the wondrous-spirituality
power by the universally door way, we shall know that this person has not less
merit and virtue.” When the Buddha said the universally door chapter, the
eight-four thousand sentient beings in the congregation vowed to have the
supreme-equality-awaken-wisdom heart.
Some
people have the question, if all was emptiness, what could I do if I was enlightened
into the body of Emptiness? You see, the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving has done
so many things.
In a
word, The Scripture of The
Supreme-Wisdom Heart is talked about the
Emptiness. However, this chapter is talked about non Emptiness. The non
Emptiness is coming from the Emptiness. The Emptiness is non-Emptiness. The
supreme wisdom is arisen from the Emptiness. The convenient application of
supreme wisdom could accumulate the bliss, which is like the deep sea and is
immeasurable. That is why this chapter is non Emptiness.
The
Pusa Self-ease-perceiving and the Pusa World-sounds-perceiving, both of them
are one. It is not else somebody. If we have been enlightened and corresponded
to its meaning, and have such supreme wisdom, compassion and behavior, we are
as the same as them. There is no difference.
I wish all sentient beings have the supreme-equality-awaken-wisdom
heart.
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