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| V1 |
I have established the all-surpassing vows,
And will unfailingly attain the supreme enlightenment.
If these vows should not be fulfilled,
May I not attain perfect enlightenment. |
V2 |
If, for countless kalpas to come,
I should not become the great benefactor
And save all the destitute and afflicted everywhere,
May I not attain the perfect enlightenment. |
| V3 |
When I have fulfilled the Buddha-way,
My name shall pervade the ten quarters;
Should there be any place it is not heared,
May I not attain the perfect enlightenment. |
V4 |
Freed from greed and with right-mindfulness
And pure wisdom, I will perform the sacred practices
In pursuit of the supreme enlightenment,
And become the teacher of of devas and humans. |
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| V5 |
Emitting a great light with my majestic power,
I will completely illuminate the boundless worlds;
Dispelling, thereby, the darkness of the three defilements,
I will deliver all beings from suffering and affliction. |
V6 |
Having aquired the eye of wisdom,I will remove the darkness of blind passions;
Blocking the path to the evil realms,
I will open the gate to good realms. |
| V7 |
When my practice and merits are fulfilled,
My majestic brilliance shall reach everywhere in the ten
quarters,
Outshining both the sun and the moon;
Even the heavenly lights shall be hidden and obscured. |
V8 |
For the sake of all beings I will open forth the Dharma-store
And universally bestow its treasure of virtue upon them.
Amongst the multitudes of beings
I will always preach the Dharma with a lion's roar. |
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| V9 |
Making offernings to all the Buddhas,
I will acquire all the roots of virtue;
With my vows fulfilled and wisdom perfected,
I will be the hero of the three worlds. |
V10 |
Like your unimpeded wisdom, O Buddha Lokesvararaja,
My wisdom shall reach eveywhere and illuminate all;
May the power of my virtue and wisdom
Be equal to that of yours, O Most Honored One. |
| V11 |
If these vows are not to be fulfilled,
The great thousand worlds will shake in accord,
And from the sky, all the devas
Will rain down rare and wondrous flowers. |
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Normally followed by Tan Nembutsu and Eko |
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