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The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain, Part 2 155 When the three roots are grasped, 40 one goes to the Pure Land, Just like all the myriad streams pay homage to the patriarch. At that moment, the buddhas of the ten directions manifested a flowery throne of precious jade and in the most subtle and marvelous tones they praised him: ‘‘How good! How good is this great emperor! His karmic good fortune is deep and wide. He donated one daughter so she could leave the family, and as a result all the different branches of his family can now ascend to heaven. He was also able to abandon the throne and cede the country, and come and visit this straw-thatched hermitage. In this life he was an emperor; in a future life he will become a buddha.’’ When the Marvelous Splendor emperor received the announcement of his future buddhahood from the buddhas, his heart was filled with joy, and he composed the following gātha: (The recitation of the name of the bodhisattva and its repetition by the congregation here come to an end. Sound the ruler. The gātha reads:) The bodhisattva, kind and compassionate, came down to the world, And she grew up to adulthood inside the walls of the royal palace. I urge all disciples of the Buddha to follow the example she provides, For, in truth, no one has ever been betrayed by the study of the Way. After the Marvelous Splendor emperor had spoken this gātha, he lived in seclusion on the mountain and cultivated the Way. More than twenty years later, when he had reached the age of eightynine, and knowing in advance that his time had come, he announced to the congregation that he was to depart from this world. He then composed the following gātha: Abandoning the imperial throne, I entered True Emptiness, And thoroughly probed into pure vacuity and silent nirvana. All that remains of me now is this unenlightened outer shell, And that I entrust for its final performance to Old Uncle Fire. 41 Let’s not recount how the Marvelous Splendor emperor went to the Pure Land. Let’s recount how the one who was now the Bodhisattva
156 ThePreciousScrollofIncenseMountain,Part2 Who Contemplates of the Cries of the World, when her work was done and her merit complete, received the announcement of her future buddahood from the Buddha. This moved the thousand times thousand worlds to shake in six different ways. A precious parasol came down from the sky, and a golden lotus emerged from the earth. The buddhas of the ten directions, the bodhisattvas and holy monks, Indra, Brahma and all the devas, and the dragons, the gods, and the six other classes of supernatural beings all came to Incense Mountain, and together they composed the following gātha: Cheerfully she made the great offering with kindness and compassion, Though in the imperial palace, there was not a single person who knew. If in a single moment a mortal is converted, the heart becomes buddha, And all the many myriads of phenomena will give off a radiant light. Among the congregation on Incense Mountain, there was a certain Sir Moon Parasol. 42 Leading a contingent of five hundred, he came before her throne, knelt down and asked: ‘‘What is it that is called the outer way, and what is it that is called the right Way? May you in your kind compassion illuminate our blind delusion.’’ After he had expressed this wish, he remained on one knee with palms pressed together. His eyes remained constantly fixed, and with all his heart he gazed eagerly upward. It was then that the immortal taught the monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen: ‘‘How can I not explain it to you, since you have asked so sincerely for an explanation. Those who practice what we call the outer way look for the Buddha outside of the heart. They visualize the crown of the head and become entangled in phenomena. They see a light between the brows and the nose, and knowing Emptiness they cling to Being. But is there really any extraordinary excellence to be found in a phenomenal body? 43 They practice semen retention, and terminate the red and the white. They collect yin to supplement yang. They practice the work of the ten stages. They know the divine affairs of luck and misfortune. They secretly transmit marvelous methods, and establish and revere oaths and vows. They sit like a block and guard emptiness. They themselves know the roads and routes,
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