“If someone believes in such a Mahayana sutra
like this, the rough and coarse forms that one may have obtained at birth will seem right and correct, by the virtue of the
power of this sutra; the dignity and countenance will improve day by day, such that both humans and the gods will be pleased to look at him. They will respect and
love him, and no time they will lose their regard for him. Kings, ministers and
family people will listen to, respect and believe him. If any of my Sravaka disciples
are desirous to perform the first rare act,
they should preach this Mahayana sutra to all in the world.
Oh, good man! The frost and mist may wish strongly remain as they are, but this only until the time of sunrise. Once the sun was born, everything goes away and nothing remains as before. Oh, good man! The evil deeds committed by these people also accumulate in the same way (as snow). The power [which one may have] in the present life only continues up to seeing the sunrise of the Great Nirvana. When the sun of this Great Nirvana rises, all the evils that have been done will die out. Also, oh good man! For example, one might abandon one's home, shave one's head, wear the Kasaya robe, and still do not receive the ten precepts of a Shramana. Or a rich person might come and invite all the priests [to his home], and those who have not received the precepts may be invited, along with the others. They may not have received the precepts and yet, however, may be counted as priests.
Oh, good man! It's like with a person who aspires to enlightenment for the first time, studies this Mahayana Great Nirvana Sutra, upholds, copies and recites it. It may not yet have attained the level of the ten stages [of a Bodhisattva], and yet, it will be counted as one of those of the ten stages. If a person, whether or not a disciple, without greed or fear, or even for profit, hear just one gatha of this sutra and, having heard it, do not slanders it - know that this person is already close to unsurpassed Enlightenment. Oh, good man! For this reason, I say that the four people [dependables] will become the refuges of the world. So I say, oh good man, that such people will never say that what the Buddha said is not what He said. Nothing of this kind occurs. That is why I say that such four kinds of people become the refuges of the world. Oh, good man! Make offerings to these four kinds of people."
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 8 - On the
Four Dependables.Oh, good man! The frost and mist may wish strongly remain as they are, but this only until the time of sunrise. Once the sun was born, everything goes away and nothing remains as before. Oh, good man! The evil deeds committed by these people also accumulate in the same way (as snow). The power [which one may have] in the present life only continues up to seeing the sunrise of the Great Nirvana. When the sun of this Great Nirvana rises, all the evils that have been done will die out. Also, oh good man! For example, one might abandon one's home, shave one's head, wear the Kasaya robe, and still do not receive the ten precepts of a Shramana. Or a rich person might come and invite all the priests [to his home], and those who have not received the precepts may be invited, along with the others. They may not have received the precepts and yet, however, may be counted as priests.
Oh, good man! It's like with a person who aspires to enlightenment for the first time, studies this Mahayana Great Nirvana Sutra, upholds, copies and recites it. It may not yet have attained the level of the ten stages [of a Bodhisattva], and yet, it will be counted as one of those of the ten stages. If a person, whether or not a disciple, without greed or fear, or even for profit, hear just one gatha of this sutra and, having heard it, do not slanders it - know that this person is already close to unsurpassed Enlightenment. Oh, good man! For this reason, I say that the four people [dependables] will become the refuges of the world. So I say, oh good man, that such people will never say that what the Buddha said is not what He said. Nothing of this kind occurs. That is why I say that such four kinds of people become the refuges of the world. Oh, good man! Make offerings to these four kinds of people."
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