The Flower Ornament Scripture A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra Thomas Cleary BOOK SEVENTEEN 17. The Merit of The Initial Determination for Enlightenment THEN INDRA, king of gods, said to the enlightening being Truth Wisdom, "Son of Buddha, what is the extent of the merit attained when the enlightening being first determines to become enlightened?" Truth Wisdom said, "The truth of this is extremely deep, difficult to explain, difficult to know, difficult to discern, difficult to believe, difficult to experience, difficult to practice, difficult to master, difficult to think o f, difficult to assess, difficult to approach and enter. E ven so, by the power of the Buddha I will explain for you. "0 Child of Buddha, suppose someone were to provide all com forts for all the beings of incalculable worlds in t...
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