The Flower Ornament Scripture A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra Thomas Cleary BOOK TWENTY-FIVE 25. Ten Dedications TH EN THE ENLIGHTENING HEING Diamond Banner, empowered by the Buddha, entered absorption in the light of knowledge of enlightening beings. When he had entered this absorption, there appeared before him as many Buddhas as atoms in a hundred thousand buddha-lands from beyond as many worlds as atoms in a hundred thousand buddha-lands in each of the ten directions. Those Buddhas, who were all alike named Diamond Banner, praised him, saying, "Good! Good man, it's very good that you can enter this absorption in the light of knowledge of enlightening bein gs. Good man, this is the spiritual power of Buddhas as numerous as atoms in a hundred thousand buddha-lands in each of the ten directions bolstering you, and also the spiritual power of the force of Vairocana Buddha's past vows, and it is also du...
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