THE SUTRA OF GOLDEN LIGHT
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THE SUTRA OF GOLDEN LIGHT
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Then the venerable Ananda spoke thus to the Lord: "Lord, what will be for them the Discipline of the Law?" The Lord replied: "The essence of meditation and the Law is pure, established according to its manifestation and not by arduous inquiry. 51)(2)
Among purified, pure, best Bodhisattvas (2) *1 will preach(3) the excellent Suvarnabhasa, king of sutras, very profound on hearing and profound on examination. It has been blessed by the Buddhas in the four directions, by Aksobhyaraja in the east, in the south by Ratna¬ketu, in the west by Amitabha, in the north by Dundubhisvara.
I will proclaim this blessing, the excellent, auspicious confession, whose aim is the ruin of all evils, producing the destruction of all evils, con¬ferring every blessing, ruining every misfortune, the basis of omni¬science, thoroughly adorned with every splendour.
For those beings whose senses are defective, whose life is expended or failing, beset bymisfortune, their faces averted from the gods, hated by dear, beloved people, oppressed in such places as households, or at variance with one another, tormented by the destruction of their property, (3) both in grief and trouble, and in poverty, likewise in the plight of fear, in the affliction of planet or asterism, in the violent grip of demons, one (who) sees an evil dream full of grief and trouble should listen to (this) excellent sutra, when he has bathed well and is pure. For those who hear this sutra, the profound Buddha-region, with pure minds and good intentions, adorned with clean garments, and for all beings such most severe misfortunes are forever extinguished by the splendour of this sutra for the world-protectors themselves together with their min¬isters and army chiefs will provide protection for them with countless millions of Yaksas. -
The great goddess Sarasvati, likewise (the god¬dess) who dwells in the (river) Nairanjana, Hariti, the mother of BhUtas, and the Earth-goddess Drdha, the Brahma-kings and the Thirty-three kings, the powerful rulers of the serpents, the kings of the Kimnaras and the kings of the Asuras, likewise the kings of the Garudas, (4) these, having approached there with the might of their armies and with their vehicles, will provide protection for them, by day and by night, unwearying(4~. I will make known this sutra, the pro¬found Buddha-region, the marvellous mystery of all the Buddhas, for millions of aeons.
Those who hear this sutra and who cause others to hear it, whoever rejoice in it, and those who do honour to it, will be honoured throughout numerous millions of aeons by gods, serpents and men, by Kimnaras, Asuras and Yaksas. The heap of merit arising from them is endless, incalculable, inconceivable, for those beings who have performed merits. They will be gladly accepted by the Buddhas in the ten directions and likewise by the Bodhisattvas, whose career is profound. Having put on clean robes, wearing well-perfumed clothes, having produced a mind (full) of love, one must do honour untiringly. One should make one's mind, self, pure (and) expansive. (5) Purify (your) thoughts and hear (this) excellent sutra.
Those who hear this sutra, welcome among men and a well-gained fruit of human existence, will live a good life. Those into whose ear this instruction enters will have their merit-roots ripened and be praised by numerousmillions of aeons by gods, serpents and men, by Kimnaras, Asuras and Yaksas. The heap of merit arising from them is endless, incalculable, inconceivable, for those beings who have performed merits. They will be gladly accepted by the Buddhas in the ten directions and likewise by the Bodhisattvas, whose career is profound. Having put on clean robes, wearing well-perfumed clothes, having produced a mind (full) of love, one must do honour untiringly. One should make one's mind, self, pure (and) expansive. (5) Purify (your) thoughts and hear (this) excellent sutra.
Those who hear this sutra, welcome among men and a well-gained fruit of human existence, will live a good life.Those into whose ear this instruction enters will have their merit-roots ripened and be praised by numerous Buddhas.
So (ends) the first chapter, the Introductory Chapter, in the excellent Suvarnabhasa, king of sutras.
Please take a look at the sutra.
Amitofou! -
Yes I personally have a copy of the chinese version of Golden Light
It is very powerful .It is said that most of the temple cleansing site ceremony is done with the sutra of Golden Light
It is said by Sakyamuni Buddha when many people fall ill , and wars between countries that Buddha lived is bloody -
Thanks for sharing this excellent sutra
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let yr dharma friends know abt it =D
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thanks for pointing out this sutra which i've never come across. appreciate, delightful and grateful for knowing about it.
