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English version Subhuti said, 'Sister! The Tathagata (如来, one of the titles of a Buddha) does not permit indulgence in all desires.' The woman said, 'Venerable Subhuti! As the Buddha said: 'You monks, all your robes, alms bowls, food, bedding, medicine for sickness, whether from relatives' homes, or from begging, or the places you reside, from friends, Upadhyayas (和尚, preceptor), or Acharyas (阿阇梨, teacher), close association and offerings, increasing all good roots, extinguishing all evil dharmas, monks! These are what I permit.' Subhuti said, 'Sister! It is so! It is so! As you say.' The woman said, 'Venerable Subhuti! For this reason, the Tathagata permits indulgence in all desires.' Subhuti said, 'Sister! How many beings are subdued by you through this adornment and skillful means of pleasurable desires?' The woman said, 'Venerable Subhuti can count the boundaries of all forms in the three thousand great thousand worlds, but if you count the beings I have subdued with adornment and skillful means, you cannot reach the boundary.' Subhuti said, 'Sister! How do you treat beings who enjoy desires?' The woman said, 'Venerable Subhuti! If there are beings who enjoy going to the Brahmaloka (梵世, the world of Brahma), I give these beings immeasurable dhyanas (禅定, meditative states), and after they have enjoyed the bliss of dhyana, I then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta (道心, mind of enlightenment). Or if there are beings who enjoy going to Śakro devānām indra (释提桓因, Indra, ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven), I give these beings the bliss of Indra, and then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta. If there are beings who enjoy going to the Lokapalas (护世, the world protectors), I give these beings the bliss of the Lokapalas, and then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta. 'If there are beings who enjoy the bliss of Devas (天, gods), Nagas (龙, serpent deities), Yakshas (夜叉, nature spirits), Gandharvas (乾闼婆, celestial musicians), Asuras (阿修罗, demigods), Garudas (迦楼罗, mythical birds), Kinnaras (紧那罗, mythical beings, half-human and half-bird), or Mahoragas (摩睺罗伽, great serpents), I give them the bliss of the Devas up to the Mahoragas, and then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta. If there are beings whose aspirations are to enjoy the kingdom of a Chakravarti-raja (转轮王国, wheel-turning king), I give them the bliss of a Chakravarti-raja, and then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta. If there are beings who enjoy being small kings, I also give them the bliss of small kings, and then encourage them to arouse the unsurpassed Bodhicitta. If there are beings who enjoy being elders, Kshatriyas,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------