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English version: Thus, overcoming afflictions (Sheng Yuan). If one understands the ultimate subtlety of Dharma-nature, then one enters the Dharani-gate. If one is attached to the emotions of eye-consciousness, it is called entering the emotions of the multitude of sufferings. If one is attached to the aggregation of eye and form, it is called the arising of suffering. Observing its fundamental nature, the arising of suffering is unattainable. If it has no self-nature, then there is nothing. If there is nothing, then there is nothing to be accomplished. If there is nothing to be accomplished, then there is no arising and ceasing. Since there is no arising and ceasing, then there is no past, future, or present. There are only names, and words are merely designations. All Dharmas are like this, fundamentally empty in their nature. Being empty in nature, there is no characteristic. Since there is no characteristic, there is no aspiration. Since there is no aspiration, there is no wandering. Since there is no wandering, there is no play, no playful transgression, and no teasing. If good men and good women understand all Dharmas in this way, they will soon attain the Dharani-gate. When the Buddha spoke this Dharani Sutra, this three-thousand great thousand world trembled in six ways. All the devas in the empty sky made music and rained down various heavenly flowers as offerings. Eighty thousand people attained the purity of the Dharma-eye. Among them, one thousand people together aroused the mind of Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (unsurpassed perfect enlightenment). Ninety Niyutas (Niyuta, a unit of measurement) of devas all attained this Dharani-gate. At that time, Ananda (Ananda, one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha) immediately rose from his seat, knelt with his palms together, and said to the Buddha: 'What is the name of this Sutra? How should we uphold it?' The Buddha told Ananda: 'This Sutra is called 'The Dharani-gate of All Limitless Dharmas'; you should uphold it.' After the Buddha finished speaking this Sutra, Sheng Yuan Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas (Bodhisattva-Mahasattva, great Bodhisattvas) from other Buddha-lands, and all the assembled beings were very happy, paid homage, and departed. The Sutra of the Dharani-gate of Limitless Dharmas Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------