English
English version: Birth. Generate Bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment), cultivate the conduct of a Bodhisattva (an enlightened being). Attain Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (perfect enlightenment). Even seeing all sentient beings enter Nirvana (liberation), it is also like this. All are completely the same in nature, because there is no inherent nature. Even to say, all Tathagatas (Buddhas) liberate sentient beings with immeasurable great compassion. The explanation is, to discern that sentient beings are originally the same as the Buddha, this is immeasurable great compassion. Chapter Ten: Demonstrating the Perfection of the Sutra Because the Dharmadhatu (the realm of reality) is perfectly interconnected, there is nothing that does not correspond. The dharmas manifested by the preceding nine gates are all combined into one great arising of conditions. Wherever there is one place, there is everything. Unobstructed, perfectly融通 (harmonious and interconnected), endlessly自在 (free and at ease). If separated according to meaning, there are also ten gates. First, the perfection of place: referring to the preceding inexhaustible places, in any single dust mote, there are all the above-mentioned places, all times, all Buddhas, all sentient beings, all rituals, all teachings, all meanings, all intentions, all benefits. Each, like Indra's net, is 重重 (layer upon layer) gathered in a single dust mote. Just as a single dust mote contains all of the exhaustible space and Dharmadhatu, every single dust mote is also like this. Second, the perfection of time: in a single thought, there are all the preceding times and kalpas (eons), all places, all Buddhas, and even all benefits, all displayed 重重 (layer upon layer) like Indra's net. Just as a single thought contains all the 重重 (layer upon layer) seas of kalpas, everything contained in a single thought is also like this. Third, the perfection of Buddhas: in a single pore of a Buddha, there are all Buddhas, all places, all times, and even all benefits. Just as a single pore contains all the pores manifesting throughout the Dharmadhatu, it is also like this. Fourth, the perfection of beings: refer to the preceding. Fifth, the perfection of rituals. Sixth, the perfection of teachings. Seventh, the perfection of meanings. Eighth, the perfection of intentions. Ninth, the perfection of benefits. Tenth, the perfection of universality. All are similarly referred to for contemplation. Because it is the same unobstructed great arising of conditions,自在 (free and at ease), difficult to measure, and inconceivable. This is the inexhaustible sea of dharma of the Avatamsaka Sutra, exhausting the Dharmadhatu, transcending the realm of space, only the wisdom of Samantabhadra (Universal Worthy Bodhisattva) can exhaust its depths. The Essential Meaning of the Avatamsaka Sutra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------