(5) Thereupon the setting-face-to-face is, calling the deceased by name, thus: O nobly-born, listen undistractedly. On the Second Day the pure form of water will shine as a white light. At that time, from the deep blue Eastern Realm of Pre-eminent Happiness, the Bhagavan Akshobhya [as] Vajra-Sattva, blue in colour, holding in his hand a five-pronged dorje, seated upon an elephant-throne, and embraced by the Mother MamakI, will appear to thee, attended by the Bodhisattvas Kshitigarbha and Maitreya, with the female Bodhisattvas, Lasema and Pushpema. These six Bodhic deities will appear to thee.

(6) He said: * You should know me, my dear, as such, that whatsoever I myself know, I have told all to you. But, come! Let us go there and take up studentship.' e Go yourself, Sir.' So Gautama went forth to where [the place] of Pravahana Jaibali was. He brought him a seat, and had water brought; so he made him a respectful welcome. Then he said to him: £A boon we offer to the honorable Gautama! '

(5) So then the devils said to him: 6 Speak to us, Sir/ To them then he spoke this syllable, ' Da! ' Did you understand? ' ' We did understand/ said they. { You said to us, " Be compassionate (dayadlwanfy" ' ' Yes (Om)! } said he. ' You did understand/ This same thing does the divine voice here, thunder, repeat: Da! Da! Da! that is, restrain yourselves, give, be compas- sionate. One should practise this same triad: self-restraint, giving, compassion.

(5) So then the men said to him: 'Speak to us, Sir/ To them then he spoke this syllable, c Da! ' Did you understand?' (dattay ' < Yes (Om) \ ' said he. ' You did understand/

(6) Then he said: ' It is well known that I have a full share of gold, of cows and horses, of female slaves, of rugs, of apparel. l6l M Be not ungenerous toward me, Sir, In regard to that which is the abundant, the infinite, the unlimited/ 'Then, verily, 0 Gautama, you should seek in the usual manner.' 6 1 come to you, Sir, as a pupil! ' — with [this] word, verily, indeed, men aforetime came as pupils. — So with the acknow- ledgment of coming as a pupil he remained.

(6) Again, calling the deceased by name, the setting-face-to-face is thus: O nobly-born, listen undistractedly. On the Third Day the primal form of the element earth will shine forth as a yellow light. At that time, from the Southern Realm Endowed with Glory, the Bhagavan Ratna-Sambhava, yellow in colour bearing a jewel in his hand, seated upon a horse-throne and embraced by the Divine Mother Sangyay-Chanma, will shine upon thee.

(2) Buddha then said to a young man called Prabhavyuha : “ Go thou to Vimalakirti to inquire after his health.” Prab-havyuha replied to Buddha and said : “ I am not worthy to go to inquire after his health. And why? I remember one day I was about to go out of the great city of Vaisali when Vimalakirti was about to enter into it. I asked him with bowed head. •' Sir, tell me whence hast thou come ? ’ He replied : ‘ I have come from the Bodhimandala, place of enligten-ment.’ I inquired : ‘ Where is the Bodhimandala ? ’ He replied : ‘ Sincere mind is the Bodhimandala as it is without falsehood. Activity is the Bodhimandala as it accomplishes all works. The deep mind is the Bodhimandala as it increases merits. The enlightened mind is the Bodhimandala as it is without errors. Charity is the Bodhimandala as it expects no rewards. Morality is the Bodhimandala as it fulfills all vows. Patience is the Bodhimandala as it knows no impediment in all beings. Diligence is the Bodhimandala as it is never slothful. Meditation is the Bodhimandala as it controls the mind. Wisdom is the Bodhimandala as it directly sees all things. Mercy is the Bodhimandala as it treats all beings with equality. Compassion is the Bodhimandala as it endures, exhaustion and pain. Joy is the Bodhimandala as it finds pleasure in the law. Impartiality is the Bodhimandala as it destroys both love and hatred. Supernatural power is the Bodhimandala as it is endowed with the six supernatural faculties. Emancipation is the Bodhimandala as it is able to turn away and and leave out. The Necessary Means is the Bodhimandala as it teaches all beings. The Fourfold Acceptance is the Bodhimandala as it embraces all beings. Much-hearing is the Bodhimandala as it practises 'what is heard. Self-control is the Bodhimandala as it rightly observes all things. The Thirty Seven Requisites for attaining supreme enlightenment are the Bodhimandala as they adorn the created things. The fourfold noble truth is the Bodhimandala as it never defrauds the world. The twelvefold chain of causation is the Bodhimandala as it repeats endlessly beginning with ignorance till we come to old age and death. Passions are the Bodhimandala as it knows them to be realities. All beings are the Bodhimandala as it knows them to be selfless. All things are the Bodhimandala as it knows them to be empty. Vanquishing the Evil Ones is the Bodhimandala as it is immovable. The three states of existence are the Bodhimandala as they have no fixed abodes for beings. Roaring like a- lion is the Bodhimandala as it knows no fears. The [ten] powers, the [fourfold] fearlessness, and the [eighteen] special faculties— they are the Bodhimandala as they are without faults. The threefold knowledge is the Bodhimandala as it is without obstacles. Knowing all things with one thought is the Bodhimandala as it attains to omniscience. Thus O noble youth, thou shouldst know that all actions of a Bodhisattva who teaches all beings in accordance with all the Paramitas even to the raising and putting down of his feet should be known as coming from Bodhimandala and abiding in the law’ of Buddha. “ When he had preached this doctrine, five hundred gods all cherished the thought of supreme enlightenment. Therefore I am not worthy to go and inquire after his health.”

(3) Then Vimalakirti spoke to Manjusri: “Let us go and see the Blessed One and revere and honour him together with those Bodhisattvas.”

(1) Buddha then said to Manjusri : “ Go thou to Vimalakirti to inquire after his health.”

(7) Then Vimalakirti, without raising himself from his seat, manifested in the presence of the assembly an incarnate Bodhisattva, whose form, splendour, and dignity were magnificent, far surpassing any in the assembly. He then spoke to the Bodhisattva and said: “ Go thou there in the quarters on high, beyond the Buddha-countries exceeding even in number the sands of forty-two Ganga rivers, to the country named Sarvagandhasugandha, where a Buddha named Gandhakuta now dwells, seated at table to take refreshments together with the Bodhisattvas, and on thy arrival tell him these words of mine saying: ‘Vimalakirti touching thy feet with his bowed head greets thee with all reverence and wishes to inquire whether thou art assailed with few ailings, few illnesses, and whether thy spirits are in good condition as ever. He prays that thou bestow upon him a portion of thy food if thou canst spare it, that he might perform a religious work in the Saha world, enabling all those who find pleasure in the inferior law only, to open their eyes to the great religion, thus helping to spread the fame of Tathagata throughout [the world].’ ”

(4) Janaka, [king] of Videha, descending from his cushion and approaching, said: c Adoration to you, Yajnavalkya. Do you instruct me.' He [i.e. Yajnavalkya] said: 'Verily, as a king about to go on a great journey would prepare a chariot or a ship, even so you have a soul (atman) prepared with these mystic doctrines (tipanisad}. So, being at the head of a troop, and wealthy, learned in the Vedas, and instructed in mystic doctrines, whither, when released hence, will you go? ' ' That I know not, noble Sir — whither I shall go/ 2, £ Indha (i. e. the Kindler) by name is this person here in the right eye. Him, verily, who is that Indha people call " Indra" 1 K % cryptically, for the gods are fond of the cryptic, as it were, and dislike the evident.

(8) Then at that time the incarnate Bodhisattva ascended on high in the presence of the assembly, and every one in the assembly could see him. reach the country of Sarvagan-dhasugandha and greet that Buddha touching the feet with his bowed head and speak thus: “ Vimalakirti touching thy feet with his bowed head greets thee with all reverence and wishes to inquire whether thou art assailed with few ailings, few illnesses, and whether thy spirits are in good condition as ever. He prays thee to bestow upon him some portion of thy food if thou canst spare it, that he might perform a religious work in the Saha world, enabling all those who find pleasure in the inferior law only, to open their eyes to the great religion, thus helping to spread the fame of Tathagata throughout [the world].” The great men in that country having beheld this incarnate Bodhisattva praised him saying that they had never seen the like before, and asked the Buddha: “Whence cometh this superior man ? Where is the Saha world ? What does it mean to find pleasure only in the inferior law ?”

(6) Yet, even when set face to face in this way, some persons, because of obscurations from bad karma, and from pride, although the hook of the rays of grace [striketh against them], flee from it. [If one be one of them], then, on the Third Day, the Bhagavan Ratna-Sambhava and his accompanying deities, along with the light-path from the human world, will come to receive one simultaneously.

(89) And it went to it and spake to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep.

(4) Then, from the Central Realm, called the Spreading Forth of the Seed, the Bhagavan Vairochana, white in colour, and seated upon a lion-throne, bearing an eight-spoked wheel in his hand, and embraced by the Mother of the Space of Heaven, will manifest himself to thee.

(8) The setting-face-to-face at that time is, calling the deceased by name, thus: O nobly-born, listen undistractedly. On the Fifth Day, the green light of the primal form of the element air will shine upon thee. At that time, from the Green Northern Realm of Successful Performance of Best Actions, the Bhagavan Buddha Amogha-Siddhi, green in colour, bearing a crossed-Jor/e in hand, seated upon a sky-traversing Harpy-throne, embraced by the Divine Mother, the Faithful Dolma, will shine upon thee, with his attendants — the two Bodhisattvas Chag-na-Dorje and Dibpanamsel, attended by two female Bodhisattvas, Gandhema and Nidhema. These six Bodhic forms, from amidst a halo of rainbow light, will come to shine.