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'''The Buddhas of the Ten Directions'''

The Buddhas of the Ten Directions referred to in the Lotus Sutra.

'''Directions'''
Verse of the Dasabhumika Vibhasa Sastra

'''East'''
In the east there is a realm called Without Distress
Where there is a Buddha named Virtue of Goodness.
His physical signs are like a mountain of gold,
His name is heard boundlessly.
When people hear his name
They will attain the stage of no retreat.
I now fold my hands and worship Him
And pray He will abolish all grief and distress.

'''Southeast'''

In the southeast there is a realm called Moon Light
Where there is a Buddha named Without Lament.
His bright light is like the sun and the moon,
Upon meeting Him emotional distress is extinguished.
Ever teaching the Dharma for living beings,
All the inner and outer sufferings are abolished.
Praising the names of the Buddhas of the 10 Directions,
I bow my head in worship

'''South'''
In the south there is a realm called Rejoicing
Where there is a Buddha called Sandal Virtue.
His face is like the full moon,
The brilliance of its light being without measure.
He is able to extinguish the heated distress
Of the three poisons in living beings.
Hearing His name one reaches the stage of no retreat
Therefore I bow my head in worship.

'''Southwest'''

In the southwest there is a realm called Host of Signs,
Where there is a Buddha named Offering Treasure.
Always with countless treasures of the Dharma,
He offers them broadly to all living beings.
The heads & faces of the gods worship
Their bejeweled hats bowed down to His feet.
Now with my five limbs on the ground
I take refuge in the honored one that offers treasur

'''West'''

In the west there is a world called Skillfulness,
Where there is a Buddha called Limitless Brilliance.
The light of His body and the brilliance of His wisdom
Shine without bounds or limits.
Those that hear His name
Will attain the stage of no retreat.
I now bow my head in worship
And pray He will extinguish the bounds of Life & Death

'''Northwest'''

In the northwest there is a world called Host of Sounds,
Where there is a Buddha names Blossom of Virtue.
The world has a multitude of bejeweled trees
Broadly issuing forth the wonderful sound of the Dharma.
With the seven blossoms of awakening,
He is ever adorning living beings.
The sign of His white tuft of hair is like the moon,
I now bow my head in worship.

'''North'''
In the north there is a realm called Unshakeable
Where there is a Buddha called Signs of Virtue.
His body possesses the major and minor signs,
By which he adorns Himself.
In breaking the hateful host of devils
Good influences all the people and gods.
Hearing His name one reaches the stage of no retreat,
Therefore I bow my head in worship.

'''Northeast'''
In the northeast there is a realm called Peacefulness,
Where all the treasures are attained together.
The Buddha is called Practicing the 3 Vehicles,
His body is adorned with limitless signs.
The light of wisdom and insight is without measure,
And is able to destroy the darkness of ignorance.
Living beings are without grief or distress,
And so I bow my head in worship.

'''Below'''
Down below there is the world that is Broad and Great,
Where there is a Buddha named Brilliant Virtue.
The signs of His body are wonderful and superlative,
A golden mountain of Jambu River sand.
With the sun of wisdom and insight He always
Opens the blossoms of good spiritual roots.
The precious ground is very broad and great,
And I bow my head in worship.

'''Above'''
Up above there is the realm of Many Moons,
Where there is a Buddha named Ocean of Virtues.
The great virtues of the Disciples
And the Bodhisattvas are without measure.
The Lion among those that are noble
Is named Spreading Many Virtues.
The devils all have fear of Him,
And so I bow my head in worship.


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