《Toh 52 (Kangyur)》
CBETA 84K-toh52
Homage to all buddhas and bodhisattvas! Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was in the Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍada’s park at Śrāvastī. He was residing there together with a great saṅgha of eight thousand monks, and with twelve thousand bodhisattvas from various buddha realms, and thirty-two thousand gods, who had all genuinely entered into unexcelled and perfect awakening. Youthful Mañjuśrī and the god Ratnavara had also joined the gathering and were present there. Ratnavara at that time thought to himself, “If the Blessed One encourages youthful Mañjuśrī to teach the Dharma, he will surely teach so that all the abodes of the māras will be subdued and Māra the evil one will despair. He will teach so that all opponents are defeated, and so that those possessed of excessive pride will become free of their pride and reveal their knowledge. Tib. shes pa brda sprod pa ’gyur ba. This complex term appears frequently in this sūtra. Following Mahāvyutpatti 6419, the Sanskrit equivalent is ājñāvyākaraṇa. In Skt. ājñā means “instruction,” “command,” or “order,” and vyākaraṇa and the verb vyākaroti mean “explain/explanation,” “prophesy/prophecy,” “analyze/analysis,” “elucidate/eluci…
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