《Toh 122 (Kangyur)》
CBETA 84K-toh122
Homage to all buddhas and bodhisattvas! Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was residing in the palace of the king of the gods in the Akaniṣṭha realm,This appears to be the only Kangyur sūtra to be set in Akaniṣṭha (although a number of tantras are, too). As well as referring to the highest level of the realm of form, Akaniṣṭha here, according to the Indian and Tibetan commentaries, is also to be equated with the Ghanavyūha (stug po bkod pa) buddhafield and indicates that the Buddha is present here in his saṃbhogakāya form, perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the highest levels. and was teaching the Dharma to the entire assembly there. The bodhisattva mahāsattva Ākāśagarbha paid homage to the Blessed One and asked, “Blessed One, how is the mind to be viewed for a bodhisattva at the point of dying?” The Blessed One replied, “Ākāśagarbha, a bodhisattva, when the time comes to die, should cultivate wisdom at the hour of death. Wisdom at the hour of death is as follows: “All phenomena are naturally pure. So, one should cultivate the clear understanding that there are no entities. “All phenomena are subsumed within the mind of enlightenment. So, one should cultivate the clea…
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