《Toh 601 (Kangyur)》
CBETA 84K-toh601
Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One, the great Vajradhara, was dwelling in a great caitya with a central palace made of various precious substances surrounded by four immeasurable caityas. It sat atop a foundation that had the nature of a caitya and was made from the five kinds of materials from the great Mount Meru. Tib. ri rab chen po sna lnga las grub pa. This translation is tentative. The nature of this great caitya was such that even the space above its summit had the quality of a caitya. He was dwelling there together with Vajrapāṇi, Mañjuśrī, Avalokiteśvara, Maitreya, and other bodhisattvas of the tenth level, as well as the protectors of the pure abodes, including Brahmā, Śakra, and the Four Great Kings. The term “pure abodes” (Skt. śuddhāvāsa; Tib. gtsang ris) typically refers to the five highest heavens in the form realm (Skt. rūpadhātu; Tib. gzugs khams). Here, however, the term appears to refer to a different set of heavens: the Sahā world, which is our own world, located at the base of Mount Meru and presided over by Brahmā; the Heaven of the Four Great Kings (Skt. Cāturmahārājakāyika; Tib. rgyal chen rigs bzhi pa), located on the slopes of Mount Meru and p…
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