Provided I become a Buddha, if in that Buddha-country of mine
there should be either hell, or the animal state of existence, or
the realm of hungry ghost, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if in that country of mine the
beings who are born there should fall away (die) into the three
evil realms, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if in that country of mine the
beings who are born there should not all be of the colour of
genuine gold, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if in that Buddha-country of mine
the beings who are born there should not all be of one appearance
without the difference of noble looking or ugly lineaments, then
may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if in that Buddha-country of mine
the beings who are born there should not be possessed of the
supernormal knowledge of recollecting the previous lives of
themselves (Purvanivasana i.e. knowledge of all reincarnations),
and knowing the events of evolution of hundred thousand nayuta
years of kalpas, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if in that country of mine the
beings who are born there should not be possessed of the Divine-eye
(Divyatchakchus) which can see a hundred thousand nayuta of
Buddha-countries, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should not be possessed of the Divine-ear (Divyassrotra) which
to be able to hear the preachings of a hundred thousand kotis of
nayuta of Buddhas, and to a faithful observance, then may I not
attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should not all possessed the Intuitive-mind (Paratchittadjna)
knowing the thoughts of all beings of a hundred thousand kotis of
nayuta of Buddha-countries, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should not all possessed of the Heavenly-step
(Riddisakchatkriya) which can in the shortest moment of one thought
travelling over a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of
Buddha-countries, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should have arise in their minds the idea of selfishness and
covetous thoughts, even with regard to their own bodies, then may I
not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should not all be firmly abiding in a concentrated state of
meditation and equanimity (Samadhi) till they have reached Nirvana,
then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if my light should be limited in
measurement so that it could not illuminate a hundred thousand
nayuta of kotis of Buddha-countries, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the measure of my life should be
limited, even by counting a hundred thousand nayuta of kotis of
Kalpas, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if any being should be able to count
innumerable pupils belonging to me in that country of mine, even if
all the beings of those three million worlds and the whole triple
chiliocosm, who after having become Pratyeka-Buddhas, count and
continue to do so for a period of a hundred thousand nayuta of
kotis of Kalpas, could know the balance, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, the life of the beings in that
country of mine should be eternal, excepting by their own free will
whenever they choose to pass away from life, otherwise may I not
attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, there should be no evil or sinful
existence in that country of mine, even its very name is unknown.
Otherwise may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the innumerable Buddhas of the
worlds of ten quarters do not glorify my name, then may I not
attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of the ten quarters
who after having heard my name, and thus awakened their highest
faith and aspiration of re-birth in that country of mine, even they
have recollected such a thought for ten times only, they are
destinated to be born there, with the exception of those who have
committed the five deadly sins (Anantarya), and who have blasphemed
the orthodox Law (Dharma), otherwise may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of ten quarters who
have directed their thoughts towards the Bodhi and cultivated their
stock of various merits with a fervent craving for re-birth in that
country of mine, if at the moment of death, should I not appear
with an assembly of retinue before them, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of ten quarters, after
having heard my name always longing for that country of mine and
cultivating various essential merits for the purpose of realizing
their earnest wish to be born in my country, should their
fulfillment be failed, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of that country of
mine should not all be endowed with the glorious body perfected
with the thirty-two attributes (Laksanani) of a great being, then
may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas who come to be born
in that country of mine are to be bound to that one birth only,
then to become Buddha-elect (Ekajatipratibuddhas), with the
exception of those who by their own free will remain in the stage
of Bodhisattva-hood for the sake of delivering various beings,
wearing the armour of vows to travel to all worlds, performing
their Boddhisattva-duties and accumulating their stock of merit,
who wish to serve the Buddhas of ten quarters, and convert the
various beings in number like grains of sand of the River Ganges to
the highest perfect knowledge, whose activities have surpassed the
stage of ordinary beings, and who practise the universal virtue of
Samantabhadra, otherwise may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if those Bodhisattvas in that
country of mine, through the Grace of the Buddha should not be able
to serve all the Buddhas throughout the countless nayuta of
Buddha-worlds within a moment as short as a length of time of
refreshment, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if those Bodhisattva in that country
of mine who wish their stock of merit to produce any appliance to
be used before the Buddhas, should such things not appear for them
to their satisfaction, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if those Bodhisattvas in that
country of mine should not be able to preach the law of wisdom in
completion, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, those Bodhisattva of that country of
mine should not all be in possession of a golden body as strong as
the diamond of Narayana, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, the heavenly beings and the various
properties produced in that country of mine should all be of
supreme beauty and in boundless quantity, and in the infinity of
various forms. If any being therein who even possessed the
divine-eye is able to perceive the appellations and quantity of
such beauties, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattva of that country
of mine who possesses even the least stock of merit, should not
perceive the boundless shining beauty of the Bodhi-trees of my
sanctuary, their height being at least four millions of miles, then
may I not attain enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattva of that country
of mine should not all possess the wisdom of eloquent oration after
having read, recited, and observed the Dharma of the sutras, then
may I not attain the enlightenment.
Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattvas of that country
of mine, have their wisdom of oration limited, then may I not
attain the enlightenment.
When I have obtained the Buddhahood, if that country of mine
should not be limpid and brilliant as to reflect the miniatures of
the innumerable, inconceivable and boundless Buddha-worlds of ten
quarters as one's face is seen in a bright mirror, then may I not
attain the enlightenment.
If after I have obtained the Buddhahood, in that country of
mine, there should be magnificent palaces towering up from the
ground to the void, also the lakes, winding streams, blossoming
trees, and all other properties which are compounded of various
jewels and thousands of kinds of perfumes, minutely embellished in
the most wondrous state surpassing all heavenly and human worlds.
The scent of the perfumes should thoroughly pervade the worlds of
ten quarters, whereof the Bodhisattvas, having smelt them thereby
directed their minds to Bodhi; otherwise may I not attain the
enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, any being of the boundless and
inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters whose body if be
touched by the rays of my splendour should not make his body and
mind gentle and peaceful, in such a state that he is far more
sublime than the gods and men, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, if the beings of boundless and
inconceivable Buddha-worlds should not attain the "Endurance of
Nirvanic Life" (Ajatah sarvadharmah) of Bodhisattva, and the deep
knowledge of "Adharanamudro" (or Dharani?) after having heard my
name, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, women of boundless and
inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters after having heard
my name thereby awakened in faith and joyful aspiration, and
turning their minds towards Bodhi, therefore dislike their own
female lives, when they be born again, in their next life should
not be incarnated into a masculine body, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of boundless and
inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters after having heard
my name, after their death (in their next life) will still continue
their Bodhisattva-duty till they have obtained the Buddhahood,
otherwise may I not attain the enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of boundless
and inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters, having heard
my name, should not worship me with prostrate reverence, and
joyfully and faithfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty, and be
honoured by gods and men, then may I not attain the
enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of that
country of mine, should they desire a garment will be able to
perceive themselves, as quick as thought, covered by apparitionally
produced costumes, excellent to their satisfaction, worthy to be
praised by the Buddha, without the work of sewing, washing, dying,
etc. Otherwise may I not attain enlightenment.
When I attain the Buddhahood, if the heavenly beings of that
country of mine should not be enjoying happiness as great as that
that of the holy bhikkhus,(Asravakchava the finality of the stream
of passions) then may I not attain the enlightenment.
When I attain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of that
country of mine wish to see the boundless, holy, pure Buddha-worlds
of the ten quarters, they will at once behold them from the
jewel-trees as though one's face were being reflected in a highly
burnished, brilliant mirror, otherwise may I not attain the
enlightenment.
When I attain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of other
worlds after having heard my name, should suffer from any
diminution in the functional powers and not be endowed with all
sense-organs in completion before reaching the Buddhahood, then may
I not attain the enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas hearing my
name from other Buddha-countries, should not all attain the pure
Samadhi of emancipation (Suvibhaktavati) from which they could
serve innumerable and inconceivable number of Buddhas, Tathagatas,
by a moment of thought; and if that Samadhi of theirs should come
to an end meanwhile, then may I not attain enlightenment.
If after I have obtained the Buddhahood, that any Bodhisattva of
other countries having heard my name, will be incarnated as a
member of a noble family (if he so desires) when he dies, otherwise
may I not attain enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of other
countries having heard my name will all obtain a combination of
full virtues and joyfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty, otherwise
may I not attain enlightenment.
When I have obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of other
countries having heard my name, all will attain the
"Samantanugata"(the thoroughly and equal Samadhi in a fixed state
of meditation) through that Samadhi they will see innumerable and
inconceivable Buddhas constantly till they have obtained the
Buddhahood, otherwise may I for-bear from obtaining
enlightenment.
When I obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of that country
of mine should be able to hear the preachings of the Dharma
whenever they desire (the voices of teaching will present
themselves naturally to their ears), otherwise may I refrain from
attaining enlightenment.
When I have obtain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of other
countries after having heard my name should not immediately reach
the state of Avaivartika (i.e. not turning back from Bodhi), then I
would refrain from attaining enlightenment.
When I have obtained the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of
other countries having heard my name should not reach the first,
second and third degrees of Dharma-endurance immediately or should
turn back from the Law of Buddhas, then I would refrain from
attaining enlightenment.