COMPLETE ENLIGHTENMENT SÙTRA: CHAPTER 08 – VOICE OF DISCERNMENT BODHISATVA

COMPLETE ENLIGHTENMENT SÙTRA

I heard like this:

At one time, Buddha Entered the Right-Meditation named Great Light Treasure of Ubiquitous Supernatural Power. That treasure is the place that keeps brilliantly the solemnity of all Buddhas, and also the Nature-of-Enlightenment-Wisdom which is very transparent and pure of all kinds of satvas. Buddha Entered this Right-Meditation, so his Body and Mind were very quiet, identical with the ubiquitous universe nature, which means to be consistent with Non-Duality. This Non-Duality represents Pure world where Buddha and Ten Thousand  Mahàsatvas with the leaders such as Manjusri Bodhisatva, Samantabhadra Bodhisatva, Universal Vision Bodhisatva, Vajragarbha Bodhisatva, Maitreya Bodhisatva, Pure Wisdom Bodhisatva, Power and Virtue Unhindered Bodhisatva, Voice of Discernment Bodhisatva, Purifier of All Karmic Hindrances Bodhisatva, Universal Enlightenment Bodhisatva, Perfect Enlightenment Bodhisatva and Most Excellent of Worthies Bodhisatva; these Bodhisatvas and their entourage, entered the  Right-Meditation, so they joined the Equal-Dharma-Congress of Buddha.

 CHAPTER 08 – VOICE OF DISCERNMENT BODHISATVA

At that time, Voice of Discernment Bodhisatva was among The mass, from his seat stood up, then worshiped with his forehead as high as Buddha’s feet, according to the right side of Buddha, walked around Buddha three times, kneeled straight, joined his hands and said:

Buddha with great compassion, the means that YOU have opened up are truly rare. Buddha, for those means, meaning that for the gateway to Complete Enlightenment, how many ways are there for Bodhisatvas to conduct and practise to Enter? I would like to ask you respectfully to open this mass, and people in the final period, making everyone have true enlightenment.

After saying that, Voice of Discernment Bodhisatva put his five body parts on the ground to worship Buddha. Bodhisatva made that request three times in that posture respectfully, after each time of request he started over again.

Then, Buddha taught Voice of Discernment Bodhisatva:

Very well, Good Son, for the mass, and the subsequent generations you ask Tathàgata about the ways to conduct-practice the three means. You should listen carefully, Tathàgata will expound.

Voice of Discernment Bodhisatva felt glad and together with The mass listened quietly.

Buddha taught:

Good Son, the transparent bright Complete Enlightenment that all Tathàgata realize and are enlightened to originally has no conducting-practicing and no conductor-practitioner, Bodhisatvas, and the subsequent generations, based on illusory power of Enlightened Enlightenment Wisdom but have yet to be fully enlightened to conduct-practice, at that time there are twenty five transparent bright Dhyàna-contemplation wheels.

First, if the Bodhisatva only holds Utmost Quiescence, due to its power that completely terminated the trouble complete Ultimate end, does not leave own position and enters Nirvàna immediately, that’s Bodhisatva conducting only Utmost Quiescence side.

Second, if the Bodhisatva only contemplates As  Illusion, because of Buddha power that displays  all kinds of  bodies-scenes depending on the demand of the worlds of satvas, with all kinds of refined and transparent actions of the Bodhisatva without losing Utmost Maturity memory and Utmost Quiescence knowing of Dhàrani-Dharmas, that’s Bodhisatva conducting only Utmost Active side.

Third, if the Bodhisatva only eliminates all illusion, that means not to hold expression but only terminate trouble, when trouble is terminated can achieve true form, that’s Bodhisatva conducting only Utmost Maturity side.

Fourth, if the Bodhisatva holds Utmost Quiescence first, later brings Utmost Quiescence Enlightenment-Wisdom to illuminate illusion, then in this illumination emerges Bodhisatva’s actions, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence first and Utmost Active later.

Fifth, if the Bodhisatva brings Utmost Quiescence Enlightenment-Wisdom to realize and to be Enlightened to Utmost Quiescence Nature, trouble will leave immediately, completely leave Birth-Death, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence first and Utmost Maturity later.

Sixth, if the Bodhisatva brings Utmost Quiescence Enlightenment-Wisdom, and uses illusory power to display many ways for transforming the perception of satvas to help  them, then eliminates trouble to enter Nirvàna, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence first, Utmost Active in the middle, and Utmost Maturity later.

Seventh, if the Bodhisatva uses Utmost Quiescence power to eliminate trouble, then arises refined and transparent bright actions of the Bodhisatva for transforming the perception of satvas to help them, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence first, Utmost Maturity in the middle and Utmost Active later.

Eighth, if the Bodhisatva uses Utmost Quiescence power, then transforms the perception of satvas to help them and builds Buddha Land to eliminate trouble, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence first, and later Utmost Active and Utmost Maturity at the same time.

Ninth, if the Bodhisatva uses Utmost Quiescence power to help the emergence of all expressive ways and then eliminates trouble, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence and Utmost Active at the same time, and Utmost Maturity later.

Tenth, if the Bodhisatva uses Utmost Quiescence power to help the  cessation, then emerges all expressive ways, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Quiescence and  Utmost Maturity at the same time, and Utmost Active later.

Eleventh, if the Bodhisatva uses power  to create illusion and adapt to all, then holds Utmost Quiescence, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active first, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Twelfth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion and adapt to all, then holds the cessation, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active first, and Utmost Maturity later.

Thirteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion l to do all things  Buddhas do, then stays in quiescence to eliminate trouble, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active first, Utmost Quiescence in the middle, and Utmost Maturity later.

Fourteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion in acting without barrier, then eliminates trouble and lives in Utmost Quiescence, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active first, Utmost Maturity in the middle, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Fifteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion in acting by all means, and is then consistent with Utmost Quiescence and the cessation, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active first, and later Utmost Quiescence and Utmost Maturity at the same time.

Sixteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion that emerges all the effects to help Utmost Quiescence, then eliminates trouble, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active and Utmost Quiescence at the same time, then Utmost Maturity later.

Seventeenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power to create illusion that helps the  cessation, then  lives in transparent bright, quiet and immovable citta, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Active and Utmost Maturity at the same time, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Eighteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation that spreads out Utmost Quiescence and lives in transparency, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity first, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Nineteenth, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation that emerges the activity, that activity in any cases is still consistent with Utmost Maturity, that is Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity first, and Utmost Active later.

Twentieth, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation that puts all expressive personalities in quiet citta, then emerges all expressions, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity first, Utmost Quiescence in the middle, and Utmost Active later.

Twenty-first, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation, from immovable nature that emerges the activity, the activity which has that transparent bright nature is back to quiet citta, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity first, Utmost Active in the middle, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Twenty-second, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation to make all things transparent, and then stays in quiet citta  to emerge all expressions, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity first, and later Utmost Quiescence and Utmost Active at the same time.

Twenty-third, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation to help Utmost Quiescence that emerges all expressions, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity and Utmost Quiescence at the same time, and Utmost Active later.

Twenty-fourth, if the Bodhisatva uses power of the cessation to help the expression, then arises corresponding scenes and transparent bright Enlightenment-Wisdom of Utmost Quiescence, that’s Bodhisatva conducting Utmost Maturity and Utmost Active at the same time, and Utmost Quiescence later.

Twenty-fifth, if the Bodhisatva uses Complete Enlightenment Wisdom to combine all, all the  characteristics and uses without leaving Complete Enlightenment, that’s Bodhisatva conducting three transparent means consistent  with Complete Enlightenment.

Good son, twenty-five Dhyàna-contemplation wheels that all Bodhisatvas conduct-practice are like this. If Bodhisatvas, and the subsequent generations, want to base on those twenty-five wheels, firstly must keep noble actions, thinking deeply and quietly, and repenting earnestly. After doing this for three weeks seven days, write these twenty five wheels one by one, fold them back, with earnest entreaty, use the hands to get one, and open it up, will know that the wheel obtained is the immediate or gradual nature of conducting. Doing so with any tinge of distrust is unsuccessful.

Buddha would like to repeat the expounded meaning so he said the following words:

Voice of Discernment should know,
Transparent bright Enlightenment-Wisdom
Of all Bodhisatvas
Appears from Dhyàna-contemplation –
Dhyàna-contemplation has three sides
Utmost Quiescence, Utmost Active
Together with Utmost Maturity,
Conducting-practicing seamlessly
Or gradually
Into twenty-five ways.
All Tathàgata
In the ten directions,
Conductors-practitioners
belonging to three times
nobody without
such means,
can achieve
Bodhi-Enlightenment Wisdom.
Except those with
seamless enlightenment,
together with those
who refuse Buddha-Dharma,
Bodhisatvas
and the subsequent generations
who regularly hold
such means,
adapt to, make great effort,
and conduct-practice,
thanks to the power
of The Buddha’s Compassion,
will not wait long
to achieve Nirvana./.

Esoteric Dharma Vajrapani Lineage
Vajrapani group – “Sun” generation
Translator: Nhat Loan