Chapter 7
the
pÈramÊs
throughout a period of two
asa~khyeyyas
and one hundred thousand world-
cycles but are incapable of teaching others the Dhamma which will enable them to attain
magga
and
phala
and NibbÈna
,
are designated
Paccekabuddhas
.
The noble peerless individuals, who after valiantly fulfilling their
pÈramÊs
for (the
minimum period of) four
asa~khyeyyas
and one hundred thousand world-cycles and
performing the five Great Sacrifices, which are not the concern of Pacceka Bodhisattas and
SÈvaka Bodhisattas, attain
arahatta-phala
pinnacled by
sabbaÒÒutÈ-ÒÈÓa
by means of
sayambh|-ÒÈÓa
. Superbly skilled in the use of words, they give Dhamma discourse with
Four Profundities, namely, profundity of deep and subtle text (
PÈli
), profundity of
meaning, profundity of the teaching, and profundity of the penetrating wisdom. They do so
in many ways to suit the inherent dispositions of sentient beings. They are able to convey
all worthy beings (
veneyyas
) to the Path, Fruition and NibbÈna and thus become their
refuge. They are designated Perfectly Self-Enlightened Ones, Omniscient Buddhas, Lords
of the three worlds. Since our noble Bodhisatta also is of such nature, he too is a Perfectly
Self-Enlightened One, Lord of the three worlds and an Incomparable Buddha. (This is the
answer.)
The Appearance of Many Miracles on Attainment of Buddhahood
When the Bodhisatta attained Omniscience and became a genuine Buddha in the three
worlds of beings at day break, thereby causing all the ten thousand world-systems to
vibrate and resound, and reached the height of beauty with decorations as follows:
The colours of cylindrical streamers, set up on the edge of the universe in the east,
reached the edge of the universe in the west and the colours of cylindrical streamers, set up
on the edge of universe in the west, also reached the edge of the universe in the east.
Similarly, the colours of the cylindrical streamers, set up on the edge of the universe in the
south, reached the edge of the universe in the north and the colours of the cylindrical
streamers, set up on the edge of the universe in the north, reached the edge of the universe
in the south. The colours of the cylindrical streamers, set up on the surface of the earth,
reached the BrahmÈ-world; and the colours of streamers, set up in the BrahmÈ-world,
reached the surface of the earth.
All kinds of flowering trees, in the ten thousand world-systems, blossomed
simultaneously, irrespective of the season. All kinds of fruit-bearing trees also bore fruit in
bunches and clusters simultaneously, irrespective of the season. Flowers also blossomed
strangely on the trunks, branches and creepers. Bunches of flowers dangled from invisible
plants in the sky. Lotus flowers on leafless stems blooming strangely, each in seven layers,
came out breaking through big slabs of rock which formed the lower stratum of the earth.
This being the case, the ten thousand world-systems of
jÈti-khetta
(the realm of birth of a
Bodhisatta), quaked gently at that moment and looked like huge spheres of flowers flown
up or like well-arranged flower-beds.
Besides these miracles, the thirty-two Great Omens, described in the Chapter on the birth
of the Bodhisatta, also made themselves manifest.
Making the Joyful, Solemn Utterance (UdÈna)
The Bodhisatta, who had thus attained Omniscience and became endowed with all the
attributes and glories of Buddhahood, reflected thus:
‚I have been emancipated indeed from the enormous suffering of
saÑsÈra.
I have
achieved indeed the most exalted state of perfectly Self-Enlightened One, teacher
of the three worlds. I have achieved indeed a great victory. I am one who can
liberate all the sentient beings from the fetters of the three worlds by preaching the
Dhamma.‛
When He thus reflected, there arose repeatedly in the mind continuum of the Buddha
very exceedingly exulting joy (
pÊti
). With the tempo of the joy thus appearing repeatedly,
the Buddha uttered forth, as was the established practice with all the Omniscient Buddha
after achieving Buddhahood, the following two verses of intense joy: