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‚As the moon shines free from the five blemishes of mist, fog, cloud, Asurinda
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and smoke on a full-moon day, so may you appear resplendent in the ten thousand
universe with your heart's desire fulfilled!‛
‚As the sun, liberated from the mouth of Asurinda, shines radiant with its own
light, so may you shine bright with the glory of a Buddha after your liberation
from all the existences!‛
‚As all rivers flow and are gathered into the great ocean, so may all devas and
humans congregate in your presence!‛
In this manner, devas and humans proclaimed his glory and offered auspicious words of
prayer.
Then Sumedha, who had thus been offered resounding words of encouragement,
complete with good wishes and admiration, entered a great forest in the Himalayas, being
determined to practise and fulfil the Ten Perfections.
15. Literally, chief of Asuras, who form a class of inferior deities. In fact, Asuras are inhabitants of
one of the four woeful states. There are more than one Asurinda, but here the word refers to
Rahu, who tends to capture the moon or the sun by means of his mouth. Such a seizure is
believed to be the cause of the eclipse of the moon or the sun.