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unto a Soul clear and enduring as diamond shall
testify unto his thankfulness for the limitless grace of the Blessed One,
for even the testimony and the safeguarding that he hath of all the
Buddhas proceed only from the fulfilment of His most merciful
promise.
84. The innumerable Buddhas, countless as the sands of Ganges, guide
into a sure trust in the Holy Name those sinful creatures and
evil-hearted that wander in the darkness of this wicked world bearing
the five signs of degeneration upon it.
OF THE MANY SUTRAS CONCERNING THE INFINITE ONE
85. Having great pity, our Eternal Father lighteneth the dark night of
ignorance, manifesting Himself in that Land of Joy as the Buddha of
Infinite Light which enlighteneth all the worlds with its immeasurable
glory.
86. That Lord most compassionate, the Buddha of immeasurable Light,

He who had attained unto the Supreme Wisdom even before the
myriads of Kalpas were, pitying them that know not, made himself
manifest in the Palace of Kapila as the Lord Sakya-muni.
87. If a man had the duration of all the myriad Kalpas, had he
innumerable tongues and each of these tongues innumerable voices, yet
should he vainly essay the praises of that Blessed One.
88. The Lord instructeth us that the way into Paradise is straight and
easy. Therefore whoso receiveth not this Truth is, in verity, called a
man that hath not eyes to see nor ears to hear.
89. The One true freedom is the Highest, and the Absolute is perfect
freedom. And when we attain unto that freedom, for us shall desire and
doubt vanish away.
90. When every man is beloved of us, even as the son of our own body,
there is the Universal Mind made perfect in us. And this shall be in
Paradise.
91. He who is in all things supreme, is Himself Nirvana, and Nirvana is
that true light that abideth in the Land that is to come, but this world
cannot know it.
92. Our Lord instructeth us that he who rejoiceth in his faith is, in so
doing, in unity with the Highest. For true faith is the seed of light, and
the seed of true light is in itself the potentiality of that which is Deity.
93. Whoso trusteth not in the Supreme Wisdom of the Enlightened One,
clinging unto his own purblind knowledge, must suffer by fire for long
Kalpas of ages.
CONCERNING THE WELFARE OF THE PRESENT WORLD
94. He that hath unending pity, the Buddha of Infinite Life, hath given
unto us in the Sutra of Golden Light a teaching concerning long life,
that the way of long life and the welfare of the people might be made
known unto them.
95. Dengyo-Daishi, he who taught the Tendai-shu in the mount of Hiye,
hath compassionately instructed us that we should recite
Namuamida-butsu, that Holiest Name, as a sure shield against the
seven sorts of calamities.
96. Whoso reciteth the Holy Name, that is higher than all other virtues,
shall be set free from the fetters of the past, the present, and the future.
97. To him that reciteth the Holy Name shall be good unending even in
this world, for the sin of his former births is vanquished and his youth

set free from death.
98. To him that reciteth the Holy Name, shall Brahma and Chakra the
great king bring homage, and about him shall heavenly beings and
benignant deities keep watch throughout the days and nights.
99. That man that reciteth the Holy Name shall the four mighty Regents
in Heaven guard through the days and nights against the disturbance of
all evil spirits.
100. To him that reciteth the Holy Name shall the Deity of the Earth
bring homage, watching over him throughout the day and night, as the
shadow follows its substance.
101. To him who reciteth the Holy Name, Nanda and Upananda the
Naga Kings, together with their attendant deities shall bring homage,
watching over him throughout the day and night.
102. To him who reciteth the Holy Name, the King of Death, together
with his ministers in the five worlds, shall do reverence, guarding him
throughout the days and nights.
103. Mara, the Tempter, he who is Ruler of that heaven, where
pleasures are collected, hath sworn unto the Lord to shield him from
temptation who reciteth the Holy Name.
104. All good deities in Earth and Heaven shall be gracious unto him
who reciteth the Holy Name, shielding him throughout the days and
nights.
105. All evil spirits in heaven and earth tremble before that believer
who standeth upon the Immutable promise. For even in this world hath
he the mind of Divine Illumination.
106. Kwannon and Seishi, the Bodhisattvas of incarnate Pity and
Wisdom, together with their companions, innumerable