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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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BHAIŞAJYA-GURU-SUTRA
This Tathāgata, he says, took the vow that when he would attain Buddhahood
(i) may the world be illumined by the rays of his body
and may all beings be endowed like him with the mabā
purușa signs; (ii) may his body be so resplendent as to surpass even the
brightness of the Sun and the Moon and make dark
nights bright enabling beings to move about easily; (11) may his infinite knowledge and acquisitions offer protec
tion and help to the beings and in consequence may
there not be any deformed being; (iv) may all beings take to Mahāyāna, leaving aside false
doctrines and Hinayāna; (v) may all those joining the order be self-restrained and
observant of the precepts and may not they be born in
evil states after hearing his name; (vi) may every being be cured of his deformitics on hcaring
his name; (vii) may every ailing being too poor to afford medicines be
cured of his maladies on hearing his name; (viii) may all feminine beings get rid of their femininity on
uttering his name; (1x) may all beings be turned by him from false to right
views and ultimately to Bodhisattva practices ; (*) may all those destined to be punished by the king be
relieved of their sufferings on hearing his name; (xi) may the famished transgressing even the law for the
sake of food obtain excellent food on hearing his name,
and
(xii) may all those destitute of clothes obtain attractive clothes
on uttering his name.
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