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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
BHAIŞAJYA-GURU-SŪTRA These are Bhaișajyaguru's twelve great vows. His Buddhakṣetra is made of Vaidūrya and is like the Sukhāvati free from all faults and full of palaces, gates, etc. He has two Bodhisattva attendants: Sūryavairocana and Candravairocana who are his keepers of the treasures of law. A faithful kulaputra should aspire to be born in this lokadhātu.”
The Sanskrit text follows the first para of Prof. Pelliot's translation quite closely. But it adds the following conversation of Bhagavān with Manjusri, which is wanting in the Chinese versions :
“There are, O Manjusri, men who are unwise and avaricious and so when they give gifts, they feel pain in their mind; they seck food for themselves and not even for their parents. These will be reborn in the animal world, but in that state if they just remember the name of Bhaișajyaguru, they will be born in future among men, and be able to remember their former existences and sufferings, and so will lcad a pious life.
There are some who transgress the (Buddhist) precepts, or become conceited on account of their learning and look down upon others. They will be reborn in hell where, however, if they remember the name of Bhaișajyaguru, they will be born in future among men and become devoted followers of the Buddhist religion.
There are again some who speak ill (avarņam bhāsati) of others. They will be reborn as asses, horses, cows, etc., or as low-class labourers. If they remember the name of Bhaisajyaguru, they will reborn as men and will become wise and obtain good friends.
There are also some who slander others (paisūnyābhirata) and instigate people to quarrel among themselves, or kill animals, or practise dreadful (Tāntric) practises (ghoravidyām) and so forth; they also, if they hear the name of Bhaișajyaguru will love their enemies or victims."
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