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第5章 Demons Emerge and the... (3)

When the queens wearing magnificent silks and satins died they would also be burnd ....

So, the stronger should not oppress the weak,

the rich ought to be generous with their charity,

and the common people should always read the Buddhist sutras.

Only by bearing in mind the principle of cautiously moving ahead could one enjoy his life as he wishes!”

When Great Master Padmasambhava, on the Gyasangdobari Mountain, heard the song sung by the infant he knew it was time for the abhiseca ritual. At that moment a safeguard was needed by certain Buddhas. Great Master Padmasambhava kept muttering to himself with powerful Buddha lights flashing continuously from his body. There was a bright white color coming from his forehead, an acqua blue light coming from his chest and a yellow ray coming from his navel. There was also a red one coming from his throat that moved the heartstring of the Western Paradise Amitabha. Meanwhile, the Paradise Amitabha sang a song revealing the meaning as the following:

“Without sharp-edged weapons enemies are hard to resist no matter how good the sheaths and handles are.

Without supplementary medicines, it is hard to cure diseases no matter how good the colour and taste of the medicines are.

Planting crops is useless if the land is not fertile.

Please grant the power, bestow the sharp swords with good handles and sheaths, as well as giving good medicine combined with all other materials necessary.

It is high time to cultivate people.”

Inspired by the Great Master Padmasambhava, all the Buddhas in Heaven went into action.

A light came out from the forehead of the Vairocana Buddha. The light dispersed in ten directions, so that the word “Om” integrated with the ten directions converted into an eight-spoked wheel. The powerful wheel flew through the sky to where the son of the Heavenly deity lived and sang the following song:

“A hero born from dharma-realm holy wisdom, granted a name as Toipa Garwa.

It is hoped that he will subdue all enemies.

If so, those who meet him will not commit evil,

those who see him can go to the Pure Land and

those who commit evil and who hear his voice will be wiped out....”

When the enlightening song ended the magic wheel entered the head of the son of the Heavenly deity. From then on, the son of the Heavenly deity was called Toipa Garwa, meaning getting love and support from all the people.

In the east a light emanated from the chest of the Buddha unexpectedly.The magic ray transformed itself into a Diamond Club in acqua blue with five sharp edges which was protected by all the hearts of all the Buddhas. Then it went into the chest of the son of the Heavenly deity. The son of the Heavenly deity thus gained all knowledge from the Buddhas. He was bathed in amrita which is held in bottles by the five different kinds of deities.

The Amitabha had been respected for generations in the Western Paradise. The wondrous light sent out from his throat transformed all the languages of Tathagata into a beautiful red lotus flower and disappeared into the throat of the son of the Heavenly deity. As a result, the son of the Heavenly deity gained the right to 60 different temperaments. At the same time the golden Diamond Club, which was complete with five sharp edges and represented all the vows of Tathagata, descended into the right hand of the son of the Heavenly deity from the air.

Toipa Garwa, the son of a Heavenly deity, possessed unrivalled and infinite merits and virtues. He was now just waiting to be born into the world to deliver all people from suffering.