DESCRIPTION

In response to questions on the minds of the bodhisattvas, and the sound of verses produced from their clouds of offerings, the Buddha emits light rays from his teeth (or smile) which intone verses. Awakened by this light, bodhisattvas from the Ten Directions beyond this Flower Bank Array Ocean of Worlds all come to ‘Vairocana Buddha’s Place.’ Once arrived, within the Buddha’s lights, with one voice, and then individually, the bodhisattvas recite verses pertaining to the ‘manifest appearances of the Tathāgata’ - the body/bodies of the buddha, characteristics, and the appearances of buddhas according to the minds of beings.