And how the bodhisattvas gathered did appear;
How was their Dharma, and what standing they did have,
The way they studied, and the training they endured,
And what amounts were given them in offering. (11.21)
The illustrious ones can demonstrate fully and in a single form how they practiced the perfection of generosity in the past, and to which illustrious buddhas they showed reverence; how the buddha realms were, whether made of sapphire, ruby, emerald, crystal or the like, and how they were beautified by trees of precious materials here, there and everywhere; the beauty of the various different beings living there; and how the illustrious buddhas took birth there and so forth. The illustrious buddhas can demonstrate fully and in a single form how their eminent abilities of forms and activities were; how large and in what form the sanghas of hearers gathered were; in which ways these sanghas of hearers applied themselves to teachings that are in tune with the Dharma; the excellent marks and signs that adorned the bodhisattvas within these buddha realms of the illustrious buddhas; the beauty of the robes, food, accommodation and so forth that were enjoyed there; and how the distinction of Dharma were, the practice of a single vehicle or three vehicles. They can demonstrate fully and in a single form to which standing they adhered, whether of the brahmin caste or others, how their appearance and intellect were, whether they were householders or had gone forth; how they studied the Dharma and then trained by taking up the precepts with or without remainder; the amounts of offerings that were given to them, whether as different types of foods and so forth, as dharma robes or precious articles, offered to the sangha of illustrious buddhas, hearers and bodhisattvas, and for how long and in which amounts these things were offered.