It might be asked, ‘If they are now freed from the attachment of the three realms, how are they then able to perfect all the qualities of buddhahood when samsara has ceased?’
To explain:
Although samsara has been stopped, they have attained the powers ten,
And through these, manifest in various ways to beings of the world. (8.3)
Although samsara has ceased at this point, the ten powers are now born in them, and by means of these they can manifest their mental body in a variety of different forms. It is therefore not contradictory that they can continue to completely fulfil their accumulations.
As for the ten powers, they are as stated:
(1) They have mastery of life in terms of blessing their lifespan to last for inexpressible upon inexpressible aeons. (2) They have mastery of mind in terms of immersing themselves in the wisdom of immeasurable meditative concentrations. (3) They have mastery of material implements in terms of displaying the blessing of adorning all the realms of the world with many adornments. (4) They have mastery of karma in terms of revealing the impact of an action’s result at its particular time. (5) They have mastery of birth in terms of the ability to display birth within any world. (6) They have mastery of prayer as they can display true and complete buddhahood in any buddha field at any time desired. (7) They have mastery of aspirations as they can display within any world system vast arrays of buddhas. (8) They have mastery of miraculous abilities as they can display magical emanations in all buddha fields. (9) They have mastery of wisdom as they can display a Tathāgata’s powers, confidences, unique buddha qualities, perfect marks and signs, as well as true and complete awakening. (10) They have mastery of Dharma as they can teach the dharma in any form that is without centre or limit.1
The explanation of the eight resolve has thus been completed.
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Chapter 1: Pramuditā
