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“May I perceive upon a single atom the perfect design of the pure realms of the past, present, and future. Thus may I enter into the realms of the victorious Buddhas in all directions. May the illuminators of the worlds of the future realize the stage of Buddhahood, of turning the wheel, and of the profound peace of Nirvana, and may I always be in their presence. May I acquire the perfectly accomplished powers of enlightenment: the power of miraculous swiftness, the power of perfection of every spiritual path, and the power of all virtuous qualities. May I acquire the power of all-pervasive love, the power of the merit of every virtue, the power of all-transcendental wisdom, and the powers of perfect knowledge, method, and meditation. May the power of action be utterly purified, the power of passions utterly subdued, the power of demons utterly destroyed, and the power of the deeds of Samantabhadra perfected. May the ocean of lands be purified, the ocean of beings liberated, the ocean of Dharma realized, and the ocean of wisdom fully attained.”

“They will quickly reach the royal tree of enlightenment, residing there to benefit all living beings. As enlightened Buddhas, they will turn the wheel of the Dharma, taming the demonic hosts. Whoever knows, teaches, or recites this Aspiration of Samantabhadra, shall ultimately attain perfect Buddhahood. May none despair of complete enlightenment. In whatever way valiant Manjusri and Samantabhadra know how to transfer merit, so do I dedicate all of my own virtues, that I might train to be like Them. Through this dedication, praised as supreme by the victorious Buddhas of the past, present, and future, I dedicate all of these roots of virtue to accomplishing the deeds of Samantabhadra. At the moment of my death, may all obscurations be removed, that I may behold the Buddha of Boundless Light and go to the pure land of perfect bliss. In that blissful land, may I completely fulfill all of these aspirations, and benefit all beings as long as the universe remains. Joyful there, in that blessed assembly of the Buddhas, may I be reborn like the holy ones, from an exquisite lotus, and may the Buddha Amitabha Himself foretell my own enlightenment. May I thereafter accomplish countless benefits for living beings in all the ten directions, by the power of perfect wisdom in its myriad incarnations. Through whatever small virtue I have gathered by reciting this Aspirations of Samantabhadra, may all the virtuous aspirations of living beings be accomplished in a single instant. Through the boundless merit gained by so dedicating these Aspiration of Samantabhadra, may the countless beings drowning in the torrent of suffering reach the stage of Amitabha. May this greatest of dedication prayers benefit countless living beings. May reciting this ornament of Samantabhadra release all beings from the suffering of the lower realms.”