Sutra - part 1 - Fat suet tai sing Mo-leung-shau-chong-yim-ching-chen-pin-ting-kok King

	After eons had elapsed, he made 48 Vows that when he becomes a Buddha, he would do the following, and otherwise he would not to become-one:-
		In his Buddha land, there will be no hell, no hungry ghost, no animals, no insects or creepy-crawlies. Sentient-being would not need to return to the six-cycle realms and could progress further as a Buddha. The body of Sentient-beings would produce a golden glow; 32 different good appearances like the Buddha and immaculate appearance. All will have knowledge of their previous existence; have clairvoyance, clairaudience, telepathic abilities, divine speed travel to infinity, and within one thought, one can pay respect to other Buddhas in ten-quarters. No one is different, only peace and tranquility will exist. I will radiate a light to ten-quarters, which is a million times brighter than the sun and the moon, whoever sees the light will feel happy and do good-deeds, and will be welcome to live in my Buddha land in their next live. I will exist forever, as will those live in his Buddha land. The amount of beings in this Buddha-land cannot be quantified. All Buddhas in the ten quarters will praise my name and introduce my Buddha-land to their followers. I will welcome all sentient beings from the ten quarters, when they hear my name "Ah-may-tall Fat" , believe and chanting my name with a dedicated heart, to do good-deeds and wish to be reborn in here. For those who could just only chant my name ten-times, and I still will welcome them, except for those who have violated the Five-deadly Offences – Murdering father, mother, causing a Buddha to bleed, killing a Bodhisattva or an Arhat and disrupting the unity of the Sangha. All sentient beings in the ten quarters, when they hear my name and then practice the way to attain Bodhisattva's status of supreme enlightenment for themselves and helping others, are welcome to live in my Buddha-land. All sentient beings in the ten quarters, chanting my name at end of their mortal life with a dedicated heart, I will come with other Bodhisattvas to welcome them. I will welcome all sentient beings from the ten quarters, when they hear my name "Ah-may-tall Fat" , genuinely repent all their past evil-deeds, wish to do good and dedicate their life to the Buddhist way. There will be no more female; all will become the same gender in my Buddha-land. I will help females from the ten quarters, when they hear my name "Ah-may-tall Fat" , and for those who vow to change their gender for their next life and practice the Buddhist way. All sentient beings in the ten quarters will be reborn from the Lotus Flower. All sentient beings in the ten quarters, when they hear my name will feel happy, and when they practice the way to attain Bodhisattva's status will gain respect from others or they will reborn in a noble family with healthy body in their next live or they will practice the Buddhist way in their next live. There are only good-deeds, good-names in here. In my Buddha-land, everybody will have the same aspiration; neither have worries nor sorrow, neither have envy nor greed. Everybody will have an incorruptible spirit; also will be enveloped by a holy aura, wisdom and ability to teach others the Buddhist way. Everybody will know how to convey the true meaning of this Sutra. Everybody can carry out the duties of a Bodhisattva and become a Buddha themselves if they so wish. I will help those already teaching in other quarters about his Buddha land. There will be endless supply of items of sustenance and clothing. They can do so, if one would like to pay respect to any Buddha in any quarter. The spectrum of color, brightness, shape and mass is so immense that it cannot be calculated or perceived even for those with clairvoyance. Regardless of their credit, people will clearly aware the countless colorful and ever-lasting shiny bright tall trees, varying in height from four thousand miles to forty thousand miles tall; Bodi-trees is about four millions mile tall and one can observe all sentient beings in the ten quarters through the gap of the trees, just like a reflection in a mirror. Buddha-land is like a vast and immense place. It is clean and bright like a shiny mirror and can reflect other Buddha lands in the ten quarters. Everything in here, from temples, buildings, gardens, rivers, ponds, trees etc are made from treasures such as precious metals and jewels. Everywhere is filled with a pleasant scent, which will help one to practice Buddhism. Bodhisattvas from the ten quarters, when they hear my name, I will help them to attain their Buddha-hood's enlightenment, stay in the "Eighth Ground level of Bodhisattva", no longer confined in the life and death realms, will be happy, gain equality with Buddha and progress further without returning backward.

	He asked Buddha, Sai-kan-gee-joy-wong Yu-Loi , to teach him all the Sutras and about the infinite number of Buddha's dominions for his information in order to help him to plan his own Buddha-land:
		"He will welcome every sentient being to cultivate and progress further to become a Buddha or Bodhisattva themselves and would make this Buddha-land so popular and famous that sentient beings would like to continue progressing in their next life".
	He asked his teacher:
		"If he would be able to achieve his goal?"
	His teacher replied:
		"Everything is possible, for example, should one try to measure the deep sea with a measuring-jug, one day one will accomplish. So If you have made up your mind to achieve this goal and continue irrespective of any obstacles in the path, I am sure you will fulfill your target".

	*** After all these vows, Far-Chong monk worked diligently to fulfill his wishes through eons, later became a Buddha known as:-
		"Ah-may-tall Fat" (Amitabha) ,
	and created his Buddha-land
		"The Western Paradise" .

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