In his own country, each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words,
'All you living beings should believe, praise and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of thsi sutra of the mindful One of whom all Buddhas are protective.'
Shariptura, in the World Above are Pure Sound Buddha, King of Stars Buddha, Superior Fragrance Buddha, Fragrant Light Buddha, Great Blazing Shoulders Buddha, Varicolored Jewels and Flowers Adornment Body Buddha,
All Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands.
In his own country, each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words,
'All you living beings should believe, praise and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this sutra of the mindful One of whom all Buddhas are protective.
Shariputra, what do you think? Why is it called 'Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas are Protective?
Shariputra, if a good man or good woman hears this sutra and holds to it,
and hears the name of all these Buddhas, this good man or woman will be the mindful one of whom all Buddhas are protective,
and will be irreversibly attain to Annutara-Samyak-Sambodhi.
Accept my words, and those which all Buddhas speak.
Shariputra, if there are people who have already made the vow, who are now about to make the vow, 'I desire to be born in Amitabha's Country',
these people whether born in the past, now being born, or to be born in the future, all will irreversibly attain Annutara-Samyak-Sambodhi.
Therefore, Shariputra, all good men and women, if they are among those who have faith, should make the vow, 'I will be born in that country.'
shariputra, just as I am now who praises the merit and virtue of all Buddhas,
All those Buddhas equally praise my inconceivable merit and virtue saying these words:
'Shyakyamuni Buddha can complete extremely rare and difficult deeds. In the Saha Land, in the evil time of the five turdibities,
in the midst of the kalpa turbidity, the view turbidity, the affliction turbidity, the living beings turbidity, annd the life turbidity,
He can attain Annutara-Samyak-Sambodhi and for the sake of living being, speak the Dharma which in the whole world is hard to believe.'
Shariputra, you should know that I am, in the evil time of the five turbidities, practice these difficult deeds, attain Annutara-Samyak-Sambodhi, and for all the world speak the Dharma, difficult to believe, extremely difficult!"
After the Buddha spoke this Sutra, Shariputra and all the Bhiksus,
all the gods, humans, and asuras, and others from all the worlds, hearing what the Buddha had said, joyously welcomed, faithfully accepted, bowed and withdrew.

(END OF THE BUDDHA SPEAKS OF AMITABHA SUTRA)

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