The Changeless Nature

Buddha Activity 125Seeing these appearances, multitudes of men and women living onthe Earth's surface would exclaim, 'O! may we also, before long,become like this divine king'. Having made such a prayer, in order thatit be realised, they would truly adopt virtue and persist in its practice.Though they may not realise that these are just appearances, theywould, nevertheless, through virtue, be reborn as gods when they haddeparted from their lives on the surface of this Earth. Theseappearances are absolutely unintentional and without shift on Indra'spart. However, their presence on Earth is accompanied by great benefit.explanation of its meaningIn a similar way, beings with faultless faith and other virtuousqualities will, through developing these qualities by their practice,see the perfect buddha manifest in their mind. They see him endowedwith the 32 major marks and 80 meaningful signs.They see him walking, standing, sitting, sleeping; enacting all thevarious modes of conduct, proclaiming the teaching of peace or theysee him, without speaking remain in meditation, perform various sortsof miracle and being full of magnificence and splendour.Having seen this and felt aspiration for such buddhahood, theyapply themselves to its achievement most excellently. Throughproperly adopting its causes, the desired state is reached.These appearances are completely concept-free on the buddha'spart and involve no shift 5 . Though this be so, they bring to the worldtremendous benefit. Ordinary beings are held not to understand that,'these are one's own mind's manifestations' yet to see such forms ofthe buddha nevertheless brings them benefit.Progressively, through what is seen, they become established inthe mahayana, they will see the inner true dharmakaya through eyesof jnana.