Buddhist Psalms of Shinran ShoninBuddhismAccepted by Some TraditionsJapaneseShareBuddhist Psalms 2S. Yamabe & L. Adams Beck (1921) - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableS. Yamabe & L. Adams Beck (1921)LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Buddhist Psalms 1Buddhist Psalms 2Buddhist Psalms 3Buddhist Psalms 4Buddhist Psalms 5Buddhist Psalms 6Buddhist Psalms 7Buddhist Psalms 8Buddhist Psalms 9Buddhist Psalms 10Buddhist Psalms 11Buddhist Psalms 12Buddhist Psalms 13Buddhist Psalms 14Buddhist Psalms 15Buddhist Psalms 16Buddhist Psalms 17Buddhist Psalms 18Buddhist Psalms 19›Of ParadiseBuddhist Psalms 2ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter37Seek refuge in the heavenly harmony. For the jewel groves and gem trees of Paradise give forth a sweet and most excellent melody in pure and ordered unison. 38Seek refuge in the Divine Promise, the Treasury of Merit, For the seven jewel trees are fragrant in Paradise where the flowers, the fruits, the branches and the leaves thereof Cast back their radiance the one to the other. 39Bring homage to the perfect Righteousness. As the pure wind blows over the trees glorious with jewels, It draweth from them a noble music with five-fold strains of harmony. 40In all the world is no place hidden from the glory shed by hundreds of myriad rays from the heart of every flower of Paradise. 41Like unto a golden mountain reflecting the myriad rays of these heavenly blossoms, so is the form of the Infinite One. 42From His Sacred Body, as from a well-spring, floweth this light over the Ten Regions of the world. By His Sacred teaching He leadeth all having life into the way of light. 43Seek refuge in the Treasury of Righteousness. For in Paradise is that holy lake, with its waters of eightfold Virtue, all-glorious with the seven jewels. And all this is the inconceivable handiwork of Purity. 44Seek refuge in the All-Honoured. For when sorrow and sighing are fled away, the Holy Land shall rejoice with joy and singing. Therefore is it called Paradise. 45The Buddhas of the Three Ages and the Ten Regions, they in whom the Dual Wisdom is perfect and their illumination entire, lead all the worlds marvellously into the way of Salvation, the Truth being their Vehicle. 46He that seeketh refuge in the Kingdom of the Infinite One is a citizen of the Kingdom of every Buddha. Let him that is set free, with single heart give praises unto One Buddha, for in so doing he praiseth all. 47The faithful believer at that moment when he rejoiceth in the sound of the name of the Infinite One hath revealed unto his very eyes the Buddha of Light. 48Let him that hath faith praise the Virtue of the Divine Wisdom. Let him strive to declare it unto all men that he may offer his thankfulness for the grace of the Buddha. ‹Previous chapterBuddhist Psalms 1Next chapterBuddhist Psalms 3›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain