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:Having now found this Dharma, so difficult to obtain,<br>Relax and listen respectfully to these well-spoken words.<br>To listen to the words of the only one who benefits the three realms,<br>May the gods, nāgas, kumbhāṇḍas, smell-eaters, yakṣas,<br>Garuḍas, demigods, kinaras, ghosts, and so on,<br>Come here joyfully, with eagerness to listen and faith in your hearts. | :Having now found this Dharma, so difficult to obtain,<br>Relax and listen respectfully to these well-spoken words.<br>To listen to the words of the only one who benefits the three realms,<br>May the gods, nāgas, kumbhāṇḍas, smell-eaters, yakṣas,<br>Garuḍas, demigods, kinaras, ghosts, and so on,<br>Come here joyfully, with eagerness to listen and faith in your hearts. | ||
Thus, after reciting this passage from ''The Compendium of Trainings'', recite or read all the | Thus, after reciting this passage from ''The Compendium of Trainings'', recite or read all the chapters—from: | ||
:To those who go in bliss, the dharmakāya they possess, and all their heirs,<br>To all those worthy of respect, I reverently bow.<br>According to the scriptures, I shall now in brief describe<br>The practice of the Bodhisattva discipline. (BCA 1.1) | :To those who go in bliss, the dharmakāya they possess, and all their heirs,<br>To all those worthy of respect, I reverently bow.<br>According to the scriptures, I shall now in brief describe<br>The practice of the Bodhisattva discipline. (BCA 1.1) | ||