A verse about ‘attaining Nirvana as reward’ quoted from ‘In Praise of Pratyutpanna’ by Master Shandao
善導大師《般舟讚》「果得涅槃」之偈
Acquiring the fruition of eternal Nirvana,
His life will be prolonged to an immeasurable extent,
Up to thousands, millions, billions, trillions of eons, as many as the sands in the Ganges,
Remaining motionless while seated, his body can emit light, permeating everywhere without any limit.
His spirit form is real, of golden color, and contains all kinds of merit and virtues.
Sitting alone and magnificent, he delivers sentient beings.
All sacred and ordinary beings in the ten directions focus their minds upon him.
He can divide and manifest his body to welcome sentient beings.
In the span of one thought, he can travel through space to attend a Buddhist assembly.
His body and life are the same as Amitabha Buddha.
果得涅槃常住世,壽命延長難可量;
千劫萬劫恒沙劫,兆載永劫亦無央。
一坐無移亦不動,徹窮後際放身光;
靈儀相好真金色,巍巍獨坐度眾生。
十方凡聖專心向,分身遣化往相迎;
一念乘空入佛會,身色壽命盡皆平。
Namo Amituofo!
