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Then they could see all the living beings of the six spiritual destinies in these lands.
They could see the Buddhas that were present in these lands, and
They could hear these Buddhas teaching of the Dharma in the Sutras.
At the same time they could see monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen there cultivating their practice and attaining the path of enlightenment.
And they could see Bodhisattva Mahasattvas practicing the Bodisattva path there, all with different kinds of causes and conditions, different kinds of faith and understanding and different kinds of forms and appearances.
And they could see the Buddhas entering into Pari-Nirvana, and the erecting of towers with the seven treasures for the relics of these Buddhas that had entered into Pari-Nirvana.

2. The six signs from the world beyond are revealed when the ray of light is issued forth from the white whorl of hair in the middle of the Buddha’s brow:

This the Pure Land, the Land of the Buddha:

Seeing the Living Beings of the Six Spiritual Destinies:: This is six spiritual realms in the mortal world of Life & Death (Samsara), which is also known as the threefold realm. This is the spiritual realm that extends from the depths of the Avici (Unending) Hell up to the Akanistha (Ultimate Peak of) Heaven.
Seeing the Buddhas
Hearing the Dharma (the Sutra, the teaching of the Dharma)
Seeing the Sangha (the fourfold host of monks, nuns, laymen & laywomen)
Seeing the cultivation of the Bodhisattva practice
Seeing the Buddhas enter into Pari-Nirvana

Again there are three pairs:

a & b	The Six Realms Below	Emotional Desire & Distress	Ignorance -Life & Death
a & b	The Buddhas Above	Spiritual Awakening	Enlightenment - Nirvana
c & d	The Dharma	The Spiritual Truth	The Object
c & d	The Sangha	The People of Faith	The Wisdom
e & f	The Bodhisattva Practice	The Cause of Enlightenment	The Beginning of the Path
e & f	Great Pari-Nirvana	The Effect of Enlightenment	The End of the Path

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