The Ten Wonders

The Ten Wonders
& The Source of Enlightenment

Part Three:

The sequential birth and origination of these ten:

These ten kinds of meanings so far have been just been explained from here and there in the Sutra’s words. Now we desire to compile them in a sequential order so we can explain their birth and origination.

The original cause is at the beginning.
The cause directly renders an effect (the attainment of enlightenment).
With the attainment of the effect there is the (creation of the pure) land.
With the ultimate effect being in the (creation of the) land, there is illumination of its spiritual capacities. The capacities are stirred and consequently they are spiritually influenced
Upon offering spiritual influence there is spiritual penetration.
Having achieved spiritual penetration, there is the teaching of the Dharma.
With the teaching of the Dharma being accepted, there is the attainment of followers.
With the followers having been spiritually uplifted, the conditions for enlightenment have been accomplished and there is Nirvana.
With there being Nirvana, we speak of the lifespan of the Dharma being either long or short.
The lifespan, whether it is long or it is short, creates spiritual benefits, and after the Buddha’s extinction there are the benefits of the True Dharma and the Copied Dharma, etc.

The meanings of these are measureless but we settle upon there being ten in order to tie them together from beginning to end and arrive at a number that reveals the sequence.

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