इन्द्रजालमीमांसा Indrajālamīmāṃsā “An Inquiry into the Nature of Indra’s Net.”

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A towering palace of illusion shines in the sky,
where worlds reflect one another like dreams in every direction.

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The blue radiant being holds a jewel within the heart,
bearing the single seed from which countless worlds arise.

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A thousand-armed divine form dances among crystal spheres;
with a single movement, millions of universes unfold.

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In every drop, a world appears, like many moons upon water.
These are but the waves upon the sea of the Infinite.

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Through a jeweled gateway, light enters peace.
For the inward-turning mind, this is the door to eternity.

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Suspended jewels adorn the heavens,
a net of light woven across the sky.

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A crystal blazes with the brilliance of a thousand suns;
within a single point, entire constellations gather.

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A jewel within a jewel, and within that another still—
thus the net endlessly reveals itself to itself.

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A serene Buddha sits within a crystal sphere;
in that silence, all sounds dissolve without remainder.

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Thousands of lights sparkle within a single gem;
so the whole universe shines within every being.

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Many Buddhas appear within many spheres,
yet one Dharma flows through every reflection.

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An endless network of awakened realms expands;
there is neither first beginning nor final end.

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A Buddha rests within a jewel beyond time;
like an ocean within a drop, he contains the universe.

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The spheres are linked by shining threads;
so are beings connected through the web of actions.

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A city appears within a crystal, and crystals within that city;
the distinction between seer and seen melts away.

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Countless jewels play with color and light;
one radiance delights in appearing as many forms.

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Within innumerable shining points, vast worlds are found;
even a mountain may be hidden within a grain of dust.

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From a central point expands an infinite wheel of light;
the still center of the cosmic net.

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A tiny sphere rests upon a fingertip like a universe;
within the smallest thing lies the whole.