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-"The five hundred Arhats, Uruvilvakashyapa, Gayakashyapa, Nadikashyapa, Kalodayin, Udayin, Aniruddha, Revata, Kapphina, Vakula, Cunda, Svagata, and others all will attain Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, all of them with the same name Universal-Brightness."
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-At that time the World Honored One, wishing to restate his meaning, spoke verses, saying:<br>
-The Bhikshu Kaundinya,<br>
-Will see limitless Buddhas,<br>
-And after Asankhyeya aeons,<br>
-Will realize Equal Proper Enlightenment.<br>
-Ever putting forth great light,<br>
-Perfecting all spiritual powers,<br>
-His name will be heard in the ten directions,<br>
-And he shall be revered by all.<br>
-He will always speak the Unsurpassed Path,<br>
-And will therefore be called Universal-Brightness.<br>
-His land will be pure,<br>
-With courageous and heroic [[Bodhisattva]]s.<br>
-All will mount wonderful towers,<br>
-And roam through the ten direction lands,<br>
-And supreme offerings<br>
-They will present to all the Buddhas.<br>
-Having made these offerings,<br>
-With minds full of rejoicing,<br>
-They will instantly return to their own lands,<br>
-Such are the spiritual powers they will have.<br>
-The lifespan of that Buddha will be sixty-thousand aeons,<br>
-His Proper Dharma will dwell twice that long.<br>
-The Dharma Image Age will be twice the length of that.<br>
-When the Dharma is extinguished, the gods and people will mourn.<br>
-These five hundred Bhikshus<br>
-Shall in turn become Buddhas<br>
-All by the name of Universal-Brightness.<br>
-Each shall bestow predictions on his successors<br>
-Saying, "After my extinction<br>
-Such and such shall become a Buddha.<br>
-The World in which he will teach<br>
-Will be like mine today.<br>
-The adnorments of his land<br>
-And his spiritual powers,<br>
-The host of Bodhisattvas and Sound Hearers,<br>
-The Proper and Dharma Images of Ages,<br>
-The number of [[aeon]]s in his lifespan,<br>
-Will be as just stated.<br>
-[[Kashyapa]], you should know<br>
-About these five hundred who have attained self-control.<br>
-As for the remaining Sound Hearers,<br>
-They shall be likewise.<br>
-To those not present in this assembly,<br>
-You should expound these matters.
-At that time, the [[five hundred arhats]], having received predictions from the Buddha, jumped for joy.

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