Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāra

Paripāka Adhikāra

The Ripening To Perfection Chapter In English

Radiance

Kārikā Prathamaḥ

Spiritual radiance, gracious kindness, ˰ calm abiding, empathy, ¦

forebearance, then, a vigorous intellect, ˰ tis to robustness, like that also. |

Steadiness, ‐with these empowerments‐, ˰ tis a natural ability, to a high degree. ¦

O victor nature born, ˰ that, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.1 ||

Kindness

Kārikā Dvitīyaḥ

The supreme friendship, ‐primarily threefold‐, tis a formidable courageousness. ¦

The other side, tis an unwavering very highest upstanding dharma fully grasping. |

In the compassionate true dharma's great all around grasping, ¦

the intention, verily, ‐similarly bound‐, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.2 ||

Tranquility

Kārikā Tṛtīyaḥ

The essence of intellegence then, directly, tis the meditative absorption's attainment. ¦

Fruition along with existence, from the mind, tis very much an inseparability. |

O victor nature born, tis in the Buddha, for complete calm abiding. ¦

The intention, indeed, ‐similarly so enjoined‐, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.3 ||

Calm Abiding

Kārikā Caturthaḥ

Very well concealed, tis the afflicting supposition's exclusion. ¦

The continuous going about, moreover, tis an auspicious pleasantness. |

O victor nature born, tis for affliction without intense emotion, therefore. ¦

The intention, similarly so enjoined, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.4 ||

Compassion

Kārikā Pañcamaḥ

Compassion, tis by fundamental nature, on highest, for suffering's revelation. ¦

Of low vile thinking, also, tis the complete rejection. |

For fundamental essence going, tis the mankind of foremost existence. ¦

Highest empathy, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.5 ||

Patience

Kārikā Ṣaṣtaḥ

Solidity, with the fundamental original nature, tis a knowledge of mental development. ¦

Tis a virtuous suffering's frigid fundamental enduring mental impression, always. |

Tis the quintessence moving toward a pure splendour. ¦

For intention of enduring patience, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.6 ||

Intellect

Kārikā Saptamaḥ

A ripening purity, tis hearing with highest remembrance. ¦

The primary sensory consciousness, of both the well spoken and poorly spoken, tis that manner. |

From remembrance, in a strong intellect arising, tis also a competence. ¦

A virtuous cleverness, these approaches, to a ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.7 ||

Vigour

Kārikā Aṣtamaḥ

By a virtue of two kinds, is duality's foundation blossomed to fulfillment. ¦

In fruition arising, also, is the ground of being's capability, on highest. |

The heart's joy perfected, tis a living beings foremost reality. ¦

In the bala's power raising up, tis the paripāka's ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.8 ||

Steadfastness

Kārikā Navamaḥ

Essence of all good dharmas, is the enjoined critical examination, the lasting impression. ¦

The remaing essence apprehending, tis for a counter argument's refutation. |

Again, always, tis with Mara continuous without restraint. ¦

A steadfastness, which, is the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characterictic. || 8.9 ||

Right Effort

Kārikā Daśamaḥ

The auspicious non·accumulation, moreover, tis a ground of being aspiration qualification. ¦

The discernment, tis an exalted charming pleasantness. |

O victor nature born, verily, in the divisions of a complete natural association, again, ¦

the thought, indeed, because similarly bound, tis the paripāka, the ripening to perfection characteristic. || 8.10 ||

Integrity

Kārikā Ekādaśaḥ

Like that, the nine virtue essence of a ripening persona, ¦

for the highest maturing capability, is endowed; |

a charming grace consisting, constantly, separating the egoic self nature. ¦

Doth exist, always, of the people, the foremost group's person of wisdom. || 8.11 ||

A Sentient Being's Maturation

Kārikā Dvādaśaḥ

In a boil, likewise, in a banquet, ripening to perfection is sought after. ¦

Which manner, like that, is 'flowing' the object of pleasure's qualification. |

That manner, in fundament, in this!, is a double proposition's calmness. ¦

That manner, is sensuality a well appeased argument. || 8.12 ||

Kārikā Trayodaśaḥ

Complete full maturation, tis said, is an all around general maturation, that manner. ¦

The first maturation, also besides, the following maturation, tis on highest. |

A very good maturation, and therefore, beyond maturation, tis consciousness. ¦

The inner maturation, the outer maturation knowledge, tis also, in these embodied ones. || 8.13 ||

Kārikā Caturdaśaḥ

The inspiration obtaining, by which, in this world, which manner, the victorious ātman born, ¦

the standing out one, is for all living beings thoroughly brought to maturation. |

That manner, are neither mother, nor father, nor families, ¦

in children, in friends also, well going exemplary ones. || 8.14 ||

Kārikā Pañcadaśaḥ

That manner, a living being, not in self nature, is tender so regarded; ¦

from whom, thereto, is within a very tender utmost ground of existence, in a born one. |

Which manner, empathy is the essence, the utmost of a sentient being's tender sentiment; ¦

in inspiration, in delight also, just so from within bonding, tis so regarded. || 8.15 ||

- Generosity

Kārikā Ṣoḍaśaḥ

Naught of a bodhisattva, is of body pleasure. ¦

The highest teacher's offering, again, exists, every manner. |

By promoting, two fold, tis brought to maturation. ¦

For the highest, by being ambivalent, with generosity attributes, tis not satisfied. || 8.16 ||

- Dedication

Kārikā Saptadaśaḥ

Always, by one's fundamental nature, is, more over, a non·violence, unto one's self, ¦

pleasing, vigilant; therein, tis the very highest, being caused to dwell upon. |

Afterwards, is the greatest compassion making, two fold, in the highest. ¦

By the cooking outcome's quality, is the cook. || 8.17 ||

- Calm Abiding

Kārikā Aṣṭādaśaḥ

On highest, in offending, a kindly possessor of wisdom, ¦

brought to be thoroughly tolerant unto anger, likewise also, to the transgression; |

by expedient means observing, by enmities enduring, ¦

in grace, he is caused to acquire, these sufferings. || 8.18 ||

- Virtue

Kārikā Navadaśaḥ

Again, were one, to aspire after the highest, tis depending upon ¦

not being oppressed, by these vibrations of a thousand divisions. |

The victor nature born, for the sentient being's multitudes, brought forth to maturation, ¦

is of supremely one thought, of virtue, from doing. || 8.19 ||

- Meditation

Kārikā Viṃśaḥ

Constraint of senses, ‐having arrived at, in the mind‐, tis firmly fixed. ¦

Afterwards, one is brought fully to acquire it, here in the teaching. |

Having constrained, tis completely for disdain of longing after desire. ¦

By virtue, tis brought to fully increase also, for him, moreover. || 8.20 ||

- For Insight

Kārikā Ekaviṃśaḥ

He, in the suchness existence skillful means guiding, well determined, ¦

manifests, for these sentient beings, for the well disciplined ones full of doubts. |

From that, also they, that are from the victor's teaching of high regard; ¦

they are encouraged to ever increasingly grow, to highest self excellence, by these qualities, by these virtues. || 8.21 ||

- Non Grasping

Kārikā Dvāviṃśaḥ

Thus so, in a well going expedient means, in the auspicious triad, and ¦

for a world open hearted, with compassion, that one is a bodhisattva. |

With a body's highest mediocre manner, ¦

one guides, by a world similar existence going. || 8.22 ||