137. （一三七）世间经

I have heard thus:

At one time, the Buddha was traveling in the country of Śrāvastī, staying at the Jeta Grove Anāthapiṇḍada-ārāma.

At that time, the World-Honored One addressed the bhikṣus, saying: "The Tathāgata himself realizes the world and also explains it to others. The Tathāgata knows the world. The Tathāgata himself realizes the practice of the world and also explains it to others. The Tathāgata has eliminated the practice of the world. The Tathāgata himself realizes the cessation of the world and also explains it to others. The Tathāgata has realized the cessation of the world. The Tathāgata himself realizes the path of the world and also explains it to others. The Tathāgata cultivates the path of the world. If there is anything that is completely and correctly realized, then all of that is known, seen, and realized by the Tathāgata. Why is this? Because the Tathāgata, from the night of his supreme and perfect awakening in the past until this night, will attain parinirvāṇa in the realm of nirvāṇa without remainder in between. Whatever the Tathāgata has spoken or responded to with his mouth, all of that is true, not false, not apart from reality, not inverted, truly and accurately so. If he speaks of the lion, it is as he says. Why is this? Because when the Tathāgata is in the assembly and speaks, it is called the lion's roar. All the world, including the devas, Māra, Brahmā, śramaṇas, brāhmaṇas, humans, and devas, the Tathāgata is the one who has the brahman, the Tathāgata is the one who has attained coolness, without afflictions and without heat, truly and accurately so." Then the World-Honored One spoke this verse:

Knowing all worldly realms, emerging from all worldly realms, expounding
all worldly realms, all worlds as they truly are. The
supreme and noble lion, able to liberate all bonds, attaining
the exhaustion of all karma, liberation from birth and death
Those who take refuge in the Buddha, bowing to the
Tathāgata, the very profound and vast ocean. Having known, they
also pay respect, the devas, gandharvas, and kinnaras, they also
bow in reverence, following the one who has passed away
Bowing to the wise ones, taking refuge in the supreme
among humans, free from sorrow, detached, at peace, unobstructed in
all liberations. Therefore, one should delight in meditation, abiding in
the ultimate samādhi, one should make one's own light, without
self, one will surely miss the time. Missing the time
there is sorrow and distress, falling into the hells.

The Buddha spoke thus. Those bhikṣus, having heard the Buddha's words, rejoiced and upheld them.