Prostrations to all the buddhas of the ten directions; Prostrations to the tathāgata Ratnākara, buddha of the east; Prostrations to the tathāgata Aśokaśrī, buddha of the south; Prostrations to the tathāgata Ratnārcis, buddha of the west; Prostrations to the tathāgata Jinendra, buddha of the north; Prostrations to the tathāgata Samādhi­hastyuttara­śrī, buddha of the northeast; Prostrations to the tathāgata Padmottaraśrī, buddha of the southeast; Prostrations to the tathāgata Sūrya­maṇḍala­pratibhāsottama­śrī, buddha of the southwest; Prostrations to the tathāgata Chattrottama­śrī, buddha of the northwest; Prostrations to the tathāgata Padmaśrī, buddha of the nadir; Prostrations to the tathāgata Ānandaśrī, buddha of the zenith.

Again, prostrations to the tathāgata, buddha of the east, Akṣobhya; Prostrations to the tathāgata, buddha of the south, Ratnasaṃbhava; Prostrations to the tathāgata, buddha of the west, Amitābha; Prostrations to the tathāgata, buddha of the north, Amoghasiddhi; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Joyous King Vīrasena;One of the thirty-five buddhas of confession. See Python (1973), p. 99, and Lokesh Chandra (1987), #2300–2334. Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Amitāyus; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Akṣobhya; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Bhaiṣajya­guru­vaiḍūrya­prabha­rāja; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Śāla­saṃkusumita­rājendra; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Śākyamuni; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Ratnaśrīrāja; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Samantabhadra; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Vairocana; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha King Whose Fragrance Is That of a Blossoming Utpala;D bsung (“fragrance”); H and N add tog gi (“crown ornament”). Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World of the Saffron-Colored Victory Banners, Buddha Well Tamed by the Vajra Essence; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World in Which the Wheel of No Regress Has Been Proclaimed, Buddha Whose Body Is the Blossoming Lotus of Complete Absence of Doubt; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World without Dust, Buddha Siṃha; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World of Supreme Illumination, Buddha Ratnaśikhin; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World of Noble Light, Buddha Vairocana; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World That Is Difficult to Transcend, Buddha Whose Body Is the Widely Spreading Light of the Dharma; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World That Is Supremely Noble, Buddha King Who Is the Light of Intelligence That Understands All; Prostrations to the tathāgata in the World Where the Mirror-Disk Has Been Proclaimed, Buddha Whose Mind Is like the Moon; Prostrations to all the tathāgatas in the World of the Glory of the Lotus, the splendid noble buddhas.

Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Candraprabha;D zla ’od; J and C pad mo dpal gyi (“Glorious Lotus”). Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Greatly Handsome; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha King Who is Lord of the World’s Orb; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Joyful Eyes; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Sāgaraśrī; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Golden Pillar; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Light of Infinite Good Qualities; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha King Who Is Extremely Exalted by the Precious Majesty Arising from All Aspirations; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha King of Renowned Melodious Sounds; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Lord of the Ocean That Is the Wisdom Vajra; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Vipaśyin; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Śikhin; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Viśvabhū;The Tibetan reads ma lus pa’i dbang po (“Lord of All”), which is not the usual rendition of Viśvabhū, i.e., kun skyobs. However, the context clearly indicates that the sūtra is presenting the traditional list of the six tathāgatas who preceded Śākyamuni, from Vipaśyin to Kāśyapa. In that list Viśvabhū follows Śikhin. Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Krakucchanda; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Kanakamuni; Prostrations to the tathāgata, Buddha Kāśyapa; Prostrations to all past buddhas; Prostrations to all buddhas dwelling in the present; Prostrations to all future buddhas; Prostrations to the glory of the bodhisattvas,D dpal; Ky dpa’ ba’i dpal (“brave glory”); J, K, and C dpa’ (“courageous”). all the great illuminators; rnam par snang mdzad; also the name of the Buddha Vairocana. Prostrations to the Buddha’s infinite dharmakāya; Prostrations to all rupakāyas in infinite worlds; Prostrations to all relics; Prostrations to all stūpas.

Prostrations to the category of sūtras, the holy Dharma;The “category of sūtras” (mdo’i sde) is the first of the twelve branches of scripture (gsung rab kyi yan lag bcu gnyis), which are enumerated here. Prostrations to the category of melodic verses; Prostrations to the category of prophetic teachings; Prostrations to the category of metered verses; Prostrations to the category of special accounts; Prostrations to the category of themes; Prostrations to the category of illustrative accounts; Prostrations to the category of parables;The Tibetan reads ’das pa brjod pa’i sde. Mahāvyutpatti 1274, however, gives de lta bu byung ba’i sde for the category itivṛttaka (“parables,” “stories”), and this seems to be the more usual equivalence. Prostrations to the category of past life accounts; Prostrations to the category of extensive scriptures; Prostrations to the category of marvelous teachings; Prostrations to the category of finalized instructions; Prostrations to the Bodhisattvapiṭaka, the entire treasure of the Mahāyāna; Prostrations to all scriptures of the ten directions and three times, and to every possible method of taming without exception; Prostrations to the dharmadhātu, indescribable ultimate perfection; Prostrations to every syllable of the holy Dharma, such as the mother of all tathāgatas, the Prajñāpāramitā.

Prostrations to the bodhisattvas, mahāsattvas, illuminators; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the east, Samantaprabha; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the south, Aśokadatta; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the west, Intelligence in Conduct; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the north, Jayadatta; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the northeast, Vijaya­vikrāmin; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the southeast, Padmapāṇi; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the southwest, Sūrya­prabha; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the northwest, Exalted Jewel; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the nadir, Padmottara; Prostrations to the bodhisattva of the zenith, Given by Joy; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Lord Avalokiteśvara; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Maitreya; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Samantabhadra; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Sarva­nīvaraṇa­viṣkambhin; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Vimalakīrti; Prostrations to the bodhisattva Mahā­sthāma­prāpta; Prostrations to the all the bodhisattvas, mahāsattvas of the ten directions and three times.

Prostrations to noble Śāriputra, foremost in great wisdom; Prostrations to noble Maudgalyāyana, foremost in great miracles; Prostrations to noble Ānanda, foremost in having heard much; Prostrations to noble Kāśyapa‌, foremost in the good qualities of discipline; Prostrations to noble Kauṇḍinya, foremost in devotion to the precepts; Prostrations to noble Upāli, foremost in holding the Vinaya; Prostrations to noble Aniruddha, foremost in possessing the miracle eye; Prostrations to noble Subhūti, foremost in questioning and answering; Prostrations to the entire assembly of noble arhats; Prostrations to all pratyekabuddhas; Prostrations to all the saṅgha dwelling in the ten directions.

Through these prostrations with devotion to the Three Jewels, May all negativities be purified, may the accumulation of merit fully flourish, And may the special good qualities Arising from the sermons of each bhagavān be accomplished.

Prostrations to all the Three Jewels in the ten directions. I praise and glorify them, behold and discern them.

After purifying all habitual tendencies without exception, I will completely accomplish the two accumulations of merit and wisdom. For the purpose of liberating all beings without exception, May I swiftly reach perfect enlightenment.