“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the past. Householder, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands all buddhas, buddha realms, and beings that appeared in an immeasurable number of previous eons. He correctly understands the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings that appeared in an innumerable, inconceivable, incomparable, inestimable, and inexpressible number of previous eons. He correctly understands the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings that appeared in an immeasurable number of immeasurable previous eons, an innumerable number of immeasurable previous eons, an inconceivable number of immeasurable previous eons, an incomparable number of immeasurable previous eons, and an inexpressible number of immeasurable previous eons. In this way he knows the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of the previous eons all the way back to an immeasurable number of inexpressible previous eons, an innumerable number of inexpressible previous eons, an inconceivable number of inexpressible previous eons, an incomparable number of inexpressible previous eons, an inestimable number of inexpressible previous eons, and an inexpressible number of inexpressible previous eons. To know, see, perceive, realize, understand, and be learned about this is called knowing the past, and that is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about knowing the past, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until … he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard. As for the origin, cessation, and path, they are as previously taught.

“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the future. Householder, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands all of the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of an immeasurable number of future eons. He correctly understands the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of an innumerable, inconceivable, incomparable, inestimable, and inexpressible number of future eons. He correctly understands the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings in an immeasurable number of immeasurable future eons, an innumerable number of immeasurable future eons, an inconceivable number of immeasurable future eons, an incomparable number of immeasurable future eons, and an inexpressible number of immeasurable future eons. In this way he genuinely knows the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of the future eons all the way until the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of an inexpressible number of inexpressible future eons. To know, see, perceive, realize, understand, and be learned about this is called knowing the future, and that is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about his knowledge of the future, he can respond for an eon, up to an inexpressible number of inexpressible eons, since his eloquence is inexhaustible. Therefore, with his unimpeded wisdom vision he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard. As for the origin, cessation, and path, they are as previously taught.

“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the present. Householder, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands all of the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings to the east. He correctly understands the innumerable, inconceivable, incomparable, inestimable, and inexpressible number of present buddhas, buddha realms, and beings. He correctly understands the buddhas, buddha realms, and beings of the present eon up to an inexpressible figure of inexpressible numbers. To know, see, perceive, realize, understand, and be learned about this is called knowing the present, and that is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of the present, he can respond for an eon, up to an inexpressible number of inexpressible eons, since his eloquence is inexhaustible. Therefore, with his unimpeded wisdom vision he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard. As for the origin, cessation, and path, they are as previously taught.