Then, the bodhisattva mahāsattva Great Cloud Essence addressed the Bhagavān, saying, “Those outsiders who have turned away from these great Vaipulya teachings have become as though deaf; in order to make them whole with the ear faculties of the Great Vehicle, I beseech the Bhagavān to give an extensive explanation of those previously mentioned thirty-six Dharma gateways of dhāraṇī called directly entering the jewel mine of the infinite gnosis of irreversibility.”

The Bhagavān replied, “Great Cloud Essence, listen well as I give an extensive explanation of the thirty-six Dharma gateways of dhāraṇī called directly entering the jewel mine of the infinite gnosis of irreversibility.

“Great Cloud Essence, within the inconceivable domain of this Great Cloud discourse, there is the dhāraṇī called precious storehouse of the wheel of the irreversibility of all tathāgatas and bodhisattvas. There is the dhāraṇī called water of the stainless essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called brilliant essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called intelligence of the water of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called flowing water of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called inexhaustible intellect of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called swift lightning of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called endowed with the lightning of the essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called stainless light of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called intellect of the emblem of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called radiant intellect of the king of the essential treasury of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called thunderclap of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called swift glory of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called king of space of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called great medicine king of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called king of the oceanic flow of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called all-pervading spread of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called Mount Kailāśa of the great cloud of irreversibility.

“There is the dhāraṇī called space-like intellect of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called superior king of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called king of the tides of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called joyful call of the swan of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called seal of the wind of gnosis of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called resolute king of the profound intellect of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called shower of seeds of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called earth garland of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called delightful wind of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called brilliant intellect of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called shaking of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called king of adornment in the essential manner of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called treasury of the essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called display of the water of the essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called protector of the water of the great cloud of irreversibility that knows no exhaustion. There is the dhāraṇī called moonlight-blossoming kumuda of the water of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called foundation of the essence of the great cloud of irreversibility. There is the dhāraṇī called king of the inconceivable oceanic intellect of the great cloud of irreversibility. These thirty-six are the dhāraṇī gateways called directly entering the jewel mine of the infinite gnosis of irreversibility. Bodhisattvas who possess these will become kings of astrological reckoning.”

At that time, a goddess named Rejoices in the Dhāraṇī of the Precious Garland rose from the great assembly. Poised in midair, at a height equal to that of seven palm trees, she sent down a rain of flowers upon the Bhagavān and uttered these verses to him:

“Great unequaled hero of gnosis, Tathāgata, your body as solid as a vajra, King of knowledge, master of great illusory emanation— With these lotus blossoms, I pay homage to you.

“Thunderously proclaiming all these dhāraṇīs, The Tathāgata has sent down a rain of Dharma. To accomplish the welfare of all sentient beings, You teach these various dharmas.”