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Heng Sure
April 2, 1981
"As he presided over assemblies such as these, his voice was full and perfect like a great clap of thunder. And he brought all beings to maturity, According with their likes and wishes, Until the time he manifested nirvana."There's a song that give us strength about a city devoted to renewing the world. We hum it from time to time and the sun rises.
It's Called the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas, It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It started with a vow to bring enlightenment To every living being. And the sage who brought the Buddha And the dharma and the Sangha to America to build a new foundation. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. Founded on a vision of the proper dharma Flourishing again. It's a place for cultivation, it's a Place for transformation Of the common one into a Bodhisattva. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. The city's home to Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, Compassionate enlightened one who Contemplates the sounds of living Beings. With a thousand eyes to see them, and A thousand ears to hear them, and A thousand hands to rescue them from Suffering. The city's home to Kuan Yin Bodhisattva. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. Instilling virtue in the children, Filiality is number one. They will vow to get enlightened to Repay their parents' kindness, And repay the great compassion of The Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It starts with care for aging people, Filial behavior is the home. When the family is happy then the Cities will be peaceful and the Nations and worlds will come together. It starts at the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. Enlightened to the Buddha-nature, Perfect and complete in everyone. He's the sage, who vowed to save us, To show us the road to wisdom. Return the light and wake up turtle Island. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. Making Buddhas, bodhisattvas, sages From the likes of you and me, And the virtue of the master carves Our greed, hate, and delusion Into precepts, to Samadhi and to Wisdom. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas. It's called the city of ten thousand Buddhas.
Who owns the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas? We all do. It's built on a pure notion that doing goodness for its own sake can save the world. In this dusty world of material greed, endless wars, and moral decay, this is exactly the time a city of ten thousand Buddhas must appear. The world needs hundreds of cities like it. Everybody hopes for the light, wishes for a new dawn of peace and security. The promise of the city of ten thousand Buddhas renews the hopes of the world and fills the hearts of all beings.