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How splendid the world has you as its protector!

Your glorious lotus-eyes have opened once more!

Stores of merit are not in vain.

For virtue in time wins through mightily.”

Praising him with cries of “Excellent! Excellent!,” Shakra addressed the king once more, saying:

“The purity of your mind

was not unknown to me, Your Majesty.

That is why, king,

I have given you back your eyes.

With these eyes

you will have unimpeded sight

for a hundred leagues on every side,

even when obstructed by rocks.”

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Saying this, Shakra disappeared at that very spot.

The Bodhi·sattva then proceeded to the palace, which was draped with raised banners and colorful flags, exhibiting a festive radiance. Hailed by brahmins with benedictions of victory, he was stared at by the townspeople and by the ministers who followed him, their eyes wide open and hardly blinking, their hearts filled with wonder and joy. Seated in the assembly hall, the king then delivered a teaching on the Truth, drawn from his own experiences, to a crowd of brahmins, elders, and citizens, headed by ministers who had gathered to do him honor: