Day 20 completes Chapter 15, The Appearance of Bodhisattvas from Underground, and concludes the Fifth Volume of the Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma.
Having last month considered the Buddha’s response to the leaders of the Bodhisattvas from underground, we consider the response of the leaders of the great Bodhisattvas.
Thereupon the [four] great Bodhisattvas sang in gāthās:
Excellent, excellent, Great Hero!
World-Honored One!
The living beings are ready to be saved
Because in their previous existence
They already asked the [past] Buddhas
About their profound wisdom,
And having heard about it, understood it by faith.
We rejoice at seeing you.Thereupon the World-Honored One praised the leading great Bodhisattvas, saying, “Excellent, excellent, good men! [I am glad that] you rejoice at seeing me.”