Lectures on the Sūtra of the Collection of the Father and Son (Pitāputrasamāgamanasūtra) (232)

Original text:如是富乐。种种严饰。皆是无边称王。积集广大。善根福力。之所获得。又彼宝庄严城。周匝复有。八万四千清净园林。一一园中。有八大池。其池各广。半踰缮那。一一池岸。有四阶陛。四宝所成。巧妙严饰。八功德水。充满其中。众色莲华。开敷弥布。于其池岸。复有诸花。阿提目葛多花。詹博迦花。嚩始计花。苏曼那花。阿输迦花。婆师迦花。如是种种。诸妙香花。无边称王。与诸臣民。止住园中。共为游乐。

Explanation: All these adornments of wealth and wondrous happiness were obtained by King Anantakīrti through his accumulation of vast roots of goodness and the power of merit in past lives. None of this came from nowhere; it was not something that could be enjoyed without any reason. Around that jeweled, majestic city there were also eighty-four thousand pure gardens and parks. In each garden there were eight great ponds, each pond half a yojana in breadth. On the banks of each pond there were four stairways made of four kinds of jewels, ingeniously adorned. The waters endowed with the eight excellent qualities filled them, and lotuses of many colors bloomed and spread across the ponds. On the banks of those ponds there were even more flowers, such as atimuktaka flowers, campaka flowers, vāṣikī flowers, sumanā flowers, aśoka flowers, and puṣkara flowers—such various and numerous wondrous fragrant flowers. King Anantakīrti and his ministers and citizens dwelt in the gardens, enjoying recreation and amusement together.

Original text:大王。彼王宫城，高广严好。宝多罗树行植于上。宝网周遍，宝铃和鸣，出妙音响。如五乐声。时彼人民，赖王德化。富乐自在，安隐而住。

Explanation: The Buddha said: Great King, the royal palace city of King Anantakīrti was tall, broad, majestic, and splendid. Rows of jeweled tāla trees were planted upon it. Jeweled nets spread all around, and jeweled bells chimed in harmony, producing wondrous sounds like the music of five instruments played in ensemble. At that time, the people relied on the King's virtuous transformation, living lives of wealth, happiness, freedom, peace, and security.