Contents

• Chapter One: Introduction on the Occasion of Bhadrapāla the Youth Requesting the Dharma
• Section 1: Bhadrapāla the Youth Arrives at the Buddha's Assembly Hall
• Section Two: The Virgin Youth Bhadrapāla, Blessed by the Buddha, Requests the Dharma
• Section 3: The Blessings and Fruits Attained by Bhadrapāla Kumārabhūta in His Present Life
• Section Four: Meritorious Deeds Cultivated by Bhadrapāla the Youth in His Past Lives
• Chapter Two: How Ālayavijñāna Transmigrates and Takes Rebirth
• Section 1: Xianhu's Question about the Migration of the Ālaya-vijñāna
• II. How the Ālaya-vijñāna Assumes Another Body
• Section Three: Bhadrapāla's Inquiry Concerning Why Sentient Beings Receive Blessed Karma in the Future World
• Section Four: The Operation of the Ālaya-vijñāna Is as Pervasive as the Wind Element
• Section Five: The Storehouse Consciousness Transmigrates to the Next Life as the Wind Element Scatters Blossoms
• Chapter 3: How the Function of Alaya-vijnana Is Manifested
• Section One: The Alaya-vijnana Transferring the Body as a Face Appears in a Mirror
• Section II: The Aspect of Ālaya-vijñāna
• Section Three: The ālaya-vijñāna transmigrating the body as the wind element
• Chapter Four: The Entry of Consciousness into the Womb and the Entry into Fragrance and Oil
• Chapter 5: The Arising of Consciousness as the Five Aggregates Like a Seed Sprouting
• Chapter Six: The Karmic Retribution of Consciousness Is Like Taking Good Medicine, Like a Warrior Riding a Horse
• Chapter 7: Consciousness That Is Formless and Invisible
• Chapter 8: Craving Cause and Precept-Grasping Cause
• Chapter Nine: How Can the Subtle Consciousness Sustain Bodies of Varying Sizes?
• Chapter 10: How Sentient Beings Ascend to the Heavens and Descend into Hell
• Chapter 11: Xianhu's Final Request for the Dharma for the Benefit of All Sentient Beings