Section 12
Original Sanskrit
अपि तु खलु पुनः सुभूते यस्मिन्पृथिवीप्रदेश इतो धर्मपर्यायादंतशश्चतुष्पादिकामपि गाथामुद्गृह्य भाषेत वा संप्रकाशयेत वा स पृथिवीप्रदेशश्चैत्यभूतो भवेत्सदेवमानुषासुरस्य लोकस्य कः पुनर्वादो य इमं धर्मपर्यायं सकलसमाप्तं धारयिष्यंति वाचयिष्यंति पर्यवाप्स्यंति परेभ्यश्च विस्तरेण संप्रकाशयिष्यंति । परमेण ते सुभूते आश्चर्येण समन्वागता भविष्यंति । तस्मिंश्च सुभूते पृथिवीप्रदेशे शास्ता विहरत्यन्यतरान्यतरो वा विज्ञगुरुस्थानीयः ॥१२॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit of F. Max Müller’s 1881 Anecdota Oxoniensia edition, all 32 sections, with the printed section numbers kept.
"Again, Subhūti, in whatever place this teaching is spoken or explained, even a four-line verse, that place becomes a shrine for the world with its gods, humans, and asuras. How much more so for one who keeps this teaching in full, recites it, learns it, and explains it at length to others! Such people, Subhūti, will be endowed with a supreme wonder. In that place the Teacher dwells, or one who stands in the place of a teacher who knows." [12]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Sanskrit, covering all 32 sections with the printed section numbers.
"Again, Subhūti, in any place where this teaching is spoken or explained, even four lines of it, that place becomes a shrine for the world of gods, humans, and demigods. How much more so for those who keep this whole teaching, recite it, learn it, and explain it widely to others! Those people, Subhūti, will be endowed with the greatest wonder. In such a place the Teacher lives, or someone who stands in the place of a teacher who knows." [12]
About this section
Section 12 is part of Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 12 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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