In the troubled worlds of the five kinds of defilement,

Sentient beings are only attached to various desires,

And ultimately do not seek the path of the buddhas.

In the future the impure will hear

The Buddha teach the single vehicle,

But they will be confused and will not accept it.

They will reject the Dharma

And fall into the troubled states of being.

To those who are modest and pure,

And seek the path of the buddhas,

I will praise extensively

The path of the single vehicle.

O Sariputra!

You should know that the Dharma

Of all the buddhas is like this.

They teach the Dharma

With myriads of kotis of skillful means,

According to the capacities of sentient beings;

The inexperienced cannot understand this.

You have come to know with certainty the skillful means

Of the buddhas, the Teachers of the World,

That are expounded in accordance

With people’s capacities.

All of you, have no further doubts!

Let great joy arise in your hearts

And know that you will all become buddhas