10.  Again, O Noble-minded Man, what signifies "dedicating all of one's merits to (benefit) all sentient beings"?  This means that all of one's merits acquired from the first vow of paying the highest homage and respect to all Buddhas, up to and including the vow to dedicating all of one's merits to all beings.  All these shall be transferred to all beings throughout the Dharma-worlds and immeasurable spaces of the universe, wishing them to be constantly peaceful and happy without sickness or suffering.  I will see all beings' evil projects fail, and all their virtuous intentions will be quickly achieved.  I will close the door against evil destinies, and open the right paths of Nirvana to men and devas.  If the beings are suffering the most terrible tortures in expiation of their accumulated evil doings, I will substitute myself and take upon myself the sufferings that their evil deeds have brought upon them, so shall they be released (from their evil deeds), and finally attain the supreme Bodhi.  Thus do all the Bodhisattvas devote themselves to the cultivation of virtue and merit, and dedicate all the rewards over to the benefit of all beings (in this way). 

          My loving embrace of all beings is eternal.  Even though the void of space has ended, (or) the worlds of beings, (or) the karmas of beings, (or) the sorrows of beings all have ended, yet my compassion for all beings, by turning over my rewards of merit to them is endless.  Thought succeeds thought without interruption, and in bodily, vocal, and mental deeds, without weariness.

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