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."At that moment the Licchavi Vimalakirti said to the crown prince Manjusri, "Manjusri, let ustake these many living beings into the presence of the Lord, so that they may see theTathágata and bow down to him!"Manjusri replied, "Noble sir, send them if you feel the time is right!"Thereupon the Licchavi Vimalakirti performed the miraculous feat of placing the entireassembly, replete with thrones, upon his right hand and then, having transported himself magically into the presence of the Buddha, placing it on the ground.He bowed down at thefeet of the Buddha, circumambulated him to the right seven times with palms together, andwithdrew to one side.The bodhisattvas who had come from the Buddha-field of the Tathágata Sugandhakutadescended from their lion-thrones and, bowing down at the feet of the Buddha, placed theirpalms together in reverence and withdrew to one side.And the other bodhisattvas, greatspiritual heroes, and the great disciples descended from their thrones likewise and, havingbowed at the feet of the Buddha, withdrew to one side.Likewise all those Indras, Brahmas,Lokapalas, and gods bowed at the feet of the Buddha, placed their palms together inreverence and withdrew to one side.Then, the Buddha, having delighted those bodhisattvas with greetings, declared, "Noble sons,be seated upon your thrones!"Thus commanded by the Buddha, they took their thrones.The Buddha said to Shariputra, "Shariputra, did you see the miraculous performances of thebodhisattvas, those best of beings?""I have seen them, Lord.""What concept did you produce toward them?""Lord, I produced the concept of inconceivability toward them.Their activities appearedinconceivable to me to the point that I was unable to think of them, to judge them, or even toimagine them."Then the venerable Ánanda asked the Buddha, "Lord, what is this perfume, the likes of whichI have never smelled before?"The Buddha answered, "Ánanda, this perfume emanates from all the pores of all thesebodhisattvas."Shariputra added, "Venerable Ánanda, this same perfume emanates from all our pores aswell!"Ánanda: Where does the perfume come from? Shariputra: The Licchavi Vimalakirti obtained some food from the universe calledSarvagandhasugandha, the Buddha-field of the Tathágata Sugandhakuta, and this perfumeemanates from the bodies of all those who partook of that food.Then the venerable Ánanda addressed the Licchavi Vimalakirti: "How long will this perfumeremain?"Vimalakirti: Until is it digested.Ánanda: When will it be digested?Vimalakirti: It will be digested in forty-nine days, and its perfume will emanate for sevendays more after that, but there will be no trouble of indigestion during that time.Furthermore, reverend Ánanda, if monks who have not entered ultimate determination eatthis food, it will be digested when they enter that determination.When those who haveentered ultimate determination eat this food, it will not be digested until their minds aretotally liberated.If living beings that have not conceived the spirit of unexcelled, perfectenlightenment eat this food, it will be digested when they conceive the spirit of unexcelled,perfect enlightenment.If those who have conceived the spirit of perfect enlightenment eatthis food, it will not be digested until they have attained tolerance.And if those who haveattained tolerance eat this food, it will be digested when they have become bodhisattvas onelifetime away from Buddhahood.Reverend Ánanda, it is like the medicine called "delicious,"which reaches the stomach but is not digested until all poisons have been eliminated onlythen is it digested.Thus, reverend Ánanda, this food is not digested until all the poisons ofthe passions have been eliminated only then is it digested
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