The Spirits Who Attend the Buddha, and the Lords of the Natural World
Having named the bodhisattva assembly led by Samantabhadra, the sūtra now turns to a roster unlike anything in the rest of the Buddhist canon: category after category of spirits, each numbering in the countless or immeasurable, each introduced by ten (or so) representative names before the sūtra states what every member of that class has in common. This installment covers the spirits who attend the Buddha directly, and fifteen further classes who govern every feature of the natural world — cities, the earth, mountains, forests, medicinal plants, crops, rivers, seas, waters, fire, wind, space, the directions, and the difference between night and day.
The Spirits Who Attend the Buddha
復有佛世界微塵數執金剛神，所謂：妙色那羅延執金剛神、日輪速疾幢執金剛神、須彌華光執金剛神、清淨雲音執金剛神、諸根美妙執金剛神、可愛樂光明執金剛神、大樹雷音執金剛神、師子王光明執金剛神、密焰勝目執金剛神、蓮華光摩尼髻執金剛神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於往昔無量劫中恒發大願，願常親近供養諸佛；隨願所行，已得圓滿，到於彼岸；積集無邊清淨福業，於諸三昧所行之境悉已明達；獲神通力，隨如來住，入不思議解脫境界；處於眾會，威光特達，隨諸眾生所應現身而示調伏；一切諸佛化形所在，皆隨化往；一切如來所住之處，常勤守護。
There were, moreover, Vajra-Wielding Spirits as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the Vajra-Wielding Spirit Nārāyaṇa of Wondrous Form, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of the Swift Sun-Wheel Banner, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of Sumeru's Flower-Light, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of Pure Cloud-Voice, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit Beautiful in Every Faculty, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of Light Delightful to Behold, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of the Great Tree's Thunder-Voice, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of the Lion King's Light, the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of the Hidden Flame's Supreme Eye, and the Vajra-Wielding Spirit of Lotus Light and the Maṇi Topknot — spirits such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all. Every one of them had, in ages past across immeasurable kalpas, constantly made a great vow: the vow to draw near to and make offerings to every buddha forever; following that vow in their conduct, they had already brought it to fulfillment, reaching the farther shore; they had accumulated boundless and pure meritorious deeds, and had already become entirely clear as to the domain traversed by every samādhi; having attained the power of spiritual transmutation, they dwelt wherever the Tathāgata dwelt, entering the inconceivable domain of liberation; abiding amid the assembly, their majestic light stood out distinctly, and, according to what each living being required, they manifested a body and showed it how to be tamed; wherever any buddha's transformation-body appeared, they went there accordingly in transformed form; and wherever any Tathāgata dwelt, they constantly and diligently guarded that place.
復有佛世界微塵數身眾神，所謂：華髻莊嚴身眾神、光照十方身眾神、海音調伏身眾神、淨華嚴髻身眾神、無量威儀身眾神、最上光嚴身眾神、淨光香雲身眾神、守護攝持身眾神、普現攝取身眾神、不動光明身眾神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於往昔成就大願，供養承事一切諸佛。
There were, moreover, Body-Attending Spirits as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the Body-Attending Spirit of the Flower-Topknot's Adornment, the Body-Attending Spirit of Light Illumining the Ten Directions, the Body-Attending Spirit of the Ocean-Voice's Taming, the Body-Attending Spirit of the Pure Flower's Adorned Topknot, the Body-Attending Spirit of Immeasurable Dignity, the Body-Attending Spirit of the Supreme Light's Adornment, the Body-Attending Spirit of Pure Light and Fragrant Cloud, the Body-Attending Spirit of Guarding and Upholding, the Body-Attending Spirit Who Universally Manifests to Gather Beings In, and the Unmoving Body-Attending Spirit of Light — spirits such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all, every one of them having, in ages past, fulfilled a great vow to make offerings to and serve every buddha.
復有佛世界微塵數足行神，所謂；寶印手足行神、蓮華光足行神、清淨華髻足行神、攝諸善見足行神、妙寶星幢足行神、樂吐妙音足行神、栴檀樹光足行神、蓮華光明足行神、微妙光明足行神、積集妙華足行神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於過去無量劫中，親近如來，隨逐不捨。
There were, moreover, Foot-Walking Spirits as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the Foot-Walking Spirit of the Jeweled-Seal Hand, the Foot-Walking Spirit of Lotus Light, the Foot-Walking Spirit of the Pure Flower Topknot, the Foot-Walking Spirit Who Gathers In Every Wholesome Sight, the Foot-Walking Spirit of the Wondrous Jeweled Star-Banner, the Foot-Walking Spirit Who Delights to Utter Wondrous Sound, the Foot-Walking Spirit of the Sandalwood Tree's Light, the Foot-Walking Spirit of the Lotus-Flower's Brightness, the Foot-Walking Spirit of Subtle and Wondrous Brightness, and the Foot-Walking Spirit Who Gathers Wondrous Flowers — spirits such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all, every one of them having, in ages past across immeasurable kalpas, drawn near to the Tathāgata, following after him without ever forsaking him.
復有佛世界微塵數道場神，所謂：淨莊嚴幢道場神、須彌寶光道場神、雷音幢相道場神、雨華妙眼道場神、華纓光髻道場神、雨寶莊嚴道場神、勇猛香眼道場神、金剛彩雲道場神、蓮華光明道場神、妙光照耀道場神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於過去值無量佛，成就願力，廣興供養。
There were, moreover, Awakening-Site Spirits as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Pure Adornment's Banner, the Awakening-Site Spirit of Sumeru's Jeweled Light, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Thunder-Voice Banner's Mark, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Raining Flowers' Wondrous Eye, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Flower-Wreath's Light-Topknot, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Raining Jewels' Adornment, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Valiant, Fragrant Eye, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Vajra Rainbow-Cloud, the Awakening-Site Spirit of the Lotus-Flower's Brightness, and the Awakening-Site Spirit of Wondrous Light's Radiance — spirits such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all, every one of them having, in the past, encountered immeasurable buddhas, brought the power of their vows to fulfillment, and made offerings on a vast scale.
These four classes are the spirits closest to the Buddha's own person and the ground he sits on — wielding the vajra, attending his body, walking at his feet, and inhabiting the awakening site itself — and each closing description is calibrated to that closeness: the vajra-wielders take a vow to draw near forever, the foot-walking spirits follow "without ever forsaking him," and the awakening-site spirits have earned their place by encountering countless buddhas across the past. Chinese Buddhist iconography would later draw directly on the first of these categories: the fierce vajra-wielding guardian figures (執金剛神, Vajrapāṇi) still flanking temple gates today descend from exactly this class of being, here individually named for the first of what the sūtra will show is a truly vast catalog.
Lords of Cities, the Earth, Mountains, and Forests
復有佛世界微塵數主城神，所謂：寶峯光耀主城神、妙嚴宮殿主城神、清淨喜寶主城神、離憂清淨主城神、華燈焰眼主城神、焰幢明現主城神、盛福光明主城神、清淨光明主城神、香髻莊嚴主城神、妙寶光明主城神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於無量不思議劫，嚴淨如來所居宮殿。
There were, moreover, Lords of Cities as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the City-Lord of the Jeweled Peak's Splendor, the City-Lord of the Wondrously Adorned Palace, the City-Lord of the Pure and Joyful Jewel, the City-Lord Free of Sorrow and Pure, the City-Lord of the Flower-Lamp's Flame-Eye, the City-Lord of the Flame-Banner's Bright Manifestation, the City-Lord of Abundant Blessing's Light, the City-Lord of Pure Light, the City-Lord of the Fragrant Topknot's Adornment, and the City-Lord of the Wondrous Jewel's Light — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all, every one of them, across immeasurable and inconceivable kalpas, having adorned and purified the very palace where the Tathāgata dwells.
復有佛世界微塵數主地神，所謂：普德淨華主地神、堅福莊嚴主地神、妙華嚴樹主地神、普散眾寶主地神、淨目觀時主地神、妙色勝眼主地神、香毛發光主地神、悅意音聲主地神、妙華旋髻主地神、金剛嚴體主地神……。如是等而為上首，有佛世界微塵數，皆於往昔發深重願，願常親近諸佛如來，同修福業。
There were, moreover, Lords of the Earth as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system, named as follows: the Earth-Lord of Universal Virtue's Pure Flower, the Earth-Lord of Firm Blessing's Adornment, the Earth-Lord of the Wondrous Flower's Adorned Tree, the Earth-Lord Who Universally Scatters Every Jewel, the Earth-Lord of the Pure Eye Beholding the Season, the Earth-Lord of Wondrous Form and Supreme Eye, the Earth-Lord Whose Fragrant Down Emits Light, the Earth-Lord of the Delightful Voice, the Earth-Lord of the Wondrous Flower's Coiled Topknot, and the Earth-Lord of the Vajra-Adorned Body — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, as numerous as the fine motes of dust in a buddha-world-system in all, every one of them having, in ages past, made a deep and weighty vow: the vow to draw near forever to every buddha, every Tathāgata, and to cultivate meritorious deeds together with them.
復有無量主山神，所謂：寶峯開華主山神，華林妙髻主山神、高幢普照主山神、離塵淨髻主山神、光照十方主山神、大力光明主山神、威光普勝主山神、微密光輪主山神、普眼現見主山神、金剛密眼主山神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，皆於諸法得清淨眼。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Mountains, named as follows: the Mountain-Lord of the Jeweled Peak Unfolding Flowers, the Mountain-Lord of the Flower-Grove's Wondrous Topknot, the Mountain-Lord of the Lofty Banner Universally Shining, the Mountain-Lord Free of Dust with a Pure Topknot, the Mountain-Lord of Light Illumining the Ten Directions, the Mountain-Lord of Great Strength's Light, the Mountain-Lord of Majestic Light, Universally Supreme, the Mountain-Lord of the Subtle and Hidden Light-Wheel, the Mountain-Lord of the Universal Eye's Perceiving, and the Mountain-Lord of the Vajra's Hidden Eye — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them having attained a pure eye with respect to every dharma.
復有不可思議數主林神，所謂：布華如雲主林神、擢幹舒光主林神、生芽發耀主林神、吉祥淨葉主林神、垂布焰藏主林神、清淨光明主林神、可意雷音主林神、光香普遍主林神、妙光迴耀主林神、華果光味主林神……。如是等而為上首，不思議數，皆有無量可愛光明。
There were, moreover, Lords of Forests inconceivable in number, named as follows: the Forest-Lord Spreading Flowers Like Clouds, the Forest-Lord of the Rising Trunk Unfurling Light, the Forest-Lord of Sprouting Shoots Sending Forth Radiance, the Forest-Lord of the Auspicious, Pure Leaf, the Forest-Lord Hanging Down a Treasury of Flame, the Forest-Lord of Pure Light, the Forest-Lord of the Pleasing Thunder-Voice, the Forest-Lord Whose Light and Fragrance Pervade All, the Forest-Lord of Wondrous Light's Whirling Radiance, and the Forest-Lord of Flower, Fruit, Light, and Flavor — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, inconceivable in number, every one of them possessing immeasurable, delightful light.
Notice how the closing formula for each class quietly matches its domain: the earth-lords vow to labor "together with" the buddhas as fellow cultivators, the mountain-lords have gained a "pure eye" fit for surveying vast heights, and the forest-lords are praised simply for how much light they give off — a fitting note for spirits of leaf and canopy. Huayan commentary treats this entire roster of nature-spirits as a working demonstration of 事事無礙 (shìshì wú'ài), the "unobstructed interpenetration of phenomenon and phenomenon" that Fazang later systematized: a mountain, a city gate, and a single leaf are each shown here to be inseparable from an awakened intention, each governed by a being whose very nature is bound up with the Buddha's own path.
Lords of Medicine, the Harvest, Rivers, the Sea, and Water
復有無量主藥神，所謂：吉祥主藥神、栴檀林主藥神、清淨光明主藥神、名稱普聞主藥神、毛孔光明主藥神、普治清淨主藥神、大發吼聲主藥神、蔽日光幢主藥神、明見十方主藥神、益氣明目主藥神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，性皆離垢，仁慈祐物。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Medicinal Plants, named as follows: the Herb-Lord Auspicious, the Herb-Lord of the Sandalwood Grove, the Herb-Lord of Pure Light, the Herb-Lord Whose Renown Is Universally Heard, the Herb-Lord of Light from Every Pore, the Herb-Lord Who Universally Heals unto Purity, the Herb-Lord Sending Forth a Great Roar, the Herb-Lord of the Banner of Light that Eclipses the Sun, the Herb-Lord Clearly Seeing the Ten Directions, and the Herb-Lord Who Strengthens the Breath and Clears the Eyes — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them free of defilement in nature, benevolent and compassionate, aiding all beings.
復有無量主稼神，所謂：柔軟勝味主稼神、時華淨光主稼神、色力勇健主稼神、增長精氣主稼神、普生根果主稼神、妙嚴環髻主稼神、潤澤淨華主稼神、成就妙香主稼神、見者愛樂主稼神、離垢淨光主稼神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，莫不皆得大喜成就。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of the Harvest, named as follows: the Harvest-Lord of Tender, Supreme Flavor, the Harvest-Lord of the Seasonal Flower's Pure Light, the Harvest-Lord of Form and Strength, Vigorous and Sound, the Harvest-Lord Increasing the Vital Essence, the Harvest-Lord Universally Bringing Forth Root and Fruit, the Harvest-Lord of the Wondrously Adorned, Ringed Topknot, the Harvest-Lord Moistening the Pure Flower, the Harvest-Lord Accomplishing Wondrous Fragrance, the Harvest-Lord Beloved by All Who See, and the Harvest-Lord of Pure Light Free of Defilement — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, not one among them but had attained the accomplishment of great joy.
復有無量主河神，所謂：普發迅流主河神、普潔泉㵎主河神、離塵淨眼主河神、十方遍吼主河神、救護眾生主河神、無熱淨光主河神、普生歡喜主河神、廣德勝幢主河神、光照普世主河神、海德光明主河神……。如是等而為上首，有無量數，皆勤作意利益眾生。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Rivers, named as follows: the River-Lord Universally Sending Forth a Swift Current, the River-Lord Universally Purifying Every Spring and Stream, the River-Lord Free of Dust with a Pure Eye, the River-Lord Roaring Throughout the Ten Directions, the River-Lord Rescuing and Protecting Living Beings, the River-Lord Free of Heat with Pure Light, the River-Lord Universally Bringing Forth Joy, the River-Lord of Vast Virtue's Supreme Banner, the River-Lord Whose Light Illumines Every World, and the River-Lord of the Ocean-Virtue's Light — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, immeasurable in number, every one of them diligently intent on benefiting living beings.
復有無量主海神，所謂：出現寶光主海神、成金剛幢主海神、遠塵離垢主海神、普水宮殿主海神、吉祥寶月主海神、妙華龍髻主海神、普持光味主海神、寶焰華光主海神、金剛妙髻主海神、海潮雷聲主海神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，悉以如來功德大海充滿其身。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of the Sea, named as follows: the Sea-Lord Manifesting Jeweled Light, the Sea-Lord Forming a Vajra Banner, the Sea-Lord Far from Dust and Free of Defilement, the Sea-Lord of the Universal-Water Palace, the Sea-Lord of the Auspicious, Jeweled Moon, the Sea-Lord of the Wondrous Flower's Nāga Topknot, the Sea-Lord Universally Upholding Light and Flavor, the Sea-Lord of the Jeweled Flame's Flower-Light, the Sea-Lord of the Vajra's Wondrous Topknot, and the Sea-Lord of the Ocean-Tide's Thunder-Sound — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them with the whole great ocean of the Tathāgata's merit filling their bodies entirely.
復有無量主水神，所謂：普興雲幢主水神、海潮雲音主水神、妙色輪髻主水神、善巧漩澓主水神、離垢香積主水神、福橋光音主水神、知足自在主水神、淨喜善音主水神、普現威光主水神、吼音遍海主水神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，常勤救護一切眾生而為利益。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Water, named as follows: the Water-Lord Universally Raising the Cloud-Banner, the Water-Lord of the Ocean-Tide's Cloud-Voice, the Water-Lord of Wondrous Form and the Wheel-Topknot, the Water-Lord of the Skillful Whirlpool, the Water-Lord Free of Defilement with Accumulated Fragrance, the Water-Lord of the Bridge of Blessing's Light-Voice, the Water-Lord Contented and Sovereign, the Water-Lord of Pure Joy's Wholesome Voice, the Water-Lord Universally Manifesting Majestic Light, and the Water-Lord Whose Roaring Voice Pervades the Sea — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, constantly and diligently rescuing and protecting every living being, acting for their benefit.
The vow-formulas here quietly track how each element relates to living beings: the herb-lords are "benevolent and compassionate," fitting for spirits of medicine; the river- and water-lords are singled out for "rescuing and protecting," fitting for spirits of a force that can flood as easily as it nourishes; and the sea-lords alone are described as having the Tathāgata's entire ocean of merit filling their bodies — an image the text itself seems to have reached for precisely because the sea was the one natural feature vast enough to serve as its own metaphor.
Lords of Fire, Wind, Space, and the Directions
復有無數主火神，所謂：普光焰藏主火神、普集光幢主火神、大光普照主火神、眾妙宮殿主火神、無盡光髻主火神、種種焰眼主火神、十方宮殿如須彌山主火神、威光自在主火神、光明破暗主火神、雷音電光主火神……。如是等而為上首，不可稱數，皆能示現種種光明，令諸眾生熱惱除滅。
There were, moreover, countless Lords of Fire, named as follows: the Fire-Lord of Universal Light's Treasury of Flame, the Fire-Lord Universally Gathering the Light-Banner, the Fire-Lord of Great Light Universally Shining, the Fire-Lord of Every Wondrous Palace, the Fire-Lord of the Inexhaustible Light-Topknot, the Fire-Lord of the Flame-Eye of Every Kind, the Fire-Lord Whose Palaces of the Ten Directions Are Like Mount Sumeru, the Fire-Lord of Majestic Light, Sovereign, the Fire-Lord of Light Breaking Through Darkness, and the Fire-Lord of the Thunder-Voice and the Lightning-Light — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, beyond reckoning in number, every one of them able to manifest light of every kind, causing the burning affliction of every living being to be extinguished.
復有無量主風神，所謂：無礙光明主風神、普現勇業主風神、飄擊雲幢主風神、淨光莊嚴主風神、力能竭水主風神、大聲遍吼主風神、樹杪垂髻主風神、所行無礙主風神、種種宮殿主風神、大光普照主風神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，皆勤散滅我慢之心。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Wind, named as follows: the Wind-Lord of Unobstructed Light, the Wind-Lord Universally Manifesting Valiant Deeds, the Wind-Lord Buffeting the Cloud-Banner, the Wind-Lord of Pure Light's Adornment, the Wind-Lord Whose Strength Can Exhaust the Waters, the Wind-Lord of the Great Voice Roaring Everywhere, the Wind-Lord Whose Topknot Hangs from the Treetop, the Wind-Lord Unobstructed in Every Course, the Wind-Lord of Palaces of Every Kind, and the Wind-Lord of Great Light Universally Shining — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them diligently dispelling and extinguishing the mind of pride.
復有無量主空神，所謂：淨光普照主空神、普遊深廣主空神、生吉祥風主空神、離障安住主空神、廣步妙髻主空神、無礙光焰主空神、無礙勝力主空神、離垢光明主空神、深遠妙音主空神、光遍十方主空神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，心皆離垢，廣大明潔。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Space, named as follows: the Space-Lord of Pure Light Universally Shining, the Space-Lord Universally Roaming, Deep and Vast, the Space-Lord Bringing Forth an Auspicious Wind, the Space-Lord Free of Obstruction, Abiding in Peace, the Space-Lord of the Vast Stride and Wondrous Topknot, the Space-Lord of the Unobstructed Light-Flame, the Space-Lord of Unobstructed, Supreme Strength, the Space-Lord Free of Defilement with Light, the Space-Lord of the Deep and Distant, Wondrous Voice, and the Space-Lord Whose Light Pervades the Ten Directions — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, their minds every one free of defilement, vast, bright, and clear.
復有無量主方神，所謂：遍住一切主方神、普現光明主方神、光行莊嚴主方神、周行不礙主方神、永斷迷惑主方神、普遊淨空主方神、大雲幢音主方神、髻目無亂主方神、普觀世業主方神、周遍遊覽主方神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，能以方便，普放光明，恒照十方，相續不絕。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of the Directions, named as follows: the Direction-Lord Abiding Everywhere in All Things, the Direction-Lord Universally Manifesting Light, the Direction-Lord Adorned in a Course of Light, the Direction-Lord Traveling Everywhere Unobstructed, the Direction-Lord Forever Cutting Off Confusion, the Direction-Lord Universally Roaming the Pure Sky, the Direction-Lord of the Great Cloud-Banner's Voice, the Direction-Lord Whose Topknot and Eye Are Undisturbed, the Direction-Lord Universally Beholding the Deeds of the World, and the Direction-Lord Journeying and Surveying Everywhere — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, able through skillful means to send forth light universally, constantly illuminating the ten directions, one after another without interruption.
These four classes govern what cannot be pinned to any one location — fire and wind move, space has no boundary, and "direction" is a relation rather than a place — and the closing formulas shift accordingly toward inner qualities rather than outer deeds: the wind-lords "dispel the mind of pride," the space-lords have minds "free of defilement, vast, bright, and clear." The fire-lords are the one class here given an explicitly beneficial role toward suffering beings — extinguishing "burning affliction" (熱惱, a standard term for the mental heat of the kleśas) — a reminder that even fire, in this cosmology, is finally in service of relieving distress rather than causing it.
Lords of Night and Day
復有無量主夜神，所謂：普德淨光主夜神、喜眼觀世主夜神、護世精氣主夜神、寂靜海音主夜神、普現吉祥主夜神、普發樹華主夜神、平等護育主夜神、遊戲快樂主夜神、諸根常喜主夜神、出生淨福主夜神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，皆勤修習，以法為樂。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Night, named as follows: the Night-Lord of Universal Virtue's Pure Light, the Night-Lord of the Joyful Eye Beholding the World, the Night-Lord Guarding the World's Vital Essence, the Night-Lord of the Tranquil Ocean-Voice, the Night-Lord Universally Manifesting Auspiciousness, the Night-Lord Universally Bringing Forth Tree-Flowers, the Night-Lord Guarding and Nurturing All Equally, the Night-Lord Delighting in Joyful Play, the Night-Lord Whose Every Faculty Is Forever Joyful, and the Night-Lord Bringing Forth Pure Blessing — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them diligently practicing, taking the Dharma as their joy.
復有無量主晝神，所謂：示現宮殿主晝神、發起慧香主晝神、樂勝莊嚴主晝神、香華妙光主晝神、普集妙藥主晝神、樂作喜目主晝神、普現諸方主晝神、大悲光明主晝神、善根光照主晝神、妙華瓔珞主晝神……。如是等而為上首，其數無量，皆於妙法能生信解，恒共精勤嚴飾宮殿。
There were, moreover, immeasurable Lords of Day, named as follows: the Day-Lord Manifesting the Palace, the Day-Lord Bringing Forth the Fragrance of Wisdom, the Day-Lord Delighting in Supreme Adornment, the Day-Lord of the Fragrant Flower's Wondrous Light, the Day-Lord Universally Gathering Wondrous Medicine, the Day-Lord Delighting to Act with a Joyful Eye, the Day-Lord Universally Manifesting in Every Direction, the Day-Lord of Great Compassion's Light, the Day-Lord Whose Wholesome Roots Shine Forth in Light, and the Day-Lord of the Wondrous Flower's Garland — lords such as these, and more, as their foremost, their number immeasurable, every one of them able to give rise to faith and understanding with regard to the wondrous Dharma, forever diligent together in adorning the palace.
This closes the fifteen classes of nature-spirits, and with them the whole terrestrial half of the sūtra's roster — every spirit so far has governed something rooted in or moving through this world: cities, earth, mountain, forest, plant, harvest, river, sea, water, fire, wind, space, direction, night, day. Part 3 rises out of the terrestrial world entirely, into the eight great classes of non-human kings — asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, mahoragas, yakṣas, nāgas, kumbhāṇḍas, and gandharvas — and then higher still, through the sun and moon devas and every heaven up to the form realm.
Part 2 Complete
This closes Part 2: the vajra-wielding, body-attending, foot-walking, and awakening-site spirits who attend the Buddha directly, and the fifteen classes of spirits who govern cities, the earth, mountains, forests, medicinal plants, the harvest, rivers, the sea, water, fire, wind, space, the directions, and night and day. Part 3 continues the roster begun here with the eight great classes of non-human kings and the devas of sun, moon, and every heaven up through the form realm, completing this extraordinary catalog and, with it, the whole of fascicle one.