浴佛偈 我今灌沐诸如来， 净智庄严功德海。 五浊众生离尘垢， 同证如来净法身。 Verse For Bathing Buddhas As I now bathe all Thus Come Ones, may pure wisdom adorn meritorious virtues’ ocean. May sentient beings...
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