“Ananda, the tathagatas do not appear to the sentient beings but the virtuous friend completely appears and reveals the Dharma and plants the seed of liberation; because of that, cherish the virtuous friend as more special than the tathagatas.”
This quote from the Stainless Sky Sutra was translated by Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, February 19, 2014. Scribe: Ven Sarah Thresher.
“Ananda, the tathagatas do not appear to the sentient beings but the virtuous friend completely appears and reveals the Dharma and plants the seed of liberation; because of that, cherish the virtuous friend as more special than the tathagatas.”