45. He perceives the Abh&svara angels falling (and shooting) and appearing, even those that he never saw before. Such is the organ of smell of the Bodhisattva who keeps this Sfltra.
46. The Bodhisattva also recognises all monks under the rule of the Sugata, who are strenuously engaged in their walks and find their delight in their lessons and reading.
47. Intelligent as he is, he discerns those among the sons of 6ina^ who are disciples and those who used to live at the foot of trees, and he knows that the monk so and so is staying in such and such a place.
48. The Bodhisattva knows by the odour whether other Bodhisattvas are of good memory, meditative, delighting in their lessons and reading, and assiduous in preaching to congregations[1].
49. In whatever point of space the Sugata, the great Seer, so benign and bounteous, reveals the law in the midst of the crowd of attending disciples, the Bodhisattva by the odour recognises him as the Lord of the universe.
50. Staying on earth, the Bodhisattva also per- ceives those beings who hear the law and rejoice at it, and the whole assembly of the £ina.
51. Such is the power of his organ of smell. Yet it is not the divine organ he possesses, but (the natural one) prior to the perfect, divine faculty of smell.
Further, Satatasamit&bhiyukta, the young man of
good family or the young lady who keeps, teaches,
- ↑ Such Bodhisattvas may be said to stand in the odour of sanctity.
