On some he bestows those peerless qualities the analytical Knowledges.
201. To some the Lord of men grants the eight sublime Acquisitions,
On some he bestows the three Wisdoms and the six supernatural Faculties.
202. In this order[146] the Great Sage exhorts the multitude.
Therewith the commandment of the world’s Protector was spread wide abroad.
203. He of the mighty jaw, of the broad shoulder, Dīpankara by name,
Procured the salvation of many men, warded off from them future punishment.
204. Beholding persons ripe for salvation, reaching them in an instant,
Even at a distance of four hundred thousand leagues, the Great Sage awakened them (to the knowledge of the truth).
205. At the first conversion the Buddha converted a thousand millions.