“Also, Shariputra, in that Buddha country there
is always celestial music being played. The ground is
made of yellow gold, and six times each day and
night there rains the flower of the Mandarava.
Always in the early morning the living beings in that
country fill each of their robes with various
beautiful flowers and offer (the flowers) to the ten
billion Buddhas in the other directions. Then (they)
return at the mealtime to their own country, where
they eat rice and then walk about. Shariputra, the
country of Utmost Happiness is accomplished with these
virtues and splendid decorations.

“And also, Shariputra, in that country there are
always various kinds of rare, beautiful, and colorful
birds. (These are) swans, peacocks, parrots, shrikes,
curlews, and birds with two lives. All these various
birds make harmonious, elegant sounds six times each
day and night. These sounds proclaim the various
Dharmas of the Five Roots, the Five Powers, the
Seven Kinds of Wisdom, and the Eightfold Noble
Path. Living beings in that Land, having heard
these sounds, reflect on the Buddha, reflect on the
Dharma, and reflect on the Sangha. Shariputra, do not
say these birds are born as the result of the evil
retribution of Karma. Then what is the reason? In

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