At that time in the assembly there were five hundred arhats who received a prophecy of enlightenment. They said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, we to make a vow. In lands other than this one we will broadly preach this sutra."

Also there were eight thousand persons, some still learning, others with nothing more to learn, who received a prophecy of enlightenment. They rose from their seats, pressed their palms together and, turning toward the Buddha, made this vow: "World-Honored One, we too in other lands will broadly preach this sutra. Why? Because in this saha world the people are given to corruption and evil, beset by overbearing arrogance, shallow in blessings, irascible, muddled, fawning and devious, and their hearts are not sincere."

At that time the Buddhas maternal aunt, the nun Mahaprajapati, and the six thousand nuns who accompanied her, some still learning, others with nothing more to learn, rose from their seats, pressed their palms together with a single mind and gazed up at the face of the honored one, their eyes never leaving him for instance.

At that time a World-Honored One said to Gautami, "Why do you look at  the Thus Come One in that perplex Buddhas who have ed manner? In your heart you perhaps terrain that I haven't mentioned your name among those of received a prophecy of the attainment of anuttara-samyak-sambodhi? But Gautami, I earlier made a general statement saying that all the voice-hearers had received such a prophecy. Now if you would like to know the prophecy for you, I will say that in ages to come, amid the Law of sixty-eight thousands of millions of Buddhas, you will be a great teacher of Law, and the six thousand nun’s, some still learning, some already sufficiently learned, will accompany you as teachers of the law. In this manner you will bit by bit fulfill the way of the bodhisattva until you are able to become a Buddha with the name Gladly Seen by All Living Beings Thus Come One, worthy of offerings, upright in universal knowledge, perfect clarity and conduct, well gone, understanding the world, unexcelled worthy, trainer of people, teacher of heavenly and human beings, Buddha, World-Honored One. Gautami, this Gladly Seen by All Living Beings Buddha will confer a prophecy upon the six thousand bodhisattvas, to be passed from one to another, that they will attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi."

At that time the mother of Rahula, the nun Yashodhara, thought to herself, the World-Honored One in his bestowal of prophecies has failed to mention my name alone!

The Buddha said to Yashodhara, "In future ages, amid the Law of hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, millions of Buddhas, you will practice the deeds of a bodhisattva, will be a great teacher of the law, and will gradually fulfill the Buddha way. Then in a good land you will become a Buddha named Endowed with a Thousand Ten Thousand Glowing Marks Thus Come One, worthy of offerings, of right and universal knowledge, perfect clarity and conduct, well gone, understanding the world, unexcelled worthy, trainer of people, teacher of heavenly and human beings, Buddha, World-Honored One. The life span of this Buddha will be immeasurable asamkhya kalpas."

At that time the nun Mahaprajapati, the nun Yashodhara, and their followers were all filled with great joy, having gained what they had never had before. Immediately in the presence of the Buddha they spoke in verse form, saying:

World-Honored One, leader and teacher,

you bring tranquility to heavenly and human beings.

We have heard these prophecies

and our minds are peaceful and satisfied.

The nuns, having recited these verses, said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One will be able to go to lands of other regions and broadly propagate the sutra.

At that time the World-Honored One looked at the eight hundred thousand million nayutas bodhisattvas and mahasattvas. These bodhisattvas had all reached the level of avivartika, turned the unregressing wheel of the Law, and had gained dharanis. They rose from their seats, advanced before the Buddha and, pressing their palms together with the single mind, thought to themselves, if the World-Honored One should order us to embrace and preach this sutra, we would do as the Buddha instructed and broadly propagate this Law. And then they thought to themselves, But the Buddha now is silent and gives us no such order. What shall we do?

At that time the bodhisattvas, respectfully complying with the Buddha’s will and at the same time wishing to fulfill their own original vows, proceeded in the presence of the Buddha to roar the Lion’s roar and to make a vow, saying: "World-Honored one, after the Thus Come One has entered extinction we will travel here and there, back and forth through the worlds in the ten directions so as to enable living beings to copy this sutra, receive, embrace, read and recite it, understand and preach its principles, practice it in accordance with the Law, and properly keep it in their thoughts. All this will be done through the Buddha’s power and authority. We been beg that the World-Honored One, though in another region, will look on from afar and guard and protect us.

At that time the bodhisattvas joined their voices together and spoke in verse form, saying:

 We beg you not to worry.

After the Buddha has passed into extinction,

in an age of fear and evil

we will preach far and wide.

There will be many ignorant people

who will curse and speak ill of us

and will attack us with swords and Buddhas who have staves,

but we will endure all these things.

In that evil age there will be monks

with perverse wisdom and hearts that are fawning and crooked

who will suppose they have attained what they have not attained,

being proud and boastful in heart.

Or there will be a forest-dwelling monks

wearing clothing of patched rags and living in retirement,

who will claim they have preaching the true way,

despising and looking down on all humankind.

Greedy for profit and support,

they will preach the law to white-robed laymen

and will be respected and revered by the world

as though they were arhats who possess the six transcendental powers.

These men with evil in their hearts,

constantly thinking of worldly affairs,

will borrow the name of forest-dwelling monks

and take delight in proclaiming our faults,

saying things like this:

"These monks are greedy

for profit and support

and therefore they preach non-Buddhist doctrines

and fabricated their own scriptures

is to delude the people of the world.

Because they hope to gain fame renown thereby

they make distinctions when preaching this sutra."

Because in the midst of the great assembly

they constantly try to defame us,

they will address the rulers, high ministers,

Brahmans and householders,

as well as other monks,

slandering and speaking evil of us,

saying, "these are men of perverted views

who preach non-Buddhist doctrines!"

But because we revere the Buddha

we will bear all these evils.

Though they treat as with contempt, saying,

"You are all no doubt Buddha’s!"

All such words of arrogance and contempt

we will endure and except.

In a muddied kalpa, in an evil age

there will be many things to fear.

Evil demons will take possession of others

and through them curse, revile and keep shame on us.

But we, reverently trusting in the Buddha,

will put on the armor of perseverance.

In order to preach this sutra

we will bear these difficult things.

We care nothing for our bodies or lives

but are anxious only for the surpassed way.

In ages to come we will protect and uphold

what the Buddha has entrusted to us.

This the World-Honored One must know.

The evil monks of that muddied age,

failing to understand the Buddha’s expedient means,

how he preaches the law in accordance with what is appropriate,

will confront us with foul language and angry Frowns;

again and again will be banished

to a place far removed from towers and temples.

All these various evils,

because they keep in mind the Buddha’s orders,

we will endure.

If in the settlements and towns

of those who seek the law,

we will go to wherever they are

an preach the law entrusted by the Buddha.

We will be envoys of the World-Honored One,

facing the assembly without fear.

We will preach the law with skill,

for we desire the Buddha to rest in tranquility.

In the presence of the World-Honored One

and of the Buddhas who have gathered from the ten directions

to proclaim this vow.

The Buddha must know what is in our hearts.