"Samantabhadra, you descended into my Pure Land World with a Three-Turn Golden Body. Now you must enter the Lotus Cleansing Pool and reshape the body of this life!" the Great Sun Tathagata World Honored One said.
Sure enough, after the Buddha light faded away, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's golden body was left with only a faint outline. Not to mention the lotus platform—even his entire golden body was nothing but lines.
"This disciple obeys the World Honored One's command!" Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said with his head lowered, not daring to object. His figure slowly sank into the pool of jade-green water beneath the lotus.
"Glug glug glug glug..." As Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's golden body submerged into the Lotus Cleansing Pool, bubbles rose from the jade-green water. Within those bubbles, billions upon billions of minor worlds were born, surging like a swarm into Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's golden body. At the same time, the Golden Kun script overflowing through the jade-green water gathered upon his golden body. Layers of Buddha light emerged once more from it, and heavenly flowers and celestial maidens reappeared, dancing ceaselessly near the Lotus Cleansing Pool amid countless Brahma sounds! A full half a cup of tea's time passed before Samantabhadra Bodhisattva flew out of the Lotus Cleansing Pool. With a rumble like thunder, faith power flowing like water arose from the void before he could return to his place, pouring endlessly into his golden body. The Buddha light behind him blazed brilliantly!
At this time, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's golden body had already solidified. In particular, an eighth-rank Lotus Platform appeared beneath his feet out of thin air, carrying him into the main hall of Thunder Sound Temple.
After paying his respects to the Great Sun Tathagata World Honored One, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva obeyed the Buddha decree and ascended to the position of Namo Great