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「童子！若菩薩摩訶薩應常樂修神通本業。云何菩薩摩訶薩大神通本業？謂攝一切善法，不取戒聚、不著定聚，於智慧聚亦不戲論、於解脫解脫知見之聚亦不取著。童子！是為菩薩摩訶薩大神通本業。若成就神通本業得大神通者，菩薩摩訶薩於一切變現自在，便能為一切眾生說法。為攝大乘故，是菩薩於此大神通本業應常修學。」
O Youth! A bodhisattva mahāsattva should always delight in cultivating the fundamental task of supernatural powers. What is the fundamental task of the great supernatural powers of a bodhisattva mahāsattva? It is to gather all wholesome dharmas without attaching to the accumulation of precepts, without clinging to the accumulation of meditation, without speculating on the accumulation of wisdom, and without attaching to the accumulation of knowledge and vision regarding liberation. O Youth! This is the fundamental task of the great supernatural powers of a bodhisattva mahāsattva. If they accomplish this fundamental task of supernatural powers and obtain great supernatural powers, the bodhisattva mahāsattva will have freedom in manifesting everything and will be able to expound the Dharma to all sentient beings. For the sake of embracing the Mahāyāna, the bodhisattva should constantly study and practise this fundamental task of great supernatural powers.
爾時，世尊而說偈言：
At that time, the Bhagavān spoke these verses:
「神通本勝業，
顯示無果報；
悕果修諸行，
取我想不除。
The fundamental task of supernatural powers is supreme,
Revealing that there is no result to be gained;
Practising actions while seeking results,
Without eliminating the perception of self.
所言神通者，
佛智不思議；
若住取著者，
彼人無智慧。
What is called supernormal powers,
Is the inconceivable wisdom of the Buddha;
If one dwells in attachment,
That person has no wisdom.
不思議諸法，
音聲而顯示，
若執於音聲，
不達方便說。
Inconceivable dharmas,
Are revealed through sound;
If one clings to sound,
They do not understand skillful teaching.
不曉方便教，
靡知方便說，
非法說為法，
於法寧覺了？
Not understanding skillful teaching,
They do not know how to explain skillfully;
They take non-Dharma as Dharma,
How can they comprehend the Dharma?
三千世界中，
我時說諸經，
義一種種味，
彼悉不可說。
In the cosmos of three thousand great thousand worlds,
I teach various sūtras;
The meaning has many flavours,
Yet none of them can be spoken.
所有十方佛，
顯說無量法，
諦思一句義，
便則一切解。
All the Buddhas of the ten directions,
Reveal and speak immeasurable dharmas;
Contemplate deeply on the meaning of one sentence,
And then you will understand all.
一切法無我，
若人學此義，
彼時習一句，
悟佛法不難。
All dharmas are without self,
If one studies this meaning;
At that time, by learning just one sentence,
They will easily awaken to the Buddha-Dharma.
諸法是佛法，
若人學此法，
如法而解了，
便順於空法。
All dharmas are Buddha-dharmas,
If one studies this Dharma;
By understanding it according to the Dharma,
They will naturally accord with the Dharma of emptiness.
諸語是佛語，
一切聲事無，
遍於十方求，
佛語不可得。
All words are Buddha-words,
All sounds and events are non-existent;
Search throughout the ten directions,
Yet Buddha-words cannot be grasped.
佛語最第一、
佛語無過上，
微細事悉無，
是為語最上。
Buddha-words are supreme,
Buddha-words are beyond comparison;
They contain no subtle matters,
Thus they are the highest words.
彼法最無上，
顯現不斷絕，
無得微塵許，
諸佛之所說。
This Dharma is the most unsurpassed,
It manifests without ceasing;
There is not even a particle to be gained,
According to what the Buddhas have spoken.
諸法不可得、
無有法可證，
如是知於法，
能解佛菩提。
All dharmas are unobtainable,
There is no Dharma to be realised;
By knowing dharmas in this way,
One can understand the Buddha’s bodhi.
彼若悟此法，
便轉於法輪；
轉於法輪時，
則暢勝甘露。
If they awaken to this Dharma,
They will turn the wheel of Dharma;
When turning the wheel of Dharma,
They will expound the supreme amṛta.
菩薩能解了，
無上佛菩提，
得為無等尊，
令他悟佛智。
The bodhisattva can comprehend,
The unsurpassed Buddha’s bodhi;
They attain the title of the incomparable one,
And enable others to awaken to Buddha-wisdom.
無修及無願、
無相謂與空，
如斯四種門，
佛說為解脫。
No practice, no aspiration,
No form, said to be emptiness—
These four types of gates,
The Buddha speaks of as liberation.
眼、耳及鼻、舌、
身、意諸根等，
此皆體性空，
憍陳最初見。
The eyes, ears, nose, tongue,
Body, and mind faculties—
All of these are inherently empty,
This is the first insight of Kauṇḍinya.
若能於此法，
如實知體性，
諍論彼便無，
了達法相故。
If one can, in this Dharma,
Truly know its nature,
Then disputes will cease,
For they comprehend the characteristics of dharmas.
謂勇猛境界，
菩薩救護者，
悉無有疑惑，
了法體空故。
It is called the domain of bravery,
The bodhisattvas, as protectors,
Have no doubts at all,
Because they realize the emptiness of the nature of dharmas.
能達諸法性，
故得名為佛，
以難量法界，
覺悟應度者。
Able to comprehend the nature of all dharmas,
Therefore they are called Buddhas;
The immeasurable dharma realm,
They awaken to in order to liberate sentient beings.
得諸佛之業，
皆由戒身造，
佛言及戒聲，
皆同平等相。
They attain the deeds of the Buddhas,
All cultivated through the body of precepts;
The Buddha’s words and the voice of the precepts,
All are of the same equal nature.
已說諸音聲，
謂下、中、上音，
平等悉一相，
佛能示法教。
Already spoken are various sounds,
Whether low, medium, or high,
All are equally of one nature,
The Buddha reveals the teaching of the Dharma.
佛法無所住，
亦不在諸方，
不生亦不滅，
是故名無漏。
The Buddha’s Dharma does not dwell anywhere,
Nor is it located in any place;
It is neither born nor does it cease,
Therefore, it is called without outflows.
非新亦非故，
非散亦非合，
非青亦非黃，
非白亦非黑。
It is neither new nor old,
Neither scattered nor united,
Neither blue nor yellow,
Neither white nor black.
難說不可取，
藉言乃昭暢，
此非音聲地，
諸佛巧智通。
It is difficult to speak of, and cannot be grasped,
Yet through words, it is made manifest;
This is not the realm of sound,
But the Buddhas’ skillful wisdom pervades.
彼是無漏法，
是說無所依，
不在十方所，
是法佛所說。
This is the Dharma without outflows,
It is spoken without reliance,
Not located in the ten directions,
This is the Dharma spoken by the Buddha.
於佛滅度後，
思念佛身相，
即便覩佛身，
以佛神力故。
After the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa,
By contemplating the Buddha’s body,
One will immediately see the Buddha’s form,
Due to the Buddha’s supernormal power.
竟無有眾生，
證於寂滅者，
說於此法時，
無量眾滅度。
Ultimately, no sentient being,
Will attain the extinction of nirvāṇa;
When this Dharma is spoken,
Countless beings will be liberated.
譬如彼日、月，
影現於百川，
皆覩其像貌，
諸法相如是。
Just like the sun and moon,
Whose reflections appear in a hundred rivers,
All behold their images—
The nature of all dharmas is like this.
若知諸法性，
猶若諸影像，
終不以色身，
得覩於真佛。
If one knows the nature of all dharmas,
It is like the reflection of images;
Ultimately, with a material body,
One will not behold the true Buddha.
諸法無形相，
求狀不可得，
如是無形法，
即是佛法身。
All dharmas are without form,
And seeking their appearance yields nothing;
Such formless dharmas,
Are the Buddha’s Dharma-body.
若人見法身，
是名見導師；
法身即正覺，
如是名見佛。
If one sees the Dharma-body,
They are said to see the guide;
The Dharma-body is perfect awakening,
Thus is called seeing the Buddha.
不得而示得、
不得而說得，
若欲求沙門，
應當知此道。
That which is unattainable cannot be shown as attained,
Nor can it be spoken of as attained;
If one seeks the śramaṇa,
They should know this path.
我已說真行，
知眾生樂欲，
若入祕密教，
彼便無執著。
I have spoken of the true practice,
Knowing sentient beings delight in desire;
If they enter the secret teaching,
They will have no attachment.
若謂所證得，
彼便無所克，
此不得道果，
故名非沙門。
If one claims to have attained something,
They will have achieved nothing;
This does not lead to the fruit of the path,
Thus, they are not called a śramaṇa.
斯法甚深奧，
未達作此說，
彼教甚淵玄，
難可以宣示。
This Dharma is profoundly deep,
If one has not attained it, they will say otherwise;
This teaching is exceedingly profound,
It is difficult to express and demonstrate.
五眾事皆無，
悉從虛妄起，
無有能起者，
及與五眾法。
The five aggregates are all nonexistent,
They arise entirely from delusion;
There is no one who causes them to arise,
Nor is there any dharma of the five aggregates.
五眾之性相，
即一切法相，
佛說如是相，
其相不可得。
The nature and characteristics of the five aggregates,
Are the nature and characteristics of all dharmas;
The Buddha speaks of them in this way,
And their characteristics are inapprehensible.
如虛空無物，
諸法亦如是，
前、後及現在，
三際如實觀。
Like empty space with no substance,
So too are all dharmas;
In the past, future, and present,
They are viewed as they truly are in all three times.
言說如虛空，
空中無取故，
如是法體性，
無取如虛空。
Words are like empty space,
For in emptiness, there is nothing to grasp;
Thus, the nature of dharmas,
Is ungraspable like empty space.
演說如是法，
曾無有所說，
於法無所見，
是乃不思議。
To expound such a Dharma,
There is truly nothing to expound;
Within the Dharma, nothing is seen,
And this is inconceivable.
此法無自性，
法體不可得，
會佛菩提者，
定滅之境界；
This Dharma has no self-nature,
The essence of dharma is inapprehensible;
For those who comprehend the Buddha’s bodhi,
This is the realm of definite extinction.
若能如是知，
於法便無著；
若能不著法，
彼人了法想。
If one can know this,
Then they will have no attachment to dharmas;
If one can remain unattached to dharmas,
They will understand the concept of dharmas.
菩薩一切時，
棄捨一切想；
若人棄想者，
佛法則無著。
At all times, bodhisattvas,
Abandon all concepts;
If a person abandons concepts,
They will be unattached to the Buddha-dharma.
其際無可取，
是名為實際，
於際了達者，
億劫能不著。
There is nothing to grasp at the limit,
This is called the reality limit;
Those who thoroughly understand this limit,
Will remain unattached for billions of kalpas.
本際妄分別，
愚癡輪生死，
十方遍推求，
本際不可得。
The reality limit is delusion,
Ignorance turns the wheel of birth and death;
Seeking throughout the ten directions,
The reality limit cannot be found.
一切法空故，
菩薩無所著，
興行為菩提，
其行不可得。
Due to the emptiness of all dharmas,
The bodhisattva has no attachment.
They engage in action for bodhi,
But their actions are inapprehensible.
如鳥飛虛空，
足跡不可得；
正覺性如是，
菩薩能解了。
Like a bird flying in the sky,
Its footprints are inapprehensible;
The nature of true awakening is like this,
And the bodhisattva understands this clearly.
如人善學幻，
幻作種種物，
示現諸色像，
而實不可得。
Like a person skilled in illusion,
Who creates various things through illusion,
Manifesting various forms and images,
Yet they are inapprehensible in reality.
若取於得、失，
彼便無所得，
其智猶如幻，
非即同其幻。
If one clings to attainment or loss,
Then they will gain nothing;
Their wisdom, like an illusion,
Is not exactly the same as the illusion itself.
於是空法處，
愚者妄分別，
行於分別中，
彼人趣惡道。
In this domain of empty dharmas,
Fools engage in false discrimination;
Acting within discrimination,
They proceed towards the evil path.
眾生生、老遷，
流轉無窮已，
沈沒生、死中，
苦惱無有量。
Sentient beings undergo birth, aging, and change,
Turning endlessly in the cycle of existence,
Drowning in birth and death,
With immeasurable suffering and affliction.
世間生苦惱，
由愚妄分別，
未斷彼分別，
漂流久生死。
The suffering and affliction of the world
Arise from the deluded discrimination of fools;
If this discrimination is not cut off,
They drift long in the cycle of saṃsāra.
初樂及相應，
習著欲果報，
執取未能捨，
住業煩惱故。
Initially enjoying pleasure and its corresponding results,
Habitually attached to the fruits of desire,
They are unable to renounce it,
Dwelling in karma and afflictions.
眾生業不盡，
瀑流欲所漂，
數數而受生、
數數還死滅。
The karma of sentient beings is not exhausted,
They are swept away by the torrent of desire,
Repeatedly being born,
And repeatedly dying and perishing.
無智為魔嬈，
造作諸惡業，
處處而受生，
便感諸死報。
Lacking wisdom, they are harassed by Māra,
Creating various evil karmas,
Being reborn in various places,
And thus experiencing the results of death.
凡夫愚闇冥，
而獲於生死，
貧窮加楚切，
復向不善趣。
Ordinary fools, ignorant and dark,
Attain birth and death,
Afflicted by poverty and suffering,
And furthermore, they proceed towards unwholesome destinies.
以刀、鞭、杖等，
遞互相加害，
造作此惡事，
增長諸苦惱。
With knives, whips, and sticks,
They mutually inflict harm on one another,
Engaging in these evil deeds,
And thereby increasing their afflictions.
我子及我財，
凡夫妄分別；
如是妄分別，
復增諸有漏。
"My child and my wealth,"
Ordinary people discriminate deludedly;
With such deluded discrimination,
They further increase their outflows.
彼增諸生死，
是則為凡夫；
流轉諸異趣，
故名為凡夫。
They increase their births and deaths,
Thus becoming ordinary people;
Transmigrating in various realms,
Therefore, they are called ordinary people.
彼棄於佛法，
增長諸惡法，
則不得解脫，
繫屬魔網故。
They abandon the Buddha Dharma,
And increase various evil dharmas,
Thus they do not attain liberation,
Bound in the net of Māra.
愚因愛欲故，
隨事穢女色，
還趣於穢處，
墮於諸惡道。
Fools, due to craving and desire,
Pursue harlots,
And thus return to filthy places,
Falling into the evil destinies.
欲染佛不歎，
及近於女色，
此怖畏諸羂，
女羂最可畏，
The Buddha does not praise the defilement of desire,
Nor proximity to the opposite sex;
This snare of fear,
The snare of the opposite sex is most frightening.
菩薩恒遠離，
猶如惡毒蛇，
常不親女色，
知非是佛道。
The bodhisattva always avoids them,
Like a poisonous snake,
Never approaching the opposite sex,
Knowing it is not the Buddha's path.
修學菩提道，
如佛本所習；
修學佛道已，
速成無上道。
Practising the path to bodhi,
As the Buddha originally practised,
Having practised the Buddha's path,
They quickly attain the unsurpassed path.
彼得最無上，
為世諸廟塔，
智慧無過者，
成於天中天，
They attain the utmost unsurpassed,
And become the shrines of the world,
With wisdom surpassing all others,
They become the deva of devas.
令他住八戒，
戒身無垢染。
無量諸億眾，
勸教修菩提，
They enable others to uphold the eight precepts,
With bodies undefiled by stains.
Countless billions of beings
Are encouraged and taught to cultivate for bodhi,
與眾作利益，
一切悉起悲。
彼健智慧者，
而擊於法鼓，
Benefiting all beings,
They arouse universal compassion.
These wise and energetic ones,
Beat the drum of the Dharma,
震動魔王宮，
及與魔眷屬，
無量諸億魔，
勸令修菩提；
Shaking the palace of the Māra king,
And with his retinue of Māras,
Countless billions of Māras,
Are encouraged to cultivate for bodhi.
降伏諸異論，
勝出諸外道，
震動於大地、
大海及眾山。
They subdue various people with heterodox views,
Surpassing all tīrthika paths,
Shaking the great earth,
The great ocean, and all the mountains.
變現為多身，
種種諸雜類，
大智能顯示，
百千諸神變。
They manifest in many bodies,
Of various types and forms,
With great wisdom displaying
Hundreds and thousands of divine transformations.
震動無量剎，
猶如恒河沙，
降伏彼魔輩，
便悟無上道。
Shaking countless realms,
As numerous as the sands of the Ganges,
They subdue those armies of Māras,
And realise the unsurpassed path.
復化作妙樹，
種種寶嚴飾，
花、果奇茂盛，
芬芬甚可愛；
They further manifest wondrous trees,
Adorned with various precious jewels,
The flowers and fruits are exceedingly abundant,
Fragrant and delightful.
或化為臺榭、
樓觀及宮閤，
勇健為變化，
花池甚精明，
They also manifest pavilions,
Terraces, towers, and palaces,
With great vigour manifesting,
Flower ponds are exceedingly clear,
滿八功德水，
清冷無穢濁，
若有眾生飲，
滅除三種渴。
Filled with water of the eight merits,
Pure and without defilement.
If any sentient beings drink,
Their three kinds of thirst are extinguished.
若有飲此水，
悉得於不退，
能得無上智，
堪為世導師。
If any drink this water,
They will all attain non-retrogression,
They will gain the unsurpassed wisdom,
And be capable of becoming guides for the world.
無上寂滅道，
行者應當知，
不達此道者，
所謂是外道。
The unsurpassed path to cessation,
The practitioner should know;
Those who do not comprehend this path
Are called tīrthikas.
若人親近彼，
受行於言教，
墜於大惡處，
阿鼻難救拔，
If one approaches them,
And follows their teachings,
They will fall into great evil realms,
Difficult to be saved from avīci hell,
受大極苦惱，
不可具論說。
唯我能知足，
及大勝菩薩，
Enduring extreme suffering,
Inexpressible in full detail.
Only I and the great victorious bodhisattvas,
Can fully understand it.
甚深難可覩，
非愚凡夫地，
謂住取著者，
於此法生疑。
Profound and difficult to behold,
Not the ground of foolish ordinary people,
Those who dwell in attachment,
Give rise to doubt in this Dharma.
變作勝莊嚴，
無量種可愛，
一切悉得往，
無上諸佛剎。
They manifest supreme adornments,
Of countless varieties, delightful,
All of which lead to
The unsurpassed Buddha realms.
一切諸佛土，
皆現諸異色，
菩薩大神力，
一切悉能現。
All Buddha lands
Manifest various colours,
By the great power of the bodhisattvas,
All can be manifested.
大力、大勇猛，
被於堅勝鎧，
執大金剛杵，
摧滅於空法。
With great strength and great courage,
They are armed with indestructible armour,
Holding a great vajra mallet,
They crush and destroy the empty dharmas.
自身所放出，
無數大光明，
其數如恒沙，
滅彼世間闇。
From their bodies,
Emanate countless great lights,
As numerous as the sands of the Ganges,
They extinguish the darkness of the world.
彼不染女色，
亦不隨順彼，
當離於此想，
女想甚可䛩(烏故反)。
They are not defiled by the opposite sex,
Nor do they follow them,
They should abandon this thought,
The thought of the opposite sex is highly detestable to them.
佛土常不空，
勇猛之所住，
惡魔波旬等，
不能為嬈亂。
The buddha lands are never empty,
They are the dwelling of the courageous and strong.
Evil Māras like Pāpīyas,
Cannot disturb or harass them.
住於惡見者，
不得遇諸佛，
忿怒之所制，
安住於慳貪。
Those who hold wrong views,
Cannot encounter the buddhas.
Controlled by anger,
They dwell in stinginess and greed.
彼為魔波旬，
生天及解脫，
與其作障礙，
是故墮惡道。
They are obstructed by Māra Pāpīyas,
In both attaining the heavens and liberation,
Thus creating obstacles for themselves,
And therefore fall into the evil realms.
觀察一切想，
而住遠離想，
彼人能得知，
諸佛無上智。
By observing all thoughts,
And dwelling far from attachment to thoughts,
Such a person can attain knowledge,
The unsurpassed wisdom of the buddhas.
能見前、後際，
及與於現在，
演說如是義，
於中無所說。
They can see the past and future,
And also the present.
Expounding such principles,
There is truly nothing spoken.
假名和合言，
菩薩知如是，
利益於含識，
無量難思議。
The bodhisattva knows that
These are merely provisional names and composite words.
Benefiting sentient beings,
They are immeasurable and inconceivable.
想者測知義，
顯示能取故，
其相無可取，
便示寂滅義。
The nature of thoughts can be understood,
Because they manifest the ability to grasp.
Their characteristics cannot be grasped,
Thus, the principle of extinction is revealed.
不寂者是想、
寂滅者是智，
若知想自性，
便離於諸想。
That which is not extinct is thought;
That which is extinct is wisdom.
If one knows the nature of thoughts,
They will then be free from all thoughts.
若有想可遣，
是則還有想，
彼行想戲論，
是人不離想。
If there are thoughts that can be dispelled,
Then more thoughts will still arise.
Those who engage in speculative thinking,
Are people who have not yet left behind thoughts.
若人作是心：
If someone has this thought:
『是想誰所造？
是想誰能證？
誰能滅是想？』
"Who creates this thought?
Who can realise this thought?
Who can extinguish this thought?"
起想之法者，
諸佛莫能得，
即於此處有，
無我離取著。
The dharma of thoughts that arise,
Even buddhas cannot obtain.
In that very place,
There is no self and no attachment.
若其心不生，
何由得起想？
若心得解脫，
彼則無由起。
If the mind does not arise,
How can thoughts be generated?
If the mind attains liberation,
Then there is no way for thoughts to arise.
若證於解脫，
心則不思議；
心不思議故，
成就不思議。
If one realises liberation,
The mind becomes inconceivable.
Because the mind is inconceivable,
They achieve the inconceivable.
我本作是念：
I originally had this thought:
『安住心地已，
棄捨一切心，
願成不思議。』
"Once I have settled in the mind-ground,
And cast aside all thoughts,
I vow to realise the inconceivable."
白淨法果報，
覩見於無為，
一念能了知，
一切眾生念。
The fruit of the pure Dharma is white and clean,
Beholding the realm of the unconditioned.
With one thought, one can know
All the thoughts of sentient beings.
眾生即是心、
心即是如來，
諸佛不思議，
顯了於此心。
Sentient beings are mind only,
And mind itself is the Tathāgata.
All Buddhas are inconceivable,
Yet they manifest clearly in this mind.
若人作是念：
If someone has this thought:
『云何得捨心？』
"How can I abandon thought?"
思惟於無心，
能離一切心。
Reflecting on thoughtlessness,
One can be free from all thoughts.
若於死滅時，
心隨於想轉，
是人起思心，
令心不解脫。
If, at the time of death and dissolution,
The mind follows thoughts and turns,
This person will give rise to a thinking mind,
And thus, the mind will not attain liberation.
愚存於女想，
則便起愛欲；
若能滅除想，
便能無愛欲。
The fool harbours thoughts of the opposite sex,
And thereby arises craving and desire.
If one can extinguish these thoughts,
Then they can be free from craving and desire.
若思無上法，
是思最大思，
以思諸法故，
獲得真實心。
If one contemplates the unsurpassed Dharma,
This thought is the greatest thought.
By contemplating all dharmas,
One attains the true mind.
憶念無窮已，
長夜恒攀緣，
諸邪異憶想，
思心不可極。
Recollecting endlessly,
Clinging throughout the long night,
With various wrong and different recollections,
The thinking mind is immeasurable.
名心盡法者，
盡中本無智，
智慧非盡地，
以法無盡故。
The so-called "exhaustion of thought"
Is originally without wisdom.
Wisdom does not belong to the state of exhaustion,
Because the Dharma is without exhaustion.
假名語言道，
亡言而演說，
此法無差異，
智慧無有盡。
The path of provisional names and language,
Abandons words yet expounds;
This Dharma is without distinction,
And wisdom is without end.
不生亦不滅，
無相、無狀貌，
常於億劫中，
顯現無相法。
Neither arising nor ceasing,
Without marks, without appearance,
Throughout countless kalpas,
It reveals the signless Dharma.
觀察一切有，
安住非有中，
未曾見有異，
亦不見無異。
Observing all existence,
Dwelling in non-existence,
Never perceiving difference in existence,
Nor perceiving difference in non-existence.
假名有言說，
顯示非有、無，
然彼一切佛，
有、無無所見。
Provisional names and words
Reveal neither existence nor non-existence,
And yet, all Buddhas
Do not perceive either existence or non-existence.
一切有為法，
顯示於非有，
若能知此法，
便能見非有。
All conditioned dharmas
Reveal the nature of non-existence.
If one can understand this Dharma,
They can see the nature of non-existence.
常無有所證，
畢竟無有故，
若有可證者，
便名為世間。
There is never anything to attain,
Since ultimately, there is nothing.
If there is something to attain,
It is called the worldly [truth]..
若作如是心：
If someone has this thought:
『我於世成佛。』
"I will become a Buddha in this world,"
作此存有想，
終不悟菩提。
Holding on to the idea of existence,
They will never realise bodhi.
菩薩無畏者，
於法無所求，
自然無煩惱，
是名為菩提。
The fearless bodhisattva
Seeks nothing in the Dharma.
Naturally free from afflictions,
This is called bodhi.
眾人作是言：
The people say:
『我趣於菩提。』
"I am heading towards bodhi."
以不知此道，
彼遠佛菩提。
Not knowing this path,
They are far from the Buddha's bodhi.
以音聲說法：
Through teaching the Dharma with sound:
『一切諸行空，
音聲體自性，
精微不可見。』
"All conditioned things are empty,
The nature of sound itself,
Is subtle and invisible."
示大神通者，
說此修多羅，
利益諸菩薩，
諸佛之所明。
Those who display great miraculous powers,
Expound this sūtra,
Benefiting bodhisattvas,
As revealed by all buddhas.
斷彼諸對治，
謂諸煩惱等，
彼住大神通，
善修四神足。
Cutting off their afflictions,
Such as various defilements,
They dwell in great supernormal powers,
Skillfully cultivating the four bases of supernormal power.
獲得於尸羅，
於空則究竟，
安住於神通，
神足不思議；
They attain morality,
And reach the ultimate in emptiness,
Abiding in supernormal powers,
Their supernormal abilities are inconceivable;
安住無願智，
修智善清潔，
求智無厭足，
無量不思議。
They abide in the wisdom of wishlessness,
Their wisdom is skillfully pure,
They seek wisdom without ever being satisfied,
Inconceivably vast and immeasurable.
神通三昧中，
任運無功用，
是報恒空無，
一切常寂滅；
In the samādhi of supernormal powers,
They act spontaneously without effort,
Their results are always empty,
Everything is ever in extinction;
是報神足力，
往遊億世界，
見佛世燈明，
猶如恒河沙。
With the power of supernatural feet,
They travel to billions of worlds,
Seeing the Buddha, the Lamp of the World,
As numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
彼人於生、滅，
隨心而自在；
以心自在已，
其身得清淨。
These people, in birth and death,
Freely follow their minds;
Having attained mastery over their minds,
Their bodies become purified.
佛諸弟子中，
若修神通力，
於此報通者，
十六不及一，
Among the disciples of the Buddha,
Those who cultivate the power of supernormal powers,
In this result of supernormal powers,
Sixteen cannot equal one.
一切諸天眾，
不能見彼身，
惟除佛、世尊，
及其同得者。
No devas,
Can see their bodies,
Except for the Buddha, the Bhagavān,
And those who have attained the same.
彼身無諸疾，
亦無髮白皺，
及與羸虛老，
臨終無苦切；
Their bodies have no sickness,
Nor do they have white hair or wrinkles,
Nor frailty or decay,
At the end of life, they suffer no distress;
彼無有疑滯，
及與諸迷惑，
晝夜恒演說，
百億修多羅。
They have no doubts or hindrances,
Nor any confusion,
Day and night, they constantly expound,
Hundreds of billions of sūtras.
一切諸煩惱，
悉斷於習氣；
一切眾生所，
常起平等心。
All defilements,
They have completely cut off from their habitual tendencies;
For all sentient beings,
They always give rise to a mind of equanimity.
於百千三昧，
無垢得自在，
修習大智慧，
為他而演說。
In hundreds of thousands of samādhis,
They are unstained and attain freedom,
Cultivating great wisdom,
They expound the teachings for others.
男、女二根等，
一切遠離想，
安住非有想，
能說真決定。
The male and female faculties are equal,
For one entirely separated from all thoughts;
Abiding in non-conceptualisation,
One is able to speak the true and definitive teaching.
以清淨智慧，
演說如實法，
稱於隨順法，
定慧之境界。
With pure wisdom,
They expound the Dharma as it truly is,
According to the Dharma that follows,
The realm of meditation and wisdom.
彼修諸定者，
不為有所滯，
常以真實言，
說法無不益；
Those who cultivate various meditations,
Are not hindered by anything,
They always use truthful words,
Expounding the Dharma without fail in benefitting others.
彼善得人身，
遠離一切難，
能報諸佛恩；
常樂此經故，
They have obtained a human body skilfully,
Free from all difficulties;
They are able to repay the kindness of the Buddhas;
Because they always delight in this sūtra,
彼於無量劫，
棄捨於世間。
若於此妙典，
乃至持一偈，
They, for immeasurable kalpas,
Renounce the world.
Even if they uphold just one gāthā
From this wondrous scripture,
已曾見諸佛，
數數致供養。
以愛此經故，
速悟佛菩提，
They have already seen the buddhas,
And have repeatedly made offerings.
Due to their love for this sūtra,
They will swiftly realise the Buddha's bodhi.
彼即見諸佛，
恒在耆闍山，
悉授彼人記：
They will immediately see the buddhas,
Always dwelling on Gṛdhrakūṭa Mountain,
Who will all give prophecies to this person:
『當見彌勒佛。』
"You will see Maitreya Buddha."
彼見彌勒佛，
若於末代時，
持於此經者，
得上愛樂心。
They will see Maitreya Buddha;
If in the latter age,
They uphold this sūtra,
They will attain the highest joy and devotion.
安住實際中，
成就不思議，
於不思議際，
無有諸疑惑。
Abiding in the realm of reality,
They achieve the inconceivable,
In the inconceivable realm,
There is no doubt or confusion.
彼人無有疑，
亦無微少惑，
於佛語決定，
菩提不難得。
This person has no doubts,
Nor even the slightest confusion,
In the words of the Buddha, they are certain,
And bodhi is not difficult to attain.
末代怖畏時，
難可得修行，
若得聞此經，
便得無盡辯。
In the fearful times of the latter age,
It is difficult to practice,
But if one hears this sūtra,
They will attain endless eloquence.
愛樂此經者，
無上佛法藏，
佛及諸聲聞，
彼便已供養。
Those who love and delight in this sūtra,
Possess the unsurpassed treasury of the Buddha Dharma;
They have already made offerings
To the Buddha and all the śrāvakas.
轉讀此經人，
即是持法藏，
一切供養中，
法供最為上。
Those who recite this sūtra,
Are the bearers of the Dharma treasury,
And among all offerings,
The offering of the Dharma is the highest.
若能持此經，
難思佛菩提，
謂：
If one can uphold this sūtra,
They will attain the inconceivable bodhi of a buddha,
Saying:
『佛無上智，
彼智得不難。』
"The Buddha's unsurpassed wisdom—
This wisdom is not difficult to attain."
若於先佛世，
曾持此經典，
乃後末代時，
身還遇此經，
If, in previous buddha ages,
They have upheld this sūtra,
Then in the latter age,
They will again encounter this sūtra,
詣於諸佛剎，
彼便能震吼，
作大師子吼，
佛吼不思議。
Approaching the buddha lands,
They will roar loudly,
Giving the great lion's roar,
The inconceivable Buddha roar.
於彼億佛所，
釋師子所作，
能以無量辯，
演說無所畏。
In the presence of billions of Buddhas,
At the lion throne of Śākya,
One can, with boundless eloquence,
Expound the Dharma fearlessly.
甘蔗功德種，
而授彼人記，
及於後末代，
能護佛菩提。
Being in the meritorious lineage of Ikṣvāku,
They will receive a prophecy,
And in the future latter age,
They will protect the Buddha’s bodhi.
妙色皆具足，
相好自莊嚴，
神力速能往，
悉見無量佛。
Endowed with wondrous forms,
Adorned by the marks of beauty,
With miraculous powers, they can swiftly go
To behold countless buddhas.
神力化作花，
端妙甚芬馥，
常以銀、水精，
及諸琉璃等，
With miraculous powers, they create flowers,
Exquisitely fragrant and lovely,
Always with silver, crystal,
And various beryl treasures.
一切諸寶貨，
彼悉掌中出。
為求菩提故，
供養一切佛，
All kinds of precious goods,
Emerge from the palms of their hands.
For the sake of seeking bodhi,
They offer to all buddhas.
無量諸供養，
音樂及歌讚，
自身毛孔出，
猶如恒河沙。
With boundless offerings,
Music, and praises sung,
From the pores of their bodies,
As numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
億類眾生等，
若得聞是音，
便得不退轉，
無上佛智慧。
If beings of countless types
Hear this sound,
They will attain non-retrogression
In the unsurpassed Buddha wisdom.
為佛所讚歎，
普聞其名號，
諸方傳其名，
自亦得聞見。
Praised by the buddhas,
Their name is heard everywhere,
Their name is transmitted to all directions,
And they themselves will hear and see.
若聞其名者，
得滅一切想，
既滅其想已，
得見無量佛。
Those who hear their name
Will extinguish all thoughts,
Once their thoughts are extinguished,
They will behold countless buddhas.
如是之智慧，
行於菩提行，
為利諸眾生，
故求菩提德。
Such wisdom as this,
Is practised in the path of bodhi,
For the benefit of sentient beings,
They seek the merit of bodhi.
彼行智慧者，
得於如是利，
復得餘利益，
能持此經故。
Those who practise wisdom
Attain such benefits,
And further obtain other benefits,
By upholding this sūtra.
若有諸婦女，
聞持此經故，
即轉於女身，
能說甘露法，
If there are women [who want to be men]
Who hear and uphold this sūtra,
They will immediately transform their female bodies,
And be able to expound the nectar of the Dharma.
彼更不復受，
如是女人身，
具足諸妙色，
成就相莊嚴。
They will no longer receive
Such a female body, [if they so wish],
They will be endowed with wondrous form,
And attain the marks of adornment.
若於此勝經，
顯示其功德，
悉獲是妙果，
速證於菩提，
If in this supreme sūtra,
One reveals its merits,
They will all attain such wondrous fruit,
And swiftly realise bodhi.
常於一切生，
成就無所畏。
若人於此經，
菩薩之境界，
In all their lives,
They will always be fearless.
If someone engages with this sūtra,
In the bodhisattva’s realm,
無盡勝三昧，
一切菩薩母，
速證菩提者，
應當持此經。
With endless supreme samādhis,
They become the mother of all bodhisattvas.
Those who wish to swiftly realise bodhi
Should uphold this sūtra.
彼得親近佛，
亦近佛菩提，
不久於此經，
獲勝妙寂滅。
They will attain closeness to the Buddha,
And also to the Buddha’s bodhi,
Before long, by means of this sūtra,
They will obtain the supreme, wondrous extinction.
此地勇健者，
菩薩所安住，
見世燈明照，
猶如恒河沙。
The brave ones dwelling in this place,
The bodhisattvas abide here,
Beholding the Light of the World,
As numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
能作大力轉輪王，
見佛十力寂定心，
無量百偈而讚歎，
得離垢地勝三昧。
One can become a mighty wheel-turning king,
Beholding the Buddha’s ten powers and the serene, settled mind,
Praising him with countless hundreds of gāthās,
And attaining the supreme samādhi of the Pure Land stage.
彼設無等供養佛，
有大名號人中上，
棄捨王位如涕唾，
而修最上勝梵行，
Offering unparalleled worship to the Buddha,
Renowned among people, the highest of men,
They abandon the throne like spittle,
And practise the supreme and excellent pure conduct.
於勝佛法而出家，
得此寂滅離垢定。
得於勝善美妙語，
演說不斷多億經，
Leaving the household life in the Buddha’s superior Dharma,
They attain this serene, impurity-free concentration.
They obtain excellent, beautiful, and wondrous speech,
And expound unceasingly on many billions of sūtras,
空無相願微細法，
寂勝離垢無諸漏，
自性空寂語言斷，
出定能為多人說，
On the subtle dharmas of emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness,
On the serene and supreme, impurity-free, undefiled states.
With the nature of emptiness and serenity, beyond words,
They emerge from samādhi to teach the multitudes.
甚深智慧常無量，
廣大智慧無邊義。
得此甚深三昧已，
能為世間作照明，
With profound wisdom that is ever immeasurable,
Vast wisdom encompassing boundless meaning.
Having attained this profound samādhi,
They illuminate the world.
常修梵行恒皎潔，
無諸腥臊及鄙穢，
無量眾生令安住，
使得寂定離諸垢。
Constantly practising noble conduct, always pure and bright,
Free from all stench and defilement.
They enable countless sentient beings to abide peacefully,
And to attain serenity and freedom from all impurities.
常得聰利捷速辯，
多聞如海無量慧，
語言善妙達諸法，
持此寂定勝經故；
They constantly possess sharp and agile eloquence,
With extensive knowledge as vast as the ocean and boundless wisdom.
Their words are skilful and beautiful, understanding all dharmas,
Because they uphold this supreme sūtra of serenity.
了知諸業及工巧，
曉於因論及醫方，
到彼一切勇健岸，
持此離垢寂定故；
They understand all karma and craftsmanship,
Well-versed in causes, logic, and medicinal prescriptions.
They reach the shore of all courageous deeds,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
於諸偈論及戲笑，
善於歌舞皆究竟，
常為世間作師法，
持此離垢寂定故；
In composing gāthās, discourses, and humour,
They are skilled in singing and dancing, mastering all arts,
Constantly becoming Dharma teachers of the world,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
常有上妙諸眷屬，
恒得一切上供養，
能修勝妙菩提行，
持此離垢寂定故；
They are always surrounded by excellent and wondrous companions,
Constantly receiving all superior offerings.
They are able to cultivate the supreme and wondrous bodhi practice,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
憂惱毒箭逼切心，
彼智慧者無此患，
恒無病疾常安隱，
持此離垢寂定故；
When the poison arrows of sorrow and affliction pierce the heart,
The wise ones are free from such afflictions.
They are constantly free from illness, always peaceful and at ease,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
世間所有諸病患，
一切身患及心患，
彼人常無如此患，
持此離垢寂定故；
All the illnesses of the world,
All bodily and mental afflictions:
They never experience such sufferings,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
所有身痛及心痛，
若有牙痛及頭痛，
智者常無是痛惱，
持此離垢寂定故；
All bodily pain and mental anguish,
Whether it be toothache or headache:
The wise never experience such pains,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
心有無量餘痛惱，
從其意起燒其身，
彼無一切起煩惱，
持此離垢寂定故；
Countless other mental pains,
Arising from the mind and burning the body:
They experience none of these afflictions,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
猶如虛空無所染，
自性無垢常清淨，
彼人心淨亦如是，
持此離垢寂定故；
Just like the sky, unstained,
By nature free from defilement and always pure:
So is the mind of such a person,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
亦如日、月之光明，
其光頗執常清淨，
彼心清虛亦如是，
持此離垢寂定故；
And like the light of the sun and moon,
Whose radiance is always pure and unobstructed:
Their mind is clear and pure like the sky,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
如人執持諸彩色，
欲畫虛空不可得，
彼人心淨亦如空，
持此離垢寂定故；
Just as a person holding colours
Wishes to paint the sky but cannot:
So is their mind, pure and vast like the sky,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
譬如風行於十方，
遍遊諸方無所著，
其心流注猶如風，
不染世間得解脫，
Like the wind moving in the ten directions,
Travelling everywhere, free from attachment,
Their mind flows like the wind,
Unstained by the world, they attain liberation.
風行速疾不可見、
不可羂網而繫縛，
彼人志意深難知，
持此離垢寂定故。
The wind moves swiftly and is unseen,
It cannot be bound by nets or ties,
So is the depth of their resolve, hard to fathom,
Because they uphold this impurity-free, serene Samādhi.
壁上光影不可取、
指水中像難可執，
得於三昧在身時，
無有能知彼人心；
The light and shadow on the wall cannot be grasped,
Just as a reflection in the water is hard to hold.
When one attains this Samādhi in the body,
No one can comprehend that person’s mind.
十方世界諸眾生，
所有語言猶可算，
得此三昧在身時，
無能得知彼人心；
The languages of sentient beings in all worlds of the ten directions
Can still be counted,
But when one attains this Samādhi in the body,
No one can comprehend that person’s mind.
得於如是寂滅定，
其心無垢、無染著，
三界眾生無與等，
惟除諸佛三界尊。
When one attains such a serene and quiescent Samādhi,
Their mind is undefiled, unstained by attachment.
Among all sentient beings in the three realms, none is their equal,
Except for the Buddhas, the honoured ones of the three realms.
離貪愛欲不染色，
不以愚心著女人，
得於如是勝定時，
獲勝寂滅無所染；
Free from craving and desire, unstained by form,
They do not foolishly attach to the opposite sex.
When they attain such a supreme Samādhi,
They gain the supreme serenity, free from all defilement.
於彼男女無戀情，
不染妻妾及眷屬，
得於寂滅勝定時，
善寂之行無所染。
They have no longing for men or women,
Unstained by spouses, concubines, or relatives.
When they attain the supreme serenity of quiescent Samādhi,
Their serene practice is free from any defilement.
於其貨賄無所寶，
不希天果、不著財，
其心清淨無妄想，
由得此定獲勝益；
They hold no treasure in wealth or possessions,
They do not seek heavenly rewards or attach to riches.
Their mind is pure and free from delusive thoughts,
For by attaining this Samādhi, they gain supreme benefits.
不為生天修梵行，
智者行檀不求報，
為菩提因修梵行，
得於離垢寂定故；
They do not practise pure conduct to be reborn in heaven,
The wise practise generosity without seeking reward.
They cultivate pure conduct for the cause of bodhi,
For they have attained the impurity-free serene Samādhi.
不求王位修戒行，
多人為此修梵行，
為利眾生求菩提，
專欲成就此定故。
They do not practise morality to seek kingship,
Though many practise pure conduct for this purpose.
They seek bodhi for the benefit of sentient beings,
And strive to attain this Samādhi.
諸欲已棄身不惱，
永不悕求婬欲事，
斷除婬欲及慢高，
由得如是寂定故；
Having abandoned desires, their body is free from distress,
They never long for matters of lust and desire.
They sever lust and pride completely,
For they have attained such a serene Samādhi.
彼常不為瞋恚惱，
瞋惱穢心永不生，
常以慈心除瞋怒，
由獲如是勝寂定；
They are never troubled by anger or wrath,
The defilement of an angry mind never arises.
They always eliminate anger with a heart of compassion,
For they have attained such a supremely serene Samādhi.
彼常不為愚蔽心，
斯由智慧斷無明，
獲得無量無閡智，
由得斯定獲此利。
They are never deluded by ignorance,
For their wisdom has severed all ignorance.
They obtain boundless and unobstructed knowledge,
And by attaining this Samādhi, they gain this benefit.
以不淨觀除愛欲、
慈心除瞋無有餘、
智慧除斷無明網，
獲此妙定照世間。
By contemplating the impure, they eliminate desire,
With a heart of compassion, they eradicate anger completely.
By wisdom, they sever the net of ignorance,
And with this wondrous Samādhi, they illuminate the world.
無有睡眠及懈怠，
離起煩惱及與地，
永得解脫無雜穢，
得斯三昧獲此利。
They have no sleep or laziness,
Freed from the arising of afflictions and all lower states.
They attain liberation, free from any defilement,
And by attaining this Samādhi, they gain this benefit.
不為慳貪之所逼，
心常樂於惠施人，
一切皆捨悉與樂，
彼人能持三昧故。
They are not troubled by stinginess or greed,
Their heart is always joyful in giving to others.
They give everything, bringing joy to all,
For they can uphold this Samādhi.
具足威勢無與等，
一切常有大身力，
一切世間無倫匹，
菩薩由持勝定故。
They are endowed with incomparable majesty,
Always possessing great physical strength.
In all the world, there is no match for them,
For the bodhisattva upholds this supreme Samādhi.
亦復能為轉輪王，
具足七寶乘空行，
彼時一切悉歸奉，
是智慧者獲此報。
They are also able to become a cakravartin,
Endowed with the seven treasures, travelling through the sky.
At that time, all beings will pay homage,
This is the reward that the wise attain.
最勝賢善豪貴家，
資生、眷屬悉豐備，
象、馬、車乘及輦輿，
豐饒金銀具眾寶，
Born into the most noble, virtuous, and wealthy families,
With abundant resources and relatives,
Elephants, horses, carriages, and palanquins,
Rich in gold, silver, and all kinds of treasures.
恒生貴族豪富家，
如是展轉生勝處，
於佛、法、僧深信樂，
生於彼處眾人敬。
They are always born into noble and wealthy families,
Thus repeatedly being born into superior conditions.
With deep faith and joy in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha,
They are born into places where they are revered by all.
閻浮提內不信家，
悉皆能令生正信，
能令建立菩提心，
亦復令彼得道果。
In the land of Jambudvīpa, those in faithless households,
Are all able to develop true faith,
They are able to establish the mind of bodhi,
And also help others to attain the fruit of the path.
彼得無上菩提已，
轉於無上妙法輪，
若人知彼所說法，
悉皆獲得無生忍。
After they attain unsurpassed bodhi,
They turn the unsurpassed, wondrous Dharma Wheel.
Those who understand the Dharma they teach,
All attain the patience at the non-arising of dharmas.
菩薩常樂慈愛育，
悉能長養於眾生，
恒為無量勝利益，
開眾生眼除闇冥。
The bodhisattva always delights in loving care,
Nurturing and raising all sentient beings,
Constantly providing immeasurable supreme benefits,
Opening the eyes of beings and dispelling darkness.
若佛教導一菩薩，
無量百千億眾生，
彼悉於中殖善本，
聞已即發菩提心。
If a Buddha teaches one bodhisattva,
Countless hundreds of thousands of beings,
All plant the seeds of virtue within,
Upon hearing, they immediately give rise to bodhicitta.
彼時剎土不空虛，
智者奉持佛法故，
佛子！菩薩隨所住，
廣利無量諸眾生。
At that time, the lands are not empty,
Because the wise uphold the Buddha-Dharma.
O child of the Buddha! Wherever the bodhisattva abides,
They broadly benefit immeasurable sentient beings.
護戒無等持梵行，
於無量劫淨三昧，
於禪解脫常決定，
如是菩薩名佛子。
Protecting morality without equal, upholding pure conduct,
Purifying samādhi for countless kalpas.
Constantly certain in meditation and liberation,
Such a bodhisattva is called a child of the Buddha.
彼常修習勝神足，
能往無量諸佛剎，
於如來所聞正法，
隨所聞已悉憶念。
They always cultivate supreme supernormal powers,
Able to travel to countless Buddha lands.
In the presence of the Tathāgata, they hear the true Dharma,
And after hearing it, they remember it all.
若住總持菩薩者，
能說無量修多羅，
又知過去諸眾生，
未來、現在亦復爾。
If they abide in the bodhisattva's dhāraṇī,
They are able to recite countless sūtras,
They also know the past lives of sentient beings,
As well as those of the future and present.
曉悟含識諸生死，
亦復了達於未來，
無有從此向彼者，
推其少分不可得。
They are awakened to the life and death of sentient beings,
And also comprehend the future,
There is no movement from this place to that,
Even a small part cannot be grasped.
業既不至彼，
求之亦難得，
菩薩大名稱，
乃能解了之。
Karma does not reach there,
Seeking it is also difficult to find.
Only a bodhisattva of great renown
Can comprehend and realise it.
最勝淨心者，
安住於空寂，
以無上大乘，
運載於群品。
Those with the most excellent and pure mind
Abide in emptiness and tranquility.
With the unsurpassed Mahāyāna,
They carry and guide all beings.
彼不思惟念，
存有眾生想；
彼大名譽者，
能悟無生法。
They do not give rise to thoughts,
Nor harbour the concept of sentient beings.
The one of great renown
Can realise the Dharma of non-arising.
彼雖有所說，
不取眾生想，
悟彼境界空，
住於堅固智。
Though they may speak of things,
They do not grasp the concept of sentient beings.
Realising the emptiness of the realm,
They abide in firm wisdom.
顯說此三昧，
佛法之所住，
不起於思想，
謂諸男、女等。
Expounding this Samādhi,
In which the Dharma of the Buddha resides,
They do not give rise to thoughts
About men, women, and the like.
觀察於諸女，
而坐於道場；
坐於道場已，
摧壞諸魔軍。
Observing all those of the other sex,
They sit in the bodhimaṇḍa;
After sitting in the bodhimaṇḍa,
They destroy all of Māra’s armies.
於魔無所見，
降伏諸魔眾，
不見魔女來，
而至於我所。
They see nothing in Māra,
Subduing all of Māra’s host.
They do not see Māra’s daughters approach,
Nor come to them at all.
坐於道場時，
遣除一切想，
以斷諸想故，
一切大地動；
While sitting in the bodhimaṇḍa,
They dispel all thoughts.
By severing all thoughts,
The entire earth quakes.
須彌及大海，
十方亦復然。
於彼十方界，
悉知彼眾生，
Mount Sumeru and the great seas,
And likewise the ten directions.
In those ten directions,
They know all sentient beings.
菩薩神通力，
震動於大地，
六種震動時，
以證菩提道。
By the bodhisattva’s power of miracles,
The earth trembles.
When the six types of tremors occur,
They attain the consumation of the path to bodhi.
一切有為法，
及以無為法，
是法悉了達。
但有說法音，
All conditioned dharmas,
And also unconditioned dharmas,
They thoroughly comprehend.
Though there is the sound of the teaching,
無有能知者，
此是諸法道；
若知此道者，
名為世間解。
There is no one who can know it;
This is the path of all dharmas.
Those who know this path
Are called "understanders of the world."
因緣故法生、
因緣故法滅，
因緣之體性，
如實悉了達。
Because of causes and conditions, dharmas arise,
And because of causes and conditions, dharmas cease.
The nature of causes and conditions,
They fully understand as they truly are.
若學一切法，
空法能究竟，
便知諸法道，
窮盡一切法。
If one studies all dharmas,
They can fully comprehend the dharma of emptiness,
And thus know the path of all dharmas,
Exhausting all dharmas completely.
彼所行法道，
菩薩求不得；
其有知此道，
正覺不思議。
The path of dharmas they practise,
The bodhisattva seeks yet cannot find.
Those who know this path
Realise the inconceivable awakening.
若知一切道，
便能獲究竟，
遠離於惡道，
能知諸法相。
Those who know all paths
Can attain the ultimate.
They are far from evil paths,
And can know the characteristics of all dharmas.
坐於道場已，
作大師子吼，
無邊億世界，
言音悉充滿。
After sitting at the bodhimaṇḍa,
They roar the great lion's roar,
Filling boundless billions of worlds
With the sound of their voice.
復能動彼剎，
世雄大名稱，
善度眾生者，
謂聖調御士。
They can also cause the realms to tremble,
The world’s hero of great renown,
Skillful in ferrying sentient beings,
Called the holy tamer of beings.
已證上菩提，
起於菩提樹，
無量諸億眾，
應度者已度，
Having realised the supreme bodhi,
They rise beneath the bodhi tree.
Of the countless billions of beings,
Those who should be liberated are liberated.
然後能變化，
化作無邊佛，
往遊諸世界，
利益於眾生。
Then they can manifest transformations,
Manifesting as countless buddhas,
Travelling through all worlds,
To benefit sentient beings.
諸佛能安立，
無量諸億眾，
應化諸如來，
為說最勝法。
The buddhas can establish
Countless billions of beings,
They manifest as various tathāgatas,
And expound the supreme Dharma.
此為真大乘，
名為如來智，
能起眾生信，
而作得佛因；
This is the true Mahāyāna,
Known as the wisdom of the Tathāgatas,
It can arouse faith in sentient beings,
And become the cause for attaining buddhahood.
此是真大乘，
如來最妙乘，
恭敬於如來，
加敬於菩薩。
This is the true Mahāyāna,
The Tathāgata's most wondrous vehicle,
Revering the tathāgatas,
And giving additional respect to bodhisattvas.
於佛深加敬，
法、僧亦復然，
欲證勝菩提，
其心不下劣。
They revere the buddhas deeply,
And likewise the Dharma and the Sangha.
Wishing to realise supreme bodhi,
Their mind is never inferior.
敬奉於菩薩，
尊重勇猛者，
速皆登正覺，
不久成如來。
They honour the bodhisattvas,
Respecting the courageous ones,
And they will swiftly ascend to true awakening,
Soon becoming tathāgatas.
於千世界中，
菩薩悉往詣，
見於牟尼尊，
菩薩無所畏。
Throughout thousands of worlds,
The bodhisattvas journey,
Beholding the Muni, the Honoured One,
The fearless bodhisattvas.
以諸勝寶末，
遍散於大雄，
糅以蔓陀羅，
樂求菩提故。
With the finest precious gems,
They scatter them over the great hero,
Mixed with mandārava flowers,
For the sake of seeking bodhi.
莊嚴於此界，
為求佛功德，
寶網以羅覆，
遍至於十方，
They adorn this world,
Seeking the merits of the Buddha;
A net of jewels covers it,
Extending throughout the ten directions.
懸諸勝妙幡，
建億寶幢蓋，
無量種莊嚴，
光飾於世界。
They hang wondrous banners,
And raise billions of jeweled canopies,
With countless kinds of adornments,
Illuminating and decorating the world.
變作勝臺閣，
及以妙宮殿，
廊廡盡端麗，
眾寶相間錯，
They transform into magnificent terraces and pavilions,
As well as exquisite palaces.
Every corridor is beautiful,
Interwoven with all kinds of precious gems.
樓窓及宮室，
皆作半月形，
并雜香瓶等，
皆用妙寶飾。
The windows and chambers of the towers,
Are all crescent-shaped,
Along with various fragrant vases,
All adorned with wondrous jewels.
種種諸馨物，
悉出妙雲臺，
於千世界中，
香熏甚可樂。
Various fragrant substances,
Emanate from marvellous cloud terraces,
Throughout thousands of worlds,
The fragrance spreads delightfully.
於彼普香雲，
雨以香花雨，
若有嗅之者，
成佛大道師，
Within those universal fragrant clouds,
They rain down showers of fragrant flowers.
Whoever smells them
Will become a great guide and Buddha.
便去於愛刺，
亦復除瞋惱，
碎壞於癡網，
遠離諸闇冥，
They will remove the thorn of attachment,
And also eliminate anger and afflictions.
They will shatter the net of ignorance,
And be far from all darkness.
獲得勝神通，
及於根、力、覺、
諸禪與解脫，
應受於信施。
They will attain supreme supernatural powers,
Along with faculties, powers, and awakening.
In dhyāna and liberation,
They will receive the offerings of faith.
敷置億床座，
布以眾妙衣，
寶網羅覆上，
花鬘而莊嚴。
They spread billions of seats and couches,
Covered with wondrous robes,
And adorned with flower garlands,
With jeweled nets draped over them.
無畏諸菩薩，
勇猛大士坐，
具相莊嚴身，
備諸隨形好。
The fearless bodhisattvas,
The courageous great ones sit there,
Their bodies adorned with all marks,
Complete with all accompanying features.
以諸妙寶林，
莊嚴於此界，
變作諸花池，
滿八功德水，
With wondrous jewel groves,
They adorn this world,
Transforming into flower ponds,
Filled with the water of the eight virtues.
若飲彼水者，
遠離一切患，
速能離渴愛，
得為世支提。
Whoever drinks this water
Will be free from all ailments.
They will swiftly quench the thirst of craving,
And become a world-honoured caitya.
復有餘世界，
大士悉來集，
讚歎佛功德：
From other worlds,
The great beings gather,
Praising the Buddha's merits:
『導師、釋師子。』
"O Guide, Śākya Lion!"
若有得聞音，
能成世道師。
彼得不思議，
此經能顯示：
If anyone hears this sound,
They will become a guide for the world.
They will attain the inconceivable,
And this sūtra will reveal:
妙色金蓮花，
億葉而稠密，
最尊妙覺寶，
處此蓮花臺。
Wondrous golden lotus flowers,
With billions of petals densely packed,
The most revered jewel of supreme awakening,
Resides upon this lotus throne.
琉璃為莖葉、
真金為花鬚，
德藏摩尼間，
變作眾億花。
The stalks and leaves are made of beryl,
The filaments of the flowers are true gold,
And between the treasures of virtue and jewels,
Billions of flowers transform and appear.
所出諸妙香，
聞者皆欣樂，
滅除一切病，
六根悉充悅。
The fragrances that arise from them,
Bring joy to all who smell them,
Eliminating all illnesses,
And completely delighting the six faculties.
貪愛、及瞋、癡，
悉皆一時盡，
除諸煩惱已，
決定得成佛。
Greed, desire, anger, and ignorance,
Are all extinguished at once.
After removing all afflictions,
They will certainly attain Buddhahood.
此花出妙音，
讚歎佛功德，
法、僧亦復然，
聲滿十方界。
These flowers emit wondrous sounds,
Praising the Buddha's virtues,
And likewise the Dharma and Sangha,
With the sound filling the ten directions.
空門與無相，
及以無願法，
那由眾聞已，
皆得於不退。
The teachings of emptiness, signlessness,
And the Dharma of wishlessness—
All who hear these teachings
Will attain non-retrogression.
所出諸音聲，
往遍億世界，
無量眾聞已，
發於菩提心。
The sounds that emerge
Travel through billions of worlds,
And upon hearing them, countless beings
Give rise to bodhicitta.
鴻鵠及孔雀、
鸚鵡、鴛鴦等，
所出諸妙音，
佛音最為上。
Swans, peacocks,
Parrots, and mandarin ducks,
Emit wondrous sounds,
Yet the Buddha's sound is the highest.
以勝妙寶樹，
變現於此土，
端嚴最第一，
珠鬘以垂布，
With supreme, wondrous jewel trees,
They adorn this land,
Most exquisite and beautiful,
With garlands of jewels hanging down.
所有莊嚴具，
一切諸佛剎，
於中最為勝，
而現於此剎。
All the adornments
In the Buddha realms,
Among them all, this is the most supreme,
Manifested in this world.
妙衣瓔珞具，
樹懸諸樂音，
妙花怡悅心，
一切恒垂布，
Exquisite garments and necklaces,
And trees that emit delightful music,
Wondrous flowers that bring joy to the heart,
Are always hanging in abundance.
是諸妙莊嚴，
眾生得安樂，
釋迦所住持，
由聖神力故。
These wondrous adornments
Bring peace and happiness to sentient beings.
Wherever Śākya dwells,
It is due to the power of the noble one.
如是要略說，
釋師子功德，
菩薩大名稱，
於此智無疑。
Thus, in brief,
These are the merits of Śākya, the Lion.
The great renown of the bodhisattva,
In this wisdom, there is no doubt.
若能於此信，
其行不思議，
增長於智慧，
如川赴於海。
If anyone has faith in this,
Their actions are inconceivable.
They will increase in wisdom,
Like rivers flowing into the sea.
若欲量大海，
無有能知數，
我說菩薩法，
是皆不思議。
If one wishes to measure the ocean,
No one can know its limits.
When I speak of the bodhisattva's Dharma,
It is all inconceivable.
難思諸菩薩，
安住如此際，
演說美妙語，
猶如恒河沙。
The bodhisattvas, difficult to conceive,
Abide in such a state,
Expounding beautiful and wondrous words,
Like the sands of the Ganges.
無量諸劫中，
菩薩常無取，
若斷於取相，
得近於菩提。
For countless kalpas,
The bodhisattva never grasps at anything.
When they sever the concept of grasping,
They draw near to bodhi.
假使法滅盡，
終不毀淨戒，
於行無殘缺，
菩薩眾之首。
Even if the Dharma were to disappear,
They would never violate pure precepts.
In their conduct, there are no flaws,
And they are the leaders among the bodhisattva assembly.
良由愛欲故，
令戒有漏缺，
斷除於欲相，
得於不逸定。
It is due to desire and craving
That precepts are violated.
By severing the marks of desire,
They attain unwavering samādhi.
常行寂滅定，
不著於定味，
無著、無放逸，
不為世所染。
They always practise the serene quiescent samādhi,
Unattached to the taste of samādhi.
Without attachment or heedlessness,
They are not stained by the world.
出過於世間，
能往諸佛國，
所謂安樂土，
得見彌陀佛。
Transcending the worldly,
They can journey to the Buddhas' lands,
To what is called the Land of Peace and Bliss,
Where they will see Amitābha Buddha.
復見諸菩薩，
具足相莊嚴，
到彼神通岸，
究竟總持門。
There they will also see bodhisattvas,
Fully adorned with auspicious marks,
Having reached the shore of miraculous powers,
And attained the gate of dhāraṇī.
往遊億世界，
頭面禮佛足，
復能作照明，
無量諸佛剎。
They travel through billions of worlds,
Bowing down at the feet of the Buddhas.
They also bring light to illuminate
Countless Buddha realms.
遣除一切患，
及壞諸煩惱，
斷除諸結縛，
一生補佛處。
They dispel all afflictions,
And destroy all defilements.
Severing all bonds and fetters,
They are in their final life before Buddhahood.
安樂諸眾生，
永不墮惡趣，
彼國諸眾生，
斷除諸惡道。
Bringing peace and happiness to sentient beings,
They will never fall into evil destinies.
The sentient beings in that land
Are free from all evil paths.
彌陀救護者，
修治佛世界，
本習不放逸，
不可思議劫。
Amitābha, the saviour and protector,
Cultivates and maintains the Buddha's land.
Inconceivable kalpas have passed
Since he originally practised without heedlessness.
汝等勿懷疑，
彼佛自在力，
能生增上信，
速得生彼剎。
You all should not harbour doubt,
For the power of that Buddha's mastery
Can give rise to superior faith,
And swiftly bring rebirth in that land.
女人聞歎國，
能生增上信，
得為男子身，
能往億佛剎。
When women hear the praise of that land,
Their superior faith arises.
They can obtain bodies [beyond sex distinctions]
And travel to billions of Buddha realms.
那由他億剎，
所有諸供具，
悉供一切佛，
不及慈一分，
With the nāyutas and koṭis of realms,
And all their offerings,
They offer to all the buddhas,
Yet it does not compare to even a fraction of their compassion.
常修於戒、定、
無量禪解脫，
修三解脫門，
速成人中上。
They constantly cultivate morality and meditation,
And limitless meditative liberations.
By practising the three gates of liberation,
They swiftly become the highest among humans.
末法惡世中，
菩薩若持戒，
供佛常悲身，
此供為最勝。
In the evil world during the latter Dharma age,
If bodhisattvas uphold the precepts,
Offering their bodies in constant compassion to the buddhas,
This offering is the most supreme.
是人供諸佛，
過去及現在、
未來最勝尊。
惡世持戒者，
Such a person who makes offerings to the buddhas,
In the past, present,
And future, the most honoured ones—
They who uphold the precepts in the evil world
十方佛悉見。
菩薩末法中，
護持佛禁戒，
善子能護法。
Are seen by all Buddhas in the ten directions.
In the latter Dharma age, bodhisattvas
Who protect and uphold the Buddha’s precepts,
These good children are protectors of the Dharma.
女人聞讚彼寶國，
若生增上信樂意，
便獲男子聰慧身，
能往遊於億佛剎。
When women hear the praise of that precious land,
And give rise to superior faith and joyful intent,
They can attain a wise and intelligent bodies [free from sex],
And can travel through billions of Buddha realms.
那由他億佛剎中，
所有種種供佛具，
悉以供養於諸佛，
不及慈心一少分，
In the nāyutas and billions of Buddha realms,
With all kinds of offerings for the Buddhas,
They offer them all to the Buddhas,
Yet it does not compare to even a fraction of a compassionate thought.
修持禁戒及三昧，
并習諸禪、四無量，
亦修三種解脫門，
速得成於世無上。
Cultivating the precepts, samādhi,
Along with practising meditation and the four immeasurables,
They also cultivate the three gates of liberation,
And swiftly attain the unsurpassed in the world.
供養諸佛常悲身，
如此供佛世無比。
若有菩薩不捨戒，
於彼末代惡世時，
Offering their bodies in constant compassion to the Buddhas,
Such offerings to the Buddhas are unparalleled in the world.
If any bodhisattva does not forsake the precepts,
During the evil times of the latter age,
是人能供一切佛，
過去諸佛及現在，
及以未來最勝尊。
若有惡世持禁戒，
This person can make offerings to all Buddhas,
The Buddhas of the past and present,
And the most honoured ones of the future.
If, in the evil world, they uphold the precepts,
十方諸佛見是人。
菩薩若於後惡世，
持於清禁佛所歎，
是為我子能護法。」
The Buddhas of the ten directions will see this person.
If a bodhisattva in the future evil world
Upholds the pure precepts praised by the Buddhas,
They are my children, capable of protecting the Dharma."
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