Chapter 16: The Chapter on the Great Master's Vows

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Mahāyāna Karuṇā Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, Volume 5

Translator unknown; appended to the Qin (秦 [qin]) records.

dà chéng bēi fēn tuó lì jīng juǎn dì wǔ

shī sān cáng míng jīn fù qín lù

dà shī lì yuàn pǐn dì shí liù

da cheng bei fen tuo li jing juan di wu

shi san cang ming jin fu qin lu

da shi li yuan pin di shi liu

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[0264b06] "Good man! At that time, the Brahmin Haiji (海濟婆羅門 [hai ji po luo men]) had this thought: 'I have already converted hundreds of thousands of crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of sentient beings to Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). There is no one in this great assembly who has not been converted. These Mahāsattvas (摩訶薩 [mo he sa]) have each made wonderful vows to attain pure Buddha-lands, except for Pīyūpaviṣṇu (披由毘師紐 [pi you pi shi niu]) and those in the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]) who also avoid the evil age. I think I should offer the taste of Dharma to sentient beings in the evil age. I should be firm and brave, and I should roar like a lion in this way, so that all these Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]) in this great assembly attain what they have never had. Furthermore, all the great assembly of devas (天 [tian]), nāgas (龍 [long]), yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), gandharvas (乾闥婆 [gan ta po]), asuras (阿修羅 [a xiu luo]), and humans should all respectfully prostrate themselves before me. May the World-Honored Buddha (佛世尊 [fu shi zun]) praise me and bestow upon me a prophecy. Also, in the immeasurable, boundless asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) worlds in the ten directions, may the World-Honored Buddhas (諸佛世尊 [zhu fu shi zun]) who are presently abiding and expounding the Dharma for sentient beings, when I roar like a lion, may those Buddhas praise me and also bestow upon me a prophecy of Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). May they send envoys to comfort me, and may this great assembly see and hear those envoys. I shall establish the eye of vows for great compassionate Bodhisattvas for future generations. May those who hear my vows, even up to the time I attain Bodhi, also attain what they have never had. Furthermore, for future Bodhisattvas who possess great compassion, may they take the Bodhi vow in a defiled Buddha-land during the great evil age, when the Dharma is scarce and darkness prevails, and sentient beings are afflicted by illness and are adrift. May I rescue them and perform the work of a Buddha, expounding the Dharma for sentient beings. Even after my parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan]), through inconceivable and immeasurable, boundless Buddha-lands, may all the World-Honored Buddhas (諸佛世尊 [zhu fu shi zun]) praise and extol me before the assembly of Bodhisattvas, and expound my eye of vows to those Bodhisattvas. May those Bodhisattvas receive the power of great compassion, and may those who hear my vows attain what they have never had, and also arouse great compassion for sentient beings. May they take the Bodhi vow in the same way as I take my vow today, without any difference. May they also achieve Samyak-saṃbodhi (三菩提 [san pu ti]) in a defiled land; may they rescue all beings from the four great currents, and convert sentient beings with the Three Vehicles, leading them even to the path of nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]).'

[0264b06] “shàn nán zi! ěr shí hǎi jì pó luó mén xīn shēng shì niàn: ‘wǒ yǐ quàn huà duō yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān zhòng shēng, yú ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, jīn cǐ dà zhòng wú bù shì zhě. cǐ zhū mó hē sà gè lì miào yuàn qǔ jìng fú tǔ, wéi chú pī yóu pí shī niǔ, xián jié zhōng zhě bǐ yì bì è shì. wǒ niàn yīng è shì zhōng yǐ fǎ wèi zhū zhòng shēng, wǒ yīng jiān gù yǒng měng, yīng yǐ rú shì zuò shī zi hǒu, lìng cǐ yī qiè pú sà dà zhòng dé wèi céng yǒu. yòu lìng yī qiè dà zhòng tiān,, lóng,, yè chā,, gān tà pó,, ā xiū luó jí shì rén, jiē hé zhǎng lǐ gōng jìng yú wǒ. lìng fú shì zūn zàn wǒ shàn zāi bìng shòu wǒ jì. yòu yú shí fāng wú liàng wú biān ā sēng qí shì jiè zhōng, xiàn zài zhù shì wèi zhòng shēng shuō fǎ； zhū fú shì zūn, wǒ shī zi hǒu shí lìng bǐ zhū fú zàn wǒ shàn zāi, yì shòu wǒ ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí jì. lìng bǐ qiǎn shǐ wèi yù yú wǒ, lìng cǐ dà zhòng wén jiàn bǐ shǐ, wǒ dāng yú zhōng wèi hòu shì jù dà bēi pú sà ān lì yuàn yǎn. lìng hòu shí nǎi zhì wǒ dǎi pú tí wén wǒ yuàn zhě, lìng bǐ yì dé jí wèi céng yǒu. fù yú hòu shí pú sà jù dà bēi zhě, lìng bǐ rú shì yú zhuó fú shā dà è shì shí yuàn qǔ pú tí. xiǎn fǎ àn míng jié bìng piào zhě, lìng jiù jì zhī ér zuò fú shì, wèi zhòng shēng shuō fǎ. nǎi zhì wǒ bān niè pán hòu, guò bù kě sī yì bù kě chēng liàng, wú biān fú shā zhōng, zhū fú shì zūn jiē yú pú sà zhòng qián chēng yù zàn tàn wǒ, wèi zhū pú sà shuō wǒ yuàn yǎn. lìng bǐ pú sà shòu dà bēi lì, wén wǒ yuàn zhě dé wèi céng yǒu, yì yú zhòng shēng fā qǐ dà bēi. lìng bǐ rú shì qǔ pú tí yuàn, rú wǒ jīn rì qǔ yuàn wú yì, bǐ yì rú shì zhuó shā zhōng chéng sān pú tí； yú sì piào làng jì tuō qún méng, yǐ sān chéng fǎ huà dù zhòng shēng, nǎi zhì zhe niè pán dào.’

[0264b06] "shan nan zi! er shi hai ji po luo men xin sheng shi nian: 'wo yi quan hua duo yi na you ta bai qian zhong sheng, yu a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, jin ci da zhong wu bu shi zhe. ci zhu mo he sa ge li miao yuan qu jing fu tu, wei chu pi you pi shi niu, xian jie zhong zhe bi yi bi e shi. wo nian ying e shi zhong yi fa wei zhu zhong sheng, wo ying jian gu yong meng, ying yi ru shi zuo shi zi hou, ling ci yi qie pu sa da zhong de wei ceng you. you ling yi qie da zhong tian,, long,, ye cha,, gan ta po,, a xiu luo ji shi ren, jie he zhang li gong jing yu wo. ling fu shi zun zan wo shan zai bing shou wo ji. you yu shi fang wu liang wu bian a seng qi shi jie zhong, xian zai zhu shi wei zhong sheng shuo fa; zhu fu shi zun, wo shi zi hou shi ling bi zhu fu zan wo shan zai, yi shou wo a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti ji. ling bi qian shi wei yu yu wo, ling ci da zhong wen jian bi shi, wo dang yu zhong wei hou shi ju da bei pu sa an li yuan yan. ling hou shi nai zhi wo dai pu ti wen wo yuan zhe, ling bi yi de ji wei ceng you. fu yu hou shi pu sa ju da bei zhe, ling bi ru shi yu zhuo fu sha da e shi shi yuan qu pu ti. xian fa an ming jie bing piao zhe, ling jiu ji zhi er zuo fu shi, wei zhong sheng shuo fa. nai zhi wo ban nie pan hou, guo bu ke si yi bu ke cheng liang, wu bian fu sha zhong, zhu fu shi zun jie yu pu sa zhong qian cheng yu zan tan wo, wei zhu pu sa shuo wo yuan yan. ling bi pu sa shou da bei li, wen wo yuan zhe de wei ceng you, yi yu zhong sheng fa qi da bei. ling bi ru shi qu pu ti yuan, ru wo jin ri qu yuan wu yi, bi yi ru shi zhuo sha zhong cheng san pu ti; yu si piao lang ji tuo qun meng, yi san cheng fa hua du zhong sheng, nai zhi zhe nie pan dao.'

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[0264c01] "Good man! At that time, the great national master, the Brahmin Haiji (國大師海濟婆羅門 [guo da shi hai ji po luo men]), having cultivated such great compassionate vows, straightened his robes, bared his right shoulder, and went to the presence of Ratnākara Tathāgata (寶藏如來 [bao cang ru lai]). Immediately, hundreds of thousands of crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of devas (天 [tian]) in the sky played crores of divine musical instruments and rained down various heavenly flowers, praising in unison: 'Excellent, excellent! Brave man! Go to the World-Honored One (世尊 [shi zun]) now and take your wonderful vows, extinguishing the suffering of defilements of sentient beings in the world with the water of wisdom.' The entire assembly clasped their hands towards him, praising in unison: 'Excellent, excellent! Your wonderful wisdom benefits us, and we wish to hear your wonderful and firm vows.'

[0264c01] “shàn nán zi! ěr shí guó dà shī hǎi jì pó luó mén jù xiū rú shì dà bēi yuàn yǐ, zhěng yī fú piān tǎn yòu jiān, yì bǎo cáng rú lái suǒ. jí yú ěr shí duō yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān zhū tiān, yú xū kōng zhōng zuò yì tiān lè, yǔ zhòng tiān huā, tóng shēng zàn yán: ‘shàn zāi, shàn zāi! zhàng fū! zhì shì zūn suǒ jīn qǔ miào yuàn, yǐ zhì huì shuǐ miè shì jiè zhòng shēng fán nǎo kǔ jié.’ yī qiè dà zhòng hé zhǎng xiàng zhī, tóng shēng zàn yán: ‘shàn zāi, shàn zāi! miào dá zhì huì ráo yì wǒ děng, miào yì jiān yuàn wǒ děng yù wén.’

[0264c01] "shan nan zi! er shi guo da shi hai ji po luo men ju xiu ru shi da bei yuan yi, zheng yi fu pian tan you jian, yi bao cang ru lai suo. ji yu er shi duo yi na you ta bai qian zhu tian, yu xu kong zhong zuo yi tian le, yu zhong tian hua, tong sheng zan yan: 'shan zai, shan zai! zhang fu! zhi shi zun suo jin qu miao yuan, yi zhi hui shui mie shi jie zhong sheng fan nao ku jie.' yi qie da zhong he zhang xiang zhi, tong sheng zan yan: 'shan zai, shan zai! miao da zhi hui rao yi wo deng, miao yi jian yuan wo deng yu wen.'

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[0264c09] "Then the great master arrived at the World-Honored One's (世尊 [shi zun]) presence, knelt on his right knee, and immediately the Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千大千耐提蘭佛剎 [san qian da qian nai ti lan fu sha]) (three thousand great thousand Buddha-lands) trembled in six ways with a great tremor, shaking violently, surging and sinking. Bells, conchs, and drums resounded naturally, and birds and beasts emitted soft sounds. All the withered trees in the world bloomed with flowers and leaves. In this Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千大千世界 [san qian da qian shi jie]), the earth-dwelling bhūtas (鬼神 [gui shen]), some encouraged to Bodhi and some not, excluding those in hell, hungry ghosts, and various animals, all became filled with beneficial minds, good minds, minds free from enmity and jealousy, pure minds, compassionate minds, and unprecedented minds. Those who dwell in the air rejoiced in their minds in the sky, offering various garlands of flowers, fragrant sounds, precious jewels, banners, canopies, standards, garments, and crowns, with soft voices, as offerings to hear the Brahmin's vows. Even the devas (天 [tian]) up to the Akaniṣṭha (阿迦尼吒 [a jia ni zha]) heaven all descended to Jambudvīpa (閻浮提 [yan fu ti]) and dwelled in the sky, holding various heavenly incenses and even crowns, offering them to hear the Brahmin's vows.

[0264c09] “shí dà shī zhì shì zūn suǒ, yòu xī zhe de, shí sān qiān dà qiān nài tí lán fú shā, liù zhǒng zhèn dòng jí dà zhèn dòng, xī jí qīng yáo [shān*pǒ] é yǒng méi, zhōng líng lí gǔ zì rán ér míng, qín shòu zhòng niǎo chū róu ruǎn yīn, shì jiè kū shù jiē shēng huā yè. yú cǐ sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè de zhù guǐ shén, yǒu quàn pú tí yǒu wèi quàn zhě, chú de yù,, è guǐ,, zhǒng zhǒng chù shēng； bǐ yī qiè dé ráo yì xīn,, shàn xīn,, wú yuàn jí xīn,, wú zhuó xīn,, cí xīn,, wèi céng yǒu xīn jiē dé chōng mǎn. yǒu zhòng yīn kōng zhù zhě, bǐ yú xū kōng yì dé huān xǐ, yǐ zhū zá huā mán,, xiāng yīn,, zá bǎo,, fān gài, jí yǐ chuáng huī,, yī bèi,, tóu shě, yǐ róu ruǎn shēng, wèi wén pó luó mén yuàn gù yǐ yòng gōng yǎng. nǎi zhì ā jiā ní zhā jì zhū tiān, jǐn xià yán fú tí zhù xū kōng zhōng, chí zhū tiān xiāng nǎi zhì tóu shě, wèi tīng pó luó mén yuàn gù yǐ yòng gōng yǎng.

[0264c09] "shi da shi zhi shi zun suo, you xi zhe de, shi san qian da qian nai ti lan fu sha, liu zhong zhen dong ji da zhen dong, xi ji qing yao [shan*po] e yong mei, zhong ling li gu zi ran er ming, qin shou zhong niao chu rou ruan yin, shi jie ku shu jie sheng hua ye. yu ci san qian da qian shi jie de zhu gui shen, you quan pu ti you wei quan zhe, chu de yu,, e gui,, zhong zhong chu sheng; bi yi qie de rao yi xin,, shan xin,, wu yuan ji xin,, wu zhuo xin,, ci xin,, wei ceng you xin jie de chong man. you zhong yin kong zhu zhe, bi yu xu kong yi de huan xi, yi zhu za hua man,, xiang yin,, za bao,, fan gai, ji yi chuang hui,, yi bei,, tou she, yi rou ruan sheng, wei wen po luo men yuan gu yi yong gong yang. nai zhi a jia ni zha ji zhu tian, jin xia yan fu ti zhu xu kong zhong, chi zhu tian xiang nai zhi tou she, wei ting po luo men yuan gu yi yong gong yang.

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[0264c21] "At that time, the Brahmin clasped his hands together and praised Ratnākara Tathāgata (寶藏如來 [bao cang ru lai]) with verses:

"'The Venerable One (尊 [zun]) roams in samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) like Brahmā (梵王 [fan wang]),
With a serene countenance like Indra (帝釋 [di shi]);
Dispensing wealth like a monarch,
Holding the most exquisite jewels like an Immortal Venerable One (仙尊 [xian zun]);
His virtue-moistened roar like a lion,
Firm and unmoving like Sumera (須彌 [xu mi]);
Devoid of anger like the great ocean,
Enduring good and evil equally like the earth;
Cleansing all defilements like great waters,
Burning all forests of defilements like immortal fire;
Untainted like a swift wind,
Revealing reality like a great deva (大天 [da tian]);
The Muni (牟尼 [mou ni]) pours forth Dharma like dragon rain,
Nourishing the world like timely moisture;
Subduing external paths like a debater,
The Immortal One (仙 [xian]) emits virtuous fragrance like a wonderful flower;
His wonderful voice soft like Brahmā (梵王 [fan wang]),
Healing the world and delivering from suffering like a good physician;
His mind dwells in equality like a compassionate mother,
Always embracing sentient beings like a father;
Shattering all strong enemies like a vajra (金剛 [jin gang]),
Severing branches of attachment like a divine sword;
Rescuing sentient beings like a boatman,
Bestowing wisdom like a Muni (牟尼 [mou ni]);
Granting cool light like the Muni-moon (牟尼月 [mou ni yue]),
Opening the human flowers like the sun;
Granting the four supreme fruits like a wonderful tree,
Encircled by immortal assemblies like a king of birds;
The Venerable One's (尊 [zun]) mind is vast like the great ocean,
Treating the world equally like grass and trees;
Contemplating the nature of all phenomena like an empty scroll,
The Venerable One (尊 [zun]) adapts to the world like water;
The Buddha (佛 [fu]) bestows Bodhi prophecies upon many assemblies,
Possessing the most wonderful marks and great compassion;
I have converted immeasurable sentient beings,
May I now be prophesied to Bodhi;
Attaining Buddhahood in the turbulent and hateful age,
Placing sentient beings on the path of tranquility.'

[0264c21] “ěr shí pó luó mén chā shǒu hé zhǎng, yǐ jì zàn tàn bǎo cáng rú lái yán:

“ ‘zūn yóu sān mèi rú fàn wáng,　　yán sè cóng róng yóu dì shì；
　　shī yǔ qián cái rú guó zhǔ,　　chí zuì miào bǎo ruò xiān zūn；
　　dé rú hǒu yīn rú shī zi,　　jiān gù bù dòng yù xū mí；
　　wú yǒu nù huì rú dà hǎi,　　hán rěn hǎo è děng rú de；
　　chú yī qiè gòu rú dà shuǐ,　　shāo zhū jié lín rú xiān huǒ；
　　wú suǒ rǎn zhe yóu jí fēng,　　kāi xiàn zhēn shí rú dà tiān；
　　móu ní shù fǎ rú lóng yǔ,　　chōng jì shì jiān yóu shí zé；
　　jiàng fú wài dào rú lùn shī,　　xiān fàng dé xiāng rú miào huā；
　　miào shēng róu ruǎn rú fàn wáng,　　zhì shì tuō kǔ rú liáng yī；
　　xīn zhù píng děng rú cí mǔ,　　cháng shè zhòng shēng yù rú fù；
　　pò zhū jiān yuàn rú jīn gāng,　　duàn ēn ài zhī rú shén jiàn；
　　jì dù zhòng shēng rú chuán shī,　　shī rén zhì huì rú móu ní；
　　shī liáng guāng rú móu ní yuè,　　kāi fū rén huā yóu rú rì；
　　shī sì shàng guǒ rú miào shù,　　xiān zhòng wéi rào rú niǎo wáng；
　　zūn yì shén guǎng rú dà hǎi,　　děng xīn yú shì yóu cǎo mù；
　　guān zhū fǎ xìng rú kōng juǎn,　　zūn děng suí shì pì rú shuǐ；
　　fú shòu duō zhòng pú tí jì,　　chí zuì miào xiāng shàn dà bēi；
　　wǒ huà zhòng shēng duō wú liàng,　　yuàn jīn shòu wǒ pú tí jì；
　　yú zhuó jié yuàn shì chéng fú,　　ān zhì zhòng shēng jìng jì dào.’

[0264c21] "er shi po luo men cha shou he zhang, yi ji zan tan bao cang ru lai yan:

" 'zun you san mei ru fan wang, yan se cong rong you di shi;
shi yu qian cai ru guo zhu, chi zui miao bao ruo xian zun;
de ru hou yin ru shi zi, jian gu bu dong yu xu mi;
wu you nu hui ru da hai, han ren hao e deng ru de;
chu yi qie gou ru da shui, shao zhu jie lin ru xian huo;
wu suo ran zhe you ji feng, kai xian zhen shi ru da tian;
mou ni shu fa ru long yu, chong ji shi jian you shi ze;
jiang fu wai dao ru lun shi, xian fang de xiang ru miao hua;
miao sheng rou ruan ru fan wang, zhi shi tuo ku ru liang yi;
xin zhu ping deng ru ci mu, chang she zhong sheng yu ru fu;
po zhu jian yuan ru jin gang, duan en ai zhi ru shen jian;
ji du zhong sheng ru chuan shi, shi ren zhi hui ru mou ni;
shi liang guang ru mou ni yue, kai fu ren hua you ru ri;
shi si shang guo ru miao shu, xian zhong wei rao ru niao wang;
zun yi shen guang ru da hai, deng xin yu shi you cao mu;
guan zhu fa xing ru kong juan, zun deng sui shi pi ru shui;
fu shou duo zhong pu ti ji, chi zui miao xiang shan da bei;
wo hua zhong sheng duo wu liang, yuan jin shou wo pu ti ji;
yu zhuo jie yuan shi cheng fu, an zhi zhong sheng jing ji dao.'

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[0265a13] "Good man! After the great national master, the Brahmin Haiji (國大師海濟婆羅門 [guo da shi hai ji po luo men]), praised Ratnākara Tathāgata (寶藏如來 [bao cang ru lai]) with these verses, immediately all the great assembly of devas (天 [tian]), nāgas (龍 [long]), yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), gandharvas (乾闥婆 [gan ta po]), and humans exclaimed, 'Excellent!' Then the great national master said to the Buddha: 'World-Honored One! I have converted hundreds of thousands of crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of sentient beings to Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). Each of them, after contemplation, has received a wonderful land and taken a pure intention. They have planted various good roots and are easy to convert. These thousands of Caturmāṇa (四月鬘 [si yue man]) and others, who have mastered the four Vedas (鞞陀羅 [bing tuo luo]) and whom the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]) will prophesy to in the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]), these brave men also teach and convert sentient beings who are greedy, angry, ignorant, and egoistic with the Three Vehicles. They also abandon heavy defilements, the evil age, and unceasing karma, slander the True Dharma, revile the saints, dwell in wrong views, lack the seven sacred qualities, do not know their parents, do not recognize śramaṇas (沙門 [sha men]), do not distinguish Brahmins (婆羅門 [po luo men]), do not know how to repay kindness, do not know merit, do not fear future lives, do not seek the virtues of the three good heavenly beings, commit the ten evil deeds of the three unwholesome actions, are abandoned by all good spiritual friends, are ridiculed by all wise people, are swept away by the swift waters of the defilements of the three realms, burned in the river of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]) ashes, obscured by ignorance, separated from all good deeds, abandoning those sentient beings and placing them in a land without a Buddha, separated from all good roots and accumulating unwholesome roots, distressed on wrong paths in the great wilderness. At that time, the people in the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) world during the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]) will have a lifespan of a thousand years, and they will be abandoned by these wise and good men. At that time, being oppressed by the causes and conditions of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]) in the three realms, having no refuge, no destination, no one to rely on, afflicted by suffering; abandoning these sentient beings, each taking a wonderful land with an easily converted pure intention, planting various good roots, diligently and tirelessly cultivating, having previously associated with and made offerings to many Buddhas, thereby converting them. World-Honored One! Is this not so?' Ratnākara Tathāgata (寶藏如來 [bao cang ru lai]) said to him: 'So it is, so it is! Brahmin! Just as those sentient beings have made vows to attain a Buddha-land adorned as they desire, I shall likewise bestow upon them prophecies.'

[0265a13] “shàn nán zi! guó dà shī hǎi jì pó luó mén yǐ shì jì zàn bǎo cáng rú lái yǐ, jí shí yī qiè dà zhòng tiān,, lóng,, yè chā,, gān tà pó,, shì rén, tàn yán: ‘shàn zāi.’ shí guó dà shī bái fú yán: ‘shì zūn! wǒ quàn huà duō yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān zhòng shēng yú ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, bǐ gè gè guān yǐ, ér shòu miào tǔ qǔ qīng jìng yì. zhǒng zhū shàn gēn yì huà zhòng shēng, cǐ qiān sì yuè mán děng tōng sì bǐng tuó luó, rú lái suǒ kě shòu xián jié zhōng jì zhě, bǐ zhū zhàng fū, yì yǐ sān chéng jiào huà tān yù,, chēn huì,, yú chī wú wǒ zhòng shēng, bǐ děng yì shě zhòng jié fán nǎo è shì, qì wú jiān yè, fěi bàng zhèng fǎ, fēi huǐ xián shèng, zhù yú xié jiàn fá shèng qī cái； bù zhī fù mǔ,, bù shí shā mén,, bù bié pó luó mén, bù zhī zuò ēn,, bù zhī fú dé,, bù wèi hòu shì； bù qiú sān shàn tiān rén zhī dé, zào sān bù shàn zhī shí è yè； wèi yī qiè shàn zhī shí suǒ qì, wèi yī qiè huì rén suǒ jī； wèi sān jiè fán nǎo shǐ shuǐ suǒ piào, méi zài shēng sǐ huī hé shāo zhǔ； chī míng suǒ bì lí zhū shàn yè, qì bǐ zhòng shēng zhì wú fú guó； lí zhū shàn gēn jí bù shàn gēn, kùn yú xié dào chù dà kuàng yě. dāng ěr zhī shí, suō hē shì jiè xián jié zhōng rén zhuǎn shòu qiān suì, wèi cǐ zhì huì zhū shàn zhàng fū zhī suǒ qì shě. dāng yú ěr shí, wèi sān jiè shēng sǐ yīn yuán suǒ bī, wú tóu,, wú qù,, wú suǒ guī yī, kǔ qì suǒ kùn； shě cǐ zhòng shēng gè qǔ miào tǔ yì huà jìng yì, zhǒng zhū shàn gēn jīng jìn bù xiè, yǐ céng qīn jìn gōng yǎng duō fú ér jì huà zhī. shì zūn! rú shì bù yé?’ bǎo cáng rú lái ér gào zhī yán: ‘rú shì, rú shì! pó luó mén! suí bǐ zhòng shēng lì yuàn suǒ qǔ fú tǔ zhuāng yán, wǒ yì rú shì shòu bǐ děng jì.’

[0265a13] "shan nan zi! guo da shi hai ji po luo men yi shi ji zan bao cang ru lai yi, ji shi yi qie da zhong tian,, long,, ye cha,, gan ta po,, shi ren, tan yan: 'shan zai.' shi guo da shi bai fu yan: 'shi zun! wo quan hua duo yi na you ta bai qian zhong sheng yu a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, bi ge ge guan yi, er shou miao tu qu qing jing yi. zhong zhu shan gen yi hua zhong sheng, ci qian si yue man deng tong si bing tuo luo, ru lai suo ke shou xian jie zhong ji zhe, bi zhu zhang fu, yi yi san cheng jiao hua tan yu,, chen hui,, yu chi wu wo zhong sheng, bi deng yi she zhong jie fan nao e shi, qi wu jian ye, fei bang zheng fa, fei hui xian sheng, zhu yu xie jian fa sheng qi cai; bu zhi fu mu,, bu shi sha men,, bu bie po luo men, bu zhi zuo en,, bu zhi fu de,, bu wei hou shi; bu qiu san shan tian ren zhi de, zao san bu shan zhi shi e ye; wei yi qie shan zhi shi suo qi, wei yi qie hui ren suo ji; wei san jie fan nao shi shui suo piao, mei zai sheng si hui he shao zhu; chi ming suo bi li zhu shan ye, qi bi zhong sheng zhi wu fu guo; li zhu shan gen ji bu shan gen, kun yu xie dao chu da kuang ye. dang er zhi shi, suo he shi jie xian jie zhong ren zhuan shou qian sui, wei ci zhi hui zhu shan zhang fu zhi suo qi she. dang yu er shi, wei san jie sheng si yin yuan suo bi, wu tou,, wu qu,, wu suo gui yi, ku qi suo kun; she ci zhong sheng ge qu miao tu yi hua jing yi, zhong zhu shan gen jing jin bu xie, yi ceng qin jin gong yang duo fu er ji hua zhi. shi zun! ru shi bu ye?' bao cang ru lai er gao zhi yan: 'ru shi, ru shi! po luo men! sui bi zhong sheng li yuan suo qu fu tu zhuang yan, wo yi ru shi shou bi deng ji.'

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0265b07] "The Brahmin said: 'World-Honored One! My mind trembles like a banana leaf, filled with great worry, and my whole body is numb. World-Honored One! All these great Bodhisattvas (大菩薩 [da pu sa]) have aroused great compassion, yet they abandon that time when the evil age is rampant, and sentient beings are in darkness, all abandoned. World-Honored One! In the future, after one asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) of Gaṅgā (恒河 [heng he]) sands, two asaṃkhyeyas (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) of Gaṅgā (恒河 [heng he]) sands, and three asaṃkhyeyas (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) of Gaṅgā (恒河 [heng he]) sands, during the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]), when human life span is a thousand years, I will be able to dwell in saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]) and practice the Bodhisattva path. I will not rely on the power of vows to deliver sentient beings, but will practice the Six Pāramitās (波羅蜜 [bo luo mi]) to convert them. I have heard from the Buddha that being able to abandon and give material things is Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]). I will practice Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]) in this way. Wherever I am born, if there are those who seek, I will give to them, namely: food, khādya (佉闍 [qu du]), bhojya (蒱闍 [pu du]), sara (螺夜 [luo ye]), leha (梨舍 [li she]), clothes, bedding, gardens, houses, garlands, scented ointments, medicine according to illness, banners, canopies, money, elephants, horses, carriages, gold, silver, various jewels, maṇi (摩尼 [mo ni]), pearls, vaidūrya (琉璃 [liu li]), kārkeṭana (砗磲 [che qu]), agate, coral, amber, rose quartz, and other treasures. With compassion for sentient beings, I will give such things with joy, without expecting rewards, solely for the sake of embracing and delivering sentient beings. Furthermore, if there are sentient beings who seek extremely difficult things to abandon, I will give them, namely: male and female servants, villages, cities, palaces, royal positions, wives and concubines, sons and daughters, and even hands, feet, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin, flesh, bones, marrow, body and life, even if they ask for my head. With compassion for sentient beings, I will give such things with extreme joy, without seeking rewards, solely for the sake of embracing and delivering them. There has never been a Bodhisattva practicing Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) who could practice Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]) in this way, nor will there be a Bodhisattva practicing Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) who can make such great offerings as I do wherever I am born, for immeasurable asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of hundreds of thousands of kalpas, practicing Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) and practicing Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]). I will establish the eye of merit and light of giving for future Bodhisattvas who possess great compassion, contemplating all defilements. This is Śīla-pāramitā (尸羅波羅蜜 [shi luo bo luo mi]). I will practice Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) in this way, practicing various precepts. I will practice unsurpassed difficult asceticism as previously described, without falling into states, contemplating selflessness. This is Kṣānti-pāramitā (羼提波羅蜜 [chan ti bo luo mi]). I will practice Kṣānti (羼提 [chan ti]) in this way, as previously described. Furthermore, being weary of all conditioned phenomena, all unconditioned stillness and unsurpassed practice without regression, this is Vīrya-pāramitā (毘梨耶波羅蜜 [pi li ye bo luo mi]). In all actions, practicing equanimity and emptiness, this is Dhyāna-pāramitā (禪那波羅蜜 [chan na bo luo mi]). As for the nature of unborn phenomena and forbearance, this is Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]). I will be firm and brave in this way, practicing Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]) for immeasurable asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of hundreds of thousands of kalpas. There has never been a Bodhisattva practicing Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) who could practice Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]) with such firm bravery as I do, nor will there be a Bodhisattva practicing Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) who can practice Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]) with such firm bravery as I do, establishing the eye of wisdom and merit for future Bodhisattvas who possess great compassion. My initial aspiration is to manifest great compassion for future Bodhisattvas, up to unsurpassed parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan]). May those Bodhisattvas attain what they have never had. Therefore, I will not lightly practice giving, precepts, unsupported forbearance, unconditioned vigor, non-abiding meditation, unattached wisdom, non-duality, or seek rewards. For sentient beings who lack the seven sacred qualities, who are abandoned and placed in a land without a Buddha, who commit unceasing karma, slander the True Dharma, revile the saints, are all of wrong views, accumulate unwholesome roots and fall into the wilderness, distressed by these wrong paths, I will practice the Pāramitās (波羅蜜 [bo luo mi]) with extreme vigor. For the sake of planting good roots for each sentient being, I can endure the suffering of the Avīci (阿鼻 [a bi]) hell for ten great kalpas. Similarly, for animals, hungry ghosts, yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), and the poor among humans, I can endure such suffering. As for all sentient beings for whom good roots are planted, I will embrace and deliver those whose minds are weary and withered, up to the end of the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]). I do not seek the blessings of human and heavenly honor and gain, except for being a Bodhisattva in his last existence, waiting in Tuṣita (兜率 [dou lu]) heaven to attain Bodhi.

[0265b07] “pó luó mén bái yán: ‘shì zūn! wǒ xīn zhèn yáo rú bā jiāo yè, yì shén yōu lǜ jǔ shēn dā rán. shì zūn! shì yī qiè dà pú sà jiē fā dà bēi, rán qì bǐ shí è shì chì shèng, zhòng shēng chù zài àn mèi zhī zhōng jiē shì suǒ qì. shì zūn! wǒ yì yú dāng lái shì, guò yī héng hé shā shù ā sēng qí,, èr héng hé shā ā sēng qí,, sān héng hé shā ā sēng qí zhī yú, yú xián jié zhōng dài shì rén shòu qiān suì shí, wǒ néng yú ěr suǒ shí, chù zài shēng sǐ xíng pú tí xíng, wǒ néng bù yǐ yuàn lì qǔ dù zhòng shēng, dāng xíng liù bō luó mì ér qǔ huà dù. céng cóng fú wén, néng shě wù shī shì tán bō luó mì. wǒ dāng rú shì xíng tán bō luó mì. zài suǒ shēng chù yǒu lái qiú zhě, wǒ dāng rú shì shī zhī, suǒ wèi: yǐn shí,, qū dū,, pú dū,, luó yè,, lí shě, yī fú,, wò jù,, yuán lín,, fáng shě,, mán shì,, tú xiāng,, suí bìng yǔ yào, chuáng fān,, huī gài,, qián cái,, xiàng mǎ,, chē chéng, jīn yín,, zá bǎo,, mó ní,, zhēn zhū,, liú lí [wáng*lèi] jí chē qú,, mǎ nǎo,, shān hú,, hǔ pò,, méi guī bìng jí yú bǎo, bēi niàn zhòng shēng yǐ huān xǐ shī rú shì děng wù, dù zhòng shēng gù bù wàng guǒ bào, wèi shè dù zhòng shēng gù jù zú shī yǔ. fù yǒu zhòng shēng qiú jí nán shě wǒ dāng yǔ zhī, suǒ wèi: nú bì,, jù luò,, chéng yì,, gōng diàn,, wáng wèi,, qī qiè,, nán nǚ jí yǔ shǒu,, zú,, yǎn,, ěr,, bí,, shé,, pí fū,, xuè ròu,, gǔ suǐ,, shēn mìng nǎi zhì qiú tóu, bēi niàn zhòng shēng yǐ jí huān xǐ rú shì shī yǔ, bù qiú guǒ bào wèi shè dù gù, wǒ dāng rú shì xíng tán bō luó mì. xiān wèi céng yǒu pú sà xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí xíng néng rú shì xíng tán bō luó mì zhě, hòu yì wú yǒu pú sà xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí xíng néng rú shì dà shī. rú wǒ zài suǒ shēng chù, wú liàng ā sēng qí yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān jié zhōng, xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí xíng, xíng tán bō luó mì. wǒ dāng wèi hòu jù dà bēi pú sà ān lì shī yǎn gōng dé guāng sī wéi zhū jié, shì shī luó bō luó mì, wǒ dāng rú shì xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, xíng zhǒng zhǒng chí jiè； wǒ xíng wú shàng nán xíng kǔ xíng rú qián suǒ shuō, yú jìng jiè bù duò luò, guān wǒ wú wǒ gù, shì chàn tí bō luó mì, wǒ dāng rú shì xiū xíng chàn tí, rú qián suǒ shuō. yòu yàn huàn zhū yǒu wèi, yī qiè wú wèi jìng jì xíng wú shàng ér bù tuì, shì pí lí yé bō luó mì. yú yī qiè zuò shě xíng kōng děng, shì chán nà bō luó mì. rú xìng wú shēng fǎ rěn, shì bān ruò bō luó mì, wǒ dāng rú shì jiān gù yǒng lì, wú liàng ā sēng qí yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān jié zhōng xíng bān ruò bō luó mì. xiān wú pú sà xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí xíng yǒu néng rú shì jiān gù yǒng lì xíng bān ruò bō luó mì zhě, hòu yì wú pú sà xíng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí xíng yǒu néng rú shì jiān gù yǒng lì xíng bān ruò bō luó mì rú wǒ suǒ xíng, wèi hòu shí jù dà bēi zhū pú sà ān lì huì gōng dé yǎn. wǒ chū fā xīn wèi hòu pú sà shì xiàn dà bēi, nǎi zhì wú shàng bān niè pán, bǐ zhū pú sà dé wèi céng yǒu, shì gù wǒ bù qīng xíng shī,, jiè,, wú yī rěn,, wú xiǎng jìn,, wú zhù chán,, wú zhe huì, wú èr wǒ, bù qiú guǒ bào. zhòng shēng fá shèng qī cái, shě qì bǐ yī qiè zhòng zhì wú fú tǔ zhōng, zuò wú jiān yè, bàng zhèng fǎ, huǐ xián shèng, jǐn jiē xié jiàn, jí bù shàn gēn zhuì zài kuàng yě, wèi cǐ xié dào suǒ kùn zhòng shēng gù, wǒ yǐ jí yǒng měng lì xíng bō luó mì. yī yī zhòng shēng suǒ wèi zhì shàn gēn zhǒng gù, yú shí dà jié néng shòu ā bí de yù kǔ tòng, rú shì chù shēng,, è guǐ,, yè chā,, pín qióng rén zhōng pín qióng, néng rěn sī kǔ, rú yī qiè zhòng shēng suǒ zhì shàn gēn zhǒng, wǒ dāng rú shì shè dù kōng juàn xīn yì jiāo kū zhòng shēng, nǎi zhì xián jié zhī jì, wǒ bù qiú rén tiān róng lì zhī fú, wéi chú yī shēng bǔ chù zài dōu lǜ tiān dài chéng pú tí shí.

[0265b07] "po luo men bai yan: 'shi zun! wo xin zhen yao ru ba jiao ye, yi shen you lu ju shen da ran. shi zun! shi yi qie da pu sa jie fa da bei, ran qi bi shi e shi chi sheng, zhong sheng chu zai an mei zhi zhong jie shi suo qi. shi zun! wo yi yu dang lai shi, guo yi heng he sha shu a seng qi,, er heng he sha a seng qi,, san heng he sha a seng qi zhi yu, yu xian jie zhong dai shi ren shou qian sui shi, wo neng yu er suo shi, chu zai sheng si xing pu ti xing, wo neng bu yi yuan li qu du zhong sheng, dang xing liu bo luo mi er qu hua du. ceng cong fu wen, neng she wu shi shi tan bo luo mi. wo dang ru shi xing tan bo luo mi. zai suo sheng chu you lai qiu zhe, wo dang ru shi shi zhi, suo wei: yin shi,, qu du,, pu du,, luo ye,, li she, yi fu,, wo ju,, yuan lin,, fang she,, man shi,, tu xiang,, sui bing yu yao, chuang fan,, hui gai,, qian cai,, xiang ma,, che cheng, jin yin,, za bao,, mo ni,, zhen zhu,, liu li [wang*lei] ji che qu,, ma nao,, shan hu,, hu po,, mei gui bing ji yu bao, bei nian zhong sheng yi huan xi shi ru shi deng wu, du zhong sheng gu bu wang guo bao, wei she du zhong sheng gu ju zu shi yu. fu you zhong sheng qiu ji nan she wo dang yu zhi, suo wei: nu bi,, ju luo,, cheng yi,, gong dian,, wang wei,, qi qie,, nan nu ji yu shou,, zu,, yan,, er,, bi,, she,, pi fu,, xue rou,, gu sui,, shen ming nai zhi qiu tou, bei nian zhong sheng yi ji huan xi ru shi shi yu, bu qiu guo bao wei she du gu, wo dang ru shi xing tan bo luo mi. xian wei ceng you pu sa xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti xing neng ru shi xing tan bo luo mi zhe, hou yi wu you pu sa xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti xing neng ru shi da shi. ru wo zai suo sheng chu, wu liang a seng qi yi na you ta bai qian jie zhong, xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti xing, xing tan bo luo mi. wo dang wei hou ju da bei pu sa an li shi yan gong de guang si wei zhu jie, shi shi luo bo luo mi, wo dang ru shi xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, xing zhong zhong chi jie; wo xing wu shang nan xing ku xing ru qian suo shuo, yu jing jie bu duo luo, guan wo wu wo gu, shi chan ti bo luo mi, wo dang ru shi xiu xing chan ti, ru qian suo shuo. you yan huan zhu you wei, yi qie wu wei jing ji xing wu shang er bu tui, shi pi li ye bo luo mi. yu yi qie zuo she xing kong deng, shi chan na bo luo mi. ru xing wu sheng fa ren, shi ban ruo bo luo mi, wo dang ru shi jian gu yong li, wu liang a seng qi yi na you ta bai qian jie zhong xing ban ruo bo luo mi. xian wu pu sa xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti xing you neng ru shi jian gu yong li xing ban ruo bo luo mi zhe, hou yi wu pu sa xing a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti xing you neng ru shi jian gu yong li xing ban ruo bo luo mi ru wo suo xing, wei hou shi ju da bei zhu pu sa an li hui gong de yan. wo chu fa xin wei hou pu sa shi xian da bei, nai zhi wu shang ban nie pan, bi zhu pu sa de wei ceng you, shi gu wo bu qing xing shi,, jie,, wu yi ren,, wu xiang jin,, wu zhu chan,, wu zhe hui, wu er wo, bu qiu guo bao. zhong sheng fa sheng qi cai, she qi bi yi qie zhong zhi wu fu tu zhong, zuo wu jian ye, bang zheng fa, hui xian sheng, jin jie xie jian, ji bu shan gen zhui zai kuang ye, wei ci xie dao suo kun zhong sheng gu, wo yi ji yong meng li xing bo luo mi. yi yi zhong sheng suo wei zhi shan gen zhong gu, yu shi da jie neng shou a bi de yu ku tong, ru shi chu sheng,, e gui,, ye cha,, pin qiong ren zhong pin qiong, neng ren si ku, ru yi qie zhong sheng suo zhi shan gen zhong, wo dang ru shi she du kong juan xin yi jiao ku zhong sheng, nai zhi xian jie zhi ji, wo bu qiu ren tian rong li zhi fu, wei chu yi sheng bu chu zai dou lu tian dai cheng pu ti shi.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0265c29] "'During that time, while in saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]), I will draw near to Buddhas (佛 [fu]) as numerous as the dust particles in a Buddha-land, and offer various offerings to each Buddha (佛 [fu]) as numerous as the dust particles in a Buddha-land. From each Buddha (佛 [fu]), I will obtain merits as numerous as the dust particles in a Buddha-land, and persuade sentient beings as numerous as the dust particles in a Buddha-land to Bodhi. The Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle and the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]) will be likewise; I will persuade and convert them according to their desires. If there is no Buddha (佛 [fu]) in the world, I will become an ṛṣi (仙人 [xian ren]), and convert those sentient beings with various good deeds, causing them to dwell in supernatural powers. For those who worship Maheśvara (摩醯首羅天 [mo xi shou luo tian]) due to wrong views, I will manifest as Maheśvara (摩醯首羅天 [mo xi shou luo tian]) and persuade them to good deeds. I will manifest as Nārāyaṇa (那羅延 [na luo yan]), the sun and moon, and even as Brahmā (梵天 [fan tian]), persuading them to good Dharma. Or I will manifest as Garuḍa (迦樓羅 [jia lou luo]), persuading Garuḍa (迦樓羅鳥 [jia lou luo niao]) birds to cultivate good practices, and even manifest as a rabbit, feeding hungry and thirsty sentient beings with my own flesh and blood, and saving all sentient beings in distress with my own life. World-Honored One! At that time, I will cultivate various difficult practices with extreme vigor, for those whose minds are withered and lack good roots. At that time, for the sake of sentient beings, I will endure various sufferings in saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]), until after one asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) of Gaṅgā (恒河 [heng he]) sands, two asaṃkhyeyas (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) of Gaṅgā (恒河 [heng he]) sands, and more, I will first enter the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]). When Candramāla Kumāra (月鬘童子 [yue man tong zi]) attains Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) and is known as Krakucchanda Tathāgata (迦羅迦孫陀如來 [jia luo jia sun tuo ru lai]). At that time, may I, with the eye of holy wisdom, see the World-Honored Buddhas (諸佛世尊 [zhu fu shi zun]) who have already turned the wheel of Dharma and are presently abiding in the ten directions, in worlds as numerous as the dust particles in a thousand Buddha-lands. These are the sentient beings whom I had previously persuaded, whose minds were withered, who had accumulated unwholesome roots, lacked the seven sacred qualities, were abandoned by all in empty Buddha-lands, committed unceasing karma, slandered the True Dharma, reviled the saints, and were distressed by wrong paths in the great wilderness. I had previously praised Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]) to them and persuaded them to Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]), causing them to dwell therein. These sentient beings are those whom I had previously persuaded to dwell in Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]) and even Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]). These sentient beings are those for whom I had planted the seeds of unsurpassed nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]), who were pulled out of evil destinies; may they be established with wisdom and merit, and brought to the World-Honored Buddhas (諸佛世尊 [zhu fu shi zun]) who are presently abiding, and receive the prophecy of Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]), attain samādhi-dhāraṇī-kṣānti (三昧陀羅尼忍辱 [san mei tuo luo ni ren ru]), and ascend the Bodhisattva stages. These sentient beings are those whom I had previously persuaded and taught to take vows to attain adorned Buddha-lands, and those who desire to attain adorned Buddha-lands according to their wishes.

[0265c29] “ ‘wǒ yú ěr suǒ shí shēng sǐ zhōng, qīn jìn fú tǔ wēi chén shù zhū fú, yǐ fú tǔ wēi chén shù zhǒng zhǒng gōng jù, gōng yǎng yī yī zhū fú； yú yī yī fú suǒ dé fú tǔ wēi chén shù gōng dé, fú tǔ wēi chén shù zhòng shēng quàn yǐ pú tí. pì zhī fú chéng,, shēng wén chéng yì rú shì, suí qí suǒ yù wǒ yǐ rú shì ér quàn huà zhī. ruò shì wú fú, wǒ zuò xiān rén, yǐ zhū shàn yè huà bǐ zhòng shēng lìng zhù shén tōng. yīn yú xié jiàn fèng shì mó xī shǒu luó tiān zhě, jí xiàn mó xī shǒu luó tiān quàn yǐ shàn yè. xiàn nà luó yán rì yuè, nǎi zhì xiàn fàn tiān xíng, quàn yǐ shàn fǎ. huò xiàn jiā lóu luó, quàn jiā lóu luó niǎo xiū zhū shàn xíng, nǎi zhì xiàn wèi tù xíng, jī kě zhòng shēng yǐ shēn ròu xuè ér chōng jì zhī, yǐ jǐ shēn mìng jiù bǐ yī qiè jí è zhòng shēng. shì zūn! wǒ dāng yú ěr suǒ shí, yǐ jí yǒng lì xiū zhū nán xíng, wèi xīn yì jiāo kū fá shàn gēn zhě, wǒ yú ěr shí suǒ wèi zhòng shēng gù, shòu yú shēng sǐ zhǒng zhǒng kǔ qiè, nǎi zhì guò yī héng hé shā shù ā sēng qí,, èr héng hé shā ā sēng qí zhī yú shǐ rù xián jié zhōng, rú yuè mán tóng zi chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, hào jiā luó jiā sūn tuó rú lái. lìng wǒ ěr shí yǐ shèng huì yǎn, jiàn yú shí fāng gè qiān fú tǔ wēi chén shù shì jiè zhōng, yǐ zhuǎn fǎ lún xiàn zài zhù shì zhū fú shì zūn, shì wǒ xiān suǒ quàn huà xīn yì jiāo kū jí bù shàn gēn fá shèng qī cái, wèi yī qiè suǒ qì zài kōng fú tǔ, zuò wú jiān yè,, fěi bàng zhèng fǎ,, fēi huǐ xián shèng, nǎi zhì xié dào suǒ kùn chù dà kuàng yě zhě； wǒ xiān wèi bǐ zhòng shēng zàn tàn ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, quàn yǐ ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, lìng zhù qí zhōng zhě； bǐ zhòng shēng shì wǒ xiān suǒ quàn huà zhù tán bō luó mì, nǎi zhì bān ruò bō luó mì zhě； bǐ zhòng shēng shì wǒ zhì wú shàng niè pán shàn gēn zhǒng zhě, bá chū è qù zhě； shǐ lì jù zhì huì fú dé, jiāng zhì xiàn zài zhù shì zhū fú shì zūn suǒ, dé shòu ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí jì zhě, dé sān mèi tuó luó ní rěn rǔ zhě, dé dēng de zhě； bǐ zhòng shēng shì wǒ xiān suǒ quàn huà jiào shǐ lì yuàn qǔ zhuāng yán fú tǔ, suí bǐ suǒ yù qǔ zhuāng yán fú tǔ zhě.

[0265c29] " 'wo yu er suo shi sheng si zhong, qin jin fu tu wei chen shu zhu fu, yi fu tu wei chen shu zhong zhong gong ju, gong yang yi yi zhu fu; yu yi yi fu suo de fu tu wei chen shu gong de, fu tu wei chen shu zhong sheng quan yi pu ti. pi zhi fu cheng,, sheng wen cheng yi ru shi, sui qi suo yu wo yi ru shi er quan hua zhi. ruo shi wu fu, wo zuo xian ren, yi zhu shan ye hua bi zhong sheng ling zhu shen tong. yin yu xie jian feng shi mo xi shou luo tian zhe, ji xian mo xi shou luo tian quan yi shan ye. xian na luo yan ri yue, nai zhi xian fan tian xing, quan yi shan fa. huo xian jia lou luo, quan jia lou luo niao xiu zhu shan xing, nai zhi xian wei tu xing, ji ke zhong sheng yi shen rou xue er chong ji zhi, yi ji shen ming jiu bi yi qie ji e zhong sheng. shi zun! wo dang yu er suo shi, yi ji yong li xiu zhu nan xing, wei xin yi jiao ku fa shan gen zhe, wo yu er shi suo wei zhong sheng gu, shou yu sheng si zhong zhong ku qie, nai zhi guo yi heng he sha shu a seng qi,, er heng he sha a seng qi zhi yu shi ru xian jie zhong, ru yue man tong zi cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, hao jia luo jia sun tuo ru lai. ling wo er shi yi sheng hui yan, jian yu shi fang ge qian fu tu wei chen shu shi jie zhong, yi zhuan fa lun xian zai zhu shi zhu fu shi zun, shi wo xian suo quan hua xin yi jiao ku ji bu shan gen fa sheng qi cai, wei yi qie suo qi zai kong fu tu, zuo wu jian ye,, fei bang zheng fa,, fei hui xian sheng, nai zhi xie dao suo kun chu da kuang ye zhe; wo xian wei bi zhong sheng zan tan a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, quan yi a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, ling zhu qi zhong zhe; bi zhong sheng shi wo xian suo quan hua zhu tan bo luo mi, nai zhi ban ruo bo luo mi zhe; bi zhong sheng shi wo zhi wu shang nie pan shan gen zhong zhe, ba chu e qu zhe; shi li ju zhi hui fu de, jiang zhi xian zai zhu shi zhu fu shi zun suo, de shou a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti ji zhe, de san mei tuo luo ni ren ru zhe, de deng de zhe; bi zhong sheng shi wo xian suo quan hua jiao shi li yuan qu zhuang yan fu tu, sui bi suo yu qu zhuang yan fu tu zhe.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0266b01] "'At that time, as I entered the Bhadrakalpa (賢劫 [xian jie]), when the holy sun Krakucchanda (迦羅迦孫陀 [jia luo jia sun tuo]) rose, may I see the World-Honored Buddhas (諸佛世尊 [zhu fu shi zun]) who are presently abiding and expounding the Dharma for sentient beings in worlds as numerous as the dust particles of a thousand Buddha-lands in each of the ten directions. Soon after Krakucchanda Tathāgata (迦羅迦孫陀如來 [jia luo jia sun tuo ru lai]), the Arhat (應供 [ying gong]), the Perfectly Enlightened One (正遍知 [zheng bian zhi]), attained Buddhahood, I will go to him, offer various offerings, ask for guidance, renounce the world, observe precepts, be learned, practice samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), and be foremost in expounding the Dharma, second only to the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]). At that time, for those sentient beings whose minds are withered, who have accumulated unwholesome roots, are immersed in wrong views, commit unceasing karma, and are distressed in the wilderness by wrong paths, I will embrace them and expound the Dharma to them. After the holy sun sets, I will perform the work of a Buddha completely. Similarly, soon after Kanakamuni Kāśyapa (迦那迦牟尼迦葉 [jia na jia mou ni jia ye]) attains Buddhahood, I will go to him and perform the work of a Buddha completely, and so on, until the people of the thousand-year age are established in the three meritorious grounds. After that, they will be born in the heavens, and I will expound the Dharma to the devas (天 [tian]) and embrace them. Even when sentient beings live for a hundred and twenty years, are extremely ignorant, arrogant, relying on their appearance, relying on their lineage, ignorant and deluded, full of jealousy and anger, dwelling in the darkness of the five defilements; these sentient beings are heavily afflicted by greed, anger, and ignorance, arrogance, jealousy, clinging to wrong Dharma, living by wrong Dharma, holding wrong and inverted views, lacking the seven sacred qualities; they are not mothers, not fathers, not śramaṇas (沙門 [sha men]), not Brahmins (婆羅門 [po luo men]), do not know kindness, do not perform meritorious deeds; they do not fear future lives, do not cultivate the three meritorious grounds, do not seek the Three Vehicles, do not cultivate the three wholesome karmas but cultivate the three unwholesome karmas, do not cultivate the ten wholesome karmas but enjoy cultivating the ten unwholesome ones; they are afflicted by the four inversions, dwell in the four transformations, follow the four māras (魔 [mo]), are swept away by the four rivers of illness; they are constantly deluded by the five obscurations and six senses, immersed in the wilderness of the eight wrong paths, constantly giving rise to defilements, not seeking the blessings of devas (天人 [tian ren]); they are distressed by inverted views and wrong paths, commit unceasing karma, slander the True Dharma, revile the saints, are separated from all good roots, are stubborn and rough, do not know gratitude; whatever they do, they soon forget, and if they see someone cultivating good, they speak ill of them with malicious intent, having shallow wisdom, little learning, poor memory, incomplete faculties, emaciated and weak, lacking clothing; they associate with evil friends, have deluded thoughts in the womb, are afflicted by many diseases, have ugly appearances, disregard the past and future, have no shame, and are full of fear; in a short mealtime, their body, speech, and mind commit many evil deeds, and they value these. Sentient beings constantly have eternalist views and annihilationist views, minds clinging to the five aggregates, minds greedy for the five desires, joyful minds, agitated minds, resentful minds, deceitful minds, defiled minds, coarse minds, angry minds, untamed minds, ungrasping minds, unyielding minds, minds clinging to wrong Dharma, non-abiding minds, seeking minds, distracted minds, mutually harmful minds, minds separated from Dharma, unrequited minds, minds clinging to the existence of phenomena, minds extinguishing wholesome qualities, minds not generating wholesome qualities, minds not seeking the tranquil mind of nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]), minds not knowing whom to venerate, minds accumulating all defilements and bonds, minds believing old age, sickness, and death are causeless, minds experiencing all defilements, minds clinging to all obstacles, minds destroying the banner of Dharma, minds erecting the banner of views, mutually slandering minds, mutually devouring minds, self-important minds, oppressive minds, intensely jealous minds, mutually killing minds, insatiably greedy minds, jealous of everything others possess, ungrateful minds, thievish minds, lecherous minds, deceitful minds, desireless minds—at that time, there will be no sentient being who is not like this. Among them, they will hear such sounds in succession, namely: the sound of hell, the sound of animals, the sound of hungry ghosts, the sound of sickness, the sound of old age, the sound of death, the sound of harm, the sound of difficulty, the sound of other countries' envoys, the sound of fetters, manacles, and imprisonment, the sound of torture, the sound of right and wrong, the sound of curses, the sound of digging, the sound of destroying assemblies, the sound of theft, the sound of military horses, the sound of famine, the sound of greed and lust, the sound of false speech, the sound of madness, the sound of frivolous speech, the sound of harsh speech, the sound of divisive speech, the sound of jealousy, the sound of accumulating and expending, the sound of quarrels, the sound of ego, the sound of love and hate, the sound of love and dislike, the sound of separation from loved ones and meeting with hated ones, the sound of selling, the sound of mutually selling, the sound of being in the womb, the sound of filth, the sound of cold, the sound of heat, the sound of hunger, the sound of thirst, the sound of fatigue, the sound of pain, the sound of planting, the sound of various karmas of worry, the sound of various oppressions of suffering, the sound of various epidemics—there are forty-five such sounds that sentient beings hear in succession.

[0266b01] “ ‘wǒ ěr shí shǐ rù xián jié, jiā luó jiā sūn tuó shèng rì chū shí, lìng wǒ jiàn yú shí fāng gè qiān fú tǔ, wēi chén shù shì jiè zhōng, xiàn zài zhù shì wèi zhòng shēng shuō fǎ zhū fú shì zūn； jiā luó jiā sūn tuó rú lái,, yīng gōng,, zhèng biàn zhī chéng fú wèi jiǔ, wǒ dāng wǎng yì qí suǒ, yǐ zhǒng zhǒng gōng jù ér gōng yǎng zhī, zī qǐng wèn nán chū jiā xiū jiè, duō wén sān mèi shuō fǎ dì yī, wéi chú rú lái. yú bǐ shí xīn yì jiāo kū zhòng shēng, jí bù shàn gēn,, méi xié jiàn dào,, zuò wú jiān yè, nǎi zhì xié dào suǒ kùn kuàng yě zhòng shēng, wǒ dāng shè dù ér wèi shuō fǎ. shèng rì méi hòu wǒ dāng jù zuò fú shì, rú shì jiā nà jiā móu ní jiā yè chéng fú wèi jiǔ, wǎng zhì qí suǒ nǎi zhì jù zuò fú shì； zhǎn zhuǎn nǎi zhì qiān suì shì rén, yǐ sān fú de ān lì zhòng shēng, guò shì yǐ wǎng shàng shēng tiān shàng, wèi tiān shuō fǎ ér shè dù zhī. nǎi zhì zhòng shēng bǎi èr shí suì, jí shén yú chī,, jiāo ào,, shì sè, zì yǐ zhǒng zú hūn zhuó wú shí, duō huái jí huì chù zài wǔ zhuó àn míng； shì zhū zhòng shēng, tān yù,, chēn huì,, yú chī shén zhòng, jiāo màn,, jí dù,, rǎn zhe fēi fǎ,, fēi fǎ zì huó, xié jiàn dào jiàn fá shèng qī cái； fēi mǔ,, fēi fù,, fēi shā mén,, fēi pó luó mén, bù zhī zuò ēn, bù zuò fú dé； bù wèi hòu shì, bù xiū sān fú de, bù qiú sān chéng, bù xiū sān shàn yè xiū sān è yè, bù xiū shí shàn yè lè xiū shí bù shàn； wèi sì diān dào suǒ kùn, zhù sì huí zhuǎn, suí shùn sì mó, sì bìng hé suǒ piào； cháng suí wǔ gài liù qíng hūn yú, méi zài bā xié kuàng yě, héng qǐ zhū shǐ bù qiú tiān rén fú dé； wèi dào jiàn xié dào suǒ kùn, zuò wú jiān yè fěi bàng zhèng fǎ, fěi huǐ xián shèng lí zhū shàn gēn, gāng qiáng cū guǎng bù zhī ēn fēn； ruò yǒu suǒ zuò xún jí wàng shī, jiàn xiū shàn zhě è xīn jī bàng, qiǎn huì,, shǎo wén,, duō wàng zhū gēn bù jù, léi shòu shǎo lì yī fú fá duǎn； qīn è zhī shí tāi zhōng wàng niàn, zhòng bìng suǒ kùn yán sè chǒu è, bù gù qián hòu wú yǒu cán kuì gèng xiǎng kǒng bù； yī xiǎo shí qǐng shēn,, kǒu,, yì xíng duō zuò è yè, yǐ shì wèi guì. zhòng shēng cháng jiàn,, duàn jiàn, zhe wǔ yīn xīn,, tān wǔ yù xīn,, xǐ xīn,, diào xīn,, yuàn xīn,, qī xīn,, zhuó xīn,, cū xīn,, huì xīn,, bù diào xīn,, bù zhí xīn,, bù róu fú xīn,, zhe fēi fǎ xīn,, wú zhù xīn,, xiāng qiú xīn,, sàn luàn xīn,, gèng xiāng hài xīn,, lí fǎ xīn,, wú bào xīn,, jì yǒu fǎ xīn,, miè shàn xīn,, bù shēng shàn xīn,, bù qiú niè pán jìng xīn,, bù zhī yīng gōng yǎng xīn,, jí yī qiè shǐ fù xīn,, lǎo bìng sǐ wú yīn yuán xīn,, shòu zhū fán nǎo xīn,, zhí yī qiè zhàng ài xīn,, huǐ fǎ chuáng xīn,, shù jiàn chuáng xīn,, gèng xiāng zī huǐ xīn,, gòng xiāng shí dàn xīn,, zì guì xīn,, kùn tā xīn,, jí dù chì shèng xīn,, gòng xiāng shā xīn,, tān yù wú yàn xīn,, jí tā yī qiè suǒ yǒu xīn,, wú ēn fēn xīn,, dào qiè xīn,, xié yín xīn,, qī diào xīn,, wú yuàn xīn, shì shí zhòng shēng wú bù ěr zhě. yú zhōng zhǎn zhuǎn xiāng cóng, wén rú shì shēng, suǒ wèi: de yù shēng,, chù shēng shēng,, è guǐ shēng,, bìng shēng,, lǎo shēng,, sǐ shēng,, hài shēng,, nán shēng,, yīn shǐ tā guó shēng,, jiā suǒ chǒu xiè xì bì shēng,, kǎo chǔ shēng,, shuō shì fēi shēng,, mà lì shēng,, chuān záo shēng,, huài zhòng shēng,, qiè dào shēng,, jūn mǎ shēng,, jī jǐn shēng,, tān yù xié yín shēng,, wàng yǔ shēng,, chī kuáng shēng,, qǐ yǔ shēng,, è kǒu shēng,, liǎng shé shēng,, jí dù shēng,, chū nèi jī jù shēng,, dòu zhèng shēng,, wú wǒ shēng,, ài zēng shēng,, ài bù ài shēng,, ài bié lí yuàn zēng huì shēng,, fàn mài shēng,, dié xiāng yù mài shēng,, chù tāi shēng,, chòu huì shēng,, hán shēng,, rè shēng,, jī shēng,, kě shēng,, pí fá shēng,, jí tòng shēng,, zhǒng zhí shēng,, yōu zhǒng zhǒng yè shēng,, zhǒng zhǒng kǔ bī shēng,, zhǒng zhǒng jí yì shēng,, zhòng shēng zhǎn zhuǎn xiāng cóng wén rú shì shēng yǒu sì shí wǔ.

[0266b01] " 'wo er shi shi ru xian jie, jia luo jia sun tuo sheng ri chu shi, ling wo jian yu shi fang ge qian fu tu, wei chen shu shi jie zhong, xian zai zhu shi wei zhong sheng shuo fa zhu fu shi zun; jia luo jia sun tuo ru lai,, ying gong,, zheng bian zhi cheng fu wei jiu, wo dang wang yi qi suo, yi zhong zhong gong ju er gong yang zhi, zi qing wen nan chu jia xiu jie, duo wen san mei shuo fa di yi, wei chu ru lai. yu bi shi xin yi jiao ku zhong sheng, ji bu shan gen,, mei xie jian dao,, zuo wu jian ye, nai zhi xie dao suo kun kuang ye zhong sheng, wo dang she du er wei shuo fa. sheng ri mei hou wo dang ju zuo fu shi, ru shi jia na jia mou ni jia ye cheng fu wei jiu, wang zhi qi suo nai zhi ju zuo fu shi; zhan zhuan nai zhi qian sui shi ren, yi san fu de an li zhong sheng, guo shi yi wang shang sheng tian shang, wei tian shuo fa er she du zhi. nai zhi zhong sheng bai er shi sui, ji shen yu chi,, jiao ao,, shi se, zi yi zhong zu hun zhuo wu shi, duo huai ji hui chu zai wu zhuo an ming; shi zhu zhong sheng, tan yu,, chen hui,, yu chi shen zhong, jiao man,, ji du,, ran zhe fei fa,, fei fa zi huo, xie jian dao jian fa sheng qi cai; fei mu,, fei fu,, fei sha men,, fei po luo men, bu zhi zuo en, bu zuo fu de; bu wei hou shi, bu xiu san fu de, bu qiu san cheng, bu xiu san shan ye xiu san e ye, bu xiu shi shan ye le xiu shi bu shan; wei si dian dao suo kun, zhu si hui zhuan, sui shun si mo, si bing he suo piao; chang sui wu gai liu qing hun yu, mei zai ba xie kuang ye, heng qi zhu shi bu qiu tian ren fu de; wei dao jian xie dao suo kun, zuo wu jian ye fei bang zheng fa, fei hui xian sheng li zhu shan gen, gang qiang cu guang bu zhi en fen; ruo you suo zuo xun ji wang shi, jian xiu shan zhe e xin ji bang, qian hui,, shao wen,, duo wang zhu gen bu ju, lei shou shao li yi fu fa duan; qin e zhi shi tai zhong wang nian, zhong bing suo kun yan se chou e, bu gu qian hou wu you can kui geng xiang kong bu; yi xiao shi qing shen,, kou,, yi xing duo zuo e ye, yi shi wei gui. zhong sheng chang jian,, duan jian, zhe wu yin xin,, tan wu yu xin,, xi xin,, diao xin,, yuan xin,, qi xin,, zhuo xin,, cu xin,, hui xin,, bu diao xin,, bu zhi xin,, bu rou fu xin,, zhe fei fa xin,, wu zhu xin,, xiang qiu xin,, san luan xin,, geng xiang hai xin,, li fa xin,, wu bao xin,, ji you fa xin,, mie shan xin,, bu sheng shan xin,, bu qiu nie pan jing xin,, bu zhi ying gong yang xin,, ji yi qie shi fu xin,, lao bing si wu yin yuan xin,, shou zhu fan nao xin,, zhi yi qie zhang ai xin,, hui fa chuang xin,, shu jian chuang xin,, geng xiang zi hui xin,, gong xiang shi dan xin,, zi gui xin,, kun ta xin,, ji du chi sheng xin,, gong xiang sha xin,, tan yu wu yan xin,, ji ta yi qie suo you xin,, wu en fen xin,, dao qie xin,, xie yin xin,, qi diao xin,, wu yuan xin, shi shi zhong sheng wu bu er zhe. yu zhong zhan zhuan xiang cong, wen ru shi sheng, suo wei: de yu sheng,, chu sheng sheng,, e gui sheng,, bing sheng,, lao sheng,, si sheng,, hai sheng,, nan sheng,, yin shi ta guo sheng,, jia suo chou xie xi bi sheng,, kao chu sheng,, shuo shi fei sheng,, ma li sheng,, chuan zao sheng,, huai zhong sheng,, qie dao sheng,, jun ma sheng,, ji jin sheng,, tan yu xie yin sheng,, wang yu sheng,, chi kuang sheng,, qi yu sheng,, e kou sheng,, liang she sheng,, ji du sheng,, chu nei ji ju sheng,, dou zheng sheng,, wu wo sheng,, ai zeng sheng,, ai bu ai sheng,, ai bie li yuan zeng hui sheng,, fan mai sheng,, die xiang yu mai sheng,, chu tai sheng,, chou hui sheng,, han sheng,, re sheng,, ji sheng,, ke sheng,, pi fa sheng,, ji tong sheng,, zhong zhi sheng,, you zhong zhong ye sheng,, zhong zhong ku bi sheng,, zhong zhong ji yi sheng,, zhong sheng zhan zhuan xiang cong wen ru shi sheng you si shi wu.

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[0266c22] "'At that time, the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) world will be filled with sentient beings who lack good roots, have few good spiritual friends, and possess evil minds. These sentient beings are abandoned by all Sarvajñas (薩婆若 [sa po ruo]) and dwell in Buddha-lands without a Buddha, meaning there is no giving, no observance of precepts, no cultivation of meditation, no good karma, but instead, they accumulate all unwholesome phenomena. I will deliver them across the ocean of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]) with the Eightfold Noble Path and place them in the city of fearlessness. At that time, due to the heavy evil karma of sentient beings, the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land will become extremely vile, abandoned by those who have planted good roots and accumulated merit. Everywhere, the ground will be saline, with rubble, earth, stones, and mountains, uneven and rough, filled with many poisonous insects, mosquitoes, fierce snakes, birds, and beasts. At that time, abnormal winds will arise, and foul, coarse, and impure torrential rains will fall. Disastrous hail, mixed with poison and bitter salt, will descend. The earth will produce such evil grasses and trees, whose branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and various grains and flavors, when consumed by sentient beings as nourishment, will all increase their coarseness, wickedness, killing, harming, and deceit. They will spread rumors and gossip, be disrespectful to each other, generate fear, mutual hatred, and desire to harm each other. They will drink blood and eat flesh, wear skins, enjoy wielding weapons, injuring, killing, and harming. They will rely on their appearance, lineage, wealth, and external scriptures, ride horses, draw bows, and engage in mass battles, full of jealousy and arrogance, diligently cultivating various base and despicable things. This will be a world of suffering and difficulty.

[0266c22] “ ‘rú shì fá wú shàn gēn xiǎn shàn zhī shí è xīn zhòng shēng, ěr shí chōng mǎn suō hē shì jiè. zhū zhòng shēng wèi yī qiè sà pó ruò suǒ qì chù wú fú shā, wèi wú bù shī,, chí jiè,, xiū dìng, wú shàn yè jí zhū bù shàn fǎ； wǒ dāng yǐ bā fēn shèng dào dù shēng sǐ hǎi zhì wú wèi chéng. ěr shí zhòng shēng yuán è yè zhòng gù, suō hē fú shā dāng jí bì è, wèi zhū fú dé zhǒng shàn gēn zhě suǒ jiàn qì shě, chù chù de shēng xián lǔ,, wǎ lì,, tǔ shí,, zhū shān gāo xià bù píng, duō zhū dú chóng,, wén méng,, è shé,, niǎo shòu； ěr shí chōng mǎn fēi shí fēng qǐ, è zhuó cū sè fēi shí bào yǔ, zá dú xián kǔ shuāng báo zāi jiàng； de shēng rú shì è zhǒng cǎo mù, zhī yè huā guǒ zhū gǔ zhǒng wèi, zhòng shēng fú shí yǎng shēn zhī jù； fēi shí è zhuó zá dú cū sè, bǐ zhū zhòng shēng shí zhī, jiē dāng zēng zhǎng cū è shā hài qī kuáng； chuán shuō shì fēi bù xiāng gōng jìng, shēng bù wèi xīn,, xiāng zēng jí xīn,, yù xiāng hài xīn； yǐn xuè shí ròu yī zhī yǐ pí, hǎo zhí bīng qì shāng shā cán hài, shì sè zú fù guì suàn shù wài shū, kuà mǎ míng xián rén zhòng dòu zhàn, jí dù ào màn, qín xiū zhǒng zhǒng rú sī bǐ jiàn, shì kǔ nán shì.

[0266c22] " 'ru shi fa wu shan gen xian shan zhi shi e xin zhong sheng, er shi chong man suo he shi jie. zhu zhong sheng wei yi qie sa po ruo suo qi chu wu fu sha, wei wu bu shi,, chi jie,, xiu ding, wu shan ye ji zhu bu shan fa; wo dang yi ba fen sheng dao du sheng si hai zhi wu wei cheng. er shi zhong sheng yuan e ye zhong gu, suo he fu sha dang ji bi e, wei zhu fu de zhong shan gen zhe suo jian qi she, chu chu de sheng xian lu,, wa li,, tu shi,, zhu shan gao xia bu ping, duo zhu du chong,, wen meng,, e she,, niao shou; er shi chong man fei shi feng qi, e zhuo cu se fei shi bao yu, za du xian ku shuang bao zai jiang; de sheng ru shi e zhong cao mu, zhi ye hua guo zhu gu zhong wei, zhong sheng fu shi yang shen zhi ju; fei shi e zhuo za du cu se, bi zhu zhong sheng shi zhi, jie dang zeng zhang cu e sha hai qi kuang; chuan shuo shi fei bu xiang gong jing, sheng bu wei xin,, xiang zeng ji xin,, yu xiang hai xin; yin xue shi rou yi zhi yi pi, hao zhi bing qi shang sha can hai, shi se zu fu gui suan shu wai shu, kua ma ming xian ren zhong dou zhan, ji du ao man, qin xiu zhong zhong ru si bi jian, shi ku nan shi.

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[0267a08] "'At that time, I will descend from Tuṣita (兜率 [dou lu]) heaven and reside in the womb of the foremost lady of the most excellent Cakravartin (轉輪王 [zhuan lun wang]) lineage, for the sake of delivering sentient beings and ripening their good roots. At that time, I will emit a pure light that pervades the entire Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land, reaching up to the Akaniṣṭha (阿迦尼吒 [a jia ni zha]) heaven and down to the Golden Wheel, the wonderful light spreading everywhere. At that time, sentient beings born in the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land, whether in hell, as animals, as hungry ghosts, in heaven, or among humans, in the Form Realm, Formless Realm, Realm of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception, will all perceive this light and feel its touch on their bodies, causing them to renounce the suffering of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]) and joyfully seek nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]), even to the point of dwelling in the mind of extinguishing defilements, which is the initial stage of the nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]) path. I will attain the samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) of definite understanding of all phenomena, and the samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) of the single Dharma-gate, dwelling in my mother's womb for ten months. Furthermore, when I attain Buddhahood, sentient beings will renounce saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]). Those whom I am to deliver, may they see me in the womb for ten months, sitting cross-legged, with my mind entered into samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), appearing like a maṇi (摩尼 [mo ni]). When I am born after ten months, with the samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) of accumulating all merits, the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land will be shaken in six ways, up to the Akaniṣṭha (阿迦尼吒 [a jia ni zha]) heaven and down to the Golden Wheel, all will tremble. At that time, sentient beings born in the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land, whether in hell or among humans, will all be awakened. I will emerge from my mother's right side, and again universally illuminate the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land with wonderful light, without omission. At that time, I will again awaken all sentient beings in the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land, planting the seeds of nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]) in those who have not yet planted them, and generating the vow to attain it in those who have already planted the seeds of nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]). When my feet touch the ground, may this Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land be shaken in six ways, surging and sinking even to the Golden Wheel. At that time, sentient beings who rely on water, earth, air, the four modes of birth, or the five destinies, I will awaken them; those who have not yet sprouted the sprout of vows, I will cause them to sprout; those who have already sprouted the sprout of vows, I will cause them to dwell in the Three Vehicles and attain non-retrogression. When I am born, may the great Brahmā (大梵 [da fan]), Māra (魔王 [mo wang]), Indra (帝釋 [di shi]), the sun and moon, the World Guardians (Lokapālas), nāga (龍 [long]) kings, asuras (阿修羅 [a xiu luo]) of great might generated by transformation, yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), rākṣasas (羅剎 [luo sha]), nāgas (龍 [long]), and asuras (修羅 [xiu luo]), may all of them come to make offerings to me. May I, immediately upon birth, take seven steps. I will expound the Dharma with the samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) of accumulating all merits, causing that great assembly to dwell in the Three Vehicles. Among that great assembly, those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]) will dwell in their last existence, and I will deliver them. Those sentient beings who seek the Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, may all of them attain the illumination of the flower of forbearance. Those sentient beings who seek the unsurpassed Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), may all of them attain the Vajra-dharā-samudrācalā-samādhi (金剛持海不動三昧 [jin gang chi hai bu dong san mei]), and by this samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), they will ascend to the third stage. When I wish to bathe, may the most excellent nāga (龍 [long]) kings come and bathe me. Those sentient beings who see me bathing, may all of them acquire such merits in the Three Vehicles as previously described. Those sentient beings who see my mount, in short, I will manifest various acts of teaching sentient beings, even through childish play and various karmic actions.

[0267a08] “ ‘ěr shí wǒ dāng cóng dōu lǜ tiān xià, wèi dù zhòng shēng shú shàn gēn gù, yú zuì miào zhuǎn lún wáng zhǒng dì yī fū rén fù zhōng shòu tāi ér zhù. wǒ dāng ěr shí fàng jìng guāng míng biàn zhào suō hē fú tǔ, shàng zhì ā jiā ní zhā tiān xià zhì jīn lún jì miào guāng zhōu biàn. ěr shí zhòng shēng shēng suō hē fú shā zhě, huò zài de yù,, huò wèi chù shēng,, huò wèi è guǐ,, huò shēng tiān shàng,, huò shēng rén zhōng, zài sè jiè,, wú sè jiè,, xiǎng wú xiǎng,, fēi xiǎng fēi fēi xiǎng chù, lìng bǐ yī qiè jiàn sī guāng míng jué chù qí shēn, lìng bǐ yī qiè yàn shēng sǐ kǔ lè qiú niè pán, nǎi zhì zhù miè jié xīn, shì chū zhǒng niè pán dào zhǒng. wǒ dāng shòu yī qiè fǎ jué dìng sān mèi, shòu yī yì fǎ mén sān mèi xīn, shí yuè zhù mǔ fù zhōng. yòu wǒ dé fú, zhòng shēng yàn lí shēng sǐ, wǒ suǒ yīng dù zhě, lìng bǐ zhòng shēng yú shí yuè zhōng jiàn wǒ zài tāi jié jiā fū zuò, xīn rù sān mèi rú mó ní xiàn. mǎn shí yuè shēng shí, yǐ jí yī qiè fú dé sān mèi, liù zhǒng zhèn dòng, yī qiè suō hē fú tǔ, shàng zhì ā jiā ní zhā tiān xià zhì jīn lún jì, jiē xī zhèn dòng. bǐ shí zhòng shēng shēng suō hē fú tǔ zhě, huò zài de yù nǎi zhì rén zhōng, xī jué wù zhī. wǒ dāng cóng mǔ yòu xié ér chū, yòu yǐ miào guāng pǔ zhào suō hē fú shā wú bù zhōu biàn. ěr shí yì fù jué wù suō hē fú tǔ yī qiè zhòng shēng, yú wèi zhǒng shàn gēn zhòng shēng suǒ zhe niè pán zhǒng, yú yǐ zhǒng niè pán zhǒng zhòng shēng shēng shì yuàn dào. ruò wǒ zú dǎo de shí, lìng cǐ suō hē fú tǔ liù zhǒng zhèn dòng, jù é yǒng méi nǎi zhì jīn lún jì. ěr shí zhòng shēng yǒu yī shuǐ,, yī de,, yī kōng,, yī sì shēng chù,, yī zhǐ wǔ qù, wǒ dāng jué zhī； yǒu zhòng shēng wèi shēng shì yuàn yá zhě dāng lìng shēng； yǐ shēng shì yuàn yá zhě, lìng zhù sān chéng dé bù tuì zhuǎn. lìng wǒ shēng shí suō hē fú tǔ dà fàn mó wáng,, dì shì,, rì yuè hù shì zhū tiān,, lóng wáng,, ā xiū luó huà shēng dà wēi dé, yè chā,, luó shā,, lóng,, xiū luó lìng bǐ yī qiè lái gōng yǎng wǒ. lìng wǒ shì shēng jí xíng qī bù. wǒ yǐ jí yī qiè fú dé sān mèi rú shì shuō fǎ, lìng bǐ dà zhòng dé zhù sān chéng； qí dà zhòng zhōng qiú shēng wén chéng zhě lìng zhù zuì hòu shēn wǒ dāng dù zhī； qí yǒu zhòng shēng qiú pì zhī fú chéng zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè dé xiǎn míng huā rěn； qí yǒu zhòng shēng qiú wú shàng dà chéng zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè dé jīn gāng chí hǎi bù dòng sān mèi, yǐ shì sān mèi dé dēng sān de. wǒ yù yù shí lìng qí zhōng zuì shèng lóng wáng bǐ lái yù wǒ, qí yǒu zhòng shēng jiàn wǒ yù zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè yú sān chéng huò rú shì dé, rú qián suǒ shuō. qí yǒu zhòng shēng jiàn wǒ chéng zhě, lüè shuō, wèi tóng zi yóu xì nǎi zhǒng zhǒng yè shì jiào zhòng shēng.

[0267a08] " 'er shi wo dang cong dou lu tian xia, wei du zhong sheng shu shan gen gu, yu zui miao zhuan lun wang zhong di yi fu ren fu zhong shou tai er zhu. wo dang er shi fang jing guang ming bian zhao suo he fu tu, shang zhi a jia ni zha tian xia zhi jin lun ji miao guang zhou bian. er shi zhong sheng sheng suo he fu sha zhe, huo zai de yu,, huo wei chu sheng,, huo wei e gui,, huo sheng tian shang,, huo sheng ren zhong, zai se jie,, wu se jie,, xiang wu xiang,, fei xiang fei fei xiang chu, ling bi yi qie jian si guang ming jue chu qi shen, ling bi yi qie yan sheng si ku le qiu nie pan, nai zhi zhu mie jie xin, shi chu zhong nie pan dao zhong. wo dang shou yi qie fa jue ding san mei, shou yi yi fa men san mei xin, shi yue zhu mu fu zhong. you wo de fu, zhong sheng yan li sheng si, wo suo ying du zhe, ling bi zhong sheng yu shi yue zhong jian wo zai tai jie jia fu zuo, xin ru san mei ru mo ni xian. man shi yue sheng shi, yi ji yi qie fu de san mei, liu zhong zhen dong, yi qie suo he fu tu, shang zhi a jia ni zha tian xia zhi jin lun ji, jie xi zhen dong. bi shi zhong sheng sheng suo he fu tu zhe, huo zai de yu nai zhi ren zhong, xi jue wu zhi. wo dang cong mu you xie er chu, you yi miao guang pu zhao suo he fu sha wu bu zhou bian. er shi yi fu jue wu suo he fu tu yi qie zhong sheng, yu wei zhong shan gen zhong sheng suo zhe nie pan zhong, yu yi zhong nie pan zhong zhong sheng sheng shi yuan dao. ruo wo zu dao de shi, ling ci suo he fu tu liu zhong zhen dong, ju e yong mei nai zhi jin lun ji. er shi zhong sheng you yi shui,, yi de,, yi kong,, yi si sheng chu,, yi zhi wu qu, wo dang jue zhi; you zhong sheng wei sheng shi yuan ya zhe dang ling sheng; yi sheng shi yuan ya zhe, ling zhu san cheng de bu tui zhuan. ling wo sheng shi suo he fu tu da fan mo wang,, di shi,, ri yue hu shi zhu tian,, long wang,, a xiu luo hua sheng da wei de, ye cha,, luo sha,, long,, xiu luo ling bi yi qie lai gong yang wo. ling wo shi sheng ji xing qi bu. wo yi ji yi qie fu de san mei ru shi shuo fa, ling bi da zhong de zhu san cheng; qi da zhong zhong qiu sheng wen cheng zhe ling zhu zui hou shen wo dang du zhi; qi you zhong sheng qiu pi zhi fu cheng zhe, ling bi yi qie de xian ming hua ren; qi you zhong sheng qiu wu shang da cheng zhe, ling bi yi qie de jin gang chi hai bu dong san mei, yi shi san mei de deng san de. wo yu yu shi ling qi zhong zui sheng long wang bi lai yu wo, qi you zhong sheng jian wo yu zhe, ling bi yi qie yu san cheng huo ru shi de, ru qian suo shuo. qi you zhong sheng jian wo cheng zhe, lue shuo, wei tong zi you xi nai zhong zhong ye shi jiao zhong sheng.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0267b15] "'Dwelling among palace maidens and indulging in the five desires, my mind will become weary. In the middle of the night, I will renounce them, removing my ornaments and adornments. To subdue various external schools—Nirgrantha (尼乾陀 [ni gan tuo]), Caraka (遮羅迦 [zhe luo jia]), Pāli (彼利 [bi li]), Parivrājaka (波羅闍迦 [bo luo du jia])—I will discard their coarse clothing and seek proper Dharma robes, proceeding to the Bodhi tree. For sentient beings who see me going to the Bodhi tree, I will, with the samādhi (三昧 [san mei]) of accumulating all merits, expound the Dharma to them in such a way as to cause all of them to diligently seek the Three Vehicles. For those sentient beings who have planted the seeds of the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞種 [sheng wen zhong]), may all their defilements ripen, and may they dwell in their last existence and be delivered by me. For those sentient beings who seek the Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, may all of them attain the illumination of the flower of forbearance. For those who have planted the seeds of the Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), may all of them attain the Vajra-dharā-samudrācalā-samādhi (金剛持海不動三昧 [jin gang chi hai bu dong san mei]), and by this samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), they will ascend to the third stage. I will personally hold grass and spread it under the Bodhi tree, forming a vajra (金剛 [jin gang]) seat. Upon that seat, I will sit cross-legged, with upright body and mind. I will thus enter the immovable dhyāna (禪 [chan]) and cease all incoming and outgoing breaths. Each day, I will rise from dhyāna (禪 [chan]) once, eating half sesame seeds and giving the other half to others. I will practice such asceticism for that period of time. Now, up to the Akaniṣṭha (阿迦尼吒 [a jia ni zha]) heaven, all devas (天 [tian]) relying on the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land will come to make offerings to me, and may all of them bear witness to my asceticism. For those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), World-Honored One, may all their defilements be removed, and may they dwell in their last existence and be delivered by me. For those who seek the Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, it is as previously described. Similarly, nāgas (龍 [long]), yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), gandharvas (乾闥婆 [gan ta po]), asuras (阿修羅 [a xiu luo]), garuḍas (迦樓羅 [jia lou luo]), kinnaras (緊那羅 [jin na luo]), mahōragas (摩睺羅伽 [mo hou luo jia]), hungry ghosts, piśācas (毘舍 [pi she]), kumbhāṇḍas (遮鳩槃茶 [zhe jiu pan cha]), and ṛṣis (五通仙人 [wu tong xian ren]) with five supernatural powers, and so on, will come to make offerings to me, and may all of them bear witness to my asceticism. For those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), it is as previously described. For external practitioners of coarse and difficult asceticism in the four continents, may devas (天 [tian]) and non-human beings proclaim to them: "Your asceticism yields no great reward, nor is it unprecedented. The asceticism practiced by the Bodhisattva who dwells in his last existence in this place, entering this dhyāna (禪 [chan]) and abandoning the activities of the mind, freeing himself from bodily activities, eliminating the activities of speech and breathing, rising from dhyāna (禪 [chan]) once a day and eating half sesame seeds, this asceticism yields immense fruit. It is vast and wide, and he will soon attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿訷多羅三藐三菩提 [a shen duo luo san miao san pu ti]). If you do not believe, you can go and observe for yourselves." May all of them abandon their difficult asceticism and come to see my asceticism. For those who have planted the seeds of the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), it is as previously described. If there are human kings, their ministers, officials, and other common people who are householders and engage in household affairs, may all of them come to my place and witness my asceticism. For those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), it is as previously described. If there are women who come to see me, may this be their last female body and may they not be reborn as such. For those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), it is as previously described. If there are animals who see me sitting and practicing asceticism, may this be their last animal body and may they not be reborn as such. For those animals who have planted the seeds of the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), may they be reborn once and be delivered by me. For those who seek the Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, it is as previously described. Various animals will speak in this way, and hungry ghosts will also speak in this way.

[0267b15] “ ‘zài gōng cāi nǚ yóu xì wǔ yù, xīn shēng yàn huàn, zhōng yè shě chū chú qù yīng luò yán shēn zhī jù, wèi fú zhū yì xué ní gān tuó,, zhē luó jiā,, bǐ lì,, bō luó dū jiā, lí bǐ lù duō yī, qiú yīng fǎ fú, yì pú tí shù. yǒu zhòng shēng jiàn wǒ yì pú tí shù zhě, wǒ dāng yǐ jí yī qiè fú dé sān mèi, wèi bǐ zhòng shēng shuō rú shì fǎ, lìng bǐ yī qiè qín qiú sān chéng. qí yǒu zhòng shēng zhí shēng wén zhǒng, lìng bǐ zhòng shēng yī qiè jié shú, zhù zuì hòu shēn cóng wǒ dé dù. qí yǒu zhòng shēng qiú pì zhī fú chéng zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè dé xiǎn míng huā rěn. yǒu zhí dà chéng zhǒng zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè dé jīn gāng chí hǎi bù dòng sān mèi, yǐ shì sān mèi dé dēng sān de. wǒ dāng shǒu zì zhí cǎo pú tí shù xià fū jīn gāng zuò, yú bǐ zuò shàng jié jiā fū zuò duān shēn zhèng yì； wǒ dāng rú shì rù bù dòng chán miè chū rù xī, rì rì yī cóng chán qǐ, shí bàn hú má bàn yǐ shī rén. wǒ dāng ěr suǒ shí xíng shì kǔ xíng, jīn nǎi zhì ā jiā ní zhā jì, yī suō hē fú tǔ, yī qiè zhū tiān lái gōng yǎng wǒ, lìng bǐ yī qiè zhèng wǒ kǔ xíng. qí yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng zhě, shì zūn lìng bǐ zhū jié jiē xī chú miè, zhù zuì hòu shēn cóng wǒ dé dù. yǒu qiú pì zhī fú chéng zhě, nǎi zhì rú qián suǒ shuō. rú shì lóng,, yè chā,, gān tà pó,, ā xiū luó,, jiā lóu luó,, jǐn nà luó,, mó hóu luó jiā, è guǐ,, pí shě,, zhē jiū pán chá wǔ tōng xiān rén, rú shì děng lái gōng yǎng wǒ, lìng bǐ yī qiè zhèng wǒ kǔ xíng. qí yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng zhě, nǎi zhì rú qián suǒ shuō. yú cǐ sì tiān xià yì xué xíng cū bì kǔ xíng zhě, lìng tiān fēi rén chàng gào bǐ yán: “rǔ děng kǔ xíng wú dà guǒ bào, fù fēi wèi céng yǒu, yú rú shì chù zhù zuì hòu shēn pú sà suǒ xíng kǔ xíng, rù shì chán shě xīn xíng fù, lí yú shēn xíng, miè kǒu xíng chuǎn xī, rì rì yī cóng chán qǐ shí bàn hú má, xíng shì kǔ xíng bǐ guǒ shén dà. bǐ dà kuān guǎng, bù jiǔ dāng chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí. rǔ děng bù xìn kě zì wǎng guān.” lìng bǐ yī qiè shě nán kǔ xíng, jǐn lái jiàn wǒ kǔ xíng zhě； yǒu zhí shēng wén chéng zhǒng zhě, nǎi zhì rú qián suǒ shuō. ruò yǒu rén wáng,, qún chén,, bǎi guān jí yú shù mín zài jiā shì jiā yè zhě, lìng bǐ yī qiè lái zhì wǒ suǒ jiàn wǒ kǔ xíng； yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng zhě rú qián suǒ shuō. ruò yǒu nǚ rén lái jiàn wǒ zhě, lìng shì zuì hòu nǚ shēn gèng bù fù shòu； yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng zhě rú qián suǒ shuō. ruò yǒu qín shòu jiàn wǒ zuò xiū kǔ xíng zhě, lìng zuì hòu chù shēn gèng bù fù shòu； yǒu qín shòu zhí shēng wén chéng zhǒng zhě, lìng gèng yī shēng cóng wǒ dé dù； yǒu qiú pì zhī fú chéng zhě rú qián suǒ shuō. zhǒng zhǒng chù shēng zuò rú shì shuō, è guǐ yì rú shì shuō.

[0267b15] " 'zai gong cai nu you xi wu yu, xin sheng yan huan, zhong ye she chu chu qu ying luo yan shen zhi ju, wei fu zhu yi xue ni gan tuo,, zhe luo jia,, bi li,, bo luo du jia, li bi lu duo yi, qiu ying fa fu, yi pu ti shu. you zhong sheng jian wo yi pu ti shu zhe, wo dang yi ji yi qie fu de san mei, wei bi zhong sheng shuo ru shi fa, ling bi yi qie qin qiu san cheng. qi you zhong sheng zhi sheng wen zhong, ling bi zhong sheng yi qie jie shu, zhu zui hou shen cong wo de du. qi you zhong sheng qiu pi zhi fu cheng zhe, ling bi yi qie de xian ming hua ren. you zhi da cheng zhong zhe, ling bi yi qie de jin gang chi hai bu dong san mei, yi shi san mei de deng san de. wo dang shou zi zhi cao pu ti shu xia fu jin gang zuo, yu bi zuo shang jie jia fu zuo duan shen zheng yi; wo dang ru shi ru bu dong chan mie chu ru xi, ri ri yi cong chan qi, shi ban hu ma ban yi shi ren. wo dang er suo shi xing shi ku xing, jin nai zhi a jia ni zha ji, yi suo he fu tu, yi qie zhu tian lai gong yang wo, ling bi yi qie zheng wo ku xing. qi you qiu sheng wen cheng zhe, shi zun ling bi zhu jie jie xi chu mie, zhu zui hou shen cong wo de du. you qiu pi zhi fu cheng zhe, nai zhi ru qian suo shuo. ru shi long,, ye cha,, gan ta po,, a xiu luo,, jia lou luo,, jin na luo,, mo hou luo jia, e gui,, pi she,, zhe jiu pan cha wu tong xian ren, ru shi deng lai gong yang wo, ling bi yi qie zheng wo ku xing. qi you qiu sheng wen cheng zhe, nai zhi ru qian suo shuo. yu ci si tian xia yi xue xing cu bi ku xing zhe, ling tian fei ren chang gao bi yan: "ru deng ku xing wu da guo bao, fu fei wei ceng you, yu ru shi chu zhu zui hou shen pu sa suo xing ku xing, ru shi chan she xin xing fu, li yu shen xing, mie kou xing chuan xi, ri ri yi cong chan qi shi ban hu ma, xing shi ku xing bi guo shen da. bi da kuan guang, bu jiu dang cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti. ru deng bu xin ke zi wang guan." ling bi yi qie she nan ku xing, jin lai jian wo ku xing zhe; you zhi sheng wen cheng zhong zhe, nai zhi ru qian suo shuo. ruo you ren wang,, qun chen,, bai guan ji yu shu min zai jia shi jia ye zhe, ling bi yi qie lai zhi wo suo jian wo ku xing; you qiu sheng wen cheng zhe ru qian suo shuo. ruo you nu ren lai jian wo zhe, ling shi zui hou nu shen geng bu fu shou; you qiu sheng wen cheng zhe ru qian suo shuo. ruo you qin shou jian wo zuo xiu ku xing zhe, ling zui hou chu shen geng bu fu shou; you qin shou zhi sheng wen cheng zhong zhe, ling geng yi sheng cong wo de du; you qiu pi zhi fu cheng zhe ru qian suo shuo. zhong zhong chu sheng zuo ru shi shuo, e gui yi ru shi shuo.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0267c22] "'At that time, I will practice such asceticism, sitting cross-legged once, causing hundreds of thousands of crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of sentient beings to bear witness to my asceticism and attain what they have never had. I will cultivate such asceticism, planting immeasurable asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) seeds of liberation in them. No sentient beings, whether external practitioners, Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛乘 [pi zhi fu cheng]), or unsurpassed Mahāyāna (無上大乘 [wu shang da cheng]), have been able to practice such asceticism before, nor will there be any sentient beings, whether external practitioners or up to the Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), who can practice such asceticism as I do. Before I attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]), I will perform the actions of a great man, subduing the retinue of Māra (魔 [mo]), destroying the defilements of Māra (魔 [mo]) while retaining residual karmic retribution, and attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). In doing so, I will cause one sentient being to attain Arhatship (阿羅漢 [a luo han]), and similarly, two sentient beings to attain Arhatship (阿羅漢 [a luo han]) through two teachings, and so on, the third and fourth teachings will cause Arhatship (阿羅漢 [a luo han]). For the sake of two sentient beings, I will manifest hundreds of thousands of supernatural powers, causing them to dwell in right view and expound thousands of Dharma teachings, complete in meaning and words, according to the fruit they are to attain. The mountain of sentient beings' defilements is like vajra (金剛 [jin gang]), and I must shatter it with the vajra (金剛 [jin gang]) pestle of wisdom, expounding the Three Vehicles' Dharma. For the sake of each sentient being, I will walk hundreds of yojanas (由旬 [you xun]) step by step, expounding the Dharma to them and placing them on the path of fearlessness. May my Dharma allow renunciation without hindrance, even for the weak, the feeble, the forgetful, the insane, the stubborn, the arrogant, the unwise, the heavily defiled, the agitated, and women, enabling them to receive full ordination in my Dharma. May I have four assemblies: bhikṣus (比丘 [bi qiu]), bhikṣuṇīs (比丘尼 [bi qiu ni]), upāsakas (優婆塞 [you po sai]), and upāsikās (優婆夷 [you po yi]). May my Dharma have many? May devas (天 [tian]) perceive the Truth, yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), nāgas (龍 [long]), asuras (阿修羅 [a xiu luo]) possess the eight sacred boundaries, and even animals cultivate pure conduct.

[0267c22] “ ‘wǒ dāng yú ěr suǒ shí, xíng rú shì kǔ xíng, yī jié jiā fū zuò, lìng duō yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān zhòng shēng, zhèng wǒ kǔ xíng, dé wèi céng yǒu. yú bǐ suǒ zhǒng wú liàng ā sēng qí jiě tuō zhǒng, wǒ dāng rú shì xiū xíng kǔ xíng, xiān wú zhòng shēng shù yì xué,, shēng wén chéng,, pì zhī fú chéng,, wú shàng dà chéng, néng xíng rú shì kǔ xíng zhě, hòu yì wú yǒu zhòng shēng shù yì xué nǎi zhì dà chéng, néng xíng rú shì kǔ xíng rú wǒ suǒ xíng. wǒ wèi dǎi ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí, zuò zhàng fū xíng jiàng mó guān shǔ, liú yú yè bào pò jié shǐ mó, chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí. yú qí zhōng wǒ dāng lìng yī zhòng shēng dé ā luó hàn, rú shì wèi èr fǎ dé ā luó hàn, rú shì dì sān,, dì sì shuō fǎ dé ā luó hàn. wǒ dāng wèi èr zhòng shēng gù, xiàn bǎi qiān shén tōng lìng zhù zhèng jiàn shuō duō qiān fǎ, wén yì jù zú suí suǒ zhù guǒ. zhòng shēng jié shān yóu rú jīn gāng, wǒ yào dāng yǐ jīn gāng huì chǔ ér pò huài zhī, shuō sān chéng fǎ. wèi yī yī zhòng shēng gù, bù bù duō bǎi yóu xún, ér wèi shuō fǎ zhì wú wèi dào. lìng wǒ fǎ chū jiā wú yǒu zhē ài,, léi shòu,, shǎo lì,, huāng wàng,, kuáng xīn,, gāng qiáng,, ào màn,, wú huì,, duō jié,, fán nǎo luàn xīn jí yǔ nǚ rén, lìng wǒ fǎ chū jiā dé shòu jù zú. lìng wǒ yǒu sì zhòng, bǐ qiū,, bǐ qiū ní,, yōu pó sāi,, yōu pó yí. lìng wǒ fǎ zhōng yǒu duō yé? ruò lìng tiān jiàn dì, yè chā,, lóng,, ā xiū luó jù bā shèng fēn qí, nǎi zhì chù shēng lìng xiū fàn xíng.

[0267c22] " 'wo dang yu er suo shi, xing ru shi ku xing, yi jie jia fu zuo, ling duo yi na you ta bai qian zhong sheng, zheng wo ku xing, de wei ceng you. yu bi suo zhong wu liang a seng qi jie tuo zhong, wo dang ru shi xiu xing ku xing, xian wu zhong sheng shu yi xue,, sheng wen cheng,, pi zhi fu cheng,, wu shang da cheng, neng xing ru shi ku xing zhe, hou yi wu you zhong sheng shu yi xue nai zhi da cheng, neng xing ru shi ku xing ru wo suo xing. wo wei dai a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti, zuo zhang fu xing jiang mo guan shu, liu yu ye bao po jie shi mo, cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti. yu qi zhong wo dang ling yi zhong sheng de a luo han, ru shi wei er fa de a luo han, ru shi di san,, di si shuo fa de a luo han. wo dang wei er zhong sheng gu, xian bai qian shen tong ling zhu zheng jian shuo duo qian fa, wen yi ju zu sui suo zhu guo. zhong sheng jie shan you ru jin gang, wo yao dang yi jin gang hui chu er po huai zhi, shuo san cheng fa. wei yi yi zhong sheng gu, bu bu duo bai you xun, er wei shuo fa zhi wu wei dao. ling wo fa chu jia wu you zhe ai,, lei shou,, shao li,, huang wang,, kuang xin,, gang qiang,, ao man,, wu hui,, duo jie,, fan nao luan xin ji yu nu ren, ling wo fa chu jia de shou ju zu. ling wo you si zhong, bi qiu,, bi qiu ni,, you po sai,, you po yi. ling wo fa zhong you duo ye? ruo ling tian jian di, ye cha,, long,, a xiu luo ju ba sheng fen qi, nai zhi chu sheng ling xiu fan xing.

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[0268a13] "'World-Honored One! After I attain Bodhi, if there are sentient beings who have evil intentions or harmful intentions towards me, or come to me with knives, fire, stones, or various weapons, speaking harsh words and insults, and slandering me in the ten directions, or offering me poisoned food and drink, I will retain the karmic results and attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). After I attain Bodhi, if sentient beings who previously harbored resentment against me come to me with killing implements, various weapons, harsh words and insults, poisoned food and drink, and cause my body to bleed, I will, with great compassionate, pure, and soft speech, like the sound of bells, drums, and thunder, expound the Dharma to them, teaching precepts, learning, samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), and pure mind, causing them to dwell in wholesomeness, repent their evil deeds, and attain pure precepts. May those sentient beings not lose the fruit of liberation, be free from outflows of desire, and be liberated from the karmic retribution of obstacles. I will exhaust all remaining karmic results for this purpose.

[0268a13] “ ‘shì zūn! wǒ dǎi pú tí yǐ, yǒu zhòng shēng yú wǒ è xīn,, hài xīn, ruò dāo,, huǒ,, shí, ruò yǐ zhǒng zhǒng qì zhàng, lái zhì wǒ suǒ cū yán mà rǔ, yòu yú shí fāng fěi bàng yáng è, zá dú yǐn shí ér yòng shī wǒ, wǒ dāng rú shì liú cán yè guǒ chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí. wǒ dǎi pú tí yǐ, zhòng shēng yú wǒ xiān yǒu yuàn xián, zhí chí shā jù zhǒng zhǒng qì zhàng, cū yán mà rǔ, zá dú yǐn shí, lái zhì wǒ suǒ, chū wǒ shēn xuè, wǒ yǐ dà bēi fàn róu ruǎn yīn, yóu rú zhōng gǔ léi zhèn zhī shēng, wèi bǐ zhòng shēng shuō rú shì fǎ, jiè wén,, sān mèi jí yǔ jìng xīn, lìng bǐ zhòng shēng dé zhù yú shàn, gǎi huǐ è yè dǎi jù jìng jiè. lìng bǐ zhòng shēng wú shī jiě tuō guǒ, lí yù lòu jǐn zhàng ài yè bào, wǒ yú shì jǐn suǒ liú yè guǒ.

[0268a13] " 'shi zun! wo dai pu ti yi, you zhong sheng yu wo e xin,, hai xin, ruo dao,, huo,, shi, ruo yi zhong zhong qi zhang, lai zhi wo suo cu yan ma ru, you yu shi fang fei bang yang e, za du yin shi er yong shi wo, wo dang ru shi liu can ye guo cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti. wo dai pu ti yi, zhong sheng yu wo xian you yuan xian, zhi chi sha ju zhong zhong qi zhang, cu yan ma ru, za du yin shi, lai zhi wo suo, chu wo shen xue, wo yi da bei fan rou ruan yin, you ru zhong gu lei zhen zhi sheng, wei bi zhong sheng shuo ru shi fa, jie wen,, san mei ji yu jing xin, ling bi zhong sheng de zhu yu shan, gai hui e ye dai ju jing jie. ling bi zhong sheng wu shi jie tuo guo, li yu lou jin zhang ai ye bao, wo yu shi jin suo liu ye guo.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0268a23] "'World-Honored One! After I attain Bodhi, for each pore of my body, I will manifest as many transformed Buddhas each day, all possessing the thirty-two marks of a great man and the eighty minor characteristics. I will send these transformed Buddhas to empty Buddha-lands, and also to non-empty places, and also to the Buddha-lands of the five defilements. In those lands, for sentient beings who commit unceasing karma, slander the True Dharma, revile the saints, and accumulate unwholesome roots; among them, those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), those who seek the Pratyekabuddha (緣覺乘 [yuan jue cheng]) vehicle, and those who seek the Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), those who are deficient in precepts and not complete in deportment, who commit root offenses, whose minds are withered and who have lost the path of good and fallen into the wilderness of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]), who are distressed by wrong paths and immersed in the wilderness; may each transformed Buddha expound the Dharma to hundreds of thousands of crores of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of such sentient beings daily, according to their needs. For sentient beings who worship Maheśvara (摩醯首羅天 [mo xi shou luo tian]), I will manifest as Maheśvara (摩醯首羅天 [mo xi shou luo tian]) and expound the Dharma, praising my Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) Buddha-land and persuading those sentient beings to turn their vows towards it. Those sentient beings who hear my name, may they wish to be born in my land.

[0268a23] “ ‘shì zūn! wǒ dǎi pú tí yǐ, suí shēn máo kǒng zhī shù, rì xiàn ěr suǒ huà fú, jiē jù sān shí èr dà rén zhī xiāng,, bā shí zhǒng hǎo, wǒ dāng qiǎn bǐ huà fú zhì kōng fú shā, yòu qiǎn zhì bù kōng chù, yì fù qiǎn zhì wǔ zhuó fú shā. bǐ zhū guó zhōng zhòng shēng, zào wú jiān yè,, bàng zhèng fǎ huǐ xián shèng nǎi zhì jí bù shàn gēn； qí zhōng yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng zhě,, qiú yuán jué chéng zhě,, qiú dà chéng zhě, yú jiè quē lòu wēi yí bù jù fàn yú gēn zuì, xīn yì jiāo kū wéi shī shàn dào zhuì shēng sǐ kuàng yě, wèi xié dào suǒ kùn méi zài kuàng yě, lìng yī yī huà fú rì wèi rú shì yì nà yóu tā bǎi qiān zhòng shēng suí suǒ shuō fǎ. yǒu zhòng shēng fèng shì mó xī shǒu luó tiān zhě, suí xiàn mó xī shǒu luó tiān xíng ér wèi shuō fǎ, chēng wǒ suō hē fú tǔ, quàn bǐ zhòng shēng huí xiàng shì yuàn； bǐ zhū zhòng shēng wén wǒ míng zhě, lìng bǐ zhòng shēng yuàn shēng wǒ guó.

[0268a23] " 'shi zun! wo dai pu ti yi, sui shen mao kong zhi shu, ri xian er suo hua fu, jie ju san shi er da ren zhi xiang,, ba shi zhong hao, wo dang qian bi hua fu zhi kong fu sha, you qian zhi bu kong chu, yi fu qian zhi wu zhuo fu sha. bi zhu guo zhong zhong sheng, zao wu jian ye,, bang zheng fa hui xian sheng nai zhi ji bu shan gen; qi zhong you qiu sheng wen cheng zhe,, qiu yuan jue cheng zhe,, qiu da cheng zhe, yu jie que lou wei yi bu ju fan yu gen zui, xin yi jiao ku wei shi shan dao zhui sheng si kuang ye, wei xie dao suo kun mei zai kuang ye, ling yi yi hua fu ri wei ru shi yi na you ta bai qian zhong sheng sui suo shuo fa. you zhong sheng feng shi mo xi shou luo tian zhe, sui xian mo xi shou luo tian xing er wei shuo fa, cheng wo suo he fu tu, quan bi zhong sheng hui xiang shi yuan; bi zhu zhong sheng wen wo ming zhe, ling bi zhong sheng yuan sheng wo guo.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0268b06] "'World-Honored One! If, when those sentient beings are about to die, I do not appear before them, do not expound the Dharma to them, or do not generate good thoughts, may I not attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]). After those sentient beings die, if they fall into evil destinies or are not born in my land but receive a human body, may I forget all True Dharma and not appear before them, and may I be unable to fully accomplish the work of a Buddha. For sentient beings who worship Nārāyaṇa (那羅延 [na luo yan]), even after their lives end, if they fall into evil destinies, may I also be unable to fully accomplish the work of a Buddha. After I attain Bodhi, in all Buddha-lands, for those who commit unceasing karma, and are distressed by wrong paths and fall into the wilderness, may they be born in my land after death. Their bodies will be like the color of earth, their faces like piśācas (毘舍遮 [pi she zhe]); they will be forgetful, frequently erring, breaking precepts, foul-smelling, often sick, short-lived, and lacking in all necessities. Since the lifespan of these sentient beings is short, for their sake, I will descend from Tuṣita (兜率 [dou lu]) heaven into a mother's womb in as many four continents of the Sāha (娑訶 [suo he]) world as there are, manifesting birth. Briefly, I will manifest childish play, various arts, asceticism, subduing Māra (魔 [mo]), attaining Samyak-saṃbodhi (三菩提 [san pu ti]), turning the wheel of the True Dharma. After fully manifesting and performing the work of a Buddha in all four continents, I will enter parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan]), even manifesting the distribution of relics.

[0268b06] “ ‘shì zūn! ruò bǐ zhòng shēng mìng yù zhōng shí, wǒ bù xiàn qián,, bù wèi shuō fǎ,, bù shēng shàn xīn zhě, lìng wǒ mò zhèng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí； bǐ zhòng shēng mìng zhōng yǐ, ruò duò è qù bù shēng wǒ guó dé shòu rén shēn zhě, shǐ wǒ wàng shī yī qiè zhèng fǎ bù xiàn zài qián, lìng wǒ bù néng jù chéng bàn zuò fú shì. yǒu zhòng shēng fèng shì nà luó yán zhě, nǎi zhì zhòng shēng mìng zhōng yǐ hòu, ruò duò è qù, nǎi zhì lìng wǒ bù jù chéng bàn zuò fú shì yě. wǒ dǎi pú tí yǐ, yú yī qiè fú tǔ yǒu zào wú jiān zhě, nǎi zhì xié dào suǒ kùn zhuì kuàng yě zhě, lìng bǐ zhōng yǐ shēng wǒ guó zhōng, bǐ shēn xiāng mào yóu rú tǔ sè miàn ruò pí shě zhē； niàn wàng duō shī pò jiè chòu huì, duō bìng duǎn mìng fá zhòng gōng jù, bǐ zhū zhòng shēng shòu mìng duǎn cù, wǒ shí wèi bǐ zhū zhòng shēng gù, yú suō hē shì jiè suí jǐ sì tiān xià, wǒ dāng yú bǐ yī qiè sì tiān xià cóng dōu lǜ tiān jiàng shén mǔ tāi shì xiàn chū shēng, lüè shuō, tóng zi yóu xì zhǒng zhǒng jì yì,, kǔ xíng,, jiàng mó,, chéng sān pú tí,, zhuǎn zhèng fǎ lún, yú yī qiè sì tiān xià shì xiàn jù zú zuò fú shì yǐ ér bān niè pán, nǎi zhì xiàn fēn shě lì.

[0268b06] " 'shi zun! ruo bi zhong sheng ming yu zhong shi, wo bu xian qian,, bu wei shuo fa,, bu sheng shan xin zhe, ling wo mo zheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti; bi zhong sheng ming zhong yi, ruo duo e qu bu sheng wo guo de shou ren shen zhe, shi wo wang shi yi qie zheng fa bu xian zai qian, ling wo bu neng ju cheng ban zuo fu shi. you zhong sheng feng shi na luo yan zhe, nai zhi zhong sheng ming zhong yi hou, ruo duo e qu, nai zhi ling wo bu ju cheng ban zuo fu shi ye. wo dai pu ti yi, yu yi qie fu tu you zao wu jian zhe, nai zhi xie dao suo kun zhui kuang ye zhe, ling bi zhong yi sheng wo guo zhong, bi shen xiang mao you ru tu se mian ruo pi she zhe; nian wang duo shi po jie chou hui, duo bing duan ming fa zhong gong ju, bi zhu zhong sheng shou ming duan cu, wo shi wei bi zhu zhong sheng gu, yu suo he shi jie sui ji si tian xia, wo dang yu bi yi qie si tian xia cong dou lu tian jiang shen mu tai shi xian chu sheng, lue shuo, tong zi you xi zhong zhong ji yi,, ku xing,, jiang mo,, cheng san pu ti,, zhuan zheng fa lun, yu yi qie si tian xia shi xian ju zu zuo fu shi yi er ban nie pan, nai zhi xian fen she li.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0268b22] "'After I attain Bodhi, I will expound a single phrase of Dharma. For sentient beings who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), I will enable them to understand the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞法藏 [sheng wen fa cang]) Dharma-treasury exposition. For sentient beings who seek the Pratyekabuddha (緣覺乘 [yuan jue cheng]) vehicle, I will enable them to understand the exposition of dependent origination Dharma. For sentient beings who seek the unsurpassed Mahāyāna (無上大乘 [wu shang da cheng]), I will enable them to purely understand the Mahāyāna (摩訶衍 [mo he yan]) exposition. For sentient beings who have not yet perfected merits but wish to seek Bodhi, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of giving. For sentient beings who lack merits and seek heavenly bliss, I will enable them to understand the exposition of precepts. For sentient beings with defiled and evil minds who mutually fear each other, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of loving-kindness. For those who delight in killing, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of compassion. For those who are greedy and jealous, I will enable them to understand the exposition of wholesome Dharma. For those who are arrogant, strong-willed, lustful, and deluded, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of equanimity. For those who are attached to desires, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of impurity. For Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]) sentient beings who are arrogant and agitated, I will enable them to understand the exposition of Ānāpānasmṛti (阿那波那念 [a na bo na nian]) Dharma. For those with little wisdom who seek light, I will enable them to understand the exposition of dependent origination Dharma. For those with little learning, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of not losing what they have heard and held. For those dwelling in the wilderness of wrong views, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of emptiness. For those afflicted by many thoughts, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of no thoughts. For those afflicted by impure vows, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of no vows. For those whose bodies and minds are impure, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of gentle and harmonious body and mind. For those afflicted by confused conduct, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of not forgetting the Bodhi mind. For those who harbor anger and desire, and commit offenses, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of no resentment. For those afflicted by the cessation of the mind, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of no phenomena. For those with agitated minds, I will enable them to understand the exposition of the Dharma of no jealousy. In short, for those who forget wholesome qualities, I will expound the illumination. For those who commit Māra (魔 [mo]) deeds, I will expound purity. For those immersed in other doctrines, I will expound courageous emergence. For those whose minds are afflicted by various defilements, I will expound separation. For those immersed in wrong paths, I will expound turning back the Dharma. For those with great Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]) aspirations, I will expound non-retrogression. For those who are weary of saṃsāra (生死 [sheng si]), I will expound the joy of Bodhisattvas. For those who have not yet attained the wisdom of good stages, I will expound growth. For those who do not rejoice in good roots, I will expound remorse. For those whose minds are not equal, I will expound limitless light. For those immersed in evil deeds, I will expound deliverance. For those who are fearful in assemblies, I will expound the Lion's Supremacy. For those whose minds are overwhelmed by the four māras (魔 [mo]), I will expound courage and strength. For those whose minds are unclear about Buddha-lands, I will expound the light of adornment. For those who love and hate, I will expound letting go. For those who do not awaken to the light of the Buddha-Dharma, I will expound the Foremost Banner Vyuha (翅由邏 [chi you luo]). For those who lack great wisdom, I will expound brilliant light. For those afflicted by ignorance and darkness, I will expound the sun-lamp. For those who do not seek endless words, I will expound accomplishment. For those who seek me like foam, I will expound Nārāyaṇa (那邏延 [na luo yan]). For those whose minds are agitated, I will expound firm abiding. For those who contemplate the summit, I will expound the lofty banner. For those who abandon their previous vows, I will expound firmness. For those who retrogress from supernatural powers, I will expound the Vajra (金剛 [jin gang]) mind. For those who seek the place of enlightenment, I will expound the Vajra (金剛 [jin gang]) place. For those who are not humbled by any Dharma, I will expound like Vajra (金剛 [jin gang]). For those who wish to know others' thoughts, I will expound the sphere of activity. For those who wish to know others' faculties, I will expound the path of wisdom. For those whose words are not connected, I will expound entering speech. For those who have not attained the Dharma body, I will expound cultivating all bodies. For those who rarely see the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]), I will expound not blinking. For those who remember all actions, I will expound non-contention. For those who seek to turn the wheel of Dharma, I will expound the stainless wheel. For those who seek wrongly without cause, I will expound clear accordance with causes and conditions. For those who are accustomed to a single Buddha-land, I will expound well-spoken words. For those who have not planted the causes for the marks and characteristics, I will expound adornment. For those who cannot distinguish sounds, I will expound the path of words. For those who seek omniscience, I will expound the unhidden nature of Dharma. For those who retrogress from Dharma, I will expound firmness. For those who do not understand the nature of Dharma, I will expound pervasive understanding. For those who abandon their vows, I will expound non-retrogression. For those whose paths are hidden, I will expound shapelessness. For those who seek wisdom equal to space, I will expound non-possession. For those who have not perfected the Pāramitās (波羅蜜 [bo luo mi]), I will expound pure dwelling. For those who have not perfected the embrace of beings, I will expound excellent embrace. For those who have not yet cultivated pure conduct, I will expound equal action. For those who have not perfected the jewels that aid Bodhi, I will expound non-abiding practice. For those who forget the wisdom mind of good exposition, I will expound the ocean seal. For those who aspire to the non-originated Dharma-forbearance, I will expound definite understanding. For those who widely distribute the Dharma as they have heard it, I will expound non-forgetfulness. For those who are never satiated with mutually good exposition, I will expound unhinderedness. For those who have not yet attained faith and reverence for the Triple Gem, I will expound the accumulation of merits. For those who are not satisfied with the rain of Dharma gates, I will expound the Dharma cloud. For those who have nihilistic views of the Triple Gem, I will expound adornment with jewels. For those who do not perform actions of wisdom, I will expound non-origination. For those who are bound by all defilements, I will expound the gate of emptiness. For those who are light-minded regarding all phenomena, I will expound the seal of wisdom. For those who have not perfected the virtues of the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]), I will expound the manifestation of worldly truth. For those who have not accumulated merits with previous Buddhas, I will expound necessary transformation. For those who have not yet attained complete mindfulness of a single Dharma gate, I will expound the nature of all phenomena. For those who have not yet understood all sūtras (經 [jing]), I will expound the equality of Dharma reality. For those who have abandoned the six harmonies and reverence, I will expound the marks of all phenomena. For those who do not contemplate liberation, I will expound playing with supernatural powers. For those who wish to enter the Tathāggata's (如來 [ru lai]) secret, I will expound not seeking from others. For those who do not diligently cultivate the Bodhisattva path, I will expound the attainment of wisdom. For those who do not manifest birth, I will expound reaching all places. For those who have residual actions while practicing the Bodhisattva path, I will expound receiving office. For those who have not perfected the Tathāgata's (如來 [ru lai]) ten powers, I will expound supreme victory. For those who have not attained the four fearlessnesses, I will expound courageous effort. For those who have not attained the uncommon Dharma, I will expound the asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) meaning. For those who are not foolish in hearing and seeing, I will expound the path of vows. For those who cannot directly awaken to all Buddha-Dharma, I will expound the pure and stainless seal. For those who have residual omniscience, I will expound the well-awakened mind. For those who have not attained all the Tathāgata's (如來 [ru lai]) actions, I will expound the boundless and endless Dharma.

[0268b22] “ ‘wǒ dǎi pú tí yǐ shuō yī zhǒng jù fǎ, yǒu zhòng shēng qiú shēng wén chéng zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě shēng wén fǎ cáng shuō； yǒu zhòng shēng qiú yuán jué chéng zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě yīn yuán fǎ shuō； yǒu zhòng shēng qiú wú shàng dà chéng zhě, lìng bǐ chún jiě mó hē yǎn shuō； yǒu zhòng shēng wèi jù gōng dé yù qiú pú tí zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě bù shī fǎ shuō； yǒu zhòng shēng fá wú fú dé qiú shēng tiān lè zhě, lìng dé jiě jiè shuō； yǒu zhòng shēng gèng xiāng bù wèi zhuó xīn è zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě cí fǎ shuō； xǐ shā shēng zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě bēi fǎ shuō； qiān tān jí xīn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě shàn fǎ shuō； shì sè yǐ qiáng yù xīn hūn zhuó zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě shě fǎ shuō； dān zhe ài yù xīn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě bù jìng fǎ shuō； yǒu dà chéng zhòng shēng jiāo màn luàn xīn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě ā nà bō nà niàn fǎ shuō； shǎo huì qiú dēng míng zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě yīn yuán fǎ shuō； yǒu shǎo wén xué zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě bù wàng shī wén chí fǎ shuō； chù xié jiàn kuàng yě zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě kōng fǎ shuō； duō xiǎng kùn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě wú xiǎng fǎ shuō； bù jìng yuàn kùn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě wú yuàn fǎ shuō； shēn yì bù jìng zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě shēn yì róu hé fǎ shuō； luàn xíng suǒ kùn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě bù wàng pú tí xīn fǎ shuō； huái yú chēn yù zào kùn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě wú yuàn fǎ shuō； miè zhì yì kùn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě wú fǎ shuō； nǎo xīn zhě, lìng bǐ dé jiě wú dù fǎ shuō. lüè shuō, wàng shàn zhě, jiě zhào míng shuō； zuò mó yè zhě, jiě jìng shuō； méi tā lùn zhě, jiě yǒng chū shuō； zhǒng zhǒng jié kùn xīn zhě, jiě qù lí shuō； méi piān dào zhě, jiě xuán fǎ shuō； dà chéng xī wàng xīn zhě, jiě bù tuì shuō； yàn shēng sǐ zhě, jiě pú sà lè shuō； wèi dé shàn de zhì zhě, jiě zēng zhǎng shuō； bù xiǎng xǐ shàn gēn zhě, jiě nǎo huǐ shuō； xīn bù děng zhě, jiě wú ài guāng shuō； méi è yè zhě, jiě jì dù shuō； zhòng zhōng wèi zhě, jiě shī zi shèng shuō； sì mó líng xīn zhě, jiě yǒng jiàn shuō； yì bù míng fú shā zhě, jiě zhuāng yán guāng shuō； zēng ài zhě, jiě tuō shě shuō； fú fǎ míng bù jué zhě, jiě dì yī chuáng chì yóu luó shuō； fá dà huì zhě, jiě huǎng míng shuō； yú àn kùn zhě, jiě rì dēng shuō； bù qiú wú jǐn cí zhě, jiě zuò dé shuō； rú mò qiú wǒ zhě, jiě nà luó yán shuō； yì qīng dòng zhě, jiě jiān zhù shuō； guān dǐng zhě, jiě gāo chuáng shuō； shě xiān shì zhě, jiě jiān gù shuō； tuì tōng zhě, jiě jīn gāng yì shuō； qiú dào chǎng zhě, jiě jīn gāng chǎng shuō； yī qiè fǎ bù rǔ zhě, jiě rú jīn gāng shuō； yù zhī tā xīn suǒ niàn zhě, jiě xíng chù shuō； yù zhī tā gēn zhě, jiě huì dào shuō； yán bù xiāng gàn zhě, jiě rù cí shuō； wèi dé fǎ shēn zhě, jiě xiū yī qiè shēn shuō； xī jiàn rú lái zhě, jiě bù xuàn shuō； jù niàn yī qiè zuò zhě, jiě wú zhèng shuō； qiú zhuǎn fǎ lún zhě, jiě wú gòu lún shuō； wú yīn xié qiú zhě, jiě míng shùn yīn yuán shuō； yī fú tǔ cháng jiàn zhě, jiě shàn zuò yǔ shuō； wèi zhǒng xiāng hǎo yīn zhě, jiě zhuāng yán shuō； bù néng fēn bié yán yīn zhě, jiě cí dào shuō； qiú yī qiè zhǒng zhì zhě, jiě fǎ xìng bù yǐn shuō； yú fǎ tuì zhuǎn zhě, jiě jiān gù shuō； bù dá fǎ xìng zhě, jiě tōng shuō； shě shì zhě, jiě bù tuì shuō； dào yǐn zhě, jiě wú mào shuō； qiú děng xū kōng zhì zhě, jiě wú suǒ yǒu shuō； wèi mǎn bō luó mì zhě, jiě jìng zhù shuō； wèi mǎn shè wù zhě, jiě shàn shè shuō； wèi zhù fàn xíng zhě, jiě děng zuò shuō； wèi mǎn zhù pú tí bǎo zhě, jiě bù zhù xíng shuō； wàng shī shàn shuō zhì xīn zhě, jiě hǎi yìn shuō； xī wàng wú shēng fǎ rěn xīn zhě, jiě jué dìng shuō； rú suǒ wén fǎ guǎng fēn bù xīn zhě, jiě bù wàng shī shuō； gèng xiāng shàn shuō wú yàn zú zhě, jiě wú zhàng shuō； wèi dé jìng xìn sān bǎo zhě, jiě jí fú dé shuō； fǎ mén yǔ bù zhī zú zhě, jiě fǎ yún shuō； sān bǎo duàn jiàn zhě, jiě bǎo zhuāng yán shuō； bù zuò zhì yè zhě, jiě wú shēng shuō； yī qiè fán nǎo fù zhě, jiě kōng mén shuō； yú yī qiè fǎ qīng xīn zhě, jiě zhì yìn shuō； wèi mǎn rú lái dé zhě, jiě shì dì xiàn mén shuō； yú xiān fú suǒ wèi jī dé zhě, jiě bì biàn huà shuō； wèi shuō yī fǎ mén jiū jìng niàn zhě； jiě yī qiè fǎ xìng shuō； yī qiè jīng wèi le zhě, jiě fǎ shí děng shuō； lí liù hé jìng fǎ zhě, jiě yī qiè fǎ xiāng shuō； bù wèi sī wéi jiě tuō zhě, yóu xì shén tōng shuō； yù rù rú lái mì mì zhě, jiě bù qiú tā shuō； bù qín xiū pú sà xíng zhě, jiě dé zhì shuō； bù xiàn shēng zhě, jiě zhì yī qiè chù shuō； xíng pú sà xíng yǒu cán zhě, jiě shòu zhí shuō； rú lái shí lì wèi mǎn zhě, jiě zuì shèng shuō； wèi dé sì wú wèi zhě, jiě yǒng jìn shuō； wèi dé bù gòng fǎ zhě, jiě ā sēng qí yì shuō； wú yú wén jiàn zhě, jiě yuàn dào shuō； bù néng xiàn qián jué yī qiè fú fǎ zhě, jiě bái jìng wú gòu yìn shuō； yǒu yú sà pó ruò zhì zhě, jiě shàn jué yì shuō； wèi dǎi rú lái yī qiè zuò zhě, jiě wú biān jǐn fǎ shuō.

[0268b22] " 'wo dai pu ti yi shuo yi zhong ju fa, you zhong sheng qiu sheng wen cheng zhe, ling bi de jie sheng wen fa cang shuo; you zhong sheng qiu yuan jue cheng zhe, ling bi de jie yin yuan fa shuo; you zhong sheng qiu wu shang da cheng zhe, ling bi chun jie mo he yan shuo; you zhong sheng wei ju gong de yu qiu pu ti zhe, ling bi de jie bu shi fa shuo; you zhong sheng fa wu fu de qiu sheng tian le zhe, ling de jie jie shuo; you zhong sheng geng xiang bu wei zhuo xin e zhe, ling bi de jie ci fa shuo; xi sha sheng zhe, ling bi de jie bei fa shuo; qian tan ji xin zhe, ling bi de jie shan fa shuo; shi se yi qiang yu xin hun zhuo zhe, ling bi de jie she fa shuo; dan zhe ai yu xin zhe, ling bi de jie bu jing fa shuo; you da cheng zhong sheng jiao man luan xin zhe, ling bi de jie a na bo na nian fa shuo; shao hui qiu deng ming zhe, ling bi de jie yin yuan fa shuo; you shao wen xue zhe, ling bi de jie bu wang shi wen chi fa shuo; chu xie jian kuang ye zhe, ling bi de jie kong fa shuo; duo xiang kun zhe, ling bi de jie wu xiang fa shuo; bu jing yuan kun zhe, ling bi de jie wu yuan fa shuo; shen yi bu jing zhe, ling bi de jie shen yi rou he fa shuo; luan xing suo kun zhe, ling bi de jie bu wang pu ti xin fa shuo; huai yu chen yu zao kun zhe, ling bi de jie wu yuan fa shuo; mie zhi yi kun zhe, ling bi de jie wu fa shuo; nao xin zhe, ling bi de jie wu du fa shuo. lue shuo, wang shan zhe, jie zhao ming shuo; zuo mo ye zhe, jie jing shuo; mei ta lun zhe, jie yong chu shuo; zhong zhong jie kun xin zhe, jie qu li shuo; mei pian dao zhe, jie xuan fa shuo; da cheng xi wang xin zhe, jie bu tui shuo; yan sheng si zhe, jie pu sa le shuo; wei de shan de zhi zhe, jie zeng zhang shuo; bu xiang xi shan gen zhe, jie nao hui shuo; xin bu deng zhe, jie wu ai guang shuo; mei e ye zhe, jie ji du shuo; zhong zhong wei zhe, jie shi zi sheng shuo; si mo ling xin zhe, jie yong jian shuo; yi bu ming fu sha zhe, jie zhuang yan guang shuo; zeng ai zhe, jie tuo she shuo; fu fa ming bu jue zhe, jie di yi chuang chi you luo shuo; fa da hui zhe, jie huang ming shuo; yu an kun zhe, jie ri deng shuo; bu qiu wu jin ci zhe, jie zuo de shuo; ru mo qiu wo zhe, jie na luo yan shuo; yi qing dong zhe, jie jian zhu shuo; guan ding zhe, jie gao chuang shuo; she xian shi zhe, jie jian gu shuo; tui tong zhe, jie jin gang yi shuo; qiu dao chang zhe, jie jin gang chang shuo; yi qie fa bu ru zhe, jie ru jin gang shuo; yu zhi ta xin suo nian zhe, jie xing chu shuo; yu zhi ta gen zhe, jie hui dao shuo; yan bu xiang gan zhe, jie ru ci shuo; wei de fa shen zhe, jie xiu yi qie shen shuo; xi jian ru lai zhe, jie bu xuan shuo; ju nian yi qie zuo zhe, jie wu zheng shuo; qiu zhuan fa lun zhe, jie wu gou lun shuo; wu yin xie qiu zhe, jie ming shun yin yuan shuo; yi fu tu chang jian zhe, jie shan zuo yu shuo; wei zhong xiang hao yin zhe, jie zhuang yan shuo; bu neng fen bie yan yin zhe, jie ci dao shuo; qiu yi qie zhong zhi zhe, jie fa xing bu yin shuo; yu fa tui zhuan zhe, jie jian gu shuo; bu da fa xing zhe, jie tong shuo; she shi zhe, jie bu tui shuo; dao yin zhe, jie wu mao shuo; qiu deng xu kong zhi zhe, jie wu suo you shuo; wei man bo luo mi zhe, jie jing zhu shuo; wei man she wu zhe, jie shan she shuo; wei zhu fan xing zhe, jie deng zuo shuo; wei man zhu pu ti bao zhe, jie bu zhu xing shuo; wang shi shan shuo zhi xin zhe, jie hai yin shuo; xi wang wu sheng fa ren xin zhe, jie jue ding shuo; ru suo wen fa guang fen bu xin zhe, jie bu wang shi shuo; geng xiang shan shuo wu yan zu zhe, jie wu zhang shuo; wei de jing xin san bao zhe, jie ji fu de shuo; fa men yu bu zhi zu zhe, jie fa yun shuo; san bao duan jian zhe, jie bao zhuang yan shuo; bu zuo zhi ye zhe, jie wu sheng shuo; yi qie fan nao fu zhe, jie kong men shuo; yu yi qie fa qing xin zhe, jie zhi yin shuo; wei man ru lai de zhe, jie shi di xian men shuo; yu xian fu suo wei ji de zhe, jie bi bian hua shuo; wei shuo yi fa men jiu jing nian zhe; jie yi qie fa xing shuo; yi qie jing wei le zhe, jie fa shi deng shuo; li liu he jing fa zhe, jie yi qie fa xiang shuo; bu wei si wei jie tuo zhe, you xi shen tong shuo; yu ru ru lai mi mi zhe, jie bu qiu ta shuo; bu qin xiu pu sa xing zhe, jie de zhi shuo; bu xian sheng zhe, jie zhi yi qie chu shuo; xing pu sa xing you can zhe, jie shou zhi shuo; ru lai shi li wei man zhe, jie zui sheng shuo; wei de si wu wei zhe, jie yong jin shuo; wei de bu gong fa zhe, jie a seng qi yi shuo; wu yu wen jian zhe, jie yuan dao shuo; bu neng xian qian jue yi qie fu fa zhe, jie bai jing wu gou yin shuo; you yu sa po ruo zhi zhe, jie shan jue yi shuo; wei dai ru lai yi qie zuo zhe, jie wu bian jin fa shuo.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0269b02] "'There are immeasurable asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) Bodhisattvas who seek the Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), who are not deceitful, not illusory, but upright. May these Bodhisattvas, with a single sound, attain eighty-four thousand Dharma gates, eighty-four thousand samādhis (三昧 [san mei]), and seventy-five thousand dhāraṇīs (陀羅尼 [tuo luo ni]). With these merits, may these Bodhisattva Mahāsattvas (菩薩摩訶薩 [pu sa mo he sa]) adorn themselves with great adornments, inspiring them to make inconceivable and wonderful vows, and adorning themselves with inconceivable knowledge and vision of merits. Namely: adorning the body with marks and characteristics, adorning speech with pleasant and well-spoken words that delight the assembly, adorning the mind with non-retrogressing samādhi (三昧 [san mei]), adorning mindfulness with unwavering retention, adorning intention with strong memory, adorning attainment with ultimate awakening, adorning aspiration with firm vows, adorning action with eloquent vows, adorning ultimate aspiration with transcending both states and non-states, adorning giving with abandoning all things, adorning precepts with purity and stainlessness, adorning the mind of forbearance with an impartial mind towards all sentient beings, adorning vigor with accomplishing all tasks, adorning dhyāna (禪 [chan]) with playing with all samādhis (三昧 [san mei]) and supernatural powers, adorning wisdom with knowing the causes and conditions of defilements, adorning loving-kindness with reaching all sentient beings, adorning compassion with not abandoning any sentient being, adorning joy with attaining certainty in all phenomena, adorning equanimity with non-duality regarding praise and blame, adorning supernatural powers with playing with all supernatural powers, adorning merit with attaining the endless treasury of precious hands, adorning wisdom with understanding the thoughts and actions of all sentient beings, adorning awakening with awakening all sentient beings with wholesome Dharma, adorning clarity with attaining the clarity of the eye of wisdom, adorning eloquence with attaining eloquent speech regarding meaning, Dharma, and words, adorning valor and ferocity with subduing all māras (魔 [mo]) and external doctrines, adorning virtue with attaining the unsurpassed virtues of the Buddha, adorning Dharma with asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) eloquence to universally expound the Dharma for sentient beings, adorning clarity with illuminating all Buddha-Dharma, adorning light with illuminating the transformations in Buddha-lands, adorning exposition with accurate prophecies and transformations, adorning instruction with teaching and admonishing according to what is appropriate, adorning divine transformations with reaching the other shore of the four bases of supernatural power and accepting all, adorning the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]) with entering the secret Dharma of the Tathāgata (如來 [ru lai]), adorning mastery with wisdom not gained from others and revering all, adorning wholesome Dharma with practicing as taught, without anyone being able to cause retrogression anywhere. For immeasurable asaṃkhyeya (阿僧祇 [a seng qi]) sentient beings who seek the Mahāyāna (大乘 [da cheng]), I will purify many unwholesome qualities with a single, undivided sound and fulfill them, enabling those Bodhisattva Mahāsattvas (菩薩摩訶薩 [pu sa mo he sa]) to attain great Dharma clarity in all phenomena without relying on others, and quickly achieve Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 [a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti]).

[0269b02] “ ‘yǒu wú liàng ā sēng qí qiú dà chéng pú sà bù chǎn qū bù huàn wěi duān zhí zhě, lìng bǐ pú sà yǐ yī jù yīn dé bā wàn sì qiān fǎ mén,, bā wàn sì qiān sān mèi,, qī wàn wǔ qiān tuó luó ní, yǐ shì gōng dé zhū pú sà mó hē sà, yǐ dà zhuāng yán ér zì zhuāng yán, lìng yǒng fā bù kě sī yì miào yuàn, lìng pú sà bù kě sī yì zhī jiàn gōng dé yǐ zì zhuāng yán； wèi: shēn zhuāng yán yǐ xiāng hǎo, kǒu zhuāng yán yǐ rú yì shàn shuō lìng zhòng huān xǐ, xīn zhuāng yán yǐ sān mèi bù tuì, niàn zhuāng yán yǐ chí bù shī, yì zhuāng yán yǐ qiáng shí, zhì zhuāng yán yǐ zhì jué, yì zhì zhuāng yán yǐ jiān shì, zuò zhuāng yán yǐ biàn shì, zhì jí zhuāng yán yǐ guò de fēi de, shī zhuāng yán yǐ shě yī qiè wù, jiè zhuāng yán yǐ bái jìng wú gòu, yì rěn zhuāng yán yú yī qiè zhòng shēng wú gāo xià xīn, jìn zhuāng yán yǐ yī qiè shì bàn, chán zhuāng yán yǐ yī qiè sān mèi yóu xì shén tōng, huì zhuāng yán yǐ zhī jié shǐ yīn yóu, cí zhuāng yán yǐ zhì yī qiè zhòng shēng chù, bēi zhuāng yán yǐ bù shě yī qiè zhòng shēng, xǐ zhuāng yán yǐ yī qiè fǎ dé wú yí huò, shě zhuāng yán yǐ huǐ yù wú èr, tōng zhuāng yán yǐ yóu xì yī qiè tōng, fú zhuāng yán yǐ dé bǎo shǒu wú jǐn cáng, zhì zhuāng yán yǐ jiě yī qiè zhòng shēng xīn niàn suǒ xíng, jué zhuāng yán yǐ shàn fǎ jué yī qiè zhòng shēng, míng zhuāng yán yǐ dé huì yǎn míng, biàn zhuāng yán yǐ dé yì fǎ cí yīng biàn, yǒng hàn zhuāng yán yǐ fú zhòng mó jí zhū yì lùn, dé zhuāng yán yǐ dǎi fú wú shàng dé, fǎ zhuāng yán yǐ ā sēng qí biàn lìng pǔ wèi zhòng shēng shuō fǎ, míng zhuāng yán yǐ zhào yī qiè fú fǎ, guāng zhuāng yán yǐ zhào zhū fú shā biàn huà, shuō zhuāng yán yǐ suǒ jì bù cuò biàn huà, jiào shòu zhuāng yán yǐ suí suǒ yīng jiào jiè, shén biàn zhuāng yán yǐ dào sì shén zú bǐ àn yī qiè shòu, rú lái zhuāng yán yǐ rù rú lái mì mì fǎ, zì zài zhuāng yán yǐ zhì bù cóng tā dé jìng shùn yī qiè, shàn fǎ zhuāng yán yǐ rú shuō xiū xíng yī qiè chù wú néng tuì zhě. wú liàng ā sēng qí qiú dà chéng zhòng shēng, wǒ yǐ yī xiàng yīn jìng chú duō bù shàn yǐ chōng zú zhī, lìng bǐ zhū pú sà mó hē sà yú yī qiè fǎ, bù yīn tā dé zhì jù dà fǎ míng, sù chéng ā nòu duō luó sān miǎo sān pú tí.

[0269b02] " 'you wu liang a seng qi qiu da cheng pu sa bu chan qu bu huan wei duan zhi zhe, ling bi pu sa yi yi ju yin de ba wan si qian fa men,, ba wan si qian san mei,, qi wan wu qian tuo luo ni, yi shi gong de zhu pu sa mo he sa, yi da zhuang yan er zi zhuang yan, ling yong fa bu ke si yi miao yuan, ling pu sa bu ke si yi zhi jian gong de yi zi zhuang yan; wei: shen zhuang yan yi xiang hao, kou zhuang yan yi ru yi shan shuo ling zhong huan xi, xin zhuang yan yi san mei bu tui, nian zhuang yan yi chi bu shi, yi zhuang yan yi qiang shi, zhi zhuang yan yi zhi jue, yi zhi zhuang yan yi jian shi, zuo zhuang yan yi bian shi, zhi ji zhuang yan yi guo de fei de, shi zhuang yan yi she yi qie wu, jie zhuang yan yi bai jing wu gou, yi ren zhuang yan yu yi qie zhong sheng wu gao xia xin, jin zhuang yan yi yi qie shi ban, chan zhuang yan yi yi qie san mei you xi shen tong, hui zhuang yan yi zhi jie shi yin you, ci zhuang yan yi zhi yi qie zhong sheng chu, bei zhuang yan yi bu she yi qie zhong sheng, xi zhuang yan yi yi qie fa de wu yi huo, she zhuang yan yi hui yu wu er, tong zhuang yan yi you xi yi qie tong, fu zhuang yan yi de bao shou wu jin cang, zhi zhuang yan yi jie yi qie zhong sheng xin nian suo xing, jue zhuang yan yi shan fa jue yi qie zhong sheng, ming zhuang yan yi de hui yan ming, bian zhuang yan yi de yi fa ci ying bian, yong han zhuang yan yi fu zhong mo ji zhu yi lun, de zhuang yan yi dai fu wu shang de, fa zhuang yan yi a seng qi bian ling pu wei zhong sheng shuo fa, ming zhuang yan yi zhao yi qie fu fa, guang zhuang yan yi zhao zhu fu sha bian hua, shuo zhuang yan yi suo ji bu cuo bian hua, jiao shou zhuang yan yi sui suo ying jiao jie, shen bian zhuang yan yi dao si shen zu bi an yi qie shou, ru lai zhuang yan yi ru ru lai mi mi fa, zi zai zhuang yan yi zhi bu cong ta de jing shun yi qie, shan fa zhuang yan yi ru shuo xiu xing yi qie chu wu neng tui zhe. wu liang a seng qi qiu da cheng zhong sheng, wo yi yi xiang yin jing chu duo bu shan yi chong zu zhi, ling bi zhu pu sa mo he sa yu yi qie fa, bu yin ta de zhi ju da fa ming, su cheng a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0269c03] "'World-Honored One! Furthermore, for sentient beings in other worlds who commit unceasing karma, even those who commit root offenses and whose minds are withered; those who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]), those who seek the Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, and those who seek the unsurpassed Mahāyāna (無上大乘 [wu shang da cheng]), will be born in my Buddha-land according to their vows, even if they have accumulated unwholesome roots, are rough and delight in evil, are stubborn and hold inverted views, and do not control their minds. For these eighty-four thousand sentient beings with disturbed minds, I will extensively expound eighty-four thousand sections of Dharma. Among them, for those sentient beings who seek the unsurpassed Mahāyāna (無上大乘 [wu shang da cheng]), I will extensively expound the Dharma of the Six Pāramitās (波羅蜜 [bo luo mi]), extensively expounding Dāna-pāramitā (檀波羅蜜 [tan bo luo mi]), and even extensively expounding Prajñā-pāramitā (般若波羅蜜 [ban ruo bo luo mi]). Among them, for sentient beings who seek the Śrāvakayāna (聲聞 [sheng wen]) or Pratyekabuddha (辟支佛 [pi zhi fu]) vehicle, who have not planted good roots and seek liberation, I will first establish them in the Three Refuges, and then establish them in the Pāramitās (波羅蜜 [bo luo mi]). For those who delight in killing, I will establish them in non-killing. For those who are heavily greedy, I will establish them in non-stealing. For those who are attached to wrong Dharma, I will establish them in non-sexual misconduct. For those who delight in lying, I will establish them in non-lying. For those who delight in delusion, I will establish them in non-drinking alcohol. For sentient beings who have these five afflictions, I will cause them to abandon these five problems and dwell in the precepts of an upāsaka (優婆塞戒 [you po sai jie]). For sentient beings who do not delight in wholesome Dharma, I will cause them to dwell in the Eightfold Noble Precepts for one day and one night. For those who have a little delight in good roots, I will cause them to approach my Dharma, renounce the world with ten precepts, and dwell in pure conduct. For sentient beings who delight in seeking wholesome Dharma, I will cause them to receive full ordination in wholesome Dharma and completely dwell in pure conduct. For sentient beings who commit unceasing karma, even those who do not control their minds, I will expound the Dharma to them with many different kinds of sentences, meanings, words, and expedient transformations, enduring this fatigue, ultimately placing them in nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]). Even with the power of my vows, I will reduce my five-part lifespan by one. When I am about to enter parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan]), I will shatter my body relics into pieces as small as half a mustard seed, for the sake of compassionate sentient beings, and then enter nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]). May my True Dharma remain in the world for a thousand years after my parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan]), and the semblance Dharma remain for another five hundred years.

[0269c03] “ ‘shì zūn! yòu yú shì jiè zhōng zhòng shēng zào wú jiān zhě, nǎi zhì fàn gēn zuì xīn yì jiāo kū； yǒu qiú shēng wén chéng,, yǒu qiú pì zhī fú chéng,, yǒu qiú wú shàng dà chéng zhě, yǐ suí yuàn gù shēng wǒ fú tǔ, jí bù shàn gēn cū guǎng lè è, gāng qiáng dào jiàn bù shè yì zhì； wǒ dāng wèi bǐ bā wàn sì qiān xīn xíng luàn yì zhòng shēng, guǎng shuō bā wàn sì qiān bù fǎ. qí zhōng zhòng shēng qiú wú shàng dà chéng zhě, wǒ dāng wèi bǐ guǎng shuō liù bō luó mì fǎ, guǎng shuō tán bō luó mì, nǎi zhì guǎng shuō bān ruò bō luó mì； qí zhōng zhòng shēng yǒu qiú shēng wén,, pì zhī fú chéng, wèi zhǒng shàn gēn qiú dù shì zhě, wǒ dāng lìng bǐ zhù sān guī yī, hòu nǎi lìng zhù bō luó mì. xǐ shā shēng zhě lìng zhù bù shā, tān zhòng zhě lìng zhù bù dào, rǎn zhe fēi fǎ zhě lìng zhù bù xié yín, wàng yǔ xiāng shuō zhě lìng zhù bù wàng yǔ, lè hūn zhuó zhě lìng zhù bù yǐn jiǔ, qí yǒu zhòng shēng yǒu cǐ wǔ bìng zhě, wǒ dāng lìng bǐ duàn shì wǔ huàn zhù yōu pó sāi jiè. yǒu zhòng shēng bù lè shàn fǎ zhě, wǒ dāng lìng bǐ yī rì yī yè zhù shèng bā fēn jiè. qí yǒu shǎo lè shàn gēn zhě, wǒ dāng lìng bǐ lái jìn wǒ fǎ, chū jiā shí jiè dé zhù fàn xíng. qí yǒu zhòng shēng lè qiú shàn fǎ zhě, wǒ dāng lìng bǐ yú shàn fǎ zhōng dé shòu jù zú jǐn zhù fàn xíng. wǒ dāng wèi rú shì zào wú jiān yè nǎi zhì bù shè yì zhì zhòng shēng gù, yǐ duō zhǒng zhǒng ruò gàn jù yì wén zì biàn huà ér wèi shuō fǎ, shì xiàn yīn,, jiè,, rù,, wú cháng,, kǔ,, kōng,, wú wǒ, lìng zhù shàn ān yǐn miào jì wú wèi chéng.

[0269c03] " 'shi zun! you yu shi jie zhong zhong sheng zao wu jian zhe, nai zhi fan gen zui xin yi jiao ku; you qiu sheng wen cheng,, you qiu pi zhi fu cheng,, you qiu wu shang da cheng zhe, yi sui yuan gu sheng wo fu tu, ji bu shan gen cu guang le e, gang qiang dao jian bu she yi zhi; wo dang wei bi ba wan si qian xin xing luan yi zhong sheng, guang shuo ba wan si qian bu fa. qi zhong zhong sheng qiu wu shang da cheng zhe, wo dang wei bi guang shuo liu bo luo mi fa, guang shuo tan bo luo mi, nai zhi guang shuo ban ruo bo luo mi; qi zhong zhong sheng you qiu sheng wen,, pi zhi fu cheng, wei zhong shan gen qiu du shi zhe, wo dang ling bi zhu san gui yi, hou nai ling zhu bo luo mi. xi sha sheng zhe ling zhu bu sha, tan zhong zhe ling zhu bu dao, ran zhe fei fa zhe ling zhu bu xie yin, wang yu xiang shuo zhe ling zhu bu wang yu, le hun zhuo zhe ling zhu bu yin jiu, qi you zhong sheng you ci wu bing zhe, wo dang ling bi duan shi wu huan zhu you po sai jie. you zhong sheng bu le shan fa zhe, wo dang ling bi yi ri yi ye zhu sheng ba fen jie. qi you shao le shan gen zhe, wo dang ling bi lai jin wo fa, chu jia shi jie de zhu fan xing. qi you zhong sheng le qiu shan fa zhe, wo dang ling bi yu shan fa zhong de shou ju zu jin zhu fan xing. wo dang wei ru shi zao wu jian ye nai zhi bu she yi zhi zhong sheng gu, yi duo zhong zhong ruo gan ju yi wen zi bian hua er wei shuo fa, shi xian yin,, jie,, ru,, wu chang,, ku,, kong,, wu wo, ling zhu shan an yin miao ji wu wei cheng.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

[0269c23] “ ‘wǒ dāng wèi sì zhòng bǐ qiū,, bǐ qiū ní,, yōu pó sāi,, yōu pó yí shuō rú shì fǎ: qí yǒu xǐ lè lùn zhě, wǒ dāng wèi bǐ xiàn zhū lùn fǎ, nǎi zhì qiú jiě tuō zhě, wǒ dāng wèi bǐ xiàn yú kōng lùn； qí yǒu bù lè shàn fǎ zhě, wǒ dāng wèi bǐ shuō quàn huà yè； lè zhě, wǒ dāng wèi shuō sòng xí yī xiàng chán kōng jiě tuō. wǒ wèi yī yī zhòng shēng gù, bù shè duō bǎi qiān yóu xún duō zhǒng zhǒng ruò gàn jù yì wén zì fāng biàn biàn huà, rěn cǐ pí quán, zhōng zhì zhì yú niè pán； nǎi zhì yǐ shì lì, wǒ dāng wǔ fēn shòu jiǎn yī； yù bān niè pán shí, wǒ dāng suì shēn shě lì rú bàn jiè zi, wèi bēi zhòng shēng gù, rán hòu dāng rù niè pán； lìng wǒ niè pán hòu zhèng fǎ zhù shì qiān suì,, xiàng fǎ zhù shì fù wǔ bǎi suì.

dà chéng bēi fēn tuó lì jīng lì yuàn shě lì shén biàn pǐn dì shí qī

[0269c23] " 'wo dang wei si zhong bi qiu,, bi qiu ni,, you po sai,, you po yi shuo ru shi fa: qi you xi le lun zhe, wo dang wei bi xian zhu lun fa, nai zhi qiu jie tuo zhe, wo dang wei bi xian yu kong lun; qi you bu le shan fa zhe, wo dang wei bi shuo quan hua ye; le zhe, wo dang wei shuo song xi yi xiang chan kong jie tuo. wo wei yi yi zhong sheng gu, bu she duo bai qian you xun duo zhong zhong ruo gan ju yi wen zi fang bian bian hua, ren ci pi quan, zhong zhi zhi yu nie pan; nai zhi yi shi li, wo dang wu fen shou jian yi; yu ban nie pan shi, wo dang sui shen she li ru ban jie zi, wei bei zhong sheng gu, ran hou dang ru nie pan; ling wo nie pan hou zheng fa zhu shi qian sui,, xiang fa zhu shi fu wu bai sui.

da cheng bei fen tuo li jing li yuan she li shen bian pin di shi qi