Chapter 5: The Chapter on Descent to Birth

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The Sutra of Extensive Great Adornment, Scroll Two

Translated by Shramana Divākara from Central India, by imperial decree.

fāng guǎng dà zhuāng yán jīng juǎn dì èr

zhōng tiān zhú guó shā mén de pó hē luó fèng　zhào yì,

jiàng shēng pǐn dì wǔ

fang guang da zhuang yan jing juan di er

zhong tian zhu guo sha men de po he luo feng zhao yi,

jiang sheng pin di wu

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[0545c25] At that time, the Buddha told the Bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]): "The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]), for the sake of Devas (天 [tian]) and humans, expounded the Dharma (正法 [zheng fa]), encouraging and enlightening them, making them joyful. He told the Deva (天 [tian]) assembly: 'In what form shall I descend to Jambudvīpa (閻浮提 [yan fu ti])?' Some said: 'In the form of a child (童子 [tong zi]).' Some said: 'In the form of Śakra (釋 [shi]) or Brahmā (梵 [fan]).' Some said: 'In the form of a divine being (神妙天形 [shen miao tian xing]).' Some said: 'In the form of an Asura (阿修羅 [a xiu luo]), Gandharva (乾闥婆 [gan ta po]), Garuḍa (迦樓羅 [jia lou luo]), Kinnara (緊那羅 [jin na luo]), Mahoraga (摩睺羅伽 [mo hou luo jia]), etc.' Some said: 'In the form of the sun (日 [ri]) or moon (月 [yue]) deva (天 [tian]).' Some said: 'In the form of a golden-winged bird (金翅鳥形 [jin chi niao xing]).' They spoke of various forms such as these. At that time, there was a deva-child (天子 [tian zi]) in the assembly named Śataprabha (勝光 [sheng guang]), who was formerly a Brāhmaṇa (婆羅門 [po luo men]) in Jambudvīpa (閻浮提 [yan fu ti]), and whose mind did not waver from unsurpassed Bodhi (無上菩提 [wu shang pu ti]). He said: 'The Vedas (圍陀論 [wei tuo lun]) state that a Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) descending to be born should enter the mother's womb in the form of an elephant (象形 [xiang xing]).' Then he spoke in verses:

"'When the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) descends,
He should be in the form of an elephant (象形 [xiang xing]),
Upright and beautiful,
With a red crown.
Pure and bright,
Like white bhojapatra (玻 [bo][王 [wang]*(黍 [shu]-禾 [he]+利 [li])]),
Possessing six tusks,
Adorned with golden reins.
All auspicious,
As foretold by the Vedas (圍陀 [wei tuo]),
With thirty-two marks,
He shall descend to Jambudvīpa (閻浮 [yan fu]).'”

[0545c25] ěr shí, fú gào zhū bǐ qiū: “pú sà wèi zhū tiān rén yǎn shuō zhèng fǎ, quàn miǎn kāi xiǎo lìng qí yuè yù. gào tiān zhòng yán: ‘wǒ dāng yǐ hé xíng xiàng xià yán fú tí?’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘wèi tóng zi xíng.’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘shì fàn zhī xíng.’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘shén miào tiān xíng.’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘ā xiū luó,, gān tà pó,, jiā lóu luó,, jǐn nà luó,, mó hóu luó jiā děng xíng.’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘rì yuè tiān xíng.’ huò yǒu shuō yán: ‘jīn chì niǎo xíng.’ shuō rú shì děng zhǒng zhǒng xíng xiàng. ěr shí, zhòng zhōng yǒu yī tiān zi, míng yuē shèng guāng, xī zài yán fú tí zhōng wèi pó luó mén, yú wú shàng pú tí xīn bù tuì zhuǎn, zuò rú shì yán: ‘wéi tuó lùn shuō, xià shēng pú sà dāng zuò xiàng xíng ér rù mǔ tāi.’ jí shuō jì yán:

“ ‘pú sà jiàng shén,　　yīng wèi xiàng xíng,
　　duān zhèng shū hǎo,　　dǐng shàng hóng sè.
　　jiǎo jié xiān jìng,　　rú bái bō [wáng*(shǔ-hé+lì)],
　　jù zú liù yá,　　shì yǐ jīn lēi.
　　wú bù jí xiáng,　　wéi tuó xiān jì,
　　sān shí èr xiāng,　　dāng xià yán fú.’ ”

[0545c25] er shi, fu gao zhu bi qiu: "pu sa wei zhu tian ren yan shuo zheng fa, quan mian kai xiao ling qi yue yu. gao tian zhong yan: 'wo dang yi he xing xiang xia yan fu ti?' huo you shuo yan: 'wei tong zi xing.' huo you shuo yan: 'shi fan zhi xing.' huo you shuo yan: 'shen miao tian xing.' huo you shuo yan: 'a xiu luo,, gan ta po,, jia lou luo,, jin na luo,, mo hou luo jia deng xing.' huo you shuo yan: 'ri yue tian xing.' huo you shuo yan: 'jin chi niao xing.' shuo ru shi deng zhong zhong xing xiang. er shi, zhong zhong you yi tian zi, ming yue sheng guang, xi zai yan fu ti zhong wei po luo men, yu wu shang pu ti xin bu tui zhuan, zuo ru shi yan: 'wei tuo lun shuo, xia sheng pu sa dang zuo xiang xing er ru mu tai.' ji shuo ji yan:

" 'pu sa jiang shen, ying wei xiang xing,
duan zheng shu hao, ding shang hong se.
jiao jie xian jing, ru bai bo [wang*(shu-he+li)],
ju zu liu ya, shi yi jin lei.
wu bu ji xiang, wei tuo xian ji,
san shi er xiang, dang xia yan fu.' "

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[0546a13] The Buddha told the Bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]): "When the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) was about to descend from Tuṣita Heaven (兜率天宮 [dou lu tian gong]), after observing everywhere, eight auspicious signs first appeared in the palace of King Śuddhodana (輸檀 [shu tan]). What are these eight? First, the palace suddenly became clean; without sweeping or cleaning, there was no defilement, dust, broken tiles, mosquitoes, centipedes, or other noxious insects. Various wonderful flowers were scattered all around, fragrant and fresh. Second, various birds of different species and bright, colorful feathers gathered from the Snow Mountains (雪山中 [xue shan zhong]). In the palace, on the towers, halls, beams, windows, and eaves, they sang sadly in harmony, enjoying themselves in playful flight. Third, in the palace, grasses, trees, flowers, and leaves all bloomed at once. Fourth, lotuses as large as chariot wheels, with a hundred thousand petals, grew in all the palace ponds, covering the surface of the water. Fifth, in the palace, precious vessels naturally contained suya (蘇油 [su you]) oil, rock candy (石蜜 [shi mi]), and various delicious foods, which were inexhaustible when eaten. Sixth, musical instruments in the palace, such as flutes (簫 [xiao]), kōnghóu (箜篌 [kong hou]), zithers (琴 [qin]), and lutes (瑟 [se]), produced various subtle sounds without being played. Seventh, all the treasured gold (金 [jin]), silver (銀 [yin]), lapis lazuli (琉璃 [liu li]), carrara (車璩 [che qu]), agate (馬瑙 [ma nao]), mani (摩尼 [mo ni]), and coral (珊瑚 [shan hu]) in the palace were filled to overflowing. Eighth, a great light illuminated the palace, outshining the sun (日 [ri]) and moon (月 [yue]). Those who encountered this light felt peace and joy in body and mind, experiencing something unprecedented. These are called the eight auspicious signs.

[0546a13] fú gào zhū bǐ qiū: “pú sà yú dōu lǜ tiān gōng, zhōu biàn guān chá jiāng xià shēng shí, shū tán wáng gōng xiān xiàn bā zhǒng ruì xiāng. hé děng wèi bā? yī zhě wáng gōng hū rán qīng jìng, bù jiā sǎo sǎ, wú zhū huì è,, chén tǔ,, wǎ lì,, wén méng,, yóu yán,, bǎi zú zhī lèi, zhōu zā bù sàn zhǒng zhǒng miào huā xiāng qì fēn fù. èr zhě cóng xuě shān zhōng zhòng niǎo lái jí, yì lèi zá sè máo yǔ guāng xiān, yú wáng gōng zhōng lóu gé diàn táng dòng liáng xuān yǒu, āi míng xiāng hé áo yóu zì lè. sān zhě yú wáng gōng zhōng, cǎo mù huā yè yī shí fū róng. sì zhě wáng gōng chí zhǎo jiē shēng lián huā dà rú chē lún, yǒu bǎi qiān yè fù yìng shuǐ shàng. wǔ zhě wáng gōng zhēn qì zì rán ér yǒu sū yóu,, shí mì, zhǒng zhǒng měi wèi, shí ér wú jǐn. liù zhě wáng gōng lè qì xiāo dí,, kōng hóu,, qín sè zhī shǔ, fēi yīn jī zòu, jiē chū zhǒng zhǒng wēi miào zhī yīn. qī zhě wáng gōng jīn yín,, liú lí,, chē qú,, mǎ nǎo,, mó ní,, shān hú, yī qiè zhēn cáng xī jiē yíng mǎn. bā zhě wáng gōng yǒu dà guāng míng yìng bì rì yuè, yù sī guāng zhě shēn xīn ān lè dé wèi céng yǒu. rú shì míng wèi bā zhǒng ruì xiāng.

[0546a13] fu gao zhu bi qiu: "pu sa yu dou lu tian gong, zhou bian guan cha jiang xia sheng shi, shu tan wang gong xian xian ba zhong rui xiang. he deng wei ba? yi zhe wang gong hu ran qing jing, bu jia sao sa, wu zhu hui e,, chen tu,, wa li,, wen meng,, you yan,, bai zu zhi lei, zhou za bu san zhong zhong miao hua xiang qi fen fu. er zhe cong xue shan zhong zhong niao lai ji, yi lei za se mao yu guang xian, yu wang gong zhong lou ge dian tang dong liang xuan you, ai ming xiang he ao you zi le. san zhe yu wang gong zhong, cao mu hua ye yi shi fu rong. si zhe wang gong chi zhao jie sheng lian hua da ru che lun, you bai qian ye fu ying shui shang. wu zhe wang gong zhen qi zi ran er you su you,, shi mi, zhong zhong mei wei, shi er wu jin. liu zhe wang gong le qi xiao di,, kong hou,, qin se zhi shu, fei yin ji zou, jie chu zhong zhong wei miao zhi yin. qi zhe wang gong jin yin,, liu li,, che qu,, ma nao,, mo ni,, shan hu, yi qie zhen cang xi jie ying man. ba zhe wang gong you da guang ming ying bi ri yue, yu si guang zhe shen xin an le de wei ceng you. ru shi ming wei ba zhong rui xiang.

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[0546a28] "At that time, the Holy Queen Māyā (摩耶聖后 [mo ye sheng hou]), having bathed and adorned herself, applied various heavenly fragrances, wore exquisite clothes, and adorned herself with various jewels. Joyful and pure in body and mind, she was surrounded and attended by ten thousand maids, and went to King Śuddhodana (輸檀王 [shu tan wang]) in the music hall. To the king's right, she ascended a wonderful jeweled net-adorned seat. Having sat down, her countenance was serene, and she smiled broadly. Then she spoke in verses:

"'Excellent, great King, please kindly grant me permission,
I now wish to express a subtle vow:
From this moment, I shall always cultivate a compassionate mind,
And uphold the eight pure precepts.
I shall not harm living beings, cherishing them as myself,
Always practicing the ten good deeds in body, speech, and mind,
Avoiding jealousy and deceitful thoughts.
May the King not conceive any defilement towards me.
Hearing of these precepts, I do not merely rejoice,
Lest the King suffer long in retribution.
I only wish to dwell separately,
In a palace adorned with incense and flowers.
Surrounded always by virtuous maids,
Playing musical instruments and singing songs of Dharma (法音 [fa yin]),
May vulgar and evil people be kept away from me,
And all impure fragrances and flowers be avoided.
All prisoners shall be pardoned,
Their prisons emptied.
For seven days and seven nights, I shall widely practice generosity,
Providing for the poor and needy until they are satisfied.
I must ensure righteous governance, easing forced labor,
And abolishing all lawsuits in the public court.
May everyone show compassion to one another,
Like ascending to the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven (忉利 [dao li]) Pleasure Garden (歡喜園 [huan xi yuan]).
Compassionate to the world as if it were a single child,
Such is the Dharma (法教 [fa jiao]), truly peaceful and joyful.'
The King, hearing these words, was greatly delighted,
And granted all her wishes.
He immediately ordered his ministers to purify the palace,
Adorning it with banners, canopies, incense, and flowers as they pleased.
He also sent twenty thousand valiant soldiers,
Armed with swords and halberds, to guard it.
Maids entertained with stringed instruments and songs,
And adorned themselves with necklaces.
Precious couches and jeweled seats were covered with soft cushions,
She dwelt in the magnificent palace like a goddess (天女 [tian nu])."

[0546a28] “shì shí, mó yé shèng hòu, zǎo yù zhuāng shì, tú zhū tiān xiāng,, zhe miào yī fú,, zhòng bǎo zì yán, huān xǐ yuè yù shēn xīn qīng jìng, yǐ yī wàn cāi nǚ wéi rào shì cóng, yóu yīn lè diàn zhōng yì shū tán wáng, yú wáng yòu biān, shēng miào bǎo wǎng zhuāng yán zhī zuò. zuò yǐ róng mào xī yí kāi yán wēi xiào, yú shì sòng yuē:

“ ‘shàn zāi dà wáng xìng āi xǔ,　　wǒ jīn yù chén wēi miào yuàn,
　　cóng shì héng qǐ rén cí xīn,　　dāng chí bā guān qīng jìng jiè.
　　bù hài zhòng shēng rú ài jǐ,　　sān yè shí shàn cháng xiū xí,
　　yuǎn lí jí dù chǎn qū xīn,　　yuàn wáng yú wǒ mò shēng rǎn.
　　wén cǐ jìn jiè fēi suí xǐ,　　kǒng wáng zhǎng yè yīng kǔ bào,
　　wéi yuàn lìng wǒ dé bié jū,　　gōng diàn xiāng huā zì yán shì.
　　zhū shàn cāi nǚ cháng wéi rào,　　gǔ lè xián gē yǎn fǎ yīn,
　　fán bǐ è rén lìng lí wǒ,　　yín huì xiāng huā jiē bù yù.
　　yī qiè qiú tú xī kuān yòu,　　yào dāng qiǎn bǐ líng yǔ kōng,
　　qī rì qī yè guǎng xíng tán,　　gěi jì pín fá lìng chōng zú.
　　bì shǐ zhèng huà qīng yáo yì,　　jǐn lìng gōng tíng wú zhèng sòng,
　　gè gè cí xīn hù xiāng xiàng,　　rú shēng dāo lì huān xǐ yuán.
　　lián mǐn shì jiān tóng yī zi,　　fǎ jiào rú sī shén ān lè.’
　　wáng wén cǐ yán dà huān yuè,　　rú suǒ yuàn zhě jiē xiāng xǔ.
　　jí chì zhū chén jìng gōng diàn,　　fān gài xiāng huā zì yán shì,
　　fù yǐ èr wàn yǒng jiàn jūn,　　cāo chí jiàn jǐ lìng fáng hù.
　　cāi nǚ xián gē xiāng yú lè,　　fù yǐ yīng luò zhuāng yán shēn,
　　zhēn chuáng bǎo zuò fū wǎn yán,　　chù zài shèng diàn rú tiān nǚ.”

[0546a28] "shi shi, mo ye sheng hou, zao yu zhuang shi, tu zhu tian xiang,, zhe miao yi fu,, zhong bao zi yan, huan xi yue yu shen xin qing jing, yi yi wan cai nu wei rao shi cong, you yin le dian zhong yi shu tan wang, yu wang you bian, sheng miao bao wang zhuang yan zhi zuo. zuo yi rong mao xi yi kai yan wei xiao, yu shi song yue:

" 'shan zai da wang xing ai xu, wo jin yu chen wei miao yuan,
cong shi heng qi ren ci xin, dang chi ba guan qing jing jie.
bu hai zhong sheng ru ai ji, san ye shi shan chang xiu xi,
yuan li ji du chan qu xin, yuan wang yu wo mo sheng ran.
wen ci jin jie fei sui xi, kong wang zhang ye ying ku bao,
wei yuan ling wo de bie ju, gong dian xiang hua zi yan shi.
zhu shan cai nu chang wei rao, gu le xian ge yan fa yin,
fan bi e ren ling li wo, yin hui xiang hua jie bu yu.
yi qie qiu tu xi kuan you, yao dang qian bi ling yu kong,
qi ri qi ye guang xing tan, gei ji pin fa ling chong zu.
bi shi zheng hua qing yao yi, jin ling gong ting wu zheng song,
ge ge ci xin hu xiang xiang, ru sheng dao li huan xi yuan.
lian min shi jian tong yi zi, fa jiao ru si shen an le.'
wang wen ci yan da huan yue, ru suo yuan zhe jie xiang xu.
ji chi zhu chen jing gong dian, fan gai xiang hua zi yan shi,
fu yi er wan yong jian jun, cao chi jian ji ling fang hu.
cai nu xian ge xiang yu le, fu yi ying luo zhuang yan shen,
zhen chuang bao zuo fu wan yan, chu zai sheng dian ru tian nu."

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[0546b22] The Buddha told the Bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]): "At that time, the Four Great Kings (四天王 [si tian wang]), Śakra Devānām-Indra (釋提桓因 [shi ti huan yin]), Yama Heaven (夜摩天 [ye mo tian]), Tuṣita Heaven (兜率陀天 [dou lu tuo tian]), Nirmanarati Heaven (樂變化天 [le bian hua tian]), Paranirmita-vaśavartin Heaven (他化自在天 [ta hua zi zai tian]), Brahmā-sahāmpati (娑婆世界主梵天王 [suo po shi jie zhu fan tian wang]), Brahmakāyika Devas (梵眾天 [fan zhong tian]), Brahmapurohita Devas (梵輔天 [fan fu tian]), Abhāsvara Devas (妙光天 [miao guang tian]), Parīttābha Devas (少光天 [shao guang tian]), Apramāṇābha Devas (光嚴天 [guang yan tian]), Śuddhāvāsa Devas (淨居天 [jing ju tian]), Akaniṣṭha Heaven (阿迦尼吒天 [a jia ni zha tian]), Maheśvara Heaven (摩醯首羅天 [mo xi shou luo tian]), and countless hundreds of thousands of other devas (天眾 [tian zhong]) all gathered and said to one another: 'The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) is about to descend to be born. If we devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) do not go to serve him, we will be ungrateful and forgetful of his kindness. Who is capable of attending and protecting the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) as he descends to Jambudvīpa (閻浮提 [yan fu ti]), from his first entering the womb and emerging from it, through his childhood, youth, indulgence in desires, renunciation, ascetic practices, reaching the Bodhi seat (菩提座 [pu ti zuo]), subduing Māra's army (魔軍 [mo jun]), turning the wheel of Dharma (正法輪 [zheng fa lun]), displaying great supernatural powers, descending from Trāyastriṃśa Heaven (忉利天 [dao li tian]), and entering Parinirvāṇa (般涅槃 [ban nie pan])? Who can always serve him without ever leaving him?' At that time, the deva-children (諸天子 [zhu tian zi]) spoke in verses:

"'Which of you are capable,
To joyfully follow the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa])?
You shall gain increased merit,
And also acquire great renown.
If you seek the Trāyastriṃśa Palace (忉利宮 [dao li gong]),
Exquisite, constantly peaceful and joyful,
Surrounded by a host of maids,
You should follow the pure moon.
If you seek wonderful gardens,
Excellent places for constant play,
Jeweled grounds adorned with golden flowers,
You should follow the blemish-free light.
If you seek elephants, horses, and chariots,
To wander in the joyful garden,
Surrounded by a host of maids,
You should follow the great man.
If you seek the Yama Heaven (夜摩天 [ye mo tian]),
And also the Tuṣita Palace (兜率宮 [dou lu gong]),
And to be always revered wherever you are born,
You should follow the renowned one.
If you seek the Nirmanarati Heaven (化樂天 [hua le tian]),
With all its palaces,
And to play and enjoy transformations,
You should follow the one with merits.
If you seek to be a Māra King (魔王 [mo wang]),
Far from all poisonous thoughts,
With boundless supernatural powers,
You should follow the benefactor.
If you seek to transcend the desire realm (欲界 [yu jie]),
And dwell in the supreme Brahma Palace (梵宮 [fan gong]),
Practicing the four immeasurable states,
You should follow the meditator.
If you seek to be born among humans,
And receive the supreme reward of a Cakravartin (輪王 [lun wang]),
With the seven treasures appearing at will,
You should follow the venerable one free from desires.
If you seek the position of a human king (人王位 [ren wang wei]),
An elder, or a householder,
With wealth and no enemies,
You should follow the unsurpassed one.
If you seek great wealth and honor,
Beauty and renown,
With influential commands,
You should follow the one with a Brahma voice (梵音者 [fan yin zhe]).
If you seek the reward of devas (天報 [tian bao]) and humans,
And to bring peace to the three realms,
With undefiled wisdom and meditation,
You should follow the master of Dharma (法自在 [fa zi zai]).
If you seek to sever greed,
And remove anger and ignorance,
With a tranquil and detached mind,
You should follow the one who disciplines the mind.
If you seek omniscience,
Pratyekabuddhas (緣覺 [yuan jue]) and Śrāvakas (聲聞 [sheng wen]),
The lion's roar in the ten directions,
You should follow the ocean of merits.
If you seek to close off evil paths,
And open the doors to ambrosia (甘露門 [gan lu men]),
Ascending the Eightfold Noble Path (八正道 [ba zheng dao]),
You should follow the one who avoids dangerous paths.
If you seek to see all Buddhas (諸佛 [zhu fu]),
And listen to the profound Dharma (甚深法 [shen shen fa]),
And hope for all blessings,
You should follow the treasure of merits.
If you seek to escape bondage,
The suffering of birth, old age, sickness, and death,
Pure as empty space,
You should follow the blemish-free person.
If you seek universal reverence,
With excellent marks and adorned virtues,
And the ability to save oneself and others,
You should follow the one who is delightful.
If you seek precepts, meditation, and wisdom,
Profound and difficult to attain,
And for the wise to quickly achieve liberation,
You should follow the great physician king.
If you seek immeasurable virtues,
Completely fulfilled,
And to be born into the joy of Nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]),
You should follow the one perfected in wisdom.'”

[0546b22] fú gào zhū bǐ qiū: “ěr shí, sì tiān wáng,, shì tí huán yīn,, yè mó tiān,, dōu lǜ tuó tiān,, lè biàn huà tiān,, tā huà zì zài tiān,, suō pó shì jiè zhǔ fàn tiān wáng,, fàn zhòng tiān,, fàn fǔ tiān,, miào guāng tiān,, shǎo guāng tiān,, guāng yán tiān,, jìng jū tiān,, ā jiā ní zhā tiān,, mó xī shǒu luó tiān, jí yú wú liàng bǎi qiān tiān zhòng, xī jiē yún jí hù xiāng wèi yán: ‘pú sà jiāng yù xià shēng, wǒ děng zhū tiān bù wǎng shì cóng, duò wú fǎn fù bù zhī ēn yǎng. shuí néng kān rèn shì wèi pú sà xià yán fú tí, cóng chū rù tāi jí yǐ chū tāi, tóng zi shèng nián, yóu xì shòu yù, chū jiā kǔ xíng, yì pú tí zuò, jiàng fú mó jūn, zhuǎn zhèng fǎ lún xiàn dà shén lì, xià dāo lì tiān rù bān niè pán, cháng néng fèng shì zhōng bù shě lí?’ ěr shí, zhū tiān zi děng ér shuō sòng yuē:

“ ‘rǔ děng shuí kān rèn,　　huān xǐ suí pú sà,
　　dāng dé fú zēng zhǎng,　　yì huò dà míng yù.
　　ruò qiú dāo lì gōng,　　shèng miào cháng ān lè,
　　cāi nǚ zhòng wéi rào,　　yīng suí qīng jìng yuè.
　　ruò qiú miào yuán lín,　　shèng chù cháng yóu xì,
　　bǎo de jīn huā shì,　　yīng suí lí gòu guāng.
　　ruò qiú xiàng mǎ chē,　　yóu chù huān xǐ yuán,
　　cāi nǚ zhòng wéi rào,　　yīng suí dà zhàng fū.
　　ruò qiú yè mó tiān,　　jí yǐ dōu lǜ gōng,
　　suǒ shēng cháng jiàn jìng,　　yīng suí dà míng chēng.
　　ruò qiú huà lè tiān,　　zì zài zhū gōng shì,
　　yóu xì biàn huà lè,　　yīng suí gōng dé zhě.
　　ruò qiú zuò mó wáng,　　yuǎn lí zhū dú xīn,
　　shén biàn qióng biān jì,　　yīng suí lì yì zhě.
　　ruò qiú chāo yù jiè,　　zhù shèng miào fàn gōng,
　　xiū xíng sì děng xīn,　　yīng suí chán dìng zhě.
　　ruò qiú shēng rén jiān,　　shòu lún wáng shèng bào,
　　qī bǎo cóng xīn zhì,　　yīng suí lí yù zūn.
　　ruò qiú rén wáng wèi,　　zhǎng zhě jí jū shì,
　　cái fù wú yuàn dí,　　yīng suí wú shàng shì.
　　ruò qiú dà fù guì,　　duān zhèng jí míng yù,
　　jiào lìng yǒu wēi dé,　　yīng suí fàn yīn zhě.
　　ruò qiú rén tiān bào,　　bìng zhì sān jiè ān,
　　wú lòu huì jí chán,　　yīng suí fǎ zì zài.
　　ruò qiú duàn tān yù,　　jí qù chēn chī děng,
　　dàn pō zhì jì rán,　　yīng suí diào xīn zhě.
　　ruò qiú yī qiè zhì,　　yuán jué jí shēng wén,
　　shí fāng shī zi hǒu,　　yīng suí gōng dé hǎi.
　　ruò qiú bì è qù,　　kāi zhū gān lù mén,
　　fāng shēng bā zhèng dào,　　yīng suí yuǎn xiǎn lù.
　　ruò qiú jiàn zhū fú,　　tīng shòu shén shēn fǎ,
　　jí jì zhòng fú yòu,　　yīng suí gōng dé cáng.
　　ruò qiú chū chán fù,　　shēng lǎo bìng sǐ kǔ,
　　qīng jìng rú xū kōng,　　yīng suí lí gòu rén.
　　ruò qiú yī qiè jìng,　　xiāng hǎo zhuāng yán dé,
　　jí néng zhěng zì tā,　　yīng suí kě xīn lè.
　　ruò qiú jiè dìng huì,　　shén shēn nán kě zhèng,
　　zhì zhě sù jiě tuō,　　yīng suí dà yī wáng.
　　ruò qiú wú liàng dé,　　jiū jìng jiē yuán mǎn,
　　jí shēng niè pán lè,　　yīng suí zhì chéng jiù.’

[0546b22] fu gao zhu bi qiu: "er shi, si tian wang,, shi ti huan yin,, ye mo tian,, dou lu tuo tian,, le bian hua tian,, ta hua zi zai tian,, suo po shi jie zhu fan tian wang,, fan zhong tian,, fan fu tian,, miao guang tian,, shao guang tian,, guang yan tian,, jing ju tian,, a jia ni zha tian,, mo xi shou luo tian, ji yu wu liang bai qian tian zhong, xi jie yun ji hu xiang wei yan: 'pu sa jiang yu xia sheng, wo deng zhu tian bu wang shi cong, duo wu fan fu bu zhi en yang. shui neng kan ren shi wei pu sa xia yan fu ti, cong chu ru tai ji yi chu tai, tong zi sheng nian, you xi shou yu, chu jia ku xing, yi pu ti zuo, jiang fu mo jun, zhuan zheng fa lun xian da shen li, xia dao li tian ru ban nie pan, chang neng feng shi zhong bu she li?' er shi, zhu tian zi deng er shuo song yue:

" 'ru deng shui kan ren, huan xi sui pu sa,
dang de fu zeng zhang, yi huo da ming yu.
ruo qiu dao li gong, sheng miao chang an le,
cai nu zhong wei rao, ying sui qing jing yue.
ruo qiu miao yuan lin, sheng chu chang you xi,
bao de jin hua shi, ying sui li gou guang.
ruo qiu xiang ma che, you chu huan xi yuan,
cai nu zhong wei rao, ying sui da zhang fu.
ruo qiu ye mo tian, ji yi dou lu gong,
suo sheng chang jian jing, ying sui da ming cheng.
ruo qiu hua le tian, zi zai zhu gong shi,
you xi bian hua le, ying sui gong de zhe.
ruo qiu zuo mo wang, yuan li zhu du xin,
shen bian qiong bian ji, ying sui li yi zhe.
ruo qiu chao yu jie, zhu sheng miao fan gong,
xiu xing si deng xin, ying sui chan ding zhe.
ruo qiu sheng ren jian, shou lun wang sheng bao,
qi bao cong xin zhi, ying sui li yu zun.
ruo qiu ren wang wei, zhang zhe ji ju shi,
cai fu wu yuan di, ying sui wu shang shi.
ruo qiu da fu gui, duan zheng ji ming yu,
jiao ling you wei de, ying sui fan yin zhe.
ruo qiu ren tian bao, bing zhi san jie an,
wu lou hui ji chan, ying sui fa zi zai.
ruo qiu duan tan yu, ji qu chen chi deng,
dan po zhi ji ran, ying sui diao xin zhe.
ruo qiu yi qie zhi, yuan jue ji sheng wen,
shi fang shi zi hou, ying sui gong de hai.
ruo qiu bi e qu, kai zhu gan lu men,
fang sheng ba zheng dao, ying sui yuan xian lu.
ruo qiu jian zhu fu, ting shou shen shen fa,
ji ji zhong fu you, ying sui gong de cang.
ruo qiu chu chan fu, sheng lao bing si ku,
qing jing ru xu kong, ying sui li gou ren.
ruo qiu yi qie jing, xiang hao zhuang yan de,
ji neng zheng zi ta, ying sui ke xin le.
ruo qiu jie ding hui, shen shen nan ke zheng,
zhi zhe su jie tuo, ying sui da yi wang.
ruo qiu wu liang de, jiu jing jie yuan man,
ji sheng nie pan le, ying sui zhi cheng jiu.'

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

[0547a16] "At that time, when the assembly of devas (諸天眾會 [zhu tian zhong hui]) heard these verses, eighty-four thousand Cāturmahārājika Devas (四天王天 [si tian wang tian]), hundreds of thousands of Trāyastriṃśa Devas (忉利天 [dao li tian]), hundreds of thousands of Yama Devas (夜摩天 [ye mo tian]), hundreds of thousands of Tuṣita Devas (兜率天 [dou lu tian]), hundreds of thousands of Nirmanarati Devas (化樂天 [hua le tian]), hundreds of thousands of Paranirmita-vaśavartin Devas (他化自在天 [ta hua zi zai tian]), sixty thousand Māra Devas (魔天 [mo tian]), sixty-eight thousand Brahmakāyika Devas (梵眾天 [fan zhong tian]) who had accumulated virtue in previous lives, and even Akaniṣṭha Devas (阿迦尼吒天 [a jia ni zha tian]) and innumerable hundreds of thousands of other devas (諸天 [zhu tian]), such devas (天 [tian]) who had already arrived, and also countless hundreds of thousands of deva (諸天 [zhu tian]) assemblies from other directions—east, west, south, north, the four intermediate directions, above, and below—all gathered. At that time, a leading deva-child (天子 [tian zi]) in the great assembly spoke in verses:

"'You all should listen now,
I have made a firm resolve,
To abandon desires and supernatural powers,
And the joy of all meditations and samādhis (三昧 [san mei]).
I shall follow the supreme one,
As he descends and enters his mother's womb.
I shall not allow any evil to harm him,
And I shall always protect him.
With all wonderful music,
I shall praise the ocean of merits,
Making devas (天 [tian]) and humans rejoice,
And inspiring them to cultivate the unsurpassed path (無上道心 [wu shang dao xin]).'
When humans and devas (天 [tian]) heard this,
Their many sufferings disappeared with joy,
They scattered Maṇḍārava flowers (曼陀花 [man tuo hua]),
And candana (月花 [yue hua]) and pārijātaka flowers (勝月 [sheng yue]),
And burned agarwood incense (沈水香 [chen shui xiang]),
Offering it to the pure and blessed one.
'The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) in the womb,
Is not defiled by the three impurities,
Transcending birth, old age, sickness, and death,
He guides to the utmost limits.
We, with pure hearts,
Shall follow the wise one.
Śakra (釋 [shi]), Brahmā (梵 [fan]), and the deva kings (天王 [tian wang]) and others,
When they see him take seven steps,
Will hold perfumed water in their hands,
To bathe this pure saint.
Following the ways of the world,
Humans and devas (天 [tian]) obtain great blessings.
In desire, yet always undefiled,
Abandoning his precious throne by going over the city wall,
We wish to follow him.
Spreading grass and sitting at the bodhimaṇḍa (道場 [dao chang]),
Subduing Māra (魔 [mo]) and attaining perfect enlightenment,
Persuading others to preach the subtle Dharma (妙法 [miao fa]),
Buddha's (佛事 [fu shi]) deeds遍三界 [bian san jie] (遍三界 [bian san jie]),
Ambrosia (甘露 [gan lu]) permeates all living beings,
Until he returns to Nirvāṇa (涅槃 [nie pan]),
We shall always follow without ever abandoning him.'”

[0547a16] “ěr shí, zhū tiān zhòng huì wén cǐ jì yǐ, bā wàn sì qiān sì tiān wáng tiān,, bǎi qiān dāo lì tiān,, bǎi qiān yè mó tiān,, bǎi qiān dōu lǜ tiān,, bǎi qiān huà lè tiān,, bǎi qiān tā huà zì zài tiān,, liù wàn mó tiān,, qián shì jī dé liù wàn bā qiān fàn zhòng tiān, nǎi zhì ā jiā ní zhā tiān yǔ wú yāng shù bǎi qiān zhū tiān, rú shì děng tiān xiān lái zài huì, fù yǒu tā fāng dōng xī nán běi,, sì wéi shàng xià wú liàng bǎi qiān zhū tiān zhòng děng, jiē xī lái jí. shí dà huì zhōng shàng shǒu tiān zi, ér shuō sòng yuē:

“ ‘rǔ děng jīn yīng tīng,　　wǒ qǐ jué dìng xīn,
　　shě yù jí shén tōng,　　zhū chán sān mèi lè.
　　suí cóng zuì shèng zhě,　　jiàng shēng chù mǔ tāi,
　　bù lìng zhū è qīn,　　cháng dāng wèi yōng hù.
　　yǐ zhū miào yīn lè,　　zàn sòng gōng dé hǎi,
　　lìng tiān rén huān xǐ,　　fā wú shàng dào xīn.’
　　rén tiān wén shì yǐ,　　huān xǐ xiāo zhòng huàn,
　　sàn yǐ màn tuó huā,　　yuè huā shèng yuè děng,
　　jí xūn chén shuǐ xiāng,　　gōng yǎng jìng fú zhě.
　 ‘pú sà chù tāi zhōng,　　bù wèi sān gòu rǎn,
　　yuè yú shēng lǎo sǐ,　　dé dǎo qióng biān jì,
　　wǒ děng chí jìng xīn,　　suí cóng zhì huì zhě.
　　shì fàn tiān wáng děng,　　jiàn xíng qī bù shí,
　　yǐ shǒu pěng xiāng shuǐ,　　yù shì wú gòu shèng,
　　shùn shì zhū suǒ wèi,　　rén tiān huò dà fú.
　　chù yù cháng wú rǎn,　　yú chéng qì bǎo wèi,
　　wǒ děng yuàn suí zhú.　　fū cǎo zuò dào chǎng,
　　jiàng mó chéng zhèng jué,　　quàn shuō wēi miào fǎ,
　　fú shì biàn sān jiè,　　gān lù qià qún shēng,
　　nǎi zhì guī niè pán,　　cháng suí wú zàn shě.’ ”

[0547a16] "er shi, zhu tian zhong hui wen ci ji yi, ba wan si qian si tian wang tian,, bai qian dao li tian,, bai qian ye mo tian,, bai qian dou lu tian,, bai qian hua le tian,, bai qian ta hua zi zai tian,, liu wan mo tian,, qian shi ji de liu wan ba qian fan zhong tian, nai zhi a jia ni zha tian yu wu yang shu bai qian zhu tian, ru shi deng tian xian lai zai hui, fu you ta fang dong xi nan bei,, si wei shang xia wu liang bai qian zhu tian zhong deng, jie xi lai ji. shi da hui zhong shang shou tian zi, er shuo song yue:

" 'ru deng jin ying ting, wo qi jue ding xin,
she yu ji shen tong, zhu chan san mei le.
sui cong zui sheng zhe, jiang sheng chu mu tai,
bu ling zhu e qin, chang dang wei yong hu.
yi zhu miao yin le, zan song gong de hai,
ling tian ren huan xi, fa wu shang dao xin.'
ren tian wen shi yi, huan xi xiao zhong huan,
san yi man tuo hua, yue hua sheng yue deng,
ji xun chen shui xiang, gong yang jing fu zhe.
'pu sa chu tai zhong, bu wei san gou ran,
yue yu sheng lao si, de dao qiong bian ji,
wo deng chi jing xin, sui cong zhi hui zhe.
shi fan tian wang deng, jian xing qi bu shi,
yi shou peng xiang shui, yu shi wu gou sheng,
shun shi zhu suo wei, ren tian huo da fu.
chu yu chang wu ran, yu cheng qi bao wei,
wo deng yuan sui zhu. fu cao zuo dao chang,
jiang mo cheng zheng jue, quan shuo wei miao fa,
fu shi bian san jie, gan lu qia qun sheng,
nai zhi gui nie pan, chang sui wu zan she.' "

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

[0547b15] The Buddha told the Bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]): "At that time, countless deva-maidens (天女 [tian nu]) from the desire realm (欲界 [yu jie]), seeing the subtle marks of the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) body and his impending descent, each said: 'What kind of woman is worthy to give birth to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa])? She must possess superior virtues to conceive such a revered one.' All of them admired her with reverence and love. With their own blessings, they attained supernatural powers and mind-made bodies, and in an instant, they arrived from their deva-palaces (天宮 [tian gong]) at Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]). The city of Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]) had a circumference of hundreds of thousands of yojanas (由旬 [you xun]), adorned with magnificent gardens and ponds, like the palace of Indra (帝釋 [di shi]). Within its palace was a great hall named Dhṛtarāṣṭra (持國 [chi guo]), where Holy Queen Māyā (摩耶聖后 [mo ye sheng hou]) resided. It was magnificently adorned, pure, spotless, bright, and awe-inspiring. The Holy Queen (聖后 [sheng hou]) wore necklaces and heavenly garments, her body adorned with various wonderful jewels. When the deva-maidens (諸天女 [zhu tian nu]) arrived at this hall, they stood in the sky, gazing at the Holy Queen (聖后 [sheng hou]). And there were verses:

"The deva-maidens (諸天女 [zhu tian nu]) of the desire realm (欲界 [yu jie]),
Observing the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) subtle body,
All thought: 'What kind of mother does the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) have?'
They competed in holding flower garlands,
Perfumes and powdered incense,
Joyfully went to the royal palace,
And respectfully clasped their hands.
Beautifully dressed, they stretched out their hands and pointed,
Seeing her sitting on a magnificent jeweled couch,
They observed her carefully with good intentions.
'Such a wonderful quality in humans,
Has never been seen in heaven.
We always considered ourselves,
Superior among deva-maidens (天女 [tian nu]).
Now seeing this person,
We feel a sense of inferiority,
Adorned with supreme virtues,
Her countenance is exceedingly beautiful.
If not for this supreme virtue,
Who would be worthy to be the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) mother?
Like a priceless jewel,
Placed in a pure jeweled vessel.
Similarly, the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) mother,
Is worthy to conceive one with supreme virtue.
Those who see her rejoice,
Their hearts never weary.
Her face is exceedingly beautiful,
Her body radiates immense light,
Like the moon in the sky,
Seeing her purifies the mind.
Like the sun shining brightly,
Like pure gold refined a hundred times,
The light of the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) mother is also like this.
Her hair is fragrant and soft,
Dark blue like a black bee,
Her teeth are white as stars in the sky,
Her eyes like blue lotus leaves.
Her limbs move gracefully,
Her hands and feet are all perfectly formed,
Unequaled even in heaven,
Who in the human world can compare to her?'
Thus, they carefully observed,
Circled her clockwise, scattering fragrant flowers,
Praised the Buddha's (佛母 [fu mu]) mother by name,
And returned to heaven.
At that time, the Four Guardian Kings (四護世 [si hu shi]),
Śakra (釋 [shi]), Brahmā (梵 [fan]), and the devas (欲天 [yu tian]) of the desire realm (欲天 [yu tian]),
And the other eight classes of beings,
All came to guard the Buddha's (佛母 [fu mu]) mother.
All devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) had already seen,
The Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) about to descend,
They brought wonderful fragrant flowers,
And joyfully stood before her.
Clasping their hands, they bowed and requested,
'The time for your descent has arrived,
O lion king (師子王 [shi zi wang]) of eloquence,
Have compassion and be born into the world.'"

[0547b15] fú gào zhū bǐ qiū: “yù jiè wú liàng tiān nǚ, jiàn pú sà shēn xíng xiāng wēi miào, jiāng yù xià shēng, gè zuò shì yán: ‘hé děng nǚ rén yīng shēng pú sà? bì yǒu shèng dé kān huái zūn zhě.’ xián jiē mù xiàn huái jìng ài xīn, yǐ jǐ fú bào huò bǐ shén tōng, dé yì shēng shēn, zì bǐ tiān gōng yú shā nà qǐng zhì jiā pí luó chéng. qí jiā pí luó chéng zhōu zā bǎi qiān, yuán lín chí zhǎo zhuāng yán shū shèng, rú dì shì gōng, yú qí gōng nèi yǒu yī dà diàn, míng yuē chí guó, mó yé shèng hòu zhù zài qí zhōng, zhǒng zhǒng zhuāng yán fū zhì qǐ lì, qīng jìng wú gòu guāng míng wēi shén. shèng hòu shēn pèi yīng luò bèi yǐ tiān yī, zhǒng zhǒng miào bǎo zhuāng yán qí tǐ. shí zhū tiān nǚ zhì cǐ diàn yǐ, zhù zài xū kōng zhān yú shèng hòu. ér yǒu jì yán:

“yù jiè zhū tiān nǚ,　　guān pú sà miào shēn,
　xián zuò shì sī wéi:　　 ‘pú sà mǔ hé lèi?’
　jìng chí huā mán děng,　　tú xiāng jí mò xiāng,
　huān xǐ yì wáng gōng,　　hé zhǎng ér gōng jìng.
　xuàn fú lì róng mào,　　shū shǒu xián gòng zhǐ,
　jiàn zuò shèng bǎo chuáng,　　shàn xīn dì guān chá.
‘rén jiān sī miào zhì,　　tiān shàng wèi céng yǒu,
　wǒ děng cháng zì wèi,　　tiān nǚ zhōng shū shèng.
　jīn dǔ sī rén yǐ,　　zì shēng qīng jiàn xīn,
　shèng gōng dé zhuāng yán,　　yán róng shén duān zhèng.
　ruò fēi cǐ shèng dé,　　shuí kān pú sà mǔ?
　pì rú wú jià zhū,　　zhì yú jìng bǎo qì.
　rú shì pú sà mǔ,　　kān huái shèng dé rén,
　jiàn zhě shēng huān xǐ,　　qí xīn wú yàn juàn.
　miàn mù shén duān zhèng,　　shēn xiāng jí guāng míng,
　rú yuè zài xū kōng,　　dǔ zhī ér yì jìng.
　rú rì shèng huī yào,　　rú zhēn jīn bǎi liàn,
　jiàn bǐ pú sà mǔ,　　guāng míng yì rú shì.
　fà xiāng qiě róu zé,　　gàn hēi lèi xuán fēng,
　hào chǐ rú kōng xīng,　　mù ruò qīng lián yè.
　zhī jié shàn suí zhuǎn,　　shǒu zú jiē píng zhèng,
　tiān zhōng shàng wú pǐ,　　rén jiān shuí yǔ bǐ?’
　rú shì shěn guān chá,　　yòu rào sàn xiāng huā,
　chēng míng tàn fú mǔ,　　hái fǎn yú tiān shàng.
　ěr shí sì hù shì,　　shì fàn jí yù tiān,
　bìng yú bā bù zhòng,　　jiē lái wèi fú mǔ.
　zhū tiān xián yǐ jiàn,　　pú sà jiāng xià shēng,
　jī chí miào xiāng huā,　　huān xǐ yì qián zhù.
　hé zhǎng jī shǒu qǐng,　　xià shēng shí yǐ zhì,
　biàn cái shī zi wáng,　　āi mǐn shēng shì jiān.”

[0547b15] fu gao zhu bi qiu: "yu jie wu liang tian nu, jian pu sa shen xing xiang wei miao, jiang yu xia sheng, ge zuo shi yan: 'he deng nu ren ying sheng pu sa? bi you sheng de kan huai zun zhe.' xian jie mu xian huai jing ai xin, yi ji fu bao huo bi shen tong, de yi sheng shen, zi bi tian gong yu sha na qing zhi jia pi luo cheng. qi jia pi luo cheng zhou za bai qian, yuan lin chi zhao zhuang yan shu sheng, ru di shi gong, yu qi gong nei you yi da dian, ming yue chi guo, mo ye sheng hou zhu zai qi zhong, zhong zhong zhuang yan fu zhi qi li, qing jing wu gou guang ming wei shen. sheng hou shen pei ying luo bei yi tian yi, zhong zhong miao bao zhuang yan qi ti. shi zhu tian nu zhi ci dian yi, zhu zai xu kong zhan yu sheng hou. er you ji yan:

"yu jie zhu tian nu, guan pu sa miao shen,
xian zuo shi si wei: 'pu sa mu he lei?'
jing chi hua man deng, tu xiang ji mo xiang,
huan xi yi wang gong, he zhang er gong jing.
xuan fu li rong mao, shu shou xian gong zhi,
jian zuo sheng bao chuang, shan xin di guan cha.
'ren jian si miao zhi, tian shang wei ceng you,
wo deng chang zi wei, tian nu zhong shu sheng.
jin du si ren yi, zi sheng qing jian xin,
sheng gong de zhuang yan, yan rong shen duan zheng.
ruo fei ci sheng de, shui kan pu sa mu?
pi ru wu jia zhu, zhi yu jing bao qi.
ru shi pu sa mu, kan huai sheng de ren,
jian zhe sheng huan xi, qi xin wu yan juan.
mian mu shen duan zheng, shen xiang ji guang ming,
ru yue zai xu kong, du zhi er yi jing.
ru ri sheng hui yao, ru zhen jin bai lian,
jian bi pu sa mu, guang ming yi ru shi.
fa xiang qie rou ze, gan hei lei xuan feng,
hao chi ru kong xing, mu ruo qing lian ye.
zhi jie shan sui zhuan, shou zu jie ping zheng,
tian zhong shang wu pi, ren jian shui yu bi?'
ru shi shen guan cha, you rao san xiang hua,
cheng ming tan fu mu, hai fan yu tian shang.
er shi si hu shi, shi fan ji yu tian,
bing yu ba bu zhong, jie lai wei fu mu.
zhu tian xian yi jian, pu sa jiang xia sheng,
ji chi miao xiang hua, huan xi yi qian zhu.
he zhang ji shou qing, xia sheng shi yi zhi,
bian cai shi zi wang, ai min sheng shi jian."

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

[0547c27] The Buddha told the Bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]): "When the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) was about to descend to be born, countless hundreds of thousands of Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]) from the east, all being Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]) on their last rebirth, came to Tuṣita Heaven (兜率天宮 [dou lu tian gong]) to make offerings to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]). From the south, west, north, the four intermediate directions, above, and below, Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]) on their last rebirth all came to Tuṣita Heaven (兜率天宮 [dou lu tian gong]) to make offerings to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]). From the worlds in the ten directions, Cāturmahārājika Devas (四天王天 [si tian wang tian]), Trāyastriṃśa Devas (三十三天 [san shi san tian]), Yama Devas (夜摩天 [ye mo tian]), Tuṣita Devas (兜率陀天 [dou lu tuo tian]), Nirmanarati Devas (樂變化天 [le bian hua tian]), Paranirmita-vaśavartin Devas (他化自在天 [ta hua zi zai tian]), such beings, each with eighty-four thousand deva-maidens (天女 [tian nu]) surrounding them, came to Tuṣita Palace (兜率宮 [dou lu gong]), playing musical instruments and singing songs to make offerings to the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]). At that time, the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) was in a grand pavilion, seated on a majestic lion-throne born of all virtues. Those Bodhisattvas (菩薩 [pu sa]) and countless hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas (那由他 [na you ta]) of devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) surrounded him, making offerings, showing reverence, respect, and praise. Immediately, he descended from the supreme Tuṣita Heaven (兜率 [dou lu]Heaven (天宮 [tian gong])) and was born.

[0547c27] fú gào zhū bǐ qiū: “pú sà jiāng xià shēng shí, dōng fāng yǒu wú liàng bǎi qiān pú sà, jiē shì yī shēng bǔ chù, lái yì dōu lǜ tiān gōng gōng yǎng pú sà, nán xī běi fāng,, sì wéi shàng xià yī shēng bǔ chù, jiē zhì dōu lǜ tiān gōng gōng yǎng pú sà； shí fāng shì jiè sì tiān wáng tiān,, sān shí sān tiān,, yè mó tiān,, dōu lǜ tuó tiān,, lè biàn huà tiān,, tā huà zì zài tiān, rú shì děng gè yǔ bā wàn sì qiān tiān nǚ, qián hòu wéi rào zhì dōu lǜ gōng, gǔ lè xián gē gōng yǎng pú sà. ěr shí, pú sà chù dà lóu gé, zuò yú zhòng dé suǒ shēng shèng cáng shī zi zhī zuò, bǐ zhū pú sà jí wú liàng bǎi qiān wàn yì nà yóu tā zhū tiān wéi rào, gōng yǎng gōng jìng zūn zhòng zàn tàn, jí yú dōu lǜ zuì shèng tiān gōng ér biàn jiàng shēng.

[0547c27] fu gao zhu bi qiu: "pu sa jiang xia sheng shi, dong fang you wu liang bai qian pu sa, jie shi yi sheng bu chu, lai yi dou lu tian gong gong yang pu sa, nan xi bei fang,, si wei shang xia yi sheng bu chu, jie zhi dou lu tian gong gong yang pu sa; shi fang shi jie si tian wang tian,, san shi san tian,, ye mo tian,, dou lu tuo tian,, le bian hua tian,, ta hua zi zai tian, ru shi deng ge yu ba wan si qian tian nu, qian hou wei rao zhi dou lu gong, gu le xian ge gong yang pu sa. er shi, pu sa chu da lou ge, zuo yu zhong de suo sheng sheng cang shi zi zhi zuo, bi zhu pu sa ji wu liang bai qian wan yi na you ta zhu tian wei rao, gong yang gong jing zun zhong zan tan, ji yu dou lu zui sheng tian gong er bian jiang sheng.

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

[0548a08] "When he was about to descend to be born, an unprecedented light emanated from his body, illuminating the entire Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千大千世界 [san qian da qian shi jie]), and even the dark places in between worlds that the radiance of the sun (日 [ri]) and moon (月 [yue]) could not reach, all became brightly lit. The living beings within them could see each other and all said: 'How is it that living beings suddenly appeared here?' At that time, the Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千大千世界 [san qian da qian shi jie]) was shaken in six ways, with eighteen signs: namely, shaking, extreme shaking, universal shaking; striking, extreme striking, universal striking; moving, extreme moving, universal moving; surging and overturning, extreme surging and overturning, universal surging and overturning; emitting sound, extreme emitting sound, universal emitting sound; surging at the edges and sinking in the middle, surging in the middle and sinking at the edges, surging in the east and sinking in the west, surging in the west and sinking in the east, surging in the south and sinking in the north, surging in the north and sinking in the south. At that time, all living beings rejoiced greatly, experiencing pure and boundless happiness, praising and extolling. When they heard these sounds, not a single living being felt fear or terror. The radiance of Brahmā (梵 [fan]), Śakra (釋 [shi]), and the Guardian Devas (護世 [hu shi]), and the sun (日 [ri]) and moon (月 [yue]), all disappeared. All beings in the hells, animal realm, and hungry ghost realm, as well as all other living beings, all found peace and comfort. No living being at this time was afflicted by greed, anger, ignorance, or any other defilements. They looked upon each other with compassion and arose beneficial thoughts, like father and mother, like elder brother and younger brother. The musical instruments of humans and devas (天 [tian]) played by themselves without being struck. Countless devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) lifted and held this wonderful pavilion on their heads. Countless hundreds of thousands of deva-maidens (天女 [tian nu]) surrounded him, playing heavenly music. From the sound of the music came these wonderful verses, praising the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]):

"'The Venerable One has long cultivated,
All pure karmas are perfected,
Dwelling in the truly supreme principle,
Now receives the supreme offerings of devas (天 [tian]) and humans.
In countless koṭis (拘胝 [ju zhi]) of kalpas (劫 [jie]) in the past,
He was able to give away his beloved wife and children,
Through his acts of generosity, he obtained supreme rewards,
Hence he receives wonderful flowers and fragrances from the devas (天 [tian]).
He cut his own flesh and weighed it,
With compassion saving the dying dove,
Again through his acts of generosity, he obtained supreme rewards,
Enabling hungry ghosts to be satisfied.
The Venerable One, in immeasurable kalpas (劫 [jie]) past,
Upheld pure precepts without ever violating them,
Through his śīla (尸羅 [shi luo]), he obtained supreme rewards,
Enabling evil realms to cease all sufferings.
The Venerable One, in immeasurable kalpas (劫 [jie]) past,
Practiced patience for the sake of Bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]),
Through his kṣānti (羼提 [chan ti]), he obtained supreme rewards,
Enabling humans and devas (天 [tian]) to be compassionate to each other.
The Venerable One, in immeasurable kalpas (劫 [jie]) past,
Cultivated diligence without ceasing,
Through his perseverance, he obtained supreme rewards,
His body is perfectly formed like Mount Sumeru (須彌 [xu mi]).
The Venerable One, in immeasurable kalpas (劫 [jie]) past,
Cultivated various samādhis (諸定 [zhu ding]) to sever defilements,
Through his dhyāna (禪那 [chan na]), he obtained supreme rewards,
Enabling freedom from defilements in this life.
The Venerable One, in immeasurable kalpas (劫 [jie]) past,
Cultivated wisdom to sever all defilements,
Through his prajñā (般若 [ban ruo]), he obtained supreme rewards,
Enabling his light to be exceedingly pure.
Clad in the armor of compassion, dispelling defilements,
Out of compassion for the world, he is now born,
Attaining the supreme joy and equanimity,
The Venerable One has attained Brahma-vihāras (梵住 [fan zhu]), to him we bow in homage.
Illuminating with the torch of wisdom,
Cleansing the darkness of ignorance and all faults,
Lord of the Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千大千 [san qian da qian]),
To the great guide Muni (牟尼 [mou ni]), we bow in homage.
With supreme wisdom and supernatural powers,
He can manifest the true meaning,
Having saved himself, he can save others,
To the ferryman who can cross, we bow in homage.
He conforms to worldly Dharma (法 [fa]), appearing as an ordinary person,
Yet is not defiled by worldly Dharma (法 [fa]),
If all living beings hear or see him,
They will obtain inconceivable and supreme benefits,
How much more so if they listen to the Venerable One's subtle Dharma (妙法 [miao fa]),
Faith and joy will give rise to vast goodness.
Tuṣita Heaven (兜率天宮 [dou lu tian gong]) becomes dark,
In Jambudvīpa (閻浮提 [yan fu ti]) the sun is about to rise,
All living beings in the slumber of defilements,
The Venerable One shall awaken them all.
Kapilavastu (迦毘羅城 [jia pi luo cheng]) shall flourish even more,
Surrounded by countless hosts of devas (諸天 [zhu tian]),
Deva-maidens (天女 [tian nu]) play heavenly music,
Spreading wonderful sounds throughout the royal city.
The Buddha's (佛母 [fu mu]) mother is adorned with subtle beauty,
Her meritorious and majestic countenance rides on pure karma,
The holy child is exceedingly beautiful and extraordinary,
His light illuminates the Trisāhasra-mahāsāhasra-lokadhātu (三千界 [san qian jie]).
All living beings in that land,
Are free from disputes and defilements,
All are compassionate and respectful to each other,
All due to the Bodhisattva's (菩薩 [pu sa]) power.
The Śuddhodana (輸檀王 [shu tan wang]) lineage shall flourish,
And thus shall inherit the Cakravartin (轉輪王 [zhuan lun wang]) throne,
All treasures in that city,
All precious jewels shall be overflowing.
Yakṣas (夜叉 [ye cha]), Rākṣasas (羅剎 [luo sha]), Kumbhāṇḍas (鳩槃茶 [jiu pan cha]),
Asuras (修羅 [xiu luo]), Milikṣas (密跡 [mi ji]), and devas (諸天 [zhu tian]),
Guarding the place where the Bodhisattva (菩薩 [pu sa]) resides,
Shall soon all attain liberation,
All shall dedicate themselves to the path of Bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]),
And wish to quickly attain perfect enlightenment like the Venerable One.'”

[0548a08] “jiāng xià shēng shí, fàng wèi céng yǒu shēn xiāng guāng míng, biàn zhào sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè, shì jiè zhōng jiān yōu míng zhī chù, rì yuè wēi guāng suǒ bù néng zhào, ér jiē dà míng. qí zhōng zhòng shēng gè dé xiāng jiàn, xián zuò shì yán: ‘yún hé cǐ zhōng hū shēng zhòng shēng?’ shì shí sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè, liù zhǒng zhèn dòng yǒu shí bā xiāng, suǒ wèi yáo dòng,, jí yáo dòng,, biàn yáo dòng, kòu jī,, jí kòu jī,, biàn kòu jī, yí zhuǎn,, jí yí zhuǎn,, biàn yí zhuǎn, yǒng fù,, jí yǒng fù,, biàn yǒng fù, chū shēng,, jí chū shēng,, biàn chū shēng, biān yǒng zhōng méi, zhōng yǒng biān méi, dōng yǒng xī méi, xī yǒng dōng méi, nán yǒng běi méi, běi yǒng nán méi. shì shí, yī qiè zhòng shēng huān xǐ yǒng yuè, ài lè qīng jìng kuài lè wú jí, chēng yáng zàn měi. wén zhū shēng shí, wú yī zhòng shēng kǒng wèi jīng jì, fàn shì hù shì,, rì yuè wēi guāng jiē xī bù xiàn, yī qiè de yù,, chù shēng,, è guǐ, jí zhū zhòng shēng jiē méng ān yǐn. wú yī zhòng shēng yú cǐ shí zhōng wèi tān chēn chī děng, yī qiè fán nǎo zhī suǒ bī pò, hù xiāng cí mǐn qǐ lì yì xīn, rú fù rú mǔ rú xiōng rú dì. rén tiān lè qì bù gǔ zì míng, wú liàng zhū tiān dǐng dài qíng pěng shì miào lóu gé, wú liàng bǎi qiān tiān nǚ, qián hòu wéi rào zòu tiān jì lè. qí lè yīn zhōng chū shì miào jì, tàn pú sà yuē:

“ ‘zūn zhě zhǎng yè jī xiū xí,　　suǒ yǒu jìng yè jiē yuán mǎn,
　　zhù yú zhēn zhèng shèng lǐ zhōng,　　jīn zhì tiān rén shàng gōng yǎng.
　　wǎng xī wú liàng jū zhī jié,　　néng shī suǒ ài qī zi děng,
　　yóu bǐ xíng tán huò shèng bào,　　gù dé zhū tiān miào huā xiāng.
　　zì gē shēn ròu ér chèng zhī,　　cí xīn jiù bǐ chuí sǐ gē,
　　fù yǐ xíng tán huò shèng bào,　　néng lìng è guǐ dé chōng zú.
　　zūn zhě guò qù wú biān jié,　　jiān chí jìng jiè wèi cháng huǐ,
　　yóu bǐ shī luó huò shèng bào,　　néng lìng è qù xī zhòng huàn.
　　zūn zhě guò qù wú biān jié,　　qiú pú tí gù xíng rěn rǔ,
　　yóu bǐ chàn tí huò shèng bào,　　néng lìng rén tiān hù cí mǐn.
　　zūn zhě guò qù wú biān jié,　　shèng xiū jīng jìn wú xiū yǐ,
　　yóu bǐ qín qú huò shèng bào,　　shēn xiāng duān yán rú xū mí.
　　zūn zhě guò qù wú biān jié,　　wèi duàn jié shǐ xiū zhū dìng,
　　yóu bǐ chán nà huò shèng bào,　　néng lìng jīn shì wú fán nǎo.
　　zūn zhě guò qù wú biān jié,　　xiū xí zhì huì duàn zhū jié,
　　yóu bǐ bān ruò huò shèng bào,　　néng shǐ guāng míng shén qīng jìng.
　　bèi cí jiǎ zhòu chú fán nǎo,　　yóu mǐn shì jiān jīn xiàn shēng,
　　zhèng dé dì yī miào xǐ shě,　　zūn huò fàn zhù guī mìng lǐ.
　　zhào yǐ zhì huì guāng míng jù,　　jìng chú chī míng zhū guò shī,
　　sān qiān dà qiān yǐ wèi zhǔ,　　guī mìng móu ní dà dǎo shī.
　　shèng huì shén zú dé zhū tōng,　　jiàn zhēn shí yì néng shì xiàn,
　　zì jì dé jì néng zhěng wù,　　guī mìng chuán shī néng dù zhě.
　　suí shùn shì fǎ shì tóng fán,　　bù wèi shì fǎ zhī suǒ rǎn,
　　yī qiè zhòng shēng ruò wén jiàn,　　huò bù sī yì shèng lì yì,
　　kuàng fù tīng wén zūn miào fǎ,　　xìn lè dāng shēng guǎng dà shàn.
　　dōu lǜ tiān gōng xíng àn míng,　　yán fú tí zhōng rì jiāng chū,
　　fán nǎo hūn shuì zhū qún shēng,　　zūn zhě jiē dāng lìng jué wù.
　　jiā pí luó chéng yì xìng shèng,　　wú liàng zhū tiān zhòng wéi rào,
　　zhū tiān bǎo nǚ zòu tiān lè,　　zhōu biàn wáng chéng yǎn miào yīn.
　　fú mǔ miào sè yǐ zhuāng yán,　　fú dé wēi róng chéng jìng yè,
　　shèng zi duān zhèng shén qí tè,　　guāng míng biàn zhào sān qiān jiè.
　　qí guó suǒ yǒu zhū zhòng shēng,　　jiē lí zhèng lùn zhū fán nǎo,
　　yī qiè cí xīn xiāng jìng shùn,　　xī yóu pú sà zhī wēi lì.
　　shū tán wáng zhǒng dāng xìng shèng,　　yóu sī yīng shào zhuǎn lún wáng,
　　qí chéng suǒ yǒu zhū zhēn cáng,　　yī qiè zhòng bǎo jiē yíng mǎn.
　　yè chā luó shā jiū pán chá,　　xiū luó mì jī zhū tiān zhòng,
　　shǒu hù pú sà suǒ jū chù,　　bù jiǔ jiē dāng zhèng jiě tuō,
　　xī yǐ huí xiàng pú tí dào,　　yuàn sù rú zūn chéng zhèng jué.’ ”

chù tāi pǐn dì liù

[0548a08] "jiang xia sheng shi, fang wei ceng you shen xiang guang ming, bian zhao san qian da qian shi jie, shi jie zhong jian you ming zhi chu, ri yue wei guang suo bu neng zhao, er jie da ming. qi zhong zhong sheng ge de xiang jian, xian zuo shi yan: 'yun he ci zhong hu sheng zhong sheng?' shi shi san qian da qian shi jie, liu zhong zhen dong you shi ba xiang, suo wei yao dong,, ji yao dong,, bian yao dong, kou ji,, ji kou ji,, bian kou ji, yi zhuan,, ji yi zhuan,, bian yi zhuan, yong fu,, ji yong fu,, bian yong fu, chu sheng,, ji chu sheng,, bian chu sheng, bian yong zhong mei, zhong yong bian mei, dong yong xi mei, xi yong dong mei, nan yong bei mei, bei yong nan mei. shi shi, yi qie zhong sheng huan xi yong yue, ai le qing jing kuai le wu ji, cheng yang zan mei. wen zhu sheng shi, wu yi zhong sheng kong wei jing ji, fan shi hu shi,, ri yue wei guang jie xi bu xian, yi qie de yu,, chu sheng,, e gui, ji zhu zhong sheng jie meng an yin. wu yi zhong sheng yu ci shi zhong wei tan chen chi deng, yi qie fan nao zhi suo bi po, hu xiang ci min qi li yi xin, ru fu ru mu ru xiong ru di. ren tian le qi bu gu zi ming, wu liang zhu tian ding dai qing peng shi miao lou ge, wu liang bai qian tian nu, qian hou wei rao zou tian ji le. qi le yin zhong chu shi miao ji, tan pu sa yue:

" 'zun zhe zhang ye ji xiu xi, suo you jing ye jie yuan man,
zhu yu zhen zheng sheng li zhong, jin zhi tian ren shang gong yang.
wang xi wu liang ju zhi jie, neng shi suo ai qi zi deng,
you bi xing tan huo sheng bao, gu de zhu tian miao hua xiang.
zi ge shen rou er cheng zhi, ci xin jiu bi chui si ge,
fu yi xing tan huo sheng bao, neng ling e gui de chong zu.
zun zhe guo qu wu bian jie, jian chi jing jie wei chang hui,
you bi shi luo huo sheng bao, neng ling e qu xi zhong huan.
zun zhe guo qu wu bian jie, qiu pu ti gu xing ren ru,
you bi chan ti huo sheng bao, neng ling ren tian hu ci min.
zun zhe guo qu wu bian jie, sheng xiu jing jin wu xiu yi,
you bi qin qu huo sheng bao, shen xiang duan yan ru xu mi.
zun zhe guo qu wu bian jie, wei duan jie shi xiu zhu ding,
you bi chan na huo sheng bao, neng ling jin shi wu fan nao.
zun zhe guo qu wu bian jie, xiu xi zhi hui duan zhu jie,
you bi ban ruo huo sheng bao, neng shi guang ming shen qing jing.
bei ci jia zhou chu fan nao, you min shi jian jin xian sheng,
zheng de di yi miao xi she, zun huo fan zhu gui ming li.
zhao yi zhi hui guang ming ju, jing chu chi ming zhu guo shi,
san qian da qian yi wei zhu, gui ming mou ni da dao shi.
sheng hui shen zu de zhu tong, jian zhen shi yi neng shi xian,
zi ji de ji neng zheng wu, gui ming chuan shi neng du zhe.
sui shun shi fa shi tong fan, bu wei shi fa zhi suo ran,
yi qie zhong sheng ruo wen jian, huo bu si yi sheng li yi,
kuang fu ting wen zun miao fa, xin le dang sheng guang da shan.
dou lu tian gong xing an ming, yan fu ti zhong ri jiang chu,
fan nao hun shui zhu qun sheng, zun zhe jie dang ling jue wu.
jia pi luo cheng yi xing sheng, wu liang zhu tian zhong wei rao,
zhu tian bao nu zou tian le, zhou bian wang cheng yan miao yin.
fu mu miao se yi zhuang yan, fu de wei rong cheng jing ye,
sheng zi duan zheng shen qi te, guang ming bian zhao san qian jie.
qi guo suo you zhu zhong sheng, jie li zheng lun zhu fan nao,
yi qie ci xin xiang jing shun, xi you pu sa zhi wei li.
shu tan wang zhong dang xing sheng, you si ying shao zhuan lun wang,
qi cheng suo you zhu zhen cang, yi qie zhong bao jie ying man.
ye cha luo sha jiu pan cha, xiu luo mi ji zhu tian zhong,
shou hu pu sa suo ju chu, bu jiu jie dang zheng jie tuo,
xi yi hui xiang pu ti dao, yuan su ru zun cheng zheng jue.' "

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