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And from now on, I will not do it again, please accept me, this is the power of returning. The previous prayer is a way of confused activities, and the latter is related to confession, so it is a request for forgiveness. Lord Atisha said: The subtle faults of tantra are always easy to occur. For example, if you wipe a mandala with dust in a large area and leave it, it will immediately be densely filled with dust, just like that. Someone asked: Then, will it not happen during the time of practice? He replied: However, because there are many who are skilled in the methods of tantra, even if there are very many subtle faults, they can be purified in an instant through various methods. Then he gave a profound and extensive practice of Vajrasattva and the Hundred Syllable Mantra. If you strive to practice this, the subtle and intermediate faults will be eliminated from the root, and the great faults will not increase, but will be suppressed and gradually purified. In the past, in Tibet, each tantrika had many instructions on the Hundred Syllable Mantra, but they were not widespread among the public except for their few disciples. Because of Jowo's teachings, all new and old tantrikas have raised a craze for this Dharma. When offering the mandala, after mastering the practice and recitation of the method of offering the mandala, it is necessary to briefly explain the meaning, because if there is not even a rough understanding, it is impossible to practice visualization. Moreover, this Dharma is common to all tantras, and for tantras such as the Guhyasamaja, which are mainly condensed tantras, there is no separate world structure, so the Yoga Tantra and below are practiced in the same way as the Abhidharma. For most Anuttarayoga Tantras, the fire mandala is considered more important. In general, the rough parts are similar to the Abhidharma. Although the world structure is not separately detailed in the Dakini Ocean and Vajra Dakini tantras, the purification of the mandala and the auxiliary explanations of the activities are consistent with the Kalachakra. Therefore, even if you visualize the world in the same way as the Abhidharma, there is no contradiction. However, mainly relying on the practice lineage of the lamas, the connection of the same lineage of ripening and liberating tantra explanations, and the fact that all scriptures ultimately rely on the Great Vehicle, it is according to the Kalachakra.
Chinese
应当以禅修作为主要。因此，作为坛城的基础，能够禅修风、火、水之坛城也很好。即使不禅修也没有妨碍，因为坛城的地面不提水、火、风的磨砺，而只念诵“大自在金地”。对于禅修全部四个坛城，做成圆形半剖开的形状，是时轮宗的传统，虽然很重要，但为了观想时形象清晰，禅修成如同佛塔四层圆形台阶的样子也没有妨碍，这里不做详细阐述。因此，大地的坛城是金子的自性，圆形，直径为一百万俱卢舍。其中心是须弥山，高度为一百万俱卢舍。根部的宽度，山的中心是十六俱卢舍，周围的台阶的宽度和高度都是一千，因此，如果直接计算它的宽度，有一万八千。须弥山从那个边界开始向上稍微变粗，高度有一百万俱卢舍，从上半部分的五十俱卢舍之上，伸出向外的突出部分，角生长的基础，向着中心的方向，薄厚为二万五千，圆形向外突出的顶端周围逐渐变薄的中心，如果从那里直接测量，是五万俱卢舍。在其之上，有高度向上延伸二万五千俱卢舍的山顶五座，位于中央和四方。例如，虽然说是像五峰金刚杵，但就像在镜子上放了五个馒头一样。那须弥山从根部到角的顶端的颜色是：东方是因陀罗尼罗，即蓝色；南方是红莲宝色，即红色；北方是月亮水晶色，即白色；西方是金星色，即黄色；中央是祖母绿色，显现为绿色。如果观想清晰并且能够理解，就必须禅修须弥山被六洲、六海、六山围绕，因此，必须讲解那些的形态。如果智慧狭小，暂时放弃那些观想，仅仅相信存在即可。在那金色的地面上，有像十二瓣莲花一样被分割的向上延伸的线条，实际上是山，形状像墙壁隔开一样的东西。像那样的土地坛城之上又被水覆盖，在中央
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Meditation itself should be the main thing. Therefore, as the basis of the mandala, it is good to be able to meditate on the mandalas of wind, fire, and water. Even if you don't meditate, there is no harm, because the ground of the mandala does not mention the grinding of water, fire, and wind, but only recites "Great自在Golden Ground." For meditating on all four mandalas, making a round half-cut shape is the tradition of the Kalachakra sect, although it is very important, but in order to make the image clear during visualization, it is not harmful to meditate like the four-story round steps of a stupa, which will not be elaborated here. Therefore, the mandala of the earth is the nature of gold, round, with a diameter of one million yojanas. In its center is Mount Sumeru, with a height of one million yojanas. The width of the root, the center of the mountain is sixteen yojanas, and the width and height of the surrounding steps are one thousand, so if you directly calculate its width, there are eighteen thousand. Mount Sumeru starts to thicken slightly upwards from that boundary, with a height of one million yojanas, from above the upper half of fifty yojanas, protruding outwards, the base of the horn growth, towards the center, the thickness is twenty-five thousand, the center of the round outward protruding top gradually thins, if measured directly from there, it is fifty thousand yojanas. Above it, there are five mountain peaks with a height of twenty-five thousand yojanas extending upwards, located in the center and the four directions. For example, although it is said to be like a five-pronged vajra, it is like placing five steamed buns on a mirror. The color of that Mount Sumeru from the root to the tip of the horn is: the east is Indra Nila, which is blue; the south is Padma Raga, which is red; the north is moon crystal, which is white; the west is Venus, which is yellow; the center is emerald green, which appears as green. If the visualization is clear and can be understood, it is necessary to meditate on Mount Sumeru surrounded by six continents, six seas, and six mountains, therefore, the forms of those must be explained. If wisdom is narrow, temporarily abandon those visualizations and just believe that they exist. On that golden ground, there are lines extending upwards that are divided like twelve lotus petals, which are actually mountains, and the shape is like something separated by walls. Above such a land mandala is also covered with water, in the center
Chinese
向上隆起的洲是，经部中说：大地上千百俱胝，变成山、龙、星和方位。如是所说，东方胜身洲形状半月，广七千俱胝，缺口向内。南方赡部洲三角形顶端向外，广八千俱胝。北方俱卢洲形状圆形，广九千俱胝。西方牛货洲广一万俱胝，形状四方形。胜身和胜身支等小洲没有说确定的广度，但以观想修习时，观想各自的洲比中央的洲稍微小一点，形状与中央的相同。这里大地的周围十二部分，各自的中央如山一般向上隆起的标志，有半月等说法。现在是人们使用的十二洲，不说十二洲而说十二部分的情况多，是因为不是十二标志的小洲还有很多也需要包括，并且那些全部加起来要理解为属于七大洲中的赡部洲大洲中的一个洲。东方胜身洲和被称为小赡部洲的南方赡部洲和北方俱卢洲等是第七大洲赡部洲的内属，不是各自独立的洲，是这样认为的。对于各洲，事物没有确定的颜色，但为了表示各自的来源之界，东方三洲是风，即黑色。南方三洲是火，即红色。北方三洲是水，即白色。西方三洲是土，即观想为黄色。外铁围山，这里说是金刚山，围绕着大地的周围。以前在下基没有观想水火风三者，这次也只要在那之前确定即可，不需要观想水火风的周围。这里稍微详细地观想，山海洲的体性是这样的：经部中说：咸水、酒、水、乳、酪、酥油和蜂蜜七海，山是：光明的曼陀罗山，尼沙陀山和宝光山，以及卓那凉山金刚山。洲是月光白色
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The continents that rise upwards are, as stated in the scriptures: "Thousands of millions of leagues on the earth become mountains, dragons, stars, and directions." As it is said, the Eastern Videha continent is crescent-shaped, with a width of seven thousand million leagues, and the opening facing inward. The Southern Jambudvipa continent is triangular with the tip pointing outward, with a width of eight thousand million leagues. The Northern Kuru continent is round in shape, with a width of nine thousand million leagues. The Western Godaniya continent has a width of ten thousand million leagues and is square in shape. Although the exact dimensions of the subcontinents such as Videha and Videha-deha are not specified, when meditating, each continent should be visualized as slightly smaller than its central continent, with the same shape as the central one. Here, the twelve parts of the earth's circumference each have a mark that rises upwards like a mountain in their center, such as a crescent moon. These are the twelve continents that people use today. The reason why they are often referred to as twelve parts rather than twelve continents is that there are many other subcontinents that are not among the twelve marks, and all of these must be included. Furthermore, all of these should be understood as belonging to one continent, the great Jambudvipa continent, which is one of the seven great continents. The Eastern Videha continent, the Southern Jambudvipa continent known as the small Jambudvipa continent, and the Northern Kuru continent, etc., are all part of the seventh great continent, Jambudvipa. They are not independent continents in themselves, and this is what is meant. Although the continents do not have definite colors in terms of objects, in order to represent the elements of their respective origins, the three eastern continents are wind, i.e., black. The three southern continents are fire, i.e., red. The three northern continents are water, i.e., white. The three western continents are earth, i.e., visualized as yellow. The outer iron mountain is here called the Vajra Mountain, which surrounds the circumference of the earth. If the three elements of water, fire, and wind were not visualized in the lower base before, then in this case, it is sufficient to establish them up to that point, and there is no need to visualize the surroundings of water, fire, and wind. Here, to meditate in a slightly more detailed way, the arrangement of mountains, oceans, and continents is as follows: As stated in the scriptures: "The seven oceans of salt water, wine, water, milk, yogurt, butter, and honey, and the mountains are: the bright Mandara Mountain, the Nishadha Mountain, the Jewel Light Mountain, and the Drona Cool Mountain, and the Vajra Mountain. The continent is the moon-white light.
Chinese
若达、饶乔、俱舍，以及人非人、鹤，勇猛以及享用，即第七个赡部，人们居住的地方是业的处所。东方风极为圆形，人的主宰南方火为三角形。北方水为半月形，西方金为水之宝藏的角。如是说。六个水藏全部，各自递减一千个月亮。洲和殊胜山脉，也是那样的二万五千。赡部洲的广阔，以及咸水的宝藏是五十万俱胝的量。如是说，中央须弥山的山脚，圆形台阶的周围是五十四千由旬。中央的直接测量是一万八千，其下方的须弥山台阶相连的周围环绕的土地。宽度八百九十由旬的是月亮洲。该洲的外围以坑洼的形式环绕。宽度八百九十由旬的是蜂蜜海。其外围如同铁围山般环绕。名为青光的纹饰环绕，该山边界的根部宽度厚度也是八百九十由旬。以此类推，该山的根部相连，白色光芒的洲环绕，其外是酥油海环绕，其外是名为曼陀罗的纹饰环绕等应知。俱舍洲和，酥酪海和，尼沙陀山和，人非人洲和，牛奶海和，宝光山和，鹤洲和，水海和，名为德罗纳山和，勇猛洲和，酒海和，清凉山或雪山，如是，除了须弥山之外的六山，六洲，六海，共十八个，宽度都是八百九十由旬相等，高度的量没有明确说明。清凉山外，与山的根部相连，大赡部洲环绕。
English
Ra-dag, Rab-chog, Kusha, as well as Mi'am-chi, Crane, the fierce and also enjoyment, that is the seventh Jambudvipa, the place where people live is the place of karma. In the east, the wind is extremely round, the lord of men, in the south, fire is triangular. In the north, water is half-moon shaped, and in the west, gold is the corner of the treasure of water. Thus it is said. All six water treasuries each decrease by one thousand moons. The continents and the supreme mountain ranges are also twenty-five thousand of that kind. The vastness of Jambudvipa, and the treasure of salt water is half a million kotis in quantity. Thus it is said, the base of Mount Meru in the center, the circumference of the round platform is fifty-four thousand yojanas. The direct measurement of the center is eighteen thousand, and the land surrounding the base of Mount Meru connected to the platform below. The width of eight hundred and ninety yojanas is called the Moon Continent. The outer circumference of that continent is surrounded by pits. The width of eight hundred and ninety yojanas is the Honey Sea. Its outer circumference is surrounded like an iron fence. A pattern called Blue Light surrounds it, and the width and thickness of the base of the mountain's boundary is also eight hundred and ninety yojanas. By analogy, connected to the base of that mountain, the continent of white light surrounds it, and outside of it, the sea of butter surrounds it, and outside of it, the pattern called Mandara surrounds it, and so on should be understood. Kusha Continent, and the Sea of Curd, and Mount Nishadha, and the Mi'am-chi Continent, and the Milk Sea, and the Jewel Light Mountain, and the Crane Continent, and the Water Sea, and the mountain called Drona, and the Fierce Continent, and the Wine Sea, and the Cool Mountain or Snow Mountain, thus, apart from Mount Meru, the six mountains, six continents, and six seas, a total of eighteen, are all equal in width at eight hundred and ninety yojanas each, and the measurement of the height is not clearly stated. Outside the Cool Mountain, connected to the base of the mountain, the Great Jambudvipa surrounds it.