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KMG054 0002.Explanation of the Essence of the Fundamental Tantra’s Secret Intention·Essence of the Sun Oral Instructions Chapter.g2.0f

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and the four world realms facing the four northwest directions. The so-called "above and below" refers to the world realm above the head and the world below. Moreover, each of these world realms is a three-thousand-great-thousand world. In this way, the ten directions are boundless and limitless, so-called "measuring eastward is boundless, and so are the eight intermediate directions; measuring upward is boundless and limitless; measuring downward from below is also endless, without limit, hence boundless." Like this, above and below are like stacked pavilions, and mutually they are like houses decorated with silk brocade. This limitless world realm is also said to be the pure land of the gathering of the victorious Samantabhadra. Within it, the pure land of the emanation body refers to each three-thousand-great-thousand world. Generally, one Mount Meru is surrounded by four continents, a pair of sun and moon, and surrounded by an iron fence. A thousand such worlds are a small chiliocosm. Counting from one to two in the small chiliocosm, reaching a thousand is a medium chiliocosm. Counting from one to two in the medium chiliocosm, reaching a thousand is a great chiliocosm, which is the pure land tamed by one emanation body. In that pure land, there are a hundred billion Mount Merus, a hundred billion Jambudvipas, a hundred billion Vajra Seats, and a hundred billion Shakyamuni Buddhas residing. Although it appears so to those to be tamed, in reality it is the pure land of one emanation body. There, in each great chiliocosm, the Buddhas are as previously mentioned. The so-called "great" refers to the teacher who possesses the deeds of Samantabhadra, vanquishes the four maras, possesses six qualities, and transcends the two extremes. The so-called "each" refers to the four impossible situations: it is impossible for two universal monarchs to appear in one four continents; it is impossible for the results of good and bad karma to be mixed; it is impossible for a woman to become a Tathagata; it is impossible for two teachers to appear for one doctrine in one Jambudvipa, therefore it is said "each." The deeds of that teacher are to benefit sentient beings of the five paths with four types of taming, which is a brief explanation of the deeds. The four types of taming are: taming by manifestation, taming by miraculous power, taming by merit, and taming by wisdom.

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以显现调伏,即是佛陀十二事业所调伏众生的显现。以神通调伏,即是世间的具有神通者和不共的无漏六神通。以福德调伏,即是于一切所化众生前显现不可思议之身。以言语调伏,即是发出与所化众生各自相应的各种语言。以意调伏,即是不可思议的智慧光明生起。所谓面容不可思议,即是在数百万的所化众生中,每个所化众生都认为导师只对自己显现了面容。如是无数显现于十方。以智慧调伏,即是为八万四千种烦恼的对治,宣说了八万四千法门。如“说”、“将说”等。又或者四种调伏方式为:以身调伏,即是十二事业;以语调伏,即是九乘次第;以意调伏,即是所有无尽的现量;以身语意不可思议调伏,此为四种。所谓“做五道众生的利益”,五如前所说,应知即是导师显现为六能仁所调伏的六道众生。事业的差别广大有四:显现调伏,即是示现身的事业,也就是十二事业。从这十二事业中提取精要。就经部而言,虽然说殊胜菩萨名为白莲花也是自宗所承认的,但在第一品中,由于普贤菩萨的意加持力,果已经究竟,因此为了利益他者,无论如何都会显现。所以在本品的开头,提到了身语意金刚的来源。也可以说不依赖于这些,因为普贤菩萨的智慧会为了所化众生的利益而显现一切。如《合续》中也说:“有时寂静有时猛,有时化作大魔障,如是无量最殊胜,山与有情皆是也。”因此这样宣说。所谓“降生”等,即是示现降生的事业。为了与所化众生相应,降生之前,导师释迦牟尼佛化为殊胜白莲花,在兜率天的处所,作为诸天之导师的时候

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Subduing through manifestation means the manifestation of beings to be tamed by the twelve deeds of the Buddha. Subduing through miraculous powers means the six kinds of mundane superknowledges and the uncommon uncontaminated superknowledges. Subduing through merit means the appearance of an inconceivable body to the faces of all beings to be tamed. Subduing through speech means the sounding of various languages that correspond to each being to be tamed. Subduing through mind means the arising of inconceivable wisdom of knowledge. The term 'inconceivable face' means that among millions of beings to be tamed, each one thinks that the teacher is showing his face only to them. Such countless appearances manifest in the ten directions. Subduing through knowledge means that eighty-four thousand teachings were taught as antidotes to eighty-four thousand afflictions. Like saying, 'He speaks,' or 'He will speak.' Alternatively, the four ways of taming are: taming through action, which is the twelve deeds; taming through speech, which is the nine vehicles in order; taming through mind, which is all the inexhaustible direct perceptions; and taming through inconceivable body, speech, and mind, which are the four. The phrase 'performing the benefit of beings in the five realms' means that the five should be understood as explained above, that is, the teacher appears as the six Sugatas who tame the six types of beings. The specific details of the deeds are extensive and fourfold: manifest taming, which is showing the deeds of the body, that is, the twelve deeds. From these twelve deeds, the essential meaning is extracted. According to the Sutra school, although it is true in our own system that the noble bodhisattva is called White Lotus, in the first chapter, due to the blessing of Samantabhadra's intention, the result is perfected, so in order to benefit others, it will appear in any way. Therefore, at the beginning of the chapter, the source of body, speech, and mind vajra is mentioned. It can also be said that it does not depend on these, because Samantabhadra's wisdom will manifest anything for the benefit of beings to be tamed. As it is also said in the Samputa Tantra: 'Sometimes peaceful, sometimes fierce, sometimes transforming into great demonic obstacles, like that, immeasurable and supreme, are all mountains and sentient beings.' Therefore, it is taught in this way. The phrase 'being born' and so on, means showing the deed of being born. In order to be in accordance with the beings to be tamed, before being born, the teacher Shakyamuni Buddha transformed into a noble White Lotus, and in the place of Tushita, when he was the teacher of the gods

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空中传来自然的声音,为了利益一切众生,降临于人类的处所,请转法轮!因此,取下头饰,戴在弥勒怙主头上,授权为佛陀的代理人,为了降临人间成为导师。在印度,有十六个城市的国王,与诸位菩萨商议,居住在哪一种姓氏对所化有益。除了十五个城市各自的缺点外,观察到王族中释迦族最为优秀,并观察了南赡部洲,父亲净饭王和母亲妙贤,以及迦毗罗卫城。化现为六牙白色小象,示现进入母亲的腹部上方。在腹中住了九个月零十天。在蓝毗尼园,在鼠年,星宿吉祥且与鱼相遇之月,仲冬之月,黎明时分,在菩提树下,从母亲的右胁降生。降生后,向四方各走了七步,示现神变。梵天擦拭了所有的污垢,帝释天用迦尸迦的布包裹着,龙王用冷热适中的水瓶沐浴。向婆罗门相师展示等等,这些就不详细叙述了,详细内容在经藏中。三个母亲,即喂奶、抱在怀里、擦拭鼻涕,以这三种方式养育,身体逐渐强壮。第三是嬉戏玩耍,精通文字和工艺等知识,以及摔跤、射箭等,对世间万物都非常精通。第四是娶了八万妃嫔并继承王位,娶了释迦族手持棍棒者的女儿娑诃摩,具体历史如经典所载。第五是出家,王子在城市的四个门游历,在东门看到衰老,在南门看到疾病,在西门看到死亡,在北门看到出家人在空中行走,因此对轮回感到厌倦。由于对出家生起信心,向父亲请求出家,但父亲没有允许,派军队守护。

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A natural sound arose from the sky, saying, "For the benefit of all sentient beings, descend to the human realm and turn the wheel of Dharma!" Therefore, the crown was removed and placed on the head of Maitreya, empowering him as the regent of the gods. In order to descend to the human realm as a teacher, in the land of India, there were sixteen kings of cities. After consulting with the bodhisattvas, they discussed which lineage would be most beneficial to those to be tamed. Setting aside the individual flaws of the fifteen cities, they saw the Shakya clan as the best among the royal lineages. They also observed the southern continent of Jambudvipa, the father, Shuddhodana, and the mother, Maya, and the city of Kapilavastu. Transforming into a white elephant with six tusks, he manifested entering the upper part of his mother's womb. He remained in the womb for nine months and ten days. In the Lumbini Grove, in the year of the Rat, in the month when the star Gyal coincided with the fish, in the middle winter month, at dawn, he was born from his mother's right side under the Bodhi tree. After being born, he took seven steps in each of the four directions, displaying miraculous powers. Brahma wiped away all impurities, Indra wrapped him in Kashi silk, and the Naga kings bathed him with water from pots that were neither too hot nor too cold. Showing him to the Brahmin astrologers, and so on, these will not be described in detail, as they are detailed in the sutras. Three mothers, namely, feeding milk, holding in the lap, and wiping away snot, nurtured him in these three ways, and his strength gradually increased. The third is engaging in play, being skilled in writing, crafts, and other arts, as well as wrestling, archery, and so on, becoming supremely knowledgeable in all things in the world. The fourth is marrying eighty thousand consorts and assuming the throne, marrying the daughter of the Shakya clan, Saha, who held a club, the specific history being as described in the scriptures. The fifth is renunciation. The prince wandered through the four gates of the city. At the east gate, he saw old age; at the south gate, he saw sickness; at the west gate, he saw death; and at the north gate, he saw a renunciate walking in the sky, and therefore became weary of samsara. Due to developing faith in renunciation, he asked his father for permission to renounce, but his father did not allow it and sent troops to guard him.

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像往常一样,我做得非常认真。然后,也知道了骑马和在天空中行走的方法。然后,在清净的佛塔处剪了发髻。梵天邀请了头发,据说现在梵天的世界有头发的节日。左右手被加持为堪布和阿阇黎,被称为导师自生出家。第六,苦行:在尼连禅河边六年苦行,像往常一样,进行了伟大的苦行。第七,成佛:通过苦行和意念无法成佛,十方诸佛在空中示现报身,通过瑜伽的力量现证菩提,或者通过大瑜伽的力量,如来们以真如的教言加持,在密严刹土以报身成佛。然后,第八,转法轮:不是共同的行境,而是密宗自己的教义。然后,当身体处于苦行的状态而变得消瘦时,他想到以堕落的苦行和暴力对众生没有利益。牧女达达利和商人女儿善护女供养了满满一碗粥,他吃了之后,身体变得像擦拭过的金柱一样。第九,降伏魔众:魔王波旬担心世尊佛陀会拥有成千上万的眷属,于是率领无数魔军前来。首先,两个魔女用妖艳的姿色进行诱惑。然后,在魔军包围的时候,薄伽梵用右手击打地面,发出巨大的声音,魔军惊恐万状,四处逃散,魔众被击败。转法轮。据说,最初嘎贡和善护两位商人供养了两捧克沙巴尼,并宣说了吉祥的经文,这也被认为是第一次转法轮。贡塘是这样认为的。一般人不这样认为。因此,佛陀宣说了甚深寂静光明等偈颂,并发誓住在森林里。天神梵天供养了千辐金轮,帝释天供养了海螺,大自在天供养了金勺,并请求佛法。世间上谁是智慧最高的弟子呢?

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As usual, I did it very seriously. Then, I also knew how to ride a horse and walk in the sky. Then, at the pure stupa, the hair tuft was cut. Brahma invited the hair, and it is said that now there is a hair festival in Brahma's world. The left and right hands were blessed as Khenpo and Acharya, and it was called the self-arisen ordination of the guide. Sixth, asceticism: Six years of asceticism on the banks of the Nairanjana River, like usual, great asceticism was performed. Seventh, enlightenment: Through asceticism and mental concentration, Buddhahood could not be achieved, and the Buddhas of the ten directions manifested the Sambhogakaya in the sky. Through the power of yoga, they directly realized Bodhi, or through the power of Mahayoga, the Tathagatas blessed with the instructions of Suchness, and attained Buddhahood in Akanishta as the Sambhogakaya. Then, eighth, turning the wheel of Dharma: It is not a common realm, but the Tantra's own doctrine. Then, when the body was in a state of asceticism and became emaciated, he thought that it was not beneficial to sentient beings to practice degenerate asceticism and violence. The cowherd girl Dadali and the merchant's daughter Lezkyongma offered a full bowl of porridge, and after he ate it, his body became like a polished golden pillar. Ninth, subduing the Maras: Mara, the lord of desire, feared that the Blessed One Buddha would have tens of thousands of attendants, so he led countless Mara armies to come. First, two demon girls seduced with seductive appearances. Then, when the army of Mara surrounded him, Bhagavan struck the ground with his right hand, making a great sound, and the Mara armies were terrified and scattered everywhere, and the Maras were defeated. Turning the wheel of Dharma. It is said that initially, the two merchants Gagon and Zangskyong offered two handfuls of Karshapana and recited the auspicious sutra, which is also considered the first turning of the wheel of Dharma. Gungtang thinks so. Ordinary people don't think so. Therefore, the Buddha spoke verses such as profound, peaceful, and luminous, and vowed to stay in the forest. The god Brahma offered a thousand-spoked golden wheel, Indra offered a conch shell, and Mahadeva offered a golden spoon and requested the Dharma. Who is the most intelligent disciple in the world?