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一切之根本，犹如种子。为何如此？犹如从种子生出芽、叶、花、果一般，从增上意乐中，于天人之中感受诸多安乐，且复能成办一切相智。如《教诫国王经》云：大王，汝以无上正等菩提心之善根业之异熟，屡生于天中而受安乐，屡生于人中而受安乐，于包括天人在内之一切中，虽亦成为自在者，然至今大王汝之菩提心之善根亦不见减少或增多。疗愈痛苦之疾病，生起智慧之光明之利益：此外，利益无量。发心：彼乃吉祥增长如意宝瓶，疗愈有情之疾病，乃生乐之殊胜药，智慧之日，消除痛苦之月亮，如虚空般无垢，功德如繁星。恒常成办利益安乐之自性。如是《华严经》云：菩提心乃一切佛法之种子。能令一切有情之白法增长，故如田。焚烧一切罪过，故如劫末之火。穷尽一切不善，故如地狱。成办一切义利，故如如意宝王。从轮回之河流中引出，故如铁钩。于包括天人及非天之世间，如供养之宝塔。成办一切所想，故如贤瓶。又如《入行论》云：能摧毁有情之死主，此乃甘露之胜妙者。能消除有情之贫乏，此乃无尽之宝藏。能寂灭有情之疾病，此乃医药之殊胜者。于有海漂泊疲惫之有情，乃休息之树木。乃救度一切有情脱离恶趣之公共平台。乃消除有情烦恼痛苦之心月升起。乃彻底遣除有情无知昏暗之大日。
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Being the root of everything, it is like a seed. Why is that? Just as sprouts, leaves, flowers, and fruits arise from a seed, from the superior intention, one experiences many pleasures among gods and humans, and furthermore, it accomplishes the state of omniscience. As stated in the "Advice to the King Sutra": "Great King, due to the ripening of the virtuous root of the mind of unsurpassed, perfectly complete enlightenment, you are born many times among the gods and experience happiness, and you are born many times among humans and experience happiness. Even though you become powerful in all realms including gods and humans, still, O King, the virtuous root of your mind of enlightenment is not seen to decrease or increase." The benefits of healing the disease of suffering and generating the light of wisdom: Furthermore, the benefits are immeasurable. Generating the mind [of enlightenment]: It is an auspicious, increasing, wish-fulfilling vase, healing the diseases of sentient beings, the supreme medicine that produces happiness, the sun of wisdom, the moon that dispels suffering, immaculate like the sky, a collection of qualities like stars. Its nature is to always accomplish benefit and happiness. As the Flower Ornament Sutra states: "The mind of enlightenment is like the seed of all the Buddha's teachings. It causes the white Dharma of all sentient beings to increase, so it is like a field. It burns all faults, so it is like the fire at the end of an eon. It exhausts all non-virtue, so it is like the underworld. It accomplishes all purposes, so it is like the king of wish-fulfilling jewels. It extracts beings from the river of samsara, so it is like an iron hook. In the world including gods, humans, and asuras, it is like a stupa of offerings. It accomplishes all thoughts, so it is like a virtuous vase." Furthermore, as stated in the "Entering the Bodhisattva's Way of Life": "It destroys the lord of death of sentient beings, this is the supreme nectar. It eliminates the poverty of sentient beings, this is the inexhaustible treasure. It completely pacifies the diseases of sentient beings, this is the supreme medicine. For sentient beings wandering and weary on the path of existence, it is a tree of rest. It is a public platform that liberates all sentient beings from the lower realms. It is the rising moon of the mind that dispels the suffering of sentient beings' afflictions. It is the great sun that completely removes the dimness of sentient beings' ignorance."
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是。 殊胜正法如搅拌乳， 从中提取精华之酥油。 对于行走于轮回险途的众生游客， 以及想要享受安乐受用者， 此乃安乐之最胜依处， 能令众生大游客心满意足。 如是宣说。 广大功德之利益： 如是功德无量且以智慧， 不可思议福德云聚不可估量。 胜者功德甚为稀有奇妙， 如法界般广大无边。 如是执持无量佛法， 如《菩萨藏经》所说：舍利子，菩萨摩诃萨若具一法，则能受持此等佛法及其他无量之法。何为一法？即圆满之意乐菩提心。舍利子，菩萨摩诃萨若具此一法，则能受持此等佛法及其他无量之法。 如是，亦显现诸多法相，且蒙受佛之加持。如《正法集经》所说：世尊，圆满之意乐乃一切法之根本，若无意乐，则一切佛法皆远离。世尊，若具圆满之意乐，即使佛不住世，亦能从虚空、墙壁、树木等处发出法音。菩萨若具清净之意乐，则仅从自心之思择中，便能生起一切教言与随教。是故，菩萨当勤修圆满之意乐。世尊，譬如，凡具足足者，方可行走。如是，凡具足意乐者，方能具足诸佛之法。世尊，譬如，肢体之首为头，凡具足头者，方能生存。如是，凡具足增上意乐者，方能具足诸佛之菩提。又，供养如来乃最胜之供养，如《长者功德施所问经》所说：
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It is. From churning the excellent Dharma like milk, The essence of butter is extracted. For the traveling guests of beings who wander the path of existence, And those who wish to enjoy the pleasures of happiness, This is the supreme abode of happiness, It satisfies the great traveler of sentient beings. Thus it is said. The benefit of vast qualities: Such qualities are immeasurable, and with wisdom, Inconceivable clouds of merit are immeasurable. The qualities of the Victorious One are extremely wondrous and rare, Vast and boundless like the realm of Dharma. Thus, holding immeasurable Buddha-dharma, As stated in the Sutra of the Bodhisattva Pitaka: Shariputra, if a Bodhisattva Mahasattva possesses one Dharma, he will uphold these Buddha-dharmas and other immeasurable ones. What is that one Dharma? It is the perfectly complete intention, the mind of Bodhi. Shariputra, if a Bodhisattva Mahasattva possesses this one Dharma, he will uphold these Buddha-dharmas and other immeasurable ones. Similarly, many aspects of the Dharma also appear, and one will be blessed by the Buddha. As stated in the Sutra of the Collection of Righteous Dharma: Bhagavan, perfect intention is the root of all Dharmas; without intention, all Buddha-dharmas are far away. Bhagavan, with perfect intention, even if the Buddha does not reside, the sound of Dharma will arise from the sky, walls, and trees. For a Bodhisattva with pure intention, all instructions and subsequent teachings arise from the consideration of his own mind. Therefore, Bodhisattvas should strive for perfect intention. Bhagavan, for example, whoever has feet can walk. Similarly, whoever has intention has the Dharmas of the Buddhas. Bhagavan, for example, the head is the first of the limbs; whoever has a head can live. Similarly, whoever has superior intention has the Bodhi of the Buddhas. Furthermore, offering to the Tathagata is the supreme offering, as stated in the Sutra Requested by the Householder Shri Datta:
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无论何人以七宝充满诸佛刹，以此供养世间怙主，不如有人合掌，发起菩提心，此供养最为殊胜，对此没有边际。又如《圣月灯经》中说：充满百千俱胝的刹土中，无量无数的各种供养，以此恒时供养诸位殊胜者，也比不上慈悲心的数量。又如《无边门清净经》中说：梵天，这三种是对如来作供养和承侍无上的，是无量福德。哪三种呢？即发起无上圆满菩提心，受持如来之正法，以及如实修持所听闻之法。梵天，这三种是对如来作供养和承侍无上的。梵天，假如如来的寿命住世一劫，即使宣说这些供养之物的异熟果报，一劫也会穷尽，但此福德聚的利益却不会穷尽。此外，从恶趣中解脱而获得寂灭涅槃等等，是无量且不可思议的，并且值得礼敬。如《入行论》中说：一旦生起菩提心，刹那间，那些被囚禁在轮回牢狱中的可怜众生，便可被称为如来之子，并且将受到世间天人等的礼敬。又，下劣转为殊胜，也如《入行论》中所说：犹如殊胜的炼金术，取此不净之身，转为胜者的身躯，因为转为无价之宝，故名为菩提心，是极稳固的。又如《秘密不可思议经》中说：菩提心的福德，如果它有形体，则可充满整个虚空界，并且还会超过它。又如《华严经》中说：总之，如来薄伽梵们具有的善，发起菩提心的善和功德也同样如此，如同虚空界和法界。
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If someone fills Buddha fields with the seven precious jewels and offers them to the protector of the world, it is far more excellent to simply join one's palms together and direct one's mind toward enlightenment. That offering is especially supreme, and there is no limit to it. Furthermore, as stated in the 'Noble Moon Lamp Sutra': 'Even constantly offering countless diverse offerings in lands filled with billions of kotis to the excellent beings, one cannot match the number of loving-kindness minds.' Also, as stated in the 'Sutra of Thoroughly Purifying the Boundless Gates': 'Brahma, these three are the unsurpassed acts of offering and serving the Thus-Gone-One, and they are immeasurable merits. What are the three? They are generating the mind of unsurpassed, perfectly complete enlightenment; upholding the sacred Dharma of the Thus-Gone-Ones; and practicing accordingly what one has heard. Brahma, these three are the unsurpassed acts of offering and serving the Thus-Gone-One. Brahma, even if the lifespan of the Thus-Gone-One were to last for an eon, and even if the ripening of these objects of offering were shown, the eon would be exhausted, but the benefit of that mass of merit would not be exhausted.' Furthermore, liberation from the lower realms and the attainment of peaceful nirvana, etc., are immeasurable and inconceivable, and one becomes worthy of prostration. As stated in the 'Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life': 'The moment the mind of enlightenment arises, those miserable beings bound in the prison of samsara are called the children of the Sugatas and are worthy of prostration by the gods and humans of the world.' Also, inferiority transforms into superiority, as stated in the same text: 'Like the supreme elixir of gold, taking this impure body and transforming it into the body of the Victorious One, because it transforms into a priceless jewel, it is called the mind of enlightenment, which is extremely stable.' Furthermore, as stated in the 'Secret Inconceivable Sutra': 'The merit of the mind of enlightenment, if it had form, would fill the entire expanse of space and would even exceed it.' Also, as stated in the 'Arrayed Tree Sutra': 'In short, just as the Buddhas, the Bhagavat, have goodness, so too is the goodness and merit of generating the mind of enlightenment, like the expanse of space and the realm of Dharma.'
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就像那样广大啊。这样的菩提心是佛陀考虑到有利益而开示的。入行论中说：无数劫中深思熟虑的，诸能仁都视其为有益。赞叹具有菩提心的菩萨也说：如此菩萨是大福田，有些人如果对其生嗔恨心，也会产生无量非福德，并且其果报会产生恶趣。该论中说：如果有人对这样的王子布施主，生起恶念，那么世尊说，生起恶念的数量有多少，就会在地狱中住多少劫。此外，在《极寂静决定神变经》中，文殊菩萨说：对菩萨产生多少嗔恨和轻蔑之心，就会在地狱中住多少劫，所以要穿上盔甲。但是，如果以信心行善，福德会更加增长。如前所说：如果有人全心全意地去做，那么他的果报会更加增长。如何增长呢？在《趣入决定与非决定手印经》中说：文殊菩萨，如果完全执着常恒，举例来说，十方世界的众生都被挖去了眼睛，有人能使他们不失明，或者把十方世界的众生从黑暗的监狱中解救出来，安置于转轮王或梵天的安乐之中。相比之下，任何具族姓的男子或女子，以信心瞻仰和赞叹对大乘有信心的菩萨，此人所生的福德更为无数。此外，即使以烦恼心观看，也不会堕入恶趣，如果生于善趣，那么以信心观看就更不用说了。在《圣宝积经》中说：名为喜悦菩萨，相貌端正，令人喜见，在舍卫城行乞时，被一位名叫财富殊胜的商主之女看见。那些女子被贪欲之火燃烧，就像被焚烧一样死去，转生为三十三天之天神。
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It is as vast as that. Such Bodhicitta was taught by the Buddha, considering it beneficial. As it says in the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra: "The Sugatas, after contemplating for many eons, saw only this to be beneficial." Praises to the Bodhisattva who possesses it also say: Thus, that Bodhisattva is a great field. Even if someone becomes angry with them, it generates immeasurable non-merit, and its result causes rebirth in the lower realms. As it says in the same text: "If someone generates evil thoughts towards such a prince, a benefactor, the Subduer said that they will remain in hell for as many eons as the number of evil thoughts generated." Furthermore, in the Sutra of Utterly Peaceful Determination of Miraculous Transformation, Mañjuśrī says: "For as much anger and contempt as one has towards a Bodhisattva, one will remain in hell for that many eons, so one should wear armor." However, if one does good with faith, merit will increase even more. As mentioned earlier: "However, if someone does it with great faith, their result will increase even more than that." How does it increase? In the Sutra of Entering into Determination and Non-Determination with Mudras, Mañjuśrī says: "Mañjuśrī, if one were to completely grasp permanence and give an example, rather than someone who could prevent all beings in the ten directions of the world from having their eyes gouged out, or who could release all beings in the ten directions of the world from being imprisoned in a dark, pitch-black prison, and place them in the bliss of a universal monarch or Brahma, if any son or daughter of good family were to look upon and praise a Bodhisattva who has faith in the Great Vehicle with a mind of faith, this would generate immeasurably more merit than that." Furthermore, even if one looks with a mind of affliction, one will not go to the lower realms and will be born in the higher realms, so what need is there to mention looking with faith? In the Noble Jewel Heap Sutra, it says: "A Bodhisattva named Joyful, who was handsome and pleasing to behold, was practicing alms-begging in Śrāvastī when he was seen by a merchant's daughter named Supreme Wealth. Those daughters, burning with the fire of desire, died as if being burned and were reborn as gods in the Heaven of Thirty-Three."