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KMG127 0002.The Garland of Jewels A Biography of the Eight Great Close Sons of the Great Bodhisattva. Mipham..The Garland of Jewels A Biography of the Eight Great Close Sons of the Great Bodhisattva. Mipham..g2.0f

Chinese

您自己知道它位于大海中。那些土地上所有的须弥山都被加持成一座山。即使把那座山放在芥菜籽里,须弥山上的神灵也不会受到伤害,他们都知道一切都安住在自己的位置上。那些土地上所有五道出生的众生都被放在手掌中。就像以一切幸福庄严的世间的众生所享受的安乐一样,对他们也这样成办。所有能焚烧恒河沙数佛土的火焰,都被加持成一盏酥油灯灯芯火焰般大小的火焰,它也做着它所做的事。在恒河沙数佛土中,所有太阳和月亮的光芒,都被一个毛孔的光芒所压倒。天子文殊童子所作的种种神变,我能在五十劫甚至超过五十劫的时间里宣说。文殊童子具有这样不可思议的神变和加持力。之后,恶魔波旬及其眷属聚集在那里,他化现为比丘的形象,向世尊祈请道:世尊,我愿亲眼目睹文殊童子所作的种种神变。世尊仅以言语宣说有何益处,请让我亲眼见到吧。然后,世尊明知他是恶魔波旬,为了使无量众生的善根得以增长,对文殊菩萨说道:文殊,我劝请你,请你向这些眷属展示你的神通力和神变,这样无量众生的善根将会增长。之后,文殊童子得知世尊的劝请,便进入名为“一切法由心自在变现”的三摩地。刚一入定,所有具足的眷属都看到了文殊菩萨的神变。

English

You yourself know that it is located in the great ocean. All the Mount Merus, king of mountains, in those lands were blessed into one mountain. Even if that mountain were placed inside a mustard seed, the gods residing on Mount Meru would not be harmed, and they all knew that everything was abiding in its own place. All the sentient beings born in the five realms in those lands were placed in the palm of the hand. Just like the happiness enjoyed by sentient beings in the world adorned with all happiness, it is accomplished for them in the same way. All the fires that burn as many Buddha-fields as the sands of the Ganges are blessed into a flame the size of the wick of a butter lamp, and it does what it does. In as many Buddha-fields as the sands of the Ganges, all the light of the sun and moon is overwhelmed by the light of a single pore. Starting from the various miraculous displays performed by the divine son Manjushri Kumara, I can teach the Dharma for fifty kalpas or even more than fifty kalpas. Manjushri Kumara possesses such inconceivable power of miracles and blessings. Then, the evil Mara, having gathered with his retinue there, transformed himself into the form of a monk and requested the Bhagavan: Bhagavan, I wish to see the various miraculous displays performed by Manjushri Kumara. What is the benefit of the Bhagavan speaking only in words? Please let it become manifest to me. Then, the Bhagavan, knowing that he was the evil Mara, in order to increase the roots of virtue of immeasurable sentient beings, spoke to Manjushri: Manjushri, I urge you, please show these retinues your power of miracles and displays, and the roots of virtue of immeasurable sentient beings will increase. Then, Manjushri Kumara, knowing that he was urged by the Bhagavan, entered into the samadhi called "All Dharmas are Transformed by the Mind's Mastery." As soon as he entered into samadhi, all the complete retinue saw the miraculous displays of Manjushri.

Chinese

世尊如是说,如实无缺地见到后,感到惊奇,说道:佛陀出现真好啊!真好啊!佛陀出现对于众生来说是具有重大意义的。由于佛陀的出现,像这样的殊胜之人也才会在世间出现啊!像这样不可思议的神变,也才会在世间显现啊!这样特意地赞叹,特意地赞叹啊!之后,恶魔见到那巨大的神变后,感到惊奇,合掌向文殊童子顶礼,说道:文殊童子所变现的神通变化,真是不可思议啊!任何众生听到这神变的讲述后,所生起的信心,我认为是极为稀有的。世尊,即使恶魔如恒河沙数般众多,也无法对那些具有信心的众生制造障碍啊!世尊,我恶魔总是不断地寻找如来的过失和机会,并且想着去恼害一切众生,为了阻碍精进之人的善行而努力。从今以后,凡是修行此法类的地方,方圆百由旬之内,为了用眼睛去监视,我将不会离开,我会立下誓言。对于那些受持、讲说此法类的人,我会像对待上师一样生起恭敬心。然而,我的眷属中,那些为了阻碍如来教法,以及扰乱精进之人的心神而努力的人,为了彻底断除他们,我会念诵秘密真言,并献上。世尊应允说:很好。并说道:在此,你宣说了秘密真言,使得恒河沙数般的世界六种震动。你所有的力量,都应当视为文殊童子的加持。之后,天子吉祥与文殊童子一同,与菩萨和声闻等眷属一起前往兜率天宫时,

English

Having seen without any deficiency how the Blessed One spoke, he was amazed and said: "The Buddha's appearance is excellent, excellent! The Buddha's appearance is of great importance to sentient beings. Because of his appearance, such noble beings as these also appear in the world! Such inconceivable miracles also appear in the world!" He praised it especially, he praised it especially. Then, the evil Mara, seeing that great miracle, was amazed, and with his palms joined together, prostrated to Manjushri, who had become a youth, and said this: "The miraculous transformations of Manjushri, who has become a youth, are inconceivable and wonderful! I think it is very wonderful for any sentient beings who hear this explanation of miracles and develop faith. Blessed One, even if the evil Mara were as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, they would not be able to hinder those sentient beings who have such faith! Blessed One, I, the evil Mara, am always constantly looking for the Tathagata's faults and opportunities, and thinking of harming all sentient beings, and striving to obstruct the virtuous deeds of diligent people. From now on, wherever this Dharma category is practiced, within a hundred yojanas, I will not leave in order to watch with my eyes, I will take a vow. I will generate respect for those who hold and teach this Dharma category as if they were my teachers. However, those of my retinue who are engaged in hindering the Tathagata's teachings and distracting the minds of diligent people, in order to completely cut them off, I will recite this secret mantra and offer it." The Blessed One granted his approval, saying, "Very good." And he said: "Here, by your teaching of the secret mantra, the world, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, has shaken in six ways. All your power should be recognized as the blessing of Manjushri, who has become a youth." Then, the son of the gods, Shri, together with Manjushri, who had become a youth, along with the bodhisattvas and shravakas and other retinues, went to the Tushita heaven, when the...

Chinese

从遍净天到色究竟天之间的诸天都聚集在那里。文殊菩萨宣说佛法,成办了无量众生的利益。之后,应天子吉祥之请,文殊童子进入名为无垢光的三摩地,在上方,经过相当于十二条恒河沙数佛土的地方,有一个名为一切功德光的世界,如来普贤在那里安住,其间所有佛土都被光明照耀。当眷属询问其原因时,如来普贤预言了这种情形,因此那个佛土的菩萨们请求说:“我们想看一看这个娑婆世界、释迦牟尼佛和文殊童子。”于是,如来普贤从脚底放出光明,照遍了这个世界。娑婆世界和那个佛土的菩萨们互相见到了彼此的佛土。然后,如来普贤对那些菩萨们说:“善男子们,娑婆世界将有伟大的佛法谈论,你们谁愿意去?”菩萨大士智慧灯执持,被十亿菩萨围绕,以凡人手臂伸屈的距离来到了文殊菩萨面前,顶礼后说:“普贤如来派我到这里。”眷属们对菩萨的神变感到惊奇,于是以偈颂赞叹。之后,文殊菩萨为聚集的广大眷属宣说了佛法,仅在一念之间,就从兜率天消失了,与菩萨智慧灯执持及其眷属一同来到了世尊面前,顶礼后各自安坐在自己的座位上。然后,世尊对眷属们说:“朋友们,看看这些圣者、文殊童子、菩萨智慧灯执持的神变、加持、成熟众生、方便、明智、智慧和勇气吧。朋友们,菩提

English

The gods from the Paranirmitavasavarti to the Akanistha gods gathered there. Manjushri taught the Dharma, accomplishing the benefit of immeasurable beings. Then, at the request of the son of the gods, Shri Bhadra, Manjushri, having become a youth, entered the samadhi called Immaculate Light, and in the upward direction, after passing as many Buddha-fields as the sands of twelve Ganges rivers, in a world called All Qualities of Light, the Tathagata Samantabhadra resided, and all the fields in between were filled with light. When the retinue asked the reason for this, the Tathagata Samantabhadra prophesied such a situation, so the Bodhisattvas of that field requested, "We want to see this Saha world, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Manjushri, who has become a youth." Then, the Tathagata Samantabhadra emitted light from the soles of his feet, pervading this field. This Saha world and the Bodhisattvas of that field saw each other's fields. Then, the Tathagata Samantabhadra said to those Bodhisattvas, "Noble sons, a great Dharma discourse will occur in the Saha world, so who among you is willing to go?" The great Bodhisattva Jnana Pradipa Dhara, surrounded by ten billion Bodhisattvas, came to Manjushri's presence within the distance of a man's arm's reach, prostrated, and said, "The Tathagata Samantabhadra sent me here." The retinue was amazed by the Bodhisattva's miraculous power and praised him with verses. Then, Manjushri taught the Dharma to that great assembled retinue and, in a mere moment of thought, disappeared from Tushita and, together with the Bodhisattva Jnana Pradipa Dhara and his retinue, went before the Blessed One, prostrated, and sat on their respective seats. Then, the Blessed One said to that retinue, "Friends, look at the emanations, blessings, maturing of beings, skillful means, intelligence, wisdom, and courage of these noble beings, Manjushri, who has become a youth, and the Bodhisattva Jnana Pradipa Dhara. Friends, Bodhi"

Chinese

这些菩萨从无数劫以来,以佛陀的事业亲近众生。对于哪些众生的六根,这些圣人显现,那些众生后来不会住在魔的境界,应当这样说。如是说。 其次,《宝积经》中开示了法界无别,其中,妙吉祥童子开示了一切法是法界的自性,没有清净和系缚解脱的甚深意义。当时,有两百名比丘从那个眷属中出来,因为没有人解脱,他们灰心丧气,心想我们出家和精进修行有什么意义,于是离开了那个眷属。在他们离开的路上,妙吉祥幻化了一个比丘,对他们说:我因为妙吉祥童子所开示的法,不信服,不相信,所以离开了。那些比丘说:我们也变成了这样。幻化的比丘说:你们是因为不信服才离开的吗?还是舍弃并且说了不悦耳的话才离开的?他们说:我们只是因为不信服才离开的,没有舍弃和说不悦耳的话。幻化的比丘说:诸位有寿者,没有争论是沙门法的殊胜之处,所以不要说不悦耳的话。不要争论,暂时先走吧。诸位有寿者,这个心是蓝色的吗?同样,是黄色的等等吗?是正确的和不正确的吗?是常和无常的吗?是有色和无色的吗?这样去认识。心是无色的,不可指示的,没有显现的,没有阻碍的,没有住处的,不是能辨识的。这样的心,是在里面住着吗?或者在外面吗?或者住在两者之间吗?有这样的指定吗?那些比丘说:不是这样的。那么,在这样的心上,有真实存在的吗?他们说:不是这样的。幻化的比丘说:对于什么也不是真实的,也不是真实存在的,认为有解脱吗?他们说:不是这样的。幻化的比丘说:诸位有寿者,妙吉祥童子

English

These Bodhisattvas, from countless eons, have been close to sentient beings through the deeds of the Buddha. It should be said that those sentient beings for whom these noble beings appear in their six faculties will not later dwell in the realm of Mara. Thus it was said. Furthermore, in the Ratnakuta Sutra, the indivisibility of the Dharmadhatu is taught. There, Manjushri, as a youth, taught the profound meaning that all dharmas are the nature of the Dharmadhatu, without purification or bondage and liberation. At that time, two hundred bhikshus from that assembly, disheartened because no one was liberated, wondered what the point was of their renunciation and striving on the path, and they left that assembly. On the road where they departed, Manjushri emanated a bhikshu and said to them: "I have left because I do not approve of or believe in the Dharma taught by Manjushri, the youth." Those bhikshus said: "We have become like that as well." The emanated bhikshu said: "Is it merely because you do not approve that you are leaving? Or are you leaving after abandoning and speaking unpleasant words?" They said: "We are only leaving because we do not approve, but we have not abandoned or spoken unpleasant words." The emanated bhikshu said: "Venerable ones, the absence of contention is the supreme quality of the Dharma of a Shramana, so do not speak unpleasant words. Let us not contend, but for now, let us proceed." Venerable ones, is this mind blue? Likewise, is it yellow, and so forth? Is it correct or incorrect? Is it permanent or impermanent? Is it with form or without form? Investigate thus. Mind is without form, cannot be pointed out, has no appearance, is without obstruction, has no abiding place, and is not cognitive. Does such a mind abide within, or without, or in between the two? Is there such a designation? Those bhikshus said: "It is not so." Then, is there something truly established in such a mind? They said: "It is not so." The emanation said: "Do you think there is liberation in that which is not true and not established?" They said: "It is not so." The emanated bhikshu said: "Venerable ones, Manjushri, the youth