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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

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心想:我应当宣说正法。于是对天子慧增上说:你具有甚深忍辱,能在世尊面前,与我一起提问、宣说正法吗?天子说:文殊,如果你不说话,不言说,不表达文字,也不听闻声音,我就能如是宣说。文殊说:天子,如果你不听闻,不忆持,不背诵,不理解,不显示,我就能宣说。为什么呢?因为诸佛的菩提是没有文字,没有心,远离心的,仅仅是用名称来表达,而名称也是不动的。天子说:文殊,这些天子都想从你那里听闻佛法,请你就在这里宣说佛法的开示吧。文殊说:天子,我不为那些想要听闻和忆持的人宣说佛法。为什么呢?因为如果执着于我、众生等,就会想要听闻。如是等等,通过宣说三轮清净之法,使无数天子获得了不生之法的忍辱。之后,天子慧增上对文殊说:请前往如来面前。文殊说:不要运用分别念。如来我已经领受了。天子说:如来在哪里?文殊说:就在我的面前。如是等等,通过提问和回答的方式,领悟到如来与虚空平等,是平等性的法身,从而显示了应当观见如来的甚深意义。之后,文殊童子化现了三万二千个四方形、平整、四柱、对称、极其美丽、悦意的楼阁,每个楼阁里都有以天界的如意树所出的衣物覆盖的珍宝法座。在每个楼阁里,又化现了具有三十二相的菩萨。以文殊童子的加持力,在这大千世界中,所有行持的莲花和

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Thinking, 'I should explain the Dharma.' Then, to the son of the gods, Wisdom Supreme, he said, 'Since you possess profound patience, can you, in the presence of the Blessed One, together with me, question and explain the Dharma?' The son of the gods said, 'Manjushri, if you do not speak, do not utter, do not express letters, and do not hear sounds, then I can explain it in that way.' Manjushri said, 'Son of the gods, if you do not listen, do not remember, do not recite, do not understand, do not show, then I can explain it. Why is that? Because the enlightenment of the Buddhas is without letters, without mind, separate from mind, merely expressed by names, and the names are also immovable.' The son of the gods said, 'Manjushri, these sons of the gods wish to hear the Dharma from you; please give the Dharma teachings right here.' Manjushri said, 'Son of the gods, I do not teach the Dharma to those who desire to hear and remember. Why is that? Because if one clings to self, sentient beings, and so on, one will desire to hear.' Thus, by teaching the Dharma that is completely pure in the three spheres, countless sons of the gods attained patience with the Dharma of non-arising. Then, the son of the gods, Wisdom Supreme, said to Manjushri, 'Please go before the Tathagata.' Manjushri said, 'Do not engage in conceptualization. I have already received the Tathagata.' The son of the gods said, 'Where does the Tathagata reside?' Manjushri said, 'He resides before me.' Thus, through questions and answers, understanding that the Tathagata is equal to space, the Dharmakaya of equality itself, he revealed the profound meaning of seeing the Tathagata. Then, Manjushri, become a youth, manifested thirty-two thousand square, level, four-pillared, symmetrical, extremely beautiful, and pleasing mansions, each covered with precious thrones and garments made from the wish-fulfilling trees of the gods. In each of these, he also manifested Bodhisattvas endowed with the thirty-two marks. By the blessing of Manjushri, in this great thousandfold world system, all the lotuses that are practicing and

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那些楼阁朝着如来所在之处,世尊与比丘僧团一起绕了三圈。在上面的虚空中,显现出轮状的坛城,从四面八方围绕着。坐在莲花上的菩萨们和坐在楼阁上的菩萨们,都以和谐的声音说道:您供养了恒河沙数不可思议的佛陀,寻求无上菩提的行持,因此,您这位人中之 श्रेष्ठ是美丽的。能仁以名号完全庄严,殊胜之身在三有中清晰可见,对于引导者来说,没有人和生命,没有补特伽罗,为众生宣说正法。善引导者行布施和持戒,忍辱、精进,同样地修禅定。您的智慧在三有中没有阻碍,对圆满智慧的您顶礼。谁是法王,被天人和人类供养,对世间的引导者顶礼,并信奉空性,那人将成为世间的引导者。那些过去已经到来的如来,以及那些在各方安住的引导者们,他们恒常修习那无相、宣说之法,自性无相。在此,任何自性有情,没有生和死可以执着,没有来,没有去,一切法都如虚空一般。就像人变魔术一样,虽然显现,但实际上并不存在。同样,如来宣说诸法如幻,如梦。有些人在此布施了恒河沙数的世间界,而哪种是对有为法空性的忍耐,那种忍耐比布施更殊胜。像这样等等的偈颂,赞叹自性光明空性甚深之义,并以殷勤劝勉进入其中,发出这样的声音,因此那个眷属中的两万两千个众生生起了无上菩提心。五百比丘没有执取,心从诸漏中解脱。比丘

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Those pavilions faced where the Tathagata was, and the Blessed One, together with the Sangha of monks, circumambulated three times. In the space above, a wheel-like mandala appeared, surrounding from all four directions. Those bodhisattvas seated on lotuses and those bodhisattvas seated in the pavilions all spoke in harmonious voices, saying: You have made offerings to countless billions of Buddhas like the sands of the Ganges, seeking the practice of supreme enlightenment, therefore, you, the best of men, are beautiful. The capable one is completely adorned with names, the supreme body is clearly visible in the three realms, for the guide, there is no person or life, no individual, he shows the Dharma to beings. The good guide practices giving and discipline, patience, diligence, and likewise cultivates meditation. Your wisdom has no obstruction in the three realms, I prostrate to you who have perfected wisdom. Whoever is the Dharma king, worshipped by gods and humans, bows to the guide of the world, and believes in emptiness, that person will become the guide of the world. Those Tathagatas who came in the past, and those guides who dwell in all directions, they constantly meditate on the Dharma that is without characteristics, that proclaims no characteristics, whose nature has no characteristics. Here, any sentient being by nature, there is no birth or death to fixate on, there is no coming, no going, all dharmas are like the sky. Just as a person performs magic, although it appears, it does not exist in reality. Likewise, the Tathagata taught that all dharmas are like illusions and like dreams. Some people have given away world realms as numerous as the sands of the Ganges here, and which is the patience with the emptiness of compounded things, that patience is superior to giving. Verses such as these praised the profound meaning of self-luminous emptiness and urged diligent entry into it, and from that sound, twenty-two thousand beings in that assembly generated the mind of unsurpassed enlightenment. Five hundred monks, without attachment, their minds were completely liberated from the outflows. Monks

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还有一百个女居士,三千个比丘尼,七千个优婆塞,一千个优婆夷,以及两万七千个天子,他们对于诸法,都获得了离垢无染的清净法眼。三百个菩萨获得了无生法忍。这个大千世界也以六种方式剧烈震动、摇摆和晃动。然后,具寿舍利弗问世尊:‘世尊,是什么力量导致了遍布这个集会的巨大光明和大地摇动等现象?’世尊回答说:‘这是文殊童子和天子慧增上一起,为了圆满成就像如来一样不可思议的佛法,将要请问和准备请问名为“摧毁一切魔罗坛城”的法门。’舍利弗说:‘世尊,文殊童子不在此集会中。’世尊说:‘你稍等片刻,文殊童子将以巨大的威力压倒一切魔罗坛城,来到如来所在之处。’然后,文殊童子立即进入名为“摧毁一切魔罗坛城”的三摩地,就在进入三摩地的瞬间,这个大千世界中的无数魔罗住所都变得烟雾弥漫。所有邪恶的魔罗都变得衰老、虚弱和迟钝,不得不拄着拐杖行走。魔女们也变得衰老,她们各自的宫殿也变得破旧、坍塌,陷入一片黑暗之中。然后,那些邪恶的魔罗感到恐惧、惊慌、沮丧和灰心,毛孔都竖了起来,心想:是什么原因和条件导致我们魔罗的住所变成这样?我们会不会从此死亡、消失或一无所有?’就在这些魔罗产生这种想法的同时,文殊童子化现了十亿天子

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And one hundred female lay devotees, three thousand nuns, seven thousand laymen, one thousand laywomen, and twenty-seven thousand sons of gods, all obtained the pure Dharma eye, free from dust and defilement, regarding all phenomena. Three hundred Bodhisattvas obtained forbearance of non-arising dharmas. This great thousandfold world also shook, trembled, and quaked in six ways. Then, the Venerable Shariputra asked the Blessed One, 'Blessed One, by whose power are these great lights pervading this assembly and the earth shaking and so forth?' The Blessed One replied, 'There, Manjushri, become a youth, together with the son of gods, Wisdom Supreme, for the sake of fully accomplishing the inconceivable Buddha-dharmas like the Tathagata, will ask and will be about to ask the Dharma discourse called "Destroying All Mandalas of Mara."' Shariputra said, 'Blessed One, Manjushri, become a youth, is not in this assembled gathering.' The Blessed One replied, 'You wait a moment, and Manjushri, become a youth, having subdued all the mandalas of Mara with great power, will come to where the Tathagata is.' Then, Manjushri, become a youth, as soon as he entered into the samadhi called "Destroying All Mandalas of Mara," all the hundreds of thousands of millions of abodes of Mara in this great thousandfold world system became smoky. All those evil Maras became old, weak, and feeble, and had to walk leaning heavily on canes. The daughters of Mara also became old, and their respective palaces became dilapidated, collapsed, and turned into utter darkness. Then, those evil Maras, being frightened, terrified, despondent, and discouraged, with their pores bristling, thought to themselves: 'What is the cause and condition that has caused our abodes of Mara to become like this? Will we die, disappear, or become nothing from here?' As soon as those Maras had such a thought, Manjushri, become a youth, emanated a billion sons of gods

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坐在那些烟雾前,他们这样说道: “朋友们,这是名为文殊童子的不退转菩萨,他安住于名为‘摧毁一切魔轮’的等持中,凭借他的力量,你们不会受到任何伤害,不要害怕。” 话音刚落,那些恶魔也听到了这个声音。 听到文殊童子的名字后,他们更加惊慌恐惧,所有的魔宫都动摇了。 之后,那些恶魔对幻化的天子们说:“朋友们,请救救我!” 幻化的天子们说:“朋友们,不要害怕! 你们现在去往世尊释迦牟尼所在的地方吧,那位如来大悲者会赐予所有恐惧的众生无畏。”说完就消失了。 之后,那些恶魔及其眷属——成千上万的恶魔,都已衰老体弱,拄着拐杖蹒跚而行,在片刻、瞬间、须臾之间,他们来到了如来释迦牟尼所在的地方,齐声祈请道:“世尊,请救救我们脱离这丑陋的形象! 善逝,请救救我们! 世尊,宣扬亿万佛陀的名号并不显灵,唯独文殊童子的名号并非如此。 这是为什么呢? 因为听到文殊童子的名字,我们会感到恐惧、惊慌和害怕,我们觉得好像要死亡、要消失一样。” 世尊说道:“恶魔们,确实如此! 就像你们所说的那样。 因为文殊童子已经完全成熟,并且毫无分别地利益了众生,并将继续利益众生。因此,即使亿万佛陀也没有像他那样利益众生,也不会像他那样利益众生。文殊童

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Sitting in front of those smokes, they spoke thus: "Friends, this is the irreversible Bodhisattva named Manjushri Kumara, who abides in the samadhi called 'Destroying all the circles of demons.' By his power, you will not be harmed in any way, do not be afraid." As soon as he spoke, those evil demons also heard that sound. Having heard the name of Manjushri Kumara, they were even more alarmed and frightened, and all the demon abodes shook. Then those evil demons said to the emanated sons of gods: "Friends, please save me!" The emanated sons of gods said: "Friends, do not be afraid! Go now to where the Bhagavan Shakyamuni is, that Tathagata, the Great Compassionate One, will grant fearlessness to all fearful beings." Having said that, they disappeared. Then those evil demons and their retinue—hundreds of thousands of billions of evil demons—having become old and frail, groaning and leaning on canes, went in a moment, an instant, a short while, to where the Tathagata Shakyamuni was, and having arrived, they supplicated in one voice, saying: "Bhagavan, please save us from this unsightly form! Sugata, please save us! Bhagavan, proclaiming the names of billions of Buddhas is not manifest, but the name of Manjushri Kumara alone is not like that. Why is that? Because upon hearing the name of Manjushri Kumara, we become fearful, alarmed, and frightened; we think we are about to die, about to disappear." The Bhagavan said: "Evil ones, it is indeed so! Just as you have said. Because Manjushri Kumara has fully ripened, and without discrimination has benefited beings, and will continue to benefit beings. Therefore, even billions of Buddhas have not benefited beings as he has, nor will they benefit beings as he will. Manjushri

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仅仅宣说一个名字,就能完全摧毁痛苦,同样,宣说亿万佛陀的名号,你们就不会遭受痛苦和毁灭。然后,那些恶魔向世尊祈求:世尊,我们因这残缺的身体而感到疲惫和羞愧,我们渴望恢复到以前那样容光焕发的样子。佛说:你们暂时待在这里,直到文殊童子到来,他将使你们从这丑陋的形态中完全解脱。然后,文殊童子从禅定中起身,离开座位,被众多菩萨围绕并引导。无数的天子、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽,以及无数的大鹏金翅鸟,他们敲响无数的乐器,降下莲花和乌巴拉花等花雨,以盛大的庄严和极度的喜悦来到世尊所在之处,以头顶礼拜世尊的双足,绕佛三匝,然后坐在一旁。然后,世尊对文殊童子说:文殊,你是否安住于名为“摧毁一切魔罗坛城”的禅定中?文殊回答说:世尊,我安住于其中。佛说:文殊,你从哪位如来那里听闻了你所修的禅定?你修习这个禅定有多久了?文殊回答说:世尊,我听闻并修习这个禅定之时,世尊您甚至还没有发起菩提心。佛说:文殊,你听闻这个禅定的如来,他的名号是什么?文殊回答说:世尊,在过去无量无数劫之前,