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从净居天众之间，就这样辗转相闻而宣扬。那位如来珍宝伞也随喜他的名字，这样说道：‘比丘慧坚，此人在一切转生和受生中，将成为名为慈氏的大菩萨，并且会显着闻名，证得菩提时，也将是这个名字，在世间无数的声闻僧团中，以及在具足一切珍宝庄严的佛土安乐的众生聚集之中，将成为名为慈氏的如来。’这样授记了。仅仅听到大菩萨慈氏的名字，那些也是善得中的最善得，更何况用肉眼亲眼见到而获得欢喜呢？这样说道。 ༈ 菩萨慈氏于兜率天受生的经文中说：一切如来遍知者在此眷属中，对大菩萨慈氏作了圆满菩提的授记。从现在起十二年后，寿命终结后将会在兜率天受生。在那里，兜率天的天子们为了供养一生补处菩萨，会从自己的头饰等饰品中发愿，凭借天人的福德力，会出现无比殊胜庄严的宫殿。兜率天宫的福德殊胜之处，即使如来住世小劫之久来宣说，也无法穷尽。凡是想要在那天宫侍奉慈氏，并且受持圆满了五支八戒，精勤行持十善，想要获得安乐圆满的人，就是正见，其他的见解就是邪见。而且，在那样的安乐圆满之处，这位大士慈氏从现在起满十二年后的仲春月十五日，在拉尼扎巴里的城市里，名叫巴巴里的婆罗门大
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From among the gods of the Pure Abodes, it was thus heard and proclaimed from one to another. The Tathagata Jewel Umbrella also rejoiced in that name, saying: 'Bhikkhu Steadfast Intelligence, this one, in all transmigrations and births, will become known as the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya, and will become manifestly famous. When he attains enlightenment, he will also be known by that name, and in the world, among countless assemblies of Shravakas, and in the gathering of beings endowed with all the bliss of the Buddha-field adorned with jewels, he will be known as the Tathagata Maitreya.' Thus he prophesied. Even those who merely hear the name of the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya, that is the best of gains, how much more so to see him directly with the eye of flesh and gain joy? So he said. ༈ From the Sutra of the Birth of Bodhisattva Maitreya in Tushita Heaven: The All-Knowing Tathagata, in this assembly, prophesied the Great Bodhisattva Maitreya to perfect enlightenment. From this time, twelve years hence, having completed his life, he will take birth in Tushita Heaven. There, the sons of the gods of Tushita, in order to make offerings to the Bodhisattva who is bound by one birth, will make aspirations from their own headdresses and other ornaments, and by the power of the merit of the gods, a palace of immeasurable and supremely excellent splendor will arise. The distinction of the merit of that abode of Tushita, even if the Tathagata were to dwell for a small kalpa and speak of it, the end of its perfection would not be apparent. Whoever desires to attend upon Maitreya in that divine abode, and has fully taken the eight precepts of the five branches, and diligently practices the ten virtues, and desires to be full of bliss and happiness, that is called right view, and other views are called wrong views. Moreover, in such a place of bliss and happiness, this great being Maitreya, twelve years from now, on the fifteenth day of the middle spring month, in the city of Rani-Krapa, the great Brahmin named Babari
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从投生于工匠之家的地方起，结跏趺坐，安住于禅定之中，身体的遗骸也如黄金之像般不动摇地安放着。在兜率天，于七宝楼阁中，在狮子座的莲花上结跏趺坐，化现为阎浮河金般的身体而降生。其身量为十六由旬，圆满具足妙相，从珍宝的头饰中化现出无数的如来，与眷属菩萨一同安住于彼处，其他佛土的菩萨们则示现十八种神变。从慈氏菩萨的眉间放出白光，从中出现具有成百上千珍宝色彩、闪耀着妙相之光的众多天子。他们日夜不停地转动不退转之法轮，最终将宣说慈氏菩萨于阎浮提降生的经典。世尊释迦王佛涅槃后，四众弟子凡是安住于戒律，供养佛塔，读诵经典，塑造如来之身像，称念慈氏菩萨之名号等等，在临终之时，将化生于兜率天，得见慈氏菩萨之面容，听闻佛法，并逐渐从贤劫诸佛处获得授记。任何人听闻菩萨摩诃萨慈氏菩萨之名号后，心生欢喜并恭敬顶礼，这些人临终之时，不会堕入黑暗之处，不会转生于边地、邪见之处，也不会造作一切不善之业，生生世世将转生于正见之处，具有圆满的眷属，且不诽谤三宝。任何毁坏戒律、造作不善业之人，若称念此菩萨之名号并顶礼，以一心忏悔，则一切罪业将迅速清净。塑造身像并供养，以及称念名号之人，在临终之时，慈氏菩萨将从眉间的白毫相中放出光明，所有天子将降下曼陀罗花雨，迎接他们并发出声音
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From the place of taking birth in the house of a craftsman, he sits in the lotus position, remaining absorbed in meditative concentration, and his bodily remains are placed unmoving like a golden statue. In Tushita, in a palace of seven precious jewels, he sits in the lotus position on a lion throne upon a lotus, manifesting a body like gold from the Jambu River and is born. The measure of his body is sixteen yojanas, adorned with the complete marks and signs, and from the jeweled crown emanate countless Tathagatas, together with their retinue of Bodhisattvas, and there, Bodhisattvas from other Buddha-fields display eighteen kinds of miracles and abide. From the brow of Maitreya comes forth white light, from which arise many sons of the gods, possessing the colors of hundreds of thousands of jewels and blazing with the light of the marks and signs. Day and night they constantly engage in the wheel of Dharma that does not turn back, and ultimately they will expound the sutra of Maitreya taking birth in Jambudvipa. After the Blessed One, the King of the Shakyas, passes into nirvana, whichever of the four assemblies abides in discipline, makes offerings to stupas, recites sutras, makes images of the Tathagata, and recites the name of Maitreya, and so forth, at the time of death, they will be reborn in Tushita, see the face of Maitreya, hear the Dharma, and gradually receive predictions from the Buddhas of the Good Aeon. Whoever hears the name of the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya, and with joy and reverence makes prostrations, those people, at the time of death, will not fall into the realm of darkness, will not be born in border regions or places of wrong views, and will not engage in all non-virtuous deeds. In all lifetimes, they will be born with right views, a complete retinue, and without blaspheming the Three Jewels. Whoever has broken vows and committed non-virtuous deeds, if they recite the name of this Bodhisattva and prostrate, confessing with one-pointed mind, all their sins will be quickly purified. Those who make images and offer them, and recite the name, at the time of death, Maitreya will send forth a light of rays from the urn hair between his eyebrows, and all the sons of the gods will shower down mandārava flowers, welcome them, and make sounds.
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仅仅一刹那间投生于兜率天，见到弥勒并听闻佛法，从而获得无上菩提之道，并且未来还会见到如恒河沙数般的佛陀。未来之时，任何皈依弥勒的众生，都将获得无上之道和不退转之法轮，当弥勒成佛之时，他们将见到如来之光芒，并获得授记。佛陀涅槃之后，四众弟子以及天龙夜叉等，若想知晓何时能投生于兜率天，应当如此观想：忆念兜率天，受持如来之律仪，一日乃至七日之间，忆念十善业，行持十善道之福德，并将这些功德回向弥勒，并发愿祈祷，如此观想之人，将能见到天子和莲花。无论何人，仅仅瞬间念诵弥勒之名，都能解脱一千二百劫的生死轮回，并消除罪业。听闻弥勒之名而合掌之人，将能从五十劫的生死中解脱。恭敬顶礼弥勒，将能从百千俱胝劫的生死中解脱，并消除罪业。不贪恋天界，并且未来之时，在龙树菩提树下，也能发起无上菩提之心。如是说。 ༈ 《勇猛行三摩地经》中说：弥勒，你也为菩萨胜慧开示勇猛行三摩地之境界。菩萨胜慧及其眷属见到在大千世界中，所有南赡部洲都显现弥勒，有的住在天界，有的住在人间，有的在家，有的出家，有的像阿难陀一样侍奉如来，有的像舍利弗一样智慧广大，有的像目犍连一样神通广大等等声闻众。
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Just for a moment, being born in the Tushita heaven, seeing Maitreya and hearing the Dharma, thereby attaining the path of unsurpassed Bodhi, and in the future, one will also see as many Buddhas as there are sands in the Ganges River. In the future, any sentient beings who take refuge in Maitreya will obtain the unsurpassed path and the irreversible wheel, and when Maitreya becomes a Buddha, they will see the light of the Tathagata and receive predictions. After the Buddha's Nirvana, the fourfold assembly and gods, nagas, yakshas, etc., if they want to know when they can be born in Tushita, they should contemplate as follows: Remembering Tushita, taking the vows of the Tathagata, for one day or seven days, contemplating the ten virtues, practicing the merits of the ten virtuous paths, and dedicating these merits to Maitreya and making prayers, those who contemplate in this way will be able to see the son of God and the lotus. Whoever recites the name of Maitreya for just a moment will be liberated from the cycle of birth and death for one thousand two hundred kalpas and eliminate sins. Those who hear the name of Maitreya and put their palms together will be liberated from the cycle of birth and death for fifty kalpas. Respectfully prostrating to Maitreya will be liberated from the cycle of birth and death for hundreds of millions of kalpas and eliminate sins. Not being attached to the heavenly realms, and in the future, under the Naga tree of Bodhi, one will also be able to generate the mind of unsurpassed Bodhi. Thus it is said. ༈ In the Sutra of the Samadhi of Heroic Progress, it is said: Maitreya, you should also show the realm of the Samadhi of Heroic Progress to the Bodhisattva Supreme Wisdom. The Bodhisattva Supreme Wisdom and his entourage saw that in the great thousand world, all the Jambudvipa manifested Maitreya, some living in the heavenly realms, some living in the human world, some at home, some renounced, some serving the Tathagata like Ananda, some with great wisdom like Shariputra, some with great supernatural powers like Maudgalyayana, etc., the Shravakas.
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如同诸位殊胜者一样，以各种形象显现，在世间于此于彼生起认识，在城市中行乞，宣讲佛法，见到内心获得真实的安住，世尊对此感到惊奇。又，在名为《慈氏狮子大吼》的《宝积经》的法类中，世尊对大迦叶尊者说：你是否乐意在末法五百世时受持正法？迦叶尊者回答说：我乐意将四大部洲的世界，包括乡村、城市、山岩、海洋、森林等，在劫或超过劫的时间里顶戴在肩膀或头顶上，但不乐意听闻那些非贤善之人的只言片语。同样，我乐意以一棵乔木、一粒芝麻或一粒稻谷度过一劫或超过一劫的时间。我乐意在大千世界中，在劫末大火普遍燃烧的火焰中，以四种威仪住立数百万年，但不乐意听闻末法时代那些非贤善之人的邪见之语。我能忍受并接受一切众生的愤怒、责骂、诽谤和殴打等，但不乐意听闻愚笨之人、佛法的盗贼、伪装成佛法之人的只言片语。因为我具有微小的行为和智慧，无法承担那样的重担，只有菩萨才能承担那样的重担。世尊，譬如一位年老体衰、疾病缠身、没有儿子、女儿和眷属的人，如果别人给他埋藏宝藏，那就会被浪费一样，如果对具有微小智慧和行为的声闻，没有同伴的人宣说正法的宝藏，那不会长久存在。又如一位健康无病，能活数百万年，年轻且眷属和功德圆满的人，如果别人给他埋藏宝藏后去了其他地方，之后回来时，将宝藏归还给他一样，如果对菩萨宣说佛法的宝藏，那就能存在数百万劫。
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Just like the supreme ones, appearing in various forms, recognizing this and that in the world, begging for alms in cities, teaching the Dharma, and seeing the mind attain true abiding, the Blessed One was amazed. Furthermore, in the Dharma category of the *Ratnakuta Sutra* called *The Great Roar of Maitreya's Lion*, the Blessed One said to the great Elder Kashyapa: 'Are you willing to uphold the true Dharma in the last five hundred ages of the future?' The great Kashyapa replied: 'I am willing to carry this world of the four continents, including villages, cities, mountains, rocks, oceans, and forests, on my shoulders or head for a kalpa or more than a kalpa, but I am not willing to listen to even a word from those who are not virtuous.' Similarly, I am willing to live for a kalpa or more than a kalpa on a single cedar tree, a sesame seed, or a grain of rice. I am willing to abide in the four postures for millions of years in the great thousandfold world, in the flames of the great fire that burns everywhere at the end of a kalpa, but I am not willing to listen to the words of the wrong views of those who are not virtuous in the future age. I can endure and accept all beings' anger, scolding, slander, beating, and so on, but I am not willing to listen to even a word from foolish people, thieves of the Dharma, those who pretend to be the Dharma. Because I have small conduct and wisdom, I cannot bear such a burden, only a Bodhisattva can bear such a burden. Blessed One, just as if someone who is old and frail, afflicted with illness, and has no sons, daughters, or retinue, if someone buries treasure for him, it will be wasted. Similarly, if the treasure of the true Dharma is proclaimed to a Shravaka who has small wisdom and conduct, and has no companion, it will not last long. Just as if someone who is healthy and without illness, can live for millions of years, is young and has a retinue and perfect qualities, if someone buries treasure for him and goes to another place, and then returns later and returns the treasure to him, similarly, if the treasure of the Dharma is proclaimed to a Bodhisattva, it will last for millions of kalpas.