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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

如同诸天的国王。完全摧毁天魔,如同龙或大象。斩断一切烦恼之声,如同天神的宝剑。厌倦众多喧嚣,如同独觉乘。洗涤烦恼垢染,如同清澈的水。吹散不净的污垢,如同猛烈的黄色风暴。斩断一切烦恼的空隙,如同锋利的武器。从一切恐惧和羞怯中守护,如同亲友或挚友。从外道的敌人中救护,如同深渊或城堡。从一切困境中解脱,如同父母。隐藏虚弱和弱小者,如同茂密的森林。对于行走在漫长夏日道路上的人来说,如同凉爽的树荫。对于遭受炎热和口渴折磨的人来说,如同凉水。对于饥饿的人来说,如同美味的谷物。为赤裸的人提供衣服穿。对于遭受炎热威胁的人来说,如同浓密的云层。对于贫穷和困苦的人来说,如同如意宝珠。对于因恐惧而害怕的人来说,是庇护和住所。对于庄稼来说,是雨水。对于浑浊的水来说,是使水变清澈的宝珠。因为不超越众多有情众生的善根,所以示现神圣的行境,使眷属欢喜和满足。策励和引导有情众生更加谨慎和羞愧。使福德智慧的积聚等具有庄严。如同完全消除烦恼的呕吐物和泻药。聚集散乱的心,如同安住的行境。无碍的勇气,如同水桶相连的轮子。将心专注于目标,如同对美好形象的思索。使忍耐坚固,如同须弥山王。甚深广大的陀罗尼,如同大海。无碍的神通之足,如同虚空。完全消除一切障碍的习气,如同阳光融化冰雪一般。恒常享受禅定和无色界以及正确的道路,因为变成了如同遍知智慧珍宝的圣地,所以即使不特意造作,也能转动伟大的法轮。种姓之子,如是菩萨摩诃萨地藏菩萨,就具有如是功德的无量无数不可思议的差别。

English

Like the king of the gods. Completely destroying the demons of the gods, like a dragon or an elephant. Cutting off all sounds of afflictions, like the sword of the gods. Weary of many noises, like the vehicle of the solitary buddha. Washing away the stains of afflictions, like clear water. Blowing away unclean filth, like a fierce yellow storm. Cutting off the gaps of all afflictions, like a sharp weapon. Protecting from all fears and shyness, like a relative or a close friend. Protecting from the enemies of outsiders, like a pit or a castle. Liberating from all difficulties, like parents. Hiding the weak and small, like a dense forest. For those walking on a long summer road, like the cool shade of a tree. For those tormented by heat and thirst, like cold water. For the hungry, like delicious grain. Providing clothes to wear for the naked. For those threatened by heat, like thick clouds. For the poor and destitute, like a wish-fulfilling jewel. For those frightened by fear, a refuge and dwelling. For crops, rain. For muddy water, a jewel that makes the water clear. Because it does not surpass the roots of virtue of many sentient beings, it shows a sacred realm of practice, making the retinue happy and satisfied. Encouraging and inducing sentient beings to be more cautious and ashamed. Making the accumulation of merit and wisdom, etc., possess its ornaments. Like emetics and purgatives that completely eliminate afflictions. Gathering a distracted mind is like a realm of practice for abiding in equanimity. Unobstructed courage, like a wheel of connected buckets. Focusing the mind on the object, like contemplating a beautiful form. Making patience firm, like Mount Sumeru. Profound and vast dharani, like a great ocean. Unobstructed miraculous feet, like the sky. Completely eliminating all habitual tendencies of obscurations, just as the hot sun melts ice. Constantly enjoying meditation and the formless realms and the correct path, because it has become like a sacred land of the precious jewel of omniscient wisdom, even without deliberately creating it, the great wheel of Dharma is thoroughly turned. Son of the lineage, thus the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Ksitigarbha possesses such immeasurable, countless, inconceivable differences of qualities.

Chinese

当赞叹声刚一发出,大菩萨地藏菩萨,与八十百千俱胝那由他菩萨眷属,从南方以神通力,化现为沙门之形,来到世尊面前,顶礼双足,以赞叹之词赞叹,以各种供养供养,为了听法而坐在面前。然后,眷属们以供养的队伍供养和敬奉地藏菩萨。当时,在那个眷属中,有一位名叫理智疑惑的大菩萨,向世尊顶礼,说道:世尊,这位善男子从何而来?在这个佛土停留多久?具有多少功德和善根,才能受到世尊的各种赞叹,并且反过来赞叹世尊无量无边的功德海?我以前从未见过,感到非常惊讶,请世尊为我解说。世尊说道:善男子,停止吧!这位大士的功德和善根有多少,不是包括天人在内的世间所有眷属所能理解的。如果如来详细解说这位大士的功德和善根,那么包括天人在内的整个世间都会感到迷惑,不会相信的。然后,菩萨理智疑惑再次恳切地祈请,世尊说道:好好听着,用心记住,我将为你略说一二。这位大士如何具有无量无边功德的殊胜之处呢?比如,他安住在勇猛行定的殊胜之处,并且也能使人彻底领悟如来的境界。他获得了不生之法的殊胜忍,并且对一切佛法都获得了自在。他在一切智智的境界中获得了忍,并且到达了一切智智的智慧海的彼岸。狮子奋迅幢相三摩地

English

As soon as the praise was uttered, the great Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, with eighty hundred thousand kotis of nayutas of Bodhisattva retinue, came from the south by the power of magical abilities, manifested as the form of a renunciate, and arrived before the Blessed One. They prostrated at his feet, praised him with words of praise, made offerings with various offerings, and sat before him to listen to the Dharma. Then, the retinue offered and revered Ksitigarbha with a multitude of offerings. At that time, among that retinue, a great Bodhisattva named "Inquiring Doubt about Reason" prostrated to the Blessed One and said: "Blessed One, where does this son of good family come from? How long will he remain in this Buddha-field? With how much merit and virtuous roots is he endowed that he is praised with various praises by the Blessed One, and in turn, he praises the immeasurable ocean of qualities of the Blessed One? I have never seen him before, and I am amazed. Please explain to me, Blessed One." The Blessed One said: "Son of good family, stop! How much merit and virtuous roots this great being has, it is not possible for all the retinue of gods and humans in the world to comprehend. If the Tathagata were to explain in detail the merit and virtuous roots of this great being, the entire world, including gods and humans, would be bewildered and would not believe it." Then, the Bodhisattva Inquiring Doubt about Reason again earnestly requested, and the Blessed One said: "Listen well and keep it in mind, and I will explain a little to you. How does this great being possess immeasurable and inconceivable qualities? For example, he dwells happily in the excellence of the Heroic Progress Samadhi, and he also enables others to thoroughly understand the realm of the Tathagata. He has obtained the excellence of the forbearance of the Dharma of Non-arising, and he has gained mastery over all the Buddha's teachings. He has obtained forbearance in the realm of all-knowing wisdom, and he has crossed to the other shore of the ocean of all-knowing wisdom. Lion's Vigorous Banner Samadhi

Chinese

于彼处安住,并登上遍知一切之智慧山。所有外道及他方论敌皆被彻底摧伏。为了使一切众生完全成熟,他在所有佛土中安住。正如彼大士安住一般,佛土亦如是转变。如果进入名为“显现智慧”之三摩地,凭借该三摩地之力,该佛土中安住的所有众生将一致见到所有三摩地的行境。正如彼安住一般,佛土亦如是转变。如果进入名为“具有无量智慧”之三摩地,该佛土的所有众生将以无量供养之殊胜物,恭敬供养世尊、应供、正等觉佛陀。同样,当进入名为“圆满清净智慧”、“具有惭愧之智慧”、“具足一切乘之光明”等等不同的三摩地时,正如彼安住一般,该佛土的所有众生亦如是转变,即:见到行境之过患后,获得心之完全清净;具有殊胜之禁戒,远离不善之法,意念不退失;获得方便善巧之神通眼等神通;远离一切忧恼、厌倦、昏沉;远离黑暗,现见十方诸佛;舍弃邪见,皈依佛;该佛土之山、峡谷等,以及毒、猛兽等一切过患皆消除,土地平坦,并以众多妙相庄严;魔王及其眷属惊恐,皈依三宝;众生远离来世之怖畏,并以法喜悦;众生如意获得饮食,具足力量且远离一切疾病;以及如所愿获得床榻、衣饰等一切悦意之资具。

English

He abides therein and ascends the mountain of wisdom that knows all things. All non-Buddhists and opposing adversaries are utterly subdued. In order to fully ripen all sentient beings, he abides in all Buddha-fields. Just as that great being abides, so too do the Buddha-fields transform. If one enters into the samadhi called "Manifesting Wisdom," by the power of that samadhi, all sentient beings abiding in that Buddha-field will uniformly see all the realms of activity of the samadhis. Just as he abides, so too do the Buddha-fields transform. If one enters into the samadhi called "Possessing Immeasurable Wisdom," all sentient beings of that field will reverently offer with great respect to the Blessed One, the Arhat, the Perfectly Enlightened Buddha, with immeasurable offerings. Similarly, when entering into different samadhis such as "Perfectly Pure Wisdom," "Wisdom Possessing Shame and Humility," and "Clarity Possessing All Vehicles," just as he abides, so too do all sentient beings of that field transform, namely: having seen the faults of the realm of activity, they attain complete purity of mind; possessing superior restraint, they are separated from non-virtuous dharmas and their intention does not diminish; they attain clairvoyance such as the skillful means of the miraculous eye; they are separated from all sorrow, weariness, and dullness; being separated from darkness, they directly see the Buddhas of the ten directions; having abandoned wrong views, they take refuge in the Buddha; all faults of that field, such as mountains and ravines, as well as poisons and wild animals, are eliminated, the ground is level, and adorned with many auspicious signs; the king of demons and his retinue are frightened and take refuge in the Three Jewels; sentient beings are free from the fear of the next world and rejoice in the Dharma; sentient beings obtain food and drink as they wish, possess strength and are free from all diseases; and as they desire, they obtain all pleasing requisites such as beds, clothing, ornaments, and so forth.

Chinese

具有,身心安乐,没有敌人和束缚,和睦欢喜,圆满了六度,具有无量的极大喜悦和无碍的智慧,获得了诸根具足且不衰退,厌恶不善之法,以十善和正确生起的道使心极寂静,以慈悲心互相饶益,远离争斗和疾疫饥荒,不时之风雨等一切痛苦的触受都将平息。如是进入各个等持之时,便会如此行持各种功德。如果进入名为“大海电光”的等持,以此威力,彼佛刹的一切大地都由各种珍宝所成,远离一切罪过的过患,并以珍宝树、饰品和乐器等无量美好的生活用具所庄严。同样,总而言之,善男子,为了成熟众多有情,每天早晨都等入恒河沙数般的等持,从彼起身后,在十方一切佛刹中,都如应以何种方式调伏一切应调伏之有情,便以彼等方式利益他们,并以彼等之义使他们完全成熟。善男子,此于往昔无量无数大劫之间,在五浊之世,于如来未曾安住之世间界中,令有情完全成熟。未来之时,若见某些世间界发生兵器之恐怖,有情完全受苦,见此之后,此善男子于早晨之时,以等持之威力完全息灭彼等恐怖,令有情互相生起慈爱之心。如是,于发生疾病之恐怖和饥荒之恐怖时,亦平息一切痛苦。善男子,此以如是众多等持之力,以无量无数不可思议之利益和安乐,令有情得以喘息。此于往昔已逝之世,于无量无数恒河沙数之佛陀薄伽梵

English

Possessing, body and mind are happy, without enemies and bondage, harmonious and joyful, perfecting the six perfections, possessing immeasurable great joy and unobstructed wisdom, obtaining complete and undiminished faculties, being weary of non-virtuous dharmas, and with the ten virtues and the path of correct arising, making the mind extremely peaceful, with a compassionate heart benefiting each other, free from strife and disease and famine, and all painful sensations such as untimely winds and rain will be pacified. Thus, when entering each samadhi, one will act in this way with various qualities. If one enters the samadhi called "Ocean of Lightning Light," by its power, all the great earth of that Buddha-field will be made of various jewels, free from all faults of sin, and adorned with countless excellent necessities of life such as jewel trees, ornaments, and musical instruments. Similarly, in short, son of good family, in order to ripen many sentient beings, every day in the morning, he evenly enters into samadhis as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River. Having arisen from that, in all Buddha-fields of the ten directions, he benefits all sentient beings to be tamed according to whatever and however they are to be tamed, and he fully ripens them with those meanings. Son of good family, this one, in the past, for immeasurable and countless great kalpas, in the age of the five degenerations, in the world realms where the Tathagata did not reside, fully ripens sentient beings. In the future, if he sees that in some world realms, the terror of weapons has arisen and sentient beings are completely suffering, after seeing this, this son of good family, in the morning, with the power of the samadhis, completely pacifies those terrors, causing sentient beings to generate mutual love. Likewise, when the terror of disease and the terror of famine arise, he also pacifies all suffering. Son of good family, this one, with the power of so many samadhis, breathes relief into sentient beings with immeasurable, countless, and inconceivable benefits and happiness. This one, in the past, to immeasurable and countless Buddhas, Bhagavat, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River.