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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

English

Om. The melodious voice of the Buddhas, the sounds of all sentient beings, all the miraculous transformations of all the Buddhas turning the wheel of Dharma and teaching the essential instructions, and the perfect gathering of Bodhisattvas and the various manifestations of the Buddhas were also heard. Having seen and heard the various plays of Samantabhadra in this way, in a single moment of thought, his body expanded to fill all Buddha-fields, and he went to the feet of all the Tathagatas. From offering and serving, up to the point where the ten perfections of wisdom between the manifestation and complete knowledge of the conduct of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in a single moment were attained. As soon as Samantabhadra extended his right hand and placed it on the crown of the head of Norzang, who possessed such conduct, he entered into as many doors of samadhi as there are extremely fine particles in all Buddha-fields. From each samadhi, he also entered into realms as numerous as the atoms of the Buddha-fields of the ocean of worlds, which had never been seen before. His accumulation of omniscient qualities was perfected in a number equal to the fine particles of the fields, and that many omniscient dharmas were also manifested. Abiding in omniscience, and increasing and excelling by that many paths and that much intense power, the ocean of aspirations, the conduct of the Bodhisattvas, and the light of wisdom of all the Buddhas, from each one, even as many as the extremely fine particles of the Buddha-fields, were manifested. Just as here in this Saha world, the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, being in the presence of the Tathagata Vairochana, extended his hand and placed it on the crown of the head of the merchant's son Norzang, so too, Samantabhadra, who abides in the presence of the Tathagatas of all the ten directions, and all the Samantabhadras who abide in the presence of the Tathagatas of the worlds contained within the extremely fine particles of all those worlds, by extending their hands and touching the head of Norzang, Norzang also entered into that many doors of Dharma in various ways.

Chinese

已经变成了这样。然后,普贤菩萨对善财说:‘善男子,你看到了我的神变吗?’回答说:‘圣者,我看到了。像这样极其不可思议的解脱,是如来所知的。’普贤菩萨说:‘善男子,我因为想要一切智,所以在不可说、又不可说的极微尘数的劫中,精进修持,修习菩提心。每一劫中,也以不可说、又不可说的众多微尘数供养诸佛,修习那么多的愿文。为了佛法,每一劫中也毫不吝惜地布施了那么多的国土微尘数的头、手足、身体和伟大的王位等等。’‘我也对那么多的佛陀供养了所有的供品,受持正法。在那么多的劫中,也从未对如来的教法生起不悦的心、愤怒、我执、完全守护自我的心和厌离轮回的心等等。生起了菩提心和智慧,那是他人无法战胜和难以超越的精华。’‘善男子,如果讲述我过去为了圆满成熟和修习以及守护正法而布施身体和生命的修行,即使在所有的劫海中也不会穷尽。’‘我从那么多的法海中,即使只言片语,为了完全救护一切众生和圆满佛法,布施了转轮王的王位和所有财产,也没有感到满足。如果讲述那样过去的修行,那么不可说、又不可说的佛土微尘数劫也会穷尽。’‘我以那样的积聚之力,以及同样的善根、信心、智慧、慈悲、善知识的摄受、愿文、精进、神通和通达一切法,以及如来加持的力量,使法

English

It has become so. Then, the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra said to Sudhana: 'Noble son, have you seen my manifestations?' He replied: 'Holy one, I have seen them. Such an utterly inconceivable liberation is known by the Tathagata.' Samantabhadra said: 'Noble son, because I desire omniscience, I have diligently practiced and cultivated the mind of enlightenment in as many inexpressible and again inexpressible extremely fine dust particles of kalpas as there are. In each kalpa, I have also worshiped as many inexpressible and again inexpressible numerous fine dust particles of Buddhas, and practiced that many aspiration prayers. For the sake of the Buddha's teachings, in each kalpa, I have also unreservedly given away that many land dust particles of heads, limbs, bodies, and great royal power, and so on.' 'I have also offered all offerings to that many Buddhas, and upheld the sacred Dharma. In that many kalpas, I have never generated a displeased mind, anger, ego-grasping, a mind of completely protecting myself, or a mind of weariness with samsara, and so on, towards the Tathagata's teachings. I have generated the essence of the mind of enlightenment and wisdom, which cannot be defeated by others and is difficult to overcome.' 'Noble son, if I were to explain my past practices of giving away body and life for the sake of perfecting, maturing, training, and protecting the sacred Dharma, even in all the oceans of kalpas, it would not be exhausted.' 'From that many oceans of Dharma, even a few words and letters, for the sake of completely saving all sentient beings and perfecting the Buddha's Dharma, I was not satisfied with giving away the royal power of a universal monarch and all possessions. If I were to explain such past practices, then as many inexpressible and again inexpressible Buddha-field dust particles of kalpas would be exhausted.' 'With such power of accumulation, and similarly with roots of virtue, faith, wisdom, compassion, being embraced by virtuous friends, aspiration prayers, diligence, clairvoyance, and understanding all Dharmas, and with the power of the Tathagata's blessings, I make the Dharma

Chinese

获得完全清净之地,于三时中无有差别。无上的色身超越一切世间,随顺一切众生的心念,于一切所缘皆随之而行。深入一切佛土,于一切处皆安住,于一切变化中皆示现,亦完全调伏一切众生的心意。善男子,看我所获得的圆满之身,由无量无边的劫海所成就,于无数百千万亿劫中难以出现,难以见到。善男子,我对于未生起善根的众生,连耳边也不会听到,更何况是见到。有些众生仅仅听到我的名字,就会于无上正等菩提不退转。仅仅是见到、触及、送别、跟随,以及在梦中见到、在梦中听到名字,也会于无上菩提不退转。有些众生若一日夜忆念我,就会完全成熟。有些从七日等开始,乃至月、年、一劫,乃至如不可说不可说佛土极微尘数劫的时间里忆念我,也会完全成熟。有些众生一生忆念我,有些众生于生命的长河中,如不可说不可说佛土微尘数般完全成熟。有些众生见到我的光芒,同样地见到光芒四射,以及佛土摇动,示现色身,心生欢喜,也会成熟。如此,以方便之法,如佛土极微尘数般,令众生于无上菩提不退转。善男子,凡是听到我的清净佛土者,他们将往生到清净佛土,凡是见到我的完全清净之身者,他们将转生为如我之身。善男子,看我这清净之身吧!之后,商主之子财贤向菩萨普贤

English

Having obtained a completely pure land, undifferentiated in the three times. The unsurpassed form body transcends all worlds, follows the thoughts of all beings, and goes after all objects of focus. Deeply immersed in all Buddha lands, abiding in all places, manifesting in all transformations, and also completely subduing the minds of all beings. Son of good family, behold this perfect body that I have obtained, accomplished by immeasurable and boundless kalpa oceans, difficult to appear and difficult to see in countless hundreds of thousands of billions of kalpas. Son of good family, I will not even come to the ears of sentient beings who have not generated roots of virtue, let alone be seen. Some sentient beings, merely by hearing my name, will become irreversible from unsurpassed complete enlightenment. Merely seeing, touching, sending off, following, and seeing in dreams, and hearing the name in dreams, will also make them irreversible from unsurpassed enlightenment. If some sentient beings remember me for one day and night, they will become fully ripened. Some, starting from seven days, etc., up to a month, a year, one kalpa, up to as many kalpas as there are inexpressible and inexpressible Buddha land extremely fine dust particles, if they remember me, they will become fully ripened. Some sentient beings remember me for one lifetime, and some sentient beings in the stream of life will be fully ripened like inexpressible and inexpressible Buddha land fine dust particles. Some sentient beings see my light, and likewise see the rays of light shining forth, and the Buddha land shaking, showing the form body, and being delighted, they will also ripen. Thus, by means of skillful methods, like the extremely fine dust particles of a Buddha land, sentient beings become irreversible from unsurpassed enlightenment. Son of good family, those who hear of my pure land will be reborn in a pure Buddha land, and those who see my completely pure body will be reborn as a body like mine. Son of good family, behold this pure body of mine! Then, the merchant's son Norzang (Dhanapati) towards the Bodhisattva Kuntuzangpo (Samantabhadra)

Chinese

思维普贤菩萨的身体,每一个毛孔中,都看到不可说、不可说之佛陀,与菩萨海众眷属俱,以及种种不同的佛土地基、形状和庄严,同样地,还有周围的环境、云彩、天空和佛陀的出现等等,并具有种种不同的法轮。如同每一个毛孔一样,所有的毛孔、相好、支分也都如此。从每一个佛土海中,都看到佛陀化身的云,以所有佛土的微尘数,充满十方,使众生完全成熟于菩提。之后,商主之子诺桑,由于普贤菩萨的教诲和随顺,进入了所有属于普贤菩萨身体的世间,从而使众生完全成熟。如是,诺桑先前曾前往无数如佛土微尘数的善知识处,通过见到和侍奉他们,获得了智慧的光芒,积累了善根,但那些与现在见到普贤菩萨并积累善根相比,连百分之一、千分之一、百千分之一,乃至计数、部分、比喻、原因都无法相比。从他最初发心到见到普贤菩萨之间,他进入了多少个佛土海的相续之中。因此,普贤菩萨的每一个毛孔中,都有许多佛土海的相续,乃至心念一瞬间进入了不可说、不可说之佛土微尘数之间。同样地,在所有未遗漏的毛孔中,每一个心念的瞬间,都加持着不可说、不可说之世间微尘数,压倒了后际的边际,直至劫末,世间界海

English

Thinking of the body of Samantabhadra, in each pore, one sees unspeakable, unspeakable Buddhas, together with retinues of bodhisattva oceans, and various different Buddha land foundations, shapes, and adornments, similarly, the surrounding environment, clouds, sky, and the appearance of Buddhas, etc., and possessing various different Dharma wheels. Just as with each pore, so it is with all pores, marks and signs, and all limbs and parts. From each Buddha land ocean, one sees clouds of Buddha emanations, filling the ten directions with as many as the dust particles of all Buddha lands, causing sentient beings to fully mature in Bodhi. Then, the merchant's son Norzang, due to the teachings and following of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, entered all the worlds belonging to the body of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, thereby causing sentient beings to fully mature. Thus, Norzang had previously gone to countless good spiritual friends as numerous as the dust particles of Buddha lands, and through seeing and serving them, obtained the light of wisdom and accumulated merit, but those do not compare even to a hundredth, a thousandth, a hundred thousandth, or even a count, part, analogy, or cause, to seeing Samantabhadra and accumulating merit now. From when he first generated the mind until seeing Samantabhadra, he entered into how many successions of Buddha land oceans. Therefore, in each pore of Samantabhadra, there are many successions of Buddha land oceans, even entering in a single instant of thought between unspeakable, unspeakable Buddha land dust particles. Similarly, in all the pores without exception, in each instant of thought, countless unspeakable, unspeakable world dust particles are blessed, overwhelming the edge of the future limit, until the end of the kalpa, the ocean of world realms.

Chinese

即使以广大充满,也未达到周遍诸佛刹海的究竟。对于诸佛刹海的庄严、差别、摄持、成就、坏灭等,以及诸佛出现和菩萨眷属的一切情况,还有进入无量众生的界和根并使之成熟,以及菩萨甚深的神变等,也未达到究竟。因此,他在某些刹土中经历了数百年,乃至经历了不可说又不可说的佛刹,但也没有离开那些刹土。每一个心念都使无边无际的众生成熟。因此,他逐渐获得了与普贤菩萨的行愿海等同的境界,与一切如来等同的境界,以身体充满一切刹土等同的境界,以及通过完全展示现证菩提的神变而充满一切等同的境界。同样,在转法轮、个别正知、发声、一切声音支分的结合、力量和无畏、佛陀的行持、大慈和大悲等方面也获得了等同的境界,并且也随之获得了菩萨不可思议的解脱神变等同的境界。之后,普贤菩萨为了赞叹和显现,积聚了无数劫,以及从一个世界到另一个世界传递的不可说又不可说的佛刹微尘数,用普贤行愿的偈颂来表达。如是说。再者,《悲华经》中,轮王的第八个儿子名为无害者,他在如来宝藏前祈请说:世尊,我乃至在不清净的佛刹中,千王子之第七子,菩萨狮子香所摄持的