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English version The Dharma Wheel. 'Ajita (Maitreya Bodhisattva's another name)! You should know now, was the pure-life Bhikṣu (monk) of the past someone different? Do not think otherwise, he is the present Amitābha Buddha. Ajita! You should know now, was the Dharma Bhikṣu of the past someone different? Do not think otherwise, he is my present self. Because of my past ignorance, lack of wisdom, and slandering of others, I suffered such retribution. Because of this karmic cause, I attained perfect enlightenment in the five turbidities (five turbidities).' 'Therefore, Ajita! If a Bodhisattva makes two kinds of statements about all dharmas, because of this cause, they will attain Buddhahood in the later five turbidities. In their Buddha-land, there will be demons and others who constantly create obstacles when the Dharma is being taught.' At that time, after the assembly heard what the Buddha said, they all wept with sorrow, tears streaming down their faces, and together they said: 'May we not make two kinds of statements in the Dharma like the Dharma Bhikṣu.' At that time, a hundred Bodhisattvas in the assembly immediately rose from their seats, knelt on their right knees, and wept with sorrow. At that time, the World-Honored One, knowing but deliberately asked those Bodhisattvas, saying: 'Good men! Why are you weeping with such sorrow?' At that time, the Bodhisattvas, with one voice, together said to the Buddha: 'World-Honored One! We observe ourselves, and we should also have these evil karmic obstacles.' At that time, the World-Honored One said: 'So it is, so it is! You also, in the past, at the place of Dīpaṃkara Buddha, left home to cultivate the path in that Dharma. After Dīpaṃkara Buddha passed away, there was a Bhikṣu named Jizhi, and you slandered this Bhikṣu at that time. Because of this reason, you have not been able to see the Buddha, have not been able to generate bodhicitta, have not been able to obtain dhāraṇī and various samādhis, and later you will dwell together on the path of Bodhi. You good men! At the place of the last Buddha of this Bhadrakalpa, you will obtain the anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti, and after that, after passing through three asaṃkhyeya kalpas of cultivating the Bodhisattva path, you will attain anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi.' 'Therefore, good men! If a Bodhisattva sees another Bodhisattva, they should not give rise to a discriminating mind of self and other, they should be like...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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塔想、如见佛想。是故，菩萨见余菩萨，莫作异念、谓非佛想。若起异念为自侵欺，当受持此莫作异想，共相和合：‘我今观初发心菩萨不如佛想者，我便欺诳十方现在一切无量阿僧祇诸佛。’ “是故，善男子！菩萨未来于五浊世中得陀罗尼三昧者，一切皆是佛之威力。是故，善男子！若有诽谤其法师者，即为谤佛，等无有异。 “善男子！佛灭度后，若有法师善随乐欲，为人说法，能令菩萨学大乘者，及诸大众有发一毛欢喜之心乃至暂下一渧泪者，当知皆是佛之神力。 “若有愚人实非菩萨假称菩萨，谤真菩萨及所行法，复作是言：‘彼何所知？彼何所解？’弥勒！我忆过去于阎浮提学菩萨时，爱重法故，为一句一偈弃舍所爱头、目、妻子及舍王位。何以故？以求法故。如彼愚人专为名闻耽着利养，自恃少能，不往如来传法人所听受正法。 “弥勒！若彼此和合则能住持流通我法，若彼此违诤则正法不行。阿逸多！汝可观此谤法之人，成就如是极大罪业，堕三恶道难可出离。 “复次，弥勒！我初成佛以妙智慧广为众生宣说正法。 “若有愚人于佛所说而不信受——如彼达摩比丘——虽复读诵千部大乘，为人解说，获得四禅，以谤他故，七十劫中受大苦恼。况彼愚痴下劣之 现代汉语译本 应当像看待佛陀一样看待他们。因此，菩萨见到其他菩萨，不要产生不同的念头，认为他们不是佛陀。如果产生不同的念头，就是自己欺骗自己，应当接受并坚持这种观念，不要产生不同的想法，要互相和合：‘如果我现在认为初发心的菩萨不如佛陀，我就是在欺骗十方现在一切无量阿僧祇（无数）的诸佛。’ ‘因此，善男子！菩萨未来在五浊恶世中得到陀罗尼（总持）三昧（禅定）的，一切都是佛陀的威力。因此，善男子！如果有人诽谤说法师，就等于诽谤佛陀，没有任何区别。 ‘善男子！佛陀灭度后，如果有法师善于随顺众生的意愿，为他们说法，能够使学习大乘的菩萨以及大众生起一毛发那样的欢喜心，乃至暂时流下一滴眼泪，应当知道这都是佛陀的神力。 ‘如果有愚人实际上不是菩萨却假装是菩萨，诽谤真正的菩萨以及他们所修行的法，还说：‘他们知道什么？他们理解什么？’弥勒（菩萨名）！我回忆过去在阎浮提（我们所居住的这个世界）学习菩萨道时，因为爱重佛法，为了一个句子或一首偈子，可以舍弃所爱的头、眼睛、妻子，甚至舍弃王位。为什么呢？因为要追求佛法。而那些愚人只为了名声和贪图利益，自以为有点能力，不去如来（佛陀）的传法人那里听受正法。 ‘弥勒！如果彼此和合，就能住持流通我的佛法；如果彼此争斗，正法就不能实行。阿逸多（弥勒菩萨的别名）！你可以看看这些诽谤佛法的人，他们造下如此巨大的罪业，堕入三恶道（地狱、饿鬼、畜生）难以脱离。 ‘再者，弥勒！我初成佛时，以微妙的智慧广泛地为众生宣说正法。 ‘如果有愚人对于佛陀所说的法不相信不接受——就像达摩比丘那样——即使读诵了千部大乘经典，为他人讲解，获得了四禅，因为诽谤他人，也要在七十劫中遭受巨大的苦恼。更何况那些愚痴下劣的人呢？’
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English version They should be regarded as if they were the Buddha. Therefore, when a Bodhisattva sees another Bodhisattva, they should not have different thoughts, thinking that they are not the Buddha. If they have different thoughts, they are deceiving themselves. They should accept and uphold this view, not having different thoughts, and should be in harmony with each other: ‘If I now think that a Bodhisattva who has just begun their practice is not as good as the Buddha, then I am deceiving all the countless Asamkhya (innumerable) Buddhas present in the ten directions.’ ‘Therefore, good men! If Bodhisattvas in the future obtain Dharani (total retention) Samadhi (meditation) in the five turbid ages, it is all due to the power of the Buddha. Therefore, good men! If anyone slanders a Dharma teacher, it is the same as slandering the Buddha, there is no difference.’ ‘Good men! After the Buddha's Parinirvana, if there is a Dharma teacher who is good at following the wishes of sentient beings and teaches them the Dharma, and can cause Bodhisattvas who are learning the Mahayana and the masses to have a hair's breadth of joy, or even shed a single tear, it should be known that this is all due to the Buddha's divine power.’ ‘If there are foolish people who are not actually Bodhisattvas but pretend to be Bodhisattvas, slandering true Bodhisattvas and the Dharma they practice, and also say: ‘What do they know? What do they understand?’ Maitreya (name of a Bodhisattva)! I recall that in the past, when I was learning the Bodhisattva path in Jambudvipa (the world we live in), because I cherished the Dharma, I could give up my beloved head, eyes, wife, and even my throne for a single sentence or verse. Why? Because I was seeking the Dharma. But those foolish people only seek fame and profit, thinking they have some ability, and do not go to the Dharma teachers of the Tathagata (Buddha) to listen to the true Dharma.’ ‘Maitreya! If you are in harmony with each other, you can uphold and spread my Dharma; if you fight with each other, the true Dharma cannot be practiced. Ajita (another name for Maitreya Bodhisattva)! You can see that these people who slander the Dharma create such great sins, and fall into the three evil paths (hell, hungry ghosts, animals), from which it is difficult to escape.’ ‘Furthermore, Maitreya! When I first became a Buddha, I used my subtle wisdom to widely proclaim the true Dharma to sentient beings.’ ‘If there are foolish people who do not believe or accept what the Buddha has said—like the Bhikshu Dharma—even if they have recited thousands of Mahayana scriptures, explained them to others, and attained the four Dhyanas (meditative states), because they slandered others, they will suffer great torment for seventy kalpas. How much more so for those foolish and inferior people?’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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人，实无所知，而作是言：‘我是法师，明解大乘，能广流布。’谤正法师言无所解，亦谤佛法而自贡高。 “若彼愚人于佛大乘乃至诽谤一四句偈，当知是业定堕地狱。何以故？毁谤佛法及法师故。以是因缘，常处恶道，永不见佛。以曾诽谤佛、法、僧故，亦于初发菩提心者，能作障碍令退正道。当知是人以大罪业而自庄严，于无量劫身堕地狱受大苦报；以恶眼视发菩提心人故，得无眼报；以恶口谤发菩提心人故，得无舌报。 “阿逸多！我更不见有一恶法能过毁破发菩提心罪之重也。以此罪故，堕于恶道，况复毁谤余菩萨等？ “若有菩萨为诸众生能如实说，不起断常，言诸众生定有定无，亦不专执诸法有无。阿逸多！学菩萨者应如是住。如是住者，是诸菩萨清净善业，凡所修集皆不取着。若有众生起执著者，当知是人生五浊世。 “复有菩萨善随根欲，能为众生种种说法。阿逸多！菩萨如是具足修行六波罗蜜，乃能成就无上菩提。 “彼愚痴人信己自执，作如是说：‘菩萨惟学般若波罗蜜，勿学余波罗蜜，以般若波罗蜜最殊胜故。’作是说者，是义不然。何以故？阿逸多！往昔迦尸迦王学菩萨时，舍所爱身、头、目、髓、脑。尔时此王岂无智慧？” 弥勒白佛言：“世尊 现代汉语译本： 有人实际上什么都不知道，却说：‘我是法师，明了通达大乘佛法，能够广泛传播。’他们诽谤真正的法师说他们什么都不懂，也诽谤佛法，以此来抬高自己。 如果那些愚人对于佛陀的大乘教法，甚至诽谤其中的一句四句偈，应当知道这种行为必定会堕入地狱。为什么呢？因为他们毁谤了佛法和法师。因为这个原因，他们会长期处于恶道，永远见不到佛。因为他们曾经诽谤佛、法、僧，也会对初发菩提心的人造成障碍，使他们退失正道。应当知道，这种人以巨大的罪业来装饰自己，在无量劫中身体堕入地狱，遭受巨大的苦报；因为用恶眼看待发菩提心的人，会得到失明的果报；因为用恶口诽谤发菩提心的人，会得到失语的果报。 阿逸多（弥勒菩萨的另一个名字）！我再也看不到有哪一种恶法能超过毁坏发菩提心的罪业之重了。因为这个罪业，会堕入恶道，更何况是毁谤其他的菩萨呢？ 如果有菩萨为了众生能够如实地说法，不执着于断灭和常有，说众生既不是绝对存在也不是绝对不存在，也不执着于诸法是有还是无。阿逸多！学习菩萨道的人应当这样安住。这样安住的人，是诸菩萨清净的善业，凡是所修集的都不执着。如果有众生产生执着，应当知道这个人生活在五浊恶世。 还有菩萨能够善巧地随顺众生的根性和欲望，为众生宣说各种不同的法。阿逸多！菩萨像这样圆满地修行六波罗蜜（布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、智慧），才能成就无上的菩提。 那些愚痴的人相信自己的执着，这样说：‘菩萨只需要学习般若波罗蜜（智慧），不要学习其他的波罗蜜，因为般若波罗蜜是最殊胜的。’这样说是不对的。为什么呢？阿逸多！过去迦尸迦王（一位国王的名字）学习菩萨道时，舍弃了他所珍爱的身体、头、眼睛、骨髓、脑髓。那时这位国王难道没有智慧吗？” 弥勒（菩萨的名字）对佛说：“世尊”
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English version: Some people, knowing nothing, say, 'I am a Dharma master, understanding the Mahayana, and capable of widely propagating it.' They slander true Dharma masters, saying they understand nothing, and also slander the Buddha's teachings, thereby exalting themselves. If those foolish people slander the Buddha's Mahayana teachings, even a single four-line verse, know that such actions will certainly lead to hell. Why? Because they slander the Buddha's teachings and Dharma masters. Due to this cause, they will remain in evil realms for a long time, never seeing the Buddha. Because they have slandered the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, they also create obstacles for those who have initially generated Bodhicitta, causing them to regress from the right path. Know that such people adorn themselves with great sins, and in countless kalpas, their bodies will fall into hell, enduring great suffering; because they look at those who generate Bodhicitta with evil eyes, they will receive the retribution of blindness; because they slander those who generate Bodhicitta with evil mouths, they will receive the retribution of being mute. Ajita (another name for Maitreya Bodhisattva)! I have never seen any evil deed that surpasses the gravity of the sin of destroying the generation of Bodhicitta. Because of this sin, one will fall into evil realms, let alone slandering other Bodhisattvas? If a Bodhisattva can speak the truth for the sake of sentient beings, not clinging to annihilation or permanence, saying that sentient beings are neither absolutely existent nor absolutely non-existent, and not clinging to whether phenomena are existent or non-existent. Ajita! Those who study the Bodhisattva path should abide in this way. Those who abide in this way possess the pure good karma of Bodhisattvas, and they do not cling to anything they cultivate. If sentient beings develop attachments, know that such people live in the five turbid ages. Furthermore, there are Bodhisattvas who skillfully follow the roots and desires of sentient beings, teaching various Dharmas for them. Ajita! Bodhisattvas, by thus fully practicing the Six Paramitas (generosity, morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom), can achieve unsurpassed Bodhi. Those foolish people believe in their own attachments, saying, 'Bodhisattvas only need to study Prajna Paramita (wisdom), and not the other Paramitas, because Prajna Paramita is the most supreme.' Such a statement is incorrect. Why? Ajita! In the past, when King Kashika (a king's name) was studying the Bodhisattva path, he gave up his beloved body, head, eyes, marrow, and brain. At that time, did this king not have wisdom? Maitreya (a Bodhisattva's name) said to the Buddha, 'World Honored One' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ！诚如圣说，实有智慧。”