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大正藏第 09 册 No. 0277 佛说观普贤菩萨行法经 No. 277 佛说观普贤菩萨行法经 宋元嘉年昙无蜜多于杨州译 如是我闻： 一时佛在毗舍离国大林精舍重阁讲堂，告诸比丘：“却后三月我当般涅槃。” 尊者阿难即从座起，整衣服，叉手合掌，绕佛三匝为佛作礼，胡跪合掌，谛观如来，目不暂舍。长老摩诃迦叶、弥勒菩萨摩诃萨亦从座起，合掌作礼，瞻仰尊颜。 时三大士异口同音而白佛言：“世尊！如来灭后，云何众生起菩萨心、修行大乘方等经典、正念思惟一实境界？云何不失无上菩提之心？云何复当不断烦恼、不离五欲、得净诸根、灭除诸罪？父母所生清净常眼，不断五欲而能得见诸障外事？” 佛告阿难：“谛听谛听，善思念之。如来昔在耆阇崛山及余住处，已广分别一实之道；今于此处，为未来世诸众生等，欲行大乘无上法者，欲学普贤行。普贤行者，我今当说其忆念法。若见普贤及不见者除却罪数，今为汝等当广分别。 “阿难！普贤菩萨乃生东方净妙国土，其国土相，《法华经》中已广分别，我今于此略而解说。 “阿难！若比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷、天龙八部、一切众生诵大乘经者、修大乘 现代汉语译本 如是我闻： 一时，佛陀在毗舍离国（Vaisali）的大林精舍（Mahavana）重阁讲堂，告诉众比丘：‘三个月后我将入般涅槃（Parinirvana）。’ 尊者阿难（Ananda）立即从座位起身，整理衣物，双手合十，绕佛三圈向佛作礼，然后胡跪合掌，专注地看着如来，眼睛片刻不离。长老摩诃迦叶（Mahakasyapa）、弥勒菩萨摩诃萨（Maitreya Bodhisattva Mahasattva）也从座位起身，合掌作礼，瞻仰佛陀的尊容。 当时，这三位大士异口同声地对佛说：‘世尊！如来灭度后，众生如何才能生起菩萨心、修行大乘方等经典、正确地思惟一实境界？如何才能不失去无上菩提之心？又如何才能不断烦恼、不离五欲、得到清净的诸根、灭除诸罪？父母所生的清净常眼，如何在不断五欲的情况下，还能看见诸障外事？’ 佛陀告诉阿难：‘仔细听，仔细听，好好思考。如来过去在耆阇崛山（Grdhrakuta）和其他住处，已经广泛地分别解说了一实之道；现在在这里，为了未来世的众生，想要修行大乘无上法的人，想要学习普贤行的人。普贤行，我现在将说其忆念法。如果见到普贤菩萨或者没有见到，都能消除罪业，现在我将为你们详细分别解说。’ ‘阿难！普贤菩萨（Samantabhadra Bodhisattva）诞生于东方清净美妙的国土，那个国土的景象，《法华经》（Lotus Sutra）中已经广泛地分别解说，我在这里简略地解说。’ ‘阿难！如果比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞（Upasaka）、优婆夷（Upasika）、天龙八部（Devas, Nagas, etc.）、一切诵大乘经典的众生，修行大乘
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English version Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the Mahavana (Great Forest) Monastery in the city of Vaisali, in the lecture hall of the double-storied pavilion. He addressed the assembled Bhikshus (monks), saying, 'Three months from now, I will enter Parinirvana (final Nirvana).' Venerable Ananda immediately rose from his seat, adjusted his robes, folded his hands, circumambulated the Buddha three times, paid homage to the Buddha, knelt on his right knee, and with palms together, gazed intently at the Tathagata (Buddha), his eyes not leaving him for a moment. The elder Mahakasyapa and the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya also rose from their seats, paid homage with folded hands, and gazed upon the Buddha's venerable countenance. At that time, these three great beings spoke in unison to the Buddha, saying, 'World Honored One! After the Tathagata's passing, how will sentient beings generate the Bodhi mind, practice the Mahayana Vaipulya Sutras, and correctly contemplate the reality of the One True Realm? How will they not lose the mind of Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (supreme enlightenment)? Furthermore, how will they, without abandoning afflictions, without separating from the five desires, attain pure faculties, and eradicate all sins? How can the pure eyes, born of their parents, see beyond the obstructions while not abandoning the five desires?' The Buddha said to Ananda, 'Listen carefully, listen carefully, and contemplate well. In the past, when the Tathagata was on Mount Grdhrakuta and in other places, I have already extensively explained the path of the One True Realm. Now, here, for the sake of all sentient beings in the future, those who wish to practice the unsurpassed Mahayana Dharma, those who wish to learn the practice of Samantabhadra, I will now speak of the method of remembering it. Whether one sees Samantabhadra Bodhisattva or not, one can eliminate sins. Now I will explain it in detail for you all.' 'Ananda! Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is born in a pure and wonderful land in the East. The characteristics of that land have been extensively explained in the Lotus Sutra. Here, I will explain it briefly.' 'Ananda! If Bhikshus, Bhikshunis (nuns), Upasakas (laymen), Upasikas (laywomen), the eight classes of beings including Devas and Nagas, and all sentient beings who recite the Mahayana Sutras, practice the Mahayana' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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者、发大乘意者、乐见普贤菩萨色身者、乐见多宝佛塔者、乐见释迦牟尼佛及分身诸佛者、乐得六根清净者，当学是观。此观功德，除诸障碍、见上妙色，不入三昧但诵持故，专心修习，心心相次，不离大乘，一日至三七日得见普贤；有重障者，七七日尽然后得见；复有重者一生得见、复有重者二生得见、复有重者三生得见；如是种种业报不同，是故异说。 “普贤菩萨身量无边、音声无边、色像无边，欲来此国，入自在神通促身令小，阎浮提人三障重故。以智慧力化乘白象，其象六牙，七支跓地，其七支下生七莲华。象色鲜白，白中上者颇梨、雪山不得为比。身长四百五十由旬、高四百由旬。于六牙端有六浴池，一一浴池中生十四莲华，与池正等，其华开敷如天树王。一一华上有一玉女，颜色红辉有过天女，手中自然化五箜篌，一一箜篌有五百乐器以为眷属。有五百飞鸟，凫、雁、鸳鸯……，皆众宝色，生花叶间。象鼻有华，其茎譬如赤真珠色，其华金色，含而未敷。 “见是事已，复更忏悔，至心谛观，思惟大乘，心不休废。见华即敷，金色金光，其莲华台是甄叔迦宝，妙梵摩尼以为华鬘、金刚宝珠以为华须。见有化佛坐莲华台，众多菩萨坐莲华须。化佛眉间亦出金光入象鼻中，从象鼻出入象眼中， 现代汉语译本 那些发大乘心意的人，那些乐于见到普贤菩萨（Samantabhadra）色身的人，那些乐于见到多宝佛塔（Prabhutaratna Stupa）的人，那些乐于见到释迦牟尼佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）及分身诸佛的人，那些乐于获得六根清净的人，应当修习这种观想。这种观想的功德，可以消除各种障碍，见到殊胜的景象，即使不入禅定，仅仅诵持，专心修习，心念相续不断，不离大乘，一天到二十一天就能见到普贤菩萨；有深重业障的人，需要四十九天才能见到；还有更深重业障的人，需要一生才能见到，还有更深重业障的人，需要两生才能见到，还有更深重业障的人，需要三生才能见到；像这样种种业报不同，所以说法各异。 普贤菩萨的身量无边无际，音声无边无际，色相无边无际，想要来到这个国土，会运用自在神通将身体缩小，因为阎浮提（Jambudvipa）的人三障深重。他以智慧力化现乘坐白象，这白象有六根牙齿，七支脚着地，七支脚下生出七朵莲花。象的颜色纯白，白得无比纯净，连颇梨（sphatika，水晶）和雪山都无法与之相比。身长四百五十由旬（yojana，古印度长度单位），高四百由旬。在六根牙齿的顶端有六个浴池，每一个浴池中都生出十四朵莲花，与浴池大小相等，莲花盛开如同天上的树王。每一朵莲花上都有一位玉女，颜色红润光彩胜过天女，手中自然化出五把箜篌（k'ung-hou，一种拨弦乐器），每一把箜篌都有五百种乐器作为眷属。还有五百只飞鸟，如凫、雁、鸳鸯等，都呈现出各种珍宝的颜色，在花叶之间飞翔。象鼻上有花，花茎如同赤真珠的颜色，花朵是金色的，含苞待放。 见到这些景象后，要再次忏悔，至诚地仔细观想，思惟大乘的道理，心不停止也不废弃。见到莲花开放，发出金色光芒，莲花台是甄叔迦宝（Jivaka，一种宝石），用妙梵摩尼（brahma-mani，一种宝石）作为花鬘，用金刚宝珠作为花须。见到有化佛坐在莲花台上，众多菩萨坐在莲花须上。化佛的眉间也发出金光，进入象鼻中，再从象鼻中出来，进入象眼中。
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English version Those who have generated the aspiration for the Mahayana, those who delight in seeing the physical form of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, those who delight in seeing the Stupa of Prabhutaratna, those who delight in seeing Sakyamuni Buddha and his manifested Buddhas, those who delight in attaining purity of the six senses, should practice this contemplation. The merit of this contemplation can remove all obstacles, allow one to see sublime sights, and even without entering samadhi, simply by reciting and practicing with focused mind, continuously without straying from the Mahayana, one can see Samantabhadra in one to twenty-one days. Those with heavy karmic obstacles will see him after forty-nine days. Those with even heavier obstacles will see him in one lifetime, some in two lifetimes, and some in three lifetimes. Thus, due to the differences in karmic retribution, the teachings vary. The body of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra is boundless, his voice is boundless, and his appearance is boundless. When he wishes to come to this land, he uses his power of free manifestation to shrink his body, because the people of Jambudvipa have heavy three obstacles. He uses his wisdom to manifest riding a white elephant, which has six tusks and seven legs touching the ground, and seven lotuses grow beneath the seven legs. The elephant is pure white, so pure that neither crystal (sphatika) nor snow mountains can compare. Its body is 450 yojanas (ancient Indian unit of distance) long and 400 yojanas high. At the tips of the six tusks are six bathing pools, and in each pool grow fourteen lotuses, equal in size to the pool. The lotuses bloom like celestial tree kings. On each lotus is a jade maiden, whose color is red and radiant, surpassing celestial maidens. In her hands, five k'ung-hou (a plucked string instrument) naturally appear, and each k'ung-hou has five hundred musical instruments as attendants. There are also five hundred flying birds, such as ducks, geese, and mandarin ducks, all in various precious colors, flying among the flowers and leaves. The elephant's trunk has a flower, whose stem is the color of red pearls, and the flower is golden, still in bud. Having seen these sights, one should repent again, contemplate sincerely and attentively, reflect on the teachings of the Mahayana, and not cease or abandon the practice. One will see the lotus bloom, emitting golden light. The lotus platform is made of Jivaka jewels, with brahma-mani jewels as garlands, and diamond jewels as stamens. One will see a manifested Buddha sitting on the lotus platform, and many Bodhisattvas sitting on the lotus stamens. The manifested Buddha's brow also emits golden light, which enters the elephant's trunk, and then comes out of the trunk and enters the elephant's eyes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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从象眼出入象耳中，从象耳出照象顶上，化作金台。 “其象头上有三化人：一捉金轮、一持摩尼珠、一执金刚杵。举杵拟象，象即能行，脚不履地，蹑虚而游，离地七尺。地有印文，于印文中千辐毂辋皆悉具足，一一辋间生一大莲华，此莲华上生一化象，亦有七支，随大象行。举足下足生七千象以为眷属，随从大象。 “象鼻红莲华色，上有化佛放眉间光，其光金色，如前入象鼻中，于象鼻中出入象眼中，从象眼出还入象耳，从象耳出至象颈上，渐渐上至象背，化成金鞍，七宝校具。于鞍四面有七宝柱，众宝校饰以成宝台。 “台中有一七宝莲华，其莲华须百宝共成，其莲华台是大摩尼，有一菩萨结加趺坐，名曰普贤。身白玉色五十种光，光五十种色以为项光，身诸毛孔流出金光，其金光端无量化佛。诸化菩萨以为眷属，安庠徐步，雨大宝华至行者前。其象开口，于象牙上诸池玉女鼓乐、弦歌，其声微妙，赞叹大乘一实之道。 “行者见已，欢喜敬礼。复更诵读甚深经典、遍礼十方无量诸佛、礼多宝塔及释迦牟尼、并礼普贤……诸大菩萨，发是誓言：‘若我宿福应见普贤，愿尊遍吉示我色身。’作是愿已，昼夜六时礼十方佛、行忏悔法、诵大乘经、读大乘经、思大乘义、念大乘事、恭敬供 现代汉语译本 从象的眼睛进出，在象的耳朵中穿梭，从象的耳朵出来照在象的头顶上，化成金色的台子。 ‘那象的头上有三个化身的人：一个拿着金轮（chakra，象征佛法），一个拿着摩尼珠（mani jewel，象征如意宝珠），一个拿着金刚杵（vajra，象征坚不可摧的智慧）。举起金刚杵指向象，象就能行走，脚不踩地，在空中行走，离地七尺。地上有印记，印记中千辐轮毂都完整具备，每一个轮辋之间都生出一朵大莲花，这莲花上生出一头化象，也有七支（四肢、头、尾），跟随大象行走。举起脚落下脚时，会生出七千头象作为眷属，跟随大象。 ‘象的鼻子是红莲花的颜色，上面有化佛放出眉间的光，那光是金色的，像之前一样进入象鼻中，从象鼻中进出象的眼睛，从象的眼睛出来又进入象的耳朵，从象的耳朵出来到象的脖子上，渐渐向上到象的背部，化成金色的鞍，用七宝装饰。在鞍的四面有七宝柱，用各种宝物装饰成宝台。 ‘台中有一朵七宝莲花，那莲花的须由百宝构成，那莲花台是大摩尼宝珠，有一位菩萨结跏趺坐（盘腿而坐），名叫普贤（Samantabhadra，象征大行）。身体是白玉色，发出五十种光，光有五十种颜色作为头光，身体的每个毛孔都流出金光，金光的末端有无数的化佛。诸化菩萨作为眷属，安详地慢慢行走，降下大宝花到修行者面前。那象张开嘴，在象牙上的各个池塘里，玉女们敲鼓奏乐、弹弦唱歌，声音美妙，赞叹大乘一实之道（Ekayana，唯一佛乘）。’ ‘修行者看到后，欢喜地恭敬礼拜。再诵读甚深的经典、遍礼十方无量诸佛、礼拜多宝塔（Prabhutaratna Stupa）和释迦牟尼（Sakyamuni）、并礼拜普贤……诸大菩萨，发出这样的誓言：‘如果我宿世的福报应该见到普贤，愿尊贵的遍吉（普贤的别称）向我示现色身。’发了这个愿后，昼夜六时礼拜十方佛、行忏悔法、诵大乘经、读大乘经、思大乘义、念大乘事、恭敬供养。'