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English version 'Practicing the causes and conditions of great vehicle merits, one can see all Buddhas. Although I now see the World Honored Ones, I cannot see Shakyamuni Buddha, the manifested Buddhas, and the stupa of Prabhutaratna (Many Treasures Buddha).’ Having heard the voice in the air, I diligently recited the Mahayana scriptures again. Because of reciting the Mahayana Vaipulya Sutras, I saw in a dream Shakyamuni Buddha and the great assembly on Mount Grdhrakuta (Vulture Peak, where the Buddha often taught), expounding the Lotus Sutra, revealing the one true meaning. 'After being taught, I repented and yearned to see the Buddha, so I joined my palms and knelt towards Mount Grdhrakuta, saying: ‘The Tathagata Lokanatha (World Honored One, an epithet of the Buddha) is always in the world, and out of compassion for me, please manifest yourself.’ After saying this, I saw Mount Grdhrakuta adorned with seven treasures, countless Bhikshus (monks), Sravakas (hearers), rows of jeweled trees, the ground level and smooth, and a wonderful jeweled lion throne was also laid out. Shakyamuni Buddha emitted light from between his eyebrows, and that light illuminated the ten directions, even surpassing the immeasurable worlds of the ten directions. 'Wherever this light reached, the manifested Shakyamuni Buddhas of the ten directions gathered at once, extensively expounding as described in the Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra. Each manifested Buddha had a body of purple-gold color, an immeasurable body size, and sat on a lion throne, with hundreds of billions of immeasurable great Bodhisattvas as their retinue, each Bodhisattva practicing like Samantabhadra (Universal Worthy, symbolizing the practice and vows of a Bodhisattva); the immeasurable Buddhas and Bodhisattva retinues of the ten directions were also like this. 'After the assembly gathered, I saw Shakyamuni Buddha emitting golden light from every pore of his body, and in each ray of light there were hundreds of billions of manifested Buddhas. The manifested Buddhas emitted the light of the great man's mark from between their eyebrows, and that light flowed into the crown of Shakyamuni Buddha's head. When this sign was seen, all the pores of the manifested Buddhas emitted golden light, and in each ray of light there were as many manifested Buddhas as the dust grains of the Ganges River. 'At that time, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva also emitted the light of the great man's mark from between his eyebrows, entering the practitioner's heart. After entering the heart, the practitioner recalled the Mahayana scriptures that he had received, upheld, and recited in the presence of countless hundreds of thousands of Buddhas in the past, and he saw his past body clearly, just like having the Purva-nivasânusmriti-jnana (knowledge of past lives), without any difference; he had a sudden great awakening, and obtained the revolving Dharani (a mnemonic device, a mantra or incantation), and hundreds of millions of Dharani gates.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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“从三昧起，面见一切分身诸佛众宝树下坐师子床，复见琉璃地如莲华聚，从下方空中踊出。一一华间有微尘数菩萨结加趺坐，亦见普贤分身菩萨在彼众中赞叹大乘。 “时诸菩萨异口同音教于行者清净六根，或有说言：‘汝当念佛。’或有说言：‘汝当念法。’或有说言：‘汝当念僧。’或有说言：‘汝当念戒。’或有说言：‘汝当念施。’或有说言：‘汝当念天。’‘如此六法是菩提心、生菩萨法。汝今应当于诸佛前发露先罪，至诚忏悔于无量世眼根因缘贪着诸色。以着色故，贪爱诸尘；以爱尘故，受女人身，世世生处惑着诸色。色坏汝眼，为恩爱奴；色使使汝经历三界，为此弊使，盲无所见。今诵大乘方等经典，此经中说：“十方诸佛色身不灭。”汝今得见，审实尔不？眼根不善，伤害汝多，随顺我语归向诸佛。释迦牟尼说汝眼根所有罪咎，诸佛菩萨慧明法水愿以洗除，令我清净。’ “作是语已，遍礼十方佛，向释迦牟尼佛、大乘经典，复说是言：‘我今所忏眼根重罪障蔽秽浊，盲无所见。愿佛大慈哀愍覆护、普贤菩萨乘大法船普度一切、十方无量诸菩萨伴唯愿慈哀，听我悔过眼根不善恶业障法。’如是三说，五体投地、正念大乘、心不忘舍，是名忏悔眼根罪法。 “称诸佛名、烧 现代汉语译本 ‘从禅定中起身，我看见一切佛的分身，他们坐在众宝树下的狮子座上。我又看见琉璃地面像莲花聚集，从下方空中涌出。每一朵莲花之间都有无数菩萨结跏趺坐，也看见普贤菩萨（Samantabhadra Bodhisattva，象征菩萨行愿的菩萨）的分身在他们之中赞叹大乘佛法（Mahayana，佛教的一个主要流派）。’ ‘这时，众菩萨异口同声地教导修行者清净六根（指眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意六种感觉器官）。有的菩萨说：‘你应该念佛（Buddha，觉悟者）。’有的菩萨说：‘你应该念法（Dharma，佛的教导）。’有的菩萨说：‘你应该念僧（Sangha，佛教僧团）。’有的菩萨说：‘你应该念戒（Sila，道德规范）。’有的菩萨说：‘你应该念施（Dana，布施）。’有的菩萨说：‘你应该念天（Deva，天神）。’‘这六种法是菩提心（Bodhi-citta，觉悟之心）的根本，是产生菩萨（Bodhisattva，追求觉悟的修行者）的方法。你现在应当在诸佛面前坦白过去的罪过，至诚忏悔在无量世中，因为眼根（cakṣurindriya，视觉器官）的因缘而贪着各种颜色。因为执着于颜色，所以贪爱各种尘境；因为爱着尘境，所以受女人身，世世生处都迷惑于各种情欲。情欲败坏你的眼睛，使你成为恩爱的奴隶；色欲驱使你经历三界（欲界、色界、无色界），因为这个弊端，你盲目无所见。现在诵读大乘方等经典（Vaipulya Sutra，大乘佛教经典），这部经典中说：“十方诸佛的色身不会灭亡。”你现在得见，这真实吗？眼根不善，伤害你太多，听从我的话，归向诸佛。释迦牟尼佛（Sakyamuni Buddha，佛教的创始人）说你眼根的所有罪过，诸佛菩萨的智慧光明法水，愿能洗除，使你清净。’ ‘说完这些话，我向十方诸佛遍礼，向释迦牟尼佛和大乘经典礼拜，又说：‘我今天所忏悔的眼根重罪，障碍遮蔽，污秽浑浊，盲目无所见。愿佛陀大慈悲哀怜覆护，普贤菩萨乘坐大法船普度一切，十方无量诸菩萨同伴，唯愿慈悲哀怜，听我忏悔眼根不善的恶业障碍。’这样说了三遍，五体投地，正念大乘，心中不忘舍弃，这叫做忏悔眼根罪法。 ‘称念诸佛名号，焚香供养，’
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English version 'Rising from samadhi, I saw all the manifested Buddhas sitting on lion thrones under jeweled trees. I also saw the ground of lapis lazuli, like a gathering of lotuses, rising from the space below. Between each lotus, there were countless Bodhisattvas sitting in the lotus position. I also saw the manifested Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (the Bodhisattva of Universal Worthiness) among them, praising the Mahayana (the Great Vehicle of Buddhism).' 'At that time, all the Bodhisattvas, with one voice, taught the practitioner to purify the six senses (the six sense organs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind). Some Bodhisattvas said, ‘You should contemplate the Buddha (the Awakened One).’ Some said, ‘You should contemplate the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha).’ Some said, ‘You should contemplate the Sangha (the Buddhist monastic community).’ Some said, ‘You should contemplate the Sila (moral precepts).’ Some said, ‘You should contemplate Dana (giving).’ Some said, ‘You should contemplate the Devas (gods).’ ‘These six practices are the root of Bodhi-citta (the mind of enlightenment) and the way to generate the Bodhisattva (a being who seeks enlightenment) path. Now, you should confess your past transgressions before all the Buddhas, sincerely repenting for your attachment to colors through the eye sense (cakṣurindriya, the visual organ) in countless lifetimes. Because of your attachment to colors, you crave all sense objects; because of your craving for sense objects, you take on a woman's body, and in every life, you are deluded by various desires. Desire ruins your eyes, making you a slave to love and affection; lust drives you through the three realms (the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm). Because of this flaw, you are blind and cannot see. Now, you recite the Mahayana Vaipulya Sutras (the expansive sutras of the Mahayana), which say, “The physical bodies of the Buddhas in the ten directions do not perish.” You have now seen this; is it true? Your eye sense is not good, it has harmed you greatly. Follow my words and turn to the Buddhas. Sakyamuni Buddha (the founder of Buddhism) speaks of all the faults of your eye sense. May the wisdom and light of the Dharma of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas wash them away and purify you.’ 'Having spoken these words, I bowed to all the Buddhas in the ten directions, and to Sakyamuni Buddha and the Mahayana Sutras. I said again, ‘The heavy sins of my eye sense, which I now confess, are obstacles, obscurations, and impurities, making me blind and unable to see. May the Buddha, with great compassion, protect and cover me. May Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, riding the great Dharma boat, deliver all beings. May all the countless Bodhisattvas in the ten directions, with compassion, hear my repentance for the evil karma of my impure eye sense.’ Having said this three times, I prostrated myself, with my five limbs touching the ground, with right mindfulness of the Mahayana, and without forgetting to abandon my attachments. This is called the method of repenting for the sins of the eye sense. 'Reciting the names of all the Buddhas, burning incense as an offering,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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香散华、发大乘意、悬缯幡盖、说眼过患忏悔罪者，此人现世见释迦牟尼佛及见分身无量诸佛，阿僧祇劫不堕恶道——大乘力故、大乘愿故——恒与一切陀罗尼菩萨共为眷属。作是念者是为正念，若他念者名为邪念，是名眼根初境界相。 “净眼根已，复更诵读大乘经典，昼夜六时胡跪忏悔而作是言：‘我今云何但见释迦牟尼佛分身诸佛，不见多宝佛塔、全身舍利？多宝佛塔恒在不灭，我浊恶眼是故不见。’作是语已，复更忏悔。过七日已，多宝佛塔从地涌出，释迦牟尼佛即以右手开其塔户。见多宝佛入普现色身三昧，一一毛孔流出恒河沙微尘数光明，一一光明有百千万亿化佛。 “此相现时，行者欢喜，赞偈绕塔。满七匝已，多宝如来出大音声赞言：‘法子！汝今真实能行大乘，随顺普贤眼根忏悔。以是因缘，我至汝所为汝证明。’说是语已，赞言：‘善哉善哉！释迦牟尼佛能说大法、雨大法雨，成就浊恶诸众生等。’ “是时行者见多宝佛塔已，复至普贤菩萨所，合掌敬礼白言：‘大师！教我悔过。’ “普贤复言：‘汝于多劫耳根因缘随逐外声，闻妙音时心生惑着、闻恶声时起八百种烦恼贼害。如此恶耳，报得恶事、恒闻恶声，生诸攀缘。颠倒听故，当堕恶道、边地邪见不闻法处。汝 现代汉语译本 如果有人散布香花，发起大乘的意愿，悬挂幡盖，并讲述眼睛的过患，忏悔罪业，这个人今生就能见到释迦牟尼佛以及无数的分身佛，在无数劫中不会堕入恶道——这是因为大乘的力量和大乘的愿力——他将永远与一切持陀罗尼的菩萨们成为眷属。这样想才是正念，如果想其他的就是邪念，这就是眼根最初的境界相。 净化眼根后，再诵读大乘经典，日夜六时跪着忏悔，并这样说：‘我现在为什么只能见到释迦牟尼佛的分身佛，而见不到多宝佛塔（Prabhutaratna Stupa，意为宝塔）和全身舍利？多宝佛塔永远存在，不会消失，是因为我污浊的眼睛才看不到。’说完这些话后，再次忏悔。过了七天，多宝佛塔从地里涌出，释迦牟尼佛用右手打开塔门。看到多宝佛进入普现色身三昧（Samadhi of Manifesting All Forms，意为能显现一切色身的三昧），每一个毛孔都流出像恒河沙一样多的微尘数的光明，每一道光明中都有百千万亿的化佛。 当这种景象出现时，修行者会感到欢喜，赞颂偈语并绕塔。绕塔七圈后，多宝如来发出洪亮的声音赞叹说：‘法子！你现在真的能够修行大乘，随顺普贤菩萨的眼根忏悔。因为这个因缘，我来到你这里为你证明。’说完这些话后，又赞叹说：‘善哉！善哉！释迦牟尼佛能够宣说大法，降下大法雨，成就污浊恶世的众生。’ 这时，修行者见到多宝佛塔后，又来到普贤菩萨（Samantabhadra Bodhisattva，意为普贤菩萨）面前，合掌恭敬地行礼并说：‘大师！请教我如何忏悔过错。’ 普贤菩萨又说：‘你在多劫以来，耳根因为外在的声音而随波逐流，听到美妙的声音时心生迷惑执着，听到恶劣的声音时则会生起八百种烦恼贼害。这样的恶耳，会招致恶报，总是听到恶声，产生各种攀缘。因为颠倒听闻，应当堕入恶道、边地邪见，听不到佛法的地方。你
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English version If someone scatters fragrant flowers, generates the intention of the Mahayana, hangs banners and canopies, and speaks of the faults of the eyes, repenting of their sins, this person will see Shakyamuni Buddha and countless emanated Buddhas in this lifetime, and will not fall into evil paths for countless kalpas—because of the power of the Mahayana and the vows of the Mahayana—they will always be in the retinue of all Dharani Bodhisattvas. Thinking this way is right mindfulness; if one thinks otherwise, it is wrong mindfulness. This is the initial state of the eye faculty. Having purified the eye faculty, one should again recite the Mahayana scriptures, kneeling in repentance during the six periods of the day and night, and say: ‘Why do I now only see the emanated Buddhas of Shakyamuni Buddha, and not see the Prabhutaratna Stupa (meaning 'Stupa of Abundant Treasures') and the whole-body relics? The Prabhutaratna Stupa is always present and does not perish, but my defiled eyes cannot see it.’ After saying this, one should repent again. After seven days, the Prabhutaratna Stupa will emerge from the earth, and Shakyamuni Buddha will open its door with his right hand. One will see Prabhutaratna Buddha entering the Samadhi of Manifesting All Forms, from each pore of his body flowing out light as numerous as the dust motes of the Ganges River, and in each light there will be hundreds of thousands of millions of emanated Buddhas. When this appearance manifests, the practitioner will rejoice, praise with verses, and circumambulate the stupa. After circumambulating seven times, Tathagata Prabhutaratna will utter a great sound of praise, saying: ‘Child of Dharma! You are now truly able to practice the Mahayana, following the repentance of the eye faculty of Samantabhadra. Because of this cause, I have come to you to bear witness for you.’ After saying this, he will praise, saying: ‘Excellent! Excellent! Shakyamuni Buddha is able to expound the Great Dharma, rain down the rain of the Great Dharma, and accomplish the beings of the defiled and evil world.’ At this time, having seen the Prabhutaratna Stupa, the practitioner will go to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (meaning 'Universal Worthy Bodhisattva'), join their palms in reverence, and say: ‘Great Master! Teach me how to repent of my faults.’ Samantabhadra will say again: ‘For many kalpas, your ear faculty has been following external sounds, becoming confused and attached when hearing pleasant sounds, and giving rise to eight hundred kinds of afflictive thieves when hearing unpleasant sounds. Such an evil ear will bring about evil consequences, always hearing evil sounds, and giving rise to various attachments. Because of your inverted hearing, you should fall into evil paths, into border regions with wrong views, where you cannot hear the Dharma. You --------------------------------------------------------------------------------