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English version: When Mahamudra Tathagata bestowed the prediction of the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment path upon Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva, all the gods of the desire realm played heavenly music as an offering. 'Sariputra! This is the meritorious conduct of Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva at the time of his prediction.' The venerable Sariputra said to the Buddha, 'It is difficult to attain, Devatideva! The Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha truthfully declares—the realm of the Buddhas is inconceivable, the realm of the gods is inconceivable, the realm of the dragons is inconceivable. The realm of the dragons is inconceivable—it is from the initial aspiration of Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva to learn that this merit is obtained. Devatideva! The prediction of Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva is also inconceivable.' At that time, the venerable Ananda said to the venerable Sariputra, 'Is it like this that Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva initially aspired to learn samjna (cognition) and obtained his name?' Sariputra said to Ananda, 'These are all due to causes and conditions. The initial aspiration of Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva to learn samjna and obtain his virtuous name, the Buddha will now explain in detail.' At that time, the Buddha told Sariputra, 'When Akshobhya Bodhisattva first had this intention, it could cause the void to be different, but my vows cannot be made different, and the samjna samni (cognition and gathering) that is worn is like this.' The Buddha told Sariputra, 'Just like the samjna samni worn by Akshobhya Bodhisattva Mahasattva, Ratnaketu Bodhisattva Mahasattva also learned from Akshobhya Bodhisattva. Sariputra! Countless Bodhisattvas cannot comprehend how firm the samjna samni worn by Akshobhya Bodhisattva is, and the accumulated meritorious conduct is like this.' 'Sariputra! Akshobhya Bodhisattva has attained Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, becoming the Anuttara-samyak-sambuddha, and is now in the Abhirati world.' 'When Akshobhya Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha was practicing the Bodhisattva path, in every lifetime, when people asked for his hands, feet, head, eyes, and muscles, he never went against their wishes.' 'Sariputra! From the initial aspiration of Akshobhya Tathagata to the attainment of Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, the most perfect enlightenment.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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，不中有头痛，亦无风气、上隔之病。舍利弗！是阿閦如来、无所著、等正觉昔行菩萨道时甚难及、未曾有之法。 “阿閦如来昔行菩萨道时，世世见如来，一切常奉梵行，世世亦作，是名阿閦菩萨从一佛刹复游一佛刹，所至到处目常见诸天中天生于彼。” 佛言：“舍利弗！譬如转轮王得天下，所从一观复至一观足未曾蹈地，所至常以五乐自娱，得自在至尽寿。如是，舍利弗！阿閦如来行菩萨道行，世世常自见如来、无所著、等正觉、常修梵行，于彼所说法时一切皆行度无极，少有行弟子道。彼所行度无极为说法——有立于佛道者便劝助为现正，令欢喜踊跃，皆令修无上正真道——便发是大尊意：‘彼说法时，诸所德本以愿持作无上正真道。我持是德本愿无上正真道成最正觉时说法，令我佛刹中诸菩萨摩诃萨，佛说法时承佛威神皆受、讽诵、持之。讽诵已，是诸菩萨摩诃萨从一佛刹复游一佛刹，意常乐诸佛、天中天，至成无上正真道最正觉。我亦如是，从一佛刹复游一佛刹，即住于兜术天得一生补处之法。’” 佛复语舍利弗：“如是，诸菩萨摩诃萨从兜术天自以神力下入母腹中，从右胁生。菩萨生堕地时，地为大动，以修行有是应。菩萨在母腹中时都无有臭处、亦无恶露、亦无不可意。” 现代汉语译本：没有头痛，也没有风气、上膈等疾病。舍利弗！这位阿閦如来（Akshobhya Tathagata，不动如来），无所执著、等正觉，过去行菩萨道时，所修之法极其难得，前所未有。 阿閦如来过去行菩萨道时，世世代代都能见到如来，一切时常奉行清净的梵行，世世代代都是如此。这就是阿閦菩萨从一个佛刹游历到另一个佛刹，所到之处，都能亲眼见到诸天中天（Devatideva，天中之天）在那里诞生。 佛说：‘舍利弗！譬如转轮王（Chakravartin，统治世界的君主）得到天下，从一个宫殿到另一个宫殿，脚不曾踏地，所到之处常用五种娱乐享受，自在快乐直到寿命终结。舍利弗！阿閦如来行菩萨道时，世世代代都能见到如来、无所执著、等正觉，常修梵行，在如来说法时，一切都修行度无极（Paramita，到达彼岸），很少有修行弟子道的。他所修行的度无极是为了说法——如果有立志于佛道的人，就劝助他们，为他们展现正道，让他们欢喜踊跃，都让他们修习无上正真道——于是发下大愿：‘如来说法时，所积累的功德都用来发愿成就无上正真道。我用这些功德发愿，在成就无上正真道、成为最正觉时说法，让我的佛刹中的诸菩萨摩诃萨，在佛说法时，承蒙佛的威神力，都能接受、讽诵、持守。讽诵之后，这些菩萨摩诃萨从一个佛刹游历到另一个佛刹，心中常乐于诸佛、天中天，直到成就无上正真道、成为最正觉。我也要这样，从一个佛刹游历到另一个佛刹，然后住在兜率天（Tushita Heaven，欲界天之一），得到一生补处（Ekajati-pratibaddha，下一生必定成佛）的地位。’ 佛又对舍利弗说：‘诸菩萨摩诃萨从兜率天以神通力进入母亲的腹中，从右胁出生。菩萨出生落地时，大地为之震动，这是因为修行所应有的现象。菩萨在母亲腹中时，没有任何污秽之处，也没有恶露，也没有任何令人不快的东西。’
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English version: There is no headache, nor any diseases of wind or upper obstruction. Shariputra! This Akshobhya Tathagata (Immovable Thus Come One), unattached, perfectly enlightened, when he practiced the Bodhisattva path in the past, the Dharma he cultivated was extremely rare and unprecedented. When Akshobhya Tathagata practiced the Bodhisattva path in the past, he saw the Tathagatas in every lifetime, always practiced pure Brahma conduct, and it was so in every lifetime. This is how Bodhisattva Akshobhya traveled from one Buddha-land to another, and wherever he went, he could see with his own eyes the Devatideva (God of Gods) being born there. The Buddha said: 'Shariputra! It is like a Chakravartin (Wheel-Turning Monarch) who obtains the world, going from one palace to another, his feet never touching the ground, and wherever he goes, he always enjoys the five pleasures, being free and happy until the end of his life. Likewise, Shariputra! When Akshobhya Tathagata practiced the Bodhisattva path, he saw the Tathagatas in every lifetime, unattached, perfectly enlightened, always practicing Brahma conduct. When the Tathagatas preached the Dharma, he practiced all the Paramitas (Perfections), and rarely practiced the path of a disciple. His practice of the Paramitas was for the sake of preaching the Dharma—if there were those who aspired to the Buddha path, he would encourage and assist them, show them the right path, make them joyful and elated, and lead them all to cultivate the unsurpassed, true path—and then he would make a great vow: ‘When the Tathagatas preach the Dharma, all the merits accumulated will be used to vow to achieve the unsurpassed, true path. I will use these merits to vow that when I achieve the unsurpassed, true path and become the most perfectly enlightened one, I will preach the Dharma, so that all the Bodhisattva Mahasattvas in my Buddha-land, when the Buddha preaches the Dharma, will receive, recite, and uphold it by the Buddha's majestic power. After reciting, these Bodhisattva Mahasattvas will travel from one Buddha-land to another, their minds always delighting in the Buddhas, the Devatideva, until they achieve the unsurpassed, true path and become the most perfectly enlightened one. I will also be like this, traveling from one Buddha-land to another, and then reside in the Tushita Heaven (Heaven of Contentment), obtaining the position of Ekajati-pratibaddha (One-Life-Away-From-Buddhahood).’ The Buddha further said to Shariputra: 'Thus, the Bodhisattva Mahasattvas descend from the Tushita Heaven into their mother's womb by their spiritual power, and are born from the right side. When the Bodhisattva is born and falls to the ground, the earth shakes greatly, which is a phenomenon due to their practice. When the Bodhisattva is in the mother's womb, there is no foul odor, no bad discharge, and nothing unpleasant.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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时佛语舍利弗：“譬如神通比丘若入绞露精舍，于虚空中游行周匝，虚空中行于绞露精舍无所触碍。如是，舍利弗！菩萨入母腹中时，如在虚空中游观周匝，无所触碍、亦无臭处。其阿閦如来昔行菩萨道时如是；我亦如是，行无上正真道时一切皆破坏魔事，我如是成无上正真道最正觉。 “阿閦佛刹求菩萨道及弟子道者皆破坏诸恶、降伏众魔，一切皆尽，其佛刹人民不复作魔事：‘我当修是佛道至得出家学道。’” 佛语舍利弗：“阿閦如来、无所著、等正觉昔行菩萨道听说法时，其身不生疲极、意亦不念疲极。舍利弗！阿閦如来昔求菩萨道，听说法时：‘如是好法，令我佛刹中诸菩萨摩诃萨好法如是。’” 阿閦佛刹善快品第二 贤者舍利弗白佛言：“天中天！是阿閦如来、无所著、等正觉昔行德号时以成号阿閦如来。甚善。天中天！愿佛当复广说其佛刹之善快。所以者何？若有求菩萨道者，闻知彼佛刹之善快及阿閦如来所现行教授；若复有求弟子道未得度者，闻彼佛刹之善快及阿閦如来所现教授恭敬清净之行。” 佛言：“善哉，善哉。舍利弗！所问甚善，汝问佛义快乃如是念阿閦佛刹之善快。 “阿閦如来成无上正真道最正觉、得萨芸若慧时，其三千大千世界皆为大 现代汉语译本 这时，佛对舍利弗说：‘譬如神通广大的比丘，如果进入绞露精舍（一种修行场所），在虚空中周游，在绞露精舍中行走而没有任何阻碍。舍利弗，菩萨进入母胎时，就像在虚空中游览一样，没有任何阻碍，也没有任何污秽之处。阿閦如来（Akshobhya，不动如来）过去行菩萨道时就是这样；我也是这样，在修行无上正真道时，一切都摧毁了魔的干扰，我因此成就了无上正真道最正觉。’ ‘在阿閦佛刹（Akshobhya Buddha's Pure Land）中，寻求菩萨道和弟子道的人都摧毁一切邪恶，降伏一切魔障，一切都彻底清除，他们佛刹的人民不再做魔事：‘我应当修行佛道，直至出家学道。’ 佛对舍利弗说：‘阿閦如来、无所著（不执着）、等正觉（正等觉悟者）过去行菩萨道听闻佛法时，身体不会感到疲惫，心中也不会想到疲惫。舍利弗，阿閦如来过去求菩萨道，听闻佛法时会想：‘这样的好法，能使我佛刹中的诸位菩萨摩诃萨（菩萨中的大菩萨）也拥有这样的好法。’’ 阿閦佛刹善快品第二 贤者舍利弗对佛说：‘天中天（佛的尊称）！这位阿閦如来、无所著、等正觉过去修行功德时，成就了阿閦如来的名号。太好了。天中天！希望佛能再次详细讲述他佛刹的殊胜之处。为什么呢？如果有人寻求菩萨道，听到他佛刹的殊胜之处以及阿閦如来所展现的教导；如果有人寻求弟子道尚未得度，听到他佛刹的殊胜之处以及阿閦如来所展现的恭敬清净的修行。’ 佛说：‘好啊，好啊。舍利弗！你问得很好，你问佛的意义，并且如此想到阿閦佛刹的殊胜之处。 ‘阿閦如来成就无上正真道最正觉，获得萨芸若慧（一切智）时，他的三千大千世界都变得非常巨大，
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English version Then, the Buddha said to Shariputra: 'Suppose a monk with supernatural powers enters the Jiao Lu Vihara (a place of practice), and travels around in the empty space, moving through the Jiao Lu Vihara without any obstruction. Similarly, Shariputra, when a Bodhisattva enters a mother's womb, it is like traveling and observing in empty space, without any obstruction or any foulness. This is how Akshobhya Tathagata (the Immovable One) was when he practiced the Bodhisattva path in the past; and so was I, when I practiced the unsurpassed, true path, I destroyed all the works of Mara (demon), and thus I attained the unsurpassed, true path, the most perfect enlightenment.' 'In Akshobhya Buddha's Pure Land, those who seek the Bodhisattva path and the path of disciples all destroy all evils, subdue all demons, and everything is completely eliminated. The people of that Buddha land no longer engage in the works of Mara: 'I should cultivate the Buddha path until I leave home and study the path.' The Buddha said to Shariputra: 'When Akshobhya Tathagata, the Unattached One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, practiced the Bodhisattva path and listened to the Dharma, his body did not feel fatigue, nor did his mind think of fatigue. Shariputra, when Akshobhya Tathagata sought the Bodhisattva path in the past, when listening to the Dharma, he would think: 'Such good Dharma, may it enable all the Bodhisattva Mahasattvas (great Bodhisattvas) in my Buddha land to also have such good Dharma.' The Second Chapter on the Good and Joyful Qualities of Akshobhya's Buddha Land The Venerable Shariputra said to the Buddha: 'O Lord of Gods! This Akshobhya Tathagata, the Unattached One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, attained the name Akshobhya Tathagata when he practiced meritorious deeds in the past. Excellent. O Lord of Gods! May the Buddha again explain in detail the excellent qualities of his Buddha land. Why is that? If there are those who seek the Bodhisattva path, upon hearing of the excellent qualities of that Buddha land and the teachings manifested by Akshobhya Tathagata; and if there are those who seek the path of disciples who have not yet attained liberation, upon hearing of the excellent qualities of that Buddha land and the respectful and pure practices manifested by Akshobhya Tathagata.' The Buddha said: 'Good, good. Shariputra! Your question is very good, you ask about the meaning of the Buddha, and you think of the excellent qualities of Akshobhya's Buddha land in this way.' 'When Akshobhya Tathagata attained the unsurpassed, true path, the most perfect enlightenment, and obtained Sarvajna wisdom (omniscience), his three thousand great thousand worlds all became very vast, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 明，地六反震动。