English
English version: The Buddha said to the king, 'There are ten billion Bodhisattvas there who will all be reborn in the Pure Land. The twelfth Buddha is named Anupama-kusuma (meaning Supreme Flower), and he has countless, immeasurable Bodhisattva assemblies—all of whom are non-retrogressive, wise, and courageous. They have made offerings to countless Buddhas and can, within seven days, grasp the steadfast Dharma cultivated by great beings over hundreds of thousands of billions of kalpas—these Bodhisattvas will all be reborn. The thirteenth Buddha is named Abhaya (meaning Fearless), and he has seven hundred and ninety billion great Bodhisattva assemblies, as well as countless lesser Bodhisattvas and Bhikshus, all of whom will be reborn.' The Buddha told Maitreya, 'It is not only the Bodhisattvas in these fourteen Buddha lands who will be reborn; the same is true for those reborn in the immeasurable Buddha lands of the ten directions—they are very numerous, countless. If I were to name all the Buddhas of the ten directions, and the Bodhisattvas and Bhikshus who are reborn in their lands, I could not finish even in a kalpa of day and night. I am now just briefly telling you about it.' The Buddha told Maitreya, 'If anyone hears the name of that Buddha, and rejoices with even a single thought, know that this person has gained great benefit and possesses supreme merit. Therefore, Maitreya! Even if a great fire were to fill the three thousand great thousand worlds, one should surpass it. Hearing this Dharma, rejoice and believe, accept, uphold, recite, and practice as it is taught. Why is this so? Because many Bodhisattvas desire to hear this sutra but cannot obtain it. If any sentient being hears this sutra, they will never regress on the path to unsurpassed enlightenment. Therefore, one should wholeheartedly believe, accept, uphold, recite, proclaim, and practice it. I am now speaking this Dharma for all sentient beings, so that they may see Amitabha Buddha and all that is in his land. Whatever they should do, they can seek it. Do not have doubts after my passing. In the future, when the Dharma is about to perish, I, out of compassion, will especially leave this sutra to remain for one hundred years. If any sentient being encounters this sutra, they can be liberated according to their wishes.' The Buddha told Maitreya, 'It is difficult to encounter and see a Tathagata appearing in the world; it is difficult to obtain and hear the teachings of the Buddhas; it is difficult to hear the supreme Dharma of the Bodhisattvas, the Paramitas (meaning methods of reaching the other shore); it is also very difficult to encounter a good teacher and to practice the Dharma after hearing it.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
难；若闻斯经信乐受持，难中之难无过此难。是故我法，如是作、如是说、如是教，应当信顺，如法修行。” 尔时，世尊说此经法，无量众生皆发无上正觉之心，万二千那由他人得清净法眼，二十二亿诸天人民得阿那含，八十万比丘漏尽意解，四十亿菩萨得不退转，以弘誓功德而自庄严，于将来世当成正觉。尔时，三千大千世界六种震动，大光普照十方国土，百千音乐自然而作，无量妙华芬芬而降。 佛说经已，弥勒菩萨及十方来诸菩萨众，长老阿难、诸大声闻，一切大众，闻佛所说靡不欢喜。 无量寿经卷下 现代汉语译本： 难啊！如果有人听闻这部经书，并能信受、欢喜、奉持，这真是难中之难，没有比这更难的了。因此，我的佛法，就是这样实践、这样宣说、这样教导的，你们应当信受顺从，按照佛法修行。 当时，世尊宣讲这部经法时，无数众生都发起了无上正等正觉（anuttara-samyak-sambodhi）之心，一万二千那由他（nayuta，数量单位，意为千万）人获得了清净的法眼（dharma-cakṣus），二十二亿诸天和人民证得了阿那含（anāgāmin，不还果），八十万比丘漏尽意解（āsravakṣaya-jñāna，断尽烦恼，解脱生死），四十亿菩萨获得了不退转（avaivartika，不退失菩提心），他们以弘大的誓愿功德来庄严自己，在未来的世间将成就正等正觉。当时，三千大千世界发生了六种震动，大光明普照十方国土，百千种音乐自然响起，无数美妙的花朵纷纷降落。 佛陀说完这部经后，弥勒菩萨（Maitreya）以及从十方来的诸菩萨众，长老阿难（Ānanda）、各位大声闻（śrāvaka），以及所有大众，听闻佛陀所说，没有不欢喜的。
English
English version: Difficult indeed! If one hears this scripture and believes, rejoices, and upholds it, this is the most difficult of all difficulties. Therefore, my Dharma is practiced, spoken, and taught in this way. You should believe and follow it, and practice according to the Dharma. At that time, when the World Honored One was expounding this Dharma, countless beings all generated the mind of unsurpassed perfect enlightenment (anuttara-samyak-sambodhi). Twelve thousand nayutas (a unit of number, meaning ten million) of people obtained the pure Dharma eye (dharma-cakṣus), twenty-two billion gods and people attained Anagamin (anāgāmin, non-returner), eight hundred thousand bhikshus (monks) achieved the extinction of outflows and liberation of mind (āsravakṣaya-jñāna), and forty billion bodhisattvas attained non-retrogression (avaivartika, non-regression from the Bodhi mind). They adorned themselves with the merits of great vows, and in the future will achieve perfect enlightenment. At that time, the three thousand great thousand worlds shook in six ways, great light illuminated the ten directions, hundreds of thousands of musical instruments played naturally, and countless wonderful flowers fell like rain. After the Buddha finished speaking this scripture, Bodhisattva Maitreya (Maitreya) and all the bodhisattvas who came from the ten directions, the elder Ananda (Ānanda), all the great shravakas (śrāvaka), and all the assembly, upon hearing what the Buddha had said, were all filled with joy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------