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阿逸菩萨言：“减大海水百千万亿恒水，尚复不能减大海水令减知少也。” 佛言：“阿弥陀佛国诸阿罗汉般泥曰去者无央数，其在者、新得阿罗汉者亦无央数，都不为增减也。” 佛言：“令天下诸水都流行入大海中，宁能令海水为增多不？” 阿逸菩萨言：“不能令海水增多也。所以者何？是大海为天下诸水众善中王也，故能尔耳。” 佛言：“无量清净佛国亦如是，悉令八方上下无央数佛国、无央数诸天、人民、蜎飞蠕动之类，都往生无量清净佛国者——其辈甚大、众多，不可复计——无量清净佛国诸菩萨、阿罗汉、众比丘僧，都如常一法不异为增多也。所以者何？无量清净佛国为最快，八方上下无央数诸佛国中、众菩萨中王也，无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国中之雄国也、无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国中之珍宝也、无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国中之极长久也、无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国之众杰也、无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国中之广大也、无量清净佛国为诸无央数佛国中都自然之无为也、无量清净佛国为最快明好甚乐之无极也。无量清净佛国独胜者何？本为菩萨求道时，所愿勇猛，精进不懈，累德所致，故乃尔耳。” 阿逸菩萨则大欢喜，长跪叉手言 现代汉语译本： ‘能减少海水吗？’ 阿逸菩萨（Ajita Bodhisattva）说：‘即使减少大海的水百千万亿恒河沙数那么多，也不能使大海的水减少一点点。’ 佛说：‘阿弥陀佛（Amitābha）佛国中，已经般涅槃（parinirvana）的阿罗汉（arhat）数量无数，而仍然在世的、新证得阿罗汉果位的也数量无数，但这都不会使阿弥陀佛佛国有所增减。’ 佛说：‘如果让天下的水都流入大海，能使海水增多吗？’ 阿逸菩萨说：‘不能使海水增多。这是为什么呢？因为大海是天下所有水流中最为殊胜的王者，所以才能这样。’ 佛说：‘无量清净佛国（Amitābha's Pure Land）也是如此，即使让八方上下无数佛国、无数诸天、人民、以及所有会飞的、会爬的、会蠕动的众生，都往生到无量清净佛国——他们的数量极其庞大，不可计数——无量清净佛国的菩萨、阿罗汉、众比丘僧，都如常一样，不会因此而增多。这是为什么呢？因为无量清净佛国是最殊胜的，是八方上下无数佛国中、众菩萨中的王者，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中的雄伟之国，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中的珍宝，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中最长久的，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中的佼佼者，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中最为广大的，无量清净佛国是无数佛国中自然无为的，无量清净佛国是最为光明美好、极其快乐、没有止境的。无量清净佛国之所以如此殊胜，是因为阿弥陀佛在过去作为菩萨求道时，所发的愿力勇猛精进，不懈怠，累积功德所致。’ 阿逸菩萨听后非常欢喜，长跪合掌说道：
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English version: 'Can the ocean water be reduced?' Ajita Bodhisattva said, 'Even if one were to reduce the ocean water by hundreds of thousands of millions of Ganges rivers' worth, it still would not make the ocean water decrease even a little.' The Buddha said, 'In Amitābha's (Amitābha) Buddha Land, the number of Arhats (arhats) who have attained parinirvana (parinirvana) is countless, and the number of those who are still present and those who have newly attained Arhatship is also countless, yet this does not cause any increase or decrease in Amitābha's Buddha Land.' The Buddha said, 'If all the waters of the world were to flow into the ocean, would it cause the ocean water to increase?' Ajita Bodhisattva said, 'It would not cause the ocean water to increase. Why is that? Because the ocean is the king among all the waters of the world, and therefore it is so.' The Buddha said, 'The Immeasurable Pure Land (Amitābha's Pure Land) is also like this. Even if countless Buddha Lands in the eight directions, countless devas (devas), people, and all kinds of creatures that fly, crawl, and wriggle were to be reborn in the Immeasurable Pure Land—their numbers being extremely vast and uncountable—the Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Sangha (Sangha) of monks in the Immeasurable Pure Land would remain the same, without any increase. Why is that? Because the Immeasurable Pure Land is the most excellent, the king among countless Buddha Lands in the eight directions and among all Bodhisattvas. The Immeasurable Pure Land is the majestic land among countless Buddha Lands, the treasure among countless Buddha Lands, the most enduring among countless Buddha Lands, the most outstanding among countless Buddha Lands, the most vast among countless Buddha Lands, the naturally non-active among countless Buddha Lands, and the most radiant, beautiful, joyful, and limitless among countless Buddha Lands. Why is the Immeasurable Pure Land so superior? It is because of the vows made by Amitābha when he was a Bodhisattva seeking the Way, his courageous and diligent efforts, and the accumulation of merits, that it is so.' Ajita Bodhisattva was greatly delighted, knelt down with his palms together, and said: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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：“佛说无量清净佛国诸阿罗汉般泥洹去者甚众多，无央数国土快善之极、明好最姝无比，乃独尔乎？” 佛言：“无量清净佛国诸菩萨、阿罗汉所居七宝舍宅中，有在虚空中居者、中有在地居者。中有意欲令舍宅最高者，舍宅则高；中有意欲令舍宅最大者，舍宅则大；中有意欲令舍宅在虚空中者，舍宅则在虚空中；皆自然随意在所作为。中有殊不能令其舍宅随意所作为者。所以者何？中有能者，皆是前世宿命求道时慈心精进，益作诸善，德重所能致也；中有不能致者，皆是前世宿命求道时不慈心精进，作善少德小。悉各自然得之，所衣被服饮食俱自然平等耳，是故不同，德有大小别知勇猛，令众见耳。” 佛告阿逸菩萨：“若见是第六天上天王所居处不耶？” 阿逸菩萨言：“唯然，皆见之。” 佛言：“无量清净佛国土讲堂、舍宅，倍复胜第六天王所居处百千亿万倍也。 “无量清净佛国其诸菩萨、阿罗汉，悉皆洞视彻听；悉复见知八方、上下、去来、现在之事；复知诸无央数天上、天下人民、及蜎飞蠕动之类，皆悉知心意、所念善恶、口所欲言；皆知当何岁何劫中得度脱得人道、当往生无量清净佛国；知当作菩萨道、得阿罗汉道，皆豫知之。 “无量清净佛国诸菩萨、阿 现代汉语译本：'佛陀说，在无量清净的佛国中，证得阿罗汉果位而入涅槃的修行者非常众多。无数的国土极其美好，光明殊胜，无与伦比，难道只有这样吗？' 佛陀回答说：'在无量清净的佛国中，菩萨和阿罗汉居住的七宝宫殿，有的在虚空中，有的在地上。有的希望宫殿最高，宫殿就变得最高；有的希望宫殿最大，宫殿就变得最大；有的希望宫殿在虚空中，宫殿就在虚空中。一切都自然而然，随心所欲。但也有一些人不能让自己的宫殿随心所欲。这是为什么呢？那些能做到的人，都是前世修行时慈悲精进，广行善事，积累了深厚的功德才能做到；那些不能做到的人，都是前世修行时不慈悲精进，行善少，功德浅薄。一切都是自然而然得到的，所穿的衣服、所吃的食物都是自然平等，只是因为功德大小不同，所以显现出差别，以此来激励大众。' 佛陀告诉阿逸菩萨：'你看到第六天上的天王所居住的地方了吗？' 阿逸菩萨回答说：'是的，都看到了。' 佛陀说：'无量清净佛国土的讲堂和宫殿，比第六天王所居住的地方还要胜过百千亿万倍。' '无量清净佛国中的菩萨和阿罗汉，都具有洞察一切、彻听一切的能力；他们能够看到并知道八方、上下、过去、现在的事情；他们还知道无数天上、天下的人民，以及飞禽走兽等一切众生的心意、所思所想的善恶、口中所要说的话；他们都知道这些众生将在何时何劫得度脱，得人身，往生无量清净佛国；他们也知道这些众生将修菩萨道，证得阿罗汉道，这一切他们都预先知道。' '无量清净佛国中的菩萨和阿罗汉，'
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English version: 'The Buddha said, in the immeasurable pure Buddha lands, there are very many Arhats who have attained Nirvana. The countless lands are extremely wonderful, bright, and incomparably beautiful. Is it only like this?' The Buddha replied, 'In the immeasurable pure Buddha lands, the seven-jeweled mansions where Bodhisattvas and Arhats reside, some are in the void, and some are on the ground. Some wish their mansions to be the highest, and the mansions become the highest; some wish their mansions to be the largest, and the mansions become the largest; some wish their mansions to be in the void, and the mansions are in the void. Everything is natural and as one wishes. But there are also some who cannot make their mansions as they wish. Why is this? Those who can do so are those who, in their past lives, were compassionate and diligent in their practice, performed many good deeds, and accumulated profound merit; those who cannot do so are those who, in their past lives, were not compassionate and diligent in their practice, performed few good deeds, and had shallow merit. Everything is obtained naturally, and the clothes they wear and the food they eat are naturally equal, but because the merit is different, there are differences, which are shown to encourage the masses.' The Buddha said to Ajita Bodhisattva, 'Have you seen the place where the heavenly king of the sixth heaven resides?' Ajita Bodhisattva replied, 'Yes, I have seen it all.' The Buddha said, 'The lecture halls and mansions in the immeasurable pure Buddha lands are hundreds of thousands of millions of times more magnificent than the place where the heavenly king of the sixth heaven resides.' 'The Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the immeasurable pure Buddha lands all have the ability to see and hear everything; they can see and know the things of the eight directions, above, below, past, and present; they also know the minds of countless people in heaven and on earth, as well as all sentient beings such as birds and beasts, their thoughts, the good and evil they think, and what they want to say; they all know when these beings will be liberated, attain human form, and be reborn in the immeasurable pure Buddha lands; they also know that these beings will practice the Bodhisattva path and attain the Arhat path, and they know all of this in advance.' 'The Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the immeasurable pure Buddha lands,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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罗汉，其项中光明皆悉自有光明、所照大小。 “其诸菩萨中有最尊两菩萨，常在无量清净佛左右座边坐侍政论。无量清净佛常与是两菩萨共对坐，议八方、上下、去来、现在之事。无量清净佛若欲使令是两菩萨到八方上下无央数诸佛所，是两菩萨便飞行，则到八方上下无央数诸佛所；随心所欲至到何方佛所，是两菩萨则俱飞行，则到飞行駃疾如佛，勇猛无比。 “其一菩萨名廅楼亘，其一菩萨名摩诃那，光明智慧最第一。其两菩萨项中光明，各焰照他方千须弥山佛国常大明，其诸菩萨项中光明各照千亿万里、诸阿罗汉项中光明各照七丈。” 佛言：“其世间人民——善男子、善女人——若有一急恐怖、遭县官事者，但自归命是廅楼亘菩萨，无所不得解脱者也。”◎ 佛说无量清净平等觉经卷第二 大正藏第 12 册 No. 0361 佛说无量清净平等觉经 佛说无量清净平等觉经卷第三 后汉月氏国三藏支娄迦谶译 ◎佛告阿逸菩萨：“无量清净佛项中光明极大明，其日、月、星辰皆在虚空中住止，亦不复回转运行、亦无有精光，其明皆蔽不复现。无量清净佛光明照国中及焰照他方佛国常大明，终无有当冥时也。 “其国中无有一日、二日也，无有十五 现代汉语译本 罗汉（Arhat，已证得阿罗汉果位的修行者），他们头顶的光明都各自具有光明，所照耀的范围大小不一。 ‘在这些菩萨中，有两位最尊贵的菩萨，他们常常在无量清净佛（Amitabha Buddha，阿弥陀佛）的左右侍坐，参与政事讨论。无量清净佛常常与这两位菩萨相对而坐，商议八方、上下、过去、现在的事情。如果无量清净佛想要派遣这两位菩萨前往八方上下无数的诸佛所在之处，这两位菩萨便会飞行前往，到达八方上下无数的诸佛所在之处；他们可以随心所欲地到达任何一方的佛所，这两位菩萨一同飞行，其飞行速度之快如同佛一般，勇猛无比。 ‘其中一位菩萨名为廅楼亘（Avalokiteshvara，观世音菩萨），另一位菩萨名为摩诃那（Mahasthamaprapta，大势至菩萨），他们的光明和智慧最为第一。这两位菩萨头顶的光明，各自照耀他方千个须弥山（Sumeru，佛教宇宙观中的中心山）佛国，常放光明；其他菩萨头顶的光明各自照耀千亿万里，而诸阿罗汉头顶的光明各自照耀七丈。’ 佛说：‘世间人民——善男子、善女人——如果遇到紧急的恐怖事件，或者遭遇官司，只要归命于这位廅楼亘菩萨，没有不能得到解脱的。’ 《佛说无量清净平等觉经》卷第二 《佛说无量清净平等觉经》卷第三 后汉月氏国三藏支娄迦谶译 佛告阿逸菩萨（Ajita Bodhisattva，弥勒菩萨）：‘无量清净佛头顶的光明极其广大明亮，日月星辰都停留在虚空中，不再回转运行，也没有光芒，它们的光明都被遮蔽不再显现。无量清净佛的光明照耀他的国土，并且照耀他方佛国，常放光明，永远没有黑暗的时候。 ‘他的国土中没有一日、二日，也没有十五
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English version The Arhats (those who have attained the state of Arhatship), the light from their heads each has its own radiance, and the extent of their illumination varies. 'Among these Bodhisattvas, there are two most honored Bodhisattvas who always sit on the left and right sides of Amitabha Buddha (the Buddha of Infinite Light and Purity), attending to matters of governance. Amitabha Buddha often sits facing these two Bodhisattvas, discussing matters of the eight directions, above, below, past, and present. If Amitabha Buddha wishes to send these two Bodhisattvas to the countless Buddhas in the eight directions, above and below, these two Bodhisattvas will fly there, reaching the countless Buddhas in the eight directions, above and below; they can go to any Buddha they wish, and these two Bodhisattvas fly together, their speed as fast as the Buddha, and they are incomparably courageous.' 'One of these Bodhisattvas is named Avalokiteshvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion), and the other is named Mahasthamaprapta (the Bodhisattva of Great Strength), their light and wisdom are the foremost. The light from the heads of these two Bodhisattvas each illuminates a thousand Sumeru (the central mountain in Buddhist cosmology) Buddha-lands in other directions, constantly emitting great light; the light from the heads of other Bodhisattvas each illuminates hundreds of millions of miles, while the light from the heads of the Arhats each illuminates seven zhang (a Chinese unit of length).' The Buddha said, 'If people in the world—good men and good women—encounter urgent terror or legal troubles, they only need to take refuge in this Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, and there is nothing they cannot be liberated from.' The Sutra of Immeasurable Purity and Equality, Volume 2 The Sutra of Immeasurable Purity and Equality, Volume 3 Translated by the Tripitaka Master Zhi Loujiachen of the Yuezhi Kingdom of the Later Han Dynasty The Buddha told Ajita Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who will become the next Buddha): 'The light from the head of Amitabha Buddha is extremely vast and bright, the sun, moon, and stars all remain in the void, no longer revolving, and they have no light, their light is all obscured and no longer appears. The light of Amitabha Buddha illuminates his land and also illuminates the Buddha-lands in other directions, constantly emitting great light, and there is never a time of darkness.' 'In his land, there is no one day or two days, nor is there the fifteenth' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------