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诸佛刹？惟愿世尊方便解说，令诸众生及他方菩萨，闻是语已心生解悟，于佛菩提志乐趣求，永无退转。” 佛言：“汝当谛听！吾为汝说。彼佛如来于过去无量无边阿僧祇劫前，为菩萨时，发大誓言：‘我于未来世成佛时，若有十方世界，无央数诸天人民，以至蜎飞蠕动之类，闻我名号，或顶礼、忆念，或称赞、归依，或香花供养，如是众生速生我刹，见此光明即得解脱。若诸菩萨见此光明，即得授记证不退位。手持香华及诸供具，往十方无边佛刹，供养诸佛而作佛事，增益功德；经须臾顷复还本刹。’是故光明而入佛顶。” 菩萨出供分第三十三 佛言：“阿弥陀佛刹中，诸菩萨承佛威神，一食之顷遍至十方无量世界，供养诸佛。随心所欲，花香、妓乐、衣盖、幢幡，无数供养之具，自然化现在前。珍妙殊特非世所有，辄以奉佛及诸菩萨、声闻之众。或欲献花者，即于空中化成花盖，小者周圆四十里，或五十里，或六十里，如是展转渐大，有至于六百万里，名随其小大停于空中，以成圆象势皆下向以成供养。光色照耀，香气普薰，不可胜言。既已用已，随其前后以次化没。诸菩萨复于空中共奏天乐，以微妙音歌叹佛德，听受经法喜悦无量。既供养已忽然轻举，还至本刹，犹为未食之前。” 现代汉语译本：‘诸佛的国土是怎样的呢？’希望世尊您能方便解说，让所有众生以及其他世界的菩萨，听了这些话后能够理解领悟，对佛的菩提之道产生兴趣并努力追求，永远不会退转。 佛说：‘你们应当仔细听！我为你们解说。那位佛如来在过去无量无边的阿僧祇劫（佛教时间单位，表示极长的时间）之前，作为菩萨时，发下大誓愿：‘我将来成佛时，如果有十方世界，无数的天人，乃至微小的昆虫，听到我的名号，或者顶礼、忆念，或者称赞、归依，或者用香花供养，这样的众生都能迅速往生到我的国土，见到这光明就能得到解脱。如果各位菩萨见到这光明，就能得到授记，证得不退转的果位。他们手持香花以及各种供品，前往十方无边的佛国，供养诸佛并做佛事，增长功德；经过很短的时间又回到原来的佛国。’因此，光明才进入佛的头顶。 菩萨出供养第三十三 佛说：‘在阿弥陀佛（Amitabha）的国土中，各位菩萨承蒙佛的威神之力，在一顿饭的时间里就能遍及十方无量世界，供养诸佛。他们随心所欲，花香、音乐、衣盖、幢幡，无数的供养之物，自然显现在眼前。这些珍贵奇妙的物品不是世间所有，他们就用这些来供奉佛以及各位菩萨、声闻（sravaka）大众。如果有人想献花，就会在空中化成花盖，小的周长四十里，或者五十里，或者六十里，这样逐渐增大，有的达到六百万里，根据大小停留在空中，形成圆形的形状，都向下倾斜以完成供养。光芒照耀，香气普薰，无法用言语形容。用完之后，就按照先后顺序依次消失。各位菩萨又在空中共同演奏天乐，用美妙的音乐歌颂佛的功德，听受佛法，喜悦无比。供养完毕后，忽然轻盈地飞起，回到原来的佛国，就像还没吃饭之前一样。’
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English version: 'What are the Buddha lands like?' May the World Honored One explain this conveniently, so that all sentient beings and Bodhisattvas from other worlds, upon hearing these words, may understand and awaken, develop an interest in and strive for the Bodhi path of the Buddha, and never regress. The Buddha said, 'You should listen carefully! I will explain it to you. That Buddha Tathagata, countless asamkhya kalpas (Buddhist time unit, representing an extremely long time) ago, when he was a Bodhisattva, made a great vow: 'When I attain Buddhahood in the future, if there are countless heavenly beings and people in the ten directions, even the smallest insects, who hear my name, or bow in reverence, remember me, or praise me, take refuge in me, or offer incense and flowers, such beings will quickly be reborn in my land, and upon seeing this light, they will attain liberation. If the Bodhisattvas see this light, they will receive predictions and attain the stage of non-retrogression. They will hold incense and flowers and various offerings, go to the boundless Buddha lands in the ten directions, make offerings to the Buddhas and perform Buddha deeds, increasing their merits; after a short time, they will return to their original Buddha land.' Therefore, the light enters the Buddha's crown.' Bodhisattvas Offering, Chapter Thirty-Three The Buddha said, 'In the land of Amitabha (Amitabha) Buddha, the Bodhisattvas, relying on the Buddha's majestic power, can travel to countless worlds in the ten directions within the time it takes to eat a meal, making offerings to the Buddhas. According to their wishes, flowers, incense, music, canopies, banners, and countless offerings naturally appear before them. These precious and wonderful items are not found in the world, and they use them to offer to the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas and Sravaka (sravaka) assembly. If someone wishes to offer flowers, they will transform into flower canopies in the sky, the small ones being forty li in circumference, or fifty li, or sixty li, gradually increasing in size, some reaching six million li, remaining in the sky according to their size, forming a circular shape, all tilting downwards to complete the offering. The light shines, the fragrance pervades, beyond description. After they are used, they disappear in order. The Bodhisattvas also play heavenly music together in the sky, using wonderful sounds to praise the Buddha's virtues, listening to the Dharma, and experiencing immeasurable joy. After making offerings, they suddenly rise lightly and return to their original Buddha land, as if they had not eaten before.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 菩萨功德分第三十四
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佛言：“阿弥陀佛刹中，诸菩萨众，容貌柔和，相好具足，禅定、智慧通达无碍，神通威德无不满足，深入法门得无生忍，诸菩萨道究竟明了。调伏诸根，身心柔软，安住寂静，尽般涅槃，深入正慧无复余习。依佛所行七觉圣道，修行五眼照真达俗，辩才总持自在无碍。善解世间无边方便，所言诚谛深入义味，敷演正法广度有情，除彼一切烦恼之患。等观三界空无所有，知一切法悉皆寂灭，无相、无为、无因、无果、无取、无舍、无缚、无脱，去诸分别远离颠倒，坚固不动如须弥山。智慧明了如日月朗，广大如海出功德宝，炽盛如火烧烦恼薪，忍辱如地一切平等，清净如水洗诸尘垢。如虚空无边不障一切故，如莲华出水离一切染故，如雷音震响出法音故，如云叆叇降法雨故，如风动树长菩提芽故，如牛王声异众牛故，如龙象威难可测故，如良马行乘无失故，如师子座离怖畏故，如尼拘陀树覆荫大众故，如优昙钵华难值遇故，如金刚杵破邪山故，如梵王身生梵众故，如金翅鸟胜毒龙故，如空中禽无住迹故，如雪山照功德净故，如慈氏观法界等故。专乐求法心无厌足，常欲广说志无疲倦。击法鼓、建法幢，曜慧日除痴暗，修六和敬常为师导，为世灯明、最胜福田。拔诸欲刺以安群生，功德 现代汉语译本 第三十四品 菩萨的功德 佛说：‘在阿弥陀佛的佛土中，所有的菩萨众，容貌柔和，相貌美好圆满，禅定和智慧通达无碍，神通和威德没有不圆满的，深入佛法获得无生法忍（对一切法不生不灭的真理的领悟），对于菩萨的修行之道究竟明了。他们调伏自己的诸根（眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意），身心柔软，安住于寂静之中，最终进入涅槃（寂灭），深入正见智慧，不再有任何习气。他们依照佛所行的七觉支圣道（七种觉悟的因素），修行五眼（肉眼、天眼、慧眼、法眼、佛眼）来照见真谛和俗谛，辩才无碍，总持一切法门，自在无碍。他们善于理解世间无边的方便法门，所说的话真实可信，深入佛法的义理，宣讲正法，广泛地度化众生，消除他们一切烦恼的痛苦。他们平等地看待三界（欲界、色界、无色界），知道一切都是空无所有的，明白一切法都是寂灭的，没有相状、没有造作、没有因、没有果、没有执取、没有舍弃、没有束缚、没有解脱，去除一切分别念，远离颠倒妄想，坚定不动如须弥山（佛教中的圣山）。他们的智慧明亮如日月，广大如大海，能生出功德之宝，炽盛如火焰，能烧尽烦恼的柴薪，忍辱如大地，对一切众生平等对待，清净如水，能洗涤一切尘垢。他们像虚空一样无边无际，不障碍一切事物，像莲花一样出淤泥而不染，像雷声一样震响，发出佛法的声音，像云彩一样覆盖，降下佛法的甘露，像风一样吹动树木，长出菩提的嫩芽，像牛王一样，声音与众不同，像龙象一样，威严难以测度，像良马一样，行走时不会迷失方向，像狮子座一样，远离一切怖畏，像尼拘陀树（榕树）一样，能覆盖大众，像优昙钵花（传说中的稀有花）一样，难以遇到，像金刚杵一样，能摧毁邪恶的山峰，像梵王一样，能生出梵众，像金翅鸟一样，能战胜毒龙，像空中的飞鸟一样，不留下任何痕迹，像雪山一样，能照耀功德的清净，像慈氏菩萨（弥勒菩萨）一样，能平等地看待法界。他们专心乐于求法，内心没有厌倦，常常想要广泛地宣说佛法，志向没有疲惫。他们敲响法鼓，建立法幢，像太阳一样照耀智慧，消除愚痴的黑暗，修行六和敬（身和同住、口和无诤、意和同悦、戒和同修、见和同解、利和同均），常常作为导师，为世间点亮明灯，是最殊胜的福田。他们拔除众生的欲望之刺，使众生安乐，他们的功德’
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English version Chapter 34: The Merits of Bodhisattvas The Buddha said: 'In the Buddha-land of Amitabha, all the Bodhisattvas have gentle appearances, perfect features, unobstructed mastery of meditation and wisdom, and complete fulfillment of supernatural powers and majestic virtue. They deeply enter the Dharma and attain the non-origination forbearance (understanding the truth of non-arising and non-ceasing of all dharmas), and they are ultimately clear about the path of Bodhisattvas. They subdue their senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind), their bodies and minds are gentle, they dwell in tranquility, and ultimately enter Nirvana (extinction). They deeply enter into right wisdom and have no remaining habits. They follow the Seven Factors of Enlightenment (seven factors of awakening) practiced by the Buddha, cultivate the Five Eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, Dharma eye, and Buddha eye) to illuminate the truth and the conventional, and have unobstructed eloquence, upholding all Dharma gates, and are free and unhindered. They are skilled in understanding the boundless expedient means of the world, their words are truthful and trustworthy, they deeply understand the meaning of the Dharma, expound the right Dharma, widely liberate sentient beings, and remove all their afflictions and sufferings. They view the Three Realms (desire realm, form realm, and formless realm) as empty and without substance, knowing that all dharmas are in a state of extinction, without characteristics, without action, without cause, without effect, without grasping, without abandoning, without bondage, without liberation. They eliminate all discriminations, stay away from inverted views, and are firm and unmoving like Mount Sumeru (the sacred mountain in Buddhism). Their wisdom is bright like the sun and moon, vast like the ocean, capable of producing treasures of merit, blazing like fire, capable of burning the firewood of afflictions, patient like the earth, treating all beings equally, pure like water, capable of washing away all defilements. They are like the boundless void, not obstructing anything, like a lotus flower emerging from mud without being stained, like thunder, resounding with the sound of the Dharma, like clouds covering, raining down the sweet dew of the Dharma, like the wind moving trees, growing the sprouts of Bodhi, like the king of cows, whose voice is different from other cows, like dragons and elephants, whose majesty is immeasurable, like good horses, who do not lose their way when traveling, like the lion's seat, free from all fear, like the Nyagrodha tree (banyan tree), capable of covering the masses, like the Udumbara flower (a legendary rare flower), which is difficult to encounter, like the Vajra pestle, capable of destroying evil mountains, like the Brahma King, capable of giving birth to the Brahma assembly, like the Garuda bird, capable of overcoming poisonous dragons, like birds in the sky, leaving no traces, like the snow mountain, illuminating the purity of merit, like the Bodhisattva Maitreya (the future Buddha), viewing the Dharma realm equally. They are devoted to seeking the Dharma, their hearts are not weary, they always want to widely expound the Dharma, their aspirations are not tired. They beat the Dharma drum, establish the Dharma banner, illuminate wisdom like the sun, eliminate the darkness of ignorance, cultivate the Six Harmonies (harmony in body, harmony in speech, harmony in mind, harmony in precepts, harmony in views, and harmony in benefits), always acting as guides, lighting the lamp for the world, and are the most supreme fields of merit. They remove the thorns of desire from sentient beings, bringing them peace and happiness, their merits' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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殊胜莫不尊重，恭敬供养无量诸佛，常为诸佛所共赞叹，究竟菩萨诸波罗蜜。修空、无相、无愿三昧，及不生不灭诸三昧门，远离声闻、缘觉之地。阿难！彼诸菩萨，成就如是无量功德。我但为汝举要言之，若广说者虽历一劫不能穷尽。” 泥洹去者分第三十五 尔时座中有阿逸多菩萨，即从座起，合掌问佛：“阿弥陀佛刹中，诸声闻有般泥洹者否？” 佛言：“此四天下星，汝见之否？” 答云：“皆已见之。” 佛言：“如大目犍连飞行四天下，一日一夜可尽知其星数。彼刹声闻之众，尚百千亿倍于四天下星，不可尽知其数。其一声闻般泥洹者，犹如大海减去一渧，不觉其少。其般泥洹者数虽众多，犹如大海减去一溪之水，亦不觉其少。虽般泥洹者及无央数，其现在者与新得声闻者，其数亦无量无极，犹如大海减一恒河之水而不觉其少。使天下诸水皆入于海，亦不能觉海水增多。所以者何？以海为天下诸水之王，容纳无穷。彼佛刹中亦复如是，使十方无央数佛刹诸天人民，以至蜎飞蠕动之类，皆往生其中，亦不能觉彼刹人数增多。所以者何？以彼刹独冠于十方无央数佛刹，而至广至大旷若无边。所以者何？本其为菩萨时，志愿广大精进不懈，积德无穷故能如是。” 光明大 现代汉语译本 他们无比殊胜，无不尊重，恭敬供养无量诸佛，常为诸佛共同赞叹，最终成就菩萨的各种波罗蜜（到达彼岸的方法）。他们修习空、无相、无愿三昧（三种禅定），以及不生不灭的各种三昧法门，远离声闻（听闻佛法而悟道者）、缘觉（通过观察因缘而悟道者）的境界。阿难！这些菩萨成就了如此无量的功德。我只是为你简要地说一下，如果详细解说，即使经历一个劫（极长的时间单位）也无法穷尽。 涅槃离去品第三十五 这时，座中有一位阿逸多菩萨（弥勒菩萨的别名），即从座位上站起，合掌问佛：‘阿弥陀佛（无量光佛）的佛刹（佛的国土）中，有声闻入般涅槃（完全寂灭）的吗？’ 佛说：‘这四天下（佛教宇宙观中的四大洲）的星星，你看见了吗？’ 回答说：‘都看见了。’ 佛说：‘像大目犍连（佛陀的十大弟子之一，以神通著称）飞行四天下，一日一夜可以尽知其星星的数量。那个佛刹的声闻大众，比四天下的星星还要多百千亿倍，无法尽知其数。其中一位声闻入般涅槃，就像大海减少一滴水，不会觉得减少。他们入般涅槃的数量虽然众多，就像大海减少一条溪水，也不会觉得减少。虽然入般涅槃的人数无数，但现在存在的和新证得声闻果位的人数也无量无极，就像大海减少一条恒河的水，也不会觉得减少。即使天下所有的水都流入大海，也不能觉得海水增多。这是为什么呢？因为大海是天下所有水的主宰，能够容纳无穷的水。那个佛刹也是如此，即使十方无数佛刹的天人、人民，乃至蜎飞蠕动（微小的生物）之类，都往生到那里，也不能觉得那个佛刹的人数增多。这是为什么呢？因为那个佛刹独冠于十方无数佛刹，极其广阔巨大，空旷无边。这是为什么呢？因为他（阿弥陀佛）在做菩萨时，志愿广大，精进不懈，积累了无穷的功德，所以才能如此。’ 光明大