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English version: The Paramitas (perfections), are all fully accomplished. Having cultivated the Ten Powers of the Tathagata (ten powers of a Buddha), Great Compassion, the Four Fearlessnesses (four kinds of fearlessness of a Buddha), the Three Doors of Liberation (emptiness, signlessness, wishlessness), the Eighteen Great Emptinesses, the Six Superknowledges, the Five Eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye, Buddha eye), the Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment, the Eighteen Unique Qualities of a Buddha, the Thirty-two Marks (of a great man), the Eighty Minor Marks, the life spans of all Buddhas, all pure Buddha lands, the accomplishment of all sentient beings, all difficult practices, all precepts of gathering good dharmas, all precepts of gathering sentient beings, all precepts of gathering moral discipline, all merits, all wisdom, all adornments, all great vows, all skillful means, such inconceivable merits and wisdom have all been accomplished, without any lacking. Having cut off all unwholesome deeds, cut off all afflictions, cut off all residual habits of afflictions, having penetrated the Four Noble Truths (suffering, origin, cessation, path) and the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination, having subdued the Four Maras (affliction mara, skandha mara, death mara, deva mara) under the Bodhi tree, having accomplished all-knowing wisdom, having cultivated all such wonderful dharmas; then all Buddhas proclaim: 'Excellent! Excellent!' Together they pour the water of the wisdom of the Dharma-nature onto the crown of the Dharma-body, and then one attains Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (unexcelled perfect enlightenment). Because of this cause, I am now called the Teacher of Gods and Humans, the Universal Awakened One of the Ten Directions, the Most Honored World Honored One, the one without equal in heaven and earth, regarding all sentient beings as Rahula (Buddha's son), therefore I am called Tathagata (one who has thus come), Arhat (worthy of offerings), Samyak-sambuddha (perfectly enlightened one), Vidyā-carana-sampanna (perfect in knowledge and conduct), Sugata (well-gone), Lokavid (knower of the world), Anuttara (unexcelled), Purusa-damya-sarathi (tamer of men), Teacher of Gods and Humans, Buddha, World Honored One, having compassion for the world, the karmic conditions for teaching are complete, for the sake of sentient beings, I now enter Nirvana, following the ways of the world, like a Chakravartin King, in order to allow sentient beings to universally make offerings. Ananda! My entering Nirvana is like a Chakravartin King, resting for seven days, then placed in an iron coffin, filling the coffin with fragrant oil, sealing the coffin door, the four sides of the coffin should be adorned with a mixture of seven treasures, and offerings of all jeweled banners and fragrant flowers. After seven days, the iron coffin is taken out; after taking out the coffin, the body of the Tathagata should be washed and bathed with all kinds of wonderful fragrant water; after washing, the body should be wrapped with the finest Tula cotton, then wrapped with a thousand sheets of exquisite and priceless white cloth, wrapping it like --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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来身，又入铁棺。复以微妙香油盛满棺中，闭棺令密，尔乃纯以微妙牛头栴檀、沉水、一切香木盛七宝车，一切众宝以为庄严，载以宝棺至茶毗所，无数宝幢、无数宝盖、无数宝衣、无数天乐、无数香花，周遍虚空，悲哀供养。一切天人、无数大众，应各以栴檀、沉水、微妙香油茶毗如来，哀号恋慕。茶毗已讫，天人四众收取舍利，盛七宝瓶，于都城内四衢道中，起七宝塔供养舍利，能令众生得大功德，离三有苦至涅槃乐。阿难当知，一切四众起佛舍利七宝塔已，应当更起三塔供养：所谓辟支佛塔、阿罗汉塔、转轮王塔，为令世间知归依故。” 阿难白佛言：“如来出世悲愍众生，显示十力、大悲、四无所畏、十二因缘、四谛之法、三解脱门，八种梵音雷震三界、五色慈光遍照六道，随顺众生心业所转，或得四果三乘所行、或证无漏无为缘觉之道、或入无灭无生菩萨之地、或得无量诸陀罗尼、或得五眼、或得六通、或脱三恶、或出八难、或离人天三界之苦。如来慈力清净、如来解脱法门不可思议，乃至涅槃，一切世间人天四众起七宝塔，供养舍利得大功德，能令众生脱三界苦、入正解脱。以是因缘，佛般涅槃，一切世间人天大众，报佛甚深无量慈恩，起七宝塔供养舍利，理应如是。世尊！其余三塔于诸众生得何 现代汉语译本：身体火化后，又被放入铁棺之中。再用微妙的香油盛满棺材，封闭棺材使其严密。然后用纯粹的微妙牛头栴檀（一种珍贵的香木）、沉水香（一种香料）、以及各种香木装满七宝车，用各种珍宝加以装饰，载着宝棺前往火化之处。无数的宝幢、宝盖、宝衣、天乐、香花，遍布虚空，以悲哀的心情进行供养。一切天人、无数大众，都应当用栴檀、沉水香、微妙香油来火化如来，哀号恋慕。火化完毕后，天人四众收取舍利，盛放在七宝瓶中，在都城内的十字路口，建造七宝塔供奉舍利，能够使众生获得大功德，脱离三有（欲界、色界、无色界）的痛苦，到达涅槃的快乐。阿难（佛陀的十大弟子之一）应当知道，一切四众弟子建造佛舍利的七宝塔后，还应当再建造三座塔来供养：即辟支佛塔（独觉佛的塔）、阿罗汉塔（已证得阿罗汉果位的圣者的塔）、转轮王塔（统治世界的贤明君主的塔），是为了让世间知道归依之处。 阿难（佛陀的十大弟子之一）对佛说：‘如来（佛陀的称号）出世，悲悯众生，显示十力（佛陀的十种力量）、大悲（佛陀的慈悲）、四无所畏（佛陀的四种无所畏惧的品质）、十二因缘（佛教关于生命轮回的理论）、四谛之法（苦、集、灭、道）、三解脱门（空、无相、无愿）、八种梵音（佛陀说法时的八种美妙声音）震动三界（欲界、色界、无色界）、五色慈光（佛陀的五种颜色的慈悲光芒）遍照六道（天道、人道、阿修罗道、畜生道、饿鬼道、地狱道），随顺众生的心业所转，有的证得四果（须陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿罗汉）三乘（声闻乘、缘觉乘、菩萨乘）所行之道，有的证得无漏无为的缘觉之道，有的进入无灭无生的菩萨之地，有的获得无量的陀罗尼（总持法门），有的获得五眼（肉眼、天眼、慧眼、法眼、佛眼），有的获得六通（天眼通、天耳通、他心通、宿命通、神足通、漏尽通），有的脱离三恶道（地狱道、饿鬼道、畜生道），有的脱离八难（八种难以修行佛法的障碍），有的脱离人天三界之苦。如来的慈悲力量清净，如来的解脱法门不可思议，乃至涅槃，一切世间人天四众建造七宝塔，供养舍利，获得大功德，能够使众生脱离三界之苦，进入真正的解脱。因为这个缘故，佛陀般涅槃（佛陀的圆寂），一切世间人天大众，报答佛陀甚深无量的慈恩，建造七宝塔供养舍利，理应如此。世尊！其余三塔对于众生有什么功德呢？’
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English version: After the cremation of the body, it is placed into an iron coffin. Then, the coffin is filled with exquisite fragrant oil, and sealed tightly. Pure, exquisite sandalwood from the ox's head (a precious fragrant wood), aloeswood (a type of incense), and all kinds of fragrant woods are used to fill a seven-jeweled chariot, which is adorned with various treasures. The precious coffin is then carried to the cremation site. Countless jeweled banners, canopies, robes, heavenly music, and fragrant flowers fill the sky, offered with sorrowful devotion. All gods, humans, and countless beings should cremate the Tathagata (a title for the Buddha) with sandalwood, aloeswood, and exquisite fragrant oil, lamenting with longing. After the cremation, the four assemblies of gods and humans collect the relics, place them in seven-jeweled urns, and build seven-jeweled stupas at the crossroads of the capital city to enshrine the relics. This enables sentient beings to gain great merit, escape the suffering of the three realms of existence (desire realm, form realm, formless realm), and reach the bliss of Nirvana. Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten chief disciples), you should know that after the four assemblies have built the seven-jeweled stupas for the Buddha's relics, they should also build three more stupas for veneration: the stupa of the Pratyekabuddha (a solitary enlightened one), the stupa of the Arhat (a saint who has attained enlightenment), and the stupa of the Chakravartin King (a righteous world-ruling monarch), so that the world may know where to take refuge. Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten chief disciples) said to the Buddha: 'The Tathagata (a title for the Buddha) appears in the world out of compassion for sentient beings, revealing the ten powers (ten strengths of the Buddha), great compassion (the Buddha's compassion), the four fearlessnesses (four qualities of fearlessness of the Buddha), the twelve links of dependent origination (Buddhist theory of the cycle of life), the Four Noble Truths (suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, the path to the cessation of suffering), the three doors of liberation (emptiness, signlessness, wishlessness), the eight Brahma sounds (eight beautiful sounds of the Buddha's teachings) that shake the three realms (desire realm, form realm, formless realm), and the five-colored compassionate light (five colors of the Buddha's compassionate light) that illuminates the six realms (heavenly realm, human realm, Asura realm, animal realm, hungry ghost realm, hell realm), adapting to the karmic actions of sentient beings. Some attain the path of the four fruits (Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami, Arhat) and the three vehicles (Sravakayana, Pratyekabuddhayana, Bodhisattvayana), some attain the path of the unconditioned and non-outflow Pratyekabuddha, some enter the ground of the non-extinguishing and non-arising Bodhisattva, some obtain countless Dharanis (mantras), some obtain the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, Dharma eye, Buddha eye), some obtain the six supernormal powers (divine eye, divine ear, mind-reading, past lives, magical powers, extinction of outflows), some escape the three evil realms (hell realm, hungry ghost realm, animal realm), some escape the eight difficulties (eight obstacles to practicing the Dharma), and some escape the suffering of the three realms of humans and gods. The Tathagata's power of compassion is pure, the Tathagata's path of liberation is inconceivable, and even after Nirvana, all the four assemblies of gods and humans in the world build seven-jeweled stupas, venerating the relics, and gaining great merit, enabling sentient beings to escape the suffering of the three realms and enter true liberation. For this reason, when the Buddha enters Parinirvana (the Buddha's passing), all the four assemblies of gods and humans in the world, to repay the Buddha's profound and immeasurable compassion, should build seven-jeweled stupas to venerate the relics, as is proper. World Honored One! What merit do the other three stupas bring to sentient beings?' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 等利，而令起立恭敬供养？”
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佛告阿难：“其辟支佛，悟法因缘，入深法性，已脱诸有一切过患，能为人天而作福田，以是因缘，起塔供养，所得福德次于如来，能令众生皆得妙果。阿难！其阿罗汉，于三界中，生分已尽，不受后有，梵行已立，能为世间而作福田，是故应当起塔供养，所得福德次辟支佛，亦令众生皆得解脱。阿难！其转轮王，虽未解脱三界烦恼，福德力故，治四天下，而以十善化育群生，是诸众生之所尊敬，以是四众起塔供养，所得福德亦复无量。” 阿难白佛言：“佛般涅槃，一切四众，当于何所茶毗如来，得收舍利？唯愿示教。” 佛告阿难：“佛般涅槃，一切四众，若于拘尸城内茶毗如来，其城中人皆绍王位，则相讨罚诤讼无量，亦令一切得福阶差。阿难！一切四众可于城外茶毗如来！为令世间得福等故。” 阿难白佛言：“佛入涅槃，茶毗已讫，一切四众收取舍利，安置宝瓶，当于何所起七宝塔，一切皆得深心供养？唯愿示教。” 佛告阿难：“佛般涅槃，茶毗既讫，一切四众收取舍利置七宝瓶，当于拘尸那伽城内四衢道中起七宝塔——高十三层，上有相轮，一切妙宝间杂庄严，一切世间众妙花幡而严饰之，四边栏楯七宝合成，一切庄挍靡不周遍，其塔四 现代汉语译本： 阿难问：‘为什么对于辟支佛（独觉的修行者），也要像对如来（佛陀）一样，让他们起身恭敬供养呢？’ 佛告诉阿难：‘那些辟支佛，因为领悟了佛法的因缘，进入了深奥的法性，已经脱离了一切存在的过患，能够为人和天人种福田。因为这个因缘，为他们建塔供养，所得到的福德仅次于如来，能够使众生都得到殊胜的果报。阿难，那些阿罗汉（已证得解脱的圣者），在三界中，生死轮回的因缘已经断尽，不再受后世的生命，清净的修行已经成就，能够为世间种福田。所以应当为他们建塔供养，所得到的福德仅次于辟支佛，也能使众生都得到解脱。阿难，那些转轮王（统治世界的贤明君主），虽然没有解脱三界的烦恼，但因为福德的力量，统治四大部洲，用十善业来教化众生，是所有众生所尊敬的。因此，为他们建塔供养，所得到的福德也是无量的。’ 阿难对佛说：‘佛陀入涅槃（圆寂）后，所有的四众弟子（比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷），应当在什么地方荼毗（火化）如来，才能收取舍利（佛陀的遗骨）呢？希望您能指示教导。’ 佛告诉阿难：‘佛陀入涅槃后，所有的四众弟子，如果在拘尸城内荼毗如来，城里的人都会争夺王位，就会互相讨伐，争讼不断，也会使一切人得到福报的机会有所差别。阿难，所有的四众弟子可以在城外荼毗如来！为了使世间得到平等的福报。’ 阿难对佛说：‘佛陀入涅槃，荼毗结束后，所有的四众弟子收取舍利，安置在宝瓶中，应当在什么地方建造七宝塔，才能使一切人都能够以虔诚的心供养呢？希望您能指示教导。’ 佛告诉阿难：‘佛陀入涅槃，荼毗结束后，所有的四众弟子收取舍利，安置在七宝瓶中，应当在拘尸那伽城内的十字路口建造七宝塔——高十三层，上面有相轮，用各种珍宝交错装饰，用世间各种美妙的花幡来装饰它，四边的栏杆用七宝合成，一切装饰都非常周全。塔的四面’