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English version I, with valiant hands clasped, pay homage to the Buddha who roars like a lion. With focused mind and diligence, I accumulate wisdom to attain completeness. I, with a truly virtuous heart, clasp my hands, paying homage to the one who has no equal. Then, the Buddha spoke these verses to the venerable Ananda: 'For the Bodhisattva who is empty of form, you clasp your hands with a focused mind, The merit you are to receive, listen to what I shall tell you.' The Buddha said to Ananda, 'With the merit of this clasping of hands, in the six months after my parinirvana (the final passing away of the Buddha), you will become a Buddha alone, and all beings in heaven and on earth will bow their heads and pay homage to you. If you walk on the road into towns, or reside in a vihara (monastery), men and women, young boys and girls, various heretical sramanas (ascetics) and brahmanas (priests), kings and ministers, lecture halls, crossroads, and drum valleys, lions, tigers, wild oxen, elephants, camels, cows, horses, donkeys, monkeys, gandharvas (celestial musicians), asuras (demons), garudas (mythical birds), kinnaras (celestial beings), mahoragas (serpent deities), heavenly dragons, ghosts, female ghosts, trees, branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and various herbs, those with consciousness and those without, will all bow and pay respectful homage to you.' The Buddha said to Ananda, 'For example, when the Tathagata (the Buddha), unattached, having attained samyaksambuddha (perfect enlightenment), enters the path of Buddhahood, all trees and herbs, those with consciousness and those without, bow their heads towards the Buddha tree. Ananda! If there are bhikkhus (monks), bhikkhunis (nuns), upasakas (male lay followers), upasikas (female lay followers), heavenly dragons, ghosts, gandharvas, and other sentient beings, who proclaim this great pure Dharma, whether the Tathagata is present or after his nirvana, with a sincere heart free from flattery, clasping their hands towards the one who speaks the Dharma, all Buddhas, the gods among gods, will bestow upon them a prediction of Buddhahood (vyakarana), and even those with little merit will fully attain this Dharma, how much more so those who are joyful and without blemish. The words of the Buddha are not false, upon hearing this great pure Dharma, few will rejoice and believe, most will not be pleased to hear it, those who hear it and rejoice in faith, the Tathagata has already foreseen these people, they have not only planted roots of virtue in one Buddha, but have accumulated merit in billions of nayutas (a large number) of Buddhas, they will all see me speak this great parinirvana assembly, and will make offerings.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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弥勒如来。见弥勒佛来下作佛时，当复闻说大般泥洹经，当复见空无菩萨身毛孔出音大音声，当复得方等经，当复闻见四童子尔时说是经，天人阿须伦诸世间人当复恭敬揖让叉手作礼，亦当得师子座。” 于是佛告贤者阿那律：“汝宁见四十亿天于虚空中闻是经法叉手向我者不？”对曰：“唯然天中天！已见。”佛告阿那律：“是四十亿天用是叉手福亿，阿僧祇劫不归三恶道，各各当一恒沙数更作转轮圣王，一一作圣王常值见佛，更是数已然后得作佛，号愿寂如来、无所著、等正觉，皆同一字。” 尔时于众会中有力士，一名那尼、二名罗提、三名首罗颰、四名叉摩迦楼、五名覆呿遬、六名波囚遮、七名阿比他、八名维那提、九名优多罗、十名浮浮楼遮、十一名和利前、十二名醘犁阇、十三名醘梨陀楼、十四名叉摩遮，一一力士与五百之众俱悲啼哭往诣佛所，稽首作礼泣下交横，白佛言：“唯世尊！我等为空无菩萨、善思议菩萨、喜信净菩萨、神通华菩萨，及大会诸菩萨，及此大经、诸大弟子众，叉手揖让恭敬作礼，持是功德求无上正真道。”时佛便笑。贤者阿难以偈问佛言： “佛为世光明， 今何因缘笑？ 善为我等解， 无数亿人疑。” 于是佛为阿难说偈言： “阿难汝为见， 现代汉语译本：弥勒如来（Maitreya Tathagata）。当见到弥勒佛（Maitreya Buddha）降生于世成佛时，将再次听闻宣说《大般泥洹经》（Mahaparinirvana Sutra），将再次见到空无菩萨（Sunyata Bodhisattva）身毛孔发出洪亮的声音，将再次获得《方等经》（Vaipulya Sutra），将再次听闻并见到四位童子在彼时宣说此经，天人、阿修罗（Asura）以及世间众人将再次恭敬作揖、合掌作礼，也将获得师子座（lion throne）。 这时，佛陀告诉贤者阿那律（Aniruddha）说：‘你是否看见四十亿天人在虚空中听闻此经，并向我合掌？’阿那律回答说：‘是的，天中天！我已看见。’佛陀告诉阿那律说：‘这四十亿天人因合掌的福德，在阿僧祇劫（asamkhya kalpa）中不会堕入三恶道，他们各自将经历恒河沙数（Ganges sand）次的转轮圣王（Chakravartin）的轮回，每一次成为圣王时都能值遇佛陀，经历这些次数之后，他们将成佛，佛号为愿寂如来（Pranita-shanta Tathagata）、无所著（Asakta）、等正觉（Samyaksambuddha），他们的佛号都相同。’ 当时，在法会中有一些力士，第一位名叫那尼（Nani），第二位名叫罗提（Rati），第三位名叫首罗颰（Shura-bhadra），第四位名叫叉摩迦楼（Kshama-karu），第五位名叫覆呿遬（Prakshipta-shura），第六位名叫波囚遮（Prakshipta-shura），第七位名叫阿比他（Abhita），第八位名叫维那提（Vinati），第九位名叫优多罗（Uttara），第十位名叫浮浮楼遮（Praphulla-ruchi），第十一位名叫和利前（Haripriya），第十二位名叫醘犁阇（Kshali-ja），第十三位名叫醘梨陀楼（Kshali-dara），第十四位名叫叉摩遮（Kshama-ja），每一位力士都带领着五百位随从，他们一同悲伤哭泣，前往佛陀所在之处，顶礼佛足，泪流满面，向佛陀禀告说：‘世尊！我们为了空无菩萨、善思议菩萨（Susambuddha Bodhisattva）、喜信净菩萨（Shraddha-vishuddha Bodhisattva）、神通华菩萨（Abhijnana-pushpa Bodhisattva），以及法会中的诸位菩萨，以及这部大经、诸位大弟子众，合掌作揖，恭敬作礼，以此功德，祈求无上正真之道。’这时，佛陀笑了。贤者阿难（Ananda）以偈颂向佛陀问道： ‘佛陀是世间的光明， 如今因何缘故而笑？ 请为我们解说， 无数亿人心中疑惑。’ 于是，佛陀为阿难说偈颂道： ‘阿难，你是否看见，’
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English version: Maitreya Tathagata. When Maitreya Buddha comes down to earth to become a Buddha, he will again hear the Mahaparinirvana Sutra being preached, he will again see the pores of Sunyata Bodhisattva emitting loud sounds, he will again obtain the Vaipulya Sutra, he will again hear and see four boys preaching this sutra at that time, gods, asuras, and all people in the world will again respectfully bow, clasp their hands, and pay homage, and they will also obtain the lion throne. Then, the Buddha said to the venerable Aniruddha: 'Have you seen forty billion gods in the sky listening to this sutra and clasping their hands towards me?' Aniruddha replied: 'Yes, Lord of the Gods! I have seen it.' The Buddha told Aniruddha: 'These forty billion gods, because of the merit of clasping their hands, will not fall into the three evil paths for asamkhya kalpas, and each of them will go through the cycle of being a Chakravartin king as many times as there are sands in the Ganges River. Each time they become a holy king, they will encounter a Buddha. After going through these cycles, they will become Buddhas, named Pranita-shanta Tathagata, Asakta, Samyaksambuddha, and their Buddha names will all be the same.' At that time, in the assembly, there were some strong men, the first named Nani, the second named Rati, the third named Shura-bhadra, the fourth named Kshama-karu, the fifth named Prakshipta-shura, the sixth named Prakshipta-shura, the seventh named Abhita, the eighth named Vinati, the ninth named Uttara, the tenth named Praphulla-ruchi, the eleventh named Haripriya, the twelfth named Kshali-ja, the thirteenth named Kshali-dara, and the fourteenth named Kshama-ja. Each of these strong men, along with five hundred followers, were weeping sadly. They went to where the Buddha was, bowed their heads to the ground, and with tears streaming down their faces, they said to the Buddha: 'Lord, for the sake of Sunyata Bodhisattva, Susambuddha Bodhisattva, Shraddha-vishuddha Bodhisattva, Abhijnana-pushpa Bodhisattva, and all the Bodhisattvas in the assembly, as well as this great sutra and all the great disciples, we clasp our hands, bow respectfully, and pay homage. With this merit, we seek the unsurpassed, true, and right path.' At this time, the Buddha smiled. The venerable Ananda asked the Buddha in verse: 'The Buddha is the light of the world, Why do you smile now? Please explain to us, For countless billions of people are in doubt.' Then, the Buddha spoke in verse to Ananda: 'Ananda, have you seen,' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 诸力士之众， 各五百眷属， 发大道意不？ 为我叉手恭， 及空无童子， 一切诸菩萨， 于是经尊法， 劝助大道意， 哀念于一切， 各与五百众， 皆当得佛道， 无央数亿劫， 终不归恶道， 观于叉手者， 其福乃如是。 我忍住一劫， 及数亿百劫， 诸佛得道时， 其国甚快乐， 所行至辄尊， 其国则丰盛， 我忍住一劫， 说得未能竟。 阿难我今日， 于夜中半时， 汝为最后说， 见佛人中尊。”
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佛告阿难：“汝宁见此童子从北方来，有大金光耀来者不？其威神照于北方草木药树，树木茎节枝叶华实，宫殿交露山陵溪谷，及人非人，皆同现为金色。”对曰：“唯然天中天！已见。”“阿难！汝见北方七宝交露精舍来不？”对曰：“唯然天中天！已见。”“阿难！汝见金交露中结加趺坐者不？”对曰：“唯然天中天！已见。”佛告阿难：“北方去此六十四亿万佛国，有佛名觉迹如来、无所著、等正觉，今现在说法。神通华菩萨于彼神变，来生此阎浮提，欲见我般泥洹，时光明所照谓是如来光明威神，其七宝交露谓华迹世界，其七宝金交露帐中坐童子谓如来也。自然作是世界，坐此七宝金交露帐中，令无央数人具足于德本 现代汉语译本 诸位力士，每人带领五百眷属，是否都发起了追求无上菩提的心？ 他们为我合掌恭敬，还有空无童子（菩萨名），以及一切诸菩萨，都因这部经的尊贵教法， 劝勉帮助发起追求无上菩提的心，哀悯一切众生，每人带领五百眷属，都将证得佛道。 在无数亿劫中，最终都不会堕入恶道，观察这些合掌的人，他们的福报就是如此。 我忍耐住一劫，乃至数亿百劫，诸佛得道的时候，他们的国土非常快乐， 所行之处都受到尊敬，他们的国土则非常丰盛，我忍耐住一劫，所说的都未能说完。 阿难，我今天，在半夜时分，为你最后说法，让你见到佛，人中之尊。 佛告诉阿难：‘你是否看见这个童子从北方来，带着巨大的金光照耀而来？他的威神照耀着北方的草木药树，树木的茎节枝叶花果，宫殿交错的山陵溪谷，以及人和非人，都一同显现为金色。’ 阿难回答说：‘是的，天中天！我已看见。’ ‘阿难！你看见从北方来的七宝交露精舍吗？’ 阿难回答说：‘是的，天中天！我已看见。’ ‘阿难！你看见在金交露中结跏趺坐的人吗？’ 阿难回答说：‘是的，天中天！我已看见。’ 佛告诉阿难：‘北方距离这里有六十四亿万佛国，有一尊佛名为觉迹如来（佛名），无所著（佛的称号），等正觉（佛的称号），现在正在说法。神通华菩萨（菩萨名）在那里显现神通变化，来到这阎浮提（我们所居住的世界），想要见我入般涅槃（佛的去世），当时的光明照耀，人们以为是如来的光明威神，那七宝交露是华迹世界（佛国名），那坐在七宝金交露帐中的童子就是如来。他自然创造了这个世界，坐在七宝金交露帐中，让无数人具足功德根本。’
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English version All you strong warriors, each with five hundred attendants, have you all generated the aspiration for the Great Path? They respectfully join their palms for me, along with the Empty No Child (a Bodhisattva), and all the Bodhisattvas, because of this honored Dharma of the scripture, Encouraging and helping to generate the aspiration for the Great Path, they have compassion for all beings, each leading five hundred attendants, all will attain Buddhahood. In countless eons, they will never fall into evil paths. Observing those who join their palms, their blessings are like this. I endure for one kalpa, even for hundreds of millions of kalpas. When the Buddhas attain enlightenment, their lands are very joyful, Wherever they go, they are respected, and their lands are very prosperous. I endure for one kalpa, and what I have said is still not finished. Ananda, today, in the middle of the night, I will speak the final Dharma for you, so that you may see the Buddha, the Honored One among humans. The Buddha said to Ananda, 'Do you see this child coming from the north, with great golden light shining forth? His majestic power illuminates the grasses, trees, and medicinal plants of the north, the stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits of the trees, the palaces, the intersecting mountains and valleys, and both humans and non-humans, all appearing as golden.' Ananda replied, 'Yes, Honored One among the heavens! I have seen it.' 'Ananda! Do you see the jeweled pavilion with interwoven canopies coming from the north?' Ananda replied, 'Yes, Honored One among the heavens! I have seen it.' 'Ananda! Do you see the one sitting in full lotus posture within the golden interwoven canopies?' Ananda replied, 'Yes, Honored One among the heavens! I have seen it.' The Buddha said to Ananda, 'Sixty-four billion Buddha lands away to the north, there is a Buddha named Jueji Tathagata (Buddha's name), the Unattached (Buddha's title), the Perfectly Enlightened One (Buddha's title), who is now teaching the Dharma. Bodhisattva Shentonghua (Bodhisattva's name) is manifesting his spiritual powers there, coming to this Jambudvipa (the world we live in), wishing to see my Parinirvana (Buddha's passing). The light that was shining at that time, people thought it was the majestic power of the Tathagata's light. The jeweled interwoven canopies are the Huaji World (Buddha's land name), and the child sitting in the jeweled golden interwoven canopy is the Tathagata. He naturally created this world, sitting in this jeweled golden interwoven canopy, allowing countless people to be complete in the roots of merit.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------