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English version: Because of the determined characteristics; the gate of all dharmas through speech, because of being illusory and free; the gate of all dharmas through self-characteristics, because of being apart from other characteristics; the gate of all dharmas being ultimately exhausted, because of being without anything; the gate of all dharmas through discrimination, because of arising from discrimination; the gate of all dharmas through equality, because of being equal to one flavor. Most Excellent One! This is called the eight dharma gates that quickly accomplish wisdom. Most Excellent One! There are also eight seed-syllable gates that can accomplish inexhaustible eloquence. What are the eight? The seed-syllable gate of 'a' for all dharmas, showing that dharmas are unborn; the seed-syllable gate of 'sa' for all dharmas, showing the ultimate truth; the seed-syllable gate of 'na' for all dharmas, showing the name and form of syllables; the seed-syllable gate of 'ca' for all dharmas, showing the taming of all dharmas; the seed-syllable gate of 'pa' for all dharmas, showing that all dharmas enter into equality; the seed-syllable gate of 'da' for all dharmas, showing suchness as indestructible; the seed-syllable gate of 'ka' for all dharmas, extinguishing the karma of suffering; the seed-syllable gate of 'ma' for all dharmas, ultimately accomplishing the cutting off of all dharmas. These are called the eight seed-syllable gates, which can accomplish inexhaustible eloquence, therefore, Most Excellent One. These eight seed-syllable gates, eight dharma-phrase gates, and eight vajra-phrase gates, through practicing with right mindfulness, constantly staying away from noise, always thinking well, observing and cultivating the benefits of merit. Good man! After the Tathagata Pure Name King spoke this dharma, he emitted great light that illuminated the world, shook the earth, and then immediately disappeared, returning to his land with the bodhisattvas. Those beings were not aware of the Buddha's coming and going. Good man! At that time, the Most Excellent Great Sage, having achieved sacred eloquence, with the devas as attendants and protectors, in order to subdue demons, went to various villages and cities, widely expounding this samadhi that gathers all merits for the beings. For a full thousand years, he constantly expounded the dharma, causing 84,000 beings to abide in the Sravaka Vehicle, 84,000 beings to abide in the Pratyekabuddha Vehicle, 84,000 beings to abide in the Mahayana, 84,000 beings to become Chakravartin kings, 84,000 beings to become Sakra Devanam Indra (Indra), and 84,000 beings to become Brahma kings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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千众生得作梵王、八万四千众生修行于慈、八万四千众生修行于悲、八万四千众生修行于喜、八万四千众生修行于舍、无量众生得生天上。 “是最胜大仙后乃命终，即往生彼净名王佛普无垢土，及八万四千天子亦生彼土。 “善男子！于意云何？尔时，最胜仙者岂异人乎？汝勿有疑，即我身是。我本如是欲法、敬法，说诚实言，便能敬感彼净名王佛来至我所。是以当知，若有菩萨恭敬求法，则于其人，佛不涅槃、法亦不灭。 “何以故？净威！若有菩萨专志成就求正法者，虽在异土，常面睹佛得闻正法。净威！若菩萨摩诃萨欲法、敬法，令诸山岩树木林薮出诸法藏陀罗尼门，及诸经卷自来在手。净威！诸有菩萨敬法、欲法，若有诸天曾见佛者来至其所，从于佛所得闻诸法具为演说。 “净威！利法菩萨若其寿尽，诸佛世尊增益其寿，佛力持故，欲住千岁即便能住，二千、三千、四千、五千，乃至一劫若减一劫，随意得住。 “净威！若有菩萨敬法、欲法，不老、不病，得忆念力，进趣智慧，得于辩才。若有菩萨敬法、欲法、得见佛已，舍离诸见，趣入正见。净威！若有菩萨敬法、欲法，一切众生无能侵害。 “是故，净威！是大众生应当勤修多闻庄严，所获功德复过于是。 现代汉语译本 千位众生得以成为梵天之王（Brahma，印度教的创造之神），八万四千众生修习慈心，八万四千众生修习悲心，八万四千众生修习喜心，八万四千众生修习舍心，无量众生得以升入天界。 ‘这位最胜大仙（the Great Sage）之后命终，便往生到净名王佛（King Pure Name Buddha）的普无垢土（Pure and Immaculate Land），还有八万四千天子也一同往生到那个净土。 ‘善男子！你认为如何？当时的最胜仙人难道是别人吗？你不要怀疑，就是我的前身。我原本如此渴求佛法、尊敬佛法，说真实的话，便能感得净名王佛来到我这里。因此应当知道，如果有菩萨恭敬地寻求佛法，那么对于这个人，佛陀不会涅槃，佛法也不会灭亡。 ‘为什么呢？净威（Net-Prestige）！如果有菩萨专心致志地成就求取正法，即使身处异地，也能常常面见佛陀，听闻正法。净威！如果菩萨摩诃萨渴求佛法、尊敬佛法，就能令山岩、树木、林薮涌现出各种法藏陀罗尼门（Dharani, 咒语）以及各种经卷，自动来到手中。净威！如果菩萨尊敬佛法、渴求佛法，如果有曾经见过佛陀的天人来到他们那里，就会将从佛陀那里听闻的各种佛法，详细地为他们演说。 ‘净威！利益佛法的菩萨如果寿命将尽，诸佛世尊会增加他们的寿命，因为佛力的加持，想要住世一千年就能住世一千年，两千年、三千年、四千年、五千年，乃至一劫（kalpa，佛教时间单位）或者减少一劫，都能随意住世。 ‘净威！如果有菩萨尊敬佛法、渴求佛法，就不会衰老、不会生病，能够获得忆念的力量，增进智慧，获得辩才。如果有菩萨尊敬佛法、渴求佛法，见到佛陀之后，就能舍弃各种邪见，进入正见。净威！如果有菩萨尊敬佛法、渴求佛法，一切众生都不能够侵害他们。 ‘因此，净威！这些大众应当勤奋修习多闻庄严（extensive learning），所获得的功德还会超过这些。'
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English version A thousand beings attained the status of Brahma (the king of gods), eighty-four thousand beings practiced loving-kindness, eighty-four thousand beings practiced compassion, eighty-four thousand beings practiced joy, eighty-four thousand beings practiced equanimity, and countless beings were born in the heavens. 'This Great Sage, after his life ended, was reborn in the Pure and Immaculate Land of King Pure Name Buddha, and eighty-four thousand heavenly beings were also reborn in that land.' 'Good man! What do you think? Was the Great Sage at that time someone else? Do not doubt, it was my former self. I originally had such a desire for the Dharma, respected the Dharma, and spoke truthfully, which enabled me to feel the presence of King Pure Name Buddha coming to me. Therefore, you should know that if there is a Bodhisattva who respectfully seeks the Dharma, then for that person, the Buddha will not enter Nirvana, and the Dharma will not perish.' 'Why is that? Net-Prestige! If there is a Bodhisattva who is wholeheartedly committed to achieving the pursuit of the Right Dharma, even if they are in a different land, they can always see the Buddha and hear the Right Dharma. Net-Prestige! If a Bodhisattva Mahasattva desires the Dharma and respects the Dharma, they can cause mountains, rocks, trees, and forests to bring forth various Dharma treasure Dharani (mantras) gates and various scriptures, which will come into their hands automatically. Net-Prestige! If Bodhisattvas respect the Dharma and desire the Dharma, if there are heavenly beings who have seen the Buddha come to them, they will explain in detail all the Dharmas they have heard from the Buddha.' 'Net-Prestige! If a Bodhisattva who benefits the Dharma is about to reach the end of their life, all the Buddhas, the World Honored Ones, will increase their lifespan. Because of the power of the Buddha, if they wish to live for a thousand years, they can live for a thousand years, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand, five thousand, or even a kalpa (an eon) or less than a kalpa, they can live as they wish.' 'Net-Prestige! If there are Bodhisattvas who respect the Dharma and desire the Dharma, they will not grow old, will not get sick, will gain the power of mindfulness, will advance in wisdom, and will gain eloquence. If there are Bodhisattvas who respect the Dharma and desire the Dharma, after seeing the Buddha, they will abandon all wrong views and enter into right views. Net-Prestige! If there are Bodhisattvas who respect the Dharma and desire the Dharma, no living being will be able to harm them.' 'Therefore, Net-Prestige! These great beings should diligently cultivate extensive learning, and the merits they obtain will surpass even these.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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“净威！若有菩萨住是三福庄严，福柱广、福增、福无尽、福不思议，无有能得是福边者。净威！可以一毛数大海渧，无有能尽是菩萨庄严福聚、净戒多闻慧聚，得其边者。 “净威！能称三千大千世界草木山林及诸众生得其轻重，不能称量如是菩萨庄严福戒、多闻慧聚，得其边者，是名解说智庄严已。” 尔时，净威力士白佛言：“世尊！布施庄严、净戒庄严、多闻庄严，是三庄严，何者为最？何者为胜？” 佛言：“净威！三庄严中，多闻庄严最可称叹、最胜尊上、无上、无上上。 “善男子！如须弥边着一芥子，而是施福及净戒聚亦复如是，犹如芥子；多闻庄严如须弥山。善男子！如一小鸟所住虚空，施戒庄严亦复如是；多闻庄严如余虚空。 “善男子！布施庄严能作二事。何等二？能除贫穷、成大封禄。净戒庄严亦作二事。何等二？一离恶道、二至善处。善男子！多闻庄严亦作二事。何等二？谓能除去一切诸见、能集一切智慧庄严。善男子！布施庄严是有漏报、净戒庄严亦有漏报；善男子！多闻庄严无漏无报。是故，善男子！菩萨摩诃萨应勤精进修多闻慧。” 说是施福净戒多闻庄严法时，三千众生本种善根，便发无上正真道心；五千天子于诸法中远离尘垢得法 现代汉语译本： “净威（菩萨名）！如果有菩萨安住于这三种福德的庄严之中，其福德之柱广阔、福德增长、福德无尽、福德不可思议，没有人能够得到这种福德的边际。净威！可以数清一根毛上的大海水滴，但没有人能够穷尽这位菩萨的庄严福德聚集、清净戒律和广博闻慧的聚集，得到它们的边际。 “净威！能够称量三千大千世界中的草木山林以及所有众生的轻重，却不能称量像这样菩萨的庄严福德、戒律和广博闻慧的聚集，得到它们的边际，这被称为已经解说了智慧的庄严。” 这时，净威力士（菩萨名）向佛陀说道：“世尊！布施的庄严、清净戒律的庄严、广博闻慧的庄严，这三种庄严，哪一种最为殊胜？哪一种最为优越？” 佛陀说：“净威！在三种庄严中，广博闻慧的庄严最值得称赞、最为殊胜尊贵、无上、无上上。 “善男子！如同须弥山（佛教中的圣山）边放着一粒芥子，布施的福德和清净戒律的聚集也像这样，犹如芥子；而广博闻慧的庄严则像须弥山。善男子！如同小鸟所居住的虚空，布施和戒律的庄严也像这样；而广博闻慧的庄严则像其余的虚空。 “善男子！布施的庄严能够成就两件事。哪两件？能够消除贫穷、成就大的俸禄。清净戒律的庄严也成就两件事。哪两件？一是远离恶道、二是到达善处。善男子！广博闻慧的庄严也成就两件事。哪两件？就是能够去除一切诸见、能够聚集一切智慧的庄严。善男子！布施的庄严是有漏的果报，清净戒律的庄严也是有漏的果报；善男子！广博闻慧的庄严是无漏无报的。因此，善男子！菩萨摩诃萨应当勤奋精进地修习广博闻慧。” 当佛陀宣说布施福德、清净戒律和广博闻慧的庄严法时，三千众生由于过去所种的善根，便发起了无上正真道心；五千天子在诸法中远离了尘垢，获得了法眼。
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English version: “Net-wei (a Bodhisattva)! If there are Bodhisattvas dwelling in these three adornments of merit, the pillars of their merit are vast, their merit increases, their merit is inexhaustible, and their merit is inconceivable. No one can reach the edge of this merit. Net-wei! One can count the drops of water in the great ocean from a single hair, but no one can exhaust the accumulation of merit, pure precepts, and vast learning and wisdom of this Bodhisattva, nor reach their edge. “Net-wei! One can weigh the lightness and heaviness of the grasses, trees, mountains, forests, and all living beings in the three thousand great thousand worlds, but one cannot weigh the accumulation of merit, precepts, and vast learning and wisdom of such a Bodhisattva, nor reach their edge. This is called the explanation of the adornment of wisdom.” At that time, Net-wei the Strong Man (a Bodhisattva) said to the Buddha, “World Honored One! Among the adornments of giving, the adornment of pure precepts, and the adornment of vast learning, which is the most supreme? Which is the most excellent?” The Buddha said, “Net-wei! Among the three adornments, the adornment of vast learning is the most praiseworthy, the most supreme and venerable, the unsurpassed, and the most unsurpassed. “Good man! If a mustard seed is placed beside Mount Sumeru (a sacred mountain in Buddhism), the merit of giving and the accumulation of pure precepts are like that, like a mustard seed; while the adornment of vast learning is like Mount Sumeru. Good man! Like the space where a small bird dwells, the adornments of giving and precepts are like that; while the adornment of vast learning is like the rest of space. “Good man! The adornment of giving can accomplish two things. What two? It can eliminate poverty and achieve great emoluments. The adornment of pure precepts also accomplishes two things. What two? One is to depart from evil paths, and the other is to reach good places. Good man! The adornment of vast learning also accomplishes two things. What two? It is that it can remove all views and gather all the adornments of wisdom. Good man! The adornment of giving has leaky retribution, and the adornment of pure precepts also has leaky retribution; good man! The adornment of vast learning is without leaks and without retribution. Therefore, good man! Bodhisattva Mahasattvas should diligently cultivate vast learning and wisdom.” When the Buddha spoke about the adornments of giving, pure precepts, and vast learning, three thousand beings, due to the good roots they had planted in the past, aroused the unsurpassed, true, and right mind of enlightenment; five thousand devas, in all dharmas, were freed from defilements and attained the Dharma Eye. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 眼净；净威力士得无生法忍。