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Chinese

,常为见佛。何以故?佛如来者,都不可以色身所见、不可以三十二相所见、不可以诸好而见。阿难!若有得见如是等经,则为见佛。”   说是经已,文殊师利法王子、那罗延菩萨、净威力士及大菩萨僧,大德阿难等声闻大众,一切人、天、诸龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、世间人民,闻佛所说,皆大欢喜。   集一切福德经卷下 现代汉语译本:经常能够见到佛。为什么呢?佛如来(Tathagata,佛的称号)是不能通过有形之色身所见,不能通过三十二相(佛的三十二种殊胜的身体特征)所见,也不能通过诸好(佛的各种美好特征)所见。阿难(Ananda,佛陀的十大弟子之一)!如果有人能够理解并见到这样的经典,那就是见到了佛。 说完这部经后,文殊师利(Manjusri,智慧的象征)法王子、那罗延(Narayana,印度教神祇,在此处被视为菩萨)菩萨、净威力士(菩萨名)以及大菩萨僧团,大德阿难等声闻(Sravaka,佛陀的弟子)大众,一切人、天、诸龙(Naga,神话生物)、夜叉(Yaksa,守护神)、乾闼婆(Gandharva,天上的乐神)、阿修罗(Asura,好战的神)以及世间人民,听闻佛所说,都非常欢喜。 《集一切福德经》卷下

English

English version: Constantly seeing the Buddha. Why is that? The Buddha Tathagata (Tathagata, an epithet of the Buddha) cannot be seen through a physical body, cannot be seen through the thirty-two marks (the thirty-two auspicious physical characteristics of a Buddha), and cannot be seen through various excellences (the various beautiful characteristics of a Buddha). Ananda (Ananda, one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha)! If anyone can understand and see such a scripture, that is seeing the Buddha. After this sutra was spoken, the Dharma Prince Manjusri (Manjusri, symbol of wisdom), the Bodhisattva Narayana (Narayana, a Hindu deity, regarded as a Bodhisattva here), the Bodhisattva Pure Power, and the great Bodhisattva Sangha, the great virtuous Ananda and other Sravaka (Sravaka, disciples of the Buddha) assembly, all humans, devas, nagas (Naga, mythical creatures), yakshas (Yaksa, guardian spirits), gandharvas (Gandharva, celestial musicians), asuras (Asura, warlike deities), and the people of the world, hearing what the Buddha had said, were all greatly delighted. The Sutra of Gathering All Merits, Volume Two --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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