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English version: At that time, a black wind blew, and all the Rakshasas (a type of demon) ran back to the snowy mountains. Three, she dreamt that the Devas (gods) suddenly lost their jeweled crowns, took off their necklaces, and felt uneasy, their bodies without light, like a mass of ink. Four, she dreamt that the wish-fulfilling jewel king (a jewel that grants wishes) was on a high banner, constantly raining down treasures, providing for all, and four poisonous dragons breathed fire, blew down the banner, sucked away the wish-fulfilling jewel, and a fierce wind blew it into a deep abyss. Five, she dreamt that five lions came down from the sky, biting Mahamaya's (Buddha's birth mother) breasts, entering her left side, causing her body and mind to ache as if pierced by swords. At that time, Mahamaya, having seen these dreams, immediately awoke in shock and said, 'While I was sleeping just now, I suddenly saw these inauspicious things, causing my body and mind to be extremely worried and distressed. In the past, when I was in the palace of King Suddhodana, during a daytime nap, I had a rare dream—I saw a Deva, his body golden, riding a white elephant king, amidst the beautiful music of the Devas, and I saw the essence of the sun enter my right side, my body and mind at peace, without pain—and then I conceived Siddhartha (Buddha's given name), who would glorify our clan and illuminate the world. Now these five dreams are very frightening, they must be an ominous sign that my son, Shakyamuni Tathagata (Buddha), is about to enter Parinirvana (Buddha's final passing).' She immediately told the other Devas in detail about what she had seen in her dreams. At that time, the Venerable Aniruddha (Buddha's disciple), having seen the Tathagata's coffin, ascended to Trayastrimsa Heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm), went to Mahamaya, and spoke this verse: 'The Great Master, the most supreme, the God of Gods, the one who skillfully guides all in the world, has now been swallowed by the impermanent ocean, by the great Makara fish (a huge sea fish), in the country of Kushinagar (an ancient Indian place), in the Sala grove between the twin trees. Soon he will be taken out of the east gate of the city, and cremated with various offerings, the gods, humans, and the eight classes of beings (Devas, Nagas, etc.) will be overflowing, and the sound of their weeping will shake the three thousand worlds.' At that time, Aniruddha, having spoken this verse, returned to the Tathagata's coffin. At that time, Mahamaya, having heard Aniruddha speak this verse, fainted and fell to the ground, and the Devas --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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女等以冷水洒面，良久乃稣。自拔头发，绝庄严具，悲泣垂泪而作此言：“我于昨夜得五恶梦，决定当知佛入涅槃。今者果见阿那律来，云已灭度在双树间，不久便应而就阇维。何其苦哉？世间眼灭。何其疾哉？人天福尽。昔日在于白净王宫，始生七日我便命终，竟未抱育展母子情。付嘱摩诃波阇波提，令其姨母而乳养之，及已长大至年十九，便于中夜逾城而出，举宫内外莫不悲恼。既成道已开世慧眼，覆护一切犹如慈父。如何一旦便入涅槃？无常恶贼极为凶暴，而能害我正觉之子。”即于众中而说偈言： “于无量劫来， 常共为母子， 汝既成正觉， 此缘方永断， 而复于今者， 便入般涅槃。 譬如高大树， 众鸟依共栖， 晨旦各分离， 到暮还归集。 与汝为母子， 共在生死树， 既得成道果， 长绝此源本， 又复取灭度， 无有会见期。” 时摩诃摩耶说此偈已，涕泣懊恼不能自胜，与于无量诸天女等眷属围绕，作妙妓乐、烧香、散花歌颂赞叹，从空来下趣双树所。到娑罗林中已，遥见佛棺即大闷绝不能自胜，诸天女等以水洒面然后方稣。前至棺所头顶作礼，垂泪悲恼而作此言：“昔于过去无量劫来，长为母子未曾舍离，一旦于今无相见期。呜呼苦哉！众 现代汉语译本 她们用冷水泼在脸上，过了很久才苏醒过来。她们拔下头发，摘下所有装饰品，悲伤地哭泣着说：‘我昨晚做了五个恶梦，知道佛陀必定要入涅槃了。现在果然看到阿那律（Aniruddha，佛陀十大弟子之一，以天眼第一著称）来了，说佛陀已经在双树之间灭度，不久就要进行荼毗（火葬）。这真是太痛苦了！世间的眼睛熄灭了。这真是太快了！人天众生的福报都用尽了。以前在白净王宫（King Suddhodana's palace）的时候，你出生七天我就去世了，没能抱抱你，没能尽到母子的情分。我把你托付给摩诃波阇波提（Mahapajapati，佛陀的姨母），让她像母亲一样养育你，等你长大到十九岁，你就在半夜翻墙而出，整个王宫内外没有不悲伤恼怒的。你成道之后，开启了世间的智慧之眼，像慈父一样庇护一切众生。为什么突然之间就要入涅槃呢？无常这个恶贼真是太凶暴了，竟然能伤害我的正觉之子。’于是，她在众人之中说了这首偈： ‘在无量劫以来，我们常常是母子， 你既然已经成就正觉，这个因缘才永远断绝， 而现在你却，就要进入般涅槃（Parinirvana，佛陀的最终涅槃）。 譬如高大的树木，众鸟依附在上面栖息， 早晨各自飞散，到傍晚又回来聚集。 我们与你为母子，共同在生死之树上， 你既然已经得到道果，就长久断绝了这根本， 又将要取灭度，没有再会见的时候。’ 这时，摩诃摩耶（Mahamaya，佛陀的生母）说完这首偈后，哭泣懊恼，不能自已，与无量诸天女等眷属围绕着，演奏美妙的音乐，烧香，散花，歌颂赞叹，从空中来到双树之处。到了娑罗树林（Sala Grove）中，远远地看到佛陀的棺木，就大为闷绝，不能自持，诸天女等用水泼在她的脸上，然后才苏醒过来。她走到棺木前，头顶礼拜，流着眼泪悲伤地说：‘过去无量劫以来，我们长久为母子，从未分离，如今却突然没有相见之期。呜呼，真是太痛苦了！众生
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English version They sprinkled cold water on their faces, and after a long time, they revived. They pulled out their hair, removed all their ornaments, and wept sorrowfully, saying, 'Last night I had five bad dreams, and I knew that the Buddha would surely enter Nirvana. Now, I see Aniruddha (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his divine eye) has come, saying that the Buddha has already passed away between the twin trees and will soon be cremated. How painful this is! The eyes of the world have been extinguished. How quick this is! The blessings of humans and gods have been exhausted. In the past, in the palace of King Suddhodana, I died seven days after your birth, and I could not hold you or fulfill the affection between mother and child. I entrusted you to Mahapajapati (the Buddha's aunt), to raise you like a mother, and when you grew up to nineteen years old, you left the city in the middle of the night, and everyone inside and outside the palace was sad and angry. After you attained enlightenment, you opened the eyes of wisdom in the world, protecting all beings like a compassionate father. Why must you enter Nirvana so suddenly? The evil thief of impermanence is so fierce that it can harm my son of perfect enlightenment.' Then, among the crowd, she spoke this verse: 'For countless eons, we have always been mother and child, Since you have attained perfect enlightenment, this connection is now forever severed, And now you are about to enter Parinirvana (the final Nirvana of the Buddha). Like a tall tree, where many birds perch, They scatter in the morning, and gather again in the evening. We are mother and child, together on the tree of birth and death, Since you have attained the fruit of the path, this root is forever cut off, And you are about to take extinction, with no time to meet again.' At this time, Mahamaya (the Buddha's birth mother), after speaking this verse, wept and grieved, unable to control herself. Surrounded by countless celestial women and their retinues, playing beautiful music, burning incense, scattering flowers, singing praises, she descended from the sky to the place of the twin trees. When she arrived in the Sala Grove, she saw the Buddha's coffin from afar and fainted, unable to control herself. The celestial women sprinkled water on her face, and then she revived. She went to the coffin, bowed her head in reverence, and said with tears and sorrow, 'For countless eons in the past, we have been mother and child, never separated, but now there is suddenly no time to meet again. Alas, how painful! All beings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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生福尽，方当昏迷，谁为开导？”即以天曼陀罗花、摩诃曼陀罗花、曼殊沙花、摩诃曼殊沙花用散棺上，而说偈言： “今此双树间， 天龙八部众， 惟闻啼哭音， 不知何所说， 譬鹦鹉乱鸣， 不能解其语。 充塞在于地， 犹如折翮鸟， 不能起飞趣， 如来涅槃林。 旷劫积恩爱， 似遮迦罗鸟， 今者无常风， 吹散各异处。 在苦诸众生， 悕望法甘露， 犹如兰提鸟， 渴仰待天雨。 何故便于今， 而速入涅槃？ 潜身重棺中， 知我来此不？” 尔时，摩诃摩耶说此偈已，顾见如来僧伽梨衣及钵多罗，并以锡杖右手执之、左手拍头，举身投地如太山崩，悲号恸绝而作是言：“我子昔日执着此等广福世间利益天人，今此诸物空无有主。呜呼苦哉，痛不可言。”时诸八部及以四众见摩诃摩耶忧恼如是，倍更悲感泪下如雨，帝释力故变成河流。 尔时，世尊以大神力故，令诸棺盖皆自开发，便从棺中合掌而起——如师子王初出窟时奋迅之势——身毛孔中放千光明，一一光明有千化佛，悉皆合掌向摩诃摩耶，以梵软音问讯母言：“远屈来下此阎浮提，诸行法尔，愿勿啼泣。”即便为母而说偈言： “一切福田中， 佛福田为最； 一切 现代汉语译本 ‘福报耗尽，即将昏迷之时，谁来开导我？’于是，她用天曼陀罗花（mandarava，天界之花）、摩诃曼陀罗花（mahamandarava，大曼陀罗花）、曼殊沙花（manjusaka，柔软之花）、摩诃曼殊沙花（mahamanjusaka，大柔软之花）散在棺材上，并说偈语道： ‘如今在这双树之间，天龙八部（devas, nagas, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas，天龙等八类护法神）的众生，只听见啼哭的声音，不知在说什么，就像鹦鹉乱叫，不能理解它们的话语。他们充塞在地上，如同折断翅膀的鸟，不能起飞前往如来涅槃的树林。旷劫以来积累的恩爱，如同遮迦罗鸟（cakravaka，一种传说中的鸟），如今被无常的风吹散到各处。在苦难中的众生，渴望着佛法的甘露，如同兰提鸟（chataka，一种传说中只喝雨水的鸟）渴望等待天降甘霖。为何现在就要迅速进入涅槃？潜身在厚重的棺材中，知道我来到这里吗？’ 当时，摩诃摩耶（Mahamaya，佛陀的生母）说完这偈语后，看到如来的僧伽梨衣（sanghati，僧袍）和钵多罗（patra，食器），以及锡杖，她右手拿着锡杖，左手拍打着头，全身倒在地上，如同泰山崩塌，悲号痛哭，说道：‘我的儿子过去执着于这些广大的福报，利益世间的天人和人类，如今这些东西都空无主人了。呜呼，真是痛苦啊，无法言说。’当时，天龙八部和四众弟子（比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷）看到摩诃摩耶如此忧愁悲伤，更加悲痛，泪如雨下，帝释（Indra，天神之王）的力量使泪水变成了河流。 这时，世尊以大神通力，让所有的棺盖都自动打开，他从棺材中合掌而起——如同狮子王初出洞穴时的迅猛之势——他身上的毛孔中放出千道光明，每一道光明中都有千尊化佛，都合掌向摩诃摩耶，用柔和的梵音问候母亲说：‘您远道而来，降临到这阎浮提（Jambudvipa，我们所居住的世界），一切诸行都是如此，请不要哭泣。’随即为母亲说了偈语： ‘在一切福田中，佛的福田最为殊胜；一切’
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English version 'When the blessings are exhausted and I am about to fall into unconsciousness, who will guide me?' Then, she scattered celestial mandarava flowers (mandarava, heavenly flower), mahamandarava flowers (mahamandarava, great mandarava flower), manjusaka flowers (manjusaka, soft flower), and mahamanjusaka flowers (mahamanjusaka, great soft flower) on the coffin, and spoke the following verse: 'Now, between these twin trees, the beings of the eight classes of gods and dragons (devas, nagas, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas, eight kinds of protective deities including gods and dragons), only the sound of weeping is heard, and it is not known what is being said, like parrots chattering, unable to understand their words. They are filling the ground, like birds with broken wings, unable to take flight to the grove of the Tathagata's Nirvana. The love and affection accumulated over countless eons, like the cakravaka bird (cakravaka, a mythical bird), are now scattered in different directions by the wind of impermanence. The beings in suffering, longing for the nectar of the Dharma, are like the chataka bird (chataka, a mythical bird that only drinks rainwater) eagerly awaiting the rain from the sky. Why now, so quickly, enter Nirvana? Hiding in the heavy coffin, do you know that I have come here?' At that time, Mahamaya (Mahamaya, the Buddha's birth mother), after reciting this verse, saw the Tathagata's sanghati robe (sanghati, monastic robe) and patra bowl (patra, alms bowl), as well as the staff. She held the staff in her right hand, struck her head with her left hand, and fell to the ground like a collapsing mountain, wailing and crying, saying: 'My son used to be attached to these vast blessings, benefiting the gods and humans of the world. Now these things are empty and without an owner. Alas, how painful, it is beyond words.' At that time, the eight classes of gods and dragons and the fourfold assembly (bhikshus, bhikshunis, upasakas, upasikas) saw Mahamaya's sorrow and grief, and were even more saddened, with tears falling like rain. The power of Indra (Indra, king of the gods) turned the tears into rivers. At this time, the World Honored One, through his great spiritual power, caused all the coffin lids to open by themselves. He rose from the coffin with his palms together—like a lion king emerging from his cave with swiftness—from the pores of his body, he emitted a thousand rays of light, and in each ray of light, there were a thousand manifested Buddhas, all with their palms together, facing Mahamaya. With a gentle Brahma voice, he greeted his mother, saying: 'You have come from afar, descending to this Jambudvipa (Jambudvipa, the world we live in). All phenomena are like this, please do not weep.' Then, he spoke the following verse for his mother: 'Among all fields of merit, the Buddha's field of merit is the most supreme; all' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 诸女中， 玉女宝为最。 今我所生母， 超胜无伦比， 能生于三世， 佛、法、僧之宝。 故我从棺起， 合掌欢喜叹， 用报所生恩， 示我孝恋情。 诸佛虽灭度， 法、僧宝常住， 愿母莫忧愁， 谛观无上行。”