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English version: Manifesting appearances according to the circumstances. For example, when it is known that those Kshatriya (a member of the warrior and ruling class in ancient India) kings who have been consecrated, having committed various sins and unwholesome deeds in the past, will repent and feel ashamed, desiring to make amends and daring not to repeat their mistakes, abandoning evil actions and genuinely repenting. Afterwards, they will perform good deeds, practice great generosity, establish virtuous actions, and be reborn in higher realms, thus attaining liberation. 'Good man!' All ministers have five grave offenses. If a minister steals the property of the Buddha, or steals the property of the Sangha (Buddhist monastic community), or steals the property of a monastery, this is called the first grave offense. If a minister destroys a country's villages, or destroys settlements, or destroys cities, or invades other countries, this is called the second grave offense. If a minister slanders the true Dharma, or slanders the Śrāvakayāna (the vehicle of those who hear the Buddha's teachings), or slanders the Pratyekabuddhayāna (the vehicle of those who attain enlightenment on their own), or slanders the Sarvajñāna-yāna (the vehicle of those who seek all-knowing wisdom), whether slandering themselves or inciting others to slander, preventing them from practicing, concealing and not revealing it, this is called the third grave offense. If a minister deliberately creates chaos and terror for the ordained disciples of the Buddha, whether they uphold the precepts or not, whether they are diligent or not, stripping them of their robes, forcing them to return to lay life, or inflicting physical punishment on them, or beating, binding, imprisoning, insulting, scolding, threatening, or making them hand over property, or putting them in prison, or taking their lives, this is called the fourth grave offense. If a minister commits the five heinous crimes (pañcānantarya, the five most serious offenses in Buddhism), or commits one, or two, or three, or four, or all five, creating evil karma, this is called the fifth grave offense. Good man! If a minister commits any one of these five grave offenses, they will lose their past good deeds, all the roots of virtue they have cultivated will be extinguished, they will violate their original vows, lose the joys of gods and humans, fall into evil realms, and suffer great torment. Good man! This Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (a Bodhisattva whose name means 'Womb of Space'), for the sake of those beings, is born in border regions, and therefore dwells in border regions, manifesting various forms, appearing as a Śrāmaṇa (a Buddhist renunciate), with dignified conduct, teaching them the Dharma; or appearing as a Brahmana (a member of the priestly class in ancient India), with a solemn and dignified appearance; or transforming into a child to teach them the Dharma. In various places, manifesting various forms, understanding the good roots that those beings possess, and teaching them the Dharma, explaining the profound and subtle scriptures spoken by the Buddhas, various dhāraṇīs (Buddhist mantras), the various stages of patience (kṣānti, forbearance in Buddhist practice), comforting and encouraging them, using these skillful means to teach and guide them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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令诸臣等悔过发露心生惭愧，忏彼恶业舍离众罪，教修布施精进持戒，建立善业往生上方得涅槃道。 “善男子！声闻之人有五种事犯大重罪。何等为五？一者杀生；二者行淫；三者劫盗；四者妄语；五者破坏形像出佛身血。是名五种犯大重罪。若我声闻诸弟子等于五事中但犯一者，乃至如上所说之事，是虚空孕菩萨摩诃萨为彼等故往生彼处示现身相，或作沙门及婆罗门，以彼威仪现彼身相，为说种种微妙法义，一切智人所说甚深种种法门修多罗等诸陀罗尼一切诸地显扬宣说，令彼等闻悔昔所造种种诸恶，忆念不忘深生惭愧，忏悔彼罪更不敢作。忏悔罪已，修行布施，备行苦行精勤勇猛，命终上生后得涅槃，即便发心入于大乘行菩萨行。 “善男子！大乘之人有八种事犯于大罪，造八重已令彼初行诸菩萨等失彼往昔所种善根皆悉灭失，违本誓愿为烦恼盖，使诸天人之所轻忽，违背大乘即堕恶道，于多时间在烦恼处离善知识。善男子！何等为八？若有众生，以于往昔造恶因缘生不净刹。彼等众生以不多种善根因缘故，因善知识乃能得闻甚深大乘微妙经典。彼众生等心意狭劣，亦复不能多种善根。是初行菩萨虽复发于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心，闻是甚深空相经典，为他解说读诵。如其所闻如其所诵，为种种愚痴 现代汉语译本： 让所有臣子都忏悔过错，显露内心，心生惭愧，忏悔那些恶业，舍弃各种罪过，教导他们修行布施，精进持戒，建立善业，往生上方，获得涅槃之道。 ‘善男子！声闻（Shravaka，指听闻佛陀教诲而修行的人）之人有五种行为会犯下大罪。哪五种呢？第一是杀生；第二是行淫；第三是偷盗；第四是妄语；第五是破坏佛像，使佛身出血。这被称为五种犯大重罪的行为。如果我的声闻弟子们在这五件事中哪怕只犯了一件，乃至如上面所说的情况，虚空孕菩萨摩诃萨（Akasagarbha Bodhisattva Mahasattva，指虚空藏菩萨，大乘菩萨的代表）会为了他们而往生到那个地方，示现各种身相，或者作为沙门（Shramana，指佛教出家修行者）或者婆罗门（Brahmana，指古印度祭司阶层），以他们的威仪显现身相，为他们宣说各种微妙的法义，一切智人（指佛陀）所说的甚深法门，如修多罗（Sutra，指佛经）等各种陀罗尼（Dharani，指总持法门），在各个层次上显扬宣说，让他们听闻后忏悔过去所造的各种恶业，忆念不忘，深生惭愧，忏悔那些罪过，并且再也不敢去做。忏悔罪过后，修行布施，努力进行苦行，精勤勇猛，命终后往生上方，最终获得涅槃，然后发心进入大乘，修行菩萨行。 ‘善男子！大乘（Mahayana，指大乘佛教）之人有八种行为会犯下大罪，造下这八种重罪后，会让那些初修行的菩萨们失去他们过去所种的善根，全部灭失，违背他们原本的誓愿，被烦恼所覆盖，被诸天人所轻视，违背大乘教义，从而堕入恶道，在很长的时间里处于烦恼之中，远离善知识。善男子！哪八种呢？如果有些众生，因为过去造恶的因缘而生于不净的刹土（Buddha-field，指佛所教化的世界）。这些众生因为没有多少善根的因缘，所以需要依靠善知识才能听闻到甚深的大乘微妙经典。这些众生心意狭隘，也不能种下很多善根。这些初修行的菩萨虽然发起了阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta，指无上正等正觉之心），听闻到这些甚深的空相经典，为他人解说读诵。他们按照自己所听闻和所诵读的，为各种愚痴
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English version: Let all the ministers repent their faults, reveal their hearts, feel ashamed, confess those evil deeds, abandon all sins, and teach them to practice giving, diligently uphold precepts, establish good deeds, be reborn above, and attain the path of Nirvana. 'Good man! There are five things that a Shravaka (one who hears the Buddha's teachings and practices) does that constitute a great offense. What are the five? First is killing; second is engaging in sexual misconduct; third is stealing; fourth is lying; fifth is destroying Buddha images and causing the Buddha's body to bleed. These are called the five great offenses. If my Shravaka disciples commit even one of these five things, or even something similar to what has been said above, Akasagarbha Bodhisattva Mahasattva (the Bodhisattva of the Womb of Space, a representative of Mahayana Bodhisattvas) will be reborn in that place for their sake, manifesting various forms, or as a Shramana (a Buddhist renunciate) or a Brahmana (a priest of ancient India), displaying their demeanor, and expounding various subtle Dharma teachings for them. The profound Dharma teachings spoken by the All-Knowing One (the Buddha), such as Sutras and various Dharanis (mantras), are proclaimed and explained at all levels, so that they may hear and repent the various evil deeds they have committed in the past, remember them without forgetting, feel deep shame, confess those sins, and never dare to do them again. After confessing their sins, they practice giving, diligently engage in ascetic practices, and strive with vigor. After death, they are reborn above, ultimately attaining Nirvana, and then resolve to enter the Mahayana and practice the Bodhisattva path. 'Good man! There are eight things that a Mahayana (the Great Vehicle of Buddhism) practitioner does that constitute a great offense. Committing these eight grave offenses will cause those who are beginning to practice the Bodhisattva path to lose the good roots they have planted in the past, causing them to be completely destroyed, violating their original vows, being covered by afflictions, being despised by gods and humans, going against the Mahayana teachings, and thus falling into evil realms. For a long time, they will be in a state of affliction, far from good teachers. Good man! What are the eight? If there are sentient beings who, due to past evil causes, are born in impure Buddha-fields. These sentient beings, because they do not have many good roots, need to rely on good teachers to hear the profound and subtle Mahayana scriptures. These sentient beings are narrow-minded and cannot plant many good roots. These beginning Bodhisattvas, although they have aroused the Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta (the mind of unsurpassed perfect enlightenment), hear these profound scriptures on emptiness, and explain and recite them for others. According to what they have heard and recited, they explain for various ignorant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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哑羊众生如是之辈宣扬敷演，于彼前说一切智法教令读诵。而彼凡夫无有功劳，以凡夫心不能得解甚深法意，闻是法已生恐怖心，心生悔没，即便背于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提，于声闻行中发心修学。 虚空孕菩萨经卷上 大正藏第 13 册 No. 0408 虚空孕菩萨经 虚空孕菩萨经卷下 隋天竺三藏阇那崛多译 “善男子！是名菩萨最初犯于第一大罪。是善男子犯是罪已，失于一切往昔所造诸善根等，违本誓愿被烦恼降不得上生，亦复不能得涅槃乐，徒自虚行于菩萨行，忘菩提心后堕恶道。善男子！是故菩萨欲化众生、先须知心、应知其行，如其彼行次为说法。譬如有人欲入大海，应先知彼水之深浅然后当入。乃至略说，此虚空孕菩萨摩诃萨，为于彼等诸众生辈现生彼国示现身相，善能知彼若干众生犯于重罪畏堕恶道。 “若复有人怖畏罪故，或闻他说称彼虚空孕菩萨名者，或复欲乐见彼菩萨。而彼菩萨为欲忏悔深重罪故，于后夜时，香汤澡浴着净衣裳，烧沉水香多伽罗香，右膝着地合掌向东，当至心称彼虚空孕菩萨名号。 “时虚空孕菩萨，知彼初发菩提道心人行罪福轻重，随其根性而为现身，或复作于婆罗门身乃至童男童女之身，在现前住。现前住已，为欲怜愍 现代汉语译本： 那些像哑羊一样愚昧的众生，如果有人向他们宣扬、敷衍，在他们面前讲述一切智慧的佛法，教他们读诵。而那些凡夫俗子，没有相应的功德，以凡夫之心无法理解甚深佛法的含义，听闻这些佛法后会产生恐惧之心，心中懊悔，随即背离了阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（无上正等正觉），转而在声闻乘的修行中发心修学。 《虚空孕菩萨经》卷上 大正藏第13册 No. 0408 《虚空孕菩萨经》 《虚空孕菩萨经》卷下 隋朝天竺三藏阇那崛多译 ‘善男子！这叫做菩萨最初犯下的第一大罪。这位善男子犯下此罪后，会失去过去所造的一切善根，违背本来的誓愿，被烦恼所降伏而无法上升，也无法得到涅槃的快乐，只是徒劳地进行菩萨的修行，忘记菩提心后堕入恶道。善男子！因此，菩萨想要教化众生，首先要了解他们的心，应该知道他们的行为，根据他们的行为次第为他们说法。譬如有人想要进入大海，应该先知道水的深浅，然后才能进入。乃至简略地说，这位虚空孕菩萨摩诃萨（大菩萨），为了那些众生，在他们所处的国土示现身相，善于了解那些众生所犯的重罪，以及他们畏惧堕入恶道的心情。 ‘如果有人因为害怕罪业，或者听到别人称念虚空孕菩萨的名号，或者想要见到这位菩萨。那么这位菩萨为了忏悔深重的罪业，在后半夜时，用香汤沐浴，穿上干净的衣裳，焚烧沉水香和多伽罗香，右膝着地，合掌向东，应当至诚称念虚空孕菩萨的名号。 ‘这时，虚空孕菩萨会知道那些初发菩提道心的人所行的罪业和福德的轻重，根据他们的根性而显现身形，或者化作婆罗门的身形，乃至童男童女的身形，出现在他们面前。出现在他们面前后，为了怜悯他们，
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English version: Those beings who are like dumb sheep, if someone proclaims and elaborates to them, speaking before them the Dharma of all wisdom, teaching them to recite it. And those ordinary people, without any merit, with their ordinary minds cannot understand the profound meaning of the Dharma, upon hearing this Dharma, they will generate fear in their hearts, their hearts will be filled with remorse, and they will immediately turn away from Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment), and instead develop the aspiration to practice in the path of the Sravakas (hearers). The Sutra of the Womb of Space Bodhisattva, Volume One Taisho Tripitaka Volume 13, No. 0408, The Sutra of the Womb of Space Bodhisattva The Sutra of the Womb of Space Bodhisattva, Volume Two Translated by Tripitaka Master Jnanagupta of India during the Sui Dynasty 'Good man! This is called the first great offense that a Bodhisattva initially commits. This good man, having committed this offense, will lose all the good roots he has cultivated in the past, violate his original vows, be subdued by afflictions and unable to ascend, nor will he be able to attain the bliss of Nirvana, but will only vainly practice the Bodhisattva path, forget the Bodhi mind, and fall into evil realms. Good man! Therefore, a Bodhisattva who wishes to teach sentient beings must first understand their minds, should know their actions, and according to their actions, teach them the Dharma in sequence. For example, if someone wants to enter the ocean, they should first know the depth of the water before entering. To briefly say, this Womb of Space Bodhisattva Mahasattva (great Bodhisattva), for the sake of those beings, manifests his form in their country, and is skilled in understanding the grave offenses committed by those beings, and their fear of falling into evil realms.' 'If someone is afraid of their sins, or hears others reciting the name of the Womb of Space Bodhisattva, or desires to see this Bodhisattva. Then this Bodhisattva, in order to repent for their deep sins, in the latter part of the night, should bathe with fragrant water, put on clean clothes, burn aloeswood incense and tagara incense, kneel on their right knee, join their palms facing east, and sincerely recite the name of the Womb of Space Bodhisattva.' 'At this time, the Womb of Space Bodhisattva will know the weight of the sins and merits of those who have initially developed the Bodhi mind, and according to their nature, will manifest his form, or transform into the form of a Brahmin, or even the form of a young boy or girl, and appear before them. Having appeared before them, in order to have compassion for them,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------