Chinese
世尊， 常说此法， 施为妙聚， 受报无穷。 诸天世人， 因施得立， 是故智者， 应行修施， 施为宝盖， 覆护穷者。 今世后世， 生处安乐， 若能广意， 修空慧心， 不住诸有， 而行布施， 如此施者， 必成佛道， 古昔诸佛， 所说檀法， 长者应念， 宜时修行。’ “时千居士，复闻比丘赞于布施，身心欢喜。即诣王所，启大王言：‘我等今日，闻诸比丘赞说檀波罗蜜。唯愿大王，为我宣令一切国内贫苦众生，普使闻知。’” 佛说千佛因缘经 现代汉语译本： 世尊，您常常宣说这种佛法，布施是殊胜的善行，其果报是无穷无尽的。 诸天和世间的人们，都因为布施而得以安立，所以有智慧的人，应当修行布施。 布施就像宝贵的伞盖，能够覆盖和保护贫穷的人。 今生和来世，都能在安乐的地方出生，如果能够以广大的心意，修习空性的智慧，不住着于任何存在，而行布施。 像这样布施的人，必定能够成就佛道。过去诸佛所宣说的布施之法，长者们应当铭记在心，适时修行。 当时，千位居士再次听到比丘们赞叹布施，身心都感到欢喜。他们立即前往国王那里，禀告国王说：‘我们今天听闻比丘们赞说檀波罗蜜（布施的圆满）。希望大王能够为我们向全国所有贫苦的众生宣告，让他们都能够知晓。’ 《佛说千佛因缘经》
English
English version: World Honored One, you often speak of this Dharma, that giving is a wonderful accumulation of merit, and its rewards are infinite. Gods and people of the world are established through giving, therefore, the wise should practice giving. Giving is like a precious canopy, covering and protecting the poor. In this life and the next, one can be born in a place of peace and happiness. If one can cultivate a vast mind, practice the wisdom of emptiness, not dwelling on any existence, and practice giving. Such a giver will surely attain Buddhahood. The Dharma of giving spoken by the Buddhas of the past, elders should keep in mind and practice at the appropriate time. At that time, the thousand lay practitioners, having heard the monks praise giving again, felt joy in body and mind. They immediately went to the king and reported, ‘Today, we heard the monks praise Dānapāramitā (the perfection of giving). We wish that the king would proclaim this to all the poor and suffering beings in the country, so that they may all know.’ The Sutra of the Causes and Conditions of a Thousand Buddhas Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------