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行菩萨道时所发大愿，及彼佛土功德庄严，我若一劫，若一劫余，说不能尽。然彼佛土，一向清净，无有女人，亦无恶趣，及苦音声。琉璃为地，金绳界道，城、阙、宫、阁、轩、窗、罗网，皆七宝成。亦如西方极乐世界，功德庄严，等无差别。于其国中，有二菩萨摩诃萨：一名日光遍照，二名月光遍照，是彼无量无数菩萨众之上首，悉能持彼世尊药师琉璃光如来正法宝藏。是故，曼殊室利！诸有信心善男子、善女人等，应当愿生彼佛世界。” 尔时，世尊复告曼殊室利童子言：“曼殊室利！有诸众生，不识善恶，唯怀贪吝，不知布施及施果报，愚痴无智，阙于信根，多聚财宝，勤加守护；见乞者来，其心不喜，设不获已而行施时，如割身肉，深生痛惜。复有无量悭贪有情，积集资财，于其自身尚不受用，何况能与父母、妻子、奴婢、作使，及来乞者？彼诸有情，从此命终，生饿鬼界，或傍生趣。由昔人间，曾得暂闻药师琉璃光如来名故，今在恶趣，暂得忆念彼如来名，即于念时，从彼处没，还生人中，得宿命念，畏恶趣苦，不乐欲乐，好行惠施，赞叹施者，一切所有悉无贪惜，渐次尚能以头目手足，血肉身分，施来求者，况余财物。 “复次，曼殊室利，若诸有情，虽于如来受诸学处，而破尸罗；有虽 现代汉语译本：行菩萨道时所发的大愿，以及东方琉璃光世界的功德庄严，我即使说一劫，甚至一劫还多，也说不完。那个佛国，一向清净，没有女人，也没有恶道，以及痛苦的声音。地面是琉璃做的，用金绳划分道路，城池、宫阙、楼阁、轩窗、罗网，都是七宝造成的。也像西方的极乐世界一样，功德庄严，没有差别。在那佛国中，有两位菩萨摩诃萨：一名日光遍照（指日光普照菩萨），二名月光遍照（指月光普照菩萨），是那无数菩萨众的首领，都能受持药师琉璃光如来（药师佛）的正法宝藏。所以，曼殊室利（文殊菩萨）！凡是有信心的善男子、善女人等，应当发愿往生那个佛国世界。 这时，世尊又告诉曼殊室利童子说：‘曼殊室利（文殊菩萨）！有些众生，不辨善恶，只怀着贪婪吝啬之心，不知道布施以及布施的果报，愚痴没有智慧，缺少信根，大量积聚财宝，勤劳地加以守护；见到乞讨的人来，心里不高兴，即使不得已而行布施时，也像割自己的肉一样，深深地感到痛惜。还有无数悭贪的有情众生，积聚资财，对自己尚且不肯享用，何况能给父母、妻子、奴婢、佣人，以及来乞讨的人呢？这些有情众生，从此命终，会堕入饿鬼道，或者畜生道。由于过去在人间，曾经短暂地听闻过药师琉璃光如来（药师佛）的名号，现在虽然身处恶道，也能暂时忆念起那位如来的名号，就在忆念的时候，从恶道中脱离，转生到人间，获得宿命通，畏惧恶道的痛苦，不贪恋世俗的享乐，喜欢行布施，赞叹布施的人，对于一切所有的东西都没有贪恋吝惜，逐渐地甚至能把头目手足、血肉身体，布施给前来乞求的人，更何况是其他的财物呢？’ ‘还有，曼殊室利（文殊菩萨），如果有些有情众生，虽然在如来这里领受了各种学处，却违犯了戒律；有的虽
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English version: The great vows made when practicing the Bodhisattva path, and the meritorious adornments of that Buddha-land, I could not finish speaking of even in one kalpa, or even more than one kalpa. That Buddha-land is always pure, without women, evil destinies, or sounds of suffering. The ground is made of lapis lazuli, with golden ropes marking the paths. The cities, palaces, pavilions, windows, and nets are all made of the seven treasures. It is just like the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, with meritorious adornments that are equal and without difference. In that country, there are two Bodhisattva Mahasattvas: one is named Sunlight Illumination (Surya-prabha), and the other is named Moonlight Illumination (Chandra-prabha). They are the leaders of the countless Bodhisattva assembly, and they are all able to uphold the precious treasury of the True Dharma of that World-Honored One, Bhaisajyaguru-vaidurya-prabharaja-Tathagata (Medicine Buddha). Therefore, Manjushri (Manjusri Bodhisattva)! All faithful good men and good women should vow to be born in that Buddha-world.’ At that time, the World-Honored One further told the youth Manjushri: ‘Manjushri (Manjusri Bodhisattva)! There are beings who do not recognize good and evil, only harbor greed and stinginess, do not know about giving and the results of giving, are foolish and without wisdom, lack roots of faith, accumulate much wealth and treasure, and diligently guard it. When they see beggars coming, their hearts are not pleased. Even if they are compelled to give, it is like cutting off their own flesh, causing them deep pain and regret. Furthermore, there are countless stingy sentient beings who accumulate wealth and resources, yet do not even use them for themselves, let alone give them to their parents, wives, servants, or those who come to beg. When these sentient beings die, they are born in the realm of hungry ghosts or as animals. Because in their past lives as humans, they had briefly heard the name of Bhaisajyaguru-vaidurya-prabharaja-Tathagata (Medicine Buddha), now, even in evil destinies, they can briefly recall the name of that Tathagata. At the moment of recollection, they depart from that place and are reborn among humans, gaining recollection of their past lives. They fear the suffering of evil destinies, do not delight in worldly pleasures, and love to practice generosity, praising those who give. They are without greed or stinginess for all their possessions, and gradually they are even able to give their heads, eyes, hands, feet, blood, flesh, and bodies to those who come seeking, let alone other wealth.’ ‘Furthermore, Manjushri (Manjusri Bodhisattva), if there are sentient beings who, although having received various precepts from the Tathagata, violate the precepts; some, although --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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不破尸罗，而破轨则；有于尸罗、轨则，虽得不坏，然毁正见；有虽不毁正见，而弃多闻，于佛所说契经深义不能解了；有虽多闻而增上慢，由增上慢覆蔽心故，自是非他，嫌谤正法，为魔伴党。如是愚人，自行邪见，复令无量俱胝有情，堕大险坑。此诸有情，应于地狱、傍生、鬼趣，流转无穷。若得闻此药师琉璃光如来名号，便舍恶行，修诸善法，不堕恶趣，设有不能舍诸恶行，修行善法，堕恶趣者，以彼如来本愿威力，令其现前暂闻名号，从彼命终还生人趣，得正见精进，善调意乐，便能舍家趣于非家，如来法中，受持学处，无有毁犯；正见多闻，解甚深义，离增上慢，不谤正法，不为魔伴，渐次修行诸菩萨行，速得圆满。 “复次，曼殊室利！若诸有情，悭贪嫉妒，自赞毁他，当堕三恶趣中，无量千岁受诸剧苦；受剧苦已，从彼命终，来生人间，作牛、马、驼、驴，恒被鞭挞，饥渴逼恼；又常负重，随路而行。或得为人，生居下贱，作人奴婢，受他驱役，恒不自在。若昔人中，曾闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号，由此善因，今复忆念，至心归依。以佛神力，众苦解脱，诸根聪利，智慧多闻，恒求胜法，常遇善友，永断魔罥，破无明㲉，竭烦恼河，解脱一切生、老、病、死，忧悲、苦恼。 “复次，曼殊 现代汉语译本： 有些人不遵守戒律（尸罗，指道德规范），却破坏佛陀制定的行为准则（轨则，指修行规则）；有些人虽然能遵守戒律和行为准则，却丧失了正确的见解（正见，指对佛法的正确理解）；有些人虽然没有丧失正确的见解，却放弃了广泛学习佛法（多闻，指广泛听闻佛法），不能理解佛陀所说经典（契经，指佛经）的深刻含义；有些人虽然广泛学习佛法，却变得骄傲自大（增上慢，指未证得的境界误以为已证得），由于骄傲自大蒙蔽了内心，总是自以为是，诽谤他人，甚至诋毁正法，成为魔的同伙（魔伴党，指与邪魔为伍）。这些愚痴的人，自己奉行邪见，还让无数的有情众生，堕入巨大的危险深坑。这些有情众生，应当在地狱、畜生、饿鬼道中，无休止地轮回。如果他们能够听闻药师琉璃光如来（药师琉璃光如来，指东方净琉璃世界的教主）的名号，就会舍弃恶行，修习各种善法，不堕落到恶道中。如果有人不能舍弃各种恶行，修行善法，而堕落到恶道中，凭借药师琉璃光如来往昔的愿力，让他们在临终前暂时听到药师琉璃光如来的名号，从恶道命终后还能转生到人间，获得正确的见解，精进修行，善于调伏自己的心意，就能舍弃世俗家庭而出家修行，在如来的佛法中，受持戒律，没有违犯；具备正确的见解，广泛学习佛法，理解佛法的深刻含义，远离骄傲自大，不诽谤正法，不与邪魔为伍，逐渐修行各种菩萨行，迅速获得圆满的成就。 ‘再者，曼殊室利（曼殊室利，即文殊菩萨）！如果有些有情众生，悭吝贪婪，嫉妒他人，自我赞扬而诋毁他人，应当堕落到地狱、畜生、饿鬼这三恶道中，经历无数千年遭受各种剧烈的痛苦；遭受剧烈的痛苦后，从恶道命终，转生到人间，变成牛、马、骆驼、驴等牲畜，经常遭受鞭打，忍受饥饿干渴的折磨；而且经常背负重物，沿着道路行走。或者即使能够做人，也出生在边远贫困的地区（**，原文如此），做别人的奴隶，受人驱使，一直不得自由。如果这些人过去在人间，曾经听闻过世尊药师琉璃光如来的名号，凭借这个善的因缘，现在又忆念起药师琉璃光如来，至诚归依药师琉璃光如来。依靠佛的神力，就能从各种痛苦中解脱出来，诸根变得聪敏锐利，智慧增长，广泛听闻佛法，经常寻求殊胜的佛法，常常遇到善良的朋友，永远断绝魔的罗网，破除无明的黑暗，竭尽烦恼的河流，解脱一切生、老、病、死，忧愁悲伤、痛苦烦恼。’ ‘再者，曼殊室利！’
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English version: Some break the precepts (Śīla, referring to moral codes) but break the rules (Garbha, referring to rules of practice); some, regarding precepts and rules, although they can keep them unbroken, yet destroy right view (Samyag-dṛṣṭi, referring to the correct understanding of the Dharma); some, although they do not destroy right view, abandon much learning (Bahusruta, referring to extensive learning of the Dharma), and cannot understand the profound meaning of the sutras (Sūtra, referring to Buddhist scriptures) spoken by the Buddha; some, although they have much learning, are filled with arrogance (Adhimāna, referring to the false assumption of having attained a state that has not been attained), and because their minds are covered by arrogance, they are self-righteous and criticize others, slandering the true Dharma, becoming companions of demons (Māra-pakṣa, referring to being in league with demons). Such foolish people, practicing wrong views themselves, also cause countless koṭis of sentient beings to fall into great dangerous pits. These sentient beings should transmigrate endlessly in the hells, as animals, and as ghosts. If they can hear the name of the Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja-tathāgata (Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja-tathāgata, referring to the master of the Eastern Pure Vaidūrya World), they will abandon evil deeds and cultivate all good dharmas, and will not fall into the evil realms. If there are those who cannot abandon all evil deeds and cultivate good dharmas, and fall into the evil realms, by the power of the original vows of that Tathāgata, they will be made to hear his name temporarily before they die, and after they die, they will be reborn in the human realm, attain right view, diligence, and well-adjusted intention, and will be able to leave home and go forth into homelessness, in the Dharma of the Tathāgata, receiving and upholding the precepts, without any violations; with right view and much learning, understanding the profound meaning, free from arrogance, not slandering the true Dharma, not being companions of demons, gradually cultivating the practices of the Bodhisattvas, and quickly attaining perfect fulfillment. ‘Furthermore, Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī, referring to the Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī)! If there are sentient beings who are stingy and jealous, praising themselves and disparaging others, they should fall into the three evil realms, and for countless thousands of years suffer all kinds of severe suffering; after suffering severely, when they die from those realms, they will be reborn in the human realm, as oxen, horses, camels, donkeys, constantly being whipped, tormented by hunger and thirst; and constantly carrying heavy loads, walking along the roads. Or if they can become human beings, they will be born in remote and poor regions (**, as in the original text), working as slaves, being driven by others, constantly without freedom. If in the past, in the human realm, they had heard the name of the World Honored One, the Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja-tathāgata, by this good cause, they will now remember it again, and wholeheartedly take refuge. By the Buddha's divine power, they will be liberated from all suffering, their faculties will become sharp and intelligent, their wisdom will increase, they will widely hear the Dharma, constantly seek the supreme Dharma, often meet good friends, forever cut off the nets of demons, break through the darkness of ignorance, exhaust the river of afflictions, and be liberated from all birth, old age, sickness, death, sorrow, grief, suffering, and affliction.’ ‘Furthermore, Mañjuśrī!’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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室利！若诸有情，好喜乖离，更相斗讼，恼乱自他，以身语意，造作增长种种恶业，展转常为不饶益事，互相谋害。告召山林树冢等神；杀诸众生，取其血肉，祭祀药叉罗刹娑等；书怨人名，作其形像，以恶咒术而咒诅之；厌媚蛊道，咒起尸鬼，令断彼命，及坏其身。是诸有情，若得闻此药师琉璃光如来名号，彼诸恶事，悉不能害。一切展转皆起慈心，利益安乐，无损恼意及嫌恨心；各各欢悦，于自所受生于喜足，不相侵凌，互为饶益。 “复次，曼殊室利！若有四众：苾刍、苾刍尼、邬波索迦、邬波斯迦，及余净信善男子、善女人等，有能受持八分斋戒，或经一年，或复三月，受持学处，以此善根，愿生西方极乐世界无量寿佛所，听闻正法，而未定者。若闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号，临命终时，有八菩萨，乘神通来，示其道路，即于彼界种种杂色众宝华中，自然化生。或有因此生于天上，虽生天中，而本善根亦未穷尽，不复更生诸余恶趣。天上寿尽，还生人间，或为轮王，统摄四洲，威德自在，安立无量百千有情于十善道；或生刹帝利、婆罗门、居士大家，多饶财宝，仓库盈溢，形相端严，眷属具足，聪明智慧，勇健威猛，如大力士。若是女人，得闻世尊药师如来名号，至心受持，于后不复更受女身。” 现代汉语译本： 室利（Śrī，吉祥之意）！如果有些众生，喜欢乖戾违逆，互相争斗诉讼，恼乱自己和他人，用身、语、意造作增长各种恶业，辗转常常做些没有利益的事情，互相谋害。告召山林树木坟冢等神灵；杀害各种众生，取它们的血肉，祭祀药叉（Yakṣa，一种鬼神）罗刹娑（Rākṣasa，恶鬼）等；书写怨恨人的名字，制作他们的形象，用恶毒的咒语来诅咒他们；使用厌魅蛊惑的邪术，念咒招起尸鬼，使之断绝那人的性命，以及毁坏他们的身体。这些众生，如果能够听闻这药师琉璃光如来（Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja，药师佛）的名号，那些恶事，都不能够加害他们。一切辗转都会生起慈悲之心，利益安乐，没有损害恼怒的意念以及嫌弃怨恨的心；各自都感到欢悦，对于自己所受用的感到喜悦满足，不互相侵犯欺凌，互相给予利益。 ‘再者，曼殊室利（Mañjuśrī，文殊菩萨）！如果有四众弟子：苾刍（Bhikṣu，比丘）、苾刍尼（Bhikṣuṇī，比丘尼）、邬波索迦（Upāsaka，优婆塞）、邬波斯迦（Upāsikā，优婆夷），以及其他清净信仰的善男子、善女人等，有能够受持八分斋戒，或者一年，或者三个月，受持学习戒律，用这善根，愿望往生西方极乐世界无量寿佛（Amitābha，阿弥陀佛）那里，听闻正法，但是还没有决定的。如果听闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号，临命终时，有八位菩萨，乘着神通前来，指示他们道路，就在那个世界各种杂色的众宝莲花中，自然化生。或者有因此而生到天上的，即使生在天上，而原本的善根也没有穷尽，不再重新生到各种恶道中。天上寿命终结，还生到人间，或者成为转轮圣王，统治管辖四大部洲，威德自在，安置无量百千众生于十善道；或者生于刹帝利（Kṣatriya，国王）、婆罗门（Brāhmaṇa，祭司）、居士大家，多有财富珍宝，仓库充满盈溢，容貌端正庄严，眷属齐全，聪明智慧，勇敢强健威猛，如同大力士。如果是女人，能够听闻世尊药师如来名号，至诚恳切地受持，以后不再再次承受女人的身体。’