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English version: Everywhere there are bathing pools made of gold, filled with fragrant water; rows of precious trees, flourishing with flowers and fruits; exquisite music, playing without being struck, just like the Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati) of Amitabha (Amita Buddha), adorned with immeasurable merits and virtues. 'Manjushri (Bodhisattva Manjushri)! When that Buddha World-Honored One was practicing the Bodhisattva path, he made four great vows. What are the four?' 'The first great vow: May I, in my future life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who are constantly beset by worries and suffering; if they hear my name and sincerely recite it, by this power, all their sorrows, grief, and various afflictions will be completely extinguished, they will have longevity and peace, until they attain enlightenment.' 'The second great vow: May I, in my future life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who commit various evil deeds and are born in the dark places of Avici hell (the hell of incessant suffering), suffering various afflictions in the great hells; because in their previous lives they heard my name, at that time, my body will emit light, illuminating those who are suffering, and by this power, when they see the light, all their karmic obstacles will be completely extinguished, they will be liberated from all suffering, and be born in the realms of humans and gods, enjoying happiness as they please, until they attain enlightenment.' 'The third great vow: May I, in my future life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who commit various evil deeds, killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct, and in their present lives suffer the pain of knives and sticks, and should fall into evil realms, even if they obtain a human body, they will be short-lived and sickly, born into poor and lowly families, lacking in clothing and food, constantly suffering from cold, heat, hunger, thirst, and other sufferings, their bodies without radiance, and the family members they attract are not virtuous; if they hear my name and sincerely recite it, by this power, according to their wishes, food and clothing will be fully provided, like those gods, their bodies will have lovely radiance, and they will obtain virtuous family members, until they attain enlightenment.' 'The fourth great vow: May I, in my future life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who are constantly disturbed by Yakshas (a type of benevolent or mischievous nature spirits) and various evil ghosts and spirits, who steal their essence and cause them to suffer various afflictions; if they hear my name and sincerely recite it, by this power, all the Yakshas and others will retreat and disperse, each will arise with a compassionate heart, and they will be liberated from all suffering, until they attain enlightenment.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
“曼殊室利！是为彼佛、如来、应、正等觉，所发四种微妙大愿。若有众生，闻彼佛名，昼夜六时，称名礼敬，至心供养，于众生处起慈悲心，业障消灭，解脱忧苦，无病长寿，得宿命智，于诸佛土，莲花化生，常为诸天之所卫护。曼殊室利！称彼佛名，能生如是无量福业，而彼佛土愿力庄严、殊胜功德，声闻、独觉所不能知，唯除如来、应、正等觉。 “复次，曼殊室利！东方去此，过八殑伽河沙佛土，有世界名曰法幢，佛号法海雷音如来、应、正等觉，今现说法。曼殊室利！彼佛世尊所居国土，清净无秽，其地平正，颇梨所成，常有光明，香气芬馥；以帝青宝而为城郭，有八街道砌以金银，楼阁殿堂、飞甍户牖、栏楯庄饰，皆众宝成；天香宝树随处行列，于其枝上，挂以天缯，复有宝铃处处垂下，微风吹动，出妙音声，演畅无常、苦、空、无我，众生闻者，舍离欲缠，习气渐除，证甚深定；天妙香花，缤纷而下；于其四面，有八浴池，底布金沙，香水弥满。曼殊室利！于彼佛土无诸恶趣，亦无女人，莲花化生，无复烦恼。 “彼佛如来行菩萨道时，发四大愿。云何为四？ “第一大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有众生，生邪见家，于佛、法、僧不生净信，远离无上菩提之心；若闻我名，至心称念 现代汉语译本：文殊室利！这就是那位佛、如来、应供、正等觉所发起的四种微妙大愿。如果有众生，听到那位佛的名号，日夜六时，称念名号、礼拜恭敬，至诚供养，对众生生起慈悲心，业障就会消灭，解脱忧愁痛苦，无病长寿，获得宿命通，在各个佛土，于莲花中化生，常常受到诸天的护卫。文殊室利！称念那位佛的名号，能够产生如此无量的福德，而那位佛土的愿力庄严、殊胜功德，是声闻、独觉所不能知晓的，唯有如来、应供、正等觉才能知晓。 再者，文殊室利！从东方越过八个恒河沙数佛土，有一个世界名叫法幢，佛号法海雷音如来（如来：佛的十号之一，指真如的化身）、应供（应受人天供养）、正等觉（佛的智慧和觉悟），现在正在说法。文殊室利！那位佛世尊所居住的国土，清净没有污秽，地面平坦方正，由颇梨（一种透明的宝石）构成，常有光明，香气芬芳；用帝青宝作为城墙，有八条街道用金银铺砌，楼阁殿堂、飞檐窗户、栏杆装饰，都是用各种珍宝构成；天香宝树随处排列，在树枝上，挂着天上的丝绸，还有宝铃到处垂挂，微风吹动，发出美妙的声音，宣扬无常、苦、空、无我的道理，众生听到后，舍离欲望的缠缚，习气逐渐消除，证得甚深禅定；天上的美妙香花，纷纷落下；在四周，有八个浴池，池底铺着金沙，充满香水。文殊室利！在那佛土没有各种恶道，也没有女人，都是莲花化生，没有烦恼。 那位佛如来在行菩萨道时，发了四大愿。哪四种呢？ 第一大愿：愿我来世成佛时，如果有众生，生在邪见之家，对佛、法、僧不生清净的信心，远离无上菩提之心；如果听到我的名号，至诚称念
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English version: Manjushri! These are the four subtle great vows made by that Buddha, Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha. If there are sentient beings who hear the name of that Buddha, and day and night, at six times, recite the name, pay homage, make sincere offerings, and generate a compassionate heart towards all beings, their karmic obstacles will be eliminated, they will be liberated from sorrow and suffering, they will have no illness and live long lives, they will attain knowledge of past lives, and in various Buddha lands, they will be born from lotuses, and will always be protected by the devas. Manjushri! Reciting the name of that Buddha can generate such immeasurable blessings, and the majestic adornments and supreme merits of that Buddha's land, are not known by Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, only by the Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha. Furthermore, Manjushri! To the east from here, passing over eight Ganges river sands of Buddha lands, there is a world called Dharma Banner, and the Buddha is named Dharma Ocean Thunder Sound Tathagata (Tathagata: one of the ten titles of a Buddha, referring to the embodiment of Suchness), Arhat (worthy of offerings from humans and devas), Samyaksambuddha (perfectly enlightened), who is now expounding the Dharma. Manjushri! The land where that Buddha, the World Honored One, resides is pure and without defilement, its ground is flat and even, made of crystal, always with light, and fragrant with aroma; the city walls are made of lapis lazuli, there are eight streets paved with gold and silver, the pavilions, halls, flying eaves, windows, and railings are all adorned and made of various treasures; heavenly fragrant trees are arranged everywhere, on their branches, heavenly silks are hung, and there are also precious bells hanging everywhere, when the gentle breeze blows, they emit wonderful sounds, proclaiming the teachings of impermanence, suffering, emptiness, and no-self, and when sentient beings hear them, they abandon the entanglements of desire, their habitual tendencies gradually diminish, and they attain profound samadhi; heavenly wonderful fragrant flowers fall in profusion; on its four sides, there are eight bathing ponds, the bottom of which is covered with golden sand, and filled with fragrant water. Manjushri! In that Buddha land, there are no evil realms, nor are there women, all are born from lotuses, and there is no more affliction. When that Buddha Tathagata was practicing the Bodhisattva path, he made four great vows. What are the four? The first great vow: May I, in my future life when I attain Buddhahood, if there are sentient beings who are born into families with wrong views, who do not generate pure faith in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and are far from the mind of unsurpassed Bodhi; if they hear my name, and sincerely recite it --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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，由是力故，无明、邪慧日夜消灭，于三宝所深生正信，不复退转，乃至菩提。 “第二大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有众生，生在边地，由近恶友，造众罪业，不修善品，三宝名字曾不经耳，命终之后堕三恶趣；彼诸众生，暂闻我名者，由是力故，业障消除，遇善知识，不堕恶趣，乃至菩提。 “第三大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有众生，衣服、饮食、卧具、医药，资生所须，悉皆乏少，由此因缘，生大忧苦，为求觅故，造众恶业；若闻我名，至心称念，由是力故，有所乏少，随念皆得，乃至菩提。 “第四大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有众生，由先恶业，共相斗诤，作不饶益，弓箭刀杖，互为伤损；若闻我名，至心称念，由是力故，各起慈心，不相损害，不善之念尚自不生，况于前人欲断其命？常行喜舍，乃至菩提。 “曼殊室利！是为彼佛、如来、应、正等觉，行菩萨道时，所发四种微妙大愿。若有净信男子、女人，闻彼佛名，至心礼敬、殷勤供养、受持念诵，业障消灭，得不退转菩提之心，具宿命智，所生之处常得见佛，无病长寿，命终之后生彼国中，衣服、饮食、资生之具，随念皆至，无所乏少。曼殊室利！彼佛世尊具足如是无量功德，是故众生常当忆念，勿令忘失。 “ 现代汉语译本：由于这种力量，无明（avidya，指对真理的无知）和邪慧（mithya-jnana，错误的智慧）日夜消灭，对三宝（佛、法、僧）产生深刻的正信，不再退转，直至证得菩提（bodhi，觉悟）。 第二大愿：愿我来世证得菩提时，如果有众生，生在边远地区，由于亲近恶友，造作各种罪业，不修善行，三宝的名字从未听闻，命终之后堕入三恶趣（地狱、饿鬼、畜生）；这些众生，如果暂时听到我的名字，由于这种力量，业障消除，遇到善知识，不再堕入恶趣，直至证得菩提。 第三大愿：愿我来世证得菩提时，如果有众生，衣服、饮食、卧具、医药，生活所需，都非常缺乏，由于这个原因，产生巨大的忧愁痛苦，为了寻求这些，造作各种恶业；如果听到我的名字，至诚称念，由于这种力量，所有缺乏的，都能随念而得，直至证得菩提。 第四大愿：愿我来世证得菩提时，如果有众生，由于过去的恶业，互相争斗，做出不利于对方的事情，用弓箭刀杖，互相伤害；如果听到我的名字，至诚称念，由于这种力量，各自生起慈悲之心，不再互相伤害，不善的念头尚且不会产生，更何况想要断绝他人的性命？常常行喜舍（mudita，欢喜；dana，布施），直至证得菩提。 曼殊室利（Manjusri，文殊菩萨）！这就是那位佛、如来（tathagata，佛的称号）、应（arhat，应供）、正等觉（samyak-sambuddha，正等正觉），在行菩萨道时，所发起的四种微妙大愿。如果有清净信心的男子、女人，听到那位佛的名字，至诚礼敬、殷勤供养、受持念诵，业障消灭，得到不退转的菩提之心，具备宿命智（purva-nivasajnana，知晓前世的能力），所生之处常常能够见到佛，没有疾病，长寿，命终之后往生到那个佛国，衣服、饮食、生活所需，随念皆至，没有任何缺乏。曼殊室利！那位佛世尊具足如此无量的功德，所以众生应当常常忆念，不要忘记。
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English version: By this power, ignorance (avidya) and wrong wisdom (mithya-jnana) are extinguished day and night, and deep right faith arises in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), never to regress, until enlightenment (bodhi). The second great vow: May I, in my next life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings born in remote lands, who, due to associating with evil friends, commit various sinful acts, do not cultivate good deeds, and have never heard the names of the Three Jewels, after death fall into the three evil realms (hell, hungry ghosts, animals); if these sentient beings temporarily hear my name, by this power, their karmic obstacles will be eliminated, they will encounter good teachers, and will not fall into evil realms, until enlightenment. The third great vow: May I, in my next life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who lack clothing, food, bedding, medicine, and all necessities of life, and due to this cause, experience great sorrow and suffering, and commit various evil acts in their search for these things; if they hear my name and sincerely recite it, by this power, whatever they lack will be obtained as they wish, until enlightenment. The fourth great vow: May I, in my next life when I attain enlightenment, if there are sentient beings who, due to past evil karma, engage in mutual conflict, causing harm to each other, using bows, arrows, swords, and staffs to injure one another; if they hear my name and sincerely recite it, by this power, each will generate a heart of compassion, no longer harming each other, and even unwholesome thoughts will not arise, let alone the desire to take another's life? They will always practice joy (mudita) and giving (dana), until enlightenment. Manjusri! These are the four subtle great vows made by that Buddha, the Tathagata, the Arhat, the Samyak-sambuddha, when practicing the Bodhisattva path. If there are men and women of pure faith who hear the name of that Buddha, sincerely pay homage, diligently make offerings, uphold and recite it, their karmic obstacles will be eliminated, they will attain the non-regressing mind of enlightenment, possess the knowledge of past lives (purva-nivasajnana), and in every place they are born, they will always be able to see the Buddha, be free from illness, and live long lives. After death, they will be reborn in that Buddha's land, where clothing, food, and all necessities of life will be obtained as they wish, without any lack. Manjusri! That Buddha, the World Honored One, possesses such immeasurable merits, therefore, sentient beings should always remember him and not forget him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------