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English version: After washing and rinsing to purify themselves, they should use various fragrant flowers, powdered incense, burning incense, and scented ointments, and perform various musical performances to make offerings to the Buddha images. Regarding this scripture, if they write it themselves or teach others to write it, they should wholeheartedly receive and uphold it, and listen to its meaning. To the Dharma teachers who expound the scripture, they should make offerings, giving them all the necessities of life, ensuring they lack nothing. In this way, they will be protected by all the Buddhas, their wishes will be fulfilled, and they will eventually attain Bodhi. At that time, the youth Manjusri (Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom) said to the Buddha, 'World Honored One! I vow that in the Dharma-ending Age, I will use various skillful means to enable pure-hearted men and women to hear the names of the Seven Buddhas (Seven Buddhas), and even in their sleep, I will awaken them with the names of the Buddhas. World Honored One! If anyone receives, upholds, reads, and recites this scripture, or explains and expounds it to others, if they write it themselves or teach others to write it, they should respectfully honor it, and make offerings with various fresh flowers, incense, scented ointments, powdered incense, burning incense, flower garlands, necklaces, banners, canopies, and music. They should wrap the scripture in five-colored silk, sweep and clean a place, and place it on a high seat.' 'At that time, the Four Heavenly Kings (Four Heavenly Kings) and their retinues, as well as countless hundreds of thousands of other heavenly beings, will all come to that place to make offerings and protect it. World Honored One! If this scripture is circulated, and those who receive and uphold it, through the power of the original vows and merits of the Seven Buddhas, and the power of hearing their names, it should be known that there will be no untimely deaths in that place, nor will their vital essence be taken away by evil ghosts and spirits. Even if it has been taken, it will be restored to its original state, and their bodies and minds will be at peace.' The Buddha said to Manjusri, 'It is so! It is so! Just as you have said. Manjusri! If there are pure-hearted men and women who wish to make offerings to those Seven Tathagatas, they should first respectfully create images of the Seven Buddhas, place them on clean and excellent seats, scatter flowers, burn incense, and adorn the place with various banners. For seven days and seven nights, they should observe the eight precepts, eat pure food, bathe their bodies, and wear new and clean clothes. Their minds should be free from defilement, and they should be without anger or hatred. Towards all sentient beings, they should constantly generate thoughts of benefit and joy, compassion, joy, equanimity, and impartiality.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
等之心；鼓乐弦歌，称赞功德，右绕佛像；念彼如来所有本愿，读诵此经，思惟其义，演说开示。随其所愿，求长寿得长寿，求富饶得富饶，求官位得官位，求男女得男女，一切皆遂。若复有人，忽得恶梦，见诸恶相，或怪鸟来集，或于其家，百怪出现，此人若以上妙资具，恭敬供养彼诸佛者，恶梦、恶相、诸不吉祥，悉皆隐没，不能为患。或有水火、刀毒、悬崖、险道、恶象、师子、虎狼、熊罴、蛇蝎、蜈蚣如是等怖，若能至心忆念彼佛，恭敬供养，一切怖畏皆得解脱。若他国侵扰，盗贼反乱，忆念恭敬彼如来者，所有怨敌悉皆退散。 “复次，曼殊室利！若有净信男子、女人等，乃至尽形，不事余天，惟当一心归佛、法、僧，受持禁戒，若五戒、十戒、菩萨二十四戒、苾刍二百五十戒、苾刍尼五百戒，于诸戒中，或有毁犯，怖堕恶趣，若能专念彼佛名号、恭敬供养者，必定不生三恶趣中。或有女人，临当产时，受于极苦，若能至心称名，礼赞恭敬，供养七佛如来，众苦皆除，所生之子颜貌端正，见者欢喜，利根聪明，少病安乐，无有非人夺其精气。” 尔时，世尊告阿难言：“如我称扬彼七如来名号功德，此是诸佛甚深境界，难可了知，汝勿生疑。” 阿难白言：“世尊！我于如来所说契经深 现代汉语译本：以平等之心对待众生；演奏音乐，歌颂佛的功德，右绕佛像；念诵那些如来往昔所发的誓愿，读诵这部经典，思考其中的含义，宣讲开示。随着他们的愿望，求长寿的得到长寿，求富饶的得到富饶，求官位的得到官位，求儿女的得到儿女，一切都能如愿。如果又有人，忽然做了恶梦，见到各种不祥的景象，或者有怪鸟飞来聚集，或者在他的家中，出现各种怪异的事情，这个人如果用最好的物品，恭敬地供养那些佛，恶梦、不祥的景象、各种不吉利的事情，都会消失不见，不能造成祸患。或者遇到水灾、火灾、刀兵、毒药、悬崖、险路、恶象、狮子、老虎、狼、熊、黑熊、蛇、蝎子、蜈蚣等等令人恐惧的事情，如果能至诚地忆念那些佛，恭敬地供养，一切的恐惧都能得到解脱。如果有其他国家侵略，盗贼叛乱，忆念恭敬那些如来，所有的怨敌都会退散。 ‘再者，曼殊室利（Manjusri，文殊菩萨）！如果有具有清净信仰的男子、女人等，乃至一生，不侍奉其他的神，只应当一心归依佛、法、僧三宝，受持戒律，无论是五戒、十戒、菩萨二十四戒、比丘二百五十戒、比丘尼五百戒，在各种戒律中，如果有所毁犯，害怕堕入恶道，如果能专心念诵那些佛的名号、恭敬供养，必定不会生于三恶道中。或者有女人，临近生产的时候，承受极大的痛苦，如果能至诚地称念名号，礼赞恭敬，供养七佛如来，所有的痛苦都会消除，所生的孩子容貌端正，见到的人都欢喜，具有敏锐的根器和聪明的智慧，很少生病，安乐易养，没有非人夺取他的精气。’ 这时，世尊告诉阿难（Ananda，阿难尊者）说：‘像我称扬那些七如来的名号功德，这是诸佛甚深的境界，难以理解，你不要产生怀疑。’ 阿难禀告佛说：‘世尊！我对如来所说的契经深信不疑，'
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English version: With a mind of equanimity; playing music and singing praises of merit, circumambulating the Buddha's image to the right; reciting the original vows of those Tathagatas, reading and reciting this sutra, contemplating its meaning, expounding and revealing it. According to their wishes, those who seek longevity will obtain longevity, those who seek wealth will obtain wealth, those who seek official positions will obtain official positions, those who seek sons and daughters will obtain sons and daughters, all will be fulfilled. If there are those who suddenly have nightmares, see ominous signs, or strange birds gather, or various strange occurrences appear in their homes, if this person uses the finest offerings to respectfully make offerings to those Buddhas, the nightmares, ominous signs, and all inauspicious things will all disappear and be unable to cause harm. Or if there are fears of floods, fires, weapons, poisons, cliffs, dangerous paths, fierce elephants, lions, tigers, wolves, bears, brown bears, snakes, scorpions, centipedes, and the like, if one can sincerely remember those Buddhas and respectfully make offerings, all fears will be liberated. If there are foreign invasions or rebellions of thieves, those who remember and respect those Tathagatas will cause all enemies to retreat and scatter. ‘Furthermore, Manjusri (Manjusri, Bodhisattva Manjusri)! If there are men and women of pure faith, who, even to the end of their lives, do not serve other deities, but only single-mindedly take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and uphold the precepts, whether they be the five precepts, ten precepts, the twenty-four Bodhisattva precepts, the two hundred and fifty Bhikshu precepts, or the five hundred Bhikshuni precepts, if they violate any of these precepts and fear falling into evil realms, if they can single-mindedly recite the names of those Buddhas and respectfully make offerings, they will certainly not be born in the three evil realms. Or if there is a woman who is about to give birth and is suffering greatly, if she can sincerely recite the names, praise, and respectfully make offerings to the Seven Buddhas Tathagatas, all suffering will be eliminated, and the child born will have a beautiful appearance, be pleasing to those who see him, have sharp faculties and intelligence, be rarely sick, be peaceful and happy, and no non-human being will steal his essence.’ At that time, the World Honored One told Ananda (Ananda, Venerable Ananda): ‘Like my praising the merits and virtues of the names of those Seven Tathagatas, this is the profound realm of all Buddhas, difficult to understand, you must not have doubts.’ Ananda said to the Buddha: ‘World Honored One! I have deep faith in the sutras spoken by the Tathagata,’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
义，不生疑惑。所以者何？一切如来身、语、意业，皆无虚妄。世尊！此日月轮，可令堕落；妙高山王，可使倾动；诸佛所言，终无有异。世尊！然有众生，信根不具，闻说诸佛甚深境界，作是思惟：‘云何但念七佛名号，便获尔所功德、胜利？’由此不信，便生诽谤。彼于长夜，失大利乐，堕诸恶趣。” 佛告阿难：“彼诸有情，若得耳闻诸佛名号，堕恶趣者，无有是处，唯除定业不可转者。阿难！此是诸佛甚深境界，难可信解。汝能信受，当知皆是如来威力。阿难！一切声闻及独觉等，皆不能知，唯除一生补处菩萨。阿难！人身难得；于三宝中信敬、尊重，亦难可得；得闻七佛如来名号，复难于是。阿难！彼诸如来无量菩萨行、无量巧方便、无量广大愿，如是行愿、善巧方便，我若一劫、若过一劫，说不能尽。” 尔时，众中有一菩萨摩诃萨，名曰救脱，即从座起，偏袒右肩，右膝着地，合掌向佛，白言：“世尊！于后末世像法起时，若有众生，为诸病苦之所逼恼，身形羸瘦，不能饮食，喉唇干燥，目视皆暗，死相现前，父母、亲属、朋友、知识，啼泣围绕。身卧本处，见彼琰魔法王之使，引其神识，将至王所。然诸有情，有俱生神，随其所作善恶之业，悉皆记录，授与彼王，王即依法问其所作，随 现代汉语译本：明白其中的道理，不产生疑惑。为什么呢？因为一切如来（Tathagata，佛的称号）的身、语、意业，都是真实不虚的。世尊（Bhagavan，佛的称号）！即使日月星辰可以坠落，妙高山王（Sumeru，佛教宇宙观中的须弥山）可以倾倒，诸佛所说的话，终究不会有任何改变。世尊！然而有些众生，缺乏信心，听到宣说诸佛甚深境界，便会这样想：‘为什么仅仅念诵七佛的名号，就能获得如此多的功德和利益？’由于不相信，就产生诽谤。他们将在漫长的黑夜里，失去巨大的利益和快乐，堕入各种恶道之中。” 佛告诉阿难（Ananda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）：“那些众生，如果能够听到诸佛的名号，就不会堕入恶道，除非是那些已经注定的、无法转变的业力。阿难！这是诸佛甚深境界，难以令人相信和理解。你能够信受，应当知道这都是如来的威力。阿难！一切声闻（Sravaka，听闻佛法而修行的弟子）以及独觉（Pratyekabuddha，不依师教而独自悟道的修行者）等，都不能了解，只有一生补处菩萨（Ekajati-pratibaddha Bodhisattva，下一生将成佛的菩萨）才能明白。阿难！人身难得；在三宝（Triratna，佛、法、僧）中生起信心、恭敬和尊重，也很难得；能够听闻七佛如来的名号，更是难上加难。阿难！那些如来无量的菩萨行、无量的巧妙方便、无量广大的愿力，这样的修行和愿力、善巧方便，我即使用一个劫（Kalpa，极长的时间单位），甚至超过一个劫的时间来说，也说不完。” 这时，大众中有一位菩萨摩诃萨（Bodhisattva-Mahasattva，大菩萨），名叫救脱（Rescue），立即从座位上站起来，袒露右肩，右膝跪地，合掌向佛，说道：“世尊！在后来的末法时代，如果有些众生，被各种病痛所折磨，身体虚弱消瘦，不能饮食，喉咙嘴唇干燥，视力模糊，死亡的征兆已经出现，父母、亲属、朋友、熟人，都在啼哭围绕。身体躺在原来的地方，看见那琰魔法王（Yama，地狱之王）的使者，牵引着他的神识，将要带到阎王那里。然而，每个众生都有俱生神（Co-born gods），记录着他们所做的善恶之业，全部交给阎王，阎王就根据法律来审问他所做的事情，根据他所做的善恶之业进行判决。
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English version: Understand the reasoning behind it, without giving rise to doubts. Why is that? Because the body, speech, and mind actions of all Tathagatas (Tathagata, title of a Buddha) are without falsehood. World Honored One (Bhagavan, title of a Buddha)! Even if the sun and moon could fall, and Mount Sumeru (Sumeru, the central mountain in Buddhist cosmology) could be topple, the words spoken by the Buddhas will never change. World Honored One! However, there are beings who lack faith, and upon hearing the profound realms of the Buddhas, they think: 'How can one obtain so much merit and benefit by merely reciting the names of the Seven Buddhas?' Due to this disbelief, they give rise to slander. They will lose great benefit and joy in the long night, and fall into various evil realms. The Buddha told Ananda (Ananda, one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha): 'Those sentient beings, if they hear the names of the Buddhas, will not fall into evil realms, except for those whose fixed karma cannot be changed. Ananda! This is the profound realm of the Buddhas, difficult to believe and understand. If you can believe and accept it, know that it is all due to the power of the Tathagata. Ananda! All Sravakas (Sravaka, a disciple who hears and practices the teachings) and Pratyekabuddhas (Pratyekabuddha, one who attains enlightenment on their own without a teacher), etc., cannot know this, only a Bodhisattva who is one birth away from Buddhahood (Ekajati-pratibaddha Bodhisattva, a Bodhisattva who will become a Buddha in the next life) can understand. Ananda! It is difficult to obtain a human body; it is also difficult to generate faith, respect, and reverence in the Three Jewels (Triratna, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha); it is even more difficult to hear the names of the Seven Buddhas Tathagatas. Ananda! The immeasurable Bodhisattva practices, immeasurable skillful means, and immeasurable vast vows of those Tathagatas, such practices and vows, skillful means, even if I were to speak for one kalpa (Kalpa, an extremely long period of time), or even more than one kalpa, I could not finish speaking about them.' At that time, among the assembly, there was a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva (Bodhisattva-Mahasattva, a great Bodhisattva) named Rescue (Rescue), who immediately rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, joined his palms together, and said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One! In the future, during the time of the decline of the Dharma, if there are sentient beings who are afflicted by various illnesses and sufferings, their bodies are weak and emaciated, they cannot eat or drink, their throats and lips are dry, their vision is blurred, and the signs of death are appearing, their parents, relatives, friends, and acquaintances are weeping and surrounding them. Lying in their original place, they see the messengers of Yama, the King of the Dharma (Yama, the King of Hell), leading their consciousness, about to take them to Yama's place. However, all sentient beings have co-born gods (Co-born gods) who record all the good and evil deeds they have done, and hand them over to Yama, who then questions them according to the law about what they have done, and judges them according to their good and evil deeds.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------