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t14n0475 vimalakirti speaks sutra.g2.0f

English

English version: The King of Medicine (a sage skilled in medicine), is adept at curing all kinds of diseases, prescribing medicine according to the illness, enabling patients to take it and follow medical advice; immeasurable merits have all been accomplished, immeasurable Buddha lands have all been adorned and purified; all who see or hear them, without exception, receive benefits; all that is done will not be in vain; all such merits are fully possessed. Their names are: Samantadarśana Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who equally observes all beings), Asamantadarśana Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who observes beings with a discriminating mind), Samanta-Asamantadarśana Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who observes beings both equally and with discrimination), Dhāraṇīśvararāja Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is the King of Freedom in Samadhi), Dharma-īśvararāja Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is the King of Freedom in the Dharma), Dharmalakṣaṇa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who understands the true nature of all dharmas), Prabhāsa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva whose body emits light), Prabhāvyūha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who adorns himself with light), Mahāvyūha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who has accomplished great adornment of merit), Ratnakūṭa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who accumulates immeasurable merits like a treasure), Prati-bhānakūṭa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who accumulates eloquence), Ratnapāṇi Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who holds a jewel in his hand), Ratnamudrāhasta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who holds a jewel seal in his hand), Nityotkṣiptahasta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who constantly raises his hand to protect beings), Nityāvakṣiptahasta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who constantly lowers his hand to receive beings), Nityaprahāsa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who always has a compassionate heart), Hṛṣṭikarā Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva whose root is joy), Hṛṣṭirāja Bodhisattva (the King of Joy), Svaraghoṣa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who possesses the voice of eloquence), Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva whose wisdom is as boundless as space), Ratnolka-dhara Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who holds a jewel torch to illuminate beings), Ratnavīrya Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who possesses jewel-like courage and diligence), Ratnadarśana Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who can see treasures), Indrajāla Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is adorned like Indra's net), Prabhājāla Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who illuminates all beings with a net of light), Anālambanadarśana Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who observes beings with unconditioned great compassion), Mati-kūṭa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who accumulates wisdom), Ratnaśrī Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is victorious with jewels), Devarāja Bodhisattva (the King of Gods), Bhagnamāra Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who can destroy demonic obstacles), Vidyuddeva Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who possesses lightning-like merits), Īśvararāja Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who has great freedom), Guṇalakṣaṇavyūha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who adorns himself with the characteristics of merit), Siṃhanāda Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who speaks the Dharma with a lion's roar-like voice), Meghasvara Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who speaks the Dharma with a thunderous voice), Parvatasaṃghāṭṭasvara Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva whose voice is as loud as mountains colliding), Gandhahastin Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is as majestic as a fragrant elephant), Śvetagandhahastin Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is as pure as a white fragrant elephant), Nityodyukta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who constantly practices diligently), Anavakrānta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who never ceases practicing), Adbhutajāta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva born from wonderful Dharma), Puṣpavyūha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who adorns himself with the adornments of the Avatamsaka), Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who hears the sounds of the world and rescues from suffering), Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who has obtained great power), Brahmājāla Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is adorned like Brahma's net), Ratnadaṇḍa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who holds a jewel staff), Aparājita Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who cannot be defeated), Bhūmivyūha Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who adorns the Buddha land), Suvarṇamukuṭa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who wears a golden crown), Muktāmukuṭa Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who wears a pearl crown), Maitreya Bodhisattva (the future Buddha), Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta Bodhisattva (the Bodhisattva who is the prince of Dharma and foremost in wisdom), like these Bodhisattvas, there are thirty-two thousand people. Furthermore, there were ten thousand Brahma Kings, such as Śikhin (name of a Brahma King), from other four continents, who came to the Buddha's abode to listen to the Dharma; there were also twelve thousand Deva Emperors, who also came from other four continents to sit in the assembly; and other great powerful Devas, Nāgas (dragons), Yakṣas (a type of spirit), Gandharvas (celestial musicians), Asuras (a type of evil spirit), Garuḍas (golden-winged birds), Kiṃnaras (celestial musicians), Mahoragas (great serpent spirits), etc., all came to attend the assembly; Bhikṣus (ordained monks), Bhikṣuṇīs (ordained nuns), Upāsakas (laymen), Upāsikās (laywomen), all came together to attend the assembly. At that time, the Buddha was respectfully surrounded by an immeasurable hundred thousand of the assembly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

而为说法,譬如须弥山王显于大海,安处众宝师子之座,蔽于一切诸来大众。   尔时毗耶离城有长者子,名曰宝积,与五百长者子,俱持七宝盖,来诣佛所,头面礼足,各以其盖共供养佛。佛之威神,令诸宝盖合成一盖,遍覆三千大千世界,而此世界广长之相,悉于中现;又此三千大千世界诸须弥山、雪山、目真邻陀山、摩诃目真邻陀山、香山、宝山、金山、黑山、铁围山、大铁围山,大海江河,川流泉源,及日月星辰、天宫、龙宫、诸尊神宫,悉现于宝盖中;又十方诸佛,诸佛说法,亦现于宝盖中。尔时一切大众。睹佛神力,叹未曾有!合掌礼佛,瞻仰尊颜,目不暂舍。于是长者子宝积即于佛前,以偈颂曰: “目净修广如青莲,  心净已度诸禅定,  久积净业称无量,  导众以寂故稽首。  既见大圣以神变,  普现十方无量土,  其中诸佛演说法,  于是一切悉见闻。  法王法力超群生,  常以法财施一切,  能善分别诸法相,  于第一义而不动,  已于诸法得自在,  是故稽首此法王。  说法不有亦不无,  以因缘故诸法生,  无我无造无受者,  善恶之业亦不亡。  始在佛树力降魔,  得甘露灭觉道成,  已无心意无受行,  而悉摧伏诸外道。  三转 现代汉语译本: 佛陀说法时,就像须弥山王(Sumeru,佛教宇宙观中的中心山)显现在大海中,安坐在装饰着各种珍宝的狮子座上,遮蔽了所有前来的大众。 当时,毗耶离城(Vaishali,古印度城市)有一位名叫宝积(Ratnakara)的长者之子,与五百位长者之子一起,拿着七宝伞盖,来到佛陀所在之处,以头面礼拜佛足,各自用他们的伞盖共同供养佛陀。佛陀以其威神力,使这些宝盖合成为一个伞盖,遍覆三千大千世界(Trisahasra-Mahasahasra-Lokadhatu,佛教宇宙观中的一个宇宙),而这个世界的广阔景象,全部在伞盖中显现;并且这三千大千世界中的所有须弥山(Sumeru)、雪山(Himavat)、目真邻陀山(Mucilinda)、摩诃目真邻陀山(Mahamucilinda)、香山(Gandhamadana)、宝山(Ratnagiri)、金山(Suvarnagiri)、黑山(Kalagiri)、铁围山(Cakravada)、大铁围山(Mahacakravada),大海江河,川流泉源,以及日月星辰、天宫、龙宫、诸尊神宫,都显现在宝盖之中;还有十方诸佛,诸佛说法的情景,也显现在宝盖之中。当时,所有的大众,看到佛陀的神力,赞叹前所未有!合掌礼拜佛陀,瞻仰佛陀的尊容,眼睛片刻也不离开。于是长者子宝积就在佛陀面前,以偈颂说道: ‘您的眼睛清澈明亮,修长宽广如同青莲花,您的心清净无染,已经超越了各种禅定境界, 您长久以来积累了清净的功德,其功德之多无法衡量,您引导众生走向寂静涅槃,所以我向您稽首敬礼。 我们已经见到了大圣以神通变化,普遍显现十方无量国土, 其中诸佛都在演说佛法,对于这一切我们都亲眼见到、亲耳听闻。 法王您的法力超越了一切众生,您常常用法财布施给一切众生, 您能够善于分辨诸法的实相,对于第一义谛(Paramartha,最高的真理)毫不动摇, 您已经在诸法中获得了自在,所以向这位法王稽首敬礼。 您所说的法既不是‘有’也不是‘无’,因为因缘和合的缘故诸法才生起, 没有‘我’,没有造作者,也没有承受者,但是善恶的业力也不会消失。 最初您在菩提树下以神力降伏魔军,获得了甘露般的寂灭,觉悟了成佛之道, 您已经没有了心意,也没有了感受和行为,却能够完全摧伏各种外道。 您以三转

English

English version: When the Buddha expounded the Dharma, it was like Mount Sumeru (Sumeru, the central mountain in Buddhist cosmology) appearing in the great ocean, seated upon a lion throne adorned with various jewels, overshadowing all the assembled multitude. At that time, in the city of Vaishali (Vaishali, an ancient Indian city), there was a son of a wealthy householder named Ratnakara (Ratnakara), who, along with five hundred other sons of wealthy householders, brought seven jeweled canopies and came to where the Buddha was. They bowed their heads to the Buddha's feet and each offered their canopies as a joint offering to the Buddha. Through the Buddha's majestic spiritual power, these canopies merged into one canopy, covering the Trisahasra-Mahasahasra-Lokadhatu (Trisahasra-Mahasahasra-Lokadhatu, a universe in Buddhist cosmology), and the vast appearance of this world was entirely manifested within the canopy. Furthermore, all the Mount Sumerus (Sumeru), Snow Mountains (Himavat), Mount Mucilinda (Mucilinda), Mount Mahamucilinda (Mahamucilinda), Fragrant Mountains (Gandhamadana), Jewel Mountains (Ratnagiri), Gold Mountains (Suvarnagiri), Black Mountains (Kalagiri), Iron Encircling Mountains (Cakravada), Great Iron Encircling Mountains (Mahacakravada), great oceans, rivers, streams, springs, as well as the sun, moon, stars, celestial palaces, dragon palaces, and the palaces of various deities, all appeared within the canopy. Moreover, the Buddhas of the ten directions and their Dharma teachings also appeared within the canopy. At that time, all the assembly, witnessing the Buddha's spiritual power, exclaimed in amazement, 'Never before has this been seen!' They joined their palms in reverence to the Buddha, gazing upon the Buddha's venerable countenance, their eyes not leaving for a moment. Thereupon, the son of the wealthy householder, Ratnakara, in front of the Buddha, spoke in verse: ‘Your eyes are clear and bright, long and wide like blue lotus flowers, your heart is pure and undefiled, having transcended all states of meditative absorption, You have accumulated pure merits for a long time, the amount of merit is immeasurable, you guide sentient beings towards tranquil Nirvana, therefore I bow my head in reverence to you. We have seen the Great Sage with spiritual transformations, universally manifesting the immeasurable lands of the ten directions, Within them, all the Buddhas are expounding the Dharma, and we have personally seen and heard all of this. Dharma King, your Dharma power surpasses all sentient beings, you constantly bestow Dharma wealth upon all sentient beings, You are able to skillfully discern the true nature of all dharmas, unwavering in the ultimate truth (Paramartha, the highest truth), You have already attained self-mastery in all dharmas, therefore I bow my head in reverence to this Dharma King. The Dharma you speak is neither ‘existent’ nor ‘non-existent’, because all dharmas arise due to the aggregation of causes and conditions, There is no ‘self’, no creator, and no receiver, but the karmic effects of good and evil will not disappear. Initially, under the Bodhi tree, you subdued the armies of Mara with spiritual power, attained the nectar of cessation, and awakened to the path of Buddhahood, You have no mind, no sensation, and no action, yet you are able to completely subdue all the heretics. You use the three turns