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English version ‘As the world perceives it, as a disciple of the Buddha, one should not engage in divination, summoning spirits, using talismans and spells, exorcising monsters, performing sacrifices, or seeking to resolve misfortunes. Nor should one choose auspicious days or times. One who observes the Five Precepts of the Buddha is a person of merit. When undertaking any action, one should invoke the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha); the Buddha's profound and all-encompassing knowledge knows no detail. A person of virtuous conduct, protected by the power of the Way, can command the devas, nagas, and spirits, all of whom will respectfully submit. The precepts are noble and honored, bringing auspiciousness wherever one goes. How could there be any taboos or inauspiciousness!’ ‘The Way encompasses and covers all, vast and boundless. Those who do not understand create obstacles for themselves. Good and evil deeds are created by the mind; fortune and misfortune are brought about by oneself, just as a shadow follows a form, and an echo responds to a sound. The merit arising from observing the precepts is natural and spontaneous, receiving the protection of the devas. Wishes will be fulfilled without fail, moving the ten directions and matching the virtue of the heavens. The achievements are magnificent, praised by all the sages, and difficult to measure! A wise person understands destiny and will not deviate from the right path throughout their life. Practicing goodness as taught by the Buddha allows one to attain the path to liberation from the world.’ Ananda (one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha, known for his exceptional memory), hearing the Buddha's words, further arranged his robe and prostrated himself with his head touching the ground: ‘Yes, World-Honored One! We are fortunate to encounter the Tathagata (one of the titles of the Buddha), who bestows universal grace, is vast in compassion, and pities all beings, cultivating fields of merit for us, enabling us to escape suffering. The Buddha's words are true and unwavering, but few believe them. This world is full of evil, and beings curse each other, which is truly lamentable! If there are any who believe, even just one or two, yet the evil of the world has deteriorated to such an extent! After the Buddha's Nirvana (Buddhist term referring to the liberation from the cycle of birth and death), even though the scriptures remain, without believers, they will gradually decline and perish! Alas! How painful! What shall we rely on? We beseech the World-Honored One, for the sake of all beings, not to enter Nirvana so quickly.’ Ananda then offered this admonition and praise in verse: ‘The Buddha is the protector of the Three Realms (Desire Realm, Form Realm, Formless Realm), His grace is vast and His compassion is universal, We pray that for the sake of all beings, He will not enter Nirvana so quickly. Those who encounter the Dharma are few, blindly unable to distinguish truth, How painful are those who do not recognize it, their sins are so profound! Those who have past merit and encounter the Dharma, perhaps only one or two, The scriptures will gradually decline, what shall we rely on in the future! The Buddha's grace is vast!’
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非不大， 罪由众生故， 法鼓震三千， 如何不得闻？ 世浊多恶人， 还自堕颠倒， 谀谄諀訾圣， 邪媚毁正真。 不信世有佛， 言佛非大道， 是人是非人， 自作众罪本。 命尽往无择， 刀剑解身形， 食鬼好伐杀， 镬汤涌其中。 淫泆抱铜柱， 大火相烧然， 诽谤清高士， 铁钳拔其舌。 乱酒无礼节， 迷惑失人道， 死入地狱中， 洋铜沃其口。 遭逢众厄难， 毒痛不可言， 若生还为人， 下贱贫穷中。 不杀得长寿， 无病常康强； 不盗后大富， 钱财恒自满； 不淫香清净， 身体鲜苾芬， 光影常奕奕， 上则为大王； 至诚不欺诈， 为众所奉承； 不醉后明了， 德慧所尊敬。 五福超法出， 天人同俦类， 所生亿万倍， 真谛甚分明。 末世诸恶人， 不信多狐疑， 愚痴不别道， 罪深更逮冥！ 蔽圣毁正觉， 死入大铁城， 识神处其中， 头上戴铁轮。 求死不得死， 须臾已变形， 矛戟相毒刺， 躯体恒残截。 奈何世如是， 背正信鬼神， 解奏好卜问， 祭祀伤不仁， 死堕十八处， 经历黑绳狱， 八难为界首， 现代汉语译本 罪过并非不大，都是因为众生的缘故。 佛法的鼓声震动三千大千世界，为什么却听不到呢？ 世道污浊，恶人众多，还自甘堕落，颠倒是非。 他们谄媚邪恶，诽谤圣贤，用邪门歪道来诋毁正法真理。 不相信世上有佛，说佛法不是正道。 这种人实际上不是人，他们自己造作各种罪恶的根源。 寿命终结后堕入无择地狱（Avici hell，八大地狱中最苦之处），身体被刀剑肢解。 喜欢吃人的恶鬼互相砍杀，沸腾的镬汤就在他们中间。 犯淫邪的人拥抱铜柱，被大火焚烧。 诽谤清高之士的人，会被用铁钳拔掉舌头。 饮酒作乐，毫无礼节，迷惑颠倒，丧失了做人的道理。 死后堕入地狱之中，被灌以滚烫的铜汁。 遭受各种厄难，痛苦得无法形容。 如果转世为人，也会在贫穷中度过一生。 不杀生的人会长寿，没有疾病，身体健康强壮； 不偷盗的人将来会大富大贵，钱财总是充足； 不邪淫的人身带香气，身体散发着芬芳， 光彩照人，如果投生到尊贵之处，就能成为大王； 至诚守信，不欺骗别人的人，会被众人所敬奉； 不醉酒的人头脑清醒，品德和智慧受到人们的尊敬。 这五种福报超越了世间法则，与天人同类。 所获得的福报是亿万倍的增长，这真谛非常分明。 末法时代的各种恶人，不相信佛法，充满狐疑。 愚痴无知，不能分辨正道，罪孽深重，更加堕入黑暗！ 他们遮蔽圣贤，诋毁正觉，死后堕入巨大的铁城之中。 神识被困在其中，头上戴着铁轮。 求死不得，顷刻间形体就改变了。 被长矛和戟互相刺杀，身体总是残缺不全。 为什么世人会这样，背离正道，相信鬼神呢？ 喜欢占卜问卦，用祭祀来伤害生灵，实在是不仁慈。 死后堕入十八地狱，经历黑绳地狱（Kalasutra hell，八寒地狱之一）。 以八难（没有机会见到佛法的情况）为边界。
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English version The sins are not small, but due to all sentient beings. The Dharma drum shakes the three thousand great chiliocosms, how can it not be heard? The world is turbid, with many evil people, who willingly fall into delusion, reversing right and wrong. They flatter evil, slander the saints, and use heresy to defame the true Dharma. They do not believe there are Buddhas in the world, saying that the Buddha Dharma is not the right path. Such people are actually not human; they themselves create the root of all sins. When their lives end, they fall into Avici hell (the most painful of the eight great hells), their bodies dismembered by swords. Man-eating demons like to kill each other, and boiling cauldrons are among them. Those who commit adultery embrace copper pillars and are burned by great fires. Those who slander noble and virtuous people will have their tongues pulled out with iron pliers. They indulge in wine and lack etiquette, confused and disoriented, losing the way of being human. After death, they fall into hell and are poured with molten copper. They suffer all kinds of calamities, the pain is indescribable. If they are reborn as humans, they will live a life of poverty. Those who do not kill will have longevity, without illness, and be healthy and strong; Those who do not steal will be rich and wealthy in the future, and their wealth will always be abundant; Those who do not commit adultery will have a fragrant and pure body, emitting a sweet fragrance, Radiant and bright, if reborn in a noble place, they can become a great king; Those who are sincere and do not deceive others will be respected by all; Those who do not get drunk will have a clear mind, and their virtue and wisdom will be respected. These five blessings transcend worldly laws and are of the same kind as gods and humans. The blessings obtained are multiplied billions of times; this truth is very clear. The various evil people of the Dharma-ending age do not believe in the Buddha Dharma and are full of suspicion. Ignorant and foolish, unable to distinguish the right path, their sins are deep, and they fall further into darkness! They obscure the saints and defame perfect enlightenment, and after death, they fall into a huge iron city. Their consciousness is trapped within, wearing iron wheels on their heads. They cannot seek death, and in an instant, their form changes. They are stabbed by spears and halberds, and their bodies are always incomplete. Why are people like this, turning away from the right path and believing in ghosts and spirits? They like to divine and ask questions, using sacrifices to harm living beings, which is truly unkind. After death, they fall into the eighteen hells, experiencing the Kalasutra hell (one of the eight cold hells). With the eight difficulties (situations where there is no opportunity to encounter the Buddha Dharma) as the boundary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 得复人身难。 若时得为人， 蛮狄无义理， 痴騃无孔窍， 跛躄哑不语， 朦胧不达事， 恶恶相牵拘， 展转众徒聚， 禽兽六畜形； 为人所屠割， 剥皮视其喉， 归偿宿怨对， 以肉给还人。 无道堕恶道， 求脱甚为难， 人身既难得， 佛经难得闻。 世尊为众祐， 三界皆蒙恩， 敷动甘露法， 令人普奉行。 哀哉已得慧， 愍念群萌故， 开通示道径， 黠者即度苦。 福人在向向， 见谛学不生， 自归大护田， 植种不死地。 恩大莫过佛， 世祐转法轮， 愿使一切人， 得服甘露浆。 慧船到彼岸， 法磬引大千， 彼我无有二， 发愿无上真。”
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阿难颂如是已，诸会大众，一时信解，皆发无上正真之道，僧那大铠甘露之意，香熏三千，从是得度，开示道地，为作桥梁。国王、臣民、天龙、鬼神，闻经欢喜，阿难所说，且悲、且恐。稽首佛足，及礼阿难，受教而去。 阿难问事佛吉凶经 现代汉语译本 获得人身非常困难。 即使有时能够转生为人，也可能是野蛮无理之人， 愚痴不开窍，或是跛脚、瘫痪、喑哑不能说话， 糊涂不通事理，恶行恶报相互牵连， 辗转于众人聚集之处，或者转生为禽兽六畜之形， 被人宰杀割取，剥皮并察看喉咙， 归还前世的宿怨，用肉来偿还他人。 没有德行就会堕入恶道，想要脱离非常困难， 人身既然难以获得，佛经也难以听闻。 世尊是众生的庇护，三界都蒙受恩泽， 宣讲甘露之法，使人们普遍奉行。 可悲的是已经获得智慧，为了怜悯众生， 开通并指示解脱的道路，聪明的人就能立即脱离苦海。 有福之人走向光明，证悟真理后不再受轮回之苦， 皈依于伟大的福田（指佛、法、僧三宝），在不死的土地上播种（指修行）。 恩德之大没有超过佛的，世间的庇护者转动法轮， 愿使一切人，都能服用甘露法药。 智慧之船到达彼岸，佛法之磬响彻大千世界， 彼此之间没有分别，发愿证得无上真道。 阿难（Ananda，佛陀的十大弟子之一，以记忆力超群著称）如此颂唱之后，所有在场的大众，一时之间都信受理解，都发起了无上正真之道的心，如同身披僧那大铠（Samnaha，比喻精进修行的坚定意志）甘露之意，香气熏染三千世界，从此得以解脱，开示通往道果的道路，为大家架设桥梁。国王、臣民、天龙（Deva-Naga，天上的龙族）、鬼神，听闻佛经后都非常欢喜，对于阿难所说的话，既感到悲伤，又感到恐惧。顶礼佛足，并向阿难致敬，接受教诲后离去。 《阿难问事佛吉凶经》
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English version It is difficult to regain human form. Even if one is born as a human at times, they may be barbaric and without reason, Foolish and without understanding, or lame, crippled, mute and unable to speak, Confused and not understanding things, evil deeds and evil retributions are intertwined, Revolving in places where people gather, or reborn as the form of birds, beasts, and livestock, Slaughtered and cut by people, skinned and their throats examined, Returning past grievances, using flesh to repay others. Without virtue, one falls into evil paths, and it is very difficult to escape, Since human form is difficult to obtain, it is also difficult to hear the Buddha's teachings. The World Honored One is the protector of all beings, and the three realms are blessed, Expounding the Dharma of nectar, causing people to universally practice it. Alas, those who have already attained wisdom, out of compassion for all beings, Open up and point out the path of liberation, and the wise will immediately escape the sea of suffering. The blessed go towards the light, and after realizing the truth, they will no longer suffer from reincarnation, Taking refuge in the great field of merit (referring to the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), planting seeds (referring to practice) in the immortal land. There is no greater kindness than that of the Buddha, the protector of the world turns the Dharma wheel, May all people be able to take the nectar of Dharma. The ship of wisdom reaches the other shore, and the Dharma chime resounds throughout the great thousand worlds, There is no difference between self and others, vowing to attain the supreme truth. After Ananda (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his extraordinary memory) chanted in this way, all the assembly at that time believed and understood, and all aroused the mind of the unsurpassed and true path, like wearing the armor of Samnaha (a metaphor for the firm will to practice diligently), the meaning of nectar, the fragrance permeated the three thousand worlds, and from then on they were liberated, revealing the path to the fruit of the path, building bridges for everyone. Kings, ministers, Deva-Nagas (heavenly dragons), ghosts, and spirits, were very happy after hearing the scriptures, and felt both sad and fearful about what Ananda said. They bowed at the Buddha's feet, and paid homage to Ananda, and left after receiving the teachings. 'Ananda's Sutra on Auspicious and Inauspicious Matters in Serving the Buddha' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------