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长者白佛言：“世尊！我子月光于千万亿劫难可值遇，怜愍我故来生我家，善为我说诸佛功德，于千万劫恩难可报，复以无价真珠璎珞而散佛上。” 尔时，世尊为德护长者深生信故，以神通力，出百千万杂宝色云。彼时卢纥多输(译云赤马，是神名)、毗桎逻莎(亦是神名)，以种种杂色宝花光明照曜散于佛上，阿僧祇菩萨作无量神通，到于佛前，为欲教化百千万亿诸众生故。 时德护长者及月光童子并德生童子等，心生欢喜礼敬佛足，至心忏悔，作如是言：“呜呼奇哉！释迦如来神通变化不可思议，于百千万劫难可得见，况生净信，无量亿劫佛世难值。此儿月光有大智慧，曾见十方无量亿佛，游于一切诸佛世界稽首归命礼拜于佛，如释迦如来见十方佛，月光童子亦复如是，能见十方诸佛接足敬礼，于诸佛所闻法不忘。” 尔时如来见德护长者家内眷属男女大小及月光童子，于三宝所已生正信，礼拜赞叹，广种善根增益心行，即便微笑如诸佛法，从其面门出无量千万种杂色光炎，口四十齿，及以四牙，一一皆放无量千万亿光明，青黄赤白紫颇梨色，其光普照东方一切佛刹，如是南西北方四维上下，光明遍照亦复如是，光照已绕身三匝还从顶入。 尔时离攀缘德菩萨，从坐 现代汉语译本 至于膝（指跪拜）。 长者德护对佛说：‘世尊！我的儿子月光在千万亿劫中都难以遇到，因为怜悯我的缘故来到我家，很好地为我讲述诸佛的功德，这份恩情在千万劫中都难以报答，他还用无价的真珠璎珞散在佛的身上。’ 这时，世尊为了让德护长者更加深信，用神通力变出百千万种杂宝色的云。当时，卢纥多输（翻译为赤马，是神的名字）、毗桎逻莎（也是神的名字），用各种杂色宝花的光明照耀着散在佛的身上，无数（阿僧祇）的菩萨显现无量的神通，来到佛前，为了教化百千万亿的众生。 当时德护长者和月光童子以及德生童子等，心中生起欢喜，礼敬佛足，至诚忏悔，这样说道：‘呜呼，真是奇妙啊！释迦如来的神通变化不可思议，在百千万劫中都难以得见，更何况生起清净的信心，无量亿劫中佛出世都难以遇到。这个孩子月光有大智慧，曾经见过十方无量亿的佛，游历于一切诸佛世界，稽首归命礼拜于佛，就像释迦如来见到十方佛一样，月光童子也是这样，能够见到十方诸佛，接足敬礼，在诸佛那里听闻佛法永不忘记。’ 这时如来见到德护长者家中的眷属，男女老少以及月光童子，对于三宝已经生起正信，礼拜赞叹，广泛种植善根，增长心行，就显现微笑，如同诸佛的常法，从面门放出无量千万种杂色的光焰，口中的四十颗牙齿，以及四颗牙，每一颗都放出无量千万亿的光明，青色、黄色、赤色、白色、紫色、颇梨色，这些光明普照东方一切佛刹，像这样，南西北方、四维上下，光明普遍照耀也是这样，光明照耀之后围绕身体三圈，又从头顶进入。 这时，离攀缘德菩萨，从座位上…
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English version Concerning the knees (referring to kneeling in worship). The elder said to the Buddha, 'World Honored One! My son Moonlight is difficult to encounter even in countless billions of kalpas. Out of compassion for me, he was born into my family. He speaks well to me about the merits of all Buddhas. His kindness is difficult to repay even in countless kalpas. He even scatters priceless pearl necklaces upon the Buddha.' At that time, the World Honored One, to deepen the faith of the elder Dehu, used his supernatural powers to emit hundreds of thousands of clouds of various precious colors. At that time, Ruhita Ashva (translated as Red Horse, a deity's name) and Vicitrasa (also a deity's name) scattered various colored precious flowers with radiant light upon the Buddha. Asamkhya (countless) Bodhisattvas manifested immeasurable supernatural powers and came before the Buddha, desiring to teach and transform hundreds of thousands of billions of sentient beings. At that time, the elder Dehu, the boy Moonlight, and the boy Desheng, etc., felt joy in their hearts, paid homage to the Buddha's feet, sincerely repented, and said, 'Oh, how wonderful! The supernatural transformations of Shakyamuni Tathagata are inconceivable. It is difficult to see him even in hundreds of thousands of kalpas, let alone generate pure faith. It is difficult to encounter a Buddha's appearance in the world in countless billions of kalpas. This child Moonlight has great wisdom. He has seen countless billions of Buddhas in the ten directions. He travels in all the Buddha worlds, bows his head, takes refuge, and pays homage to the Buddha, just as Shakyamuni Tathagata sees the Buddhas in the ten directions. The boy Moonlight is also like this, able to see the Buddhas in the ten directions, touch their feet with reverence, and never forget the Dharma he hears from the Buddhas.' At that time, the Tathagata saw that the family members of the elder Dehu, men, women, old and young, and the boy Moonlight, had already generated right faith in the Three Jewels, paid homage, praised, widely planted good roots, and increased their mental practice. He then smiled, as is the Dharma of all Buddhas, and emitted countless thousands of millions of various colored flames from his face. Each of the forty teeth in his mouth, and the four canine teeth, emitted countless thousands of millions of lights, blue, yellow, red, white, purple, and crystal-colored. These lights illuminated all the Buddha lands in the east. Likewise, the south, north, west, four intermediate directions, above and below, were also illuminated by the light. After illuminating, the light circled his body three times and then entered from the top of his head. At that time, the Bodhisattva Lipan Yuan De, from his seat… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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而起，偏袒右肩右膝着地，合掌向佛白言：“世尊！如来以何因缘作是微笑？诸佛不以无因缘而笑。” 尔时，世尊告离攀缘德菩萨言：“善哉！善哉！善男子！汝能问佛如是因缘，汝已曾于过去无量千万亿劫常问此义，汝今承佛威神力故能问此义。善男子！汝今至心谛听，当为汝说。善男子！汝今见此德护长者大儿月光童子不？”“唯然，已见。” 佛言：“此童子者，能令未信众生令生净信，未调伏者能令调伏，未成熟者能令成熟，于其父所作善知识。何以故？能以导师法教化其父，安置无量千万那由他阿僧祇众生，于佛法中令生信心，必定阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。又此童子，我涅槃后，于未来世护持我法，供养如来受持佛法，安置佛法赞叹佛法。于当来世佛法末时，于阎浮提大隋国内，作大国王名曰大行，能令大隋国内一切众生，信于佛法种诸善根。 “时大行王，以大信心大威德力供养我钵，于尔数年我钵当至沙勒国，从尔次第至大隋国，其大行王于佛钵所大设供养，复能受持一切佛法，亦大书写大乘方广经典，无量百千亿数，处处安置诸佛法藏，名曰法塔，造作无量百千佛像，及造无量百千佛塔，令无量众生于佛法中得不退转得不退信。 “其王以是供养因缘，于不可称不可量无边 现代汉语译本：于是起身，袒露右肩，右膝着地，合掌向佛禀告说：‘世尊！如来因为什么因缘而这样微笑？诸佛不会无缘无故地微笑。’ 当时，世尊告诉离攀缘德菩萨说：‘好啊！好啊！善男子！你能够问佛这样的因缘，你已经在过去无量千万亿劫中常常问这个问题，你现在承蒙佛的威神力才能问这个问题。善男子！你现在专心仔细地听，我将为你解说。善男子！你现在看见这位德护长者的大儿子月光童子吗？’‘是的，已经看见了。’ 佛说：‘这个童子，能够使未信的众生生起清净的信心，使未调伏的人得到调伏，使未成熟的人得到成熟，对于他的父亲来说，是位善知识（kalyāṇa-mitra，指引正道的朋友）。为什么呢？因为他能够以导师的法则教化他的父亲，安置无量千万那由他阿僧祇（asaṃkhya，极大数字）的众生，在佛法中生起信心，必定证得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi，无上正等正觉）。而且这个童子，在我涅槃之后，在未来的世代护持我的佛法，供养如来，受持佛法，安置佛法，赞叹佛法。在未来的世代佛法末法时期，在阎浮提（Jambudvīpa，我们所居住的这个世界）大隋国内，做大国王，名叫大行，能够使大隋国内的一切众生，相信佛法，种下各种善根。 ‘当时的大行王，以大信心、大威德力供养我的钵，在那之后的若干年，我的钵将会到达沙勒国，然后依次到达大隋国，那位大行王对于佛钵大设供养，又能受持一切佛法，也大量书写大乘方广经典，数量达到无量百千亿，在各处安置诸佛的法藏，称作法塔，建造无量百千佛像，以及建造无量百千佛塔，使无量众生在佛法中得到不退转，得到不退信心。 ‘那位国王凭借这种供养的因缘，在不可称量、不可测量、无边
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English version: Then he arose, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, and, with palms joined, said to the Buddha, 'World Honored One! For what reason does the Tathagata (如来) smile in this way? The Buddhas do not smile without a cause.' At that time, the World Honored One said to the Bodhisattva (菩萨) Līpān Yuán Dé: 'Excellent! Excellent! Good man! You are able to ask the Buddha about such a cause. You have already asked this question countless millions of billions of kalpas (劫) in the past. Now, you are able to ask this question because of the power of the Buddha's majestic spirit. Good man! Now listen attentively with all your heart, and I will explain it to you. Good man! Do you see this Moonlight Boy, the eldest son of the elder Dé Hù?' 'Yes, I have seen him.' The Buddha said, 'This boy is able to cause beings who have not yet believed to generate pure faith, to tame those who have not yet been tamed, and to mature those who have not yet matured. He acts as a kalyāṇa-mitra (善知识, a virtuous friend) to his father. Why? Because he is able to teach and transform his father with the Dharma (法) of a guide, and to settle countless millions of nayutas (那由他) of asankhyas (阿僧祇, countless) of beings, causing them to generate faith in the Buddhadharma (佛法), and to certainly attain Anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (阿耨多罗三藐三菩提, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment). Moreover, after my Nirvana (涅槃), this boy will protect my Dharma in future generations, make offerings to the Tathagatas (如来), uphold the Buddhadharma (佛法), establish the Buddhadharma (佛法), and praise the Buddhadharma (佛法). In the future age of the decline of the Buddhadharma (佛法), in the Jambudvīpa (阎浮提, the world we live in) of the Great Sui country, he will become a great king named Dà Xíng, who will be able to cause all beings in the Great Sui country to believe in the Buddhadharma (佛法) and plant various good roots. 'At that time, King Dà Xíng, with great faith and great majestic power, will make offerings to my bowl. After those years, my bowl will reach the country of Shā Lè, and then successively reach the country of Great Sui. That King Dà Xíng will make great offerings to the Buddha's bowl, and will also be able to uphold all the Buddhadharma (佛法). He will also extensively write out the Vaipulya Sutras (方广经典) of the Mahayana (大乘), in countless hundreds of thousands of billions, and place the Dharma treasures of the Buddhas everywhere, calling them Dharma Stupas (法塔), and build countless hundreds of thousands of Buddha images, as well as build countless hundreds of thousands of Buddha Stupas (佛塔), causing countless beings to attain non-retrogression and non-retrogressive faith in the Buddhadharma (佛法).' 'That king, by means of this offering, in inexpressible, immeasurable, boundless --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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际不可说诸佛所常得共生，于一切佛刹常作转轮圣王，常值诸佛。于一切佛法僧供养恭敬尊重赞叹，造立塔寺，一切乐具悉以奉施。经半寿已，弃舍五欲，舍家出家净修梵行行法供养，阎浮提内一切男女见王出家，亦随出家净修梵行。 “此大行王，无量菩萨胜愿成就，大神通成就，于不可数劫行菩萨行，一一劫中所化众生不可称数，不可说不可量，悉皆安住于佛法中。如一劫中所化众生，一切劫中亦复如是，此菩萨如是安住，无量无边不可说众生，住佛法已于最后身当得作佛，号离垢月不动无障碍大庄严如来、应供、正遍知、明行足、善逝、世间解、无上士、调御丈夫、天人师、佛、世尊，出现于世，世界名曰无障碍。其佛身广大，无量光明，无量光炎，无量神通力，无量说法，无量徒众，无量转法轮，无量身相，教化无量众生。 “彼佛欲入涅槃时，授德护长者记，当得作佛，号无等身如来、应供、正遍知、明行足、善逝、世间解、无上士、调御丈夫、天人师、佛、世尊。德护长者家内眷属，见我神变发菩提心者，皆于彼劫各各名号次第作佛。天、龙、夜叉、揵闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽、人非人等，见我于德护长者家现神变时发菩提心者，皆于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提不退转；于十方界 现代汉语译本： ‘不可言说的诸佛经常共同降生于此，在一切佛国净土中，他总是作为转轮圣王出现，并经常遇到诸佛。他对一切佛、法、僧进行供养、恭敬、尊重和赞叹，建造佛塔和寺庙，并将一切美好的事物都奉献出来。在经历了半个寿命后，他会抛弃五欲（指色、声、香、味、触五种欲望），舍弃家庭出家修行，清净地修习梵行，以修行佛法的方式进行供养。阎浮提（Jambudvipa，指我们所居住的这个世界）内的一切男女，看到国王出家，也会跟随出家，清净地修习梵行。 ‘这位大行王，无量菩萨的殊胜愿望得以成就，大神通也得以成就。他在不可计数的劫（kalpa，佛教时间单位，极长的时间）中修行菩萨行，每一劫中所教化的众生都不可称数，不可说，不可量，全部都安住在佛法之中。就像一劫中所教化的众生一样，一切劫中也是如此。这位菩萨如此安住，使无量无边不可说的众生安住于佛法之后，在最后一生将会成佛，佛号为离垢月不动无障碍大庄严如来（Tathagata）、应供（Arhat）、正遍知（Samyaksambuddha）、明行足（Vidyacharana-sampanna）、善逝（Sugata）、世间解（Lokavidu）、无上士（Anuttara-purusa-damya-sarathi）、调御丈夫（Shasta deva-manushyanam）、天人师（Teacher of gods and men）、佛（Buddha）、世尊（Bhagavan），出现在世间，世界名为无障碍。那位佛的身体广大，拥有无量的光明，无量的光焰，无量的神通力，无量的说法，无量的徒众，无量的转法轮，无量的身相，教化无量的众生。 ‘当那位佛想要进入涅槃（Nirvana，佛教术语，指解脱）时，会给德护长者（Dehupa）授记（指预言未来成佛），预言他将来会成佛，佛号为无等身如来（Tathagata）、应供（Arhat）、正遍知（Samyaksambuddha）、明行足（Vidyacharana-sampanna）、善逝（Sugata）、世间解（Lokavidu）、无上士（Anuttara-purusa-damya-sarathi）、调御丈夫（Shasta deva-manushyanam）、天人师（Teacher of gods and men）、佛（Buddha）、世尊（Bhagavan）。德护长者家中的眷属，看到我的神变而发菩提心（Bodhicitta，指追求觉悟的心）的人，都会在那一劫中各自以不同的名号依次成佛。天（Deva）、龙（Naga）、夜叉（Yaksa）、揵闼婆（Gandharva）、阿修罗（Asura）、迦楼罗（Garuda）、紧那罗（Kinnara）、摩睺罗伽（Mahoraga）、人非人等，看到我在德护长者家显现神变时发菩提心的人，都将会在阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi，指无上正等正觉）上永不退转；在十方世界（指各个方向的世界）’