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English version: 'Sentient beings, in the past and present, are free from all sins, attain all blessings, and accomplish all roots of goodness. Therefore, father, you should deeply generate faith and joy, do not harbor resentment towards the Tathagata (the 'Thus-Gone One', an epithet of the Buddha), do not be misled by the foolish teachings of external paths and distance yourself from the Buddha, do not generate evil and rebellious thoughts towards the Buddha, do not harbor resentment, and do not generate malicious and harmful thoughts towards the Tathagata's virtuous friends. If you fall into the three evil realms (hell, hungry ghosts, animals), you will regret it later.' At that time, the elder Dehu (Virtue Protector) said to Yueguang (Moonlight): 'If, as you say, the Buddha has immeasurable merits, is all-knowing, and knows the minds of others, why did he not know that I made a fire pit and poisonous food with an evil intention, and yet accepted my invitation?' At that time, Yueguang said to his father: 'The Buddha is truly all-knowing and all-seeing, fully aware of all your evil intentions, and also knows that this evil intention can be subdued. The Buddha's wisdom is the greatest, his wisdom is free, and his awareness is complete. In order to eliminate your evil intention, father, he accepted your invitation, not for the sake of food. Father, you should remember the Buddha's great adornment, remember the Buddha's great supernatural powers, and the Buddha's great compassion. In order to liberate your evil and turbid mind, father, he came here; in order to allow those with evil attachments to plant good roots; in order to liberate the body; to be tamed; in order to turn a dark heart into a bright heart; in order to turn a black heart into a white heart; in order to turn a turbid heart into a pure heart; because you, father, believe in the evil and turbid views of external paths, so he wants to bring you great purity; he wants to remove all the suffering aggregates of the three realms. If you, father, do not believe that the Buddha has all kinds of great supernatural transformations, you will know it yourself tomorrow.' At that time, after the elder Dehu had passed this night, he sent a messenger to welcome the Buddha early the next morning, and told the messenger: 'According to my words, inform the great Shramana (ascetic, referring to the Buddha): 'The offerings are ready, please know the time.' At that time, the messenger left Rajagriha (Royal City) and went to Grdhrakuta Mountain (Vulture Peak Mountain), and after arriving at the Buddha's place, he reported to the Buddha: 'World Honored One! The elder Dehu has prepared the food offerings, may the Buddha know the time.' At that time, the Buddha said to the Bhikshus (monks): 'Put on your robes, hold your bowls, and go to the house of the great elder Dehu to receive his meal offering.' At that time, the Bhikshus reported to the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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言：“唯然，受教。”便各还房，着衣持钵，至如来所各一面立。 尔时如来如大师子王奋迅，从其四牙，一一牙放百千亿种种色光，一一齿亦复如是；两手、两臂、两肩及顶肉髻，各放百千亿种种色光；眉间白毫复放百千万那由他种种色光；举身亦放无量百千万那由他种种色光；于胸德字复放无量千万那由他种种色光；从其脐轮复放光明名破一切闇，百千万那由他种种光明而为眷属。复以神力出无量光，其光遍照东方尽一切佛刹，如是南西北方四维上下尽一切佛刹，光明遍照亦复如是。 尔时，东方过三千大千世界微尘等佛国，有世界名阎浮幢光，彼土有佛名曰仁自在王多他阿伽度、阿罗呵、三藐三佛陀，现在说法。彼有菩萨名须弥光，与阿僧祇眷属围绕，复有一万菩萨同号须弥光，皆共发引向娑婆世界。所经诸国兴大宝云，雨种种宝，到耆阇崛山，至于佛所，头面礼佛，为见佛故，为恭敬供养故，为见月光童子故，为怜愍王舍城中德护长者故来至佛所。 尔时，南方过三千大千世界微尘等佛刹，有佛国名火味，佛号善住宝幢王多陀阿伽度、阿罗诃、三藐三佛陀，现在说法。彼佛刹中有菩萨名普德光焰王，复有一万菩萨，同号普德光焰王，一一菩萨各与阿僧祇眷属恭敬围绕，皆共发引向娑婆世界 言：‘唯然，受教。’便各自返回房间，穿好衣服，拿着钵，来到如来所在之处，各自在一面站立。 尔时，如来如大师子王般奋迅，从他的四颗牙齿，每一颗牙齿放出百千亿种种种颜色的光芒，每一颗牙齿也同样如此；两手、两臂、两肩以及顶上的肉髻，各自放出百千亿种种种颜色的光芒；眉间的白毫相放出百千万那由他（梵语，数量单位，意为亿）种种种颜色的光芒；整个身体也放出无量百千万那由他种种种颜色的光芒；在胸前的德字放出无量千万那由他种种种颜色的光芒；从他的脐轮放出光明，名为破一切闇，有百千万那由他种种种光明作为眷属。又以神通之力发出无量的光芒，这些光芒遍照东方，直至一切佛刹（佛所居住的国土），像这样，南方、西方、北方、四维（东南、东北、西南、西北）以及上方、下方，直至一切佛刹，光明遍照也是如此。 尔时，东方经过三千大千世界微尘数般的佛国，有一个世界名为阎浮幢光（Yanfuchuangguang），那个国土有一尊佛，名号为仁自在王（Renzizaiwang）多他阿伽度（Tathāgata，如来）、阿罗呵（Arhat，应供）、三藐三佛陀（Samyak-saṃbuddha，正等觉），现在正在说法。那里有一位菩萨，名为须弥光（Xumiguang），被阿僧祇（asaṃkhya，无数）的眷属围绕，还有一万位菩萨，都名为须弥光，都一同出发前往娑婆世界（Sahā world）。所经过的各个国家都兴起大宝云，降下种种宝物，到达耆阇崛山（Grdhrakūta），来到佛陀所在之处，头面顶礼佛陀，为了见到佛陀的缘故，为了恭敬供养的缘故，为了见到月光童子（Yueguang Tongzi）的缘故，为了怜悯王舍城（Wangshecheng）中的德护长者（Dehu Zhangzhe）的缘故，来到佛陀所在之处。 尔时，南方经过三千大千世界微尘数般的佛刹，有一个佛国名为火味（Huowei），佛号为善住宝幢王（Shanzhu Baochuangwang）多陀阿伽度（Tathāgata，如来）、阿罗呵（Arhat，应供）、三藐三佛陀（Samyak-saṃbuddha，正等觉），现在正在说法。那个佛刹中有一位菩萨，名为普德光焰王（Pudeguangyanwang），还有一万位菩萨，都名为普德光焰王，每一位菩萨各自与阿僧祇（asaṃkhya，无数）的眷属恭敬围绕，都一同出发前往娑婆世界（Sahā world）。
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He said: 'Yes, I will follow your teachings.' Then they each returned to their rooms, put on their robes, and carried their bowls, arriving at the place where the Tathāgata was, each standing on one side. At that time, the Tathāgata, like a great lion king in its vigor, from each of his four teeth, emitted hundreds of thousands of millions of various colored lights; each tooth was also like this; his two hands, two arms, two shoulders, and the fleshy mound on the top of his head, each emitted hundreds of thousands of millions of various colored lights; the white hair between his eyebrows emitted hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas (a large number) of various colored lights; his whole body also emitted immeasurable hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of various colored lights; from the 'virtue' character on his chest emitted immeasurable millions of nayutas of various colored lights; from his navel chakra emitted light named 'Destroying All Darkness,' with hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of various lights as its retinue. Moreover, by his divine power, he emitted immeasurable light, which illuminated the entire eastern direction, reaching all Buddha-lands; likewise, the southern, western, northern directions, the four intermediate directions (southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest), and the upper and lower directions, reaching all Buddha-lands, the illumination was also like this. At that time, passing through Buddha-lands as numerous as dust motes in three thousand great thousand worlds to the east, there was a world named Yanfuchuangguang. In that land, there was a Buddha named Renzizaiwang Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyak-saṃbuddha, now teaching the Dharma. There was a Bodhisattva named Xumiguang, surrounded by asaṃkhya (innumerable) retinue, and there were also ten thousand Bodhisattvas with the same name, Xumiguang, all setting out together towards the Sahā world. The countries they passed through were filled with great treasure clouds, raining down various treasures, arriving at Grdhrakūta Mountain, reaching the place where the Buddha was, bowing their heads to the Buddha's feet, for the sake of seeing the Buddha, for the sake of reverently making offerings, for the sake of seeing the Yueguang Tongzi, and for the sake of compassion for the elder Dehu Zhangzhe in Wangshecheng, they came to the place where the Buddha was. At that time, passing through Buddha-lands as numerous as dust motes in three thousand great thousand worlds to the south, there was a Buddha-land named Huowei, the Buddha was named Shanzhu Baochuangwang Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyak-saṃbuddha, now teaching the Dharma. In that Buddha-land, there was a Bodhisattva named Pudeguangyanwang, and there were also ten thousand Bodhisattvas with the same name, Pudeguangyanwang, each Bodhisattva with asaṃkhya (innumerable) retinue respectfully surrounding them, all setting out together towards the Sahā world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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，所经诸国放无量阿僧祇光明充满世界，为见佛故，为恭敬供养故，为见月光童子故，为怜愍德护长者故来至佛所。 尔时，西方过三千大千世界微尘等佛刹，有佛世界名一切庄严，佛号一切普光多陀阿伽度、阿罗诃、三藐三佛陀，今现在说法。彼佛刹中有菩萨名普焰云王，复有一万菩萨同号普焰云王，一一菩萨各与阿僧祇菩萨以为眷属，恭敬围绕向娑婆世界，所经诸国兴杂宝华云，雨杂宝华，出过一切天人供养，为见佛故，为恭敬供养故，为见月光童子故，为怜愍德护长者故，来至佛所(尸利崛多者，隋言德护)。 佛说德护长者经卷上 大正藏第 14 册 No. 0545 佛说德护长者经 佛说德护长者经卷下 隋天竺三藏那连提耶舍译 尔时，北方过三千大千世界微尘等佛刹，有佛国土名曰炎光，佛号德藏峰奋迅王如来、多陀阿伽度、阿罗诃、三藐三佛陀，现在说法。彼佛世界有菩萨名卢舍那放大光明，复有一万菩萨，同号卢舍那放大光明，一一菩萨各与阿僧祇菩萨以为眷属，恭敬围绕向娑婆世界，所经诸国放诸沉水清净香炎，其香普熏各过十方诸佛世界、十阿僧祇倍遍满世界，出过一切天人庄严，为见佛故，为供养故，为见月光童子故，为愍德护长者故来至佛所(德 现代汉语译本： 所经过的各个国家都放出无量阿僧祇（asaṃkhya，无数）光明，充满整个世界，为了见到佛陀，为了恭敬供养佛陀，为了见到月光童子，为了怜悯德护长者，来到佛陀所在之处。 当时，在西方越过三千大千世界微尘数般的佛刹（buddhakṣetra，佛土），有一个佛世界名为一切庄严，佛号一切普光多陀阿伽度（Tathāgata，如来）、阿罗诃（Arhat，阿罗汉）、三藐三佛陀（Samyaksaṃbuddha，正等觉者），现在正在说法。那个佛刹中有一位菩萨名为普焰云王，还有一万位菩萨也同名普焰云王，每一位菩萨各自带领阿僧祇数的菩萨作为眷属，恭敬围绕着前往娑婆世界，所经过的各个国家兴起各种杂宝华云，降下各种杂宝华，胜过一切天人的供养，为了见到佛陀，为了恭敬供养佛陀，为了见到月光童子，为了怜悯德护长者，来到佛陀所在之处（尸利崛多，Śrīgupta，隋朝时译为德护）。 《佛说德护长者经》卷上 大正藏第 14 册 No. 0545 《佛说德护长者经》 《佛说德护长者经》卷下 隋朝天竺三藏那连提耶舍译 当时，在北方越过三千大千世界微尘数般的佛刹，有一个佛国土名为炎光，佛号德藏峰奋迅王如来（Tathāgata）、多陀阿伽度（Tathāgata，如来）、阿罗诃（Arhat，阿罗汉）、三藐三佛陀（Samyaksaṃbuddha，正等觉者），现在正在说法。那个佛世界有一位菩萨名为卢舍那放大光明，还有一万位菩萨也同名卢舍那放大光明，每一位菩萨各自带领阿僧祇数的菩萨作为眷属，恭敬围绕着前往娑婆世界，所经过的各个国家放出各种沉水清净香炎，那香气普遍熏染超过十方诸佛世界十阿僧祇倍，遍满整个世界，胜过一切天人的庄严，为了见到佛陀，为了供养佛陀，为了见到月光童子，为了怜悯德护长者，来到佛陀所在之处（德
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English version: The various countries they passed through emitted immeasurable asaṃkhya (innumerable) rays of light, filling the world, in order to see the Buddha, to respectfully make offerings to the Buddha, to see the Moonlight Youth, and to have compassion for the Elder Dehu (Virtue Protector), they came to the place where the Buddha was. At that time, beyond buddha-fields (buddhakṣetra) as numerous as the dust motes in three thousand great thousand worlds in the West, there was a Buddha world named 'All Adornments,' where the Buddha, named 'All-Illuminating Light Tathāgata (Tathāgata), Arhat (Arhat), Samyaksaṃbuddha (Samyaksaṃbuddha),' was currently expounding the Dharma. In that Buddha-field, there was a Bodhisattva named 'Universal Flame Cloud King,' and there were also ten thousand Bodhisattvas with the same name, 'Universal Flame Cloud King.' Each Bodhisattva, together with asaṃkhya Bodhisattvas as their retinue, respectfully surrounded and proceeded towards the Sahā World, passing through various countries, raising clouds of various jeweled flowers, raining down various jeweled flowers, surpassing all offerings of gods and humans, in order to see the Buddha, to respectfully make offerings to the Buddha, to see the Moonlight Youth, and to have compassion for the Elder Dehu (Śrīgupta, translated as Dehu (Virtue Protector) in the Sui dynasty), they came to the place where the Buddha was. 'The Sutra of Elder Dehu Spoken by the Buddha,' Volume 1 Taisho Tripitaka Volume 14, No. 0545, 'The Sutra of Elder Dehu Spoken by the Buddha' 'The Sutra of Elder Dehu Spoken by the Buddha,' Volume 2 Translated by Tripiṭaka Narendrayasas of India during the Sui Dynasty At that time, beyond buddha-fields as numerous as the dust motes in three thousand great thousand worlds in the North, there was a Buddha-land named 'Flame Light,' where the Buddha, named 'Virtue Treasure Peak Vigorous King Tathāgata (Tathāgata), Arhat (Arhat), Samyaksaṃbuddha (Samyaksaṃbuddha),' was currently expounding the Dharma. In that Buddha-world, there was a Bodhisattva named 'Vairocana Greatly Emitting Light,' and there were also ten thousand Bodhisattvas with the same name, 'Vairocana Greatly Emitting Light.' Each Bodhisattva, together with asaṃkhya Bodhisattvas as their retinue, respectfully surrounded and proceeded towards the Sahā World, passing through various countries, emitting various pure incense flames of aloeswood, the fragrance of which universally perfumed and surpassed ten asaṃkhya times the Buddha-worlds in the ten directions, filling the entire world, surpassing all adornments of gods and humans, in order to see the Buddha, to make offerings to the Buddha, to see the Moonlight Youth, and to have compassion for the Elder Dehu (Virtue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 护，梵云尸利崛多)。