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English version Having attained the thirty-two marks (Thirty-two marks of a Great Man) and eighty minor marks of perfection (Eighty Minor Marks of Perfection) by oneself. Then, acting as servants and maids, teaching them about hardship, birth, death, sin, and merit, revealing to them the suffering of the three evil realms (Three Evil Realms), and admonishing them with the precepts of the path and the principles of righteousness, which is more effective than beating and punishing. 'The adornment of necklaces has four aspects. What are the four? First, unwavering faith (笃信); second, upholding precepts (戒禁); third, Samadhi (三昧); fourth, wisdom (智慧); these are the four aspects. Bodhisattvas use these to adorn themselves, contemplating the Mahayana (大乘) in their hearts, understanding that there is no distinction between male and female, everything is like an illusion, just as a painter creates a painting, achieving it at will, understanding the wisdom of emptiness, everything is originally pure, attaining a nameless body and the four fearlessnesses (Four Fearlessnesses), needing no protection, walking alone in the three realms (Three Realms), liberating all beings.' The woman, hearing the Buddha's teachings, opened her heart with joy and immediately generated the mind of unsurpassed perfect enlightenment (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta), establishing herself on the ground of non-retrogression (Avivartana). At that time, Indra (天帝释) came behind the Buddha and said to the woman, 'The Buddha's path is difficult to attain, it is better to pray to transform from a woman into a man, to become the Sun and Moon Devas (日月天帝) or a Chakravartin (转轮圣王).' Then, the woman said in verse: 'Heavenly Emperor, Sun and Moon King, Chakravartin, lord of the four regions, Power and influence are fleeting, Cannot be relied upon for long. Wealth is like morning dew, Something seen in a dream, Upon awakening, it vanishes, Not knowing where it has gone. The five skandhas are like illusions, The three realms are created by oneself, The three times are equal, The mind of the path has no equal companion. Understanding this truth, Who is male, what is female? The Heavenly Emperor, hearing these words, Remained silent, without a word to say.' The Buddha said, 'Excellent! Excellent! Truly as you say, the three realms (Three Realms) are like illusions, echoes, mirages, the moon in water, banana trees. Worldly people do not understand, clinging to the idea of 'self', thus relying on the three realms and unable to save themselves.' The woman immediately understood in her heart, transformed into a man, leaped into the air, and then came down to prostrate at the Buddha's feet. The Buddha told the man, 'In future kalpas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, you will become a Buddha, named Vimala-raja-tathagata (无垢王如来), Arhat (至真), Samyak-sambuddha (等正觉), Vidya-charana-sampanna (明行成为), Sugata (善逝), Lokavidu (世间解), Anuttara (无上士), Purusha-damya-sarathi (道法御) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 、天人师、佛，号天中天，世曰光净。”
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时来会者诸天人民无央数千，见此变应，皆发无上正真道意。 时长者妻一切下使，前白佛言：“尊者、卑者本宁异乎？” 佛言：“一切本无，随心所存。虽为下使，发心为道可得成佛；既为尊豪，恣心憍慢，不离恶趣地狱、饿鬼、畜生之中。犹月增减如树盛衰，一切非常无一可赖，唯道深慧乃可保常，犹如虚空无进无退。”时诸下使踊跃欣豫发大道意，变为男子得不起忍。 佛告阿难：“五阴无处，六情无根，十二因缘而无端绪，四大寄因，何所是人？” 佛说如是，莫不欢喜。 佛说长者法志妻经 现代汉语译本：‘天人师’（Teacher of Gods and Humans）、佛（Buddha），名号为‘天中天’（The Highest Among the Heavens），世人称他为‘光净’（Radiant Purity）。 当时前来集会的天人和人民数不胜数，见到这种变化，都发起了无上正真道意（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta，无上正等正觉之心）。 当时长者的妻子和所有下人，向前禀告佛说：‘尊贵的人和卑贱的人，他们的本性原本就不同吗？’ 佛说：‘一切原本皆空，随着心念而存在。即使是下人，如果发心修道，也可以成就佛果；即使是尊贵豪富之人，如果放纵心意，骄傲怠慢，也无法脱离恶趣，即地狱、饿鬼、畜生之中。犹如月亮的盈亏，树木的盛衰，一切都是无常的，没有什么是可以依赖的，只有深邃的智慧之道才可以保持恒常，犹如虚空，无进无退。’当时所有的下人都欢欣鼓舞，发起了大道之心，转变为男子之身，获得了不起忍（Avivartika-kshanti，不退转忍）。 佛告诉阿难（Ananda）：‘五阴（Skandhas，色、受、想、行、识）无处可寻，六情（Six Senses，眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意）没有根源，十二因缘（Twelve Nidanas）没有开端，四大（Four Great Elements，地、水、火、风）是寄托的因缘，哪里可以找到所谓的“人”呢？’ 佛说完这些话，没有谁不欢喜的。 《佛说长者法志妻经》
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English version: ‘Teacher of Gods and Humans,’ Buddha, named ‘The Highest Among the Heavens,’ is called ‘Radiant Purity’ by the world. At that time, countless gods and people came to the assembly. Seeing this transformation, they all aroused the unsurpassed, true, and right mind of enlightenment (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta). Then the wife of the elder and all the servants came forward and said to the Buddha, ‘Are the natures of the noble and the lowly originally different?’ The Buddha said, ‘Everything is originally empty, existing according to the mind. Even as a servant, if one aspires to cultivate the Way, one can attain Buddhahood. Even as a noble and wealthy person, if one indulges the mind in arrogance and negligence, one cannot escape the evil realms of hell, hungry ghosts, and animals. It is like the waxing and waning of the moon, the flourishing and decaying of trees. Everything is impermanent, and nothing can be relied upon. Only the profound wisdom of the Way can maintain constancy, like the void, without advance or retreat.’ At that time, all the servants rejoiced and aroused the mind of the Great Way, transformed into men, and attained the patience of non-retrogression (Avivartika-kshanti). The Buddha said to Ananda, ‘The five aggregates (Skandhas) have no place to be found, the six senses have no roots, the twelve links of dependent origination (Twelve Nidanas) have no beginning, the four great elements (Four Great Elements) are dependent conditions. Where can the so-called “person” be found?’ After the Buddha spoke these words, there was no one who did not rejoice. The Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Wife of the Elder Dharmamati --------------------------------------------------------------------------------