English
English version: 'Venerable Lord! There is no one who, having seen such a Dharma, would not teach it. Therefore, I am now certain that I will be able to teach sentient beings.' The Buddha asked, 'Will you be a great guide in the future?' The woman replied, 'Lord! There is no one who, having seen such a Dharma, would not act as a guide. Therefore, I am now certain that I will become a great guide.' At that time, Śakra-devānām-Indra (the King of Gods) held a Mandārava flower (a celestial flower) and stood before the Buddha. He gave the flower to Dṛḍhā (the Firm Woman), saying, 'Take this flower and scatter it upon the Buddha.' Then, Dṛḍhā, having received the flower, scattered it upon the Buddha, and by the Buddha's power, the flower remained in the air. At that moment, the Bhagavan (the Blessed One) smiled. It is the nature of all Buddhas that when they smile, various rays of light, blue, yellow, red, white, purple, and sphatika (crystal-colored), emanate from their mouths. These rays of light illuminated as far as Brahmā (the lord of the Form Realm), then returned to the Buddha, circumambulated the Buddha three times, and entered through the crown of his head. Then, Ānanda (one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha) asked the Buddha, 'Lord! The Buddhas do not smile without a reason or for a trivial cause. What is the cause and reason for this smile?' The Buddha told Ānanda, 'Do you see this Dṛḍhā? This woman, upon the end of her life here, will relinquish her female body and be reborn as a male. In the nakṣatra-kalpa (an extremely long period of time), he will attain anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (unexcelled, perfect and complete enlightenment), and his name will be Samantadarśana-Tathāgata (the All-Seeing Thus-Gone One), Arhat (Worthy One), Samyak-saṃbuddha (Perfectly Enlightened One). At the first Dharma assembly of that Samantadarśana Buddha, two hundred billion beings will exhaust all defilements, abandon their burdens, and attain the state of Arhat (liberated being). At the second Dharma assembly, one hundred and fifty billion beings will attain Arhatship. At the third Dharma assembly, one hundred billion beings will attain Arhatship. From then on, countless hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas (a large number) of beings will attain the fruit of Arhatship.' 'Thus, Ānanda, in the buddhakṣetra (Buddha-field) of that Samantadarśana-Tathāgata, there will be no hells, hungry ghosts, or animals. The beings in that land will all be accomplished in the ten daśa-kuśala-karma-patha (wholesome courses of action), and they will not engage in commerce or agriculture. His Buddha-field will possess immeasurable merits. Therefore, if there are good men or good women who generate the mind of anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi, do not in their presence...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
应起轻慢心，唯有如来明知此事，非余声闻、辟支佛等所能了知。是故，阿难！若有爱乐我者、尊重我者，不应于菩萨所生轻蔑心。” 佛说此法已，长老阿难、大德舍利弗、坚固优婆夷，及一切天人等，闻佛说法，皆大欢喜。 佛说坚固女经 现代汉语译本： ‘不应该生起轻视怠慢之心，只有如来（Tathagata，佛的称号）明了知晓此事，不是其余的声闻（Sravaka，听闻佛陀教诲的弟子）、辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha，靠自己领悟佛法的修行者）等所能了解知晓的。因此，阿难（Ananda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）！如果有人喜爱我、尊重我，不应该对菩萨（Bodhisattva，立志成佛的修行者）生起轻视怠慢之心。’ 佛陀说完此法之后，长老阿难（Ananda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）、大德舍利弗（Sariputra，佛陀的十大弟子之一，以智慧著称）、坚固优婆夷（a laywoman named Kengu），以及一切天人等，听闻佛陀说法，都非常欢喜。 《佛说坚固女经》
English
English version: 'One should not give rise to a mind of contempt or disdain. Only the Tathagata (the title of a Buddha) clearly knows this matter; it is not something that other Sravakas (disciples who hear the Buddha's teachings), Pratyekabuddhas (those who attain enlightenment on their own), and others can understand. Therefore, Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples)! If there are those who love me and respect me, they should not give rise to a mind of contempt or disdain towards Bodhisattvas (beings who aspire to become Buddhas).' After the Buddha spoke this Dharma, the elder Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples), the great Sariputra (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his wisdom), the steadfast Upasika Kengu (a laywoman named Kengu), and all the devas (gods) and humans, hearing the Buddha's teaching, were all greatly delighted. 'The Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Steadfast Woman' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------