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English version Teaching the contemplation of Truths. If (the practitioner) says: 'I see people coming and going incessantly in the mountains, suffering without end. I will use the power of loving-kindness to grind down this mountain and make it level ground.' This is seven things. Teaching with a mind of loving-kindness, to sit above this pond in the air, the body emitting a small amount of water to pour into the pond. If (the practitioner) says: 'After I sit in the air, I pour water down into the pond, the pus and blood in the pond flow out in all directions, and the pond becomes clear. In a short while, fire arises on all four sides of the pond, burning all this pus and blood completely.' This is eight things. Teaching with a mind of compassion, to sit on the pond and carefully observe in all directions. If (the practitioner) says: 'I see iron wheels (cakra, a weapon) and other extremely poisonous instruments of harm coming to my seat, forming a large platform, and all the sinners come to safe places in all directions. I see fire rising below the platform, the entire platform burning to ashes, and the fire spreading in all directions, burning everything it reaches.' This is nine things. Teaching to contemplate the pond. If (the practitioner) says: 'I see the spring water in the pond is vast, even to the four directions without limit, and in the middle, lotus flowers grow, gradually expanding to cover the entire pond. I sit in the lotus flower, and then look in all directions, seeing countless people on all four sides of the pond wanting to come to me, and I teach them to bathe, making their bodies pure. After their bodies are purified, I open a small portion in the flower leaves, and dwell on the road between the water below, allowing all the people to ascend the lotus platform.' This is ten things. Teaching to contemplate the four sides of the pond. If (the practitioner) says: 'I see pavilions naturally emerging on the four sides of the pond, connecting with the lotus flowers, allowing all the people to go to these pavilions and quickly get rest. They each say that although they have obtained happiness, and have stopped resting, they ask for food and drink. There is nothing to give them, so rain comes from the ten fingertips, and the rain turns into milk, allowing all the people to be fully satisfied.' This is eleven things. Teaching them to contemplate the flower platform. If (the practitioner) says: 'I see another platform emerging in the flower platform, and the pavilions in all four directions are even more layered, as vast as before. I immediately ascend, and open a small portion in the flower leaves, setting up various ladders for people to ascend. I also place them on the platform, leading to the pavilions in all directions, facing east from the direction they came.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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三方亦尔。复加悲心观此华中，复有自然所须之物，与四方人令其充足。便为说法：‘是身为苦无牢强者，皆由宿世犯五逆罪行恶所致，受此苦痛。今可忏悔。’寻如所言即便忏悔。”是十二事。 教观华台。若言：“我华台中更出重楼阁，我便寻上，到已复作梯橙。诸人上已，各各上楼休息已，我于华上便取饮食衣服所须之物，四向与之令无所少。便为说法，无量利益便生信心，受持斋戒悉令奉行。”十三事。 教令更观花台楼阁。若言：“我见花台楼阁如前生，微妙胜前。我与诸人等如前寻上重已，各共上楼，与诸人等便得充足令无所乏。复为说法，即便受教悉得利益。”十四事。 教生喜心谛观花中。若言：“我华台中楼阁如前生重，我与诸人悉共上已，我坐华上心欢喜。须臾之顷见花台楼皆作金色，七宝合成，于上便有无尽宝藏，衣服饮食微细柔软箜篌乐器，须随意所欲得充足已。复为说法，皆悉受行。”十五事。 教更观华台中。若言：“我已见花台中有树踊出，高楼十丈，枝叶茂盛生香美药。自上树头便下向观，见下楼阁从下破落至五重，诸人惶怖各言苦哉，便寻花上在诸花中。”十六事。 教生怜愍救济诸人。若言：“于花叶中挽诸人等上着花头，便以甘果悉给与之， 现代汉语译本：第三方也是这样。再以悲悯之心观察这莲花之中，还有自然而生的所需之物，给予四方之人，使他们充足无缺。便为他们说法：‘这身体是痛苦的，没有牢固强健之处，都是由于前世犯下五逆之罪，行为邪恶所致，才遭受这般苦痛。现在应当忏悔。’他们立即按照所说的进行忏悔。”这是第十二件事。 教导观看莲花台。如果说：‘我的莲花台中又生出重重楼阁，我便立即登上，到达后又设置梯子。众人上来后，各自登上楼阁休息完毕，我便在莲花上取出饮食衣服等所需之物，向四方分发给他们，使他们没有任何缺少。’便为他们说法，无量的利益便会生起信心，受持斋戒全部都奉行。”这是第十三件事。 教导他们再次观看莲花台楼阁。如果说：‘我看见莲花台楼阁如前次所生，更加微妙胜过之前。我与众人等如前次一样登上，各自登上楼阁，使众人等得到充足，没有任何缺乏。’再为他们说法，他们立即接受教导，全部都得到利益。”这是第十四件事。 教导他们生起欢喜心，仔细观看莲花之中。如果说：‘我的莲花台中楼阁如前次所生，更加繁盛，我与众人全部一起登上，我坐在莲花上，心中欢喜。’须臾之间，看见莲花台楼全部变成金色，由七宝合成，在上面便有无尽的宝藏，衣服饮食精美柔软，箜篌乐器，随心所欲，得到充足。再为他们说法，他们全部都接受奉行。”这是第十五件事。 教导他们再次观看莲花台中。如果说：‘我已经看见莲花台中有一棵树涌出，高达十丈，枝叶茂盛，生长着香美的药物。’从树顶向下观看，看见下面的楼阁从下开始破落，直到第五重，众人惊慌恐惧，各自说苦啊，便寻找莲花，在莲花之中。”这是第十六件事。 教导他们生起怜悯之心，救济众人。如果说：‘在花叶中拉着众人等，让他们登上花头，便用甘甜的果实全部供给他们，’
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English version: The third party is also like this. Further, with a heart of compassion, contemplate within this lotus flower that there are naturally arising necessities, and give them to people in the four directions, making them complete and without lack. Then, expound the Dharma for them: ‘This body is suffering, without strength or stability, all due to committing the five rebellious acts and engaging in evil deeds in past lives, thus suffering such pain. Now, you should repent.’ They immediately repent as instructed.” This is the twelfth matter. Instruct them to contemplate the lotus flower platform. If they say: ‘Within my lotus flower platform, more layers of pavilions emerge, I immediately ascend, and upon arriving, I set up ladders. After everyone ascends, each rests in the pavilions, and then I take from the lotus flower the necessities such as food, drink, and clothing, distributing them in the four directions, ensuring they lack nothing.’ Then, expound the Dharma for them, and immeasurable benefits will arise, generating faith, and they will all uphold the precepts and practice them diligently.” This is the thirteenth matter. Instruct them to further contemplate the lotus flower platform pavilions. If they say: ‘I see the lotus flower platform pavilions arising as before, even more subtle and surpassing the previous ones. I and the others ascend as before, each reaching the pavilions, providing everyone with abundance, lacking nothing.’ Then, expound the Dharma for them, and they immediately accept the teachings and all receive benefits.” This is the fourteenth matter. Instruct them to generate a joyful mind and carefully contemplate within the lotus flower. If they say: ‘Within my lotus flower platform, the pavilions arise even more splendidly than before, and I and everyone ascend together, and I sit upon the lotus flower, my heart filled with joy.’ In a short while, they see the lotus flower platform pavilions all turn golden, composed of the seven treasures (gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, red coral, agate, and pearl), and upon them are endless treasures, exquisite and soft clothing and food, and musical instruments like the Konghou (a type of harp), fulfilling all desires. Then, expound the Dharma for them, and they all accept and practice it.” This is the fifteenth matter. Instruct them to further contemplate within the lotus flower platform. If they say: ‘I have already seen a tree emerge from within the lotus flower platform, towering ten zhang (approximately 100 feet), with lush branches and leaves, bearing fragrant and medicinal herbs.’ Looking down from the top of the tree, they see the pavilions below collapsing from the bottom up to the fifth level, and everyone is terrified, exclaiming in suffering, and then they seek the lotus flower, within the lotus flowers.” This is the sixteenth matter. Instruct them to generate a compassionate mind and rescue the people. If they say: ‘Pulling the people from the flower petals, place them on the lotus flower head, and then provide them all with sweet fruits,’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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令无所乏。便为说法，教修禅定灭诸恶，身心得清净，踊跃无量，飞行虚空随意而去。”十七事。 教在花上四方远观。若言：“我见四方有光明云盖来趣我身，于时我身复光出与盖相接，我以手摩令广大。”十八事。 教即寻光从东方始。若言：“我寻光东行极远，于此光中见无量人，光中而来趣花所，如是寻去到光住处，乃自还来花。教次第行伍，给与衣食所须之物令得充足。便为说法，随意所应欢喜受行，身轻踊跃飞腾空中随意而去，南西北方亦如是。”十九事。 教观身令广大，满于空中极明净。“复明见四方无量人来集身边，我以慈心令入我身中，入我身中已安止。须臾之顷有自然所须之物，随意应施与诸人等令无所乏，各得充足快乐安隐。便为说法，无量利益，令得开解随意而去。”二十事。 如是等极多，略受法者说此事耳。形疾有三品，风寒热病为轻微。心心有三病患体，动有劫数受诸苦恼，唯佛良医授以法药，能受行者除生死病。令心决定专心不乱，如人见贼安心定意，牢自庄严贼自退散。乱心恶贼亦复如是。如是言曰：“血肉虽尽，但皮筋骨在。”不舍精进，如人烧身但欲救火更无余计，出烦恼苦亦复如是，当忍五事苦患：饥、渴、寒、热、瞋恨等。当避愦闹乐在静处 现代汉语译本 使他们一无所缺。然后为他们说法，教导他们修习禅定以灭除各种恶念，使身心得到清净，他们欢欣鼓舞，身轻如燕，在虚空中自由飞翔而去。这是第十七件事。 教导他们在花上向四方远处观看。如果他们说：‘我看见四方有光明如云盖般涌来，靠近我的身体，这时我的身体也发出光芒与云盖相连接，我用手抚摸它，使它更加广大。’这是第十八件事。 教导他们沿着光芒从东方开始寻觅。如果他们说：‘我沿着光芒向东方行进极远，在这光芒中看见无数的人，从光芒中而来，前往花所在的地方，这样寻觅直到光芒停留之处，然后自己再回到花上。’教导他们按次序排列队伍，给予他们衣食等所需之物，使他们得到充足。然后为他们说法，随他们各自的根器，使他们欢喜接受奉行，身轻如燕，在空中飞腾，自由自在地离去，南方、西方、北方也像这样。这是第十九件事。 教导他们观想身体变得广大，充满整个虚空，极其明亮清净。‘又清楚地看见四方无数的人聚集在我的身边，我用慈悲心让他们进入我的身体中，进入我的身体后安稳地停留。片刻之间，自然出现他们所需的各种物品，随意应施舍给这些人，使他们一无所缺，各自得到充足、快乐和安宁。’然后为他们说法，带来无量的利益，使他们得到开悟理解，自由自在地离去。这是第二十件事。 像这样（的教导）还有很多，只是为那些略微接受佛法的人讲述这些事情罢了。身体的疾病有三种：风病、寒病、热病，这些都是轻微的。心也有三种病患：躁动，经历劫数承受各种苦恼，只有佛才是良医，授予我们佛法之药，能够接受并奉行的人，就能去除生死之病。使心坚定，专心不乱，就像人看见盗贼，安心定意，牢固地自我防卫，盗贼自然退散。散乱的心就像恶贼一样。就像有人说：‘即使血肉都耗尽了，只要还有皮、筋、骨头在。’也不放弃精进，就像人被火烧身，只想救火，没有其他的打算，脱离烦恼的痛苦也像这样，应当忍受五种苦患：饥饿、口渴、寒冷、炎热、嗔恨等。应当避开喧闹，喜欢待在安静的地方。
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English version Making sure they lack nothing. Then he preaches the Dharma, teaching them to cultivate meditation to extinguish all evils, so that body and mind become pure. They rejoice immeasurably, fly freely in the sky, and depart as they please.' This is the seventeenth matter. He teaches them to observe from the flower, looking far in all four directions. If they say, 'I see light like clouds covering coming from all four directions, approaching my body. At that time, my body also emits light, connecting with the covering. I touch it with my hand, making it vast.' This is the eighteenth matter. He teaches them to follow the light, starting from the east. If they say, 'I follow the light eastward very far, and in this light, I see countless people coming from the light towards the flower. I follow in this way until I reach the place where the light stops, and then I return to the flower myself.' He teaches them to arrange themselves in order, providing them with clothing, food, and other necessities, ensuring they are satisfied. Then he preaches the Dharma, according to their individual capacities, so that they joyfully accept and practice it. They become light and joyful, soaring in the air and departing as they please. The south, west, and north are also like this.' This is the nineteenth matter. He teaches them to contemplate the body, making it vast, filling the entire sky, extremely bright and pure. 'Again, I clearly see countless people from all four directions gathering around me. With a compassionate heart, I allow them to enter my body, and after entering my body, they rest peacefully. In a short while, natural necessities appear, and I freely give them to these people, ensuring they lack nothing, and each obtains sufficiency, happiness, and peace.' Then he preaches the Dharma, bringing immeasurable benefits, enabling them to attain enlightenment and understanding, and depart as they please.' This is the twentieth matter. There are many such teachings, but these matters are only spoken for those who have slightly accepted the Dharma. There are three types of physical illnesses: wind disorders, cold disorders, and heat disorders, which are minor. The mind also has three afflictions: agitation, experiencing kalpas (劫数) (eons) and enduring various sufferings. Only the Buddha is a good physician, giving us the medicine of the Dharma. Those who can accept and practice it can remove the illness of birth and death. Make the mind firm, focused and undisturbed, like a person seeing a thief, calming the mind and fixing the intention, firmly guarding oneself, and the thief will naturally retreat. The chaotic mind is also like an evil thief. As it is said, 'Even if the blood and flesh are exhausted, as long as the skin, tendons, and bones remain.' Do not abandon diligence, like a person being burned by fire, only wanting to put out the fire, having no other plans. Escaping the suffering of afflictions is also like this. One should endure the five sufferings: hunger, thirst, cold, heat, anger, and hatred. One should avoid noise and enjoy being in quiet places. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 。所以者何？众闹乱定如入刺林。