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English version Arising, arising from the mind. Knowing that all dharmas are unborn, because of their original purity. Knowing that all sentient beings are without self, because of being free from inverted views. Knowing that all dharmas are the same as one dharma, because of their original freedom from desire. Knowing that all worlds are one world, because they share the same space. Knowing that all Buddhas are the same Buddha, because they enter the inconceivable realm of dharma. Being skilled in distinguishing all chapters and verses, because of proficiency in language. Knowing unobstructed eloquence, widely expounding the Dharma, pleasing all sentient beings, because of skillful speech. Knowing Dharani (total retention), because of not forgetting. Knowing the actions of all demons, teaching all demons to turn towards Bodhi (enlightenment), because of wisdom. Observing and knowing that all dharmas are like illusions, abiding in distinctions, because of differences. Understanding and knowing that all dharmas are like lightning, the moon in water, dreams, shadows, echoes, all dharmas ultimately without accomplishment. Awakening to the mind-nature of all sentient beings, originally pure. Being skilled in distinguishing and observing Samsara (birth and death) and Nirvana (extinction), because of skillful learning of expedient means. Being skilled in understanding emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness, showing the gate of liberation. Knowing that the inherent nature of all dharmas is tranquil, originally without bondage or obstruction. Knowing that all dharmas are free from obstacles and attain clarity, destroying the darkness of ignorance. Being skilled in using wisdom, bestowing the light of wisdom, expounding the Dharma for the sake of liberating all sentient beings. Knowing that all dharmas have no coming or going. Knowing that actions performed do not contradict each other. Knowing to show sentient beings, showing Samsara. Attaining the four kinds of eloquence, namely eloquence in meaning, Dharma, language, and joyful speech. What is said is without error, the Dharma is not empty. One's own self is tranquil and subdued, understanding true knowledge, tending towards Nirvana, wisdom tending towards the wisdom of all Buddhas. Guarding the city of Dharma, upholding all dharmas, attaining the ground of prediction, accomplishing all that is done. Abiding in the ground of non-retrogression of a Bodhisattva. Kinnara King (a type of celestial being)! These are the thirty-two dharmas by which a Bodhisattva purifies Prajna Paramita (perfection of wisdom). ‘Kinnara King! A Bodhisattva also has thirty-two dharmas that purify Upaya Paramita (perfection of skillful means). What are the thirty-two? Observing that sentient beings originally have no numerous evil deeds. Having immeasurable merit and not resting, even if there is only a little merit, not stopping. Practicing generosity to transform sentient beings, not seeking a field of merit. Arousing the thought of a field of merit towards all sentient beings, not expecting rewards. Teaching inferior beings, appearing as inferior. Teaching sentient beings to guard their speech. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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业。现女人像化诸年少。现作童子化诸童女。现一切色不违众生。自无憍恣现作憍恣,为化憍恣诸众生故。示现狂乱,随众所解而为说法。百岁持戒为化一人,放舍此戒所有一切娱乐之具,而共同之摄令入法。自住头陀,为不活畏诸众生故现不活畏。示现一切外道法中修出家行,不呵佛法。现为淫女,若在王宫现妙女身,为化悭着淫欲众生。于大众中多人集处现众伎术,或现箫、笛、琴、瑟、鼓、贝常为第一。于是众中歌舞戏笑,皆出法音现众伎术,随诸众生所喜乐者,为教化故而示现之。现神通力施众生财然后说法。失财众生为现宝藏然后说法。有诸众生忧箭所逼,随其所宜而为示现然后说法。若长者、居士及诸小王、内宫妇女忧无子息,为欲化导令其欢喜现为其子。于大伴中作大伴主,将诸人众至空旷野,粮食乏尽求索无所,以神通力化作饮食令充足已,如应说法令不退转于无上道。若有众生从生而盲群相随逐,若一若二若三若四,乃至一十一百,若千二千乃至十千,于彼众前现为盲人现极贫穷,从外乞求给施诸盲,令其得眼睹见诸色,随应说法使不退转于无上道。若复有诸多千众生,造众过罪为王所系,菩萨为脱是诸众生牢狱系闭,现为罪人同入是中,以神通力悉解杻械,施与衣裳充足饮食,若为说法令不退转 现代汉语译本 业。示现女人形象化为年轻男子,示现童子形象化为年轻女子。示现一切色相皆不违背众生。自身没有骄慢放纵,却示现出骄慢放纵的样子,为了教化那些骄慢放纵的众生。示现狂乱,随着众生的理解而为他们说法。即使花费一百年的时间持戒,只为教化一个人,也会放弃持戒,用所有娱乐的器具,与他共同生活,引导他进入佛法。自身安住于头陀行(dhūta,苦行),为了消除那些害怕无法生存的众生的恐惧,而示现出对无法生存的恐惧。示现在一切外道法中修行出家,但不诋毁佛法。示现为**,如果在王宫中,就示现美妙女子的形象,为了教化那些悭吝贪着淫欲的众生。在大众聚集的地方,示现各种技艺,或者示现吹奏箫、笛、琴、瑟、鼓、贝等乐器,总是表现得最为出色。在这些场合中歌舞戏笑,都发出佛法的声音,示现各种技艺,随着众生所喜爱的,为了教化他们而示现出来。示现神通力,布施给众生财物,然后为他们说法。对于失去财物的众生,为他们示现宝藏,然后为他们说法。对于那些被忧愁之箭所逼迫的众生,随着他们的情况,为他们示现相应的景象,然后为他们说法。如果长者(gṛhapati,富有的家族首领)、居士(kulapati,在家信徒)以及各个小国的国王、内宫妇女忧愁没有子嗣,为了教化引导他们,使他们欢喜,就示现为他们的儿子。在大队伍中,作为大队伍的首领,带领众人到空旷的野外,粮食缺乏,求索无门,就用神通力化作饮食,使他们充足,然后如其根器为他们说法,使他们不退转于无上道。如果有众生生来就是盲人,成群结队地跟随,或者一个、两个、三个、四个,乃至一百个、一千个、两千个,乃至一万个,在他们面前示现为盲人,示现极其贫穷,从外面乞讨来施舍给这些盲人,使他们得到眼睛,能够看见各种颜色,随着他们的情况为他们说法,使他们不退转于无上道。如果又有许多千众的众生,造作各种罪过,被国王囚禁,菩萨为了解救这些被囚禁的众生,示现为罪人,一同进入牢狱之中,用神通力全部解开他们的枷锁,施舍给他们衣裳,充足他们的饮食,然后为他们说法,使他们不退转。
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English version Karma. Manifesting as a woman, transforming into young men. Manifesting as a boy, transforming into young women. Manifesting all forms without contradicting sentient beings. Though without arrogance or indulgence, manifesting as arrogant and indulgent, for the sake of transforming arrogant and indulgent sentient beings. Demonstrating madness, teaching according to the understanding of the assembly. Enduring a hundred years of upholding precepts to transform a single person, abandoning these precepts and all means of entertainment, sharing them to guide them into the Dharma. Dwelling in dhūta (ascetic practices), manifesting fear of not surviving for sentient beings who fear not surviving. Demonstrating monastic practice within all non-Buddhist teachings, without disparaging the Buddha's Dharma. Manifesting as **, if in the royal palace, manifesting as a beautiful woman, to transform miserly sentient beings attached to lust. In large gatherings, demonstrating various skills, or manifesting playing the flute, pipes, zither, lute, drums, and conch shells, always being the best. In these gatherings, singing, dancing, and joking, all emitting the sound of the Dharma, demonstrating various skills, manifesting whatever sentient beings enjoy, for the sake of teaching them. Demonstrating supernatural powers, bestowing wealth upon sentient beings, and then teaching the Dharma. For sentient beings who have lost wealth, manifesting treasures and then teaching the Dharma. For sentient beings oppressed by the arrows of sorrow, manifesting according to their needs and then teaching the Dharma. If elders (gṛhapati, wealthy householders), kulapati (lay followers), and kings of small kingdoms, and women in the inner palace are worried about having no children, to transform and guide them, causing them to rejoice, manifesting as their child. In a large group, acting as the leader of the group, leading the people to a desolate wilderness, where food is scarce and cannot be found, using supernatural powers to transform food and drink, satisfying them, and then teaching the Dharma appropriately, causing them not to regress from the unsurpassed path. If there are sentient beings who are blind from birth, following in groups, whether one, two, three, four, up to one hundred, one thousand, two thousand, up to ten thousand, manifesting as a blind person before them, manifesting extreme poverty, begging from outside to give to these blind people, enabling them to gain sight and see all colors, teaching the Dharma appropriately, causing them not to regress from the unsurpassed path. If there are many thousands of sentient beings who have committed various offenses and are imprisoned by the king, the Bodhisattva, to liberate these imprisoned sentient beings, manifests as a criminal, entering the prison with them, using supernatural powers to unlock all their shackles, bestowing upon them clothing, providing them with sufficient food and drink, and then teaching the Dharma, causing them not to regress. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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于无上道。若有众生犯罪应死,为教化故化作化人,代彼罪人令其全命得无忧虑,慰喻令喜而为说法,毕定住于无上正道。若有众生诤诸财利、奴婢、畜生、舍宅、田地,共相挝打斗诤讼诉,以方便力现大财宝,酬报是人令两和合,然后说法令住菩提行。方便菩萨现作聋、盲、喑、哑形残丑陋之身,舍己妙形同作彼像,化众生故。或复现作外道导师,在远而去住赞叹三宝,冀望佛种故。方便菩萨舍诸禅定生于欲界,化众生故。或复现为诸无学人,悕望得乐示现涅槃,倍勤精进修诸法行。方便菩萨示现修行,获得正位现入涅槃,而甫修行于胜妙行。◎方便菩萨为未得正位欲涅槃者,于是人前现如来像,为令其人住菩提故。紧那罗王!是为菩萨三十二法具方便波罗蜜”。 说是诸波罗蜜时,大树紧那罗王诸眷属中,九十万六千众生,发于无上正真道心;如来众中八千菩萨,得无生法忍;大树紧那罗王,得智灯三昧。 是时大树紧那罗王!从佛闻法示教利喜已,欢喜踊跃得未曾有,以无价衣供上世尊,菩萨、声闻各各施衣,以所住园林及中所有一切奉施供佛如来。 尔时大树紧那罗王有八千子,以众宝花庄严八千微妙盖以奉供如来。当奉盖时佛神力故,令诸宝盖在虚空中,合为一盖覆百由旬。 时 现代汉语译本 对于无上菩提之道,如有众生犯下死罪,为了教化他们,(方便)菩萨会化作化人,代替那些罪人,使他们保全性命,没有忧虑,安慰劝导他们,并为他们说法,最终必定让他们安住于无上正道。 如有众生争夺各种财物利益,奴婢、牲畜、房舍、田地,互相殴打争斗,兴起诉讼,(方便)菩萨会以方便之力显现大量财宝,酬谢这些人,使双方和解,然后为他们说法,让他们安住于菩提之行。 方便菩萨会示现为聋、盲、喑哑、形体残缺丑陋之身,舍弃自己美妙的形貌,变成和他们一样的形象,以此来教化众生。或者示现为外道导师,远离而去,赞叹三宝,以此来期盼佛种得以延续。 方便菩萨会舍弃各种禅定,降生于欲界,以此来教化众生。或者示现为各种无学之人(已证阿罗汉果位者),希望获得安乐,示现涅槃,更加勤奋精进地修行各种法行。 方便菩萨示现修行,获得正位,示现进入涅槃,实际上却在修行殊胜微妙的行持。 方便菩萨为了那些尚未获得正位却想要涅槃的人,在这些人面前示现如来之像,为了让他们安住于菩提之道。 紧那罗王(Kinnara King)!这就是菩萨以三十二种法具足方便波罗蜜(Upaya Paramita,方便到彼岸)”。 当宣说这些波罗蜜时,大树紧那罗王(Great Tree Kinnara King)的眷属中,有九十万六千众生,发起无上正真道心;如来(Tathagata)的听众中有八千菩萨,证得无生法忍(Anutpattika-dharma-kshanti,对诸法不生不灭的真理的证悟);大树紧那罗王(Great Tree Kinnara King),获得智灯三昧(Jnana-pradipa-samadhi,智慧之灯禅定)。 这时,大树紧那罗王(Great Tree Kinnara King)!从佛陀那里听闻佛法,得到开示教导,心生欢喜,踊跃不已,感到前所未有,用无价的衣物供养世尊(World Honored One),也向菩萨(Bodhisattva)、声闻(Sravaka)各自施舍衣物,并将自己居住的园林以及其中的一切都奉献出来,供养佛陀如来(Tathagata)。 当时,大树紧那罗王(Great Tree Kinnara King)有八千个儿子,用各种珍宝花朵庄严了八千个微妙的宝盖,用来供养如来(Tathagata)。当奉献宝盖时,由于佛陀的神力,使得这些宝盖在虚空中合为一个宝盖,覆盖了一百由旬(Yojana)。 当时