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舍利弗起前长跪叉手白佛言：“文殊师利有何等恩施与佛，今何因缘，言当念故恩？” 佛语舍利弗：“乃前世无数劫，时有佛字罗陀那祇，有六万比丘阿罗汉，七亿二千万人诸菩萨。中有一菩萨，字惹那罗耶，朝起入城分卫得满钵，来还从街上行。有一乳母抱长者子，字惟摩罗波休，见沙门持钵便下，乳母抱趣沙门所，沙门以石蜜饼授与小儿，小儿啖之大美，便随沙门去，乳母逐护之，小儿啖尽，尽便还顾，意欲还去。沙门复取饼授之，儿啖饼逐随沙门出城到佛所，见佛端正，身有三十二相、八十种好，视之无厌，见诸菩萨比丘大欢喜。沙门便教小儿澡手漱口，便持钵饼与小儿令饭佛：‘汝今得安隐，后得其福。’小儿取授钵饼，持至佛前，以手接饼着佛钵中，复过与诸菩萨比丘僧，皆悉满足，食饱饼钵如故。如是饭佛菩萨及比丘僧七日，小儿大欢喜，自说：‘我日持一饼饭佛菩萨及比丘僧，七日饭满我必得福，因是一功德得佛。’” 佛语诸菩萨阿罗汉言：“此是本时恩也。惹那罗耶菩萨，今文殊是也。时小儿维摩罗波休者，我身是也。今我得佛，有三十二相、八十种好，威神尊贵，度脱十方一切众生者，皆文殊师利之恩，本是我师。前过去无央数诸佛，皆是文殊师利弟子，当来者亦是其威神恩力所 现代汉语译本 舍利弗从座位上起身，长跪合掌，对佛说：‘文殊师利（Manjushri）对佛有什么样的恩德和施予，如今是什么因缘，说应当思念他的恩德呢？’ 佛告诉舍利弗：‘在过去无数劫之前，那时有一尊佛，名为罗陀那祇（Ratna-ghati），有六万比丘阿罗汉，七亿二千万人诸菩萨。其中有一位菩萨，名为惹那罗耶（Jnana-raya），早上起身进入城中乞食，得到满钵的食物，回来时从街上走。有一位乳母抱着一位长者的儿子，名为惟摩罗波休（Vimala-bahu），看见沙门拿着钵，便走下。乳母抱着孩子走向沙门所在的地方，沙门将石蜜饼给小儿，小儿吃了觉得非常美味，便跟随沙门离去，乳母在后面追赶保护他，小儿吃完了饼，回头看，想要回去。沙门又拿饼给他，小儿吃了饼，就跟随沙门出城，到了佛所在的地方，看见佛的相貌端正，身上有三十二相、八十种好，看了没有厌倦，看见诸菩萨比丘，非常欢喜。沙门便教小儿洗手漱口，然后拿着钵中的饼给小儿，让他供养佛：‘你现在这样做会得到安稳，将来会得到福报。’小儿接过钵中的饼，拿到佛前，用手将饼放入佛的钵中，又分给诸菩萨比丘僧，大家都得到满足，吃饱后钵中的饼还和原来一样多。这样供养佛、菩萨以及比丘僧七天，小儿非常欢喜，自己说：‘我每天拿一块饼供养佛、菩萨以及比丘僧，七天供养圆满，我必定会得到福报，因为这一功德，将来可以成佛。’ 佛告诉诸菩萨阿罗汉说：‘这是根本时的恩德啊。惹那罗耶菩萨，就是现在的文殊师利。当时的小儿维摩罗波休，就是我的前身。现在我能够成佛，具有三十二相、八十种好，威神尊贵，度脱十方一切众生，都是文殊师利的恩德，他本来就是我的老师。过去无数的诸佛，都是文殊师利的弟子，将来的诸佛，也是依靠他的威神恩力所成就的。’
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English version Shariputra rose from his seat, knelt on his right knee, placed his palms together, and said to the Buddha: 'What kind of grace and bestowal does Manjushri (Manjushri) have towards the Buddha, and what is the reason now that it is said that his grace should be remembered?' The Buddha told Shariputra: 'In countless kalpas in the past, there was a Buddha named Ratna-ghati, with 60,000 Bhikshu Arhats and 720 million Bodhisattvas. Among them was a Bodhisattva named Jnana-raya, who rose in the morning and entered the city to beg for food, obtaining a full bowl, and returned along the street. There was a wet nurse holding the son of an elder, named Vimala-bahu, who saw the Shramana holding a bowl and came down. The wet nurse carried the child towards the Shramana, and the Shramana gave a rock candy cake to the child. The child ate it and found it very delicious, so he followed the Shramana away. The wet nurse chased after him to protect him. The child finished eating the cake, looked back, and wanted to return. The Shramana took another cake and gave it to him. The child ate the cake and followed the Shramana out of the city to where the Buddha was. He saw that the Buddha's appearance was dignified, with the thirty-two marks and eighty minor characteristics, and he never tired of looking at him. Seeing the Bodhisattvas and Bhikshus, he was very happy. The Shramana then taught the child to wash his hands and rinse his mouth, and then gave the cake in the bowl to the child, telling him to offer it to the Buddha: 'If you do this now, you will be safe and secure, and you will receive blessings in the future.' The child took the cake in the bowl, brought it before the Buddha, and placed the cake in the Buddha's bowl with his hands. He then distributed it to the Bodhisattvas and Bhikshu Sangha, and everyone was satisfied. After they were full, the cake in the bowl was still as much as before. In this way, he offered food to the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and Bhikshu Sangha for seven days. The child was very happy and said to himself: 'I offer a cake to the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and Bhikshu Sangha every day. After seven days of offering, I will surely receive blessings. Because of this merit, I will be able to become a Buddha in the future.' The Buddha told the Bodhisattvas and Arhats: 'This is the grace from the very beginning. The Bodhisattva Jnana-raya is the present Manjushri. The child Vimala-bahu at that time was my former self. Now that I have become a Buddha, possessing the thirty-two marks and eighty minor characteristics, with majestic power and honor, delivering all sentient beings in the ten directions, it is all due to the grace of Manjushri, who was originally my teacher. The countless Buddhas of the past were all disciples of Manjushri, and the Buddhas of the future will also be accomplished by his majestic power and grace.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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致。譬如世间小儿有父母，文殊者佛道中父母也。” 佛说是经时，忉利天上二百菩萨自念：“佛本文殊所教化，令作功德成佛。文殊何以故，在佛前不成佛耶？” 佛言：“文殊深入善权，广化众生，故未取道。” 佛告诸菩萨及比丘四众：“前二百天人菩萨欲悔取二乘者，见文殊变化、吾应报恩，今皆更发无上心修菩萨道，后世皆当作佛。” 佛说经已，诸菩萨、比丘僧，诸天、人、阿须伦、鬼神、龙，皆大欢喜，起为佛作礼。 佛说放钵经 现代汉语译本：佛陀说：‘例如世间的小孩有父母，文殊（Manjusri，菩萨名）就是佛道中的父母啊。’ 佛陀说这部经的时候，忉利天（Trayastrimsa，佛教宇宙观中的一个天界）上的二百位菩萨心想：‘佛陀本来是文殊所教化，才得以修行功德成就佛果。文殊为什么在佛陀之前反而不成佛呢？’ 佛陀说：‘文殊深入善巧方便，广泛教化众生，所以还没有证得佛道。’ 佛陀告诉各位菩萨以及比丘四众弟子：‘先前那二百位天人菩萨想要后悔而证取二乘果位，因为见到文殊的变化以及我应报答他的恩情，现在都重新发起无上菩提心修菩萨道，将来都会成佛。’ 佛陀说完这部经后，各位菩萨、比丘僧，以及诸天、人、阿修罗（Asura，一种神道）、鬼神、龙，都非常欢喜，起身向佛陀作礼。 《佛说放钵经》
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English version: The Buddha said: 'For example, just as worldly children have parents, Manjusri (Manjusri, name of a Bodhisattva) is like the parents in the Buddha-path.' When the Buddha was speaking this Sutra, two hundred Bodhisattvas in Trayastrimsa Heaven (Trayastrimsa, one of the heavens in Buddhist cosmology) thought to themselves: 'The Buddha was originally taught by Manjusri, enabling him to cultivate merits and achieve Buddhahood. Why hasn't Manjusri become a Buddha before the Buddha?' The Buddha said: 'Manjusri has deeply entered skillful means and extensively transforms sentient beings, therefore he has not yet attained the Path.' The Buddha told all the Bodhisattvas and the fourfold assembly of Bhikshus: 'The previous two hundred heavenly Bodhisattvas who wanted to regret and attain the Two Vehicles, because they saw the transformations of Manjusri and that I should repay his kindness, now all have renewed their unsurpassed Bodhi-mind to cultivate the Bodhisattva path, and in the future, they will all become Buddhas.' After the Buddha finished speaking this Sutra, all the Bodhisattvas, Bhikshu Sangha, as well as the Devas, humans, Asuras (Asura, a type of deity), ghosts, spirits, and dragons, were all greatly delighted and rose to pay homage to the Buddha. 'The Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on Releasing the Bowl' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------