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English version: Eleventh, protect the weak and do not allow them to be bullied; twelfth, treat the people under your jurisdiction with benevolence, so that they can each obtain what they deserve; thirteenth, be generous and tolerant, embrace and influence the unworthy, and guide them with righteous teachings; fourteenth, for those who come to submit to you and have something to present, be sure to handle it fairly and justly according to the law, so that they are not wronged; fifteenth, use good deeds to advise superiors and extend grace to the people, without懈怠 from beginning to end. Practice these fifteen precepts, without stopping or abandoning them. This is also a teaching of steadfast intention, which will surely not be lost, and will ultimately lead to liberation. Shanming Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: 'If there is an ordinary person who is牵连 by past sins, in an insecure place, subject to restraint and restriction, who aspires to achieve the Dharma of Samadhi (Ding Fa) with complete light, but cannot follow his heart's desire, and wants to practice this noble Samadhi (Ding), what should he do?' The Buddha said: 'Shanming! Ordinary people who sincerely want to learn should also do as described above. Carefully write this scripture, set up a seat and pavilion for it, burn incense and pay homage, without interruption at the three times of the day, and should also practice ten additional things: First, observe the five precepts (Wu Jie), without any deficiencies or violations; second, use leisure time to slowly recite and practice the Dharma texts of Samadhi (Ding Yi); third, even when handling affairs, recite them inwardly, so as not to forget or make mistakes; fourth, in places of hard work and suffering, know that this is caused by past actions, and do not resent it; fifth, if the place of residence does not have the image of the Buddha, and is not far from evil groups, constantly remember it in your heart, and pay homage to the four directions, as if facing the Buddha; sixth, be cautious, gentle, and harmonize your mind, and be humble to all; seventh, do everything wholeheartedly without falsehood or adornment; eighth, make many companions and do not begrudge your strength; ninth, if you see the old, weak, sick, or frail, feel compassion and support and protect them, sincerely and without pretense; tenth, always take refuge in the Three Jewels (San Bao) without懈怠 or forgetting.' These are the ten things. Ordinary people, even in places of hard work and restriction, should practice these ten things, without destroying them, without懈怠. This is also a teaching of steadfast intention, which will not be lost for generations, and will ultimately lead to liberation.' Shanming Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: 'If there is a virtuous woman, from a good family, or has affairs that need to be handled and cannot be abandoned, who wants to practice this noble Samadhi (Ding), what should she do?' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 学是成具光明定意，当奈何乎？”
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佛言：“善明！女人有居事因缘，志欲学是正定者，亦如上说。善书是经、设立棚阁、供施幡花、烧香敬礼、头脑着地，鸡鸣、日中、人定三时，为礼不失、至心恳恻、常愿离于女人身，心绝爱欲，如是无懈。又当加行二十事：一者持上贤士十五戒，中士十戒，而不毁缺；二者捐于妒心；三者减于镮钏之好；四者除于脂粉之饰；五者无有恣态；六者衣服真纯而不奢丽；七者育养室内，以慈心相向；八者软教奴婢，不加楚痛；九者摄护孤独，衣食平等；十者孝事其上，仁接下小；十一者下声下意，当自克责；十二者谦卑诫顺，常知惭愧；十三者所作为者，手执其事，清净香洁，施于公姑、父母，供养三尊，及与师友；十四者亲疏善恶，慈而等之，无此四念，差别之相；十五者若在私室，空闲无人，心不念欲；十六者端殷精一，心常在法；十七者所欲施作，报于所尊，然后乃行；十八者无自专之心，常以卑顺敕诫其身，令如正法；十九者终不于墙垣窥看，有邪僻之念；二十者坐起言语，终不调戏，常应法律，而无轻失。是为贤女人居家行正定之法。如此莫漏，功德渐满，后长解脱也。” 善明白佛言：“若有小姓凡女人，性乐贤行者，家贫困厄，执事劳苦，忧在衣食，不得 现代汉语译本：‘如果学习成就具光明三昧（Samadhi of radiant light），应该如何做呢？’ 佛说：‘善明！女人有居家事务的因缘，如果立志学习这种正定，也如上面所说。认真书写这部经、设立棚阁、供奉幡花、烧香敬礼、头面着地，在鸡鸣、日中、人定这三个时辰，礼拜不缺、至诚恳切、常愿脱离女身，内心断绝爱欲，像这样毫不懈怠。又应当额外修行二十件事：一是持守上等贤士的十五条戒律，或中等贤士的十条戒律，而不毁犯缺失；二是舍弃嫉妒之心；三是减少对华丽首饰的爱好；四是去除脂粉的装饰；五是没有放纵的姿态；六是衣服朴素纯真而不奢华艳丽；七是教养家人，以慈悲心相待；八是温和地教导奴婢，不施加鞭打责罚；九是照顾孤苦无依的人，给予平等的衣食；十是孝顺长辈，仁爱对待下属晚辈；十一是说话轻声细语，态度谦和，常常自我反省；十二是谦虚恭敬，常怀惭愧之心；十三是所做的事情，亲手操持，保持清洁香净，献给公婆、父母，供养三宝（佛、法、僧），以及师长朋友；十四是对待亲疏、善恶之人，都以慈悲平等之心对待，没有分别的念头；十五是即使在私室，空闲无人的时候，心中也不生起淫欲之念；十六是端正专一，一心常在佛法上；十七是想要施舍或做的事情，禀告给所尊敬的人，然后才去做；十八是没有自作主张的心，常常以谦卑顺从的态度告诫自己，使自己的行为符合正法；十九是始终不从墙缝偷看，不生邪念；二十是坐卧、起身、说话，始终不轻浮戏谑，常常遵循法度，没有轻率的过失。这就是贤良的女人居家修行正定的方法。像这样没有疏漏，功德逐渐圆满，将来终会长久地得到解脱。’ 善明对佛说：‘如果有小户人家的普通女子，天性喜欢贤良的行为，但家境贫困，操劳辛苦，为衣食担忧，没有
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English version: ‘If one studies to achieve the Samadhi of radiant light, how should one do it?’ The Buddha said: ‘Good Understanding! Women have the conditions of household affairs. If they aspire to study this right concentration, it is as described above. Diligently write this sutra, set up a pavilion, offer banners and flowers, burn incense and pay respects, prostrate with head to the ground, and at the three times of cockcrow, midday, and nightfall, perform the rituals without fail, with utmost sincerity, constantly wishing to be free from the female body, and with the mind completely detached from love and desire, without any懈怠 (xie dai, laxity). Furthermore, one should additionally practice twenty things: First, uphold the fifteen precepts of a superior virtuous person, or the ten precepts of a middling virtuous person, without violating or lacking any; second, relinquish the heart of jealousy; third, reduce the fondness for ornate jewelry; fourth, eliminate the adornment of cosmetics; fifth, have no licentious manners; sixth, clothing should be simple and pure, not extravagant and showy; seventh, nurture the household with a compassionate heart; eighth, gently teach servants, without inflicting beatings or punishments; ninth, care for the lonely and helpless, providing equal food and clothing; tenth, be filial to elders and treat juniors with kindness; eleventh, speak softly and humbly, constantly reflecting on oneself; twelfth, be humble and obedient, always knowing shame and remorse; thirteenth, whatever tasks are to be done, handle them personally, keeping them clean and fragrant, offering them to parents-in-law and parents, making offerings to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), and to teachers and friends; fourteenth, treat relatives and strangers, good and evil people, with equal compassion, without any differentiating thoughts; fifteenth, even when in private, in an empty room, the mind should not entertain thoughts of lust; sixteenth, be upright, earnest, and focused, with the mind constantly on the Dharma; seventeenth, whatever one wishes to give or do, report it to those who are respected, and then act; eighteenth, have no self-willed mind, constantly admonishing oneself with humility and obedience, so that one's actions conform to the right Dharma; nineteenth, never peep through walls or fences, and have no perverse thoughts; twentieth, in sitting, rising, and speaking, never be frivolous or jesting, always conforming to the law, and without careless mistakes. This is the method for a virtuous woman to practice right concentration while living at home. If one does this without omission, merit will gradually be fulfilled, and in the future, one will attain lasting liberation.’ Good Understanding said to the Buddha: ‘If there is a common woman from a humble family, who by nature delights in virtuous conduct, but whose family is poor and burdened with hardship, toiling laboriously, and worried about food and clothing, without --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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自在，内厌殃罪，欲疾解脱，闻是成具光明尊定清净之法，至心欲行，当云何乎？” 佛言：“善明！如此凡女人辈，在于贫困，欲学是定，虽不能得具行诫法者，且当修奉十事，莫作违舍。一者亲就贤友，从受五戒，行不毁缺；二者虽饥虽寒，忍不杀盗，以自饱暖；三者虽独居处，忍不邪淫，数谏心意；四者虽贫，忍不欺怠，以求财贿；五者于酒食倡伎，忍不观戏；六者尊行定法者，视之如佛；七者常行五善心：一为念施心，二为恭敬心，三为礼节心，四为下于一切心，五为制伏众态心；八者虽在事作，心诵法文而无懈怠；九者六斋入塔，礼拜三尊；十者虽无钱财以用布施，常身自扫洒塔地，以净水浆，给与众僧澡手洗浴，以力为施，勤而不厌。是为凡女人在于贫困，而行是十事，不有懈怠，此则巍巍，生则值佛，常遇定法，后长解脱。” 佛言：“善明！我所说贤女、凡人、贵姓贤女、凡姓女人、好贤行者，四品之行，诫法了了，其身履行无毁漏者，是之福祐难譬喻也。 “善明！譬人以七宝满是十方，上至二十八天，以用布施，百千劫不休不息。如彼四辈人，行成具光明定意四品法功德，出于彼布施福上巨亿万倍。所以者何？夫福者有尽、有苦、有往来、有烦劳、有食饮；行是成具光明定意 现代汉语译本：‘世尊，如果有人生活困苦，内心厌恶罪恶，想要快速解脱，听闻了这成就具光明尊定（Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light）的清净之法，真心想要修行，应当如何做呢？’ 佛说：‘善明（Sudatta）！这些凡俗女子，身处贫困，想要学习这种禅定，即使不能完全遵守戒律，也应当修持奉行以下十件事，不要违背舍弃。第一，亲近贤善的朋友，从他们那里接受五戒，并且持守不毁坏；第二，即使饥饿寒冷，也要忍耐不杀生、不偷盗，以此来满足自己的温饱；第三，即使独自居住，也要忍耐不邪淫，时常劝诫自己的心意；第四，即使贫穷，也要忍耐不欺骗、不懈怠，以此来寻求财富；第五，对于饮酒、美食、歌舞伎乐，要忍耐不去观看；第六，尊重修行禅定之法的人，视他们如同佛陀；第七，经常实行五种善心：一是布施心，二是恭敬心，三是礼节心，四是谦下于一切众生的心，五是制伏各种不良心态的心；第八，即使在做事的时候，心中也要诵念佛法经文而不懈怠；第九，在六斋日进入佛塔，礼拜佛、法、僧三宝；第十，即使没有钱财用来布施，也要经常亲自打扫佛塔的地面，用干净的水浆，供给众僧洗手洗浴，以自己的能力作为布施，勤劳而不厌倦。这就是凡俗女子身处贫困，而奉行这十件事，不懈怠，这样就非常殊胜，生生世世都能遇到佛陀，经常遇到禅定之法，最终获得解脱。’ 佛说：‘善明！我所说的贤女、凡人、贵姓贤女、凡姓女人、好贤行者这四种人的修行，如果戒律清清楚楚，自身行为没有毁坏遗漏，那么她们的福报是难以比喻的。’ ‘善明！譬如有人用七宝充满十方世界，上至二十八天，用来布施，百千劫都不停止。像这四种人，修行成就具光明定意（Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light）这四种品级的法所获得的功德，超过那用七宝布施的福报亿万倍。为什么呢？因为福报是有尽头的，有苦恼，有往来，有烦劳，需要饮食才能维持；而修行这成就具光明定意（Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light）
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English version: 'World Honored One, if someone is living in poverty, detests evil deeds in their heart, and desires to quickly attain liberation, having heard of this pure Dharma of the Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light, and sincerely wishes to practice it, what should they do?' The Buddha said: 'Sudatta! These ordinary women, being in poverty, wishing to learn this samadhi, even if they cannot fully observe the precepts, should cultivate and uphold the following ten things, and not violate or abandon them. First, draw near to virtuous friends, receive the five precepts from them, and uphold them without breaking them; second, even if hungry or cold, endure and do not kill or steal, in order to satisfy your own needs; third, even if living alone, endure and do not engage in sexual misconduct, and frequently admonish your own mind; fourth, even if poor, endure and do not deceive or be lazy, in order to seek wealth; fifth, regarding alcohol, food, singing, dancing, and theatrical performances, endure and do not watch them; sixth, respect those who practice the Dharma of samadhi, and regard them as Buddhas; seventh, constantly practice five good minds: first, a mind of generosity; second, a mind of respect; third, a mind of propriety; fourth, a mind of humility towards all beings; fifth, a mind of subduing all bad mental states; eighth, even while working, recite the Dharma texts in your heart without laziness; ninth, on the six fast days, enter the stupa and pay homage to the Three Jewels; tenth, even if without money to give as alms, constantly sweep the ground of the stupa yourself, and provide clean water for the monks to wash their hands and bathe, using your strength as alms, diligently and without weariness. This is how ordinary women, being in poverty, practice these ten things without laziness, which is very excellent, and in life after life they will encounter the Buddha, constantly encounter the Dharma of samadhi, and ultimately attain liberation.' The Buddha said: 'Sudatta! The practice of these four types of people I have spoken of—virtuous women, ordinary people, virtuous women of noble birth, ordinary women of common birth, and those who practice virtue well—if the precepts are clear and distinct, and their own conduct is without damage or omission, then their blessings are difficult to compare.' 'Sudatta! For example, if someone were to fill the ten directions with the seven treasures, up to the twenty-eighth heaven, and use them for almsgiving, without stopping for hundreds of thousands of kalpas. The merit of these four types of people, who cultivate and accomplish the Dharma of the four grades of the Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light, exceeds the merit of that almsgiving with the seven treasures by billions of times. Why is this so? Because blessings have an end, have suffering, have coming and going, have toil, and require food and drink to be sustained; while cultivating this Samadhi of the Honored One of Accomplished Light' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------