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English version: ‘Manjushri (name of a Bodhisattva)! If someone were to seize or steal from countless Shravakas (Sravaka, disciples who practice by listening to the Buddha's teachings) and Pratyekabuddhas (Pratyekabuddha, practitioners who attain enlightenment on their own without a teacher), their clothing or food, all the accumulated sins; Manjushri! If there were again such a man or woman who, with an angry and malicious mind, were to seize or steal from those who believe in the Mahayana (Mahayana, the Great Vehicle) teachings, even a small morsel of food or a single meal, this sin would be greater than the former by more than asamkhya (asamkhya, an extremely large numerical unit). Why is that? Manjushri! All past, future, and present Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, for countless billions of asamkhya kalpas (kalpa, an aeon), cultivate giving, morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom, all to sever their own afflictions. Bodhisattvas are not like that! Even giving a small handful of food to an animal is to prevent the seeds of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) from being cut off.’ ‘Manjushri! If someone, with an angry mind, were to destroy the aggregates of precepts, the aggregates of samadhi, the aggregates of wisdom, and the aggregates of liberation of countless Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, destroying their aggregates of the knowledge and vision of liberation, and such destruction were to continue for countless kalpas, all the accumulated sins; Manjushri! If there were again such a man or woman who, with an angry and malicious mind, were to break one precept of a Bodhisattva who believes in the Mahayana teachings, or cause another to break even one precept, this sin would be greater than the former by more than asamkhya. Why is that? Manjushri! All the aggregates of merit of all Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, such as giving, morality, patience, diligence, meditation, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation, are all for severing their own afflictions. Bodhisattvas are not like that! Even the aggregates of merit from one day or even one precept are all for cutting off the causes of all sentient beings falling into evil paths, cutting off all evil karma, and even for attaining sarvajna-jnana (sarvajna-jnana, the wisdom of the Buddha).’ ‘Manjushri! If someone were to imprison all sentient beings in all worlds in the ten directions, all the accumulated sins; Manjushri! If there were again such a man or woman who, towards a Bodhisattva, were to give rise to an angry and malicious mind, not looking with their eyes, turning their body and face away, this sin would be greater than the former by more than asamkhya.’ ‘Manjushri! If someone were to pull out all sentient beings in all worlds in the ten directions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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所有眼目，所有罪聚；文殊师利！若复更有若是男子若是女人，以瞋恶心不看菩萨信大乘者，此罪多彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有十方一切世界一切众生劫数眼闇。文殊师利！若善男子若善女人，慈心怜彼一切众生令其得眼，乃经劫数，所有福德；文殊师利！若复更有若善男子若善女人，以清净心看于菩萨信大乘者，此福胜彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若善男子若善女人，能使十方一切世界一切众生，开狱系缚令得出已，复令得作转轮圣王王国安乐，复令得住帝释王乐所有福德。文殊师利！若复更有若善男子若善女人，以清净心欲见菩萨信大乘者，以清净心赞彼菩萨，此福胜彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若善男子若善女人，能安十方一切世界、一切众生住缘觉道，所有福德；文殊师利！若复更有若善男子若善女人，令一菩萨信大乘者增长佛种至一善根，此福胜彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有菩萨信大乘者，能安十方一切世界一切众生住菩提心，所有福德；文殊师利！若复更有其余菩萨信大乘者，不求资生，乃至诵一无余伽他，此福胜彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有男子若有女人，能令十方一切世界微尘等数缘觉之人，劫数堕于地狱畜生所有罪聚；文殊师利！若复更有若是男子 现代汉语译本 所有眼目所注视之处，所有罪业聚集之处；文殊师利（Manjushri，菩萨名）！如果再有这样的男子或女子，以嗔恨恶毒之心不去看待信仰大乘佛法的菩萨，这种罪过比前者多过阿僧祇（asamkhya，极大的数字单位）。 ‘文殊师利！如果有十方一切世界所有众生经历劫数般的眼盲。文殊师利！如果有善男子或善女子，以慈悲之心怜悯那些众生，使他们重见光明，经历了漫长的劫数，所获得的福德；文殊师利！如果再有善男子或善女子，以清净之心看待信仰大乘佛法的菩萨，这种福德胜过前者阿僧祇倍。 ‘文殊师利！如果有善男子或善女子，能够解救十方一切世界所有众生，打开牢狱的束缚，使他们获得自由，并且让他们成为转轮圣王（chakravartin，拥有统治世界的理想君王）享有王国安乐，或者让他们住在帝释天（Indra，佛教护法神）的快乐之中，所获得的福德。文殊师利！如果再有善男子或善女子，以清净之心想要见到信仰大乘佛法的菩萨，以清净之心赞美那些菩萨，这种福德胜过前者阿僧祇倍。 ‘文殊师利！如果有善男子或善女子，能够使十方一切世界的所有众生安住于缘觉（pratyekabuddha，不依师 обучения，自己悟道的修行者）之道，所获得的福德；文殊师利！如果再有善男子或善女子，使一位信仰大乘佛法的菩萨增长佛种，哪怕只是一点善根，这种福德胜过前者阿僧祇倍。 ‘文殊师利！如果有菩萨信仰大乘佛法，能够使十方一切世界的所有众生安住于菩提心（bodhicitta，追求觉悟的心），所获得的福德；文殊师利！如果再有其他菩萨信仰大乘佛法，不追求生活所需，甚至只是诵读一句无余伽他（gatha，偈颂），这种福德胜过前者阿僧祇倍。 ‘文殊师利！如果有男子或女子，能够使十方一切世界如微尘般众多的缘觉之人，经历劫数堕入地狱畜生道，所积累的罪业；文殊师利！如果再有这样的男子
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English version All eyes, all accumulations of sins; Manjushri (Manjushri, name of a Bodhisattva)! If there are men or women who, with hateful minds, do not look upon Bodhisattvas who believe in the Mahayana (Mahayana, the Great Vehicle), this sin is greater than the former by asamkhya (asamkhya, an extremely large number). 'Manjushri! If all beings in all worlds of the ten directions experience blindness for kalpas (kalpa, an immense period of time). Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who, with compassionate hearts, pity those beings and restore their sight, having gone through kalpas, the merit they acquire; Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who, with pure minds, look upon Bodhisattvas who believe in the Mahayana, this merit surpasses the former by asamkhya. 'Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who can liberate all beings in all worlds of the ten directions, opening the bonds of prisons and setting them free, and further enable them to become Chakravartins (chakravartin, an ideal universal ruler) enjoying the peace of a kingdom, or enable them to dwell in the joy of Indra (Indra, a Buddhist protector deity), the merit they acquire. Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who, with pure minds, desire to see Bodhisattvas who believe in the Mahayana, and with pure minds praise those Bodhisattvas, this merit surpasses the former by asamkhya. 'Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who can settle all beings in all worlds of the ten directions in the path of Pratyekabuddhas (pratyekabuddha, a solitary enlightened one), the merit they acquire; Manjushri! If there are good men or good women who cause one Bodhisattva who believes in the Mahayana to increase the seed of Buddhahood, even by a single root of goodness, this merit surpasses the former by asamkhya. 'Manjushri! If there are Bodhisattvas who believe in the Mahayana and can settle all beings in all worlds of the ten directions in the Bodhicitta (bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment), the merit they acquire; Manjushri! If there are other Bodhisattvas who believe in the Mahayana and do not seek sustenance, even reciting a single verse of a gatha (gatha, a verse), this merit surpasses the former by asamkhya. 'Manjushri! If there are men or women who can cause as many Pratyekabuddhas as there are dust motes in all worlds of the ten directions to fall into hells and animal realms for kalpas, the accumulation of sins; Manjushri! If there are such men --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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若是女人，断一菩萨发菩提心，菩提心断，此罪多彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有男子若有女人，能断十方一切世界微尘等数一切众生发菩提心，菩提心断，所有罪聚；文殊师利！若复更有若是男子若是女人，断一众生信于大乘不作菩萨，大乘行断，此罪多彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有十方一切世界一切众生生，于地狱、畜生、饿鬼、阎魔罗处。文殊师利！若有菩萨能令如是一切众生，出于地狱、畜生、饿鬼、阎魔罗处，住菩提心，所有福德；文殊师利！若复更有其余菩萨，令一众生，信于大乘、入于大乘，此福胜彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有男子若有女人，能令十方一切世界微尘等数缘觉退还，所有罪聚；文殊师利！若复更有若是男子若是女人，令信大乘一菩萨退，此罪多彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若有男子若有女人，若于十方一切世界微尘等数诸辟支佛，供养财利生嫉妒心，断其供养财利因缘，四方四维恶说毁呰，彼辟支佛而不赞说，所有罪聚；文殊师利！若复更有若是男子若是女人，于一菩萨信大乘者，供养财利生嫉妒心，断其供养财利因缘而不赞说，此罪多彼过阿僧祇。 “文殊师利！若善男子若善女人，为摄正法，乃至微少一小瓶水，净心施与信大乘者，至一 现代汉语译本 如果是女人，断绝一位菩萨发起的菩提心（bodhicitta，觉悟之心），菩提心一旦断绝，这种罪过比前者多过阿僧祇（asaṃkhya，极大的数字单位）。 ‘文殊师利（Mañjuśrī，智慧的象征）！如果有男子或女人，能够断绝十方一切世界如微尘般众多的一切众生发起菩提心，菩提心一旦断绝，所产生的罪业堆积；文殊师利！如果再有男子或女人，断绝一个众生对大乘（Mahāyāna，佛教的一个主要分支）的信心，使其不修行菩萨道，大乘的修行被断绝，这种罪过比前者多过阿僧祇。 ‘文殊师利！如果有十方一切世界的一切众生，生于地狱（naraka，受苦之处）、畜生（tiryak，动物）、饿鬼（preta，饥饿的鬼魂）、阎魔罗（Yamarāja，冥界之王）之处。文殊师利！如果有菩萨能够让所有这些众生，脱离地狱、畜生、饿鬼、阎魔罗之处，安住于菩提心，所获得的福德；文殊师利！如果再有其他菩萨，让一个众生，相信大乘、进入大乘，这种福德胜过前者多过阿僧祇。 ‘文殊师利！如果有男子或女人，能够让十方一切世界如微尘般众多的缘觉（pratyekabuddha，独自觉悟者）退失道心，所产生的罪业堆积；文殊师利！如果再有男子或女人，让一个相信大乘的菩萨退失道心，这种罪过比前者多过阿僧祇。 ‘文殊师利！如果有男子或女人，对于十方一切世界如微尘般众多的辟支佛（pratyekabuddha，独自觉悟者），供养财物生起嫉妒心，断绝他们接受供养财物的因缘，四处恶语毁谤，不赞美他们，所产生的罪业堆积；文殊师利！如果再有男子或女人，对于一个相信大乘的菩萨，供养财物生起嫉妒心，断绝他们接受供养财物的因缘，不赞美他们，这种罪过比前者多过阿僧祇。 ‘文殊师利！如果善男子或善女人，为了护持正法，乃至仅仅是一小瓶水，以清净心布施给相信大乘的人，甚至一
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English version If it is a woman who severs the Bodhicitta (bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment) of a Bodhisattva, once the Bodhicitta is severed, this sin is greater than the former by asaṃkhya (asaṃkhya, an immense numerical unit). ‘Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī, symbol of wisdom)! If there is a man or a woman who can sever the Bodhicitta of all sentient beings, as numerous as dust motes in all the worlds of the ten directions, once the Bodhicitta is severed, all the accumulated sins; Mañjuśrī! If there is again a man or a woman who severs the faith of one sentient being in the Mahāyāna (Mahāyāna, a major branch of Buddhism), preventing them from practicing the Bodhisattva path, the practice of the Mahāyāna is severed, this sin is greater than the former by asaṃkhya. ‘Mañjuśrī! If all sentient beings in all the worlds of the ten directions are born in the hells (naraka, places of suffering), as animals (tiryak, animals), as hungry ghosts (preta, hungry spirits), or in the realm of Yamarāja (Yamarāja, the King of the Underworld). Mañjuśrī! If there is a Bodhisattva who can liberate all these sentient beings from the hells, from being animals, from being hungry ghosts, from the realm of Yamarāja, and establish them in the Bodhicitta, all the merit they acquire; Mañjuśrī! If there is another Bodhisattva who causes one sentient being to believe in the Mahāyāna and enter the Mahāyāna, this merit surpasses the former by asaṃkhya. ‘Mañjuśrī! If there is a man or a woman who can cause Pratyekabuddhas (pratyekabuddha, solitary Buddhas) as numerous as dust motes in all the worlds of the ten directions to regress from their path, all the accumulated sins; Mañjuśrī! If there is again a man or a woman who causes one Bodhisattva who believes in the Mahāyāna to regress, this sin is greater than the former by asaṃkhya. ‘Mañjuśrī! If there is a man or a woman who, towards Pratyekabuddhas (pratyekabuddha, solitary Buddhas) as numerous as dust motes in all the worlds of the ten directions, feels jealousy towards their offerings and gains, cuts off the causes and conditions for them to receive offerings and gains, speaks ill of them in all directions, and does not praise them, all the accumulated sins; Mañjuśrī! If there is again a man or a woman who, towards a Bodhisattva who believes in the Mahāyāna, feels jealousy towards their offerings and gains, cuts off the causes and conditions for them to receive offerings and gains, and does not praise them, this sin is greater than the former by asaṃkhya. ‘Mañjuśrī! If a good man or a good woman, for the sake of upholding the Dharma, even a small bottle of water, gives it with a pure heart to someone who believes in the Mahāyana, even one --------------------------------------------------------------------------------