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English version: 'Sixteen Rebellions (referring to a certain state of practice), governing Heaven and Humanity (in charge of the celestial and human realms), with hair growing under the feet (describing great lightness and agility), wandering in the void (freely walking in the air), for ninety-one kalpas (extremely long time), enjoying blessings naturally (naturally enjoying the rewards of merit). Now, I am fortunate to meet the World Honored One (Buddha), who cares for all beings, eliminating my ignorance and turbidity, establishing myself with pure wisdom, the cycle of birth and death like the withering and flourishing of plants, called a True Person (one who has attained true fruition), such blessings are truly real!' At that time, Ting Cong (Listening Intelligence) spoke in verse: 'Recalling past lives, the offerings were meager, Receiving blessings for eons, remaining merit now meets the Teacher of Gods and Men (Buddha). Pure wisdom cuts off birth and death, attachments of love are completely gone, Buddha's grace flows endlessly, therefore I return to refuge again.' At that time, Ting Cong bowed and returned to his seat. Another Bhikshu (monk), named Pakula, arose from his seat, adjusted his robes, bowed, knelt with palms together, and said to the World Honored One: 'I recall my past life, born in Kusinagara, as the son of an elder. At that time, there was no Buddha in the world, the Sangha (monastic community) was teaching, holding large Dharma assemblies to preach, and I went to listen to the sutras. Hearing the Dharma, I rejoiced and took a medicinal fruit, called Haritaki, and offered it to the Sangha. Because of this karmic reward, after death I ascended to heaven, and when I was reborn in the world, I was always in a noble position, with a handsome and outstanding appearance, surpassing others, and for ninety-one kalpas, I have never been sick. The remaining merit allowed me to meet the Buddha in this life, the Buddha's light guided me away from ignorance, bestowed upon me the Dharma medicine, and enabled me to attain the state of Arhat (Worthy One), with the power to move mountains and the wisdom to eliminate evil. Excellent, such blessings are truly real!' At that time, Pakula spoke in verse: 'Compassionate dew moistens the withered, the merit of virtue relieves suffering, The good root of a single fruit, enjoying blessings until now. The Buddha reveals the meaning of true reality, receiving teachings to transcend the sea of suffering, The Holy Assembly protects without limit, bowing to the supreme field of merit.' At that time, Pakula bowed and returned to his seat. Another Bhikshu, named Sudaya, immediately arose from his seat, adjusted his robes, bowed, knelt with palms together, and said to the World Honored One: 'I recall my past life, born in Vaishali, as the child of a poor family. At that time, there was no Buddha in the world, the Sangha was teaching. At that time, I was carrying yogurt, entering the market wanting to... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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卖，值遇众僧，大会讲法，过而立听，法言微妙，闻之欢悦，即举瓶酪，布施众僧。众僧咒愿，益怀欣踊。缘此福报，寿终生天，下生世间，财富无限，九十一劫，豪尊荣贵。末后余愆，生于世间，母妊数月，得病命终，埋母冢中，月满乃生。冢中七年，饮死母乳，用自济活。微福值佛，开阐明法，超度死地，逮得应真。谛哉罪福，诚如佛教！” 尔时须陀耶以偈颂曰： “前为小家子， 卖酪以自存， 欣踊施微薄， 得离三苦患。 虽罪冢中生， 饮乳活七年， 因缘得解脱， 归命圣福田。” 于时须陀耶礼已还坐。复有一比丘，名曰阿难，即从座起，整服作礼，长跪叉手，白世尊曰：“我念宿命，生罗阅祇国，为庶民子，身生恶疮，治之不差。有亲友道人，来语我言：‘当浴众僧，取其浴水，以用洗疮，便可除愈，又可得福！’我即欢喜，往到寺中，加敬至心，更作新井，香油浴具，洗浴众僧，以汁洗疮，寻蒙除愈。从此因缘，所生端正，金色晃昱，不受尘垢，九十一劫，常得净福，僧祐广远。今复值佛，心垢消灭，逮得应真。” 阿难于佛前以偈颂曰： “圣众为良医， 救济苦恼患， 洗浴施清净， 疮愈蒙得安。 所生常端正， 殊异紫金颜， 德 现代汉语译本：他以卖酪为生，有幸遇到众多僧人，参加了一场盛大的讲法。他站立聆听，被那微妙的佛法所打动，心生欢喜，便将自己的瓶酪布施给众僧。众僧为他祈福祝愿，他更加欣喜踊跃。因为这布施的福报，他命终之后升到天界，之后又降生到人间，拥有无尽的财富，在九十一劫中，都享有豪门尊贵的地位。但由于过去世的残余罪业，他出生在人间时，母亲怀孕数月就因病去世，被埋葬在坟墓中，他在母亲的坟墓里足月出生。在坟墓中生活了七年，靠吸食已故母亲的乳汁来维持生命。后来因为微小的福报值遇了佛陀，佛陀为他开示阐明佛法，使他超脱了生死轮回的苦难，最终证得了阿罗汉果位。真是如此啊，罪业和福报，确实如佛教所说的那样真实不虚！’ 当时，须陀耶用偈颂说道： ‘过去我出身贫寒，靠卖酪来维持生计， 虽然布施的只是微薄的酪，却因此得以脱离三恶道的苦难。 虽然因为罪业而出生在坟墓中，靠吸食死人乳汁活了七年， 但最终因佛法因缘而得到解脱，我归命于这神圣的福田。’ 当时，须陀耶礼拜完毕后回到座位。又有一位比丘，名叫阿难（Ananda），即从座位上站起，整理好衣服，向世尊行礼，长跪合掌，对世尊说：‘我回忆起过去世，出生在罗阅祇（Rajagrha）国，是一个普通百姓的儿子，身上长了恶疮，怎么治疗也不见好。有一位亲友道人来告诉我：‘你应该供养僧众洗浴，然后取他们洗浴的水，用来清洗你的疮，这样你的疮就可以痊愈，而且你还可以得到福报！’我听后非常欢喜，立刻前往寺庙，以恭敬至诚的心，重新建造了一口新井，准备了香油和洗浴用具，供养僧众洗浴，然后用洗浴的水清洗自己的疮，很快就痊愈了。从此以后，因为这个因缘，我所出生的相貌都端正庄严，身色金黄光亮，不受尘垢沾染，在九十一劫中，常常得到清净的福报，僧众的护佑也广阔深远。如今再次遇到佛陀，心中的污垢都消除了，最终证得了阿罗汉果位。’ 阿难（Ananda）在佛陀面前用偈颂说道： ‘圣众是最好的良医，救济众生脱离苦恼病患， 供养洗浴，布施清净之物，我的恶疮痊愈，身心获得安宁。 因此我所出生的相貌都端正庄严，身色殊胜，如同紫磨真金一般， 我的功德...
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English version: He made a living by selling cheese. He had the good fortune to encounter many monks and attend a grand Dharma assembly. He stood and listened, moved by the subtle Dharma, and with joy, he offered his jar of cheese to the monks. The monks blessed him, and he was even more delighted. Because of the merit of this offering, he was reborn in the heavens after death, and then descended to the human world, possessing endless wealth. For ninety-one kalpas (aeons), he enjoyed a life of luxury and honor. However, due to residual karmic debts from past lives, when he was born in the human world, his mother died of illness a few months into her pregnancy and was buried in a tomb. He was born in his mother's tomb after the full term. He lived in the tomb for seven years, surviving by drinking the milk of his deceased mother. Later, due to a small amount of merit, he encountered the Buddha, who expounded the Dharma for him, enabling him to transcend the suffering of samsara (cycle of rebirth) and ultimately attain the state of Arhat (enlightened being). Truly, the consequences of sin and merit are as real as the Buddha taught!' At that time, Sudaya (name) spoke in verse: 'In the past, I came from a poor family, making a living by selling cheese, Although the offering was only a meager amount of cheese, I was able to escape the suffering of the three evil realms. Although I was born in a tomb due to sin, surviving for seven years by drinking the milk of a dead person, I was ultimately liberated through the Dharma, I take refuge in this sacred field of merit.' At that time, Sudaya (name) finished his prostration and returned to his seat. Another Bhikkhu (monk), named Ananda (name, meaning 'bliss'), then rose from his seat, adjusted his robes, bowed to the World Honored One, knelt with palms together, and said to the World Honored One: 'I recall in my past life, I was born in the country of Rajagrha (name, meaning 'royal palace'), as the son of a commoner. I developed a terrible sore on my body that would not heal no matter how I treated it. A friendly Taoist (religious practitioner) came and told me: 'You should offer bathing to the Sangha (monastic community), and then take the water they used for bathing and use it to wash your sore. This will heal your sore, and you will also gain merit!' I was very happy to hear this, and immediately went to the temple. With a respectful and sincere heart, I rebuilt a new well, prepared fragrant oils and bathing equipment, and offered bathing to the Sangha. Then I used the bathwater to wash my sore, and it quickly healed. From then on, because of this cause, my appearances in each life were always handsome and dignified, my body color was golden and radiant, and I was not affected by dust and defilement. For ninety-one kalpas (aeons), I constantly received pure blessings, and the protection of the Sangha was vast and profound. Now, I have encountered the Buddha again, and the defilements in my heart have been eliminated, and I have finally attained the state of Arhat (enlightened being).' Ananda (name) spoke in verse before the Buddha: 'The Sangha is the best physician, saving beings from suffering and illness, Offering bathing and giving pure things, my sore healed, and my body and mind gained peace. Therefore, my appearances in each life are handsome and dignified, my body color is extraordinary, like purified gold, My merits... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 润无崖限， 归命良福田。”
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阿难礼已还坐。尔时座中有一比丘尼，名曰奈女，即从座起，整服作礼，长跪叉手，白佛言：“我念先世，生波罗奈国，为贫女人。时世有佛，名曰迦叶，时与大众，围绕说法。我时在座，闻经欢喜，意欲布施，顾无所有，自惟贫贱，心用悲感，诣他园圃，乞求果蓏，当以施佛。时得一奈，大而香好，擎一盂水并奈一枚，奉迦叶佛及诸众僧。佛知至意，咒愿受之，分布水、奈，一切周普。缘此福祚，寿尽生天，得为天后。下生世间，不由胞胎，九十一劫，生奈华中，端正鲜净，常识宿命。今值世尊，开示道眼。” 尔时奈女以偈颂曰： “三尊慈润普， 慧度无男女， 水果施弘报， 缘得离众苦。 在世生华中， 上则为天后， 自归圣众祐， 福田最深厚。” 比丘尼奈女礼已还坐。于时天帝即从座起，为佛作礼，白世尊曰：“我先世时，生拘留大国，为长者子。青衣抱行，入城游观，值遇众僧，街巷分卫。时见人民，施者甚多，即自念言：‘愿得财宝，布施众僧，不亦快乎！’即解珠璎，布施众僧。同心咒愿，欢喜而去。从此因缘，寿终即生忉利天上，为天帝释，九十一劫，永离八难。” 于是天帝以偈颂曰： “德高无过者， 现代汉语译本 ‘您的恩泽如雨露般无边无际，我归依您这至上的福田。’ 阿难行礼完毕，回到自己的座位。这时，在座中有一位比丘尼（Bhiksuni，佛教女性出家众），名叫奈女（Nai Nü），她从座位上起身，整理好衣袍，向佛行礼，长跪合掌，对佛说：‘我回忆起前世，出生在波罗奈国（Bārāṇasī，古印度城市名），是一个贫穷的女人。当时世上有佛，名叫迦叶佛（Kāśyapa，过去七佛之一），他与大众在一起，围绕着宣讲佛法。我当时也在座，听闻佛经后心生欢喜，想要布施，但顾虑自己一无所有，因为贫贱而心中悲伤，于是前往别人的园圃，乞求瓜果，想要用来供养佛。当时得到一个奈（Nai，一种水果），又大又香，于是用一个盂装满水，连同这枚奈，一起奉献给迦叶佛和各位僧众。佛知道我的诚意，为我祝愿并接受了供养，将水和奈分发给在场的每一个人。凭借这个福报，我寿命终结后升到天上，成为天后。之后下生到人间，不是通过胞胎出生，而是在九十一劫（kalpa，时间单位）中，都出生在奈华之中，容貌端正鲜艳，并且常常能够忆起前世的经历。如今有幸遇到世尊（释迦牟尼佛的尊称），开启了我的智慧之眼。’ 当时奈女用偈颂说道： ‘三尊（佛、法、僧）的慈悲恩泽普遍施予，智慧的救度不分男女，用水果布施能获得广大的回报，因此因缘得以脱离各种苦难。在世间出生于华中，往上则能成为天后，归依圣众的庇佑，是最深厚的福田。’ 比丘尼奈女行礼完毕，回到自己的座位。这时，天帝（Devendra，忉利天之主）从座位上起身，向佛行礼，对世尊说：‘我前世出生在拘留大国（Koliya，古印度国家名），是一位长者的儿子。被青衣（穿着青色衣服的侍者）抱着在城中游玩观赏，正好遇到僧众在街巷中乞食。当时看到很多人都在布施，我心中就想：‘如果我能有财宝，用来布施给僧众，那该有多么快乐啊！’于是就解下身上的珠璎（zhū yīng，用珠玉串成的装饰品），布施给僧众。僧众同心为我祝愿，我欢喜地离开了。从此因缘，我寿命终结后就生到忉利天（Trāyastriṃśa，佛教欲界六天之一），成为天帝释（Śakra，天帝的称号），在九十一劫中，永远脱离了八难（bā nàn，指没有机会听闻佛法的八种障碍）。’ 于是天帝用偈颂说道：