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大正藏第 16 册 No. 0696 佛说摩诃刹头经 No. 696 [No. 695] 佛说摩诃刹头经(亦名灌佛形像经) 西秦沙门释圣坚译 “摩诃刹头、诸天、人民、长老，皆明听。 “夫得为人难，无上道亦然；人命难得，佛世难值。释迦文佛本出阿僧祇劫时，佛身作白衣时，累功积德，每生自克；展转五道，不贪财宝出身施与。自致为王太子，以四月八日，夜半明星出时生。堕地行七步，举右手而言：‘天上天下，我当为人民作师。’ “太子生时，天地皆为大动。第七梵天、第二忉利天王释，及第一四天王，皆来下，持十二种香汤、杂华，用浴太子身。太子立身作佛，开视道法，以示天下人。” 佛告天下人民：“十方诸佛，皆用四月八日夜半时生；十方诸佛，皆用四月八日夜半时，去家入山行学道；十方诸佛，皆用四月八日夜半时得佛道；十方诸佛，皆用四月八日夜半时般泥洹。” 佛言：“所以用四月八日者何？春夏之际殃罪悉毕，万物普生毒气未行，不寒不热时气和适。今是佛生日故，诸天下人民共念佛功德，浴佛形像如佛在时，是故以示天下人。” 佛言：“我为菩萨在世时，三十六反为天王释、三十六反作金轮王 现代汉语译本 《佛说摩诃刹头经》(亦名灌佛形像经) 西秦沙门释圣坚译 ‘摩诃刹头（Mahakashyapa，佛陀十大弟子之一）、诸天、人民、长老，都仔细听好。 ‘能够获得人身很难，证得无上佛道也很难；人命难得，值遇佛陀住世更是难上加难。释迦文佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）在阿僧祇劫（asamkhya-kalpa，极长的时间单位）之前，当佛陀还是在家居士的时候，就积累功德，每生每世都自我约束；辗转于五道（指地狱、饿鬼、畜生、人、天），不贪恋财宝，舍身布施。最终成为王太子，在四月八日，夜半明星出现的时候降生。落地行走七步，举起右手说：‘天上天下，我应当为人民做导师。’ ‘太子降生时，天地都为之震动。第七梵天（Seventh Brahma Heaven）、第二忉利天王释（Second Trayastrimsa Heaven King Sakra），以及第一四天王（First Four Heavenly Kings），都降临下来，拿着十二种香汤、各种鲜花，用来沐浴太子的身体。太子站立成佛的姿态，开启并展示道法，以此昭示天下人。’ 佛告诉天下人民：‘十方诸佛，都是在四月八日夜半时降生；十方诸佛，都是在四月八日夜半时，离开家庭入山修行；十方诸佛，都是在四月八日夜半时证得佛道；十方诸佛，都是在四月八日夜半时进入般泥洹（parinirvana，涅槃）。’ 佛说：‘为什么要用四月八日呢？因为春夏交替之际，所有的灾殃罪过都已结束，万物普遍生长，毒气尚未产生，不冷不热，气候适宜。现在是佛的诞生日，所以天下的百姓共同念诵佛的功德，沐浴佛的形像，如同佛陀在世的时候一样，所以用这种方式来昭示天下人。’ 佛说：‘我作为菩萨在世的时候，三十六次做天王释（Sakra，帝释天），三十六次做金轮王（cakravartin，转轮圣王）。’
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English version The Sutra of Mahakashyapa Spoken by the Buddha (also known as the Sutra of Bathing the Buddha Image) Translated by the Shramana Shi Shengjian of the Western Qin Dynasty ‘Mahakashyapa (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha), gods, people, and elders, listen carefully. ‘It is difficult to obtain a human body, and it is also difficult to attain the unsurpassed path of Buddhahood; human life is rare, and encountering a Buddha in the world is even rarer. Sakyamuni Buddha, in countless asamkhya-kalpas (immeasurably long periods of time) ago, when the Buddha was still a layman, accumulated merit and virtue, disciplining himself in every life; transmigrating through the five paths (hell, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, and gods), he did not covet wealth and treasures, but gave up his body in charity. Eventually, he became a crown prince, and on the eighth day of the fourth month, at midnight when the morning star appeared, he was born. He walked seven steps upon landing, raised his right hand, and said: ‘Above and below the heavens, I shall be a teacher for the people.’ ‘When the prince was born, heaven and earth shook. The Seventh Brahma Heaven, the Second Trayastrimsa Heaven King Sakra, and the First Four Heavenly Kings all descended, holding twelve kinds of fragrant water and various flowers to bathe the prince's body. The prince stood in the posture of becoming a Buddha, opening and displaying the Dharma, to show it to all people.’ The Buddha told the people of the world: ‘All Buddhas of the ten directions are born at midnight on the eighth day of the fourth month; all Buddhas of the ten directions leave their homes and enter the mountains to practice the Way at midnight on the eighth day of the fourth month; all Buddhas of the ten directions attain Buddhahood at midnight on the eighth day of the fourth month; all Buddhas of the ten directions enter parinirvana (final nirvana) at midnight on the eighth day of the fourth month.’ The Buddha said: ‘Why use the eighth day of the fourth month? Because at the turn of spring and summer, all disasters and sins are over, all things universally grow, poisonous gases have not yet arisen, it is neither cold nor hot, and the climate is pleasant. Now is the Buddha's birthday, so all the people of the world together recite the Buddha's merits and virtues, and bathe the Buddha's image as if the Buddha were in the world, so this is used to show all people.’ The Buddha said: ‘When I was a Bodhisattva in the world, I was Sakra (ruler of the Trayastrimsa Heaven) thirty-six times, and I was a cakravartin (wheel-turning king) thirty-six times.’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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、三十六反作飞行皇帝。今日诸贤者，谁有好心善意，念释迦文佛恩德者，以香华浴佛形像求第一福者，诸天鬼神所证明知。” 佛言：“人身难得，佛经难得闻。能自减省，持五家财物，用浴佛形像，自在所愿。欲求度世无为道，长不欲与生死会者，可得；欲求精进勇猛，立身如释迦文佛者，可得；欲求文殊师利、阿惟越致菩萨飞行教授，人民具相，可得；欲求辟支佛、阿罗汉，可得；欲求闭绝三恶，根本生天上、人间，可得；欲求作第七梵天及第二忉利天王释，可得；欲作飞行皇帝，可得；欲在世间豪贵，可得；欲求财富巨亿万家生，可得；欲求百子千孙，可得；欲求长寿无病，可得。世间人宁亡身上一脔肉，不欲亡一钱，人生不持一钱来，死亦不持一钱去，财物故留世间，死当受苦恼；持用浴佛，生死与俱，无有断绝。” 佛言：“阎浮利内外诸天梵释、鬼神、龙，皆当拥护浴佛形像者，从是因缘，得佛泥洹道。” 佛言：“诸持好香、汤，浴佛形像者，自得其福，所在清净名闻；持好花上佛者，自得其福，端正好色无比；持缯幡上佛者，自得其福，在所从生常得自然，好衣无极。” 佛言：“我累功积德行善至诚，持戒、忍辱、精进、一心、智慧，乃自致得作佛耳。 “灌佛 现代汉语译本：三十六反作飞行皇帝。今日各位贤者，谁有好心善意，感念释迦文佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）的恩德，用香花沐浴佛的形像，以求得第一等的福报，诸天鬼神都会证明知晓。' 佛说：'人身难得，佛经难得听闻。如果能够自我节省，拿出五家所有的财物，用来沐浴佛的形像，就能如愿以偿。想要寻求度脱世间的无为之道，永远不想再与生死轮回相遇的，可以得到；想要寻求精进勇猛，立身像释迦文佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）一样的，可以得到；想要寻求文殊师利（Manjusri）、阿惟越致（Avaivartika）菩萨飞行教授，人民具足美好相貌的，可以得到；想要寻求辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha）、阿罗汉（Arhat），可以得到；想要寻求断绝三恶道，从根本上生到天上、人间的，可以得到；想要寻求做第七梵天以及第二忉利天王释（Sakra），可以得到；想要做飞行皇帝，可以得到；想要在世间成为豪门贵族，可以得到；想要寻求财富巨亿万家，可以得到；想要寻求百子千孙，可以得到；想要寻求长寿无病，可以得到。世间人宁愿失去身上一块肉，也不愿意失去一文钱，人生来没有带一文钱来，死后也不会带一文钱去，财物最终还是留在世间，死后只能遭受苦恼；如果用财物来沐浴佛，生死都会伴随着你，不会断绝。' 佛说：'阎浮利（Jambudvipa）内外诸天梵释、鬼神、龙，都应当拥护沐浴佛形像的人，从这个因缘，得到佛的泥洹（Nirvana）之道。' 佛说：'那些拿着好的香、汤，沐浴佛形像的人，自己得到福报，所在之处清净且名声远扬；拿着好的花供奉佛的人，自己得到福报，容貌端正美好无比；拿着缯幡供奉佛的人，自己得到福报，无论投生到哪里，都能自然得到好的衣服，无穷无尽。' 佛说：'我累积功德，行善至诚，持戒、忍辱、精进、一心、智慧，才最终成就了佛果。' '灌佛'
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English version: Thirty-six times to be reborn as a flying emperor. Today, all you virtuous ones, who has a good heart and good intentions, remembering the kindness and virtue of Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha), using incense and flowers to bathe the Buddha's image, seeking the foremost blessings, all the gods and spirits will testify and know.' The Buddha said, 'It is difficult to obtain a human body, and it is difficult to hear the Buddha's teachings. If one can be frugal and use the wealth of five families to bathe the Buddha's image, one can fulfill one's wishes. Those who seek the inaction path of liberation from the world and never want to meet with birth and death again can obtain it; those who seek to be diligent and courageous, establishing themselves like Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha), can obtain it; those who seek Manjusri (Manjusri), Avaivartika (Avaivartika) Bodhisattvas to fly and teach, and for the people to have perfect appearances, can obtain it; those who seek Pratyekabuddhas (Pratyekabuddha) and Arhats (Arhat) can obtain it; those who seek to cut off the three evil paths and be born in the heavens and among humans from the root can obtain it; those who seek to become the Seventh Brahma Heaven and the Second Heaven King Sakra (Sakra) can obtain it; those who seek to become a flying emperor can obtain it; those who seek to be noble and wealthy in the world can obtain it; those who seek wealth of billions of families can obtain it; those who seek hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons can obtain it; those who seek longevity and freedom from illness can obtain it. People in the world would rather lose a piece of flesh from their body than lose a penny. People are born without bringing a penny, and they die without taking a penny away. Wealth ultimately remains in the world, and one will suffer after death; if one uses wealth to bathe the Buddha, it will accompany one through birth and death, without end.' The Buddha said, 'All the gods, Brahmas, Sakras, ghosts, spirits, and dragons within and outside Jambudvipa (Jambudvipa) should protect those who bathe the Buddha's image. From this cause and condition, they will attain the Nirvana (Nirvana) path of the Buddha.' The Buddha said, 'Those who hold good incense and soup to bathe the Buddha's image will obtain their own blessings, and their place will be pure and renowned; those who hold good flowers to offer to the Buddha will obtain their own blessings, and their appearance will be upright, beautiful, and unparalleled; those who hold silk banners to offer to the Buddha will obtain their own blessings, and wherever they are born, they will always obtain natural, good clothes without end.' The Buddha said, 'I accumulated merit, practiced good deeds with sincerity, upheld the precepts, practiced patience, diligence, single-mindedness, and wisdom, and thus attained Buddhahood.' 'Bathing the Buddha' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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形像所得多少，当作三分分之：一者为佛钱、二者为法钱、三者为比丘僧钱。佛钱缮作佛形像，若金、若铜、若木、若泥、若塑、若画，以佛钱修治之；法钱者，架立楼塔、精舍、篱落、墙壁、内外屋，是为法钱；比丘僧有万钱，千比丘当共分之。若无众比丘，但一分作，有以一分给与法钱。数人亦三分分之，出以一分。持后法钱、僧钱，一文以上不可妄用，私取一钱自私用，以为施惠，见世贫极，后长受苦。宁以利刀割肉，以施惠人，不以灌佛一钱，私作恩惠；宁吞洋铜，不以灌佛一钱以作恩分；宁自投大火中，不以灌佛一钱与妻子，若共持治，生饭食也，今现世当受恐怖，后世魂神，当受是痛。世人多有发意求所愿者，布施之日，不计少多，趣使充饶事业，必敬者疲极。众家残肴馔，啖食不尽，当持那置。” 佛言：“少多皆当，送以给与，守嵩寺中，持法沙门。众僧自共分，以出物当望生。云何春种食之，福那得生耶？不应各各竟分、分归与妻子。是为种于石上，根株焦尽终无生时。今以布施者余福，重以施众僧，是为施一得万倍。 “四月八日浴佛法，都梁、藿香、艾纳，合三种草香，挼而渍之，此则青色水；若香少，可以绀黛、秦皮，权代之矣。郁金香手挼而渍之于水中，挼之以作赤水；若香 现代汉语译本 将所得的财物分成三份：一份用于佛钱（用于修缮佛像的钱），一份用于法钱（用于建造寺庙等设施的钱），一份用于比丘僧钱（供养僧侣的钱）。佛钱用于修缮佛像，无论是金、铜、木、泥、塑像还是绘画，都用佛钱来修缮；法钱用于建造楼塔、精舍、篱笆、墙壁、内外房屋，这就是法钱的用途；比丘僧如果有万钱，应该由千名比丘共同分配。如果没有众多比丘，就只分作一份，并将其中一份给予法钱。如果是几个人，也应该分成三份，拿出一份。持有剩余的法钱和僧钱，一文钱以上都不可随意使用，私自拿取一文钱自用，或者用来施恩惠，今生会极其贫困，来世将长久受苦。宁愿用利刀割肉，用来施舍给他人，也不要用供养佛的钱，私自用来施恩惠；宁愿吞下熔化的铜，也不要用供养佛的钱来分给他人；宁愿自己跳入大火中，也不要用供养佛的钱给妻子儿女，或者共同用来维持生计，购买食物，今生会遭受恐惧，来世的灵魂，将遭受这种痛苦。世人多有发愿求愿望的，布施的时候，不要计较多少，只要能够充分满足事业的需求，一定要恭敬，即使疲惫不堪。各家剩余的饭菜，吃不完的，应当拿到哪里放置呢？” 佛说：‘无论多少，都应当送去，供给守嵩寺中的，持守佛法的沙门（出家修道的人）。众僧自己共同分配，用拿出的物品来期望获得新生。如果像春天播种一样吃掉它，福报怎么能产生呢？不应该各自争抢瓜分，分给妻子儿女。这就像在石头上播种，根株焦枯，最终不会有生长的时候。现在用布施的剩余福报，再次施舍给众僧，这就是施舍一份得到万倍的回报。 ‘四月八日浴佛的方法，用都梁（一种香草）、藿香（一种香草）、艾纳（一种香草），将这三种香草混合在一起，揉搓后浸泡，这就是青色的水；如果香料少了，可以用绀黛（一种青黑色的颜料）、秦皮（一种中药材），暂时替代。郁金香（一种香料）用手揉搓后浸泡在水中，揉搓后制成红色水；如果香料