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t17n0761 buddha speaks of dharma collection sutra.g2.0f

English

English version: Flowers possess beautiful colors, fragrances, tastes, and textures, but those wholesome roots do not enter into the flowers, because the various wholesome roots and the forms of flowers in the empty sky are different. Likewise, the wholesome roots of actions do not directly become the result. Although they do not directly become the result, relying on the causes and conditions of those wholesome deeds, there will be excellent results, and the differences in the results will also vary. 'Good man! For example, relying on excellent and wonderful wholesome deeds, various musical performances, exquisite sounds, and joyful events naturally arise in the empty sky as offerings. However, these wholesome deeds do not enter into the musical performances, sounds, and so on, because these wholesome deeds and the forms of various musical performances are different. Although the forms are different, relying on those karmic forces, various musical performances will appear in the empty sky. Likewise, relying on the causes and conditions of various wholesome roots of actions, there will be excellent results. However, these wholesome deeds do not directly become the result. Although they do not directly become the result, relying on the causes and conditions of those wholesome roots, there will be excellent results, and the differences in the results will also vary.' 'Good man! For example, various colors of rainbows appear in the empty sky, relying on the increasing causes and conditions of the four great elements (earth, water, fire, and wind), but these four great elements do not enter into the rainbows. Although they do not enter into the rainbows, relying on the power of these four great elements, various different colors of rainbows will arise—the cause and condition of the earth element produces yellow, the cause and condition of the water element produces blue, the cause and condition of the fire element produces red and various beautiful colors, and the cause and condition of the wind element produces the outline shape of the rainbow. Likewise, relying on the increasing causes and conditions of various wholesome roots, there will be excellent and wonderful results fully present.' 'Good man! For example, a Wheel-Turning King (Cakravartin, universal monarch) upholds the causes and conditions of the ten wholesome paths of action, obtaining the complete possession of the seven treasures and naturally growing rice that does not require planting. However, his upholding of the causes and conditions of the ten wholesome paths of action does not enter into the seven treasures, nor does it enter into the naturally growing rice, because relying on the causes and conditions of upholding the ten wholesome paths of action, there will be the excellent and wonderful results of the Wheel-Turning King. Likewise, being good at generating excellent thoughts, being good at initiating various actions, and being good at upholding the power of wholesome roots, there will be the excellent and wonderful results of the Wheel-Turning King. However, those karmic causes do not directly become the result, so it is said that cause and effect are not similar.' 'Good man! For example, due to the excellent wholesome causes and conditions of the gods, Mandārava flowers (Mandārava flower, celestial flower), various wonderful heavenly palaces, and delicacies of a hundred flavors naturally arise. However, those wholesome roots do not enter into the results, it is not that they do not rely on -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 彼善根因缘而有诸天胜妙果报。

Chinese

“善男子!譬如殊胜如意神通因缘力故,于彼石壁无所障碍,而彼神通因缘不至无障碍中,而依彼神通因有无障碍。如是,不放逸善根因缘有彼胜妙果报。   “善男子!譬如依风生火,离彼不生。火既生已,力能成熟光色明照,而彼火性不从风来——以彼明色、热触风中无故。如是,一切善根果报从因缘生。应知,善男子!譬如法行比丘得无漏善根功德,自在随念即成虚空处一切入——地、水、火、风,青、黄、赤、白——自在成就,无有障碍。而彼无障碍心不至虚空,无障碍等虽不至彼,而即念能成无障碍事,是故不离彼心能成地等无障碍事。如是,一切无漏善根因缘而有果报胜事。   “善男子!是名菩萨摩诃萨入十种法行能知诸善根胜妙果报。   “善男子!菩萨摩诃萨入十种法行能知得无漏善根胜妙果报。何等为十?所谓六通、三明、八解脱、八胜处、十一切入、十自在、十谛、九次第定、三摩拔提、十力、十智。   “善男子!何者是六通?所谓天眼、天耳、他心智、宿命智、如意通智、漏尽智,是名六通。   “善男子!菩萨摩诃萨天眼者,具足一切善根功德,无碍、无著、无量、无障、无住、无行、无错、无谬,能如是见,无可讥嫌。不 现代汉语译本:他们凭借善根的因缘,获得诸天殊胜美妙的果报。 ‘善男子!譬如凭借殊胜的如意神通的因缘和力量,在那石壁中没有阻碍,但那神通的因缘并不到达没有阻碍的地方,而是依靠那神通的因缘而有无阻碍。如此,不放逸的善根因缘才有那些殊胜美妙的果报。’ ‘善男子!譬如依靠风而生火,离开风就不能产生。火产生之后,能够成熟光色,明亮照耀,但那火的性质不是从风而来——因为那明亮的光色、热的触感在风中是没有的。如此,一切善根的果报都是从因缘而生。应当知道,善男子!譬如修习佛法的比丘获得无漏的善根功德,自在地随念就能成就虚空处的一切入——地、水、火、风,青、黄、赤、白——自在地成就,没有阻碍。但那没有阻碍的心并不到达虚空,没有阻碍等等虽然不到达那里,但立即以念就能成就没有阻碍的事情,所以不离开那心就能成就地等等没有阻碍的事情。如此,一切无漏的善根因缘才有果报的殊胜之事。’ ‘善男子!这叫做菩萨摩诃萨进入十种法行,能够知道诸善根殊胜美妙的果报。’ ‘善男子!菩萨摩诃萨进入十种法行,能够知道获得无漏善根殊胜美妙的果报。哪十种呢?就是六通、三明、八解脱、八胜处、十一切入、十自在、十谛、九次第定、三摩拔提(Samapatti,等至)、十力、十智。’ ‘善男子!什么是六通?就是天眼、天耳、他心智、宿命智、如意通智、漏尽智,这叫做六通。’ ‘善男子!菩萨摩诃萨的天眼,具足一切善根功德,没有阻碍、没有执著、没有限量、没有遮障、没有停留、没有造作、没有错误、没有谬误,能够这样看见,无可指责。

English

English version: They have those excellent and wonderful retributions of the heavens because of the causes and conditions of good roots. 'Good man! For example, because of the causes and conditions of the power of the extraordinary wish-fulfilling spiritual power (神通, magical or supernormal powers), there are no obstacles in that stone wall, but the causes and conditions of that spiritual power do not reach the place where there are no obstacles, but there is no obstruction because of that spiritual power. Thus, there are those excellent and wonderful retributions because of the causes and conditions of good roots of non-negligence.' 'Good man! For example, fire arises depending on the wind, and it does not arise without it. Once the fire has arisen, its power can mature light and color, and illuminate brightly, but the nature of that fire does not come from the wind—because that bright color and hot touch are not in the wind. Thus, the retributions of all good roots arise from causes and conditions. You should know, good man! For example, a Bhiksu (比丘, Buddhist monk) who practices the Dharma obtains the merits of undefiled good roots, and at will, he can immediately accomplish all-inclusiveness in the realm of space—earth, water, fire, wind, blue, yellow, red, white—accomplishing them freely, without any obstacles. But that unobstructed mind does not reach the realm of space, and although unobstructedness and so on do not reach there, he can immediately accomplish unobstructed things with his thought, so without leaving that mind, he can accomplish unobstructed things such as earth and so on. Thus, all undefiled good roots have excellent things as retributions because of causes and conditions.' 'Good man! This is called a Bodhisattva Mahasattva (菩萨摩诃萨, great being) entering the ten kinds of Dharma practices, being able to know the excellent and wonderful retributions of all good roots.' 'Good man! A Bodhisattva Mahasattva entering the ten kinds of Dharma practices is able to know the excellent and wonderful retributions of obtaining undefiled good roots. What are the ten? They are the six superknowledges (六通), the three kinds of knowledge (三明), the eight liberations (八解脱), the eight abodes of victory (八胜处), the ten all-inclusivenesses (十一切入), the ten kinds of mastery (十自在), the ten truths (十谛), the nine successive abidings (九次第定), the Samapatti (三摩拔提, meditative absorption), the ten powers (十力), and the ten wisdoms (十智).' 'Good man! What are the six superknowledges? They are the divine eye (天眼), the divine ear (天耳), the knowledge of others' minds (他心智), the knowledge of past lives (宿命智), the knowledge of the power of wish-fulfillment (如意通智), and the knowledge of the extinction of outflows (漏尽智). These are called the six superknowledges.' 'Good man! The divine eye of a Bodhisattva Mahasattva is complete with all the merits of good roots, without obstruction, without attachment, without limit, without hindrance, without abiding, without action, without error, without mistake, able to see in this way, without any fault to be found. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

与一切世间声闻、辟支佛共,远离一切烦恼及一切烦恼习气,不谬见、不谬记。菩萨摩诃萨天眼见诸众生——若生、若死,若好、若丑,若粗、若妙——随彼众生业行所造、称其因果,能如实知。菩萨摩诃萨天眼毕竟能得佛智、毕竟成就佛智,是名菩萨摩诃萨天眼。   “善男子!菩萨摩诃萨天耳者,无有障碍,具足一切善根功德,过一切凡夫、释提桓因、四天王、天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽、声闻、辟支佛。以此胜妙无所障碍清净天耳闻一切声——天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽声,乃至蚊、虻、蝇、蚁等声。圣人、非圣人声皆悉得闻,而于圣人声不起乐心、于非圣人声不起厌心。闻凡夫声不生下想,闻声闻、辟支佛声不生胜想。闻非圣人声,听不生厌;闻圣人声,听不生乐。于一切声不生美恶之想,虽闻一切声悉如响空,离我、我所,寂静空故,不着耳入、不着声入,是名菩萨摩诃萨天耳。   “善男子!菩萨摩诃萨他心智者,菩萨摩诃萨如实知自心;以如实知自心故,如实知一切众生心——所谓如实知贪心、离贪心。菩萨摩诃萨如实知贪心而不生瞋、知离贪心而不生喜,唯于贪心众生生于大悲、于离贪心众生生于大慈。如是,如实知瞋心、 现代汉语译本 与一切世间的声闻(Śrāvaka,听闻佛法而证悟的修行者)、辟支佛(Pratyekabuddha,不依师教,自己证悟的修行者)共同,远离一切烦恼以及一切烦恼的习气,没有错误的见解,没有错误的记忆。菩萨摩诃萨(Bodhisattva-mahāsattva,发大心的菩萨)以天眼观察众生——无论是生、是死,是好、是丑,是粗糙、是美妙——随着那些众生所造的业行,依据他们的因果报应,能够如实地知晓。菩萨摩诃萨的天眼最终能够获得佛智(Buddha-jñāna,佛的智慧),最终成就佛智,这叫做菩萨摩诃萨的天眼。 ‘善男子!菩萨摩诃萨的天耳,没有任何障碍,具足一切善根功德,超过一切凡夫、释提桓因(Śakro devānām indra,帝释天)、四天王(Caturmahārājakāyikas,四大天王)、天、龙(Nāga,一种具有神力的生物)、夜叉(Yakṣa,一种守护神)、乾闼婆(Gandharva,一种天上的乐神)、阿修罗(Asura,一种好战的神)、迦楼罗(Garuḍa,一种金翅鸟神)、紧那罗(Kiṃnara,一种半人半鸟的神)、摩睺罗伽(Mahoraga,一种大蟒神)、声闻、辟支佛。凭借这殊胜美妙、没有障碍的清净天耳,听闻一切声音——天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽的声音,乃至蚊、虻、蝇、蚁等的声音。圣人的声音、非圣人的声音都能够听闻,但是对于圣人的声音不生起喜乐之心,对于非圣人的声音不生起厌恶之心。听闻凡夫的声音不生起轻视的想法,听闻声闻、辟支佛的声音不生起自以为是的想法。听闻非圣人的声音,听了不生厌恶;听闻圣人的声音,听了不生喜乐。对于一切声音不生起美好或丑恶的想法,虽然听闻一切声音,都如同空谷回响,远离我、我所(属于我的事物),因为寂静空虚的缘故,不执着于声音进入耳朵,不执着于声音进入意识,这叫做菩萨摩诃萨的天耳。 ‘善男子!菩萨摩诃萨的他心智,菩萨摩诃萨如实地了解自己的心;因为如实地了解自己的心,所以如实地了解一切众生的心——也就是如实地了解贪心、远离贪心。菩萨摩诃萨如实地了解贪心而不生起嗔恨,了解远离贪心而不生起欢喜,只是对于有贪心的众生生起大悲心,对于远离贪心的众生生起大慈心。像这样,如实地了解嗔心、