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English version: 'Such is the Tathagata (如来，Thus Come One)! Therefore, numerous matters cannot be explained in various ways. 'Such is Maudgalyayana (目连，one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers)! What is done is like this! Generate such a view, just like transformations and illusions, so are all dharmas (法, teachings)! Therefore, all dharmas have no holding and no various differences.' 'Like this, Maudgalyayana! Like transformations and illusions, understand that all dharmas are also like that! Ordinary people cannot make any changes to this, let alone the Buddhas, World Honored Ones! Why? Maudgalyayana! All dharmas are accustomed to emptiness, thoughts cease, without using desire or non-desire, existence or non-existence to treat them, then abide within it, what can be done is like what is obtained, and for the Dharma Realm (法界，the realm of Dharma), there is neither arising nor ceasing. Maudgalyayana! Like the Dharma Realm, the Tathagata can see, can know, can awaken to all. Like this, Maudgalyayana! If Jambudvipa (阎浮提，one of the four continents, usually referring to the world we live in) were filled with people, the Tathagata would manifest, show transformations, either transforming into a Tathagata or transforming into a bhiksu-samgha (比丘僧，Buddhist monastic community)! These people would meet each other but not know whether the other is a Tathagata or a bhiksu-samgha. Put aside the people of Jambudvipa for now. Maudgalyayana! The heavens, humans, and all flying and crawling creatures that fill the four continents (Sumeru, 须弥山，centered around Mount Sumeru) all living beings that can be born. Maudgalyayana! So many people all dwell before the Buddha, even for such a long time in previous lives, they all dwell before the Buddha, all appearing as Tathagatas or bhiksus, meeting each other but not recognizing each other. Put aside these four continents. Maudgalyayana! In this Trisahasra-Mahasahasra-Lokadhatu (三千大千刹土，a great world in Buddhist cosmology), all flying and crawling creatures fill it, let them all obtain human bodies, and after obtaining human bodies, let them all become the same. Like this, Maudgalyayana! Having obtained human bodies, after obtaining human bodies, they all become the same kind, all appearing as Tathagatas, bhiksu-samghas, meeting each other but not recognizing each other.' 'Maudgalyayana! Put aside the people of this Trisahasra-Mahasahasra-Lokadhatu. Like this, Maudgalyayana! The lands as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River in the east, east, south, west, north, four intermediate directions, above and below, like this, all the worlds in the ten directions, these are very many uncountable realms, let them all obtain human bodies. After obtaining human bodies, these people, Maudgalyayana! The Tathagata makes them become the same kind, making each one like the Tathagata, and also transforming into bhiksu-samghas! These people cannot recognize each other even when they meet.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
“复置，目连！十方十恒边沙佛刹中，目连！如如来今坐，于是持佛眼，视诸佛刹中，持佛所知，譬如是数于百千劫说不能究竟。如是不可计佛刹，于是间坐见，乃尔所佛刹如怛萨阿竭慧譬喻所说，令一切皆如辟支佛，索不能知、不能数、不能称、不能视。辟支佛常皆不能知，何况弟子？以是故，如来皆见知，如是百、如是千、如是百千、如是拘利百千、如是恒迦罗、如是频颰、如是阿寿、如是阿僧祇、如是不可计数、如是恒边沙、如是三千大千不可计数国，皆悉遍满中。如是目连！” 佛言：“如是数无所挂碍，眼所见直一而视，而不睥睨视，亦不延颈视，持佛眼一而视，遍悉见十方不可计无央数难思议无边无际刹土中。如是比论佛刹土，其中人民及蜎蜚蠕动之类，如是。如是比一切萨和萨之界，多于地土之分。如是萨和萨前世初未曾有行，皆令得人身已，皆使作遮迦越王。一一遮迦越王，各各坐有官属。一遮迦越王者，其官属都卢皆如尔所，遮迦越王展转如是！如是目连！都卢尔所遮迦越王官属，为一遮迦越王官属。如此数如是比，皆为如来，其像色貌皆一种类。如是因缘一切皆住前，一一遮迦越王及其官属在前，皆各自见有如来、诸比丘僧，诸遮迦越王各自呼：‘独有如来！’谓其余皆无，各各皆悉 现代汉语译本： 佛陀对目连（Maudgalyayana）说：‘再说，目连！在十方如同恒河沙数般多的佛刹（Buddha-kshetra）中，目连！如同如来现在所坐之处，以佛眼（Buddha-caksu）观察诸佛刹，以佛所知，即使以百千劫的时间来说也无法穷尽。像这样不可计数的佛刹，在此处安坐就能看见，乃至于像怛萨阿竭（Tathagata）以智慧譬喻所说的，令一切众生都如同辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha），也无法探知、无法计数、无法称量、无法看见。辟支佛尚且无法完全知晓，更何况是弟子？因此，如来完全知见，像这样一百、像这样一千、像这样百千、像这样俱胝百千、像这样恒迦罗（Ganga）、像这样频颰（Vimbara）、像这样阿寿（Ayuta）、像这样阿僧祇（Asamkhya）、像这样不可计数、像这样恒河沙数、像这样三千大千世界不可计数的国土，都完全遍满其中。就是这样，目连！’ 佛陀说：‘这样的数量没有阻碍，眼睛所见直接专注地看，不斜视，也不伸长脖子看，以佛眼专注地看，普遍地看见十方不可计数、无央数、难以思议、无边无际的刹土中。像这样比论佛刹土，其中的人民以及所有会飞的、蠕动的生物，就是这样。像这样比一切萨和萨（Sarva-sattva）的界限，比大地的土更多。像这样萨和萨前世从未有过的善行，都让他们得到人身，都让他们成为转轮圣王（Cakravartin）。每一位转轮圣王，各自都有官属。一位转轮圣王，他的官属都像那样多，转轮圣王之间辗转也是这样！就是这样，目连！所有那么多的转轮圣王的官属，成为一位转轮圣王的官属。如此数量如此相比，都成为如来，他们的形象颜色都属于同一种类。这样的因缘一切都安住在前面，每一位转轮圣王以及他的官属在前面，都各自看见有如来、诸比丘僧，诸转轮圣王各自呼喊：‘只有如来！’认为其余的都没有，各自都完全……’
English
English version: The Buddha said to Maudgalyayana: 'Furthermore, Maudgalyayana! In the ten directions, in Buddha-fields (Buddha-kshetra) as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, Maudgalyayana! Just as the Tathagata now sits, using the Buddha-eye (Buddha-caksu) to observe all the Buddha-fields, with the knowledge of the Buddha, it could not be completely described even in hundreds of thousands of kalpas. Such immeasurable Buddha-fields, one can see while sitting here, even to the extent that the Tathagata describes with wisdom, causing all beings to be like Pratyekabuddhas (Pratyekabuddha), yet they cannot know, cannot count, cannot measure, cannot see. Even Pratyekabuddhas cannot fully know, how much less disciples? Therefore, the Tathagata sees and knows all, like this hundred, like this thousand, like this hundred thousand, like this koti hundred thousand, like this Ganga (Ganga), like this Vimbara (Vimbara), like this Ayuta (Ayuta), like this Asamkhya (Asamkhya), like this immeasurable, like this sands of the Ganges, like this three thousand great thousand immeasurable lands, all completely filled within. Just so, Maudgalyayana!' The Buddha said: 'Such numbers are without obstruction, the eye sees directly and attentively, without squinting or craning the neck, using the Buddha-eye to look attentively, universally seeing the immeasurable, countless, inconceivable, boundless realms in the ten directions. Comparing the Buddha-fields in this way, the people within them, as well as all flying and crawling creatures, are just like this. Comparing all the realms of Sarva-sattvas (Sarva-sattva) in this way, there is more than the soil of the earth. All the good deeds that these Sarva-sattvas have never done before in their previous lives, cause them to attain human bodies, and cause them all to become Wheel-Turning Kings (Cakravartin). Each Wheel-Turning King has his own officials. One Wheel-Turning King, his officials are all like that many, and the Wheel-Turning Kings are like this in turn! Just so, Maudgalyayana! All those officials of the Wheel-Turning Kings become the officials of one Wheel-Turning King. Compared to such numbers, they all become Tathagatas, their images and colors are all of the same kind. All these causes and conditions abide in front, each Wheel-Turning King and his officials in front, all see the Tathagata and the Sangha of Bhikkhus, and the Wheel-Turning Kings each call out: ‘Only the Tathagata!’ Thinking that there is nothing else, each one completely...’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
各各自见一如来，谓余为无，各各皆悉尔！如是诸遮迦越王及其官属，身一一诸毛皆各一如来；一如来皆各有比丘僧。如是，非是如来道神足无极之变化？其闻是者，不敢微意言非是如来无极示现之变化也。若有起念，是真为如来无极示现变化之所为。如是为不可计慧所为事。 “目连！如是于目连意云何？如我令乃尔所人，皆立之于遮迦越王处如是品福分。如是品福分，皆使得作遮迦越王，七宝皆具，如是福分宁多不？” 目连白佛言：“甚多甚多。天中天！使一人得者，其福无能计量，乃尔所人不可计、不可限，其多安过之安。” 佛言：“目连！如是所说当受持，熟思惟之！如是诸萨和萨作遮迦越王所福分，如是福分甚多，不如如来一毛之福，出过是上无央数。” 于是目连白佛言：“如是为是如来之德，是为如来、为大神足、为大分、为大能。如是世界我悔无所及。何以故？于诸法神通达而自损。”目连复白佛言：“彼诸一切，闻是如来道神足无极之大变化，皆逮得大德，其有闻已，发一心念其中事，欲求解脱、欲学逮满、欲得是道神足无极之变化者，为发阿耨多罗三耶三菩心。世尊！如此辈人当头面礼之。所以者何？如是人得不久，是辈终不复畏堕三恶道，亦不复疑，如是如是议 现代汉语译本： 每个人都各自认为自己见到的才是真正的如来（Tathagata），认为其他的都是虚无，每个人都这样认为！就像这些转轮圣王（Cakravarti-raja）和他们的官员，他们身上每一根毛发都各自化为一个如来；每一个如来都各自拥有比丘僧团。这样看来，难道这不是如来道的神足无极的巨大变化吗？听到这些的人，不敢稍微怀疑说这不是如来无极示现的变化。如果有人能生起这样的念头，那才是真正理解如来无极示现变化所带来的影响。这是不可思议的智慧所能做到的事情。 ‘目连（Maudgalyayana）！你认为怎么样？如果我让这么多人，都达到转轮圣王的地位，拥有这样的福分。这样的福分，让他们都能成为拥有七宝的转轮圣王，这样的福分难道不多吗？’ 目连对佛说：‘非常多，非常多。世尊！即使让一个人得到这样的福分，其福德也无法衡量，更何况是这么多人，不可计数，不可限量，他们的福德之多，怎么能用言语形容呢。’ 佛说：‘目连！你所说的这些应当接受并牢记，仔细思考！所有这些众生都成为转轮圣王所获得的福分，这样的福分虽然很多，但还不如如来一根毛发所具有的福分，如来的福分远远超过这些，是无法估量的。’ 于是目连对佛说：‘这真是如来的功德，是如来的大神足，是大福分，是大能力。对于这样的世界，我后悔也来不及了。为什么呢？因为我对诸法的神通已经通达，却反而自我贬损。’目连又对佛说：‘那些所有听到如来道的神足无极的巨大变化的人，都将获得巨大的功德，那些听到之后，能一心一念地思考其中的道理，想要寻求解脱，想要学习并达到圆满，想要获得这种道的神足无极的变化的人，都会发起阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi）。世尊！这样的人应当受到顶礼膜拜。为什么呢？因为这样的人不久之后，将不再畏惧堕入三恶道，也不会再有任何怀疑，就这样思考。’
English
English version: Each person sees a Tathagata (如来 - 'Thus Come One') according to their own understanding, considering others to be nonexistent; each one is like that! Like these Cakravarti-rajas (转轮圣王 - 'Wheel-Turning Monarchs') and their officials, each hair on their bodies transforms into a Tathagata; each Tathagata has their own Sangha (比丘僧 - 'community of monks'). Is this not the immeasurable transformation of the Tathagata's path and divine powers? Those who hear this would not dare to doubt that this is the immeasurable manifestation of the Tathagata. If one can give rise to such a thought, that is truly understanding the effect of the Tathagata's immeasurable manifestation and transformation. This is something that inconceivable wisdom can accomplish. 'Maudgalyayana (目连 - one of the Buddha's chief disciples)! What do you think? If I were to elevate so many people to the position of Cakravarti-raja, granting them such merit. Such merit, allowing them all to become Cakravarti-rajas possessing the seven treasures, would such merit be abundant?' Maudgalyayana replied to the Buddha, 'Extremely abundant, extremely abundant. World Honored One! Even if one person were to attain such merit, its virtue would be immeasurable, let alone so many people, countless and limitless; how can the abundance of their merit be described?' The Buddha said, 'Maudgalyayana! What you have said should be accepted and remembered, contemplate it carefully! The merit that all these beings would acquire by becoming Cakravarti-rajas, although abundant, is not comparable to the merit of a single hair of the Tathagata; the Tathagata's merit far surpasses this, it is immeasurable.' Then Maudgalyayana said to the Buddha, 'This is truly the virtue of the Tathagata, the great divine power of the Tathagata, the great merit, the great ability. Regarding such a world, my regret is too late. Why? Because I have already attained the supernatural powers of all dharmas, yet I have depreciated myself.' Maudgalyayana further said to the Buddha, 'All those who hear of the immeasurable great transformation of the Tathagata's path and divine powers will attain great merit; those who, having heard it, contemplate its meaning with a single-minded thought, desiring to seek liberation, desiring to learn and attain perfection, desiring to obtain this immeasurable transformation of the path and divine powers, will generate the mind of Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (阿耨多罗三藐三菩提 - 'unsurpassed perfect enlightenment'). World Honored One! Such people should be bowed to and venerated. Why? Because such people will soon no longer fear falling into the three evil realms, nor will they have any doubts, thinking in this way.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------