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English version Witnesses, upholding truthfulness and honesty in speech, remaining steadfast until death without falsehood. Not engaging in divisive speech: constantly fostering thoughts of harmony between parties, not repeating what is heard from one side to the other, nor from the other side to this side. Not using harsh language: speaking gently, enlightening and persuading, inquiring with consideration, never inflicting bitter or malicious words upon sentient beings. Not engaging in frivolous speech: speaking at the right time, speaking truthfully, speaking with understanding of the meaning, speaking for the benefit of others, with no discrepancy between mind and speech. Not being greedy: not arising desire for the wealth and benefits of others, feeling no reluctance when seeing others come to take. Not being angry: eliminating all resentment towards all sentient beings, generating thoughts of loving-kindness and compassion, thoughts of benefiting others, thoughts of pacifying others, harmoniously embracing all sentient beings. Not holding wrong views: believing in the merit of giving, helping, and teaching; believing in the kindness of parents; believing in the existence of this life and the next; believing that good and bad actions have consequences of happiness and suffering; believing that there are Arhats (Arhat, a perfected being who has extinguished all defilements and attained liberation) in the world who can personally realize: 'My birth is exhausted, the pure conduct is established, what needed to be done is done, I know for myself that there will be no further existence.' ‘Tomorrow, you should know: not killing, not stealing, not engaging in sexual misconduct, this is the Bodhisattva (Bodhisattva, an enlightened being who postpones their own nirvana to help others) cultivating compassionate bodily conduct; not lying, not engaging in divisive speech, not using harsh language, not engaging in frivolous speech, this is the Bodhisattva cultivating compassionate verbal conduct; not being greedy, not being angry, not holding wrong views, this is the Bodhisattva cultivating compassionate mental conduct; cultivating compassionate bodily, verbal, and mental conduct, this is the Bodhisattva equally mindful of all sentient beings.’ The Buddha told Tomorrow: ‘The Bodhisattva-Mahasattva (Bodhisattva-Mahasattva, a great Bodhisattva) towards the Buddhas of the past, future, and present, cultivates compassionate bodily conduct, cultivates compassionate verbal conduct, cultivates compassionate mental conduct, and towards all sentient beings of the past, future, and present, cultivates compassionate bodily conduct, cultivates compassionate verbal conduct, cultivates compassionate mental conduct, all merits and rewards are shared with all sentient beings, and dedicated to Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment). Tomorrow! When a Bodhisattva makes such a dedication, it is said that the Bodhisattva slightly cultivates the root of goodness and obtains great rewards, accumulates much merit, and the blessings are immeasurable.’ The Buddha told Tomorrow: ‘When a Bodhisattva achieves immeasurable merits, he uses these merits to dedicate to immeasurable wisdom, and together with all sentient beings, completely dedicates to Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment).’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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是功德三种，有三种回向。何等为三？谓过去空、当来空、现在空，无有回向者，亦无回向法，亦无回向处，菩萨摩诃萨当作是回向。作是回向时，三处皆清净，以此清净功德与一切众生共，回向阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。作是回向者，无有凡夫及凡夫法，亦无信行亦无法行，亦无八人，亦无须陀洹、向须陀洹，亦无斯陀含、向斯陀含，亦无阿那含、向阿那含，亦无阿罗汉、向阿罗汉，亦无辟支佛、向辟支佛，亦无有佛及向佛者。何以故？法性无缘、不生不灭、无所住故。是故菩萨摩诃萨应以是三种回向三种清净功德、与一切众生共，回向阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。是菩萨作是回向已，又复愿言：‘若我生处常遇诸佛，逮甚深三昧，见无量佛成就多闻、清净智慧，弘誓不舍一切众生。’” 说是法时，百千天人皆愿欲往生阿閦佛国。 尔时，佛告尊者阿难：“我向说此甚深法时，百千天人皆愿往生阿閦佛国。阿难当知，彼于此终，皆当往生阿閦佛所妙乐国土，从一佛国至一佛国，供养诸佛听受正法，得陀罗尼如说修行，皆当成就不思议慧，于五浊国当得作佛，皆同一号，号甘露音王如来、应供、等正觉。当知彼天受记别时，百千众生皆发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心。” 尔时，释提桓因白佛言：“世尊！如我解 现代汉语译本： ‘功德有三种，也有三种回向。哪三种呢？就是过去空、未来空、现在空，没有回向的人，也没有回向的法，也没有回向的处所，菩萨摩诃萨（Bodhisattva Mahāsattva，伟大的菩萨）应当这样回向。作这样的回向时，三个处所都清净，用这清净的功德与一切众生共同回向阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi，无上正等正觉）。作这种回向的人，没有凡夫和凡夫的法，也没有信行和法行，也没有八人，也没有须陀洹（Srotaāpanna，入流者）、趣向须陀洹的人，也没有斯陀含（Sakṛdāgāmin，一来者）、趣向斯陀含的人，也没有阿那含（Anāgāmin，不还者）、趣向阿那含的人，也没有阿罗汉（Arhat，应供）、趣向阿罗汉的人，也没有辟支佛（Pratyekabuddha，缘觉佛）、趣向辟支佛的人，也没有佛和趣向佛的人。为什么呢？因为法性无缘、不生不灭、无所住。所以菩萨摩诃萨应当用这三种回向三种清净功德，与一切众生共同回向阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。这位菩萨作这样的回向后，又发愿说：‘如果我出生的地方常常遇到诸佛，获得甚深的三昧（Samādhi，禅定），见到无量佛，成就多闻、清净智慧，弘大的誓愿不舍弃一切众生。’ 说这部经时，成百上千的天人都发愿往生阿閦（Akshobhya）佛国。 这时，佛告诉尊者阿难（Ānanda）：‘我刚才说这部甚深经法时，成百上千的天人都发愿往生阿閦佛国。阿难你应该知道，他们在此命终后，都将往生阿閦佛的妙乐国土，从一个佛国到另一个佛国，供养诸佛，听受正法，得到陀罗尼（Dhāraṇī，总持），如所说的那样修行，都将成就不可思议的智慧，在五浊恶世也能成佛，而且佛号都相同，号甘露音王如来（Tathāgata）、应供（Arhat）、等正觉（Samyak-saṃbuddha）。你应该知道，这些天人被授记的时候，成百上千的众生都发了阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心。’ 这时，释提桓因（Śakra devānām indraḥ，帝释天）对佛说：‘世尊！如我理解……’
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English version: ‘There are three kinds of merit, and there are three kinds of dedication. What are the three? They are the emptiness of the past, the emptiness of the future, and the emptiness of the present. There is no one who dedicates, no dharma to dedicate, and no place to dedicate. A Bodhisattva Mahāsattva (great being of a Bodhisattva) should make such a dedication. When making such a dedication, all three places are purified. With this pure merit, share it with all sentient beings and dedicate it to anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi (unsurpassed, complete and perfect enlightenment). One who makes such a dedication has no ordinary person or the dharma of ordinary people, no one practicing by faith or by dharma, no eight kinds of people, no Srotaāpanna (stream-enterer) or one heading towards Srotaāpanna, no Sakṛdāgāmin (once-returner) or one heading towards Sakṛdāgāmin, no Anāgāmin (non-returner) or one heading towards Anāgāmin, no Arhat (worthy one) or one heading towards Arhat, no Pratyekabuddha (solitary Buddha) or one heading towards Pratyekabuddha, and no Buddha or one heading towards Buddhahood. Why? Because the nature of dharma is without conditions, neither arising nor ceasing, and without any abiding place. Therefore, a Bodhisattva Mahāsattva should use these three kinds of dedication and three kinds of pure merit, share it with all sentient beings, and dedicate it to anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi. After making this dedication, the Bodhisattva further vows: ‘If I am born in a place where I always encounter Buddhas, attain profound Samādhi (meditative absorption), see immeasurable Buddhas, achieve great learning, pure wisdom, and a vast vow not to abandon all sentient beings.’ When this dharma was spoken, hundreds of thousands of devas all wished to be reborn in the Buddha-land of Akshobhya (Immovable). At that time, the Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda: ‘When I spoke this profound dharma just now, hundreds of thousands of devas all wished to be reborn in the Buddha-land of Akshobhya. Ānanda, you should know that when they die here, they will all be reborn in the land of wonderful bliss of Akshobhya Buddha, going from one Buddha-land to another, making offerings to all the Buddhas, listening to and receiving the true dharma, obtaining Dhāraṇī (mnemonic device), practicing as it is said, and all will achieve inconceivable wisdom. In the five defiled lands, they will all become Buddhas with the same name, called Amrita Sound King Tathāgata (Thus Come One), Arhat (Worthy of Offerings), Samyak-saṃbuddha (Perfectly Enlightened One). You should know that when those devas receive their predictions, hundreds of thousands of beings will all generate the mind of anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi.’ At that time, Śakra devānām indraḥ (Lord of the Devas) said to the Buddha: ‘World Honored One! As I understand…’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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佛所说义，当知此为大功德趣、为无量功德、为无边功德。” 佛言：“憍尸迦！是法毕竟净故。” “世尊！当何以名此经？云何奉持之？” 佛告释提桓因：“憍尸迦！是经名‘大回向’，亦名‘甚深法性回向’，当奉持之。” 佛告憍尸迦：“若有善男子、善女人学是回向者，当知是人必逮得无所从生法忍，能度未度者，安乐百千无量众生。” 说是法时，诸比丘众，释、梵、天、人、阿修罗等，闻佛所说欢喜奉行。 佛说甚深大回向经 现代汉语译本： ‘佛陀所说的意义，应当知道这是通往大功德的途径，是无量功德，是无边功德。’ 佛陀说：‘憍尸迦（Kauśika，帝释天名）！这个法是毕竟清净的。’ ‘世尊！这部经应当叫什么名字？我们应该如何奉持它呢？’ 佛陀告诉释提桓因（Śakro devānām indra，帝释天的另一个名字）：‘憍尸迦！这部经名为‘大回向’，也名为‘甚深法性回向’，应当奉持它。’ 佛陀告诉憍尸迦：‘如果有善男子、善女人学习这个回向，应当知道这个人必定获得无所从生法忍（anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti，对事物不生不灭的真理的领悟），能够度化未被度化的人，安乐百千无量的众生。’ 当佛陀宣说这个法时，所有的比丘众，释（Śakra，帝释天）、梵（Brahmā，大梵天）、天（deva，天神）、人（manuṣya，人类）、阿修罗（asura，非天）等，听闻佛陀所说，都欢喜地信受奉行。 《佛说甚深大回向经》
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English version: ‘The meaning spoken by the Buddha, know that this is the path to great merit, is immeasurable merit, is boundless merit.’ The Buddha said: ‘Kauśika (Śakra's name), this Dharma is ultimately pure.’ ‘World Honored One! What should this scripture be called? How should we uphold it?’ The Buddha told Śakro devānām indra (another name for Śakra): ‘Kauśika! This scripture is named ‘Great Dedication (Mahā-parivarta)’, and also named ‘Profound Dharma-nature Dedication’, you should uphold it.’ The Buddha told Kauśika: ‘If there are good men and good women who study this dedication, know that these people will surely attain the forbearance of the non-origination of all dharmas (anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti), able to liberate those who have not been liberated, bringing peace and happiness to hundreds of thousands of immeasurable sentient beings.’ When the Buddha spoke this Dharma, all the assembly of Bhikshus, Śakra, Brahmā, Devas, Humans, Asuras, etc., hearing what the Buddha said, joyfully accepted and practiced it. The Sutra of Great and Profound Dedication Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------