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English version: He took the piṅga vase (a type of water pot) and the tooth-wood (a tool for cleaning teeth), and remained in silence. At that time, the assembly, seeing this event, all felt amazed and exclaimed that they had never seen such a thing before. This auspicious sign appeared, but they did not know from which direction the World-Honored One was being invited. At that time, among the assembly, there was a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva (महानसत्त्व, great being of Bodhi) named Myo Qingjing Hui (सुविशुद्धमति, one with wondrous pure wisdom), who went to the Buddha, prostrated with his head and face at the Buddha's feet, circumambulated the Buddha three times to the right, and then said to the Buddha: 'World-Honored One, from where does this auspicious sign come? The appearance of the piṅga water vase and the tooth-wood indicates that the World-Honored One is being invited.' The Buddha said: 'This piṅga vase and tooth-wood come from the great city of Pāṭaliputra (पाटलिपुत्र, ancient Indian city, now Patna).' The Buddha told the Bodhisattva Myo Qingjing Hui: 'You may distribute lots (a method of selecting participants). Those who follow me, by means of great divine power, will enter the great city of Pāṭaliputra tomorrow morning.' At that time, the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva Myo Qingjing Hui, upon hearing these words, immediately distributed lots, telling the Śrāvaka assembly (श्रवक, those who hear the Buddha's teachings) and the Bodhisattva assembly, 'Those who have great divine powers and can manifest magical abilities (iddhi-vidhā, a supernatural ability), may accept this lot and enter the city of Pāṭaliputra tomorrow morning.' At that time, Bodhisattva Qingjing Hui, after distributing the lots, invited the World-Honored One. At that time, the World-Honored One, in the morning, tidied his robes, with great majesty and a large retinue, by means of great divine power and playful blessings, together with the assembly, traveled through the air. Devas-Nāgas (deva-nāga, celestial dragons), Yakṣas (yakṣa, a type of guardian spirit), Gandharvas (gandharva, a type of celestial musician), Asuras (asura, a type of warring god), Garuḍas (garuḍa, a type of large bird), Kiṃnaras (kiṃnara, a type of half-human, half-bird deity), and Mahoragas (mahoraga, a type of great serpent deity) played great music, and with various fragrant flowers, scented ointments, powdered incense, robes, and adornments, they made offerings to the Tathagata in the air. By means of the Buddha's divine power, in a very short time, they arrived at the great city of Pāṭaliputra, descended from the sky to a wide and adorned great maṇḍala (maṇḍala, sacred enclosure), and sat on lion thrones. The assembly each arrived and sat down in their transformed palaces. At that time, the people in the city, by means of the Buddha's majestic power, each held various items and made offerings to the World-Honored One and the assembly, the Bodhisattvas, Śrāvakas, and the eight classes of gods and dragons. The World-Honored One, knowing that the time for the Śrāvakas to eat was approaching, had them sit down to eat, and they freely enjoyed various colorful, fragrant, and delicious foods until they were satisfied. At that time, after the assembly had finished eating, they washed and tidied their robes, made offerings again with great divine powers, circumambulated the Buddha three times to the right, and each sat down in order before the Buddha, and then reported the above matters to the Buddha, saying: 'World-Honored One, outside the east gate of this city, there is a garden.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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名阿苏离。于彼园中有罗刹女。名花阿苏离。其性暴恶。常夺男女童男童女精气。昼夜常怀害心。惟愿世尊开示方便除此灾害。 尔时妙光幢如来安慰大众。寂默而住示现微笑。从佛面门出种种光明。以此其光照曜三千大千世界。及照阿苏离园罗刹女并百千眷属佛威神力令彼罗刹女。并诸眷属四方驰走。其园被烧如一火聚。悲声号哭十方奔走。我等归谁谁当救我。是时城中有诸天众。空中出声告言。汝等可往妙光幢如来所稽首归依。当令汝获得安乐。时彼花阿苏离罗刹女百千眷属忙然。往诣佛所头面礼足。白佛言惟愿世尊救我。惟愿薄伽梵救我。惟愿修伽陀救我。世尊我从今已后更不敢害诸有情。更不敢侵恼有情时妙光幢如来默然而许。即入菩提场游戏神通加持三摩地。由入此三摩地故。照曜十方一切佛刹。彼刹中一切如来悉皆显现。并闻为大众说法音声。时妙光幢如来。说菩提场庄严陀罗尼。彼十方世界中如来皆赞言。善哉善哉妙光幢如来。善说菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王。令调伏花阿苏离罗刹女并及眷属。安立十善业道。并诸人众令得不退转地。置于善道。即其城地七宝所成。及雨七宝。其赡部洲人民丰饶安乐。大婆罗门我当彼之时。为婆罗门童子。年始七岁。闻此陀罗尼。于佛教中得生净信。便证无上正等菩 现代汉语译本：名叫阿苏离（Asuli）。在那园林中有一个罗刹女（Rakshasi），名叫花阿苏离（Flower Asuli）。她性情暴戾凶恶，经常夺取男女儿童的精气，日夜怀着害人之心。唯愿世尊开示方便，消除这个灾害。 这时，妙光幢如来（Wonderful Light Banner Tathagata）安慰大众，寂静无声地住于禅定，并示现微笑。从佛的面门中放出种种光明，用这些光明照耀三千大千世界，也照耀阿苏离园中的罗刹女和她的百千眷属。佛以威神之力，使那些罗刹女和眷属四处奔逃，园林被烧毁，像一片火聚。她们悲声号哭，向四面八方奔走，哀嚎：‘我们该归向谁？谁来救救我们？’这时，城中有诸天众，在空中发出声音说：‘你们可以前往妙光幢如来那里，稽首归依，就能获得安乐。’当时，花阿苏离罗刹女和她的百千眷属惊慌忙乱地前往佛所，头面礼拜佛足，禀告佛说：‘唯愿世尊救我！唯愿薄伽梵（Bhagavan，世尊）救我！唯愿修伽陀（Sugata，善逝）救我！世尊，我从今以后再也不敢加害任何有情众生，再也不敢侵扰有情众生。’这时，妙光幢如来默然应允，随即进入菩提场，以游戏神通加持三摩地（Samadhi，禅定）。由于进入此三摩地，光明照耀十方一切佛刹（Buddha-kshetra，佛土），那些佛刹中的一切如来都显现出来，并且听闻到他们为大众说法的声音。这时，妙光幢如来说出菩提场庄严陀罗尼（Bodhimanda-alamkara-dharani）。十方世界中的如来都赞叹说：‘善哉！善哉！妙光幢如来！善于宣说菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王，调伏花阿苏离罗刹女和她的眷属，使她们安立于十善业道（Dasa-kusala-karma-patha），并使诸人众获得不退转地（Avivartaniya），安置于善道。’随即，那座城池变成七宝所成，并且降下七宝雨，赡部洲（Jambudvipa）的人民丰饶安乐。大婆罗门（Brahmin），我当时就是那时的婆罗门童子，年龄七岁，听闻此陀罗尼，在佛教中生起清净的信心，便证得无上正等菩提（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi）。
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English version: Named Asuli. In that garden, there was a Rakshasi (female demon) named Flower Asuli. Her nature was violent and wicked, and she constantly stole the essence of young boys and girls, harboring harmful intentions day and night. I wish that the World-Honored One would reveal a convenient way to eliminate this disaster. At that time, the Tathagata Wonderful Light Banner comforted the assembly, remained silent, and manifested a smile. From the Buddha's face, various lights emanated, illuminating the three thousand great thousand worlds, as well as the Rakshasi in the Asuli garden and her hundreds of thousands of attendants. By the Buddha's divine power, the Rakshasi and her attendants fled in all directions, and the garden was burned as if it were a heap of fire. They cried out in sorrow and ran in all directions, wailing, 'To whom shall we turn? Who will save us?' At that time, there were heavenly beings in the city who spoke from the sky, saying, 'You can go to the Tathagata Wonderful Light Banner, bow your heads and take refuge, and you will obtain peace and happiness.' Then, Flower Asuli Rakshasi and her hundreds of thousands of attendants hurriedly went to the Buddha, bowed their heads and paid homage at his feet, and said to the Buddha, 'May the World-Honored One save me! May the Bhagavan (Blessed One) save me! May the Sugata (Well-gone One) save me! World-Honored One, from now on, I will never dare to harm any sentient beings again, and I will never dare to disturb sentient beings.' At that time, the Tathagata Wonderful Light Banner silently agreed and immediately entered the Bodhimanda (Enlightenment seat), playfully using his supernatural powers to bless the Samadhi (Concentration). By entering this Samadhi, he illuminated all Buddha-kshetras (Buddha-fields) in the ten directions. All the Tathagatas in those Buddha-kshetras appeared, and the sound of them teaching the Dharma to the assembly was heard. At that time, the Tathagata Wonderful Light Banner spoke the Bodhimanda-alamkara-dharani (Dharani for the Adornment of the Bodhimanda). The Tathagatas in the ten directions all praised, saying, 'Excellent! Excellent! Tathagata Wonderful Light Banner! You have skillfully spoken the Bodhimanda-alamkara-dharani, the King of Teachings, subduing Flower Asuli Rakshasi and her attendants, establishing them in the Ten Wholesome Karmic Paths (Dasa-kusala-karma-patha), and enabling all people to attain the state of non-retrogression (Avivartaniya), placing them on the path of goodness.' Immediately, that city was made of seven treasures, and a rain of seven treasures fell. The people of Jambudvipa (Earth) were prosperous and happy. Great Brahmin, at that time, I was a Brahmin boy, seven years old, and upon hearing this Dharani, I developed pure faith in the Buddha's teachings and attained Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (Unsurpassed Perfect Enlightenment). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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提。大婆罗门或有犹豫生疑者。往昔时花阿苏离罗刹女。岂异人乎即汝身是。何以故汝花阿苏离罗刹女。时损害众生无有慈心。经无量劫堕于恶趣。大婆罗门莫生疑惑。当彼之时波吒离子城中人众。今此天龙药叉乾闼婆阿修罗迦楼罗紧那罗今来云集者。是大婆罗门或生犹豫。或生疑惑。当彼之时罗刹女百千眷属者。不应如是见。何以故是我集会中。婆罗门刹利梵志尼乾子。及余外道戏论幻术者。居尸林纳衣持牛戒者。居山谷持禁戒者等是。 尔时释迦牟尼如来说往昔因缘已。默然而住。时一切大众。闻此往昔因缘。皆生奇特。持种种香花涂香末香花鬘衣服幢幡。往诣世尊所而作供养。右绕三匝头面礼足。而作是言。惟愿世尊说菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王。惟愿世尊说。惟愿修伽陀说此大明王。令一切有情作大光明。于后末世一切有情。能满诸愿。 尔时世尊大众请已。默然而住受请微笑。现微笑后。从其面门出种种光。照曜十方世界。照曜已彼世界中一切诸佛悉皆显现。又闻彼诸如来说法语言。于此地中即生七宝树。其树根茎枝叶花果殊胜。天妙悦意受用安乐。现于赡部洲。其树现大游戏神通加持。 尔时文殊师利童真菩萨。见此神通及见如来微笑。往诣世尊头面礼足。绕佛三匝合掌向佛。白佛言世尊 现代汉语译本： 提（Ti，疑问词）。大婆罗门或许会犹豫生疑：‘往昔时的花阿苏离罗刹女（Hua Asuli Rakshanu，花阿苏离女夜叉），难道是其他人吗？’不是别人，就是你自身。为什么这么说呢？因为你作为花阿苏离罗刹女时，损害众生，没有慈悲心，经历了无量劫堕入恶趣。大婆罗门不要疑惑。当时波吒离子城（Bozhalizi Cheng，城市名）中的人们，就是今天聚集在这里的天龙（Tianlong，天神和龙）、药叉（Yaocha，一种神）、乾闼婆（Qiantapo，一种天神）、阿修罗（Axiuluo，一种神）、迦楼罗（Jialouluo，一种神鸟）、紧那罗（Jinnaluo，一种天神）。大婆罗门或许会犹豫，或许会疑惑：‘当时罗刹女的成百上千眷属，’不应该这样看。为什么呢？因为他们是我的**中，婆罗门（Poluomen，僧侣阶层）、刹利（Chali，武士阶层）、梵志（Fanzhi，修行者）、尼乾子（Niganzi，耆那教徒），以及其他外道戏论幻术者，居住在尸林、穿着纳衣、持牛戒者，居住在山谷、持禁戒者等等。 这时，释迦牟尼如来（Shijiamouni Rulai，佛陀）说完往昔因缘后，默然不语。当时，所有大众听到这个往昔因缘，都觉得非常奇特，拿着各种香花、涂香、末香、花鬘、衣服、幢幡，前往世尊（Shizun，佛陀的尊称）处供养，右绕三匝，头面礼足，说道：‘惟愿世尊宣说菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王（Putichang Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jiaowang，菩提道场庄严陀罗尼教王）。惟愿世尊宣说。惟愿修伽陀（Xiujiatuo，如来）宣说这个大明王，令一切有情充满光明，在后世末法时代，一切有情能够满足各种愿望。’ 这时，世尊应大众的请求，默然接受，然后微笑，微笑之后，从面门放出各种光芒，照耀十方世界。照耀之后，那个世界中一切诸佛都显现出来。又听到那些如来说法的语言，在这地上立刻生出七宝树，那树的根茎枝叶花果非常殊胜，天妙悦意，受用安乐，显现在赡部洲（Zhanbuzhou，我们所居住的大陆）。那树显现出大游戏神通加持。 这时，文殊师利童真菩萨（Wenshushili Tongzhen Pusa，文殊师利菩萨）见到这个神通，又见到如来的微笑，前往世尊处，头面礼足，绕佛三匝，合掌向佛，对佛说：‘世尊’