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English version: Ti (Ti, interrogative particle). The great Brahmin might hesitate and doubt: 'Could the flower Asuli Rakshasi (Hua Asuli Rakshanu, Flower Asuli Rakshasi), in the past, be someone else?' It is not someone else, it is you yourself. Why is that? Because when you were the flower Asuli Rakshasi, you harmed sentient beings and had no compassion, and for countless kalpas you fell into evil realms. Great Brahmin, do not doubt. The people in the city of Pataliputra (Bozhalizi Cheng, city name) at that time are the same as the gods, dragons (Tianlong, gods and dragons), yakshas (Yaocha, a type of deity), gandharvas (Qiantapo, a type of celestial musician), asuras (Axiuluo, a type of demigod), garudas (Jialouluo, a mythical bird), and kinnaras (Jinnaluo, a type of celestial musician) who are gathered here today. The great Brahmin might hesitate or doubt: 'The hundreds of thousands of attendants of the Rakshasi at that time,' should not be seen in that way. Why is that? Because they are the Brahmins (Poluomen, priestly class), Kshatriyas (Chali, warrior class), Brahmanas (Fanzhi, ascetics), Nirgranthas (Niganzi, Jain followers), and other heretical debaters and illusionists in my ** , those who dwell in charnel grounds, wear patched robes, observe the cow vow, those who dwell in mountain valleys and observe precepts, and so on. At that time, Shakyamuni Tathagata (Shijiamouni Rulai, the Buddha) finished speaking about the past causes and conditions and remained silent. At that time, all the assembly, hearing about these past causes and conditions, felt it was very extraordinary, and holding various fragrant flowers, scented ointments, powdered incense, flower garlands, clothing, banners, and pennants, went to the World Honored One (Shizun, honorific title for the Buddha) to make offerings, circumambulated him three times to the right, prostrated with their heads at his feet, and said: 'We wish that the World Honored One would speak about the King of Teachings, the Dharani for Adorning the Bodhi Field (Putichang Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jiaowang, Dharani for Adorning the Bodhi Field). We wish that the World Honored One would speak. We wish that Sugata (Xiujiatuo, the Tathagata) would speak about this Great Bright King, so that all sentient beings may be filled with great light, and in the future degenerate age, all sentient beings may be able to fulfill all their wishes.' At that time, the World Honored One, having been requested by the assembly, silently accepted and smiled. After smiling, he emitted various rays of light from his face, illuminating the ten directions of the world. After illuminating, all the Buddhas in those worlds appeared. Also, the sounds of those Tathagatas speaking the Dharma were heard, and immediately seven-jeweled trees grew on this earth. The roots, stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits of those trees were extremely wonderful, heavenly, pleasing, and enjoyable, appearing in Jambudvipa (Zhanbuzhou, the continent we inhabit). Those trees manifested great playful spiritual powers and blessings. At that time, Manjushri, the Youthful Prince Bodhisattva (Wenshushili Tongzhen Pusa, Manjushri Bodhisattva), seeing these spiritual powers and also seeing the Tathagata's smile, went to the World Honored One, prostrated with his head at his feet, circumambulated the Buddha three times, joined his palms together, and said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
惟愿说菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王。惟愿善逝说之。与一切有情作大利益。长养一切种植善根者。 尔时释迦牟尼如来受文殊师利童真菩萨请。即入观佛三摩地。由才入此三摩地。于刹那顷。见十方世界刹土一切诸佛。如一箭道。彼十方世界九十俱胝百千恒河沙数诸佛。皆来集会同声赞释迦牟尼如来言。善哉善哉释迦牟尼如来。善说此大陀罗尼教王。过去一切如来已说。悉皆加持随喜。惟愿世尊广为宣说菩提场庄严陀罗尼法要大教王仪轨。 尔时文殊师利童真菩萨。以如来所生法界。盛于钵中。二手捧钵奉献如来。 尔时释迦牟尼如来舒金色臂。受文殊师利童真菩萨钵。受已掷于空中。于刹那顷其钵遍满虚空。所盛法界舍利如来形像。满三千大千世界虚空。彼如来咸皆赞叹释迦牟尼如来言。善哉善哉释迦牟尼佛。见彼一一如来前。皆有释迦牟尼佛并大众会。一一释迦牟尼佛前。复有文殊师利菩萨。满钵盛法界奉献。现大神通现大神变。 尔时金刚手菩萨摩诃萨白文殊师利童真菩萨言。甚奇特文殊师利童真菩萨。现于如来大众会神变。今此光相为谁所现。以何因缘是谁威神现大如来形像集会。 文殊师利言。金刚手汝岂不知现此光相神变耶。金刚手言。文殊师利我昔未曾见闻如是大神通一切 现代汉语译本：惟愿世尊宣说菩提场（bodhimanda）庄严陀罗尼教王。惟愿善逝（sugata）宣说此法，为一切有情（sattva）带来巨大的利益，增长一切种植善根者。 尔时，释迦牟尼如来接受文殊师利（Manjushri）童真菩萨的请求，即刻进入观佛三摩地（samadhi）。刚进入此三摩地，于刹那之间，见到十方世界刹土一切诸佛，如一箭所能及的距离。彼十方世界九十俱胝（koti）百千恒河沙数诸佛，都来集会，同声赞叹释迦牟尼如来言：‘善哉善哉释迦牟尼如来！善说此大陀罗尼教王。过去一切如来已经说过，悉皆加持随喜。惟愿世尊广为宣说菩提场庄严陀罗尼法要大教王仪轨。’ 尔时，文殊师利童真菩萨，以如来所生法界，盛于钵中，双手捧钵奉献如来。 尔时，释迦牟尼如来舒展金色手臂，接受文殊师利童真菩萨的钵。接受后掷于空中，于刹那之间，其钵遍满虚空，所盛法界舍利如来形像，满三千大千世界虚空。彼如来咸皆赞叹释迦牟尼如来言：‘善哉善哉释迦牟尼佛！’见彼一一如来前，皆有释迦牟尼佛并大众会。一一释迦牟尼佛前，复有文殊师利菩萨，满钵盛法界奉献。现大神通现大神变。 尔时，金刚手（Vajrapani）菩萨摩诃萨（Mahasattva）对文殊师利童真菩萨说：‘甚奇特啊，文殊师利童真菩萨！现于如来大众会神变。今此光相为谁所现？以何因缘是谁威神现大如来形像集会？’ 文殊师利说：‘金刚手，你岂不知现此光相神变耶？’金刚手说：‘文殊师利，我昔未曾见闻如是大神通一切。’
English
English version: I beseech the Bhagavan (Blessed One) to speak of the Dharani teaching-king for the adornment of the Bodhimanda (enlightenment place). I beseech the Sugata (Well-gone One) to speak it, to bring great benefit to all sentient beings (sattvas), and to nurture all who plant roots of goodness. At that time, Shakyamuni Tathagata (Thus-gone One), upon the request of Manjushri (Gentle Glory) Kumara (Youth) Bodhisattva (Enlightenment Being), immediately entered the Samadhi (concentration) of contemplating the Buddhas. As soon as he entered this Samadhi, in an instant, he saw all the Buddhas in the Buddha-lands of the ten directions, as close as the distance of an arrow's flight. Those ninety koti (ten million) hundreds of thousands of Ganges-sands of Buddhas in the ten directions all came together and praised Shakyamuni Tathagata in unison, saying: 'Excellent, excellent, Shakyamuni Tathagata! You have well spoken this great Dharani teaching-king. All the Tathagatas of the past have already spoken it, and they all bless and rejoice in it. May the Bhagavan widely proclaim the essential Dharma of the Dharani for the adornment of the Bodhimanda, the great teaching-king's ritual.' At that time, Manjushri Kumara Bodhisattva, using the Dharmadhatu (Dharma-realm) produced by the Tathagata, filled a bowl and offered it to the Tathagata with both hands. At that time, Shakyamuni Tathagata extended his golden arm and received the bowl from Manjushri Kumara Bodhisattva. Having received it, he threw it into the air. In an instant, the bowl filled the entire space, and the relics and images of the Tathagatas contained within the Dharmadhatu filled the empty space of the three thousand great thousand worlds. Those Tathagatas all praised Shakyamuni Tathagata, saying: 'Excellent, excellent, Shakyamuni Buddha!' Before each of those Tathagatas, there was Shakyamuni Buddha and a great assembly. Before each Shakyamuni Buddha, there was also Manjushri Bodhisattva, offering a bowl filled with the Dharmadhatu. He manifested great spiritual powers and great transformations. At that time, Vajrapani (Thunderbolt-in-hand) Bodhisattva Mahasattva (Great Being) said to Manjushri Kumara Bodhisattva: 'How wondrous, Manjushri Kumara Bodhisattva! You manifest spiritual transformations in the assembly of the Tathagatas. By whom is this light and appearance now manifested? By what cause and condition, and by whose majestic power, are these great images of the Tathagatas assembled?' Manjushri said: 'Vajrapani, do you not know the spiritual transformation of this light and appearance?' Vajrapani said: 'Manjushri, I have never before seen or heard of such great spiritual powers.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
如来集会。此之希有未曾见闻。今乃得见。尔时金刚手菩萨摩诃萨。旋转金刚杵右绕世尊。佛前而住白佛言。世尊欲说何法。今有未曾见闻相现。于世间中大神通相分明而现。佛言金刚手且待须臾当自证见。于刹那顷佛前忽然有七宝柱从地踊出高七千逾缮那阔五千逾缮那。天妙庄严光明炽盛。垂妙缯彩真珠罗网弥覆其上。铃铎摇动出和雅音花鬘庄严。无量俱胝百千天子从空而下。持种种七宝供养具而供养宝幢。 尔时世尊告金刚手菩萨言。汝可往开幢门。 尔时金刚手菩萨。遍身光焰如火聚炽盛。头冠璎珞庄严其身。执金刚杵面貌忿怒令人怖畏。近至宝幢而申右臂开其幢门。开幢门已。于是幢中有师子座。其座阎浮檀金所成。七宝庄严。以种种天妙衣服敷其座上。广博面金口高勇光明幢顶如来应供正遍知如来。于上而坐入三摩地而现。 尔时广博金口高勇光明幢顶如来。赞叹释迦牟尼佛言。善哉善哉释迦牟尼如来。于世间中现大神变。现大如来集会。无有神变集会与此等者。先佛等觉而亦未有此如来集会神通示现。唯愿世尊说此菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王。成多人利益安乐哀愍。此如来形像游戏神通集会。现此幢相。皆是菩提场庄严陀罗尼威力。现此神变。亦是此陀罗尼加持先现此瑞。惟愿世尊说菩提 现代汉语译本： 如来（Tathagata）。这是希有且从未见闻的景象，如今得以亲见。当时，金刚手菩萨摩诃萨（Vajrapani Bodhisattva Mahasattva）旋转金刚杵，右绕世尊，在佛前站立，禀告佛说：‘世尊，您将要宣说什么法？如今显现出从未见闻的景象，在世间中显现出清晰的大神通之相。’佛说：‘金刚手，暂且等待片刻，你将亲自证见。’刹那间，在佛前忽然有七宝柱从地涌出，高七千逾缮那（Yojana，古印度长度单位），宽五千逾缮那，以天界的奇妙庄严装饰，光明炽盛，垂挂着奇妙的缯彩和真珠罗网覆盖其上，铃铎摇动发出和谐的声音，以花鬘庄严。无量俱胝百千的天子从空中而下，手持种种七宝供养具来供养宝幢。 当时，世尊告诉金刚手菩萨说：‘你可以前去打开幢门。’ 当时，金刚手菩萨遍身光焰如火聚般炽盛，头戴宝冠，璎珞庄严其身，手执金刚杵，面貌忿怒令人怖畏，靠近宝幢，伸出右臂打开了幢门。打开幢门后，在幢中有一师子座，那座是由阎浮檀金（Jambudvipa gold）所成，以七宝庄严，用种种天界的奇妙衣服铺在座上。广博面金口高勇光明幢顶如来应供正遍知如来（Vipulamukha-suvarnavarna-uccaviryaprabha-dhvajagrakeyura Tathagata Arhat Samyaksambuddha）于其上而坐，入于三摩地（Samadhi，禅定）而显现。 当时，广博面金口高勇光明幢顶如来赞叹释迦牟尼佛说：‘善哉善哉，释迦牟尼如来（Sakyamuni Tathagata），在世间中显现大神变，显现大如来力（Tathagatabala）。没有其他神变力与此相等。先佛等觉（Former Buddhas）也未曾有此如来神通示现。唯愿世尊宣说此菩提场庄严陀罗尼教王（Bodhimanda-alamkara-dharani-rajah），成就众多人的利益安乐，哀愍众生。此如来形像游戏神通（Tathagata-rupa-krida-abhijna），显现此幢相，都是菩提场庄严陀罗尼的威力。显现此神变，也是此陀罗尼加持先显现此瑞相。惟愿世尊宣说菩提’