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大正藏第 19 册 No. 1026 佛说造塔延命功德经 No. 1026 佛说造塔延命功德经 罽宾国三藏沙门般若奉 诏译 如是我闻。一时佛在舍卫国祇树给孤独园。与大苾刍众及菩萨摩诃萨众俱。尔时波斯匿王在大众中。即从座起整理衣服。偏袒右肩右膝着地。礼佛双足合掌恭敬。而白佛言。希有世尊。相师占我。却后七日。必当寿尽。我为无常苦所逼恼。无所依仰来投世尊。唯愿世尊为我救护。云何令我得离忧苦。佛告言。大王善自安慰勿得忧怖。诸佛如来有善方便。能令大王获殊胜利近延寿命。当得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。谛听谛听善思念之。吾当为汝分别解说。大王当知。若欲免离无常苦恼超入如来法身寿量。应先发心持佛净戒修最上福。能发此心延王寿命。王白佛言。唯愿世尊为我救护。所说发心持佛净戒修最上福。我便奉行亦令国人奉行此法。未知发心何等心。持何等戒何福最上。唯愿如来为我宣说。佛告大王言。发心者发四无量心。言持戒者持不杀戒。修上福者无过造塔。悲愍救护一切众生。诸天善神常来守护。不相舍离如影随形。发生大王无边福利。大王建立佛塔福利难思。三世如来所共称赞。我为大王略说因缘。王当谛听。乃往古昔有一小儿此地牧牛 现代汉语译本 大正藏第 19 册 No. 1026 佛说造塔延命功德经 No. 1026 佛说造塔延命功德经 罽宾国（今克什米尔地区）三藏沙门般若奉 诏译 如是我闻。一时佛在舍卫国（古印度王国）祇树给孤独园（释迦牟尼佛传法场所）。与大比丘众及菩萨摩诃萨众俱。尔时波斯匿王（古印度拘萨罗国国王）在大众中。即从座起整理衣服。偏袒右肩右膝着地。礼佛双足合掌恭敬。而白佛言。希有世尊。相师占我。却后七日。必当寿尽。我为无常苦所逼恼。无所依仰来投世尊。唯愿世尊为我救护。云何令我得离忧苦。佛告言。大王善自安慰勿得忧怖。诸佛如来有善方便。能令大王获殊胜利近延寿命。当得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（无上正等正觉）。谛听谛听善思念之。吾当为汝分别解说。大王当知。若欲免离无常苦恼超入如来法身寿量。应先发心持佛净戒修最上福。能发此心延王寿命。王白佛言。唯愿世尊为我救护。所说发心持佛净戒修最上福。我便奉行亦令国人奉行此法。未知发心何等心。持何等戒何福最上。唯愿如来为我宣说。佛告大王言。发心者发四无量心。言持戒者持不杀戒。修上福者无过造塔。悲愍救护一切众生。诸天善神常来守护。不相舍离如影随形。发生大王无边福利。大王建立佛塔福利难思。三世如来所共称赞。我为大王略说因缘。王当谛听。乃往古昔有一小儿此地牧牛
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English version T19 No. 1026 The Sutra of the Buddha on the Merit of Building Stupas for Prolonging Life No. 1026 The Sutra of the Buddha on the Merit of Building Stupas for Prolonging Life Translated by the Tripiṭaka（collection of Buddhist scriptures） Master Prajna from the Kingdom of Kashmir（historical region in South Asia） under Imperial Edict Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was in the Jeta Grove（site of one of the most famous monasteries or viharas in India） of Anathapindika（a wealthy merchant and a principal patron of the Buddha） in Shravasti（ancient city in India）. He was with a great assembly of Bhikshus（ordained Buddhist monks） and Bodhisattva Mahasattvas（great bodhisattvas）. At that time, King Prasenajit（king of Kosala in ancient India） was in the assembly. He rose from his seat, arranged his robes, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, prostrated himself at the Buddha's feet, and, with palms joined in reverence, said to the Buddha, 'Rare is the World-Honored One. A fortune-teller has predicted that I will reach the end of my life in seven days. I am afflicted and distressed by the impermanence of suffering, and having no one to rely on, I come to seek refuge in the World-Honored One. I beseech the World-Honored One to save and protect me. How can I be freed from sorrow and suffering?' The Buddha said, 'Great King, comfort yourself and do not be afraid. The Buddhas and Tathagatas（'the one who has thus gone', an epithet of the Buddha） have skillful means to enable the Great King to obtain extraordinary victories and prolong his life, and to attain Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi（' unsurpassed perfect enlightenment'）. Listen attentively and contemplate it well. I will explain it to you in detail. Great King, you should know that if you wish to escape the suffering of impermanence and enter the lifespan of the Tathagata's Dharma body, you should first generate the mind of upholding the Buddha's pure precepts and cultivate the supreme merit. Generating this mind can prolong the king's life.' The King said to the Buddha, 'I beseech the World-Honored One to save and protect me. I will follow and cause the people of the kingdom to follow the practice of generating the mind, upholding the Buddha's pure precepts, and cultivating the supreme merit. I do not know what kind of mind to generate, what kind of precepts to uphold, and what merit is supreme. I beseech the Tathagata to explain it to me.' The Buddha said to the Great King, 'To generate the mind is to generate the four immeasurable minds. To uphold the precepts is to uphold the precept of not killing. To cultivate the supreme merit is to build stupas（a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics） above all else. Have compassion and protect all sentient beings. The gods and virtuous spirits will always come to protect you, never leaving you like a shadow following a form, and generating boundless blessings for the Great King. The merit of the Great King establishing a Buddha stupa is inconceivable. It is praised by the Tathagatas of the three worlds. I will briefly explain the causes and conditions to the Great King. The King should listen attentively. In the ancient past, there was a young boy herding cattle in this land.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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。有诸相师来共占相谓言。此牧牛儿却后七日必当寿尽。是牧牛儿又于异时。与诸小儿聚沙为戏。中有小儿摧沙为堆。言作佛塔高一磔手。或二或三至四磔手。时此小儿戏聚沙塔高一磔手。却后更延七年寿命。于聚沙时。有辟支佛持钵而行。时诸小儿以嬉戏心。将沙奉施言我施麨。时辟支佛引钵受之。以神通力沙变成麨。时诸小儿见此因缘。皆悉获得清净信心。时辟支佛与诸小儿悉授记莂作如是言。汝诸童子所造之塔高一磔手者。于未来世作铁轮王。王一天下。二磔手者作铜轮王。王二天下。三磔手者作银轮王。王三天下。四磔手者作金轮王。王四天下。时诸小儿以嬉戏心造如是塔感如是果。何况大王发至诚心。若有善男子善女人。以决定心如法造塔。乃至一肘量一磔手一指节一穬麦。所得功德无有限量。常有诸天雨花供养。是故大王。若善男子善女人欲造塔时。先于一切众生起大悲心而为先导。以菩提心而为根本。然后净地作坛供养。以瞿摩夷涂之烧香散花。面正东坐作是思惟。佛薄伽梵自利利他功德圆满。复能满足众生之愿。我今成就第一法身发菩提心。于薄伽梵所有造塔轨仪法则。一一次第如法奉行。 第一采集妙华。以陀罗尼加持七遍。散布坛上供养如来。陀罗尼曰。 na maḥ s 现代汉语译本：有几个相士来为他占卜，说：‘这个牧童七天后必定会寿命终结。’这个牧童后来有一次，和一群小孩聚在一起玩沙子。其中有小孩用沙子堆成堆，说要做佛塔，高一磔手（量词，张开拇指和中指或食指之间的距离）。或者两磔手、三磔手，甚至四磔手。当时这个小孩玩耍时堆的沙塔高一磔手，之后竟然延长了七年寿命。在堆沙塔的时候，有一位辟支佛（梵文：Pratyekabuddha，不依师友教导而自行悟道的修行者）拿着钵经过。这些小孩以嬉戏的心情，把沙子奉献给辟支佛，说：‘我施舍炒面。’辟支佛就用钵接了过去，以神通力把沙子变成了炒面。当时这些小孩看到这个因缘，都获得了清净的信心。这时，辟支佛给这些小孩都授记（预言），这样说：‘你们这些童子所造的塔，高一磔手的，在未来世会成为铁轮王（统治者的类型），统治一个天下。两磔手的，会成为铜轮王，统治两个天下。三磔手的，会成为银轮王，统治三个天下。四磔手的，会成为金轮王，统治四个天下。’这些小孩以嬉戏的心情造这样的塔，就感得这样的果报。更何况大王您发至诚心呢？如果有善男子善女人，以坚定的心如法造塔，哪怕只有一肘（长度单位）、一磔手、一指节、一穬麦（长度单位），所得到的功德也是无量的。常常有诸天散花供养。所以大王，如果善男子善女人想要造塔，首先要对一切众生生起大悲心作为先导，以菩提心（觉悟之心）作为根本，然后在干净的地上设置坛场进行供养，用牛粪涂抹地面，焚香散花，面向东方坐下，这样思惟：佛薄伽梵（梵文：Bhagavan，世尊），自利利他，功德圆满，又能满足众生的愿望。我现在要成就第一法身（佛的智慧之身），发菩提心，对于薄伽梵所有造塔的仪轨法则，一次一次地如法奉行。 第一步是采集美妙的鲜花，用陀罗尼（梵文：Dharani，咒语）加持七遍，散布在坛场上供养如来。陀罗尼是： na maḥ s
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English version: Some fortune-tellers came to examine him and said, 'This cowherd will surely die in seven days.' This cowherd, at another time, gathered with some children to play in the sand. Among them, some children piled up sand, saying they would make a Buddha-塔 (Buddha-塔, pagoda), one span (unit of measurement, the distance between the thumb and middle or index finger when stretched) high. Or two spans, three spans, even four spans. At that time, the sand-塔 (pagoda) that this child playfully built was one span high, and he was granted an extension of seven years to his life. While they were building the sand-塔 (pagoda), a Pratyekabuddha (Pratyekabuddha, one who attains enlightenment on their own without a teacher) was walking by with a bowl. The children, with playful hearts, offered sand to the Pratyekabuddha, saying, 'I offer fried flour.' The Pratyekabuddha accepted it with his bowl, and through his supernatural power, the sand turned into fried flour. At that time, the children, seeing this cause and condition, all gained pure faith. Then, the Pratyekabuddha gave predictions to all the children, saying, 'You children who have built 塔 (pagodas) one span high will become Iron Wheel Kings (type of ruler) in the future, ruling one continent. Those who built them two spans high will become Copper Wheel Kings, ruling two continents. Those who built them three spans high will become Silver Wheel Kings, ruling three continents. Those who built them four spans high will become Gold Wheel Kings, ruling four continents.' These children, with playful hearts, built such 塔 (pagodas) and received such rewards. How much more so, Your Majesty, who has generated a sincere heart? If there are good men and good women who, with a determined heart, build 塔 (pagodas) according to the Dharma, even if it is only one cubit (unit of length), one span, one finger joint, or one barleycorn (unit of length), the merits they obtain are immeasurable. Devas (deities) will constantly shower flowers as offerings. Therefore, Your Majesty, if good men and good women wish to build 塔 (pagodas), they should first generate great compassion for all sentient beings as a guide, and take Bodhicitta (mind of enlightenment) as the foundation. Then, purify the ground and set up an altar for offerings, smear it with cow dung, burn incense, scatter flowers, and sit facing east, contemplating thus: The Buddha Bhagavan (Bhagavan, the Blessed One), benefits himself and others, his merits are complete, and he can fulfill the wishes of sentient beings. I now wish to attain the first Dharmakaya (Dharmakaya, the body of wisdom of the Buddha), generate Bodhicitta, and follow the rules and procedures for building 塔 (pagodas) of the Bhagavan, one by one, according to the Dharma. The first step is to gather wonderful flowers, bless them seven times with a Dharani (Dharani, mantra), and scatter them on the altar as offerings to the Tathagata (Tathagata, Thus Come One). The Dharani is: na maḥ s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a ttha ya tā a nu ka ta pra 曩 谟 萨 怛他(二合) 耶 埵 阿 耨 羯 多 跛 ti ṣṭi te pū ṣpa ke tme ta 罗 底 瑟耻(二合) 帝 布 数波 罽 答迷 怛 thā ga tā ya saṃ mya ksa bu ddhā ya ta dya
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他 蘖 多 耶 三 藐 三 母 驮 耶 怛 你也(二合) thā pū ṣpe pū ṣpe su pū ṣpe 他 补 涩闭 补 涩闭(二合) 苏 补 涩闭(二合) svā hā 娑缚(二合) 贺(引) 第二埏埴作泥团时。作a 婀字观。此是如来法界身。先当归命作如是言。 na mo da śā dhaḥ kṣo rthi ya da 曩 谟 捺 阇 溺 崛刍(二合) 悉底(二合) 耶 捺 va sa rva ta thā ga ta naṃ va nde ra tna 嚩(平) 萨 嚩 怛 他 蘖 多 难 满 泥(上) 啰 怛 tra yaṃ ś 现代汉语译本 曩谟 萨怛他(ttha) 耶 埵 阿 耨 羯 多 跛 罗 底 瑟耻(二合) 帝 布 数波 罽 答迷 怛 他 蘖 多 耶 三 藐 三 母 驮 耶 怛 你也(二合) 他 补 涩闭 补 涩闭(二合) 苏 补 涩闭(二合) 娑缚(二合) 贺(引) 第二埏埴作泥团时。作a 婀字观。此是如来法界身。先当归命作如是言。 曩 谟 捺 阇 溺 崛刍(二合) 悉底(二合) 耶 捺 嚩(平) 萨 嚩 怛 他 蘖 多 难 满 泥(上) 啰 怛 Tra Yaṃ Ś(此处Tra Yaṃ Ś 应该有后续内容，但原文不完整)
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English version Namo stattha(ttha) ya tva a nu kata pa ra ti ṣṭi te pū ṣpa ke tme ta thā ga tā ya saṃ mya ksa bu ddhā ya ta dya thā pū ṣpe pū ṣpe su pū ṣpe svā hā The second time when making a mud ball, contemplate the syllable 'a' (婀). This is the Dharmakaya (法界身) of the Tathagata (如来). First, take refuge and say these words: Namo da śā dhaḥ kṣo rthi ya da va sa rva ta thā ga ta naṃ va nde ra ta Tra Yaṃ Ś (Here, Tra Yaṃ Ś should have subsequent content, but the original text is incomplete) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- u vaṃ a kṣo bhya a mi