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English version: All these sentient beings were on all fours, staying there. Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva (meaning: Avalokiteśvara Great Bodhisattva) spoke the Dharma to save them. You should listen carefully to this pure Dharma, and you should resolve to contemplate it carefully. I will now show you the resources for Nirvana. These sentient beings stood before Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva and reported to the Bodhisattva, 'For sentient beings without eyes, please open their light and let them see the road; for sentient beings without support, please be their parents and let them have support; in the dark road, please light a bright torch for them and show them the right path to liberation. If sentient beings can recite the name of the Bodhisattva, they will get peace and happiness. But we often suffer such hardships.' At that time, all these sentient beings, after hearing the *Great Arrayed Jewel King Sutra*, they all gained peace and happiness and attained the stage of non-retrogression. At that time, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva came out of here and entered the iron land again, where the mighty Asura king (meaning: mighty Asura king) was imprisoned. When the Bodhisattva went there, he manifested a body like the Buddha. At that time, the mighty Asura king came from afar to greet Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva. There were countless dependents in the palace of the Asura king, many of whom were hunchbacked, short and ugly. These dependents all came to personally pay homage to the feet of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva and said the following verse: 'I have gained good fruit in this life, and all my wishes have been fulfilled. What I wish for is my right view. Since I can see the Bodhisattva, I and my dependents have gained peace and happiness.' Then, the Asura king offered the jeweled seat to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, respectfully put his palms together and reported, 'I and my dependents have been fond of evil lust since the past, often harboring hatred and anger, and loving to kill lives. I have committed these sins, and I am worried in my heart, fearing the cycle of aging and death, suffering all kinds of suffering, without a master, without support. Please have compassion and save us, and show us the way to liberate from imprisonment.' Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva said, 'Good man, the Tathāgata Arhat Samyak-saṃbuddha (meaning: Thus Come One, Worthy One, Rightly Awakened One) often begs for food. If you can give food, the merit you will gain is endless. Good man, not only myself, but even in the Asura cave, I cannot finish speaking. Even if as many Tathāgata Arhat Samyak-saṃbuddhas as the sands of twelve Ganges river sands (meaning: Ganges river sands) gather in one place, they cannot finish speaking of such a quantity of merit. Good man, I can count all the dust particles. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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其如是数量。善男子施如来食所获福德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如大海。我能数其一一滴数。善男子施如来食所获福德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如四大洲。所有男子女人童子童女。悉皆田种满四大洲。不植余物唯种芥子。龙顺时序降澍雨泽芥子成熟。于一洲内以为其场。治践俱毕都成大聚。善男子如是我能数尽一一粒数。善男子施如来食所获福德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如妙高山王。入水八万四千逾缮那。出水八万四千逾缮那。善男子如是山王以为纸。积以大海水充满其中皆为墨汁。以四大洲所有一切男子女人童子童女。悉皆书写妙高山量。所积纸聚书尽无余。如是我能数其一一字数。善男子施如来食所获福德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子如是一切书写之人。皆得十地菩萨之位。如是菩萨所有福德。与施如来一食福德其量无异。善男子又如殑伽河沙数大海之中所有沙数。我能数其一一沙数。善男子施如来食所获福德。而我不能说尽数量。是时大力阿苏啰王闻说是事。涕泪悲泣盈流面目。心怀懊恼哽曀吁嗟。白观自在菩萨摩诃萨言。我于往昔而行布施。所施之境垢黑非法。由斯施故我今并诸眷属。反受禁缚在于恶趣受斯业报。于今何故持少分食。奉施如来变成甘露。我从昔来愚痴无智。习行外道婆罗 现代汉语译本： 其数量是如此之多。善男子，供养如来饮食所获得的福德，我是无法完全说尽其数量的。善男子，又比如大海，我能数清每一滴水的数量。善男子，供养如来饮食所获得的福德，我是无法完全说尽其数量的。善男子，又比如四大洲，所有男子、女人、童子、童女，都耕种遍满四大洲，不种植其他东西，只种植芥子。龙顺应时节降下雨水，芥子成熟。在一洲之内作为场地，整治践踏完毕都成为大堆。善男子，像这样我能数尽每一粒芥子的数量。善男子，供养如来饮食所获得的福德，我是无法完全说尽其数量的。善男子，又比如妙高山王（Sumeru，须弥山），入水八万四千逾缮那（yojana，一种长度单位），出水八万四千逾缮那。善男子，像这样以山王作为纸，堆积以大海水充满其中都作为墨汁，以四大洲所有一切男子、女人、童子、童女，都书写妙高山的大小，所堆积的纸张书写完尽无余。像这样我能数清每一个字的數量。善男子，供养如来饮食所获得的福德，我是无法完全说尽其数量的。善男子，像这样一切书写之人，都得到十地菩萨的地位。像这样菩萨所有的福德，与供养如来一食的福德，其数量没有差别。善男子，又比如恒河沙数，大海之中所有沙的数量，我能数清每一粒沙的数量。善男子，供养如来饮食所获得的福德，我是无法完全说尽其数量的。这时大力阿修罗王（Asura，一种神道生物）听到这些事，涕泪悲泣，泪水盈满面目。心中怀着懊恼，哽咽叹息。对观自在菩萨摩诃萨（Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva，又称观音菩萨）说，我于往昔所行布施，所施的对象污浊黑暗不合法度。因为这样的布施，我如今和我的眷属，反而受到禁锢，在恶趣中承受这样的业报。如今为什么拿着少许食物，奉献给如来就变成了甘露？我从过去以来愚痴无智，习惯修行外道婆罗门（Brahmin，古印度祭司阶层）的法。
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English version: Its quantity is such. Good man, the merit obtained from offering food to the Tathagata (如来，another name for Buddha) is something I cannot fully express in quantity. Good man, it is like the great ocean; I can count every single drop of water. Good man, the merit obtained from offering food to the Tathagata is something I cannot fully express in quantity. Good man, it is like the four great continents; all men, women, boys, and girls cultivate all over the four great continents, planting nothing else but mustard seeds. Dragons, in accordance with the seasons, send down rain and dew, and the mustard seeds ripen. Within one continent, it is used as a field, prepared and trampled, all becoming a great heap. Good man, like this, I can count every single grain of mustard seed. Good man, the merit obtained from offering food to the Tathagata is something I cannot fully express in quantity. Good man, it is like Mount Sumeru (妙高山王，Sumeru), which enters the water by 84,000 yojanas (逾缮那，a unit of distance) and emerges from the water by 84,000 yojanas. Good man, taking this mountain king as paper, piling it up and filling the great ocean with it, all as ink, with all the men, women, boys, and girls of the four great continents, all writing the size of Mount Sumeru, the accumulated paper piles written to the end without remainder. Like this, I can count every single word. Good man, the merit obtained from offering food to the Tathagata is something I cannot fully express in quantity. Good man, all those who write like this will attain the position of a Bodhisattva of the Tenth Ground (十地菩萨，the tenth and highest level of Bodhisattva). The merit of such Bodhisattvas is no different in quantity from the merit of offering one meal to the Tathagata. Good man, it is like the sands of the Ganges River (殑伽河沙数), the number of sands in all the oceans; I can count every single grain of sand. Good man, the merit obtained from offering food to the Tathagata is something I cannot fully express in quantity. At this time, the mighty Asura King (阿苏啰王，a type of demigod) heard these things and wept with tears streaming down his face. His heart filled with remorse, he sobbed and sighed. He said to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahāsattva (观自在菩萨摩诃萨，a great Bodhisattva), 'In the past, I practiced giving, but the objects of my giving were impure, dark, and unlawful. Because of this giving, I and my family are now bound and suffer the retribution of karma in evil realms. Why is it that now, offering a small amount of food to the Tathagata transforms it into nectar? From the past, I have been foolish and ignorant, accustomed to practicing the ways of externalist Brahmins (婆罗门，the priestly class in ancient India).' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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门法。时有一人身形矬陋。来于我所求丐所须。我当具办种种宝冠。金银耳镮上妙衣服。宝庄严具阏伽器等。复有百千象马宝车。真珠璎珞宝网庄严。悬众妙缨而挍饰之。种种宝盖宝网絻罗张施其上。系诸宝铃震响丁丁。复有一千黄牛。毛色姝好白银严蹄黄金饰角。又以真珠杂宝而为庄挍。复有一千童女。形体姝妙容貌端严。状如天女首饰天冠。金宝珥珰种种妙衣。间厕宝带指镮宝钏。璎珞玲珑微妙华鬘。如是种种严饰其身。复有无数百千杂宝之座。复有金银杂宝积聚无数。又有群牛数百千万。及牧放人又有无数。如天上味香美饮食。又有无数宝铃。无数金银师子之座。无数金柄妙拂。无数七宝庄严伞盖。办具如是种种作大施时。而有百千小王皆来集会。百千婆罗门亦皆来集。无数百千万刹帝利众亦来集会。时我见已心怀疑怪。当于是时唯我最尊。具大势力统领大地。我依婆罗门法。专为忏悔宿世恶业。而欲杀诸刹帝利等及诸妻子眷属。取其心肝割剖祀天觊其罪灭。是时百千万刹帝利小王。我以枷锁禁在铜窟。及无数百千边地之人。悉皆禁是窟中。而以铁橛上安铁索。系缚诸刹帝利手足。时我于窟造立其门。以之常木为第一重门。以佉你啰木为第二重门。复用其铁为第三重门。又以熟铜为第四重门。又以生铜为第五重 门。又以白银为第六重门。又以黄金为第七重门。如是七重门上。各以五百关锁而牢固之。又于一一门上各置一山。是时有那罗延天。忽于一日现身为蝇而来探视。又于一日而现蜂形。又于一日而现猪身。又于一日现非人相。如是日日身相变异而相探觑。我时心中思惟作是婆罗门法。那罗延天见作斯法。来于铜窟而相破坏。去除门上七山一一弃掷异处。高声唤彼所禁人言。无胜天子等汝身受大苦恼。汝等身命为存活耶为当已死。此诸人等闻其唤问。随声应言我命今在。那罗延天尊大力精进救我苦难。其天便乃破坏铜窟七重之门。时诸小王在于窟内。得脱系缚之难而见那罗延天。是时各各心中思惟。其大力阿苏啰王为已死耶。为复而今死时方至。刹帝利等又作是言。我宁与彼斗敌相杀死而有地。不应受此禁缚而令我死。我今当依刹帝利法。与彼战斗相杀。设死其地而得生天。时诸小王各于自舍。排驾车乘鞁勒鞍马。执持器仗欲大战斗。时那罗延天现婆罗门其身矬陋。着以鹿皮而为络腋。手中执持三岐拄杖所坐之物。随身持行来至我门。时守门者告于彼言。不应入此门。内汝矬陋人止勿入中。婆罗门言我今自远而来到此。守门者问婆罗门言。汝从何来。婆罗门曰我是月氏国王处大仙人也。从彼而来。时守门者往大力阿苏啰 王所白言。今有婆罗门其身矬陋而来到此。大力阿苏啰王言。是人今来何所须耶。守门人言我今不知所须云何。大力阿苏啰王告言。汝去唤是婆罗门来。守门之人既奉教敕。遂唤婆罗门入于其中。大力阿苏啰王见已与宝座令坐。大力阿苏啰王师奉所事金星先已在中。告大力阿苏啰王言。今此婆罗门是其恶人。而来到此决定破坏于汝师。今何故而能知耶。告言我今知此。所现之身知是云何。此是那罗延天。既闻此已心即思惟。我行惠施而无反覆。今来障难破坏于我。大力阿苏啰言。我口辩才当须问是婆罗门言。今来我所于意云何。婆罗门曰我从于王乞地两步。阿苏啰告婆罗门言。卿所须地而言两步。我当与卿其地三步。先以金瓶授与净水。告言须地卿当受取。婆罗门受已而咒愿曰安乐长寿。时婆罗门矬陋之身隐而不现。尔时金星告阿苏啰王言。汝今当受恶业果报。时那罗延天忽然现身。于两肩上荷负日月。手执利剑轮棒弓箭如是器仗。时大力阿苏啰王。忽然见已慞惶战栗。其身蹎仆迷闷躄地。良久而起今当云何。我宁服其毒药而死耶。是时那罗延天步量其地。只及两步更无有余。不迨三步违先所许我今云何。那罗延言王。今应当随我所教。时大力阿苏啰王白言。我如所教。那罗延曰汝实尔耶。大力阿苏啰王言我实如是。 现代汉语译本：国王禀告说：‘现在有一个身材矮小丑陋的婆罗门来到了这里。’大力阿苏啰王（DaLi A Suo La Wang，大力神）问道：‘这个人来这里有什么需求？’守门人回答说：‘我现在不知道他有什么需求。’大力阿苏啰王命令说：‘你去把这个婆罗门叫来。’守门人接受命令后，就叫婆罗门进入其中。大力阿苏啰王见到他后，给了他一个宝座让他坐下。大力阿苏啰王的老师，供奉的金星（JinXing，启明星），先前已经在那里了，他告诉大力阿苏啰王说：‘现在这个婆罗门是个恶人，来到这里一定是来破坏你的。’大力阿苏啰王问道：‘我怎么知道呢？’金星回答说：‘我能知道他所显现的身形是什么。’金星说：‘他是那罗延天（NaLuoYanTian，毗湿奴）。’大力阿苏啰王听了这些话后，心中思忖：‘我行布施，从不反悔，现在来阻碍我，破坏我。’大力阿苏啰王说：‘我口才很好，应当问问这个婆罗门，他来我这里有什么意图。’婆罗门说：‘我向国王乞求两步土地。’阿苏啰王告诉婆罗门说：‘你所需要的土地只有两步，我应当给你三步。’先用金瓶装满净水递给他，告诉他说：‘你需要的土地，你应当接受。’婆罗门接过后，就祝愿说：‘安乐长寿。’这时，婆罗门矮小丑陋的身形隐没不见了。当时，金星告诉阿苏啰王说：‘你现在应当承受恶业的果报。’这时，那罗延天忽然显现出身形，两肩上扛着太阳和月亮，手里拿着利剑、轮、棒、弓箭等武器。当时，大力阿苏啰王忽然见到这种景象，惊慌战栗，身体倒地，昏迷不醒。过了很久才醒来，心想：‘现在该怎么办？我宁愿服毒药而死。’这时，那罗延天开始丈量土地，只走了两步，再也没有多余的土地了。没有达到先前答应的三步，我现在该怎么办？那罗延天说：‘国王，现在应当听从我的教导。’当时，大力阿苏啰王禀告说：‘我如您所教导的去做。’那罗延天问道：‘你真的会这样做吗？’大力阿苏啰王说：‘我确实会这样做。’
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English version: The king reported, 'Now there is a Brahmin, short and ugly, who has come here.' The mighty Asura King (DaLi A Suo La Wang, powerful deity) asked, 'What does this person need here?' The gatekeeper replied, 'I do not know what he needs.' The mighty Asura King commanded, 'Go and call this Brahmin here.' The gatekeeper, having received the command, summoned the Brahmin inside. The mighty Asura King, seeing him, gave him a precious seat to sit on. The mighty Asura King's teacher, Venus (JinXing, the planet Venus) whom he served, was already there. He told the mighty Asura King, 'This Brahmin is an evil person, and he has come here to destroy you.' The mighty Asura King asked, 'How do I know this?' Venus replied, 'I know what form he is manifesting.' Venus said, 'This is Narayana (NaLuoYanTian, Vishnu).' Upon hearing this, the mighty Asura King thought, 'I give alms and never go back on my word, but now he comes to hinder me and destroy me.' The mighty Asura King said, 'I am eloquent and should ask this Brahmin what his intention is in coming to me.' The Brahmin said, 'I ask the king for two steps of land.' The Asura King told the Brahmin, 'You only need two steps of land, I should give you three steps.' First, he filled a golden vase with pure water and handed it to him, saying, 'You should take the land you need.' The Brahmin received it and wished him, 'Peace and longevity.' At that moment, the Brahmin's short and ugly form disappeared. Then, Venus told the Asura King, 'Now you shall receive the consequences of your evil deeds.' At that moment, Narayana suddenly appeared, carrying the sun and moon on his shoulders, holding a sharp sword, wheel, club, bow, and arrows. The mighty Asura King, suddenly seeing this, was terrified and trembled, falling to the ground unconscious. After a long time, he woke up and thought, 'What should I do now? I would rather take poison and die.' At that moment, Narayana began to measure the land, taking only two steps, and there was no more land left. He did not reach the three steps he had promised earlier, what should I do now? Narayana said, 'King, now you should follow my teachings.' Then, the mighty Asura King reported, 'I will do as you teach.' Narayana asked, 'Will you really do this?' The mighty Asura King said, 'I will indeed do so.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------