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English version After the great Bodhisattvas spoke this Dharani, they told the assembly that this Dharani was jointly spoken by all Buddhas of the past, and those who receive and uphold it will surely obtain benefit and joy. After saying these words, they entered into Samadhi (concentration). Or one Bodhisattva entered Vimala-samadhi (stainless concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the hell realm. Or one Bodhisattva entered Avinivartaniya-samadhi (non-retreating concentration), and from the forty hands manifested forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the animal realm. Or one Bodhisattva entered Cittaladdha-samadhi (mind-pleasing concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the hungry ghost realm. Or one Bodhisattva entered Nandita-samadhi (joyful concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the Asura realm (end of the four evil realms). Or one Bodhisattva entered Aditya-prabha-samadhi (sunlight concentration), and from the forty hands manifested forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of Purvavideha (East Videha continent). Or one Bodhisattva entered Chandra-prabha-samadhi (moonlight concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, cutting off the existence of Aparagodaniya (West Godaniya continent). Or one Bodhisattva entered Tejo-dhātu-samadhi (fire element concentration), and from the forty hands emerged forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of Uttarakuru (North Kuru continent). Or one Bodhisattva entered Maya-upama-samadhi (illusion-like concentration), and also from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, cutting off the existence of Jambudvipa (South Jambudvipa continent) (end of the four continents). Or one Bodhisattva entered Acala-samadhi (immovable concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the Cāturmahārājika (Four Heavenly Kings) heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Durjaya-samadhi (difficult to conquer concentration), and from the forty hands manifested forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the Trāyastriṃśa (Thirty-three) heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Priti-samadhi (joyful concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, cutting off the existence of the Yama heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Nila-samadhi (blue concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the Tuṣita heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Pita-samadhi (yellow concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of the Nirmāṇarati heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Rakta-samadhi (red concentration), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, cutting off the existence of the Paranirmita-vaśavartin heaven (end of the six desire heavens, above are the fourteen existences of the desire realm). Or one Bodhisattva entered Sveta-samadhi (white concentration), and from the forty hands manifested forty Bodhisattvas, cutting off the existence of the first Dhyana heaven. Or one Bodhisattva entered Nana-samadhi (various concentrations), and from the forty hands appeared forty Bodhisattvas, destroying the existence of Brahma... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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王有。或一菩萨入双三昧。于四十手显现四十菩萨。破二禅有。或一菩萨入雷音三昧。从四十手出四十菩萨。破三禅有。或一菩萨入注雨定。于四十手现四十菩萨。断四禅有(四静虑竟)或一菩萨入如虚空定。从四十手出四十菩萨。坏无想有。或一菩萨入照镜三昧。于四十手现出四十菩萨。破净居阿那含有(已上色界七有)或一菩萨入无碍三昧。从四十手显四十菩萨。断空处有。或一菩萨入常三摩地于四十手化出四十菩萨。坏识处有。或一菩萨入乐三摩地。从四十手现四十菩萨。破无所有处有。或一菩萨入我三摩地。于四十手现出四十菩萨。坏非想非非想处有(四空处竟已上无色四有)如上大悲所现二十五菩萨。各具十一面四十手。得二十五三昧。断二十五有(一有当配四十手四十目合为千手千眼)善男子如是二十五昧名三昧王。诸菩萨摩诃萨入如是等诸三昧王。若欲吹坏须弥山等。随意即能。欲知三千大千世界所有众生心之所念亦能悉知。欲分一身以为多身复合多身以为一身。虽作如是心无所著犹如莲华。是故观自在菩萨成就诸三昧王以一法身现二十五。亦以二十五现多菩萨。其一千菩萨。一一各于顶上具十一面。于其本面而有三目。一一如是具二十五。各于一界有四十菩萨。一一界中各配千眼。皆是观自在大悲所 为。于时阿难白佛言。我等今者蒙佛威力。得闻如是菩萨大神通力及无畏力。我有所疑。唯愿世尊演说。如上二十五菩萨名号。我等众会愿乐欲闻。佛言止。善男子不须作问。今观世音自在欲说其法。今正其时汝等善听。我念往昔时。观自在菩萨于我前成佛。号曰正法明十号具足。我于彼时为彼佛下作苦行弟子。蒙其教化今得成佛。十方如来皆由观自在教化之力故。于妙国土得无上道转妙法轮。是故汝等勿生疑惑常应供养。但常称名号。等供养六十二亿恒河沙数如来功德。何况至诚供养其福无量。说是语已佛默然坐。 尔时观自在菩萨熙怡微笑。放大光明。顶上显现五百头面具足千眼。每于天冠各有化佛亦放光明。菩萨身上现出一千宝臂各执宝物。即从座起告诸大众。大圣世尊所出言语真实不虚。欲知我等二十五名者。谛听我今说之次第如上。 南谟没驮耶 南谟达磨耶 南无僧伽耶 南谟无寿量如来。至真等觉世尊。礼如是已。汝等当礼我等名字。所谓南谟圣者。千光眼尊。代苦观自在。与智观自在。施满观自在。除戟观自在。除愚观自在。进道观自在。观正观自在。施无畏观自在。施光观自在。与甘露观自在。见天观自在。施妙观自在。见乐观自在。降魔观自在。静虑观自在。作文观自在。见禅观自 现代汉语译本： 这时，阿难对佛说：‘我们今天蒙受佛的威力，得以听闻如此菩萨的大神通力和无畏之力。我有一些疑问，唯愿世尊为我们演说。如上面所说的二十五位菩萨的名号，我们大众都非常乐意听闻。’ 佛说：‘停止吧，善男子，不必发问。现在观世音自在菩萨想要宣说其法，现在正是时候，你们仔细听好。’ ‘我回忆过去的时候，观自在菩萨在我之前成佛，佛号为正法明如来，十种名号具足。我那时是那位佛的苦行弟子，蒙受他的教化，如今才得以成佛。十方如来都是由于观自在菩萨教化的力量，才能在清净的国土证得无上道，转动微妙的法轮。所以你们不要产生疑惑，应当常常供养他。只要常常称念他的名号，就等同于供养六十二亿恒河沙数如来的功德，更何况至诚地供养他，其福德更是无量无边。’说完这些话，佛就默然端坐。 这时，观自在菩萨面带喜悦的微笑，放出大光明。头顶上显现出五百个头面，具足一千只眼睛。每个头冠上都有化身佛，也放出光明。菩萨身上现出一千只宝臂，各自拿着宝物。随即从座位上站起来，告诉大众：‘大圣世尊所说的话真实不虚。想要知道我们这二十五位的名号吗？仔细听好，我现在就按照上面的次序说出来。’ ‘南谟没驮耶（皈依佛） 南谟达磨耶（皈依法） 南无僧伽耶（皈依僧） 南谟无寿量如来（皈依无量寿如来）。至真等觉世尊。’礼敬完毕后，你们应当礼敬我们的名字，也就是：‘南谟圣者千光眼尊（千光眼观自在），代苦观自在（代替众生受苦的观自在），与智观自在（赐予智慧的观自在），施满观自在（施予圆满的观自在），除戟观自在（除去兵器的观自在），除愚观自在（除去愚痴的观自在），进道观自在（使人进步于菩提道的观自在），观正观自在（以正见观察的观自在），施无畏观自在（施予无畏的观自在），施光观自在（施予光明的观自在），与甘露观自在（赐予甘露的观自在），见天观自在（被天人所见的观自在），施妙观自在（施予妙法的观自在），见乐观自在（被看见而心生快乐的观自在），降魔观自在（降伏魔的观自在），静虑观自在（以禅定为乐的观自在），作文观自在（善于写作的观自在），见禅观自在（被看见而心生禅悦的观自在）’
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English version: At that time, Ananda said to the Buddha: 'We, today, by the power of the Buddha, are able to hear of such great supernatural powers and fearlessness of the Bodhisattvas. I have some doubts, and I wish that the World-Honored One would explain them to us. The names of the twenty-five Bodhisattvas mentioned above, we, the assembly, are eager to hear.' The Buddha said: 'Stop, good man, there is no need to ask. Now Avalokiteshvara (观世音) [The Bodhisattva of Compassion] wishes to speak of his Dharma, now is the right time, listen carefully.' 'I remember in the past, Avalokiteshvara (观自在) [The Bodhisattva Who Perceives Sounds] became a Buddha before me, with the Buddha name of Zheng Fa Ming Tathagata (正法明如来) [Tathagata of Correct Dharma Illumination], complete with the ten titles. At that time, I was a disciple of that Buddha, practicing asceticism, and I was enlightened by his teachings, and now I have become a Buddha. All the Tathagatas (如来) [Thus Come Ones] in the ten directions are due to the power of Avalokiteshvara's (观自在) [The Bodhisattva Who Perceives Sounds] teachings that they are able to attain the unsurpassed path in pure lands and turn the wonderful Dharma wheel. Therefore, you should not have doubts and should always make offerings to him. Just by constantly reciting his name, it is equivalent to making offerings to sixty-two billion Ganges sands of Tathagatas (如来) [Thus Come Ones], let alone sincerely making offerings to him, the blessings are immeasurable.' After saying these words, the Buddha sat in silence. At this time, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (观自在菩萨) [The Bodhisattva Who Perceives Sounds] smiled with joy and emitted great light. Five hundred heads and faces appeared on the top of his head, with a thousand eyes. Each tiara had a manifested Buddha, also emitting light. A thousand precious arms appeared on the Bodhisattva's body, each holding a treasure. Then he rose from his seat and told the assembly: 'The words spoken by the Great Sage World-Honored One are true and not false. Do you want to know the names of us twenty-five? Listen carefully, I will now tell you the order as above.' 'Namo Buddhaya (南谟没驮耶) [Homage to the Buddha], Namo Dharmaya (南谟达磨耶) [Homage to the Dharma], Namo Sanghaya (南无僧伽耶) [Homage to the Sangha], Namo Amitayus Tathagata (南谟无寿量如来) [Homage to the Amitayus Tathagata]. The Perfectly Enlightened World-Honored One.' After paying homage, you should pay homage to our names, which are: 'Namo Holy One Thousand-Eyed One (南谟圣者千光眼尊) [Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara], Suffering-Replacing Avalokiteshvara (代苦观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Takes Away Suffering], Wisdom-Giving Avalokiteshvara (与智观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Wisdom], Fulfillment-Bestowing Avalokiteshvara (施满观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Fulfillment], Spear-Removing Avalokiteshvara (除戟观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Removes Spears], Ignorance-Removing Avalokiteshvara (除愚观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Removes Ignorance], Path-Advancing Avalokiteshvara (进道观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Advances the Path], Right-Seeing Avalokiteshvara (观正观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Sees Rightly], Fearlessness-Bestowing Avalokiteshvara (施无畏观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Fearlessness], Light-Bestowing Avalokiteshvara (施光观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Light], Nectar-Giving Avalokiteshvara (与甘露观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Nectar], Heaven-Seeing Avalokiteshvara (见天观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Seen by the Heavens], Wonderful-Bestowing Avalokiteshvara (施妙观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Bestows Wonder], Joy-Seeing Avalokiteshvara (见乐观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Seen with Joy], Demon-Subduing Avalokiteshvara (降魔观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Subdues Demons], Contemplation-Practicing Avalokiteshvara (静虑观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Practices Contemplation], Writing-Creating Avalokiteshvara (作文观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Who Creates Writings], Dhyana-Seeing Avalokiteshvara (见禅观自在) [Avalokiteshvara Seen in Dhyana]' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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在。愍定观自在。调直观自在。空惠观自在。护圣观自在。清净观自在。正法观自在。离欲观自在。不动观自在。菩地萨埵婆耶摩诃萨埵婆耶。摩诃迦卢尼迦那。如是称念已。应请救护 愿我常蒙观自在尊大悲威光之所护念娑婆贺。 尔时金刚藏菩萨为诸大众。白观自在菩萨言。善哉善哉圣观自在。从无量劫来。成就大悲法门利益众生。于生死苦海为作船筏。于无明闇常为法灯。唯愿大圣普为大会及当来一切众生故。随我等问能说其法。如来于此如上演说四十手法。谓如意珠及蒲桃手法。是为何界所现身耶。菩萨答言。善哉大士作如是问。如来所说今四十法。是施无畏观自在菩萨。为南赡部洲所现身也。我今欲说其真言法及四十菩萨形像法仪。尔时会中有无量持咒仙人及一切圣众。欲闻此法。到菩萨所作礼而坐。 观自在言。若人欲得富饶财宝者。应修摩尼法(如意珠之手也)欲修此法者。澡浴清净取净白㲲或纸或绢等。画摩尼与愿观自在菩萨像。作慈悲体身黄金色。顶有十一面。当前三面为菩萨相。右边三面白牙出上相。左边三面忿怒相。当后一面暴笑相。顶上一面如来相。菩萨本面而有三目。以袈裟璎珞环等庄严妙体。坐红莲座处月轮中。半跏而坐右押左。如上二十五菩萨。并所现千菩萨形像等同无 现代汉语译本： 在。愍定观自在（以慈悲心安定众生的观自在）。调直观自在（调伏众生心性的观自在）。空惠观自在（以空性智慧利益众生的观自在）。护圣观自在（守护圣者的观自在）。清净观自在（身心清净的观自在）。正法观自在（宣扬正法的观自在）。离欲观自在（远离欲望的观自在）。不动观自在（心不动摇的观自在）。菩地萨埵婆耶摩诃萨埵婆耶（菩萨摩诃萨）。摩诃迦卢尼迦那（大慈大悲者）。如是称念已。应请救护：愿我常蒙观自在尊大悲威光之所护念娑婆贺（祈愿我常蒙观自在尊的大悲威光护佑，愿一切成就）。 尔时，金刚藏菩萨为诸大众，对观自在菩萨说：‘善哉善哉，圣观自在！从无量劫以来，成就大悲法门，利益众生，于生死苦海中作为船筏，于无明黑暗中常为法灯。唯愿大圣普为大会及当来一切众生，随我等所问，能宣说其法。如来于此如上演说四十手法，谓如意珠及蒲桃手法，是为何界所现身耶？’菩萨答言：‘善哉大士，作如是问。如来所说今四十法，是施无畏观自在菩萨，为南赡部洲所现身也。我今欲说其真言法及四十菩萨形像法仪。’尔时，会中有无量持咒仙人及一切圣众，欲闻此法，到菩萨所作礼而坐。 观自在言：‘若人欲得富饶财宝者，应修摩尼法（如意珠之手也）。欲修此法者，澡浴清净，取净白㲲或纸或绢等，画摩尼与愿观自在菩萨像。作慈悲体，身黄金色，顶有十一面。当前三面为菩萨相，右边三面白牙出上相，左边三面忿怒相，当后一面暴笑相，顶上一面如来相。菩萨本面而有三目，以袈裟璎珞环等庄严妙体，坐红莲座处月轮中，半跏而坐右押左。如上二十五菩萨，并所现千菩萨形像等同无异。’