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之顷。忽然而有种种金银珍宝。谷麦财物仓库充满。是时妙月长者瞻仰世尊目未曾舍。而复旋绕经百千匝。顶礼佛足礼竟而退。 尔时世尊告阿难陀言。汝于今日往彼妙月长者所居家中。看其所有一切财物粟麦金银珍宝。种种广大仓禀库藏充满其中。是时阿难陀闻佛教已。速疾往诣憍睒弥大城妙月长者所居家宅。到已入里见其所有一切财物。粟麦斛硕金银珍宝。种种广大仓库之中悉皆充满。时阿难陀忽然见其如是之事。内怀惊异面貌微笑。心生爱乐欢喜踊跃。时阿难陀奉佛教已。却往佛所到已头面。礼世尊足而白佛言。妙月长者以何因缘。而得如是广大福德广大富贵。广大仓库种种财物。粟麦金银珍宝积集充满。善哉世尊唯愿为我宣说是事。 佛告阿难陀言。此妙月长者有大智慧。为能发心忆持永无忘失。受持读诵供养恭敬。思惟妙理发大慈悲。为他众生解说是法。能令汝得不可思议殊胜功德。于无量世常为诸天及世间人演说是法。阿难陀此陀罗尼实未曾有。一切天魔大梵天王。沙门婆罗门众天人阿素啰等。于此吉祥持世陀罗尼。常应发心尊重恭敬。不应起于轻慢破坏之心。阿难陀此吉祥持世陀罗尼。诸咒不能破灭。若无善根众生薄福众生。耳不能得暂时听闻。何况能知此陀罗尼。于是经中岂能得在。心 现代汉语译本： 一会儿的功夫，忽然就出现了各种各样的金银珍宝，谷物粮食财物仓库都充满了。这时妙月长者（妙月贤者，指一位在家居士）瞻仰世尊，眼睛从未离开过，并且又绕佛百千圈，顶礼佛足后退下。 这时世尊告诉阿难陀（佛陀的十大弟子之一，以记忆力超群著称）说：‘你今天去妙月长者所居住的家中，看看他所有的一切财物，谷物粮食，金银珍宝，各种广大的粮仓库房，都充满在其中。’这时阿难陀听了佛的教诲后，快速前往憍睒弥（古代印度城市）大城妙月长者所居住的家宅。到达后进入里面，看见他所有的一切财物，谷物粮食堆积如山，金银珍宝，各种广大的仓库之中，全部都充满了。这时阿难陀忽然看见这样的事情，内心感到惊异，面带微笑，心中充满喜爱，欢喜雀跃。这时阿难陀禀承佛的教诲后，返回佛所，到达后头面顶礼世尊的脚，然后对佛说：‘妙月长者因为什么因缘，而得到如此广大的福德，广大的富贵，广大的仓库和各种财物，谷物粮食金银珍宝积聚充满？’太好了世尊，希望您能为我宣说这件事。 佛告诉阿难陀说：‘这位妙月长者有大智慧，因为他能够发心忆持，永远不会忘记，受持读诵，供养恭敬，思维其中的微妙道理，发起大慈悲心，为其他众生解说这个法，能让你得到不可思议殊胜的功德，在无量世中常常为诸天以及世间人演说这个法。阿难陀，这个陀罗尼（总持，指一种咒语或真言）实在是非常稀有。一切天魔，大梵天王，沙门（出家修道者），婆罗门（古印度祭司阶层），以及天人阿修罗（一种非神非鬼的生命）等，对于这个吉祥持世陀罗尼，常常应该发心尊重恭敬，不应该生起轻慢破坏之心。阿难陀，这个吉祥持世陀罗尼，各种咒语都不能破灭。如果没有善根的众生，福报浅薄的众生，耳朵都不能够暂时听闻，更何况能够知道这个陀罗尼，在这样的经典中又怎么能够存在心中呢？’
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English version: In a short while, suddenly there appeared all kinds of gold, silver, and precious jewels, and the granaries and storehouses were filled with grain, wheat, and wealth. At that time, the Elder Wonderful Moon (Miaoyue Zhangzhe, referring to a lay practitioner) gazed upon the World Honored One, his eyes never leaving, and he circumambulated the Buddha hundreds of thousands of times. He prostrated at the Buddha's feet and then withdrew. Then, the World Honored One said to Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten principal disciples, known for his exceptional memory): 'Today, go to the home of the Elder Wonderful Moon and see all his possessions, the grain and wheat, the gold, silver, and precious jewels, and the various vast granaries and storehouses, all filled to the brim.' When Ananda heard the Buddha's teaching, he quickly went to the residence of the Elder Wonderful Moon in the great city of Kaushambi (an ancient Indian city). Upon arriving and entering, he saw all his possessions, the mountains of grain and wheat, the gold, silver, and precious jewels, and the various vast storehouses, all completely filled. When Ananda suddenly saw such a thing, he was inwardly astonished, his face broke into a smile, and his heart was filled with love, joy, and elation. After receiving the Buddha's instruction, Ananda returned to the Buddha's place, prostrated at the World Honored One's feet, and said to the Buddha: 'For what reason did the Elder Wonderful Moon obtain such vast blessings, great wealth, vast storehouses, and the accumulation of all kinds of wealth, grain, wheat, gold, silver, and precious jewels, all filled to the brim? Excellent, World Honored One, I hope you will explain this matter to me.' The Buddha told Ananda: 'This Elder Wonderful Moon has great wisdom, because he is able to make the vow to remember and uphold, never forgetting, receiving, reciting, making offerings, and revering, contemplating the wonderful principles within, and generating great compassion, explaining this Dharma for the sake of other sentient beings, enabling you to obtain inconceivable and supremely wonderful merit and virtue, and in immeasurable lifetimes, constantly expounding this Dharma for the gods and the people of the world. Ananda, this Dharani (Zongchi, referring to a mantra or true word) is truly rare and unprecedented. All the heavenly demons, the Great Brahma Kings, the Shramanas (ordained ascetics), the Brahmins (ancient Indian priestly class), and the gods, humans, Asuras (a type of non-divine, non-ghostly being), etc., should always generate the mind of respect and reverence for this Auspicious World-Sustaining Dharani, and should not give rise to thoughts of contempt or destruction. Ananda, this Auspicious World-Sustaining Dharani cannot be destroyed by any other mantras. If sentient beings without good roots, sentient beings with meager blessings, are unable to even temporarily hear it, how much less can they know this Dharani, and how could it exist in their hearts in such a scripture?' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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所忆念口所宣说受持读诵。何故如是。为此吉祥持世陀罗尼一切如来共所宣说。一切如来之所加持。一切如来同所印可。解释供养尊重赞叹。最胜微妙甚深难解之法。一切如来。各各心无有异以一音声宣斯妙法。令诸众生皆得易解。我今为诸众生多受贫匮。疾病所苦诸恶恐怖。一切妨恼非可爱事。受是之人令得丰足安隐快乐。是时阿难陀。闻佛说此吉祥持世陀罗尼已。发忆念心受持读诵。思惟解了尊重供养。阿难陀从座而起偏袒右肩。右膝着地合掌向佛是。时阿难陀敬礼佛已发。至诚心说是誐他而赞叹曰。 不可思议佛世尊 佛所说法不思议 不思议发欢喜心 顺现受报不思议 天人师智一切智 到彼岸故离生死 证无上果成法王 我今称赞佛无畏 是时阿难陀说是赞已。欢喜踊跃而白佛言。世尊经名云何。令我云何受持。世尊告阿难陀言。如汝前问。妙月长者所。得一切财宝库藏受持之法经。名依一切如来所说。名吉祥持世陀罗尼经。汝等应当如是受持。 佛说是经已。阿难陀及诸比丘菩萨摩诃萨。一切世间天人阿素啰彦达嚩等。皆大欢喜信受奉行作礼而退。 佛说大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经 现代汉语译本 所忆念、口所宣说、受持读诵。何故如是？为此《吉祥持世陀罗尼》一切如来共同宣说，一切如来之所加持，一切如来共同印可，解释供养、尊重赞叹，是最胜微妙、甚深难解之法。一切如来，各自心无有异，以一音声宣说此妙法，令诸众生皆得易解。我今为诸众生，多受贫匮、疾病所苦，诸恶恐怖，一切妨恼非可爱事，受是之人令得丰足安隐快乐。是时，阿难陀（Ānanda，佛陀的十大弟子之一），闻佛说此《吉祥持世陀罗尼》已，发忆念心，受持读诵，思惟解了，尊重供养。阿难陀从座而起，偏袒右肩，右膝着地，合掌向佛。是时，阿难陀敬礼佛已，发至诚心，说是偈他（gāthā，偈颂）而赞叹曰： ‘不可思议佛世尊，佛所说法不思议，不思议发欢喜心，顺现受报不思议，天人师智一切智，到彼岸故离生死，证无上果成法王，我今称赞佛无畏。’ 是时，阿难陀说是赞已，欢喜踊跃而白佛言：‘世尊，经名云何？令我云何受持？’世尊告阿难陀言：‘如汝前问妙月长者（Śrīcandra，一位富有的长者）所得一切财宝库藏受持之法，经名《依一切如来所说吉祥持世陀罗尼经》。汝等应当如是受持。’ 佛说是经已，阿难陀及诸比丘（bhikṣu，佛教出家男众）、菩萨摩诃萨（bodhisattva-mahāsattva，大菩萨），一切世间天人（deva，天神）阿素啰（asura，阿修罗）彦达嚩（gandharva，乾闼婆）等，皆大欢喜，信受奉行，作礼而退。 《佛说大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经》
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English version What is remembered, what is spoken by the mouth, what is received, held, read, and recited. Why is it so? Because this *Śrīmantā Lokadhāraṇī* (吉祥持世陀罗尼, Auspicious World-Sustaining Dharani) is proclaimed by all Tathagatas (如来, Thus Come Ones), blessed by all Tathagatas, and approved by all Tathagatas. It is a law that is explained, offered, respected, praised, supremely subtle, profound, and difficult to understand. All Tathagatas, each with the same mind, proclaim this wonderful law with one voice, so that all sentient beings can easily understand it. Now, for the sake of sentient beings who suffer greatly from poverty, disease, evil terrors, all kinds of hindrances, and undesirable things, those who receive this will be made abundant, peaceful, and happy. At that time, Ānanda (阿难陀), having heard the Buddha speak this *Śrīmantā Lokadhāraṇī*, generated a mind of remembrance, received, held, read, and recited it, contemplated and understood it, and respected and offered to it. Ānanda rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, and joined his palms towards the Buddha. At that time, Ānanda, having paid homage to the Buddha, generated a sincere mind and spoke this gāthā (誐他, verse) in praise, saying: 'Inconceivable is the World Honored One, the Buddha; the Dharma (法, law) spoken by the Buddha is inconceivable; inconceivable is the generation of a joyful mind; inconceivable is the receiving of retribution in accordance with the present; the teacher of gods and humans, with all-knowing wisdom, has crossed to the other shore and is free from birth and death; having attained the supreme fruit and become the Dharma King, I now praise the Buddha's fearlessness.' At that time, Ānanda, having spoken this praise, rejoiced and said to the Buddha, 'World Honored One, what is the name of this sutra (经, scripture)? How should I receive and hold it?' The World Honored One said to Ānanda, 'As you asked Śrīcandra (妙月长者, Glorious Moon Elder) earlier about the method of receiving and holding all the treasures and storehouses, this sutra is named *The Auspicious World-Sustaining Dharani Sutra Spoken by All Tathagatas*. You should receive and hold it in this way.' Having spoken this sutra, Ānanda and all the bhikṣus (比丘, monks), bodhisattva-mahāsattvas (菩萨摩诃萨, great bodhisattvas), all the devas (天人, gods), asuras (阿素啰, demigods), gandharvas (彦达嚩, celestial musicians), and others in the world, all greatly rejoiced, believed, accepted, and practiced it, paid homage, and withdrew. *The Great Vehicle Holy Auspicious World-Sustaining Dharani Sutra Spoken by the Buddha* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------