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t24n1484 brahma net sutra.g2.0f

English

English version Abiding in the joy of Samadhi (定, meditative absorption), attached to the craving of Samadhi, one can abide in Samadhi for a Kalpa (劫, cosmic eon) or even thousands of Kalpas. (住定味乐定、着定贪定、一劫千劫中住定) Seeing the Buddha speaking the hundred Dharma (法, teachings) doors on the lotus seat, this person, through offerings and listening to the Dharma, obtains a Kalpa of abiding in Samadhi. (见佛莲花座说百法门,是人供养听法,一劫住定) At this time, the Buddhas touch his head in the light, initiating the excellent qualities in Samadhi, manifesting the appearance of diligence, and the appearance of tending towards Nirvana. (时诸佛光中摩顶,发起定品出相进相,去向相故) Not sinking, not regressing, not falling, not dwelling, in the joy of the supreme forbearance of the Crown Samadhi Dharma, forever extinguishing afflictions without remainder. (不没不退、不堕不住,顶三昧法上乐忍,永尽无余) Immediately entering all Buddha lands, cultivating immeasurable merits, wherever he goes is illuminated with light, entering the gate of skillful means, teaching and transforming all sentient beings, enabling them to see the Buddha's nature—permanence, joy, self, and purity. (即入一切佛土修行无量功德品,行行皆光明,入善权方便,化教一切众生,能使得见佛体性常乐我净) This person abides in this land, practicing the Dharma door of teaching and transforming sentient beings, gradually entering the profound and subtle wisdom of the Flower Adornment, entering the Middle Way of the essence, all Dharma doors are complete and fulfilled, like a diamond. (是人生住是地中行化法门,渐渐深妙华观智入体性中道,一切法门品满足,犹如金刚) The above chapter on the Sun and Moon Path has already clarified this meaning. (上日月道品已明斯义) ‘Buddha-son! Bodhisattvas (菩提萨埵, enlightened beings) illuminate the ground of essence with wisdom, the Dharma has ten kinds of power to generate qualities, thereby giving rise to all meritorious conduct. (若佛子!菩提萨埵慧照体性地,法有十种力生品,起一切功德行) With one wisdom expedient, knowing the different places of practice for good and evil karma, this is the power quality; the wisdom of performing good and evil deeds, this is the power quality; all desires and wishes to generate karmic results in the six realms of reincarnation, this is the power quality; the different natures of the six realms of beings, this is the different nature power quality; all good and evil roots, each different root power quality; wrong Samadhi, right Samadhi, and undetermined, this is called the Samadhi power quality; all cause and effect vehicles, is the cause vehicle, is the effect, reaching the place of karmic result, riding the path of cause, this is the path power quality; with the five eyes knowing all Dharmas, seeing all sentient beings being born, therefore it is the divine eye power quality; knowing all matters of hundreds of Kalpas one by one, this is the power of past lives; for all arising afflictions, extinguishing all feelings, ignorance extinguished, obtaining liberation, this is the liberation power quality, this is the wisdom of the ten power qualities. (以一慧方便知善恶二业别行处力品、善作恶作业智力品、一切欲求愿六道生生果欲力品、六道性分别不同性力品、一切善恶根一一不同根力品、邪定正定不定是名定力品、一切因果乘是因乘是果至果处乘因道是道力品、五眼知一切法见一切受生故天眼力品、百劫事一一知宿世力品、于一切生烦恼灭一切受无明灭解脱力品,是十力品智) Knowing the cause and effect of one's own practice, and also knowing the cause and effect distinctions of all sentient beings, thereby body, mind, and speech each have different uses. (知自修因果,亦知一切众生因果分别,而身心口别用) Able to transform a pure land into an evil land, to transform an evil land into a wonderful and joyful land, able to transform good to do evil, to transform evil to do good, to make form into non-form, non-form into form, to make male into female, to make female into male, to make the six realms into non-six realms, non-six realms into six realms, even earth, water, fire, and wind into non-earth, water, fire, and wind. (以净国土为恶国土、以恶国土为妙乐土,能转善作恶、转恶作善,色为非色、非色为色,以男为女、以女为男,以六道为非六道、非六道为六道,乃至地水火风非地水火风) This person at that time with great expedient power, sees inconceivable things from all sentient beings, the lifting and lowering of feet that beings in lower positions cannot perceive. This person has great light. (是人尔时以大方便力,从一切众生而见不可思议、下地所不能知觉举足下足事。是人大明) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

智,渐渐进分分智,光光无量无量,不可说不可说法门现在前行。   “若佛子!菩提萨埵体性华光地,能于一切世界中,十神通明智品,以示一切众生种种变化。以天眼明智知三世国土中微尘等一切色,分分成六道众生身,一一身微尘细色成大色分分知。以天耳智知十方三世六道众生苦乐音声、非非音、非非声、一切法声。以天身智知一切色、色非色、非男非女形。于一念中遍十方三世国土劫量大小国土中微尘身,以天他心智知三世众生心中所行,十方六道中一切众生心心所念苦乐善恶等事。以天人智知十方三世国土中一切众生宿世苦乐受命,一一知命续百劫。以天解脱智知十方三世众生解脱,断除一切烦恼若多若少,从一地乃至十地灭灭皆尽。以天定心智知十方三世国土中众生心,定、不定、非定非不定、起定方法,有所摄受三昧百三昧。以天觉智知一切众生已成佛未成佛,乃至一切六道人心心,亦知十方佛心中所说法。以天念智知百劫千劫大小劫中,一切众生受命命久近。以天愿智知一切众生贤圣十地,三十心中一一行愿,若求苦乐、若法非法,一切求十愿百千大愿品具足。是人住地中十神通明中,现无量身心口分别用。说地功德,百千万劫不可穷尽。而尔所释迦略开神通明品,如观十二因缘品中说。 现代汉语译本:智慧逐渐增长,分化出种种智慧,光明无量无尽,不可言说不可思议的法门现在眼前展现。 ‘若佛子!菩萨的体性如华光般照耀的大地(菩提萨埵体性华光地),能于一切世界中,以十种神通光明智慧的品类,向一切众生展示种种变化。以天眼明智,知晓三世国土中微尘般细小的一切色,将之分化成六道众生的身形,一一身形中的微尘细色都能分辨知晓。以天耳智,知晓十方三世六道众生的苦乐音声、非音之音、非声之声、一切法的声音。以天身智,知晓一切色相、非色相、非男非女之形。于一念之间遍及十方三世国土劫量大小国土中的微尘身,以天他心智,知晓三世众生心中所想,十方六道中一切众生的心念、苦乐善恶等事。以天人智,知晓十方三世国土中一切众生宿世的苦乐和寿命,一一知晓其寿命延续百劫。以天解脱智,知晓十方三世众生的解脱,断除一切烦恼,无论多少,从一地乃至十地,烦恼灭尽。以天定心智,知晓十方三世国土中众生的心,是定、不定、非定非不定,以及入定的方法,有所摄受的三昧和百种三昧。以天觉智,知晓一切众生已成佛或未成佛,乃至一切六道人心中的想法,也知晓十方佛心中所说的法。以天念智,知晓百劫千劫大小劫中,一切众生所受的寿命长短。以天愿智,知晓一切众生贤圣十地,三十心中的每一个行愿,无论是求苦求乐、求法求非法,一切所求的十愿百千大愿品都具足。此人安住于此地中,以十种神通光明,展现无量的身心口分别作用。’ ‘说此地的功德,百千万劫也无法穷尽。而释迦牟尼佛(Śākyamuni)只是略微开示了神通明品,如在观十二因缘品中所说。’

English

English version: Wisdom gradually increases, differentiating into various wisdoms, light immeasurable and endless, unspeakable and inconceivable Dharma doors now manifest before one's eyes. 'If, O son of Buddha! The Bodhisattva's Essence-Nature Flower-Light Ground (Bodhisattva-svabhāva-puṣpa-prabhā-bhūmi), is able in all worlds, with the ten kinds of supernatural power and bright wisdom categories, to show all sentient beings various transformations. With the wisdom of the clear heavenly eye, knowing all forms, as minute as dust motes, in the lands of the three periods of time, differentiating them into the forms of beings in the six paths, knowing in detail each form's minute colors within each body. With the wisdom of the heavenly ear, knowing the sounds of suffering and joy, non-sounds, non-voices, and the sounds of all Dharmas of sentient beings in the six paths of the ten directions and three periods of time. With the wisdom of the heavenly body, knowing all forms, non-forms, and non-male and non-female forms. In a single thought, pervading the dust-mote bodies in the lands of the ten directions and three periods of time, in kalpas of varying lengths, with the wisdom of knowing the minds of others, knowing what is in the minds of sentient beings in the three periods of time, all the thoughts, sufferings, joys, good and evil, etc., of all sentient beings in the six paths of the ten directions. With the wisdom of the heavenly person, knowing the past sufferings and joys and lifespans of all sentient beings in the lands of the ten directions and three periods of time, knowing each lifespan's continuation for hundreds of kalpas. With the wisdom of heavenly liberation, knowing the liberation of sentient beings in the ten directions and three periods of time, cutting off all afflictions, whether many or few, from the first ground to the tenth ground, all afflictions are extinguished. With the wisdom of heavenly concentration, knowing the minds of sentient beings in the lands of the ten directions and three periods of time, whether they are concentrated, not concentrated, neither concentrated nor not concentrated, and the methods for entering concentration, the samadhis that are embraced, and the hundred samadhis. With the wisdom of heavenly awakening, knowing all sentient beings who have become Buddhas and those who have not, and even the thoughts in the minds of all beings in the six paths, and also knowing the Dharma spoken in the minds of the Buddhas of the ten directions. With the wisdom of heavenly mindfulness, knowing the length of the lifespans of all sentient beings in hundreds of kalpas, thousands of kalpas, and kalpas of varying lengths. With the wisdom of heavenly vows, knowing the virtuous and sage-like ten grounds of all sentient beings, each vow in the thirty minds, whether seeking suffering or joy, whether seeking Dharma or non-Dharma, all the ten vows and hundreds of thousands of great vow categories sought are complete.' 'This person, dwelling in this ground, with the ten kinds of supernatural power and light, manifests immeasurable functions of body, mind, and speech. Speaking of the merits of this ground, hundreds of millions of kalpas cannot exhaust them. And Śākyamuni (Śākyamuni) has only briefly revealed the category of supernatural power and light, as described in the category of contemplating the twelve links of dependent origination.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

“若佛子!菩提萨埵满足体性地,入是法中十八圣人智品,下地所不共。所谓身无漏过、口无语罪、念无失念。离八法,一切法中舍,常在三昧。是入地六品具足,复从是智生六足智。三界结习毕竟不受,故欲具足。一切功德一切法门所求满,故进心足。一切法事一切劫事一切众生事,以一心中一时知,故念心足。是二谛相,六道众生一切法,故智慧足。知十发趣人中至一切佛,无结无习,故解脱足。是一切众生知他人自我弟子无漏,无诸烦习故,以智知他身,解脱足。是人入六满足明智中便起智,身随六道众生心行口辩说无量法门品,示一切众生故。随一切众生心行,常入三昧,而十方大地动、虚空化华,故能令众生心行。以大明具足,见过去一切劫中佛出世,亦是示一切众生心。以无著智见现十方一切国土中一切佛,一切众生心心所行。以神通智,见未来中一切劫一切佛出世,一切众生从是佛受道听法故。住是十八圣人中心心三昧,观三界微尘等色是我故身,一切众生是我父母,而今入是地中,一切功德、一切神光、一切佛所行法,乃至八地九地中一切法门品,我皆已入,故于一切佛国土中示现作佛、成道、转法轮、示入灭度,转化他方过去来今一切国土中。   “若佛子!菩提萨埵佛吼体性地,入法王 现代汉语译本 ‘若佛子!菩萨摩诃萨圆满了体性地,进入这种法中,具备十八种圣人智慧的品格,这是下地菩萨所不共有的。这十八种智慧是:身无漏过(身体没有烦恼过失),口无语罪(口没有言语罪过),念无失念(意念没有遗忘正念)。远离八法(利、衰、毁、誉、称、讥、苦、乐),在一切法中都能舍弃,常在三昧(禅定)之中。这是入地六品具足,又从这种智慧生出六足智。三界(欲界、色界、无色界)的烦恼习气毕竟不再受,所以说欲具足(愿望满足)。一切功德、一切法门所求都圆满,所以说进心足(精进心满足)。一切法事、一切劫事、一切众生事,都能以一个心在同一时间知晓,所以说念心足(念力满足)。这是二谛(世俗谛、胜义谛)的真相,六道众生的一切法,都能知晓,所以说智慧足(智慧满足)。知道从十发趣(十种发心趣向)的人到一切佛,都没有烦恼和习气,所以说解脱足(解脱满足)。这是因为一切众生都知道他人、自我、弟子没有烦恼,没有各种烦恼习气,所以用智慧知道他人的身,解脱足(解脱满足)。这个人进入六满足明智中便生起智慧,身体随着六道众生的心行,口中辩说无量法门品,以此来开示一切众生。随着一切众生的心行,常入三昧,因此十方大地震动、虚空化为鲜花,所以能够令众生随顺心行。以大光明具足,见到过去一切劫中佛出世,这也是为了开示一切众生的心。以无著智(没有执着的智慧)见到现在十方一切国土中一切佛,以及一切众生心中所想所行。以神通智,见到未来一切劫中一切佛出世,一切众生从这些佛那里接受教导、听闻佛法。安住在这十八圣人中心心三昧中,观察三界微尘等色都是我的身体,一切众生都是我的父母,而现在进入这种地中,一切功德、一切神光、一切佛所修行的法,乃至八地九地中的一切法门品,我都已经进入,所以在一切佛国土中示现作佛、成道、转法轮、示现入灭,转化他方过去、未来、现在的一切国土。 ‘若佛子!菩萨摩诃萨佛吼体性地,入法王(佛)'