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English version: Various defilements and purities give rise to different views. But in the Buddha-field of Ratnakara Buddha (宝相如来), only the Dharma of non-retrogression for Bodhisattvas is taught, without the entanglement of afflictions. It is rare and difficult to attain! Only Sakyamuni Buddha (释迦如来), worthy of offerings, perfectly and completely enlightened, can endure such afflictions, and in the non-discriminating, single-flavored Dharma, he speaks of the superior, middling, and inferior, revealing the differences of the Three Vehicles.' At that time, after the Bodhisattvas made offerings to the Tathagata with various heavenly flowers, they said to Manjusri (文殊师利), the Dharma Prince: 'Manjusri! We wish to return to the Ratnavyuha world (宝住世界).' Manjusri said: 'Good men! It is appropriate to know that the time has come.' The Bodhisattvas said: 'Are you not going with us, O virtuous one?' Manjusri said: 'Good men! Because I delight in the place where Buddha-fields are equal, the Buddhadharma and sentient beings are equal, I wish to go to that place.' The Bodhisattvas asked: 'Manjusri! By what means?' Manjusri said: 'Because all Buddha-fields are equal and endless, the Buddhas, equally and rightly enlightened, are inconceivable, all Dharmas are empty, and the nature of sentient beings is without self. Good men! I observe equality in this way, therefore I say that all Buddha-fields are equal, all Buddhadharma and sentient beings are equal, therefore I wish to go to that place.' Thereupon, Manjusri immediately entered Samadhi, transforming this world to be like the Ratnavyuha world (宝住世界), and all the assembly saw it, without increase or decrease. They also saw the World-Honored One, Sakyamuni (释迦牟尼), with a complexion, appearance, and form like Ratnakara Buddha (宝相如来), and all the Sravakas were like those Bodhisattvas in form and appearance. At that time, when those Bodhisattvas saw this appearance, they all thought they had arrived in the Ratnavyuha world (宝住世界), and they all thought that Sakyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛) was Ratnakara Buddha (宝相如来), and they said to the Buddha: 'World-Honored One! Who brought us back to this world?' The Buddha told the Bodhisattvas: 'Good men! When you left, who took you away?' The Bodhisattvas said: 'The Dharma Prince Manjusri (文殊师利).' The Buddha told the Bodhisattvas: 'He also brought you back.' At that time, Manjusri emerged from Samadhi and said to the Bodhisattvas: 'Good men!' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
！各念三昧。”时诸菩萨各各念已，所得三昧现在前已，而作是念：“希有希有！我等今者犹在于此，乃谓已到宝住世界。”时诸菩萨怪未曾有，而白佛言：“甚奇世尊！文殊师利法王子乃能有是不可思议神通定力。世尊！愿诸众生得神通力，如文殊师利。”佛告诸菩萨言：“善男子等！喻如金银、颇梨、金刚、栴檀等宝器及瓦器等，是诸器等皆受空界。空界遍在诸器，以空界平等故。如是善男子等！若法、如、际及空，此等诸法即一无差，入第一义空故。而彼众生以作种种行故，受种种生、示现千种我，分化成若干千色，所受地狱、畜生、饿鬼、人、天色，声闻、辟支佛、菩萨、佛色。此等诸色虽皆可见，平等、色如、色空，等一无差、无有别异。善男子等！以是义故当如是知。” 文殊师利法王子言：“一切刹土等无别异故，一切佛等，一切法等、一切众生等，无差别故。” 时诸菩萨受世尊如法教法，深生厌离心得喜悦，顶礼佛足右绕三匝。离世尊已，即于娑婆世界不现，还至宝住世界。 尔时世尊告慧命阿难言：“阿难！此胜经典汝当受持读诵广令通利。所以者何？若能以此经典广为人说，若能故听受者，则得无量福聚。”阿难白佛言：“唯然世尊！我已受持。当何名此经？云何奉持？” 现代汉语译本： ‘各自忆念三昧。’当时，各位菩萨各自忆念后，所证得的三昧立即显现在眼前，并且这样想：‘稀有啊，稀有啊！我们现在仍然在这里，却认为已经到达宝住世界。’当时，各位菩萨感到非常惊奇，前所未有，于是对佛说：‘非常奇妙啊，世尊！文殊师利（Manjushri）法王子竟然具有如此不可思议的神通定力。世尊！愿一切众生都能获得像文殊师利（Manjushri）一样的神通力。’佛告诉各位菩萨说：‘善男子们！譬如金银、颇梨（sphatika，水晶）、金刚（vajra，钻石）、栴檀（sandalwood，檀香）等宝贵的器皿以及瓦器等，这些器皿都容纳虚空。虚空遍布在所有器皿中，因为虚空是平等的。像这样，善男子们！法（dharma，佛法）、如（tathata，真如）、际（limit，边际）以及空（sunyata，空性），这些法就是一体，没有差别，因为它们都进入了第一义空。然而，众生因为造作种种行为，所以承受种种不同的生命形态，示现千种不同的‘我’，分化成若干千种颜色，所承受的地狱、畜生、饿鬼、人、天等生命形态的颜色，以及声闻、辟支佛、菩萨、佛的颜色。这些颜色虽然都可以看见，但平等、色的真如、色的空性，都是等同一致，没有差别，没有不同。善男子们！因为这个道理，应当这样理解。’ 文殊师利（Manjushri）法王子说：‘一切刹土（buddha-kshetra，佛土）等同没有差别，一切佛等同，一切法等同，一切众生等同，都没有差别。’ 当时，各位菩萨接受世尊如法的教诲，内心深感厌离，生起喜悦，顶礼佛足，右绕三匝。离开世尊后，立即在娑婆世界（Saha world）隐没，返回宝住世界。 这时，世尊告诉慧命阿难（Ananda）说：‘阿难（Ananda）！这部殊胜的经典你应该受持、读诵，广泛地使它流通。为什么呢？如果能够将这部经典广泛地为人宣说，如果有人乐意听受，就能获得无量的福德。’阿难（Ananda）对佛说：‘是的，世尊！我已经受持。这部经应该叫什么名字？我们应该如何奉持？’
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English version: ‘Each of you should contemplate Samadhi.’ Then, each of the Bodhisattvas, having contemplated, the Samadhi they attained immediately appeared before them, and they thought: ‘Rare indeed! We are still here, yet we believe we have already arrived in the Treasure Abode World.’ At that time, the Bodhisattvas were amazed, something they had never experienced before, and they said to the Buddha: ‘How wondrous, World Honored One! Manjushri (Manjushri) Dharma Prince is able to possess such inconceivable supernatural power of Samadhi. World Honored One! May all beings attain supernatural powers like Manjushri (Manjushri).’ The Buddha told the Bodhisattvas: ‘Good men! It is like gold, silver, sphatika (sphatika, crystal), vajra (vajra, diamond), sandalwood (sandalwood, sandalwood), and other precious vessels, as well as earthenware vessels, etc. All these vessels contain space. Space pervades all vessels because space is equal. Likewise, good men! Dharma (dharma, the teachings), Tathata (tathata, suchness), Limit (limit, boundary), and Sunyata (sunyata, emptiness), these dharmas are one and the same, without difference, because they all enter the First Principle Emptiness. However, because beings perform various actions, they receive various forms of life, manifesting a thousand kinds of ‘self,’ differentiating into several thousand colors, receiving the colors of hell, animals, hungry ghosts, humans, and devas, as well as the colors of Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. Although these colors are all visible, equality, the Suchness of color, the Emptiness of color, are all equal, without difference, without distinction. Good men! For this reason, you should understand it in this way.’ Manjushri (Manjushri) Dharma Prince said: ‘All Buddha-lands (buddha-kshetra, buddha-field) are equal without difference, all Buddhas are equal, all Dharmas are equal, all beings are equal, without difference.’ At that time, the Bodhisattvas received the World Honored One's Dharma teachings, deeply felt revulsion, and generated joy, prostrating at the Buddha's feet and circumambulating three times. Having left the World Honored One, they immediately disappeared from the Saha world (Saha world) and returned to the Treasure Abode World. At this time, the World Honored One told the Wise Life Ananda (Ananda): ‘Ananda (Ananda)! You should receive, uphold, recite, and widely propagate this supreme Sutra. Why? If one can widely explain this Sutra to others, if one is willing to listen, one will obtain immeasurable blessings.’ Ananda (Ananda) said to the Buddha: ‘Yes, World Honored One! I have already received and uphold it. What should this Sutra be called? How should we uphold it?’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
佛告阿难：“此经当名‘寂调音所问’，如是受持；又名‘如来所说清净调伏受持’。” 佛说经竟，寂调音天子、文殊师利法王子，长老摩诃迦叶、慧命阿难，及诸时会大众，天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、护世等，闻佛所说，欢喜奉行。 寂调音所问经 现代汉语译本 佛告诉阿难：‘这部经应当命名为《寂调音所问》，就这样接受和奉持；又可以命名为《如来所说清净调伏受持》。’ 佛说完这部经后，寂调音天子（Śāntasvarasamādhi，具有寂静调和声音的三昧的天神）、文殊师利法王子（Mañjuśrī，象征智慧的菩萨），长老摩诃迦叶（Mahākāśyapa，佛教的重要弟子之一）、慧命阿难（Ānanda，佛陀的侍者），以及所有在场的听众，包括天（Deva，天神）、龙（Nāga，龙族）、夜叉（Yakṣa，一种守护神）、乾闼婆（Gandharva，天上的乐神）、阿修罗（Asura，一种好战的神灵）、护世等，听了佛所说的法，都欢喜地接受并实行。 《寂调音所问经》
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English version The Buddha said to Ānanda (佛陀的侍者): 'This sūtra should be named 'Śāntasvarasamādhi-paripṛcchā' (寂调音所问，The Inquiry of Śāntasvarasamādhi), thus receive and uphold it; it can also be named 'Tathāgata-bhāṣita-viśuddha-vinaya-dhāraṇa' (如来所说清净调伏受持, The Pure Discipline Received and Upheld as Spoken by the Tathāgata).' After the Buddha finished speaking this sūtra, Śāntasvarasamādhi-devaputra (寂调音天子，a celestial being with the samādhi of peaceful and harmonious sound), Mañjuśrī Dharmakumāra (文殊师利法王子，the bodhisattva symbolizing wisdom), the elder Mahākāśyapa (摩诃迦叶，one of the important disciples of Buddhism), Ānanda (阿难，the attendant of the Buddha), and all the assembled listeners, including devas (天，gods), nāgas (龙，dragons), yakṣas (夜叉，a type of guardian spirit), gandharvas (乾闼婆，celestial musicians), asuras (阿修罗，a type of warlike spirit), lokapālas (护世，world protectors), and others, hearing what the Buddha had said, joyfully accepted and practiced it. Śāntasvarasamādhi-paripṛcchā (寂调音所问经，The Inquiry of Śāntasvarasamādhi) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------