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大正藏第 24 册 No. 1498 佛说八种长养功德经 No. 1498 佛说八种长养功德经 西天译经三藏朝散大夫试鸿胪卿传梵大师赐紫沙门臣法护等奉诏译 归命一切佛！惟愿一切佛、菩萨众摄受于我！即说伽陀颂曰： “我今归命胜菩提， 最上清净佛法众， 我发广大菩提心， 自他利益皆成就。 忏除一切不善业， 随喜无边众福蕴， 先当不食一日中， 后修八众长养法。” 当知八种长养法者，所谓八戒，弟子应于阿阇梨前二三重复。说是伽陀已，次复当称己之名字：“我名某甲，惟愿阿阇梨摄受于我。我从今时发净信心，乃至坐菩提场，成等正觉。誓归依佛，二足胜尊；誓归依法，离欲胜尊；誓归依僧，调伏胜尊。如是三宝是所归趣。我某甲净信优婆塞，惟愿阿阇梨忆持护念我。从今日今时发起净心，乃至过是夜分，讫于明旦日初出时，于其中间奉持八戒。所谓：一、不杀生，二、不偷盗，三、不非梵行，四、不妄语，五、不饮酒，六、不非时食，七、不花鬘庄严其身及歌舞戏等，八、不坐卧高广大床。我今舍离如是等事，誓愿不舍清净禁戒八种功德。”二三重复作如是说。又言：“我持戒行，庄严其心，令心喜悦，广修一切相 现代汉语译本 大正藏第 24 册 No. 1498 佛说八种长养功德经 No. 1498 佛说八种长养功德经 西天译经三藏朝散大夫试鸿胪卿传梵大师赐紫沙门臣法护等奉诏译 归命一切佛！惟愿一切佛、菩萨众摄受于我！即说伽陀颂曰： ‘我今归命胜菩提（至高觉悟）， 最上清净佛法众， 我发广大菩提心（觉悟之心）， 自他利益皆成就。 忏除一切不善业， 随喜无边众福蕴， 先当不食一日中， 后修八众长养法。’ 当知八种长养法者，所谓八戒，弟子应于阿阇梨（导师）前二三重复。说是伽陀已，次复当称己之名字：‘我名某甲，惟愿阿阇梨（导师）摄受于我。我从今时发净信心，乃至坐菩提场（觉悟之地），成等正觉（完全觉悟）。誓归依佛，二足胜尊；誓归依法，离欲胜尊；誓归依僧，调伏胜尊。如是三宝是所归趣。我某甲净信优婆塞（在家男居士），惟愿阿阇梨（导师）忆持护念我。从今日今时发起净心，乃至过是夜分，讫于明旦日初出时，于其中间奉持八戒。所谓：一、不杀生，二、不偷盗，三、不非梵行（不净行），四、不妄语，五、不饮酒，六、不非时食，七、不花鬘庄严其身及歌舞戏等，八、不坐卧高广大床。我今舍离如是等事，誓愿不舍清净禁戒八种功德。’二三重复作如是说。又言：‘我持戒行，庄严其心，令心喜悦，广修一切相
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English version Taisho Tripitaka Volume 24, No. 1498 The Sutra on the Eight Kinds of Meritorious Practices for Nourishment Spoken by the Buddha No. 1498 The Sutra on the Eight Kinds of Meritorious Practices for Nourishment Spoken by the Buddha Translated by the Tripitaka Master Fa Hu and others from the Western Regions, who held positions such as Chao San Da Fu, Shi Hong Lu Qing, and Chuan Fan Da Shi, and were bestowed the title of Purple-Robed Monks, under imperial decree. I take refuge in all Buddhas! May all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas embrace me! Then he spoke the following Gatha: 'I now take refuge in the supreme Bodhi (supreme enlightenment), the most supreme and pure Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, I generate the vast Bodhicitta (mind of enlightenment), accomplishing benefit for both myself and others. I repent and eliminate all unwholesome karma, rejoicing in the boundless accumulation of blessings, First, I shall abstain from food for one day, then cultivate the eight kinds of practices for nourishment.' It should be known that the eight kinds of practices for nourishment are the eight precepts. Disciples should repeat them two or three times before the Acharya (teacher). After reciting the Gatha, one should then state one's name: 'I am named so-and-so. May the Acharya (teacher) embrace me. From this moment on, I generate pure faith, until I sit at the Bodhi field (place of enlightenment) and attain complete and perfect enlightenment (samyak-sambodhi). I vow to take refuge in the Buddha, the supreme among two-legged beings; I vow to take refuge in the Dharma, the supreme in detachment; I vow to take refuge in the Sangha, the supreme in taming. These Three Jewels are my refuge. I, so-and-so, a pure-faith Upasaka (layman), wish that the Acharya (teacher) will remember and protect me. From this day and this moment, I generate a pure mind, until the end of this night and until the sunrise of the next morning, during which time I will uphold the eight precepts. They are: 1. Not to kill, 2. Not to steal, 3. Not to engage in unchaste conduct (non-brahmacharya), 4. Not to lie, 5. Not to drink alcohol, 6. Not to eat at improper times, 7. Not to adorn the body with garlands and not to engage in singing, dancing, and other entertainment, 8. Not to sit or lie on high and large beds. I now renounce such things and vow not to abandon the pure precepts and the eight kinds of merits.' Repeat this two or three times. And say: 'I uphold the precepts, adorn my mind, make my mind joyful, and extensively cultivate all aspects.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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应胜行，求成佛果，究竟圆满。”又说伽陀曰： “我发无二最上心， 为诸众生不请友， 胜菩提行善所行， 成佛世间广利益。 愿我乘是善业故， 此世不久成正觉， 说法饶益于世间， 解说众生三有苦。” 佛说八种长养功德经 现代汉语译本：‘应当以殊胜的菩提行来求得成就佛果，达到究竟圆满。’又说了颂词： ‘我发起无与伦比的最上菩提心，作为一切众生不请自来的朋友， 以殊胜的菩提行作为最好的行为，成就佛果，在世间广为利益众生。 愿我凭借这殊胜的善业，此生不久就能成就正觉（Samyak-saṃbuddha，正等觉）， 说法教化，饶益于世间一切众生，解说众生在三有（Trailokya，欲界、色界、无色界）中的种种苦难。’ 《佛说八种长养功德经》
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English version: 'One should strive with excellent conduct to achieve Buddhahood, ultimately reaching perfect fulfillment.' Furthermore, he spoke a Gatha (verse): ‘I generate the unsurpassed supreme mind, becoming an uninvited friend to all sentient beings, With excellent Bodhi conduct as the best practice, achieving Buddhahood to widely benefit the world. May I, through this virtuous karma, quickly attain perfect enlightenment (Samyak-saṃbuddha) in this life, Teaching the Dharma, benefiting all beings in the world, explaining the suffering of beings in the three realms of existence (Trailokya).’ The Sutra on the Eight Kinds of Meritorious Growth as Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------