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English version: As the sutra says, 'Subhuti (one of the Buddha's disciples)! For example, if a person enters darkness, they will see nothing,' and so on. The sutra says, 'Furthermore, Subhuti! If there are good men and good women who can receive, uphold, read, recite, and practice this Dharma teaching, then the Tathagata (one of the Buddha's titles) will fully know this person with the Buddha's wisdom, fully see this person, and fully awaken this person. They will all attain immeasurable and boundless accumulations of merit. Subhuti! If there are good men and good women who, in the first part of the day (morning), give away as many bodies as there are sands in the Ganges River (Ganges river sand, meaning extremely numerous), and in the middle part of the day (noon) again give away as many bodies as there are sands in the Ganges River, and in the last part of the day (evening) again give away as many bodies as there are sands in the Ganges River. In this way, they give away immeasurable bodies as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, and in this way, they give away their bodies for hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas (nayuta, an ancient Indian numerical unit) of kalpas (kalpa, an aeon). If there is someone who hears this Dharma teaching and has unwavering faith without slandering it, their merit will surpass the immeasurable asamkhyas (asamkhya, an ancient Indian numerical unit) of merit mentioned earlier. How much more so if they write, receive, uphold, read, recite, practice, and widely explain it to others!' The treatise says: What meaning is explained below? The verse says: 'In what Dharma practice, What kind of merit is obtained? What kind of karma is accomplished? Thus, it speaks of practice.' In what Dharma practice? This is to demonstrate that practice. How is it demonstrated? The verse says: 'Three kinds of Dharma in name, Receive, uphold, hear, and widely explain, Practice from others and within, Attain hearing and wisdom through practice.' What does this mean? Regarding these names, one can attain hearing-wisdom (wisdom gained through hearing). There are three types here: first, receiving; second, upholding; third, reading and reciting. How is this known? Because the verse says, 'Receive, uphold, hear, and widely explain.' Receiving and upholding practice relies on the Dharani (dharani, a mnemonic device to retain teachings) Dharma. Reading and reciting practice relies on the vastness of hearing-wisdom. Extensive and repeated reading and learning are also called hearing-wisdom. These are the three types of practice within the names. As the sutra says, 'Furthermore, Subhuti! If there are good men and good women who can receive, uphold, and recite this Dharma teaching.' How is that practice obtained? Because the verse says, 'Practice from others and within, attain hearing and wisdom through practice.' What is the meaning of this? In order to obtain the truth (of the Dharma) through practice, from others and from oneself. How from others and from oneself? It is the order of hearing and practicing in this way. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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从他闻法、内自思惟，为得修行故。向说名字及以修行，此为自身。偈言： 此为自淳熟， 余者化众生； 以事及时大， 福中胜福德。 此义云何？彼名字闻慧修行为自身淳熟故，余者化众生广说法故。得何等福德者，示现胜挍量福德故。偈言“以事及时大，福中胜福德”故，此舍身福德胜于前舍身福德。云何胜？以事胜故、以时大故，即一日时多舍身故，复多时故。如经“须菩提！若善男子善女人，初日分以恒河沙等身布施，乃至若复有人闻此法门信心不谤，其福胜彼无量阿僧祇，何况书写受持、读诵修行、为人广说”故。 经曰：“‘须菩提！以要言之，是经有不可思议不可称量无边功德。此法门如来为发大乘者说、为发最上乘者说，若有人能受持读诵修行此经广为人说，如来悉知是人、悉见是人，皆成就不可思议不可称无有边无量功德聚。如是人等，则为荷担如来阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。何以故？须菩提！若乐小法者，则于此经不能受持读诵修行为人解说。若有我见、众生见、人见、寿者见，于此法门能受持读诵修行为人解说者，无有是处。须菩提！在在处处若有此经，一切世间天、人、阿修罗所应供养，当知此处则为是塔，皆应恭敬作礼围绕，以诸花香而散其处。复次须菩提！若善 现代汉语译本：因为他听闻佛法，内心自己思索，是为了获得修行。上面所说的名字以及修行，这是为了自身。偈语说： ‘这是为了自身纯熟，其余的则是为了教化众生；因为事情重要且时间长久，这是福德中最为殊胜的福德。’ 这句偈语是什么意思呢？因为听闻佛法、内心思索、修行是为了自身纯熟，其余的则是为了教化众生，广泛宣说佛法。能得到什么样的福德呢？因为显示了殊胜的、可以比较的福德。偈语说‘因为事情重要且时间长久，这是福德中最为殊胜的福德’，所以这种舍身所获得的福德胜过之前的舍身福德。为什么说更殊胜呢？因为事情更重要，时间更长久，也就是在一天之内多次舍身，而且持续了很长时间。如同经文所说：‘须菩提（Subhuti，佛陀弟子名）！如果善男子善女人，在初日分（一天的开始）用像恒河沙（Ganges river sand，极多的意思）一样多的身体布施，乃至如果有人听闻这个法门，有信心而不诽谤，他的福德胜过前者无量阿僧祇（asamkhya，极大的数字单位），更何况是书写、受持、读诵、修行、为他人广泛宣说呢？’ 经文说：‘须菩提！总而言之，这部经有不可思议、不可称量、无边的功德。这个法门是如来（Tathagata，佛陀的称号之一）为发大乘（Mahayana，佛教的一个主要流派）心的人说的，为发最上乘心的人说的。如果有人能够受持、读诵、修行这部经，并且广泛地为他人宣说，如来完全知道这个人，完全看见这个人，他们都成就了不可思议、不可称量、无边无量的功德聚集。这样的人，就是承担如来阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（anuttara-samyak-sambodhi，无上正等正觉，即最高的觉悟）。为什么呢？须菩提！如果喜欢小法（Hinayana，小乘佛教）的人，就不能受持、读诵、修行这部经，并且为他人解说。如果有人有我见（belief in a permanent self）、众生见（belief in sentient beings as distinct entities）、人见（belief in individual persons）、寿者见（belief in a life span），那么他能够受持、读诵、修行这部经，并且为他人解说，这是不可能的。须菩提！无论在什么地方，只要有这部经，一切世间的天（devas，神）、人（humans）、阿修罗（asuras，一种神道）都应该供养，应当知道这个地方就是佛塔（stupa，佛教建筑），都应该恭敬地顶礼围绕，用各种鲜花和香来散布在这个地方。’ ‘再者，须菩提！如果善
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English version: Because he hears the Dharma, internally contemplates, it is for the sake of attaining practice. The aforementioned name and practice, this is for oneself. The verse says: 'This is for one's own maturation, the rest is for transforming sentient beings; because the matter is important and the time is long, this is the most excellent merit among merits.' What does this verse mean? Because hearing the Dharma, internally contemplating, and practicing are for one's own maturation, the rest is for transforming sentient beings, widely expounding the Dharma. What kind of merit can be obtained? Because it demonstrates excellent, comparable merit. The verse says, 'Because the matter is important and the time is long, this is the most excellent merit among merits,' therefore, the merit obtained from this self-sacrifice surpasses the previous self-sacrifice merit. Why is it more excellent? Because the matter is more important, the time is longer, that is, sacrificing oneself multiple times in one day, and it lasts for a long time. As the sutra says, 'Subhuti (Subhuti, one of Buddha's disciples)! If a good man or good woman, in the first part of the day (the beginning of the day) gives away bodies as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River (Ganges river sand, meaning extremely many), and even if someone hears this Dharma gate, has faith and does not slander, his merit surpasses the former immeasurable asamkhyas (asamkhya, an extremely large numerical unit), let alone writing, receiving, reciting, practicing, and widely expounding it for others?' The sutra says: 'Subhuti! In short, this sutra has inconceivable, immeasurable, boundless merit. This Dharma gate is spoken by the Tathagata (Tathagata, one of the titles of the Buddha) for those who have aroused the Mahayana (Mahayana, a major branch of Buddhism) mind, for those who have aroused the supreme vehicle mind. If someone can receive, recite, and practice this sutra, and widely expound it for others, the Tathagata fully knows this person, fully sees this person, they all achieve inconceivable, immeasurable, boundless and limitless accumulations of merit. Such people are bearing the Tathagata's anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment, the highest enlightenment). Why? Subhuti! If those who delight in the small Dharma (Hinayana, Theravada Buddhism) cannot receive, recite, practice this sutra, and explain it for others. If someone has a self-view (belief in a permanent self), a sentient being view (belief in sentient beings as distinct entities), a person view (belief in individual persons), a life-span view (belief in a life span), then it is impossible for him to receive, recite, practice this sutra, and explain it for others. Subhuti! Wherever there is this sutra, all the devas (devas, gods), humans (humans), and asuras (asuras, a type of deity) of the world should make offerings. It should be known that this place is a stupa (stupa, a Buddhist building), and all should respectfully bow and circumambulate it, and scatter various flowers and incense in that place.' 'Furthermore, Subhuti! If a good' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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男子善女人，受持读诵此经，为人轻贱。何以故？是人先世罪业应堕恶道，以今世人轻贱故，先世罪业则为消灭，当得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。须菩提！我念过去无量阿僧祇阿僧祇劫，于然灯佛前得值八十四亿那由他百千万诸佛，我皆亲承供养无空过者。须菩提！如是无量诸佛，我皆亲承供养无空过者。若复有人于后世末世，能受持读诵修行此经所得功德，我所供养诸佛功德，于彼百分不及一，千万亿分乃至算数譬喻所不能及。须菩提！若有善男子善女人，于后世末世有受持读诵修行此经，所得功德若我具说者，或有人闻心则狂乱疑惑不信。须菩提！当知是法门不可思议，果报亦不可思议。’” 论曰：复成就何业修行者？今显彼修行业。偈言： 非余者境界， 唯依大人说， 及希闻信法， 满足无上界。 受持真妙法， 尊重身得福， 及远离诸障， 复能速证法。 成种种势力， 得大妙果报， 如是等胜业， 于法修行知。 此三行偈说何等义？有不可思议者，示不可思议境界故。不可称量者，谓唯独大人，不共声闻等，以为住第一大乘众生说故，此示依止大人故。又说大乘者，最妙大乘修行胜故。以信小乘等则不能闻此，示希闻而能信法故。如经“以要言之，是经有 现代汉语译本： ‘善男子、善女人，如果有人受持、读诵这部经，却被人轻视、侮辱。这是什么原因呢？这是因为这个人前世的罪业本应堕入恶道，由于今生被人轻贱的缘故，前世的罪业便得以消灭，并且应当证得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提（Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi，无上正等正觉）。须菩提（Subhuti）！我回忆过去无量阿僧祇（Asamkhya，无数）阿僧祇劫，在燃灯佛（Dipamkara Buddha）前，遇到八十四亿那由他（Nayuta，极多数）百千万诸佛，我都亲自侍奉供养，没有空过。须菩提！像这样无量的诸佛，我都亲自侍奉供养，没有空过。如果有人在后世末法时代，能够受持、读诵、修行这部经，所得到的功德，比起我供养诸佛的功德，连百分之一都比不上，千万亿分之一也比不上，甚至用算术譬喻都无法比及。须菩提！如果有善男子、善女人，在后世末法时代能够受持、读诵、修行这部经，所得到的功德如果我全部说出来，或许有人听了会心生狂乱、疑惑不信。须菩提！应当知道这个法门不可思议，果报也不可思议。’ 论曰：又成就何种业的修行者呢？现在阐明他们的修行业。偈颂说： ‘不是其他人的境界，唯独依靠大人（指佛）所说，以及希望听闻并相信此法，才能满足无上境界。受持真实微妙的法，尊重此法身体就能得到福报，并且远离各种障碍，又能迅速证得此法。成就种种势力，得到大的美妙果报，像这些殊胜的行业，在修行佛法中应当知晓。’ 这三行偈颂说明了什么意义？有不可思议之处，是为了显示不可思议的境界。不可称量，是指唯独大人（指佛），不与声闻等共同，为安住于第一大乘的众生所说，这是为了显示依止大人。又说大乘，是因为最微妙的大乘修行殊胜。如果相信小乘等，就不能听闻此法，这是为了显示希望听闻并且能够相信此法。如经中所说：‘总而言之，这部经有’