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English version: One should arrange it there. Scatter various flowers, burn various incenses, and adorn the place with various banners and streamers. For seven days and seven nights, observe the eight precepts, eat pure food, bathe and make the body fragrant and clean, and wear new and clean clothes. One should generate a mind free from defilement and turbidity, a mind without anger or harm. Towards all sentient beings, generate a mind of benefit, happiness, loving-kindness, joy, and equanimity. Play drums and music, sing praises, and circumambulate the Buddha image to the right. Furthermore, one should remember the original vows and merits of that Tathagata (如来), recite this sutra, contemplate its meaning, and expound and reveal it. According to one's wishes, all desires will be fulfilled. Seeking longevity, one obtains longevity; seeking wealth, one obtains wealth; seeking official position, one obtains official position; seeking sons or daughters, one obtains sons or daughters. If someone suddenly has nightmares, sees various inauspicious signs, or strange birds gather, or various strange occurrences appear in their dwelling place, if this person respectfully makes offerings with various wonderful resources to that World-Honored One, Bhaisajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja (药师琉璃光如来), then the nightmares, inauspicious signs, and all unfavorable things will disappear and be unable to cause harm. Or if there are fears of water, fire, knives, poison, cliffs, dangers, fierce elephants, lions, tigers, wolves, bears, brown bears, poisonous snakes, venomous scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, mosquitoes, gadflies, etc., if one can sincerely remember that Buddha and respectfully make offerings, all fears will be liberated. If there are invasions from other countries or rebellions of thieves, remembering and respecting that Tathagata (如来) will also bring liberation. Furthermore, Manjusri (曼殊室利), if there are virtuous men or virtuous women with pure faith who, even until the end of their lives, do not serve other deities, but only single-mindedly take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and uphold the precepts, whether it be the five precepts, ten precepts, the four hundred precepts of a Bodhisattva, the two hundred and fifty precepts of a Bhikshu, or the five hundred precepts of a Bhikshuni, if they violate any of the precepts they have received and fear falling into evil realms, if they can single-mindedly remember the name of that Buddha and respectfully make offerings, they will certainly not be born in the three evil realms. Or if a woman is about to give birth and is suffering extreme pain, if she can sincerely recite the name, praise, and respectfully make offerings to that Tathagata (如来), all suffering will be eliminated. The child born will have complete physical features, a beautiful appearance, and will be pleasing to those who see him/her, will have sharp faculties, be intelligent, secure, and have few illnesses, and no non-human beings will steal their essence. Statement: This is the second Tathagata's (如来) statement of accomplishment. There are two parts to it. First, it explains the offerings, and then it explains the benefits obtained. There are three types of offerings. The first is the offering of wealth, as mentioned in the sutra, making... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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立形像乃至庄严其处故。二正行供养。如经七日受戒乃至平等之心故。三三业供养。如经鼓乐歌赞乃至演说开示故。获益有三。一所求称遂门。如经随所乐愿乃至得男女故。二所厌消灭门。如经若复有人乃至亦皆解脱故。三毁戒离苦门。于中有二。一现身毁戒。畏当苦故。如经复次曼殊乃至不受三恶趣生故。此中菩萨四百戒者。良由如来随物宜闻广略说故开合不同。方等经说四重二十八轻。瑜伽论说四重四十五轻。梵网经说十重四十八轻。有不同故。然此一本宋译云二十四戒。隋译云一百四戒。诸梵本者有不同故。二前身毁戒。受女产苦故。如经或有女人乃至夺其精气故。 尔时世尊告阿难言。如我称扬彼佛世尊药师琉璃光如来所有功德。此是诸佛甚深行处难可解了。汝为信不。阿难白言。大德世尊。我于如来所说契经不生疑惑。所以者何。一切如来身语意业无不清净。世尊。此日月轮可令堕落。妙高山王可使倾动。诸佛所言无有异也。世尊。有诸众生信根不具闻说诸佛甚深行处作是思惟。云何但念药师琉璃光如来一佛名号便获尔所功德胜利。由此不信返生诽谤。彼于长夜失大利乐堕诸恶趣流转无穷。佛告阿难。是诸有情若闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号。至心受持不生疑惑。堕恶趣者无有是处。阿难。此是诸佛甚 现代汉语译本： ‘立形像乃至庄严其处故’，指的是建立佛像，乃至庄严佛像所在之处。‘二正行供养’，指的是如经典所说，七日受戒，乃至以平等之心供养。‘三三业供养’，指的是如经典所说，以鼓乐歌赞，乃至演说开示来供养。获益有三方面：一是‘所求称遂门’，如经典所说，随其所乐愿，乃至得男女。二是‘所厌消灭门’，如经典所说，若复有人，乃至亦皆解脱。三是‘毁戒离苦门’，其中有二种情况：一是现身毁戒，畏惧将来的苦果，如经典所说，复次曼殊，乃至不受三恶趣生。此中菩萨四百戒，是因为如来根据不同情况，或广或略地宣说，所以开合不同。《方等经》说四重二十八轻，《瑜伽论》说四重四十五轻，《梵网经》说十重四十八轻，各有不同。然而此一本宋译为二十四戒，隋译为一百四戒，各种梵文版本也有不同。二是前身毁戒，所以承受女人生子的痛苦，如经典所说，或有女人，乃至夺其精气。 ‘尔时世尊告阿难言’，这时，世尊告诉阿难说：‘如我称扬彼佛世尊药师琉璃光如来（Bhaisajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja，药师琉璃光如来）所有功德，此是诸佛甚深行处，难可解了，汝为信不？’阿难白言：‘大德世尊，我于如来所说契经不生疑惑。所以者何？一切如来身语意业无不清净。世尊，此日月轮可令堕落，妙高山王（Sumeru，须弥山）可使倾动，诸佛所言无有异也。世尊，有诸众生信根不具，闻说诸佛甚深行处，作是思惟：云何但念药师琉璃光如来一佛名号，便获尔所功德胜利？由此不信，返生诽谤，彼于长夜失大利乐，堕诸恶趣，流转无穷。’佛告阿难：‘是诸有情若闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号，至心受持，不生疑惑，堕恶趣者无有是处。阿难，此是诸佛甚
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English version: 'Establishing images and adorning their places' refers to creating Buddha images and embellishing the places where they are located. 'Two, proper practice offerings' refers to, as stated in the scriptures, receiving precepts for seven days and making offerings with an equal mind. 'Three, three karmas offerings' refers to, as stated in the scriptures, making offerings through drums, music, songs, praises, and expounding and revealing the Dharma. There are three benefits: first, 'the gate of fulfilling desires,' as stated in the scriptures, according to one's wishes, even obtaining sons and daughters; second, 'the gate of eliminating what is disliked,' as stated in the scriptures, if there are people, they will all be liberated; third, 'the gate of abandoning precepts and leaving suffering,' which includes two situations: first, breaking precepts in this life, fearing future suffering, as stated in the scriptures, furthermore, Manjushri, and not being born in the three evil realms. The four hundred precepts for Bodhisattvas here are because the Tathagata (如来) expounds them broadly or briefly according to different situations, so the opening and closing are different. The *Fangdeng Sutra* (方等经) speaks of four heavy and twenty-eight light precepts, the *Yogacara-bhumi-sastra* (瑜伽论) speaks of four heavy and forty-five light precepts, and the *Brahmajala Sutra* (梵网经) speaks of ten heavy and forty-eight light precepts, each being different. However, this one Song Dynasty translation says twenty-four precepts, the Sui Dynasty translation says one hundred and four precepts, and the various Sanskrit versions are also different. Second, breaking precepts in a previous life, so enduring the suffering of childbirth, as stated in the scriptures, some women, even having their essence taken away. 'At that time, the World Honored One told Ananda,' at this time, the World Honored One told Ananda: 'As I praise the merits of that Buddha, the World Honored One, Bhaisajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja (药师琉璃光如来, Medicine Buddha), this is the profound practice of all Buddhas, difficult to understand, do you believe it?' Ananda replied: 'Great Virtuous World Honored One, I have no doubts about the sutras spoken by the Tathagata. Why? Because the body, speech, and mind karma of all Tathagatas are perfectly pure. World Honored One, the sun and moon can be made to fall, Mount Sumeru (妙高山王, Sumeru) can be made to collapse, but the words of the Buddhas are never different. World Honored One, there are sentient beings whose roots of faith are incomplete, and upon hearing about the profound practices of the Buddhas, they think: How can one obtain so many merits and benefits by merely reciting the name of one Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja? Because of this disbelief, they instead give rise to slander, and they lose great benefits and joys in the long night, fall into the evil realms, and transmigrate endlessly.' The Buddha told Ananda: 'If these sentient beings hear the name of the World Honored One, Bhaisajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja, and sincerely receive and uphold it without doubt, there is no possibility of falling into the evil realms. Ananda, this is the profound --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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深所行难可信解。汝今能受当知皆是如来威力。阿难。一切声闻独觉及未登地诸菩萨等皆悉不能如实信解。唯除一生所系菩萨。阿难。人身难得。于三宝中信敬尊重亦难可得。得闻世尊药师琉璃光如来名号复难于是。阿难。彼药师琉璃光如来无量菩萨行。无量巧方便。无量广大愿。我若一劫若一劫余而广说者。劫可速尽。彼佛行愿善巧方便无有尽也。 述曰。此第三毁信损益门。此有四门。一佛语决定门。如经如我称扬乃至诸佛所言无有异也故。二毁谤衰损门。如经有诸众生乃至流转无穷故。三敬信获益门。如经佛告阿难乃至堕恶趣者无有是处故。四劝物信受门。如经阿难乃至无有尽也故。 尔时众中有一菩萨摩诃萨名曰救脱。即从座起偏袒一肩右膝着地曲躬合掌而白佛言。大德世尊。像法转时有诸众生为种种患之所困厄长病羸瘦不能饮食喉唇干燥见诸方暗死相现前。父母亲属朋友知识啼泣围绕然彼自身卧在本处见琰魔使引其神识至于琰魔法王之前。然诸有情有俱生神随其所作若罪若福皆具书之尽持授与琰魔法王。尔时彼王推问其人算计所作随其罪福而处断之。时彼病人亲属知识若能为彼归依世尊药师琉璃光如来。请诸众僧转读此经。燃七层之灯悬着五色续命神幡。或有是处彼识得还如在梦中明了自见。 现代汉语译本：这些甚深的道理难以让人相信和理解。你现在能够接受，应当知道这都是如来的威力。阿难（佛陀的弟子）。一切声闻（听闻佛法而悟道的修行者）、独觉（不依师教，自己悟道的修行者）以及未登地的菩萨等，都不能如实地相信和理解。只有一生补处菩萨（下一世将成佛的菩萨）才能做到。阿难。人身难得，在三宝（佛、法、僧）中生起信心、恭敬和尊重也很难得。能够听闻世尊药师琉璃光如来的名号，更是难上加难。阿难。那位药师琉璃光如来有无量的菩萨行、无量的巧妙方便、无量广大的愿力。如果我用一个劫（极长的时间单位）或者一个劫还要多的时间来广泛宣说，劫可以很快结束，但药师琉璃光如来的行愿和善巧方便是无穷无尽的。 述曰：这是第三个关于毁谤和信仰的损益之门。这里有四个方面：一是佛语的决定性，如经文所说，‘如我称扬乃至诸佛所言无有异也’。二是毁谤带来的衰损，如经文所说，‘有诸众生乃至流转无穷故’。三是恭敬和信仰带来的利益，如经文所说，‘佛告阿难乃至堕恶趣者无有是处故’。四是劝导人们信仰和接受，如经文所说，‘阿难乃至无有尽也故’。 这时，大众中有一位菩萨摩诃萨（大菩萨），名叫救脱（菩萨名），即从座位上站起，袒露右肩，右膝着地，弯腰合掌，对佛说：‘大德世尊。在像法时期（佛法衰微的时期），有许多众生被各种疾病所困扰，长期生病，身体虚弱消瘦，不能饮食，喉咙和嘴唇干燥，看到四面八方都是黑暗，死亡的征兆显现于前。他们的父母亲属、朋友和熟人啼哭围绕在他们身边，然而病人自己却躺在自己的住所，看到阎魔使者（地狱的使者）牵引着他们的神识，前往阎魔法王（地狱的统治者）面前。然而，所有的有情众生都有俱生神（与生俱来的神灵）跟随，记录他们所做的一切，无论是罪还是福，都详细地记录下来，并全部交给阎魔法王。那时，阎魔法王会审问这个人，计算他所做的事情，根据他的罪过和福报来做出判决。这时，如果病人（的）亲属和熟人能够为他归依世尊药师琉璃光如来，请众僧诵读这部经，点燃七层之灯，悬挂五色续命神幡（祈求延续生命的旗幡），或许有这样的情况，病人的神识能够返回，就像在梦中一样，清楚地看到自己所经历的一切。’