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English version: From beginningless time until today, the most severe of all karmic retributions is the Avici Hell (Avici Hell). As described in the scriptures, I will now briefly explain its appearance. This hell is surrounded by seven layers of iron walls, and there are seven layers of iron nets covering it. Below are seven layers of iron knives forming a forest. Limitless fierce fires extend eighty-four thousand yojanas (yojana, a unit of distance) in all directions. The bodies of the sinners are spread throughout it, and the karmic causes do not interfere with each other. The fire above burns down, and the fire below burns up, penetrating and intersecting in all directions. It is like a fish being fried in oil until all the oil is gone. The suffering here is also like that. The four gates of the iron city have four great copper dogs, their bodies four thousand yojanas in length and width, their teeth and claws sharp and long, and their eyes like lightning. There are also countless iron-beaked birds, spreading their wings and flying, devouring the flesh of the sinners. Ox-headed hell guards (ox-headed hell guards) are shaped like Rakshasas (Rakshasa, demons) and have nine tails, which are like iron forks. They also have nine heads, with eighteen horns in total, each horn having sixty-four eyes, and each eye shooting out hot iron pellets, burning the flesh of the sinners. When they are angry and roar, their voices are like thunderbolts. There are also countless knife wheels falling from the sky, entering from the top of the sinners' heads and exiting from the soles of their feet. Thus, the sinners feel pain to the marrow of their bones and extreme suffering. After countless years, they cannot seek life, nor can they seek death. Such retributions are today all repented with prostration and shame. Next, I repent the sin of the sword mountain and sword tree hell (sword mountain and sword tree hell) where the head and body are separated; I repent the sin of being boiled in the cauldron and furnace hell (cauldron and furnace hell); I repent the sin of being burned in the iron bed and copper pillar hell (iron bed and copper pillar hell); I repent the sin of being split apart in the knife wheel and fire cart hell (knife wheel and fire cart hell); I repent the sin of the pain in the tongue-pulling and plowing hell (tongue-pulling and plowing hell); I repent the sin of the internal organs being dissolved in the iron ball swallowing and molten copper pouring hell (iron ball swallowing and molten copper pouring hell); I repent the sin of the bones and flesh being turned to ashes in the iron mill hell (iron mill hell); I repent the sin of the limbs being separated in the black rope hell (black rope hell); I repent the sin of the distress in the ash river and boiling excrement hell (ash river and boiling excrement hell); I repent the sin of the skin being torn and exposed to freezing in the alkaline water and freezing ice hell (alkaline water and freezing ice hell); I repent the sin of the jackal, wolf, eagle, and dog hell (jackal, wolf, eagle, and dog hell) where they harm each other; I repent the sin of the knife, weapon, spur, and claw hell (knife, weapon, spur, and claw hell) where they fight, claw, chop, and stab each other; I repent the sin of the fire pit hell (fire pit hell). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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狱炮炙罪报。忏悔两石相磕地狱形骸碎破罪报。忏悔众合黑耳地狱解剔罪报。忏悔闇冥肉山地狱斩剉罪报。忏悔锯解钉身地狱断截罪报。忏悔铁棒倒悬地狱屠割罪报。忏悔燋热叫唤地狱烦冤罪报。忏悔大小铁围山间长夜冥冥不识三光罪报。忏悔阿波波地狱。阿婆婆地狱。阿吒吒地狱。阿罗罗地狱。如是八寒八热一切诸地狱中。复有八万四千鬲子地狱以为眷属。此中罪苦炮煮楚痛。剥皮刷肉削骨打髓抽肠拔肺无量诸苦。不可闻不可说。南无佛今日在此中者。或是我等无始以来经生父母一切眷属。我等与彼命终之后。或当复堕如此狱中。今日洗心恳祷叩头稽颡。向十方佛大地菩萨求哀忏悔。令此一切罪报毕竟消灭。愿承是忏悔地狱等报所生功德。即时破坏。阿鼻铁城悉为净土无恶道名。其余地狱一切苦具转为乐缘。刀山剑树变成宝林。镬汤炉炭莲华化生。牛头狱卒除舍暴虐。皆起慈悲无有恶念。地狱众生得离苦果。更不造因。等受安乐如第三禅。一时俱发无上道心。忏悔已。至心信礼常住三宝。 南无毗卢遮那佛 南无本师释迦牟尼佛 南无阿弥陀佛 南无弥勒佛 南无龙种上尊王佛 南无龙自在王佛 南无宝胜佛 南无觉华定自在王佛 南无袈裟幢佛 南无师子吼佛 南无文殊师利菩萨 南无普贤菩萨 南无大势 现代汉语译本 忏悔狱炮炙烧的罪报。 忏悔两块石头相互撞击，导致地狱形体破碎的罪报。 忏悔众合黑耳地狱中被解剖剔除的罪报。 忏悔在黑暗肉山地狱中被斩剁的罪报。 忏悔被锯解身体、钉入身体的地狱中断截的罪报。 忏悔在铁棒倒悬地狱中被屠杀割裂的罪报。 忏悔在焦热叫唤地狱中烦恼冤屈的罪报。 忏悔大小铁围山之间长夜黑暗，无法见到日月星光（三光）的罪报。 忏悔阿波波（地狱名）地狱。 阿婆婆（地狱名）地狱。 阿吒吒（地狱名）地狱。 阿罗罗（地狱名）地狱。 像这样，在八寒地狱和八热地狱中，还有八万四千个鬲子地狱作为眷属。这些地狱中充满炮烙烹煮的痛苦，剥皮刷肉、削骨打髓、抽肠拔肺等无量诸苦，无法听闻，无法诉说。南无佛（皈依佛），今日在此受苦的，或许是我等无始以来生生世世的父母和一切眷属。我等与他们命终之后，或许也将堕入如此地狱之中。今日洗心革面，恳切祈祷，叩头至地，向十方诸佛、大地菩萨求哀忏悔，令这一切罪报彻底消灭。愿凭借这忏悔地狱等报所生的功德，使地狱即时破坏，阿鼻（无间）铁城全部变为清净国土，没有恶道之名。其余地狱的一切苦具都转变为快乐的因缘，刀山剑树变成宝贵的树林，镬汤炉炭中化生出莲花。牛头狱卒除去暴虐，都生起慈悲之心，没有恶念。地狱众生得以脱离苦果，不再造作恶因，平等享受安乐，如同进入第三禅天。一时都发起无上菩提道心。忏悔完毕，至诚恭敬地信礼常住三宝。 南无毗卢遮那佛（光明遍照佛） 南无本师释迦牟尼佛（娑婆世界教主） 南无阿弥陀佛（西方极乐世界教主） 南无弥勒佛（未来佛） 南无龙种上尊王佛 南无龙自在王佛 南无宝胜佛 南无觉华定自在王佛 南无袈裟幢佛 南无师子吼佛 南无文殊师利菩萨（智慧第一） 南无普贤菩萨（行愿第一） 南无大势至菩萨（西方三圣之一）
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English version I repent of the karmic retribution of being roasted by cannons in hell. I repent of the karmic retribution of having my hellish body shattered by the collision of two stones. I repent of the karmic retribution of being dissected and dismembered in the Samghata (Crushing) and Black Ear hells. I repent of the karmic retribution of being chopped and minced in the Dark Mountain of Flesh hell. I repent of the karmic retribution of being sawn apart and nailed in the hells of sawing and nailing. I repent of the karmic retribution of being slaughtered and cut apart in the hell of being hung upside down on iron rods. I repent of the karmic retribution of suffering and lamenting in the hells of scorching heat and screaming. I repent of the karmic retribution of being in perpetual darkness between the great and small Iron Ring Mountains, unable to see the three lights (sun, moon, and stars). I repent of the Ababa (hell name) hell. I repent of the Apapa (hell name) hell. I repent of the Atata (hell name) hell. I repent of the Arara (hell name) hell. Thus, in all the eight cold hells and eight hot hells, there are also eighty-four thousand small compartment hells as their retinue. Within these hells, there is the suffering of being roasted and boiled, the pain of having skin peeled, flesh brushed off, bones scraped, marrow extracted, intestines pulled out, and lungs removed – immeasurable sufferings that cannot be heard or spoken of. Namo Buddha (Homage to the Buddha), those who are suffering here today may be my parents and all relatives from countless lifetimes. After our lives end, we and they may also fall into such hells. Today, with purified hearts, we earnestly pray, prostrate, and bow our heads to the ground, seeking mercy and repenting before the Buddhas of the ten directions and the Bodhisattvas of the great earth, so that all these karmic retributions may be completely extinguished. May we, by the merit generated from repenting of the karmic retributions of hells, immediately destroy these hells, transforming the Avici (uninterrupted) Iron City entirely into pure lands, free from the names of evil realms. May all the instruments of suffering in the other hells be transformed into causes for happiness, the mountains of knives and trees of swords become precious forests, and the cauldrons of boiling water and furnaces of burning coals give rise to lotus flowers. May the ox-headed hell guards abandon their cruelty and all generate compassion, free from evil thoughts. May the beings in hell be liberated from the fruits of suffering and no longer create negative karma, equally receiving peace and joy like those in the Third Dhyana Heaven. May they all simultaneously awaken the supreme Bodhi mind. Having repented, with utmost sincerity, we take refuge in the eternally abiding Triple Gem. Namo Vairocana Buddha (Buddha of Universal Light) Namo Shakyamuni Buddha (Teacher of this Saha World) Namo Amitabha Buddha (Buddha of the Western Pure Land) Namo Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha) Namo Dragon-Seed Supreme King Buddha Namo Dragon自在 King Buddha Namo Ratnasambhava Buddha (Buddha of Jewel-Born) Namo Lotus-Flower Samadhi自在 King Buddha Namo Kashaya Banner Buddha Namo Lion's Roar Buddha Namo Manjushri Bodhisattva (Bodhisattva of Wisdom) Namo Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Bodhisattva of Great Vows) Namo Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (One of the Three Saints of the West) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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至菩萨 南无地藏菩萨 南无大庄严菩萨 南无观自在菩萨 礼诸佛已。次复忏悔。已忏地狱报竟。今当复次忏悔三恶道报。经中佛说。多欲之人多求利故。苦恼亦多。知足之人虽卧地上。犹以为乐。不知足者虽处天堂犹不称意。但世间人忽有急难。便能舍财不计多少。而不知此身临于三涂深坑之上。一息不还便应堕落。忽有知识劝营功德。令修未来善法资粮。执此悭心无肯作理。夫如是者极为愚惑。何以故尔。经中佛说。生时不赍一文而来。死亦不持一文而去。苦身积聚为之忧恼。于己无益徒为他有。无善可恃无德可怙。致使命终堕诸恶道。是故今日归命三宝。至诚忏悔。次复忏悔畜生道中无所识知罪报。忏悔畜生道中负重牵犁偿他宿债罪报。忏悔畜生道中不得自在。为他斫刺屠割罪报。忏悔畜生道中无足二足四足多足罪报。忏悔畜生道中身诸毛羽鳞甲之内。为诸小虫之所唼食罪报。如是畜生道中有无量罪报。今日至诚皆悉忏悔。次复忏悔饿鬼道中长受饥渴百千万岁。初不曾闻浆水之名罪报。忏悔饿鬼食啖脓血粪秽罪报。忏悔饿鬼动身之时一切肢节火然罪报。忏悔饿鬼腹大咽小罪报。如是饿鬼道中无量苦报。今日稽颡求哀皆悉忏悔。次复忏悔一切鬼神修罗道中谀谄憍诈罪报。忏悔鬼神道中担沙负石填河塞海罪 现代汉语译本： 至心皈依菩萨：南无地藏菩萨（Dìzàng Púsà，掌管幽冥界的地藏菩萨），南无大庄严菩萨（Dàzhuāngyán Púsà，以庄严著称的菩萨），南无观自在菩萨（Guānzìzài Púsà，即观音菩萨）。 礼敬诸佛之后，再次忏悔。已经忏悔了地狱的罪报，现在应当再次忏悔三恶道的罪报。经书中佛说，欲望多的人因为贪求利益，所以苦恼也多。知足的人即使睡在地上，也觉得快乐；不知足的人即使身处天堂，也不称心如意。但是世间的人一旦遇到紧急灾难，便能舍弃钱财不计较多少，却不知道此身正处在三恶道的深坑之上，一口气不来便会堕落。如果有人劝导行善积德，修习未来世的善法资粮，却执着于悭吝之心而不肯去做。像这样的人真是极其愚蠢迷惑。为什么这样说呢？经书中佛说，出生时没有带来一文钱，死去时也不会带走一文钱。辛辛苦苦积聚的财富，只会给自己带来忧愁烦恼，对自己没有益处，反而白白地留给别人。没有善行可以依靠，没有德行可以庇护，导致命终之后堕入各种恶道。所以今天归命三宝，至诚忏悔。 再次忏悔畜生道中无所知晓的罪报。忏悔畜生道中负重拉犁，偿还前世债务的罪报。忏悔畜生道中不得自在，被他人宰杀割裂的罪报。忏悔畜生道中无足、二足、四足、多足的罪报。忏悔畜生道中身体的毛羽鳞甲之内，被各种小虫叮咬吞食的罪报。像这样畜生道中有无量的罪报，今天至诚地全部忏悔。 再次忏悔饿鬼道中长期遭受饥渴，百千万年都没有听过浆水名字的罪报。忏悔饿鬼吞食脓血粪便污秽之物的罪报。忏悔饿鬼移动身体时，一切肢体关节都燃烧着火焰的罪报。忏悔饿鬼肚子大而咽喉细小的罪报。像这样饿鬼道中有无量的痛苦报应，今天叩头哀求，全部忏悔。 再次忏悔一切鬼神修罗道中虚伪谄媚、骄傲欺诈的罪报。忏悔鬼神道中挑沙背石，填塞河流海洋的罪报。