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English version: What is the benefit of exhausting oneself with worldly affairs? Moreover, human life is impermanent, like a flickering candle. Once the breath ceases, one becomes like dust and ashes. The suffering of the three evil realms (地狱,饿鬼,畜生 - hell, hungry ghosts, animals) will be immediately experienced by oneself. One cannot rely on wealth and treasures to bribe or seek deliverance. In the vast darkness, there is no hope of pardon. One suffers alone, with no one to take one's place. Do not say that I have no such sins in this life, and therefore cannot sincerely pray for repentance. The Sutra says that every step a common person takes is filled with sin. Furthermore, in past lives, one has accumulated countless evil deeds, which follow the practitioner like a shadow follows the body. If one does not repent, sins will deepen day by day. Therefore, know that the Buddha does not approve of concealing flaws. Vimalakirti (净名 - Vimalakirti) esteemed confessing past sins to purify oneself. Thus, prolonged sinking in the sea of suffering is truly due to concealment and covering up of sins. Therefore, disciple so-and-so today reveals and repents, no longer concealing. The so-called three obstacles are: first, afflictions (烦恼 - kleshas); second, karma (业 - karma); and third, karmic retribution (果报 - vipaka). These three are mutually dependent. Because of afflictions, various evil deeds arise; because of the causes and conditions of evil deeds, one obtains suffering as a result. Therefore, disciple so-and-so today sincerely repents. First, one should repent of the obstacle of afflictions. And these afflictions all arise from the mind. Why is this so? Because when mental actions arise, the body and mouth follow accordingly. There are three types of mental actions: first, miserliness (悭贪 - stinginess); second, anger (瞋恚 - hatred); and third, ignorance (痴闇 - delusion). Because of ignorance, various wrong views arise, and various unwholesome actions are committed. Therefore, the Sutra says that the karma of greed, anger, and ignorance can cause sentient beings to fall into the hells, the realms of hungry ghosts, and the animal realm to suffer. If one is born as a human, one will experience the karmic retributions of poverty, loneliness, cruelty, stubbornness, foolishness, and ignorance. Since mental actions have such evil consequences, therefore, so-and-so and others today sincerely take refuge in the Buddhas, seeking their compassion and repenting. These afflictions are criticized in various ways by all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and sages who have entered the truth. These afflictions are also called enemies. Why? Because they can sever the root of sentient beings' wisdom-life. These afflictions are also called thieves, because they can rob sentient beings of all good dharmas. These afflictions are also called torrents, because they can carry sentient beings into the great ocean of suffering of birth and death. These afflictions are also called shackles, because they can bind sentient beings in the prison of birth and death, preventing them from escaping. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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故。所以六道牵连四生不绝。恶业无穷苦果不息。当知皆是烦恼过患。是故今日运此增上善心求哀忏悔。某甲等自从无始以来至于今日。或在人天六道受报。有此心识常怀愚惑繁满胸䘳。或因三毒根造一切罪。或因三漏造一切罪。或因三苦造一切罪。或缘三倒造一切罪。或贪三有造一切罪。如是等罪无量无边。恼乱一切六道四生。今日惭愧皆悉忏悔。又复某甲等自从无始以来至于今日。或因四识住造一切罪。或因四流造一切罪。或因四取造一切罪。或因四执造一切罪。或因四缘造一切罪。或因四大造一切罪。或因四缚造一切罪。或因四贪造一切罪。或因四生造一切罪。如是等罪无量无边。恼乱六道一切众生。今日惭愧皆悉忏悔。又复某甲等自从无始以来至于今日。或因五住地烦恼造一切罪。或因五盖造一切罪。或因五悭造一切罪。或因五见造一切罪。或因五心造一切罪。如是等烦恼无量无边。恼乱六道一切众生。今日发露皆悉忏悔。又复某甲等自从无始以来至于今日。或因六情根造一切罪。或因六识造一切罪。或因六想造一切罪。或因六受造一切罪。或因六行造一切罪。或因六爱造一切罪。或因六疑造一切罪。如是等烦恼无量无边。恼乱六道一切众生。今日惭愧发露皆悉忏悔。又复某甲等自从无始以来至于今日。或因 现代汉语译本 因此，六道（指天道、人道、阿修罗道、畜生道、饿鬼道、地狱道）互相牵连，四生（指卵生、胎生、湿生、化生）轮回不绝，恶业无穷无尽，痛苦的果报没有止息。应当明白，这一切都是烦恼的过患。所以今天我们发起这增上的善心，恳求哀悯忏悔。我们某甲等，自从无始以来直到今天，或者在人天六道中承受果报，有这样的心识，常常怀有愚痴迷惑，充满胸怀。或者因为贪、嗔、痴三毒之根造作一切罪业，或者因为欲漏、有漏、无明漏三漏造作一切罪业，或者因为苦苦、坏苦、行苦三苦造作一切罪业，或者因为常颠倒、乐颠倒、我颠倒、净颠倒三倒造作一切罪业，或者贪着欲有、色有、无色有三有造作一切罪业。像这样的罪业，无量无边，恼乱一切六道四生的众生。今天我们心怀惭愧，全部都忏悔。 又，我们某甲等，自从无始以来直到今天，或者因为色受想行四识住造作一切罪业，或者因为欲流、有流、见流、无明流四流造作一切罪业，或者因为欲取、见取、戒禁取、我语取四取造作一切罪业，或者因为我执、法执、俱生我执、分别我执四执造作一切罪业，或者因为食缘、名色缘、六入缘、触缘四缘造作一切罪业，或者因为地、水、火、风四大造作一切罪业，或者因为贪欲缚、嗔恚缚、愚痴缚、见取缚四缚造作一切罪业，或者因为贪生、贪病、贪老、贪死四贪造作一切罪业，或者因为生生、老生、病生、死生四生造作一切罪业。像这样的罪业，无量无边，恼乱六道一切众生。今天我们心怀惭愧，全部都忏悔。 又，我们某甲等，自从无始以来直到今天，或者因为五住地烦恼（指见惑、思惑、无明惑等五种根本烦恼）造作一切罪业，或者因为贪欲盖、嗔恚盖、睡眠盖、掉悔盖、疑盖五盖造作一切罪业，或者因为悭贪、毁犯、懈怠、嗔恚、愚痴五悭造作一切罪业，或者因为身见、边见、邪见、见取见、戒禁取见五见造作一切罪业，或者因为邪心、慢心、妒心、恨心、害心五心造作一切罪业。像这样的烦恼，无量无边，恼乱六道一切众生。今天我们发露忏悔，全部都忏悔。 又，我们某甲等，自从无始以来直到今天，或者因为眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意六情根造作一切罪业，或者因为眼识、耳识、鼻识、舌识、身识、意识六识造作一切罪业，或者因为眼想、耳想、鼻想、舌想、身想、意想六想造作一切罪业，或者因为眼受、耳受、鼻受、舌受、身受、意受六受造作一切罪业，或者因为眼行、耳行、鼻行、舌行、身行、意行六行造作一切罪业，或者因为色爱、声爱、香爱、味爱、触爱、法爱六爱造作一切罪业，或者因为色疑、声疑、香疑、味疑、触疑、法疑六疑造作一切罪业。像这样的烦恼，无量无边，恼乱六道一切众生。今天我们心怀惭愧，发露忏悔，全部都忏悔。 又，我们某甲等，自从无始以来直到今天，或者因为……
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English version Therefore, the six realms (referring to the realms of gods, humans, asuras, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell beings) are interconnected, and the four types of birth (referring to birth from eggs, wombs, moisture, and transformation) continue without end. Evil karma is boundless, and the suffering results do not cease. It should be understood that all of this is due to the faults of afflictions. Therefore, today we generate this supreme virtuous mind and earnestly seek repentance. We, so-and-so, from beginningless time until today, either receiving retribution in the realms of gods, humans, or the six realms, have had this consciousness, constantly harboring ignorance and delusion, filling our hearts. Either due to the roots of the three poisons (greed, hatred, and delusion) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the three outflows (outflow of desire, outflow of existence, and outflow of ignorance) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the three sufferings (suffering of suffering, suffering of change, and pervasive suffering) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the three inversions (inversion of permanence, inversion of happiness, inversion of self, inversion of purity) we have created all kinds of sins, or clinging to the three existences (desire realm, form realm, formless realm) we have created all kinds of sins. Such sins are immeasurable and boundless, disturbing all beings in the six realms and four types of birth. Today, with shame and remorse, we all repent. Furthermore, we, so-and-so, from beginningless time until today, either due to the four abodes of consciousness (form, feeling, perception, volition) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four floods (flood of desire, flood of existence, flood of views, flood of ignorance) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four attachments (attachment to desire, attachment to views, attachment to precepts and vows, attachment to self-assertion) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four obsessions (obsession with self, obsession with dharma, innate obsession with self, conceptual obsession with self) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four conditions (condition of food, condition of name and form, condition of the six entrances, condition of contact) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four great elements (earth, water, fire, wind) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four bonds (bond of greed, bond of hatred, bond of delusion, bond of attachment to views) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four cravings (craving for birth, craving for sickness, craving for old age, craving for death) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the four births (birth, old age, sickness, death) we have created all kinds of sins. Such sins are immeasurable and boundless, disturbing all beings in the six realms. Today, with shame and remorse, we all repent. Furthermore, we, so-and-so, from beginningless time until today, either due to the five dwelling-place afflictions (referring to the five fundamental afflictions such as afflictions of views, afflictions of thought, afflictions of ignorance) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the five coverings (covering of desire, covering of anger, covering of sleepiness, covering of restlessness and remorse, covering of doubt) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the five miserlinesses (miserliness of wealth, miserliness of dharma, miserliness of generosity, miserliness of praise, miserliness of wisdom) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the five views (view of self, view of extremes, wrong view, view of holding to views, view of holding to precepts and vows) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the five minds (evil mind, arrogant mind, jealous mind, hateful mind, harmful mind) we have created all kinds of sins. Such afflictions are immeasurable and boundless, disturbing all beings in the six realms. Today, we reveal and repent, we all repent. Furthermore, we, so-and-so, from beginningless time until today, either due to the six sense bases (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six consciousnesses (eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, mind consciousness) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six perceptions (eye perception, ear perception, nose perception, tongue perception, body perception, mind perception) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six feelings (eye feeling, ear feeling, nose feeling, tongue feeling, body feeling, mind feeling) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six volitions (eye volition, ear volition, nose volition, tongue volition, body volition, mind volition) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six loves (love of form, love of sound, love of smell, love of taste, love of touch, love of dharma) we have created all kinds of sins, or due to the six doubts (doubt about form, doubt about sound, doubt about smell, doubt about taste, doubt about touch, doubt about dharma) we have created all kinds of sins. Such afflictions are immeasurable and boundless, disturbing all beings in the six realms. Today, with shame and remorse, we reveal and repent, we all repent. Furthermore, we, so-and-so, from beginningless time until today, either due to... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------