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大正藏第 85 册 No. 2850 地藏菩萨十斋日 No. 2850 地藏菩萨十斋日 一日童子下念定光如来不涂刀枪地狱持斋除罪四十劫。 八日太子下念药师琉璃光佛不涂粪屎地狱持斋除罪三十劫。 十四日察命下念贤劫千佛不涂镬汤地狱持斋除罪一千劫。 十五日五道大将军下念阿弥陀佛不堕寒冰地狱持斋除罪二百劫。 十八日阎罗王下念观世音菩萨不堕剑树地狱持斋除罪九十劫。 二十三日大将军下念卢舍那佛不堕饿鬼地狱持斋除罪一千劫。 二十四日太山府君下念地狱菩萨不堕斩斫地狱持斋除罪一千劫。 二十八日帝释下念阿弥陀佛不堕铁锯地狱持斋除罪九十劫。 二十九日四天王下念药师上菩萨不堕硙摩地狱持斋除罪七千劫。 三十日梵天王下念释迦牟尼佛不堕灰何地狱持斋除罪八千劫。 现代汉语译本 地藏菩萨十斋日 一日,童子下降,应念定光如来(Dīpankara Buddha),可免除刀枪地狱之苦,持斋可消除四十劫的罪业。 八日,太子下降,应念药师琉璃光佛(Bhaiṣajyaguru),可免除粪屎地狱之苦,持斋可消除三十劫的罪业。 十四日,察命下降,应念贤劫千佛(Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa),可免除镬汤地狱之苦,持斋可消除一千劫的罪业。 十五日,五道大将军下降,应念阿弥陀佛(Amitābha),可免堕寒冰地狱之苦,持斋可消除二百劫的罪业。 十八日,阎罗王(Yamarāja)下降,应念观世音菩萨(Avalokiteśvara),可免堕剑树地狱之苦,持斋可消除九十劫的罪业。 二十三日,大将军下降,应念卢舍那佛(Vairocana),可免堕饿鬼地狱之苦,持斋可消除一千劫的罪业。 二十四日,太山府君下降,应念地藏菩萨(Kṣitigarbha),可免堕斩斫地狱之苦,持斋可消除一千劫的罪业。 二十八日,帝释(Indra)下降,应念阿弥陀佛(Amitābha),可免堕铁锯地狱之苦,持斋可消除九十劫的罪业。 二十九日,四天王(Four Heavenly Kings)下降,应念药师上菩萨,可免堕硙摩地狱之苦,持斋可消除七千劫的罪业。 三十日,梵天王(Brahmā)下降,应念释迦牟尼佛(Śākyamuni Buddha),可免堕灰河地狱之苦,持斋可消除八千劫的罪业。
English
English version Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva's Ten Fast Days On the first day, a young boy descends. Reciting the name of Dīpankara Buddha (定光如来) will prevent one from falling into the hell of knives and spears. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for forty kalpas. On the eighth day, a prince descends. Reciting the name of Bhaiṣajyaguru (药师琉璃光佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of excrement and filth. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for thirty kalpas. On the fourteenth day, the Examiner of Destinies descends. Reciting the names of the Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa (贤劫千佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of boiling cauldrons. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for one thousand kalpas. On the fifteenth day, the Great General of the Five Paths descends. Reciting the name of Amitābha (阿弥陀佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of cold ice. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for two hundred kalpas. On the eighteenth day, Yamarāja (阎罗王) descends. Reciting the name of Avalokiteśvara (观世音菩萨) will prevent one from falling into the hell of sword trees. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for ninety kalpas. On the twenty-third day, a Great General descends. Reciting the name of Vairocana (卢舍那佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of hungry ghosts. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for one thousand kalpas. On the twenty-fourth day, the Lord of Mount Tai descends. Reciting the name of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva (地藏菩萨) will prevent one from falling into the hell of chopping and cutting. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for one thousand kalpas. On the twenty-eighth day, Indra (帝释) descends. Reciting the name of Amitābha (阿弥陀佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of iron saws. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for ninety kalpas. On the twenty-ninth day, the Four Heavenly Kings (四天王) descend. Reciting the name of the Superior Bodhisattva of Medicine will prevent one from falling into the hell of grinding mills. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for seven thousand kalpas. On the thirtieth day, Brahmā (梵天王) descends. Reciting the name of Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛) will prevent one from falling into the hell of ashes and rivers. Observing the fast will eliminate sins for eight thousand kalpas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------