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English version Change, fixed attachment, breaking seals, clinging, dual annihilation, self and other, divine instruments—all must first be purified. Like sailing a boat with the wind, one can travel a thousand miles in an instant. If one does not change one's attachments, one is like an ordinary person, full of afflictions, becoming a sentient being. The Buddha said to智度菩萨摩诃萨 (Jidu Pusa Mahasattva, Wisdom-Degree Bodhisattva-Mahasattva): 'Because of your question, I distinguish the characteristics of the Dharma, saying there are deep and shallow, large and small, gradual and sudden enlightenments. In terms of principle, the essence of the Dharma is one, without any order. Both beginning and end are true, beyond the constraints of names and concepts.' When the Buddha spoke this Dharma, countless beings, in their different understandings, together annihilated distinctions and returned to the original source. Chapter Sixteen: Circulation Furthermore, 方便菩萨摩诃萨 (Upaya-Mahasattva, Expedient Means Bodhisattva-Mahasattva) asked the Buddha, '世尊 (World Honored One), what should this scripture be called, and how should we uphold it? May the 世尊 (World Honored One) clearly explain it so that practitioners can receive the Buddha's teachings.' The Buddha said to 方便菩萨摩诃萨 (Upaya-Mahasattva, Expedient Means Bodhisattva-Mahasattva): 'This scripture is called the 'Ultimate Great Compassion Affectionate Change Scripture,' also named the 'Buddha and Bodhisattva Reciprocal Discussion Scripture,' also named the 'Secret Perfect Teaching Scripture,' also named the 'Ten Thousand Things Do Not Change Scripture,' also named the 'Change and No Change Scripture,' also named the 'Ultimate Bodhi No Arising No Non-Arising Scripture.' If one wishes to receive, uphold, and recite this scripture, one must annihilate right and wrong, blend gain and loss. The ten thousand phenomena do not change; this is Buddha wisdom. If one can do this, it is called upholding the scripture.' Those who uphold the scripture in this way will have countless heavens, as numerous as the sands of hundreds of thousands of millions of Ganges rivers, secretly offering and bestowing what they need, providing them with heavenly silk robes, precious garments, and nectar-like delicious food to sustain them, ensuring they lack nothing. At that time, in the assembly, there was a powerful spirit king who had long protected the subtle cause, loved the Mahayana Dharma, and guarded the Mahayana Dharma. He immediately reported to the Buddha, saying, 'We, a hundred of my followers, all wish for the Buddha to allow us to protect this scripture. Having been allowed to protect this scripture, we will never let it be destroyed. If there are evil people who destroy this scripture, we, these followers, need only look at them to turn them into dust.' The Buddha was silent at that time, neither saying permission nor non-permission. At this time, 方便菩萨摩诃萨 (Upaya-Mahasattva, Expedient Means Bodhisattva-Mahasattva) said to the powerful spirit king, 'The Buddha's silence is permission.' Furthermore, kings of treasures from the heavens, the human realm, and the ten directions of the world naturally gathered, offering treasures to donate and provide what was needed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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称彼心足令其欢喜。复有无量八部神王。虔恭致敬护持行者。不令众邪蛊毒鬼神妖魅横来于烦妨其道业。复有五岳神王。冥理奉献神芝上药灌注受持经人五阴身田。除诸行者谤报恼热。复有光音天子冥觉道师五百人。俱各各整理威仪迭相顾眄犹如象王。从坐而起前至佛所长跪叉手而白佛言。世尊若有人受持读诵深思大乘玄绝义者。我等徒众承佛神力终日竟夜周匝围绕不现其形。冥觉熏修令思义行者豁然意解。 方便菩萨摩诃萨前白佛言。世尊云何名为究竟大悲哀恋。 佛告方便菩萨摩诃萨曰。自性天真净满灵照不为物修成。故名究竟。大者万莫能容。谓之为大。悲者教备仓生。名之为悲。哀恋者等爱众生犹如髓目。名之为哀恋。故名究竟大悲哀恋。 方便菩萨摩诃萨复白佛言。世尊云何名为改换经。愿大慈尊显示说之。 佛告方便菩萨摩诃萨曰。改者改凡入圣。改愚入慧。改闇入明。改生死入涅槃。名之为改。换者转苦以为乐。转杂形质归理无形。名之为换。故名改换。经者从首至尾十六品义类相开文字属着。名之为经。经名众多。类况可知。 方便菩萨摩诃萨前白佛言。世尊云何流通此经沾及末代利益无量一切众生。 佛告方便菩萨摩诃萨曰。若有行者诵读受持广为人说。自 现代汉语译本：称赞他们的心满足，使他们欢喜。又有无数的八部神王，虔诚恭敬地护持修行者，不让各种邪恶的蛊毒、鬼神、妖魅横加干扰，妨碍他们的修行。又有五岳神王，暗中奉献神芝上药，灌注给受持此经的人的五阴身田，去除修行者的诽谤、报应和恼热。又有光音天子，暗中觉悟道师五百人，他们都各自整理威仪，互相顾盼，犹如象王一般。从座位上起身，来到佛前，长跪合掌，禀告佛说：‘世尊，如果有人受持读诵，深入思考大乘玄妙精深的义理，我们这些徒众承蒙佛的神力，终日竟夜地周匝围绕，不显现我们的形体，暗中觉悟熏修，使思考义理的修行者豁然意解。’ 方便菩萨摩诃萨向前禀告佛说：‘世尊，什么叫做究竟大悲哀恋？’ 佛告诉方便菩萨摩诃萨说：‘自性天真，清净圆满，灵明照耀，不是通过外物修成的，所以叫做究竟。大，是万物都不能容纳，所以称之为大。悲，是用教义普度众生，称之为悲。哀恋，是平等地爱护众生，犹如爱护自己的骨髓和眼睛，称之为哀恋。所以叫做究竟大悲哀恋。’ 方便菩萨摩诃萨又禀告佛说：‘世尊，什么叫做改换经？愿大慈大悲的世尊显示解说。’ 佛告诉方便菩萨摩诃萨说：‘改，是改变凡夫进入圣贤，改变愚昧进入智慧，改变黑暗进入光明，改变生死进入涅槃，称之为改。换，是将痛苦转变为快乐，将杂乱的形体和性质归于无形的真理，称之为换。所以叫做改换。经，是从头到尾，十六品的义理相互开启，文字相互关联，称之为经。经的名字有很多，可以根据类别情况来了解。’ 方便菩萨摩诃萨向前禀告佛说：‘世尊，如何流通此经，使它沾及末法时代，利益无量的一切众生？’ 佛告诉方便菩萨摩诃萨说：‘如果有人诵读受持，广泛地为人解说，自己
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English version: Praising their hearts to bring them joy. Moreover, there are countless eight classes of divine kings (eight categories of supernatural beings in Buddhism), reverently paying homage and protecting the practitioners, preventing various evil curses, ghosts, spirits, demons, and enchantments from causing disturbances and hindering their spiritual progress. Furthermore, there are the Five Peaks Divine Kings (gods of the five sacred mountains in China), secretly offering divine fungus and superior medicine, infusing the five aggregates (skandha) of those who uphold this scripture, removing the practitioners' slanders, retributions, and afflictions. Moreover, there are the Ābhāsvara (gods of the Realm of Light in Buddhist cosmology) gods, secretly enlightening five hundred spiritual teachers, who each adjust their dignified bearing, gazing at each other like elephant kings. They rise from their seats, approach the Buddha, kneel with palms together, and say to the Buddha: 'World Honored One, if there are those who uphold, recite, and deeply contemplate the profound and subtle meanings of the Great Vehicle (Mahayana Buddhism), we, your disciples, relying on the Buddha's divine power, will surround them day and night, without revealing our forms, secretly enlightening and cultivating them, so that those who contemplate the meanings will suddenly understand.' The Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva (Bodhisattva of Skillful Means) then said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One, what is called ultimate great compassion and affection?' The Buddha told the Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva: 'The true nature is naturally pure, complete, spiritually radiant, and not cultivated through external things, therefore it is called ultimate. Great means that nothing can contain it, therefore it is called great. Compassion means to universally teach and save all beings, therefore it is called compassion. Affection means to equally love all beings as if they were one's own marrow and eyes, therefore it is called affection. Therefore, it is called ultimate great compassion and affection.' The Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva again said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One, what is called the Scripture of Transformation? May the Greatly Compassionate World Honored One reveal and explain it.' The Buddha told the Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva: 'Transformation means transforming from the ordinary to the sage, transforming from ignorance to wisdom, transforming from darkness to light, transforming from birth and death to Nirvana, therefore it is called transformation. Change means transforming suffering into happiness, transforming mixed forms and qualities to return to the formless principle, therefore it is called change. Therefore, it is called Transformation. Scripture means that from beginning to end, the sixteen chapters of meanings mutually open up, and the words are interconnected, therefore it is called scripture. There are many names for scriptures, and they can be understood according to their categories.' The Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva then said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One, how can this scripture be circulated so that it reaches the degenerate age and benefits countless sentient beings?' The Buddha told the Upaya Bodhisattva Mahasattva: 'If there are practitioners who recite, uphold, and widely explain it to others, themselves --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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利利他彼此受润。故名流通沾及暇乖。 尔时卢舍那佛在冲天之上自然光炎宫中。与无量恒河沙大菩萨众。并及下方欲界天子八万亿众。上至顶天十地菩萨。欢喜无量不散而去。各住本国忽然不现。 究竟大悲经卷第四 现代汉语译本：利益自己和利益他人，彼此相互滋润，所以叫做流通，沾及没有空闲的人。 当时，卢舍那佛（Vairocana Buddha，报身佛）在冲天之上的自然光炎宫中，与无量恒河沙数的大菩萨众，以及下方欲界天的八万亿天子，上至顶天的十地菩萨在一起。他们欢喜无量，没有散去，各自回到自己的国度，忽然消失不见。 《究竟大悲经》卷第四
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English version: Benefiting oneself and benefiting others, mutually nourishing each other, therefore it is called 'circulation,' reaching those who have no leisure. At that time, Vairocana Buddha (卢舍那佛, the Reward Body Buddha) was in the Natural Light Flame Palace above the Heavens, with immeasurable great Bodhisattvas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River, as well as eighty trillion sons of the desire realm from below, and up to the Tenth Ground Bodhisattvas of the highest heavens. They were infinitely joyful and did not disperse, each returning to their own country, suddenly disappearing. The Ultimate Great Compassion Sutra, Volume Four --------------------------------------------------------------------------------