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English version The Disease of the Year Mencius said, 'Those who desire to be kings nowadays are like seeking three-year-old moxa for a seven-year-old disease.' (Metaphor for being too late or using the wrong method.) Like an Ox Breaking a Cart It is like an ox that finds pulling a cart painful, so it breaks the cart. The owner rebuilds it. It is also like a person who hates their body and finds it painful, so they quickly destroy their body. They do not know that although this body is destroyed, they will again receive another body. The Honored and Special Nature of the Living Body Still Requires Clarification Some say that the sixty trillion nayutas (nayuta, a unit of quantity, representing an extremely large number) of bodies are the living body. This is probably because the body in the Pure Land (pure land) is superior to the body in the impure land. The living body in the impure land is sixteen feet tall, and the living body in the Pure Land should be that tall. Dharma Master Zhili used thirteen layers of questions and answers to argue this matter, confirming that it is the honored and special body. (From 'Miaozong Chao') The Six Recollections of a Bodhisattva Recollection of the Buddha (Buddha-anusmriti). Recollection of the Dharma (Dharma-anusmriti). Recollection of the Sangha (Sangha-anusmriti). Recollection of the Devas (Deva-anusmriti). Recollection of the Precepts (Sila-anusmriti). Recollection of Generosity (Dana-anusmriti). Recollection of the Buddha is the compassionate guide. Recollection of the Dharma is the mother of the Buddhas of the three times. Recollection of the Sangha is the field of merit for humans and devas. Recollection of the Devas brings longevity and peace. Recollection of the Precepts purifies body and mind. Recollection of Generosity universally helps the poor. Ten Aspirations 1. To generate great compassion for all beings, without the intention to harm. 2. To generate great pity for all beings, without the intention to oppress. 3. To cherish the Dharma, not hesitating to sacrifice one's life to protect it. 4. To develop superior patience towards all things, without attachment. 5. To have a pure and joyful mind, without greed for profit and respect. 6. To seek the wisdom of the Buddha, without forgetting it at any time. 7. To respect and revere all beings, without a sense of inferiority. 8. Not to be attached to worldly discussions, but to generate a determined mind towards the factors of enlightenment (bodhi). 9. To plant all kinds of good roots, with a pure mind free from defilement. 10. To relinquish all forms in relation to the Buddhas, and to generate a mind of mindfulness. The Devas Share Vessels, and Their Food Varies in Quality The Vimalakirti Sutra says, 'For example, when the devas eat from a shared treasure vessel, the color of the food varies according to their merit.' Three Animals Cross the River Together, and the Depth Varies The Yongjia Collection says, 'For example, when an elephant, a horse, and a rabbit cross a river, their legs are of different lengths, and therefore the depth varies.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 十门推本
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一。音声语言。二。名句文身。三。通取四法。四。诸法显义。五。摄境唯心。六。会缘入空。七。理事无碍。八。通摄所诠。九。事事无碍。十。海印炳现。 香饭作佛事 净名经云。众香国中。香积如来。以香饭而作佛事。 尊者无说我乃无闻 空生晏坐石室中。空中帝释天散华供养。空生曰。散华者谁。曰。我天帝释也。何以散华。曰。以尊者善说般若。尊者曰。我本无说。帝释曰。尊者无说。我乃无闻。无说无闻。乃真说般若也。 宗有十门 一。我法俱有。二。法有我无。三。法无去来。四。通现假实。五。俗妄真实。六。诸法但名。七。三性空有。八。真空绝相。九。空有无碍。十。圆融具德。 支娄谶等五译人 支娄谶。后汉时人。光武中兴。故名后汉。明帝。光武子也。康僧恺。魏人。曹丕继汉。国号魏。支谦。三国孙吴时人。宋法贤。赵宋时人。元魏菩提流志。南北朝魏人。拓䟦氏。改姓元。国号魏。 周有嬴秦南北朝有苻秦姚秦 周时有非子者。伯益之后。善养马。周平王爱之。封于陕。国号秦。是为嬴秦。嬴。其姓也。苻秦。东晋时氐种也。苻坚强盛。据关中。国亦号秦。是为苻秦。姚秦。羌种也。 现代汉语译本 十门推本 一、音声语言。 二、名句文身。 三、通取四法。 四、诸法显义。 五、摄境唯心。 六、会缘入空。 七、理事无碍。 八、通摄所诠。 九、事事无碍。 十、海印炳现。 香饭作佛事 《净名经》云：‘众香国中，香积如来，以香饭而作佛事。’ 尊者无说我乃无闻 空生（Śūnyatā）晏坐石室中，空中帝释天（Śakra Devānām Indra）散华供养。空生曰：‘散华者谁？’曰：‘我天帝释也。’‘何以散华？’曰：‘以尊者善说般若（Prajñā）。’尊者曰：‘我本无说。’帝释曰：‘尊者无说，我乃无闻。无说无闻，乃真说般若也。’ 宗有十门 一、我法俱有。 二、法有我无。 三、法无去来。 四、通现假实。 五、俗妄真实。 六、诸法但名。 七、三性空有。 八、真空绝相。 九、空有无碍。 十、圆融具德。 支娄谶等五译人 支娄谶（Lokakṣema），后汉时人。光武中兴，故名后汉。明帝，光武子也。康僧恺（Kang Senghui），魏人。曹丕继汉，国号魏。支谦（Zhiqian），三国孙吴时人。宋法贤（Dharmabhadra），赵宋时人。元魏菩提流志（Bodhiruci），南北朝魏人，拓䟦氏，改姓元，国号魏。 周有嬴秦南北朝有苻秦姚秦 周时有非子者，伯益之后，善养马。周平王爱之，封于陕，国号秦，是为嬴秦。嬴，其姓也。苻秦，东晋时氐种也。苻坚强盛，据关中，国亦号秦，是为苻秦。姚秦，羌种也。
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English version Ten Gates of Root Tracing 1. Sound and Language. 2. Names, Phrases, and Literary Embellishments. 3. Comprehensively Grasping the Four Dharmas. 4. Manifesting the Meaning of All Dharmas. 5. Embracing All Realms as Mind-Only. 6. Merging Conditions into Emptiness. 7. Non-Obstruction Between Principle and Phenomena. 8. Comprehensively Embracing What is Expressed. 9. Non-Obstruction Among All Phenomena. 10. The Manifestation of the Ocean Seal Samādhi. Using Fragrant Rice to Perform Buddha-Work The *Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra* says: 'In the Land of All Fragrances, the Tathāgata Fragrant Accumulation performs Buddha-work with fragrant rice.' If the Venerable One Does Not Speak, Then I Do Not Hear Śūnyatā (Emptiness) was sitting in meditation in a stone chamber. Śakra Devānām Indra (Lord of the Gods) scattered flowers in offering from the sky. Śūnyatā said, 'Who is scattering flowers?' He replied, 'I am Śakra Devānām Indra.' 'Why are you scattering flowers?' He said, 'Because the Venerable One skillfully expounds Prajñā (Wisdom).' The Venerable One said, 'I have not spoken at all.' Śakra said, 'If the Venerable One does not speak, then I do not hear. Not speaking and not hearing is the true exposition of Prajñā.' The School Has Ten Gates 1. Both Self and Dharma Exist. 2. Dharma Exists, but Self Does Not. 3. Dharma Has No Coming or Going. 4. Universally Manifesting Provisional and Real. 5. Conventional Illusion and True Reality. 6. All Dharmas Are Merely Names. 7. The Three Natures: Emptiness and Existence. 8. True Emptiness Transcends Appearances. 9. Non-Obstruction Between Emptiness and Existence. 10. Perfect Harmony and Complete Virtue. The Five Translators Including Lokakṣema Lokakṣema was a person of the Later Han Dynasty. The Guangwu Emperor revived the Han, hence the name Later Han. Emperor Ming was the son of Guangwu. Kang Senghui was a person of the Wei Dynasty. Cao Pi succeeded the Han and established the Wei Dynasty. Zhiqian was a person of the Sun Wu Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Dharmabhadra was a person of the Zhao Song Dynasty. Bodhiruci of the Northern Wei Dynasty was a person of the Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Tuoba clan changed their surname to Yuan and established the Wei Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty There Was Ying Qin, and During the Northern and Southern Dynasties There Were Fu Qin and Yao Qin During the Zhou Dynasty, there was Fei Zi, a descendant of Boyi, who was skilled at raising horses. King Ping of Zhou favored him and enfeoffed him in Shan, establishing the state of Qin, which was called Ying Qin. Ying was his surname. Fu Qin was a Di ethnicity during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Fu Jian was powerful and occupied Guanzhong, and his state was also called Qin, which was called Fu Qin. Yao Qin was a Qiang ethnicity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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姚苌为苻坚将。后坚为晋所败。苌遂据关中。传子兴。是为姚秦。 周礼掌四方之语 东方曰寄。南方曰象。西方曰狄鞮。北方曰译。皆官名。寄。言能寄寓风俗之异于此。象。言能仿象风俗之异于彼。鞮。则欲别其服饰之异。译。则欲辩其语言之异。周官通谓之象胥。而世俗通谓之译也。又译。释也。犹言誊也。谓以彼此言语。相誊释而通之也。 遣将吕光 秦苻坚建元十三年。使吕光伐龟兹。破之。拥众归。至凉州。因据州称凉王。光死。侄吕隆降晋。乃迎什师入关。居逍遥园。 孤山十疏流通 文殊般若经。佛遗教经。般若心经。瑞应经。四十二章经。不思议法门经。无量义经。普贤观经。阿弥陀经。首楞严经。世称十经疏主。 其丽不亿 诗云。商之孙子。其丽不亿。 宝王论 草堂飞锡法师。作念佛三昧宝王论。 龙舒等 龙舒居士王日休。作净土文。无尽居士张商英。有求生净土文。侍郎王古直。作净土决疑集。吴郡沙门大佑。作净土指归集。无功居士王阗。作净土自信录。慈云忏主遵式。作净土略传。 径路修行 善导和尚偈。渐渐鸡皮鹤发。看看行步龙钟。(云云)惟有径路修行。但念阿弥陀佛。 现代汉语译本：姚苌原是苻坚的将领。后来苻坚被晋朝打败，姚苌便占据了关中地区，之后传位给儿子姚兴，这就是姚秦。 《周礼》中记载了掌管四方语言的官职 东方叫做‘寄’，南方叫做‘象’，西方叫做‘狄鞮’，北方叫做‘译’，这些都是官名。‘寄’，是说能够寄托不同于本地的风俗。‘象’，是说能够模仿不同于本地的风俗。‘狄鞮（dí dī）’，是想要区分他们的服饰差异。‘译’，是想要辨别他们的语言差异。周朝的官职统称为‘象胥（xiàng xū）’，而世俗通常称之为‘译’。另外，‘译’，是解释的意思，就像是‘誊（téng）’写一样，指的是用彼此的语言，互相誊写解释来沟通。 派遣将领吕光 前秦苻坚建元十三年，派遣吕光攻打龟兹（qiū cí），攻破了它。吕光率领军队返回，到达凉州，于是占据凉州自称凉王。吕光死后，他的侄子吕隆投降了晋朝，于是迎接鸠摩罗什（什师）进入关中，居住在逍遥园。 孤山智圆的十种疏流通于世 《文殊般若经》，《佛遗教经》，《般若心经》，《瑞应经》，《四十二章经》，《不思议法门经》，《无量义经》，《普贤观经》，《阿弥陀经》，《首楞严经》，世人称智圆为十经疏主。 极其华丽 《诗经》说：商朝的子孙，极其华丽。 《宝王论》 草堂飞锡法师，写了《念佛三昧宝王论》。 龙舒等人 龙舒居士王日休，写了《净土文》。无尽居士张商英，有《求生净土文》。侍郎王古直，写了《净土决疑集》。吴郡沙门大佑，写了《净土指归集》。无功居士王阗，写了《净土自信录》。慈云忏主遵式，写了《净土略传》。 捷径修行 善导和尚的偈语：渐渐地皮肤松弛头发变白，看看走路也变得蹒跚。（云云）只有捷径修行，但念阿弥陀佛（Āmítuó Fó）。
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English version: Yao Chang was originally a general under Fu Jian (苻堅). Later, when Fu Jian was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, Yao Chang seized the Guanzhong (關中) region. He then passed the throne to his son Yao Xing, establishing the state of Yao Qin. The Zhou Li (周禮) records officials in charge of languages from all directions. The east is called 'Ji (寄),' the south is called 'Xiang (象),' the west is called 'Di Di (狄鞮),' and the north is called 'Yi (譯).' These are all official titles. 'Ji' means being able to accommodate customs different from the local ones. 'Xiang' means being able to imitate customs different from the local ones. 'Di Di' refers to distinguishing their differences in clothing and ornaments. 'Yi' refers to discerning their differences in language. The Zhou Dynasty officials were collectively called 'Xiang Xu (象胥),' while the common people usually called them 'Yi.' Furthermore, 'Yi' means to interpret, similar to 'Teng (謄)' writing, referring to using each other's languages to transcribe and interpret for communication. Dispatching General Lü Guang In the thirteenth year of Jianyuan (建元) of Fu Jian (苻堅) of the Former Qin Dynasty, Lü Guang (呂光) was sent to attack Qiuci (龜茲). After conquering it, Lü Guang led his troops back and arrived in Liangzhou (涼州), where he seized the state and proclaimed himself King of Liang. After Lü Guang's death, his nephew Lü Long (呂隆) surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, and thus welcomed Kumarajiva (什師) into Guanzhong, residing in Xiaoyao Garden (逍遙園). The Ten Commentaries of Gushan Zhiyuan in Circulation The Manjushri Prajna Sutra (文殊般若經), the Sutra of the Buddha's Last Teachings (佛遺教經), the Heart Sutra (般若心經), the Sutra of Auspicious Responses (瑞應經), the Sutra in Forty-Two Sections (四十二章經), the Sutra of Inconceivable Dharma Door (不思議法門經), the Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings (無量義經), the Sutra of the Contemplation on Samantabhadra (普賢觀經), the Amitabha Sutra (阿彌陀經), the Shurangama Sutra (首楞嚴經). Zhiyuan (智圓) is known as the master of commentaries on these ten sutras. Extremely magnificent The Book of Songs (詩經) says: 'The descendants of the Shang Dynasty are extremely magnificent.' The Treatise on the King of Treasures The Dharma Master Feixi (飛錫) of Caotang (草堂) wrote the Treatise on the King of Treasures of the Samadhi of Buddha Recitation (念佛三昧寶王論). Longshu and others Layman Wang Rixiu (王日休) of Longshu (龍舒) wrote the 'Pure Land Essay' (淨土文). Layman Zhang Shangying (張商英) of Wujin (無盡) has the 'Essay on Seeking Rebirth in the Pure Land' (求生淨土文). Vice Minister Wang Guzhi (王古直) wrote the 'Collection of Resolving Doubts about the Pure Land' (淨土決疑集). The monk Dayou (大佑) of Wujun (吳郡) wrote the 'Guide to the Pure Land' (淨土指歸集). Layman Wang Tian (王阗) of Wugong (無功) wrote the 'Record of Self-Confidence in the Pure Land' (淨土自信錄). The Repentance Master Zunshi (遵式) of Ciyun (慈雲) wrote the 'Brief Biography of the Pure Land' (淨土略傳). Shortcut to Cultivation A verse by Venerable Shandao (善導): 'Gradually, the skin wrinkles and the hair turns white, and one sees that walking becomes faltering. (...) There is only a shortcut to cultivation, just recite Amitabha Buddha (Āmítuó Fó).' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 神栖安养 永明寿禅师。作神栖安养赋。 诸家怀净土诗