本願藥師經古迹 2.4

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佛告曼殊室利：如是如是，如汝所說。曼殊室利！若有淨信善男子善女人等，欲供養彼世尊藥師瑠璃光如來者，應先造立彼佛形像，敷清淨座而安處之，散種種華、燒種種香、以種種幢幡莊嚴其處。七日七夜受八分齋戒，食清淨食，澡浴香潔著新淨衣。應生無垢濁心、無怒害心，於一切有情起利益安樂慈悲喜捨平等之心，鼓樂歌讚右遶佛像。復應念彼如來本願功德，讀誦此經、思惟其義、演說開示，隨所樂願一切皆遂，求長壽得長壽、求富饒得富饒、求官位得官位、求男女得男女。若復有人忽得惡夢、見諸惡相，或怪鳥來集、或於住處百怪出現。此人若以眾妙資具恭敬供養彼世尊藥師瑠璃光如來者，惡夢惡相諸不吉祥皆悉隱沒不能為患。或有水火刀毒懸嶮、惡象師子虎狼熊羆、毒蛇惡蠍蜈蚣蚰蜒蚊虻等怖，若能至心憶念彼佛、恭敬供養，一切怖畏皆得解脫。若他國侵擾盜賊反亂，憶念恭敬彼如來者，亦皆解脫。復次曼殊室利！若有淨信善男子善女人等，乃至盡形不事餘天，唯當一心歸佛法僧，受持禁戒，若五戒、十戒、菩薩四百戒、苾芻二百五十戒、苾芻尼五百戒。於所受中或有毀犯，怖墮惡趣；若能專念彼佛名號、恭敬供養者，必定不受三惡趣生。或有女人臨當產時受於極苦，若能至心稱名禮讚、恭敬供養彼如來者，眾苦皆除，所生之子身分具足形色端正，見者歡喜，利根聰明安穩少病，無有非人奪其精氣。

The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: "So it is, so it is, just as you say. Mañjuśrī, if there are good men and good women of pure faith who wish to make offerings to that Bhagavat, Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata, they should first construct an image of that Buddha, set up a clean seat to place it upon, scatter various flowers, burn various types of incense, and adorn that place with various banners and streamers. For seven days and seven nights they should receive the eightfold fast precepts, eat pure food, bathe until clean and fragrant, and put on fresh, clean clothes. They should generate a mind free from defilement and turbidity, without anger or malice, giving rise to an equal mind of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity to bring benefit, peace, and happiness to all sentient beings, playing music, singing praises, and circumambulating the Buddha's image to the right. Furthermore, they should contemplate that Tathāgata's original vows and merits, read and recite this sūtra, ponder its meaning, and explain and disclose it. Whatever they wish and aspire for, all will be fulfilled: those who seek longevity will obtain longevity; those who seek wealth and abundance will obtain wealth and abundance; those who seek official rank will obtain official rank; and those who seek sons or daughters will obtain sons or daughters. If there is a person who suddenly has bad dreams and sees various ill omens, or strange birds gather, or a hundred bizarre portents appear in their dwelling, if this person reverently makes offerings to that Bhagavat, Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata with all manner of wonderful requisites, the bad dreams, ill omens, and all inauspicious things will vanish completely and will not be able to cause harm. Or if there are terrors of water, fire, swords, poison, precipitous cliffs, fierce elephants, lions, tigers, wolves, bears, grizzly bears, venomous snakes, malignant scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, mosquitoes, and gnats, if they can sincerely recollect that Buddha and reverently make offerings, they will all be liberated from every terror. If another country invades and plunders, or thieves and rebels cause disorder, those who recollect and revere that Tathāgata will also all be liberated. Furthermore, Mañjuśrī, if there are good men and good women of pure faith who, throughout their entire lives, do not serve other devas, but solely take refuge with one mind in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha, and receive and uphold the prohibitive precepts, whether the five precepts, the ten precepts, the four hundred bodhisattva precepts, the two hundred and fifty bhikṣu precepts, or the five hundred bhikṣuṇī precepts; and among what they have received they happen to break or violate them, fearing that they will fall into evil destinies—if they can single-mindedly recite that Buddha's name and reverently make offerings, they will definitely not receive rebirth in the three evil destinies. Or if a woman, when about to give birth, suffers extreme agony, if she can with a sincere mind recite the name, worship, praise, and reverently make offerings to that Tathāgata, all her sufferings will be eliminated, and the child born will have all limbs and faculties complete, be upright and handsome in form, pleasing to all who see him, sharp-witted, intelligent, peaceful, seldom sick, and no non-humans will steal his vital energy."