本願藥師經古迹 2.6

2.6

爾時世尊告阿難言：如我稱揚彼佛世尊藥師瑠璃光如來所有功德，此是諸佛甚深行處難可解了。汝為信不？阿難白言：大德世尊！我於如來所說契經不生疑惑。所以者何？一切如來身語意業無不清淨。世尊！此日月輪可令墮落、妙高山王可使傾動，諸佛所言無有異也。世尊！有諸眾生信根不具，聞說諸佛甚深行處，作是思惟：云何但念藥師瑠璃光如來一佛名號便獲爾所功德勝利？由此不信，返生誹謗。彼於長夜失大利樂，墮諸惡趣流轉無窮。佛告阿難：是諸有情若聞世尊藥師瑠璃光如來名號，至心受持不生疑惑，墮惡趣者無有是處。阿難！此是諸佛甚深所行，難可信解。汝今能受，當知皆是如來威力。阿難！一切聲聞獨覺及未登地諸菩薩等，皆悉不能如實信解，唯除一生所繫菩薩。阿難！人身難得，於三寶中信敬尊重亦難可得，得聞世尊藥師瑠璃光如來名號復難於是。阿難！彼藥師瑠璃光如來，無量菩薩行、無量巧方便、無量廣大願，我若一劫若一劫餘而廣說者，劫可速盡，彼佛行願善巧方便無有盡也。

At that time, the Bhagavat said to Ānanda: "Such are the merits of that Buddha, the Bhagavat Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata, which I have praised. These are the profound spheres of activity of the Buddhas, difficult to understand. Do you believe it or not?" Ānanda said to the Buddha: "Virtuous Bhagavat, I harbor no doubt or perplexity regarding the sūtras spoken by the Tathāgata. Why is this? The bodily, verbal, and mental karmas of all Tathāgatas are completely pure. Bhagavat, these discs of the sun and moon could be made to fall, and the king of mountains, Meru, could be made to tilt and shake, but what the Buddhas speak is never otherwise. Bhagavat, there are sentient beings whose faculty of faith is incomplete. Hearing of the profound spheres of activity of the Buddhas, they think: 'How could merely reciting the single name of Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata yield such great merits and superior benefits?' Due to this disbelief, they instead give rise to slander. Throughout the long night, they lose great benefit and joy, falling into the evil destinies to cycle endlessly." The Buddha told Ānanda: "If these sentient beings hear the name of the Bhagavat Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata and uphold it with wholehearted devotion without giving rise to doubt, it is impossible for them to fall into the evil destinies. Ānanda, this is the profound sphere of activity of the Buddhas, difficult to have faith in and understand. That you are now able to accept it—you should know that this is entirely due to the Tathāgata's awesome power. Ānanda, all śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas who have not yet ascended the [bodhisattva] grounds are all unable to have faith in and understand it according to reality, with the sole exception of bodhisattvas bound to one [more] birth. Ānanda, human birth is difficult to obtain; faith, reverence, and respect for the Three Jewels are also difficult to obtain; to be able to hear the name of the Bhagavat Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata is yet more difficult than these. Ānanda, regarding that Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabha Tathāgata's immeasurable bodhisattva practices, immeasurable skillful means, and immeasurable vast vows—if I were to expound them extensively for an eon or more than an eon, the eon might quickly come to an end, but that Buddha's practices, vows, and skillful means would never be exhausted."