[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋門歸敬儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896) › 2.50 # 釋門歸敬儀 2.50 釋門歸敬儀 2.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2.50) 初明禮拜得見佛者。行者以至誠心、質直心、專注心、敬重心、深心、信心，如敬父母，禮拜彌勒等十方佛者，能除重障，生彼佛前。故《上生經》云：「若有敬禮彌勒佛者，除却百億劫生死之罪，乃至來世龍華樹下亦得見佛。」又云：「我滅度後，四眾八部聞名禮拜，命終往生兜率天中。若有男女犯諸禁戒，造眾惡業，聞是菩薩大悲名字，五體投地誠心懺悔，一切惡業速得清淨。若有歸依彌勒菩薩，當知是人得不退轉。彌勒成佛，見佛光明，即時授記。」《增一》云：「禮佛有五功德：一者端正（以見相好，生尊上故）；二、得好聲（以見佛時，三自稱曰『南無如來真等正覺』故）；三、多饒財（以其花香燈明，隨力供養故）；四、生處高貴（以見佛時，心無染著，又能右膝著地，長跪叉手禮故）；五、生天上（以念佛功德，法爾故）。」 > First, explaining that through bowing one attains the vision of the Buddha. If a practitioner, with an utmost sincere mind, a straightforward mind, a concentrated mind, a reverent mind, a deep mind, and a faithful mind, just as in revering one's parents, bows to Maitreya and the other Buddhas of the ten directions, they can eradicate heavy hindrances and be born before those Buddhas. Therefore, the Sūtra on the Ascents \[to Tuṣita\] states: 'If someone reverently bows to Maitreya Buddha, they eliminate the sins of birth-and-death of one billion kalpas, and even in a future life beneath the Dragon Flower tree they will also get to see the Buddha.' It also states: 'After my parinirvāṇa, if the fourfold assembly and the eight classes \[of beings\] hear his name and bow, at the end of life they will be reborn in the Tuṣita Heaven. If there are men or women who have broken the prohibitive precepts and committed various evil karmas, upon hearing the name of this Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, if they cast their five limbs to the ground and repent with a sincere mind, all evil karmas will quickly become pure. If anyone takes refuge in Maitreya Bodhisattva, know that this person will attain non-retrogression. When Maitreya becomes a Buddha, upon seeing the Buddha's radiance, they will immediately receive a prophecy \[of enlightenment\].' The Ekottara-āgama states: 'Bowing to the Buddha has five merits: first, being handsome and dignified (because by seeing the marks and signs, one generates veneration); second, obtaining a fine voice (because upon seeing the Buddha, one proclaims three times, "Namo to the Tathāgata, the True and Fully Enlightened One"); third, possessing abundant wealth (because one offers flowers, incense, and lamps according to one's ability); fourth, being born in a high and noble station (because when seeing the Buddha, the mind is free of defiled attachment, and one can place the right knee on the ground, kneel, and bow with crossed hands); fifth, being born in heaven (because of recollecting the Buddha's merit, by nature of the Dharma).' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2.49) - [Next: 2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2.51) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896~en-mt.2.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.2.50) · Pramāṇa