安樂集 1.13

1.13

答曰：「依諸部大乘，顯念佛三昧功能不可思議也。何者？如《華嚴經》云：『譬如有人用師子筋以為琴絃，音聲一奏，一切餘絃悉皆斷壞。若人菩提心中行念佛三昧者，一切煩惱、一切諸障，悉皆斷滅。亦如有人搆取牛、羊、驢、馬一切諸乳置一器中，若持師子乳一渧投之，直過無難，一切諸乳悉皆破壞，變為清水。』若人但能菩提心中行念佛三昧者，一切惡魔、諸障，直過無難。又彼經云：『譬如有人持翳身藥，處處遊行，一切餘人不見是人。』若能菩提心中行念佛三昧者，一切惡神，一切諸障不見是人，隨所詣處，無能遮障也。何故能爾？此念佛三昧即是一切三昧中王故也。」

The answer is: Relying on various parts of the Mahāyāna, the function and power of the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi are shown to be inconceivable. How so? As the Huayan jing says: 'Suppose a person takes the sinew of a lion to make strings for a zither; once the sound is struck, all other strings break. If someone practices the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi within the arousal of bodhicitta, all afflictions and all obstacles are completely cut off and eliminated. Also, suppose a person milks cows, sheep, donkeys, and horses, putting all their milk into a single vessel; if one drop of lion's milk is cast into it, it passes straight through without difficulty, and all the milks are ruined, turning into clear water.' If a person is simply able to practice the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi within the arousal of bodhicitta, all evil māras and various obstacles will be passed straight through without difficulty. Furthermore, that sūtra says: 'Suppose a person holds a medicine that makes the body invisible and wanders from place to place; no other person sees this person.' If one is able to practice the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi within the arousal of bodhicitta, all evil spirits and all obstacles will not see this person, and wherever they go, nothing will be able to obstruct them. Why is this possible? Because this buddhānusmṛti-samādhi is the king of all samādhis.