龍舒增廣淨土文 4.36

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真言字本非佛國字，乃譯經者所用，人多以其字難識而不讀。佛初說時止有聲音，今存其聲音，用易識之字代之，不失佛之本意，更不須疑。又世間點句多差，今用藏經兩處點句一同，亦不須疑。誦此呪者，阿彌陀佛常住其頂，不令冤家為害，現世安穩，命終任意往生。若滿二十萬遍，即菩提芽生。三十萬遍，非久面見阿彌陀佛。晉時遠法師誦此呪，有神人從西持白銀臺來云：「法師壽終，當乘此往生阿彌陀佛國。」眾人聞空中如奏音樂，異香數日不歇。

The characters of the dhāraṇī were originally not characters of the Buddha's country, but were those used by the sūtra translators; many people find these characters difficult to recognize and do not read them. When the Buddha first spoke them, there were only sounds. Now preserving their sounds and substituting easily recognized characters does not lose the Buddha's original intent, and there is no need for further doubt. Moreover, punctuation in the world is mostly erroneous; now I have matched the identical punctuation from two places in the canon, so there is also no need for doubt. If one recites this mantra, Amitābha Buddha will always dwell atop one's head, not allowing enemies to do harm; in the present life one will be secure and at peace, and at the end of life be reborn [in the Pure Land] at will. If one completes two hundred thousand recitations, the sprout of bodhi will grow. At three hundred thousand recitations, before long one will see Amitābha Buddha face to face. In the Jin dynasty, when Dharma Master [Hui]yuan recited this mantra, a divine person came from the west holding a silver dais and said: 'When the Dharma Master's lifespan ends, you will ride this to be born in Amitābha Buddha's land.' The assembly heard what sounded like music playing in the sky, and an extraordinary fragrance did not dissipate for several days.