轉經行道願往生淨土法事讚 2.168

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竊以彌陀妙果號曰無上涅槃，國土則廣大莊嚴，遍滿自然眾寶，觀音大士左侍靈儀、勢至慈尊則右邊供養，三華獨迴寶縵臨軀，珠內輝光天聲外繞，聲聞菩薩數越塵沙，化鳥天同無不遍會，他方聖眾起若雲奔，凡惑同生過踰盛雨。十方來者皆到佛邊，鼓樂彌歌香華繞讚，供養周訖隨處遍歷親承，或入百寶池渠會、或入寶樓宮殿會、或入寶林寶樹會、或上虛空會、或入大眾無生法食會。如是清淨莊嚴大會聖眾等，同行同坐同去同來，一切時中無不證悟。西方極樂種種莊嚴，歎莫能盡。然今清信弟子某甲等爾許多人，知身假合四大共成，識命浮危譬似嚴霜對日。十方六道同此輪回無際，循循沈愛波而沈苦海。佛道人身難得今已得，淨土難聞今已聞，信心難發今已發，仰惟今時同生知識等爾許多人，恐畏命同石火久照難期，識性無常逝踰風燭，故人人同願共結往生之業，各誦彌陀經爾許萬遍，念彌陀名爾許萬遍，又造某功德等普皆周備。故於某月日，莊嚴院宇、瑩飾道場，奉請僧尼宿宵行道。又以厨皇百味種種甘香，奉佛及以僧徒，同心慶喜。又願持戒誦經念佛行道及造諸功德等，當今施主及同行諸人法界眾生，從今已去，天神影衛萬善扶持，福命休強離諸憂惱，六方諸佛護念信心，淨土彌陀慈心攝受。又願觀音聖眾駱驛往來，念念無遺遙加普備，春秋冬夏四大常安，罪滅福成迴生淨土。又願臨終無病正念堅強，聖眾來迎華臺普集，彌陀光照菩薩扶身，化佛齊心同聲等讚，乘臺一念即至西方，見佛尊顏悟無生忍。仰願往生同行人等得如此善。又願此功德資益

We respectfully consider: Amitābha's wondrous fruit is called the Unsurpassed Nirvāṇa; his land is vast and adorned, everywhere filled with natural multi-jewels. Avalokiteśvara, the Great Being, attends his numinous presence on the left; Mahāsthāmaprāpta, the Compassionate Honored One, offers worship on the right. Three flowers uniquely curve around, jewel canopies descend upon their bodies; the brilliance within the pearls shines, and celestial sounds encircle outside. Śrāvakas and bodhisattvas surpass the dust and sands in number; transformed birds and devas gather everywhere without exception. The sacred assemblies from other directions arise rushing like clouds; ordinary, afflicted beings born together exceed heavy rain. Those who come from the ten directions all arrive at the Buddha's side; drums and music resound in hymns, incense and flowers encircle in praise. When offerings are completed, they visit everywhere to personally attend: either entering the assembly of the hundred-jewel pond and channels, or entering the assembly of the jewel pavilions and palaces, or entering the assembly of jewel groves and jewel trees, or ascending to the assembly in empty space, or entering the great assembly of the Dharma-food of non-arising. Such sacred assemblies in the pure and adorned great gatherings walk together, sit together, go together, and come together; at all times there is none who does not realize awakening. The various adornments of the Western Sukhāvatī cannot be fully praised. Now, we, the pure and faithful disciples so-and-so and all these many people, know that the body is a provisional combination formed of the four great elements, and consciousness and life are fleeting and precarious, like severe frost facing the sun. Across the ten directions and the six paths, all share this limitless cycle of saṃsāra, successively sinking into the waves of craving and drowning in the sea of suffering. The Buddha's path and a human body are difficult to obtain, yet now we have obtained them; the Pure Land is difficult to hear of, yet now we have heard of it; faithful mind is difficult to arouse, yet now we have aroused it. Looking up, we reflect that now the fellow good friends who are to be born together, all these many people, fear that life is like a spark from flint, difficult to expect to shine for long, and the nature of consciousness is impermanent, fleeting faster than a candle in the wind. Therefore, each and all together vow to forge the karma of rebirth, each reciting the Amitābha Sūtra so many tens of thousands of times, reciting Amitābha's name so many tens of thousands of times, and performing such-and-such meritorious deeds, all fully complete. Therefore, on such a month and day, having adorned the courtyard and halls, and polished and decorated the bodhimaṇḍa, we respectfully invite monks and nuns to circumambulate through the night. Furthermore, with royal delicacies of a hundred flavors and various sweet fragrances, we make offerings to the Buddha and the monastic assembly, rejoicing with one heart. We also vow that through upholding the precepts, reciting sūtras, chanting the Buddha's name, circumambulating, and cultivating all meritorious deeds, the present donors, fellow practitioners, and sentient beings of the dharmadhātu, from now on, will be shadowed and protected by celestial spirits and sustained by ten thousand virtues; their blessings and life will be flourishing and robust, freed from all worries and afflictions; the Buddhas of the six directions will protect and be mindful of their faithful minds; and Amitābha of the Pure Land will embrace them with compassionate mind. We also vow that Avalokiteśvara and the sacred assembly will come and go in continuous succession, thought after thought without omission, universally extending protection from afar; through spring, autumn, winter, and summer, the four great elements will be constantly at peace; sins will be eradicated, blessings fulfilled, and they will turn to be born in the Pure Land. We also vow that at the end of life there will be no illness, right mindfulness will be firm and strong, the sacred assembly will come to welcome us, flower daises gathering everywhere; Amitābha's light will shine, bodhisattvas will support the body, and transformation Buddhas with one mind and one voice will praise alike; riding the dais, in a single thought we will reach the West, behold the Buddha's revered countenance, and realize the anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti. We humbly pray that those fellow practitioners aspiring for rebirth may attain such goodness. We further pray that this merit may aid and benefit: