轉經行道願往生淨土法事讚 2.5

2.5

Aspiring to rebirth, aspiring to rebirth: / The great compassionate mind of all Buddhas is never twofold; / Their skillful gates of conversion are equally without difference. / Relinquishing that adorned, unexcelled land, / Through the eight aspects they manifest, appearing in Jambudvīpa. / Now manifesting true forms to benefit no object, / Now joining diverse kinds to transform the ordinary and foolish. / Emanating bodies throughout the six paths without pause, / Transforming and appearing as appropriate to deliver beings in the flows of existence. / The views and minds of beings in the flows of existence are not uniform; / Hence there are eighty-four thousand gates. / Gate by gate they differ, yet are not distinct; / Distinct as each gate may be, they are still the same. / Because they are the same, they are the Tathāgata's purpose; / Because they are distinct, they are again the compassionate mind. / The compassionate mind in thought after thought attends to the three realms; / Among humans, devas, and the four destinies, roots of sin are deep. / Buddhas of past and present all come to transform them, / Yet due to avidyā and karmic hindrances, they fail to encounter them. / With shame we reflect on Śākyamuni's weighty, vast vows, / Never abandoning the ten evil karmas of the Sahā world. / Rarely encountering the bodhimaṇḍa and hearing of the Pure Land, / Soaring in spirit, we depart forever, escaping the cage of defilements. / The assembly, sorrowful at heart, together laments and sighs, / Holding fragrant flowers in hand, ever making offerings.