廣弘明集 28.183

28.183

菩薩戒弟子皇帝。稽首和南十方諸佛無量尊法一切賢聖。竊以前佛後佛種種因緣。已說當說各各方便。莫非真語悉為妙法。理無二極趣必同歸。但因業因心。稟萬類之識。隨見隨著。異群生之相。品分有淺深。覺悟有遲速。法雨一味得之者參差。法雷一音聞之者差別。是以小乘頓教由此各名。聲聞菩薩因斯分路。至如鹿苑初說羊車小乘灰斷涅槃分段解脫。以諸佛之善巧。會眾庶之根機。是曰半字。未稱三點。及夫會三歸一反本還源。說大乘經名無量義。滅化城於中路。駕寶車於四衢。帶裏明珠隱而還現。髻中真寶於焉始得出寶塔於虛空。踊菩薩於大地。現希有事證微妙法。最勝最尊難逢難值。弟子以因地凡夫屬符負荷。方欲憲章古昔用拯黎庶。竊以羲皇結網深失大慈。成湯解羅猶非法善。揚旌丹水異道樹而降魔。執玉塗山。非寶坊之大集。所以憑心七覺繫念四勤。住菩薩乘。顯無三之教。學如來行。開不二之門。汲引群迷導示眾惑。今謹於某處如干僧如干日法華懺。見前大眾至心敬禮釋迦如來多寶世尊。禮妙法華大乘經典。禮普賢菩薩妙光法師。願多寶如來從地涌出。普賢菩薩乘象空來。並入道場證明功德。擊大法鼓轉妙法輪。震動世間覺悟凡品。令使盡空法界無復聲聞。無邊眾生皆為菩薩。總持性相同到無生。稽首敬禮常住三寶。

The Emperor, a disciple of the bodhisattva precepts, bows his head and makes obeisance to all the buddhas of the ten directions, the immeasurable revered Dharma, and all the worthy and sage beings. I reflect that all past and future buddhas, through various causes and conditions, have spoken or will speak respective expedient means; none are not true speech, and all are wonderful Dharma. The principle has no two extremes; the destination is surely the same return. But according to karma and mind, the consciousness of all kinds of beings is received; following what is seen and attached to, the appearances of the myriad beings diverge. Categories have shallowness and depth; awakening has slowness and speed. The single taste of the Dharma rain is received unevenly; the single sound of the Dharma thunder is heard with differentiation. Therefore, the Hīnayāna and the sudden teaching were designated separately because of this; śrāvakas and bodhisattvas parted ways on this account. As for the deer park, where the sheep cart and Hīnayāna were first taught, with the extinction of ash-like nirvāṇa and portioned-out liberation: using the skillful means of all the buddhas, it met the capacities of the multitudes. This was called the half-word, not yet attaining the three dots. When it came to converging the three to return to the one, reverting to the origin and returning to the source, the Mahāyāna sutra named Innumerable Meanings was spoken. Extinguishing the conjured city halfway on the path, the jewel carriage was driven onto the four crossroads. The bright pearl in the lining of the robe, hidden away, appeared once more; the true treasure in the topknot only then emerged. The jewel stupa issued forth into the empty sky; the bodhisattvas welled up from the great earth. Manifesting rare events, it certified the subtle and wonderful Dharma: supreme, most revered, difficult to encounter and meet. As a disciple, a commoner at the causal stage, I have shouldered the burden of the tally of authority. Just as I wished to follow the ancient models to save the populace, I reflect that Fuxi's weaving of nets severely lacked great compassion, and King Tang's opening of the snare was still not the goodness of the true Dharma. Raising banners at Dan River was different from subduing Māra under the Bodhi tree; holding jade at Mount Tu was not the great assembly at the jeweled precinct. Therefore, resting my mind on the seven factors of awakening and focusing my thoughts on the four right efforts, I abide in the bodhisattva vehicle, reveal the teaching of non-three, study the Tathāgata's conduct, and open the gate of non-duality, drawing in the bewildered multitudes and guiding away all delusions. Now, at a certain place, I reverently perform the Lotus Confession for a certain number of monks and a certain number of days. May the assembly present here pay reverent homage with utmost sincerity to Śākyamuni Tathāgata and Prabhūtaratna World-Honoured One; pay homage to the Mahāyāna scriptures of the Wonderful Dharma Lotus; pay homage to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Dharma Master Prabhāpāla. May Prabhūtaratna Tathāgata well up from the earth; may Samantabhadra Bodhisattva ride his elephant through the sky; may they both enter the bodhimaṇḍa and witness this merit. Beat the great Dharma drum and turn the wonderful wheel of the Dharma! Shake the world and awaken the common ranks! Cause the empty Dharmadhātu to have no more śrāvakas, and let boundless sentient beings all become bodhisattvas, grasping the nature and marks to reach the unborn state together. I bow my head and pay reverent homage to the eternally abiding triratna.