廣弘明集 28.186

28.186

菩薩戒弟子皇帝。稽首和南十方諸佛無量尊法一切賢聖。尋夫靈鷲山間。自有常住之相。白鶴林處。本無變易之法。故知真解脫者誰辨去來。實智慧者非有生滅。而顛倒迷愚。不曉三點之理。無明覆蔽。空有八十之疑。於是四佛世尊百千菩薩。俱會信相之室。顯說釋迦之壽。明稱歎之妙偈。出懺悔之法音。是曰法王微妙第一。以種智為根本。以功德為莊嚴。能照諸天宮殿。能與眾生快樂。能銷變異惡星。能除穀貴饑饉。能遣怖畏能滅憂惱。能却怨敵能愈疾病。如法修行功德已甚。弟子以茲寡昧纂承洪業。常恐王領之宜不符政論。御世之道有乖天律。庶績未康黎民弗又。方願歸依三寶憑藉冥空。護念眾生扶助國土。今謹於某處建若干僧如干日金光明懺。見前大眾至心敬禮釋迦如來四佛世尊金光明經信相菩薩。願諸菩薩久住世間。諸天善神不離土境。方便利益增廣福田。映慈悲雲開智慧日。作眼目道為依止所。成就菩提之道場。安住不動之境國稽首敬禮常住三寶。

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. Searching within Vulture Peak, there naturally exists the mark of eternal abiding; at the white crane grove, fundamentally there is no principle of change. Thus we know that as for true liberation, who can discern coming and going? For real wisdom, there is neither birth nor extinction. Yet the inverted and foolish do not understand the principle of the three dots; covered by ignorance, they uselessly harbor doubts about the eighty [years of life]. Thereupon, the four buddhas and World-Honoured Ones and hundreds of thousands of bodhisattvas all assembled in the chamber of Ruciraketu, clearly proclaiming the lifespan of Śākyamuni, clarifying the wonderful verses of praise, and producing the Dharma sound of repentance. This is called the King of Dharmas, subtle and foremost. Taking all-knowledge as its foundation and merit as its adornment, it can illuminate all the celestial palaces, can grant joy to sentient beings, can dissolve erratic and evil stars, can remove costly grain and famine, can dispel fears, can eradicate distress, can turn back enemies, and can cure diseases. The merit of practicing according to the Dharma is vast indeed. As a disciple, with this limited wisdom, I inherit the grand enterprise; I constantly fear that the appropriateness of ruling the realm does not conform to the principles of government, and that the way of presiding over the world goes contrary to heaven's decrees. The diverse undertakings are not yet peaceful, and the populace is not yet comforted. I only wish to take refuge in the triratna, rely on the unseen void, protect and care for sentient beings, and support the state. Now, at a certain place, I reverently establish the Golden Light 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, the four buddhas and World-Honoured Ones, the Golden Light Sutra, and Ruciraketu Bodhisattva. May the bodhisattvas dwell long in the world; may the devas and benevolent spirits not leave this land. May they benefit through skillful means, broaden the fields of merit, cast the cloud of compassion, and open the sun of wisdom, serving as an eye and path and acting as a place of reliance, accomplishing the bodhimaṇḍa of awakening and securing an immovable realm. I bow my head and pay reverent homage to the eternally abiding triratna.