廣弘明集 28.189

28.189

菩薩戒弟子稽首和南三寶。竊以諸佛剎土不可言說。如來稱號無有限量。或過去見在。共取頗羅之姓。或同時異世。俱有釋迦之名。或明王十億。或燃燈三萬。去來三界遍滿十方。聞名者離塵。受持者得道。其為功德難用思議。釋迦如來以無礙力遊娑羅之淨道。止吉祥之福地。寶池化生自踊。說大通方廣。出三寶名號。譬如六天總歸一乘。弟子用慈悲之心。修平等之業。常以萬邦有罪責自一人。四生未安理為重任。所以薰修在己日仄忘勞。精進為心夜分未息。菩薩行處皆願受持。諸佛法門悉令如說。欲使普天率土。無復怖畏之塵。蠕動蜎飛。永得歸依之地。今謹依經教於某處建如干僧如干日行方廣懺悔。讀誦百遍右遶七匝。塗香末香。盡莊嚴之相。正念正觀。罄精懇之心。見前大眾至心敬禮本師釋迦如來禮方廣經中所說三寶名字。願諸佛菩薩尋聲訃響。放淨光明照諸暗濁。施清涼水滅茲渴愛。登六度舟入三昧海。總萬有而會真如。齊三界而登實法。稽首敬禮常住三寶。

The disciple of the bodhisattva precepts bows his head and makes obeisance to the triratna. I reflect that all the buddha lands cannot be described in words, and the designations of the Tathāgatas have no limit. Some, whether in the past or the present, together take the surname Bhāradvāja; others, at the same time or across different ages, all have the name Śākyamuni. Some are a billion Vidyārājas; some are thirty thousand Dīpaṅkaras. Going and coming through the three realms, they pervade the ten directions. Those who hear their names depart from defilement; those who accept and uphold them attain the Way. Such merit is difficult to conceive. Śākyamuni Tathāgata, with unhindered power, traversed the pure path of the śāla trees and stayed in the auspicious, blessed ground. The beings transformed in the jeweled pool welled up naturally; he spoke the Great Penetration and Expansive Scope, proclaiming the names and titles of the triratna, just as the six devas all return to the single vehicle. As a disciple, using a mind of compassion, I cultivate equal karma. I constantly hold that when the myriad states have crimes, the fault rests with one person alone; that the four forms of birth are not at peace is rightly a heavy burden. Therefore, inner cultivation rests upon myself; even when the sun tilts, I forget fatigue. With vigor in my heart, I do not rest late into the night. Where the bodhisattvas walk, I vow to uphold it all; the Dharma gates of all buddhas, I make sure they are practiced as taught. I desire that throughout all under heaven and all across the land, there are no longer any specks of fear; and that wriggling and flying insects eternally obtain a place of refuge. Now, reverently following the scriptural teachings, at a certain place I establish the Expansive Scope Confession for a certain number of monks and a certain number of days, reciting it one hundred times and circumambulating to the right seven times. With paste incense and powdered incense, I exhaust the appearances of adornment; with right mindfulness and right contemplation, I exhaust my sincere mind. May the assembly present here pay reverent homage with utmost sincerity to our original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata, and pay homage to the names of the triratna spoken in the Expansive Scope Sutra. May the buddhas and bodhisattvas respond to the sounds and follow the echoes, radiating pure light to illuminate all darkness and turbidities, bestowing cool water to extinguish this thirsty craving. May we board the boat of the six perfections and enter the ocean of samādhi, gathering the myriad existences to unite with suchness, aligning the three realms to ascend to the true Dharma. I bow my head and pay reverent homage to the eternally abiding triratna.