諸經要集 1.64

1.64

佛告阿難。如我在世。歸依我者名歸依佛。名歸依法。名歸依僧。觀佛像者先入佛塔。以好香泥及諸淨土。塗地令淨。隨其力能。燒香散華供養佛像。說已過惡禮佛懺悔。如是伏心經。一七日。復至眾中。塗掃僧地除諸糞穢。向僧懺悔禮眾僧足。復經七日。如是供養心不疲厭。若出家人。應誦毘尼極令通利。若在家人。孝養父母。恭敬師長。調心令軟。心若不軟。當強折伏令心調順。自住靜處燒眾名香。禮釋迦文佛而作是言。南無大德我大和上應正遍知大悲世尊。願以慈聖覆護弟子。作是語已。五體投地泣淚像前。從地而起齊整衣服。結跏趺坐繫念一處。隨前眾生繫心鼻端。繫心額上。繫心足指。如是種種隨意繫念。專置一處。勿令馳散使心動搖。心若動搖舉舌拄腭。閉口開目。叉手端坐。一日至七日令身安隱。身安隱已然後想像。

"The Buddha told Ānanda: 'Just as when I am in the world, those who take refuge in me are called taking refuge in the Buddha, taking refuge in the Dharma, and taking refuge in the Saṅgha, so those who contemplate an image of the Buddha should first enter a stūpa. Using fine fragrant paste and pure earth, they should plaster the ground to make it clean. According to their capacity, they should burn incense, scatter flowers, and make offerings to the Buddha image. They should speak of their past evils, bow to the Buddha, and repent. Taming their minds in this way for one week, they should then go among the assembly, plaster and sweep the grounds of the Saṅgha, and remove all filth and excrement. They should repent before the Saṅgha and bow to the feet of the assembly of monks. After another seven days of making offerings in this way without weariness: if one is a renunciant, one should recite the vinaya, making it thoroughly fluent; if one is a householder, one should filially nourish one's parents, respect teachers and elders, and train the mind to make it soft. If the mind is not soft, one must forcefully subdue it to make it pliable and harmonious. Residing by oneself in a quiet place, one should burn various renowned incenses, bow to Śākyamuni Buddha, and say these words: "Homage to the Greatly Virtuous One, my Great Upādhyāya, the Arhat, the Fully and Perfectly Enlightened One, the Greatly Compassionate Bhagavat! I pray that you cover and protect your disciple with your compassionate holiness." Having spoken these words, casting the five limbs to the ground, one weeps with tears before the image. Rising from the ground, one straightens one's robes, sits cross-legged, and ties one's mindfulness to a single place. Adapting to the practitioner, one may fix the mind on the tip of the nose, fix the mind on the forehead, or fix the mind on the toes; tying mindfulness at will in various ways like this, focus it exclusively on a single place, not letting it run wild or allowing the mind to vacillate. If the mind vacillates, raise the tongue to press against the palate, close the mouth, open the eyes, cross the hands, and sit upright. From one to seven days, let the body become peaceful and secure. Once the body is peaceful and secure, only then visualize the image.'"