[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 8.93 # 諸經要集 8.93 諸經要集 8.93 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.93) 王諦聽吾說　福地灰上土 福德無過者　作佛形像報 恒生大富家　尊貴無極珍 眷屬常恭敬　作佛形像報 常得天眼報　無比紺青色 作佛形像報　父母見歡喜 端正威德重　愛樂終無厭 作佛形像報　金色身焰光 猶妙師子像　眾生見歡喜 作佛形像報　閻浮提大姓 剎利婆羅門　福人於中生 作佛形像報　不生邊地國 不盲不醜陋　六情常完具 作佛形像報　臨終識宿命 見佛在其前　不覺死苦時 作佛形像報　作大名聞王 金輪飛行帝　典主四天下 作佛形像報　作釋天名因 神足典第二　三十三天奉 作佛形像報　此過出欲界 作妙梵天王　迦夷眾梵恭 作佛形像報　受福正如是 若能刻畫作　天地尚可稱 此福不可量　是故供養佛 華香香汁塗　供養大士者 得漏盡無為 > "King, listen attentively to what I say: / As for the field of merit, superior to the soil upon ashes, / no merit or virtue can surpass it. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one is constantly born into a very wealthy family, / possessing boundless precious treasures, / and one's retinue will always be reverent. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one constantly gains the reward of the divine eye, / of an incomparable deep blue color. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one's parents rejoice upon seeing them; / upright, dignified, and heavy with authority, / others will love them and never weary of them. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one has a golden body radiating light, / like a wondrous lion; / sentient beings rejoice upon seeing it. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / into the great clans of Jambudvīpa— / kṣatriyas and brāhmaṇas— / a person of merit is born among them. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one is not born in a borderland country, / is neither blind nor ugly, / and the six sense faculties are always complete. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / on the verge of death one remembers past lives, / sees the Buddha appearing before them, / and does not feel the pain of dying. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one becomes a king of great renown, / an emperor flying with the golden wheel, / who presides over the four continents. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / one becomes Śakra, ruler of the gods, named Indra, / second only in divine power and authority, / served by the thirty-three heavens. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / transcending this, one leaves the realm of desire / to become a wondrous Brahmā King, / reverenced by the multitude of Brahmā-kāyika devas. / As the retribution for making a Buddha image, / the blessings one receives are just like this. / Even if one could carve and paint them, / though heaven and earth might be measured, / this blessing cannot be measured. / Therefore, by making offerings to the Buddha / with flowers, incense, and scented ointments, / those who make offerings to the Great Being / will attain the end of taints and the unconditioned." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.92) - [Next: 8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.94) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.8.93) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.93) · Pramāṇa