仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經 1.42

1.42

佛言：「大王！汝先問言：『菩薩云何化眾生？』者，菩薩摩訶薩應如是化——從初一地至後一地，自所行處及佛行處，一切知見故——若菩薩摩訶薩住百佛剎，作贍部洲轉輪聖王，修百法明門，以檀波羅蜜多住平等心，化四天下一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住千佛剎，作忉利天王，修千法明門，說十善道化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住萬佛剎，作夜摩天王，修萬法明門，依四禪定化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住億佛剎，作覩史多天王，修億法明門，行菩提分法化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住百億佛剎，作化樂天王，修百億法明門，二諦四諦化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住千億佛剎，作他化自在天王，修千億法明門，十二因緣智化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住萬億佛剎，作初禪梵王，修萬億法明門，方便善巧智化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住百萬微塵數佛剎，作二禪梵王，修百萬微塵數法明門，雙照平等神通願智化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住百萬億阿僧祇微塵數佛剎，作三禪梵王，修百萬億阿僧祇微塵數法明門，以四無礙智化一切眾生；若菩薩摩訶薩住不可說不可說佛剎，作第四禪大梵天王，為三界王，修不可說不可說法明門，得理盡三昧，同佛行處，盡三界原，普利眾生，如佛境界，是為菩薩摩訶薩現諸王身化導之事。十方如來亦復如是，證無上覺，常遍法界，利樂眾生。」

The Buddha said: "Great King! You previously asked, 'How do bodhisattvas transform sentient beings?' Bodhisattvas mahāsattvas should transform them in this way: from the first ground through the subsequent grounds, because of their complete knowledge and vision of their own sphere of practice and the sphere of practice of the buddhas. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in a hundred buddha-lands, he acts as a wheel-turning sage king of Jambudvīpa, cultivates the hundred gateways to the illumination of dharmas, abides in an impartial mind through dāna-pāramitā, and transforms all sentient beings of the four continents. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in a thousand buddha-lands, he acts as king of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, cultivates the thousand gateways to the illumination of dharmas, expounds the ten paths of wholesome action, and transforms all sentient beings. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in ten thousand buddha-lands, he acts as king of the Yāma Heaven, cultivates the ten thousand gateways to the illumination of dharmas, relies on the four dhyānas, and transforms all sentient beings. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in one hundred million buddha-lands, he acts as king of the Tuṣita Heaven, cultivates the one hundred million gateways to the illumination of dharmas, practices the bodhipakṣadharmas, and transforms all sentient beings. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in ten billion buddha-lands, he acts as king of the Nirmāṇarati Heaven, cultivates the ten billion gateways to the illumination of dharmas, and transforms all sentient beings by means of the two truths and four truths. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in one hundred billion buddha-lands, he acts as king of the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heaven, cultivates the one hundred billion gateways to the illumination of dharmas, and transforms all sentient beings through knowledge of the twelve links of dependent origination. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in one trillion buddha-lands, he acts as a Brahmā king of the first dhyāna, cultivates the one trillion gateways to the illumination of dharmas, and transforms all sentient beings through knowledge of skillful means. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in buddha-lands as numerous as the dust motes of a million worlds, he acts as a Brahmā king of the second dhyāna, cultivates gateways to the illumination of dharmas as numerous as the dust motes of a million worlds, and transforms all sentient beings through the vow-knowledge of supernormal powers that equally illumines both [truths]. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in buddha-lands as numerous as the dust motes of a hundred trillion asaṃkhyeyas of worlds, he acts as a Brahmā king of the third dhyāna, cultivates gateways to the illumination of dharmas as numerous as the dust motes of a hundred trillion asaṃkhyeyas of worlds, and transforms all sentient beings by means of the four unimpeded knowledges. If a bodhisattva mahāsattva abides in ineffably ineffable buddha-lands, he acts as a Great Brahmā Heavenly King of the fourth dhyāna, becomes king of the three realms, cultivates ineffably ineffable gateways to the illumination of dharmas, attains the samādhi of exhausting principle, shares the sphere of practice with the buddhas, exhausts the source of the three realms, universally benefits sentient beings, and matches the sphere of a buddha. This is how bodhisattvas mahāsattvas manifest bodies of various kings to guide and transform beings. The Tathāgatas of the ten directions are also like this: having realized unsurpassed awakening, they are constantly omnipresent across the dharma realm, benefiting and bringing joy to sentient beings."