淨土五會念佛誦經觀行儀卷中．下 3.30

3.30

彌陀願行廣無邊　悲濟群生普盡怜
總欲化令歸本國　眾生罪業共無緣
觀音菩薩大慈悲　能於苦海現希奇
紫金身相三十二　頂戴彌陀尊重時
勢至菩薩甚難思　紫金身相等無虧
頂上寶瓶光顯照　普收念佛往生機
自慶往昔宿緣深　得遇彌陀淨教音
執持名號無休息　報盡臨終身紫金
我常自嘆苦精勤　希聞無上法清真
須共無明時鬪亂　誓當破滅取金身
一念凝神往寶城　六通起意學身輕
足踏千葉蓮花上　明月魔尼樹下行
彌陀淨剎甚精微　彼處娑婆人豈知
曠劫沈淪於苦海　何年得遇往生時
極樂寶國無衰變　碧玉樓臺天自然
磨尼明月琉璃水　光照池臺真可怜
極樂寶界甚希奇　寶為名生來不知
今日喜遇彌陀號　頓捨裟婆去者稀
彌陀寶界不思議　唯嘆娑婆去者稀
阿鼻地獄人名往　一墮何年更出時
歸去來歸去來　閻浮五濁足塵埃
不如西方快樂處　到彼花臺隨意開

Amitābha's vows and practices are boundless;
In compassionate rescue of all beings, his pity is universal.
He wishes to transform all and make them return to his fundamental land,
Yet sentient beings' sinful karma lacks the affinity.
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva is of great compassion,
Able to manifest wonders within the ocean of suffering:
A purple-golden body with the thirty-two marks,
Reverently bearing Amitābha atop the head.
Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva is exceedingly hard to conceive,
Equal in purple-golden marks without defect.
The jeweled vase atop his head radiates brilliant light,
Universally gathering those with the capacity for rebirth through reciting the Buddha's name.
I celebrate for myself that past conditions are deep,
Having encountered the clear sound of Amitābha's pure teaching.
Upholding the name without resting,
When retribution is exhausted at the end of life, the body will be purple-golden.
I often sigh at my own bitter diligence,
Hoping to hear the unsurpassed, pure, and true Dharma.
One must continually struggle against ignorance,
Vowing to destroy it and attain the golden body.
With one thought concentrating the spirit, one goes to the jeweled city;
With six supernormal powers giving rise to intention, one learns lightness of body.
Stepping with feet upon thousand-petaled lotus flowers,
One walks beneath the bright moon maṇi trees.
Amitābha's pure land is exceedingly exquisite and subtle;
How could people in that Sahā know it?
Submerged for immense kalpas in the ocean of suffering,
In what year will they encounter the time of rebirth?
The jeweled land of Sukhāvatī has neither decay nor change;
Bluish-jade pavilions are naturally formed of heaven.
Maṇi, bright moon, and lapis lazuli water;
The light illuminating the ponds and pavilions is truly delightful.
The jeweled realm of Sukhāvatī is exceedingly rare and wondrous;
Its fame born of jewels, they have never known it.
Today, joyfully encountering Amitābha's name,
Those who abruptly abandon Sahā to go are few.
Amitābha's jeweled realm is inconceivable;
I only sigh that those leaving Sahā are few.
People's names are headed for Avīci Hell;
Once fallen, in what year will they ever emerge?
Return, let us return!
The five defilements of Jambudvīpa abound in dust and dirt.
It cannot compare to the joyful place of the West;
Reaching that place, the flower terraces open as one wishes.