大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.13

1.13

信相菩薩白佛言。世尊。我念往昔。久遠過去。無量世時。有佛世尊。名曰寶勝。一聞名者。皆得生天。於後不久。天自在光王國內。曠野澤中。有一大池。其水枯涸。於彼池中。有十千大魚。為日所曝。欲入死門。有一大士。名曰流水。見是大魚。心生慈悲。施水飲食。少日得活。知命不久。即為三稱。寶勝佛名。是魚聞已。即便命終。生忉利天。以是因緣。今願世尊。為是大眾。及未來眾生。說諸佛名。及聞世尊釋迦名號。亦得無量無邊利益。無邊功德。常處富樂。見了佛性。以是因緣。故求此願。唯願說之。度脫重禁迷惑眾生。

The bodhisattva Xīnxiàng addressed the Buddha, saying: "Bhagavat, I recall that in the distant past, boundless kalpas ago, there was a Buddha, a Bhagavat named Ratnaśikha. Whoever heard his name even once was able to be born in heaven. Not long afterward, in the kingdom of King Devarājavicāraṇā, there was a large pond in a marsh of the wilderness. Its water dried up, and in that pond were ten thousand large fish exposed to the sun, about to enter the gates of death. There was a great being named Jalavāhana who saw these large fish, gave rise to compassion in his heart, and provided them with water and food, so that they were able to survive for a few days. Knowing their lives would not last long, he recited the name of the Buddha Ratnaśikha three times for them. Once the fish heard it, their lives came to an end and they were born in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven. By virtue of these causes and conditions, I now pray that the Bhagavat will proclaim the names of the buddhas for this great assembly and future sentient beings; and that those who hear the name of the Bhagavat Śākya will also gain boundless and limitless benefits, boundless merits, always dwell in wealth and joy, and clearly see the buddhadhātu. Due to these causes and conditions, I make this request. We only pray that you will speak it, liberating the confused sentient beings who have committed grave prohibitions."