大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.3

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爾時世尊。與如是等無量無邊大眾。前後圍遶。發向娑羅。二月十五日。臨欲涅槃時。以佛神力。大悲普覆。欲攝眾生。出大音聲。其聲遍滿。乃至十方。隨其類音。普告眾生。今日如來應正遍知。憐愍眾生。覆護眾生。攝受眾生。等視眾生。如視一子。無歸依者。為作歸依。未見佛性者。令見佛性。未離煩惱者。令離煩惱。無安隱者。為作安隱。未解脫者。為作解脫。未安樂者。令得安樂。未離疑惑者。令離疑惑。未懺悔者。令得懺悔。未涅槃者。令得涅槃。爾時道邊。清淨平正。吉祥福地。縱廣正等。十千由旬。佛見此地。平正清淨。即便止住。告諸比丘。今於是中。可以說法。爾時。阿難比丘白佛言。世尊。如來世尊昔常性好山林。清淨流水。華菓園林。今於是中。亦無流水。亦無林樹。亦無聚落國土人民。今日如來。安居說法。遠來者眾。飢勞疲乏。性命不濟。有食有命。有命有身。有身有道。無食無命。無命無身。無身無道。今於是中。無有如是可意之事。云何世尊。於中說法。爾時大智舍利弗。以佛智力。告阿難言。先應為法。不須餘念。如來世尊。不但十力。四無所畏。如來世尊。有如是無量力。一切無所畏。智慧無量。威神無量。無歸依者。為作歸依。未見佛性者。令見佛性。未離煩惱者。令離煩惱。未安隱者。為作安隱。未解脫者。令得解脫。未安樂者。令得安樂。未涅槃者。令得涅槃。如來世尊。有如是等無量神力。何憂如來。而無自然。我念往昔。維摩大士。為眾說法。他方菩薩。聲聞緣覺。威力諸天。龍神大眾。集在方室。未曾有食。我時念言。此諸大眾。云何得食。大士維摩。即語我言。聲聞少智。應念正法。云何先觀。邪命衣食。及以床坐。維摩大士。說是語時。天人得道。我懷慚愧。汝今所念。亦復如是。

At that time, the Bhagavat, surrounded before and behind by such immeasurable and boundless great assemblies, set out toward the śāla [grove]. On the fifteenth day of the second month, when he was on the verge of entering nirvāṇa, through the Buddha's spiritual power, with great compassion universally covering [all], desiring to gather in sentient beings, he uttered a great sound. Its sound filled everywhere, extending to the ten directions. According to the languages of their kinds, he universally addressed sentient beings: "Today the Tathāgata, Samyaksambuddha, has pity on sentient beings, covers and protects sentient beings, gathers in sentient beings, and views sentient beings equally, as if viewing an only child. For those without refuge, he provides a refuge; for those who have not seen the buddhadhātu, he causes them to see the buddhadhātu; for those who have not parted from afflictions, he causes them to part from afflictions; for those without tranquility, he provides tranquility; for those not liberated, he provides liberation; for those not at peace and ease, he causes them to attain peace and ease; for those who have not parted from doubt and confusion, he causes them to part from doubt and confusion; for those who have not practiced kṣamā, he causes them to practice kṣamā; and for those who have not attained nirvāṇa, he causes them to attain nirvāṇa." At that time, beside the road, there was a pure, level, and auspicious blessed ground, exactly ten thousand yojanas in length and breadth. The Buddha, seeing that this ground was level and pure, immediately halted and stayed, addressing the monks: "Now in this place, we can preach the Dharma." At that time, the monk Ānanda said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, in the past the Tathāgata, the Bhagavat, was always by nature fond of mountains and forests, pure flowing waters, and groves of flowers and fruits. Now in this place, there is neither flowing water nor forest trees, nor are there villages, lands, or people. Today the Tathāgata resides here and preaches the Dharma, yet those who have come from afar are numerous, hungry, weary, and exhausted, and their lives cannot be sustained. Where there is food, there is life; where there is life, there is a body; where there is a body, there is the Path. Without food there is no life; without life there is no body; without a body there is no Path. Now in this place, there are no such agreeable things. How can the Bhagavat preach the Dharma in its midst?" At that time, the greatly wise Śāriputra, through the power of the Buddha's wisdom, said to Ānanda: "One should first attend to the Dharma and have no other thoughts! The Tathāgata, the Bhagavat, does not only have the ten powers and the four fearlessnesses; the Tathāgata, the Bhagavat, has such immeasurable powers and all fearlessnesses, immeasurable wisdom, and immeasurable spiritual might. For those without refuge, he provides a refuge; for those who have not seen the buddhadhātu, he causes them to see the buddhadhātu; for those who have not parted from afflictions, he causes them to part from afflictions; for those without tranquility, he provides tranquility; for those not liberated, he provides liberation; for those not at peace and ease, he causes them to attain peace and ease; and for those who have not attained nirvāṇa, he causes them to attain nirvāṇa. Since the Tathāgata, the Bhagavat, has such immeasurable spiritual power as this, why worry that the Tathāgata will lack what arises naturally? I recall in the past, when the Mahāsattva Vimalakīrti was preaching the Dharma for the assembly, bodhisattvas from other lands, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, mighty devas, and the great assembly of nāga-spirits were gathered in his square room, yet there was never any food. At that time I thought: 'How will this great assembly obtain food?' The Mahāsattva Vimalakīrti immediately said to me: 'Śrāvakas of little wisdom, you should be mindful of the true Dharma! Why do you first contemplate the clothing and food of wrong livelihood, as well as beds and seats?' When the Mahāsattva Vimalakīrti spoke these words, devas and humans attained the Path, while I harbored shame and remorse. What you now think is just the same."