大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.4

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爾時如來。即告阿難。實如大智舍利弗語。應念大乘。莫念安身。作是語已。即入三昧。以威神力。即時其地。有一金華。從地涌出。其華出高。四十萬由旬。遍覆三千大千世界。琉璃羅網。彌覆金華。其金華下。有寶浴池。與華正等。名為八功德。香水彌滿。其池四岸有種種名華。所謂優鉢羅華。拘物頭華。波頭華。波頭摩華。分陀利華。有如是等。種種無量名華。莊嚴寶池。若見如是金華寶池。得法眼淨。何況入中。而得洗浴。若入洗浴。即得清淨無生法忍。其金華下。有寶師子座。其師子座。高百由旬。爾時如來。坐於寶座。身諸毛孔。上下枝節。放大光明。如來金光明。與金華同色。從華四面。金光流出。普照十方一切佛土。佛光金華。所照之處。山谷國土。高下平正。皆作金色。無有穢惡。地獄休息。餓鬼解脫。除一闡提。謗方等經。以佛神力。他方國土。及此國中。悉皆一等。無有殊異。十方諸佛。觀此光已。異口同音。俱歎釋迦。善哉善哉。大慈世尊。今放光明。異於常明。昔日放光。先照東方。今日放光。四面一時。普照十方。當知此光。欲度苦惱一切眾生。使出三界。到大涅槃。爾時。他方十方諸佛。異口同音。告其侍者。大菩薩眾。諸善男子。汝等當知。今日中國娑婆世界。釋迦牟尼如來。放大光明。必說妙法。度苦眾生。汝等今者。應往彼土。供養彼佛。請決所疑。聽受經法。彼土眾生。昔來剛惡。虛偽不實。不信一乘。釋迦大慈。萬善方便。為開三乘。度脫三有。雖說三乘。上語亦善。中語亦善。下語亦善。義味甚深。純備具足。彼佛世尊。百千萬劫。不可值見。所說經法。不可得聞。彼諸大眾。不可時會。釋迦所生。殊妙金華。不可得見。是故汝等。今往彼土。得見彼佛。請問所疑。自得利益。復利眾生。作是語已。十方佛土。一一各有。十億菩薩。即從座起。為佛作禮。俱同發來。一一菩薩。各有百千音樂。雨寶妙華。來到佛所。到佛所已。遶佛七匝。為佛作禮。却坐一面。俱共發聲。異口同音。而白佛言。世尊。我等今者。欲有所問。唯願世尊。當為說之。利益眾生。爾時。佛告諸來菩薩摩訶薩眾。諸善男子。若有所疑。今悉可問。吾當為汝。決定說之。

At that time, the Tathāgata said to Ānanda: "It is truly as the greatly wise Śāriputra has said. You should be mindful of the Mahāyāna; do not be mindful of bodily comfort." Having spoken these words, he immediately entered samādhi. Through his spiritual power, there was at that moment a golden flower that welled forth from the ground. That flower emerged to a height of four hundred thousand yojanas, universally covering the great trichiliocosm. A net of vaiḍūrya completely covered the golden flower. Beneath the golden flower, there was a jeweled bathing pool equal in size to the flower, named Eight Qualities, and filled to the brim with fragrant water. On the four shores of that pool were various famous flowers, namely the utpala flower, the kumuda flower, the padma flower, and the puṇḍarīka flower; such various immeasurable famous flowers as these adorned the jeweled pool. If one sees such a golden flower and jeweled pool, one attains the dharma-eye purification, let alone entering into it and being bathed. If one enters and bathes, one immediately attains the pure anutpattikadharmakṣānti. Beneath the golden flower, there was a jeweled lion throne, a hundred yojanas high. At that time, the Tathāgata sat upon the jeweled throne; from all the pores of his body and his upper and lower joints, he emitted a great radiance. The golden radiance of the Tathāgata was of the same color as the golden flower. From the four sides of the flower, golden rays streamed forth, universally illuminating all Buddha-lands of the ten directions. Wherever the Buddha's light and the golden flower illuminated, the mountains, valleys, and lands—whether high, low, or level—all turned golden in color, without any filth or evil; hells ceased, and hungry ghosts were liberated, excepting icchantikas who slander the vaipulya sūtras. Through the Buddha's spiritual power, the lands of other directions and this land were all uniform, without any difference. Having seen this light, the Buddhas of the ten directions with different mouths but a single voice all praised Śākyamuni: "Excellent, excellent! The Bhagavat of Great Compassion now emits a radiance different from his ordinary light. In former days when he emitted light, he first illuminated the east; today when he emits light, it universally illuminates the ten directions all at once from the four sides. One should know that this light desires to deliver all suffering sentient beings, causing them to transcend the three realms and reach great nirvāṇa." At that time, the Buddhas of the ten directions in other lands with different mouths but a single voice addressed their attendant assemblies of great bodhisattvas: "Good sons, you should know that today in the central Sahā world, Śākyamuni Tathāgata has emitted a great radiance, and will surely preach the wondrous Dharma to deliver suffering sentient beings. You should now go to that land, make offerings to that Buddha, ask him to resolve what you doubt, and listen to and receive the scriptures and Dharma. The sentient beings of that land have in the past been obstinate and evil, deceitful and untrue, not having faith in the One Vehicle. Śākyamuni, out of great compassion and through ten thousand wholesome expedients, has opened the three vehicles for them to deliver them from the three existences. Although he expounds the three vehicles, the teaching is good in its beginning, good in its middle, and good in its end; its meaning and flavor are exceedingly profound, pure and complete. That Buddha, the Bhagavat, cannot be encountered or seen for hundreds of thousands of myriads of kalpas, nor can the sūtras and Dharma he expounds be heard; that great assembly cannot be met at any ordinary time, nor can the exquisitely marvelous golden flower produced by Śākyamuni be seen. Therefore, if you go to that land now, you will be able to see that Buddha and inquire about your doubts, benefiting yourselves and further benefiting sentient beings." Having spoken these words, from each of the Buddha-lands of the ten directions, a billion bodhisattvas immediately arose from their seats, paid homage to their Buddhas, and set out together. Each bodhisattva had hundreds of thousands of musical accompaniments and rained down jeweled marvelous flowers as they came to where the Buddha was. Having arrived at the Buddha's place, they circumambulated the Buddha seven times, paid homage to the Buddha, and sat to one side. Together raising their voices with different mouths but a single voice, they said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, we now desire to ask something; we only wish that the Bhagavat will expound it for us, so as to benefit sentient beings." At that time, the Buddha addressed the assembly of bodhisattva-mahāsattvas who had come: "Good sons, if you have any doubts, you may ask them all now; I shall definitively expound them for you."