大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.8

1.8

爾時。十方諸來菩薩。俱共合掌。而白佛言。我等今者。以彼佛力。來到此土。得見世尊。復聞大乘。願聽我等。受持是經。於佛滅後。在此國土。及餘他方。山林樹下。神仙居處。城邑聚落。曠野塚間。樹下露地。塔寺僧坊。講法眾會。俗人住處。家家人人。廣宣流布。常使不絕。何以故。是經久住。惡道永息。所以爾者。曾聞佛說。地獄不閑。若誦經一句。諸天歡喜。常來親近。自然修善。若人聞是方廣經典。歡喜信敬。書寫讀誦。受持禮拜。稱是經中。一佛一菩薩名者。是人現世安隱。不見諸惡。若其命終。我等菩薩。前導是人。迴向我國。共生一處。何以故。受持是經故。受持是經者。即持佛身。持佛身者。當知是人。即是菩薩。是故是人。即我同學。以是因緣。受持是經。願生一處。不相捨離。

At that time, all the bodhisattvas who had come from the ten directions joined their palms together and addressed the Buddha, saying: "We now, through the power of those buddhas, have come to this land, have been able to see the Bhagavat, and have further heard the Mahāyāna. We pray that we may be permitted to accept and uphold this sūtra. After the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, in this land as well as other directions—beneath mountain forests and trees, in the dwellings of ṛṣis, in cities and villages, in wildernesses and among graves, beneath trees in the open air, in stūpas, monasteries, and saṅgha quarters, in assemblies expounding the Dharma, and in the dwellings of laypeople, in every household and for every person—we shall broadly proclaim and circulate it, constantly ensuring it does not cease. Why is this? If this sūtra remains for long, the evil destinies will be extinguished forever. As for why this is so, we have previously heard the Buddha say: The hells allow no respite; yet if one recites even a single line of scripture, the devas will rejoice, constantly come close, and naturally cultivate good. If a person hears this vaipulya classic, rejoices with faith and reverence, copies, reads, recites, accepts, upholds, and pays homage to it, and recites the name of even a single buddha or a single bodhisattva in this sūtra, that person will enjoy peace and security in the present life, never witnessing evils. When their life comes to an end, we bodhisattvas will guide this person ahead, dedicating [their merits] to our lands so that we may be reborn together in one place. Why is this? Because they accepted and upheld this sūtra. One who accepts and upholds this sūtra upholds the Buddha's body. One who upholds the Buddha's body—you should know that this person is a bodhisattva. Therefore, this person is our fellow student. Through these causes and conditions, may those who accept and uphold this sūtra aspire to be born in one place and never be separated from one another."