大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.9

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爾時。復有大梵天王。三十三天。護世四天王。金剛密跡。諸鬼神王。散脂大將。那羅龍王等。難陀龍王。婆難陀龍王。阿修羅王。迦樓羅王。大辯天王。九子母天。山神王。樹神王。河神王。海神王。地神王。水神王。火神王。風神王。如是等無量無邊諸神王等。及大諸天。即從坐起。頭面禮佛。合掌恭敬。而白佛言。世尊。我等今者。常當護持。世尊所說。方廣經典。有是經處。我等神王。常在於前。為作清淨。若在塔中。若在坊中。若在白衣舍。若在空處。或復有人。以不淨手。抃捉是經。或不恭敬。讀誦是經。我使是人。行住坐臥。身心不安。處處怖畏。橫羅惡事。現世不安。死入地獄。若人恭敬清淨。捉持此經。洗浴燒香。讀誦受持。或復書寫。憶念不忘。憶是經典。不行惡事。若能如是。我等神王。為是經故。守護是人。是人若臥。立其人前。不使見惡。亦復不為。惡人惡鬼。橫害其人。若其住處。護其宅舍。若欲行來。我等神王。於其人前。為作開導。須者給與。四方行來。無所障礙。常見善事。命終生天。因是值佛。不失大乘。

At that time, there were also the Great Brahmā King, the Thirty-Three Devas, the Four Heavenly Kings protecting the world, Guhyapada Vajra, all the ghost and spirit kings, General Saṃjñeya, dragon kings such as Nala, the dragon king Nanda, the dragon king Upananda, asura kings, garuḍa kings, the deva king Mahāpratibhāna, the devī of the nine sons (Hārītī), mountain spirit kings, tree spirit kings, river spirit kings, ocean spirit kings, earth spirit kings, water spirit kings, fire spirit kings, and wind spirit kings—countless and boundless such spirit kings and great devas. They arose from their seats, bowed their heads and faces at the Buddha's feet, joined their palms in reverence, and addressed the Buddha, saying: "Bhagavat, we shall now constantly guard and uphold the vaipulya classic spoken by the Bhagavat. Wherever this sūtra is present, we spirit kings will constantly be before it to keep it pure. Whether it is in a stūpa, in a monastic chamber, in the house of a white-robed layperson, or in an empty place—if there is anyone who grasps this sūtra with impure hands, or who reads and recites this sūtra irreverently, we will cause this person, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, to be uneasy in body and mind, to be fearful everywhere, to encounter untimely misfortunes, to be insecure in the present life, and upon death to enter the hells. But if a person reverently and purely holds and keeps this sūtra, bathes, burns incense, reads, recites, accepts, upholds, or copies it, and remembers it without forgetting—remembering this classic and committing no evil deeds—if they can be like this, we spirit kings, for the sake of this sūtra, will protect this person. When this person lies down, we will stand before them, not letting them see evil, nor letting evil people or evil ghosts harm this person untowardly. At their dwelling place, we will guard their house. When they wish to travel, we spirit kings will guide them ahead, provide whatever is needed, so that their coming and going in the four directions is unobstructed. They will always see good events, and at the end of their lives be born in the heavens, thereby encountering the buddhas and never falling from the Mahāyāna."