大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 1.4

1.4

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."