大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 2.1

2.1

At that time, the Buddha addressed the Bodhisattva-Mahāsattva *Śraddhāpratibhāna, saying: "Good son, earlier you yourself said that in the past there was a Buddha named Prabhūtaratna, and that tormented sentient beings, upon hearing his name once, were born in heaven at the end of their lives. Now you have requested me again to proclaim the names of the Buddhas, so that sentient beings may leave suffering behind and transcend the world. Therefore, I will now explain the Three Jewels fully for you and the assembly. In principle, they are one jewel; in accordance [with provisional means], three are taught. If a person hears this, single-mindedly keeps it in mind, and, when approaching the end of life, meets a kalyāṇamitra who instructs them to invoke three times the names of the Three Jewels, saying these words: