佛說佛名經 12.17
English (machine translation) 12.17
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12.17
"May we disciples, by relying on the merit generated from this kṣamā for the retributions of animals and the like, in life after life extinguish the defilement of foolishness, recognize our karmic conditions for ourselves, cut off the body of the evil destinies through luminous wisdom. May we, by the merit generated from kṣamā for the retributions of hungry ghosts and the like, in life after life forever leave behind the suffering of stinginess, greed, hunger, and thirst, and constantly partake of the flavor of ambrosia and liberation. May we, by the merit generated from kṣamā for the retributions of spirits, ghosts, and asuras, in life after life be upright, straightforward, and free of flattery, leave behind the causes of wrong livelihood, eliminate the fruits of ugliness, and bring benefit and fortune to humans and devas. May we disciples, from this day forth until reaching the bodhimaṇḍa, definitively never receive the retribution of the four evil destinies, unless solely out of great compassion for the sake of sentient beings, enduring it untiringly by the power of our vows."
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