佛說佛名經 27

English (machine translation) 27

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27.1

"Namo Dharmakāyasurpasser Buddha; namo Dharmabalavaśavartivijaya Buddha; namo Dharmavikrānta Buddha; namo Pratibhānakūṭa Buddha; namo Ratnāgni Buddha; namo Pratibhānālaṃkārameghanirghoṣa Buddha; namo Jayaghoṣa Buddha; namo Sunetra Buddha; namo Viśuddhamukhacandravijayagarbhamāhātmya Buddha; namo Siddhamati Buddha; namo Paripūrṇacitta Buddha; namo Śuklākārakasuniścitamāhātmya Buddha; namo Anantavīrya Buddha; namo Amṛtaprabha Buddha; namo Asamadhi Buddha; namo Mahāmāhātmya Buddha; namo Anavamanyasaṃketa Buddha; namo Candrabha Buddha; namo Candanagandha Buddha; namo Merukalpa Buddha; namo Parvatakūṭa Buddha; namo Vimalavarṇa Buddha; namo Asaṃkliṣṭa Buddha; namo Nāgavijaya Buddha; namo Suvarṇavarṇa Buddha; namo Parvatanirghoṣeśvararāja Buddha; namo Ratnagarbha Buddha; namo Agniprabha Buddha; namo Agnivaśavartin Buddha; namo Vaiḍūryapuṣpa Buddha; namo Candravijaya Buddha; namo Candraghoṣa Buddha; namo Prakīrṇapuṣpālaṃkāraprabha Buddha; namo Mahāgandhodgataśrī Buddha; namo Sarvasaṃkleśamativyapagata Buddha; namo Saṃcayaratna Buddha; namo Guṇakūṭa Buddha; namo Vikrāntakūṭa Buddha; namo Brahmaghoṣanāgavikramin Buddha; namo Lokajyeṣṭha Buddha; namo Siṃhavikrāntaghoṣa Buddha; namo Puṣpavijaya Buddha; namo Parvatavijaya Buddha; namo Siddhitasāleśvararāja Buddha; namo Nirghoṣa Buddha; namo Samantaprabha Buddha; namo Samacchatra Buddha; namo Aśoka Buddha; namo Jñānarāja Buddha; namo Jñānakūṭa Buddha; namo Candrabha Buddha; namo Samantaprabha Buddha; namo Ghoṣadatta Buddha; namo Animittasiddhi Buddha; namo Agnidhvaja Buddha; namo Jñāneśvara Buddha; namo Maheśvara Buddha; namo Brahmaghoṣa Buddha; namo Gaṇeśvara Buddha; namo Candramukha Buddha; namo Sūryamukha Buddha; namo Ghoṣottama Buddha; namo Brahmamukha Buddha; namo Brahmadeva Buddha; namo Indraketudhvaja Buddha; namo Sucintitacandravijayasiddhirāja Buddha; namo Jñānaprabha Buddha; namo Vimalakīrtirāja Buddha; namo Pratibhānālaṃkārameghaśrī Buddha; namo Sughoṣa Buddha; namo Viśuddhamukhavimalacandravijayarāja Buddha; namo Samamati Buddha; namo Pratibhānaghoṣa Buddha; namo Vimalacandra Buddha; namo Śraddhācaryānvita Buddha; namo Vimalapariśuddhasuvarṇaniścitaprabhāmāhātmyarāja Buddha; namo Ratnaprabhācakrarāja Buddha; namo Jñānābhijña Buddha; namo Asaṃkhyeyasamutthitavīryaniścita Buddha; namo Parvatakūṭa Buddha; namo Indraketudhvajarāja Buddha; namo Supratiṣṭhitasālarāja Buddha; namo Padmavijaya Buddha; namo Supratiṣṭhitadṛḍharāja Buddha; namo Sūryacandraprabha Buddha; namo Padmaprabha Buddha; namo Padmavikrāntagāmin Buddha; namo Mahābhiñña Buddha; namo Mahābhiññājñānābhibhū Buddha; namo Anantajñāna Buddha; namo Prabhūtaratna Buddha; namo Sarvadurdharaghoṣābhibhū Buddha; namo Sūryacandravimalaprabha Buddha; namo Padmavimalanakṣatrarājapuṣpa Buddha; namo Meghadundubhisvararāja Buddha; namo Pravrajyābhirata Buddha; namo Dhāraṇīvāridharaghoṣasunakṣatrarājapuṣpālaṃkārābhiñña Buddha; namo Vimalakāya Buddha; namo Nāgakūlavijaya Buddha; namo Jñānābhāsa Buddha; namo Sarvapuṇyaprabhāvabhāsavikrānta Buddha; namo Prabhāvabhāsālaṃkāravikrāntarāja Buddha; namo Candraprabha Buddha; namo Samantāvabhāsaprabha Buddha; namo Ratnālaṃkāra Buddha; namo Prakīrṇapuṣpa Buddha; namo Samantadīpa Buddha; namo Samantapuṣpa Buddha; namo Samantaprabhavijayaparvatarāja Buddha; namo Supratiṣṭhitapuṇyamaṇiparvatarāja Buddha; namo Prabhārāja Buddha; namo Durdharadhvaja Buddha; namo Vijayapuṇya Buddha; namo Lokeśvara Buddha; namo Samantapuṣpa Buddha; namo Jihvendriya Buddha; namo Gaganacakraviśuddharāja Buddha; namo Vijayaprabhāpadmaprasāritagātra Buddha; namo Meruparvatapadmavijayarāja Buddha; namo Sarvaratnamaṇirāja Buddha; namo Ratnaprabhāsūryacandracakrajñāna Buddha; namo Māhātmyabindusvararāja Buddha; namo Mahāparināyaka Buddha; namo Samantaprabhavikrāntarājaprabha Buddha; namo Sucarita Buddha; namo Pratibhānakūṭa Buddha; namo Apratiṣṭhita Buddha; namo Siṃhagajavikrānta Buddha; namo Guṇarājaprabha Buddha; namo Guṇadhvaja Buddha; namo Guṇakara Buddha; namo Āryadeva Buddha; namo Ratnadhvaja Buddha; namo Vajrasaṃhata Buddha; namo Sarvajaya Buddha; namo Kṣemavarṇa Buddha; namo Sucāritra Buddha; namo Pavarasāgara Buddha; namo Pūrvaketu Buddha; namo Suvarṇa Buddha; namo Rocana Buddha; namo Ṛṣigupta Buddha; namo Kleśapramardana Buddha; namo Subala Buddha; namo Prasannapuṣpa Buddha; namo Puṣkara Buddha; namo Suprabha Buddha; namo Subhūti Buddha; namo Siṃhamāhātmya Buddha; namo Sthitajñānaśrī Buddha; namo Vanadagandha Buddha; namo Sadbharmavistīrṇakīrti Buddha; namo Tiṣya Buddha; namo Lokapriya Buddha; namo Vipulaprabha Buddha; namo Ratnakīrti Buddha; namo Ratnamāhātmya Buddha; namo Brahmamāhātmya Buddha; namo Sughoṣa Buddha; namo Supuṣpa Buddha; namo Bhūtaghoṣa Buddha; namo Sucaritavarṇa Buddha; namo Smita-locana Buddha; namo Guṇakūṭa Buddha; namo Meghaghoṣa Buddha; namo Suvarṇa Buddha; namo Āyurmāhātmya Buddha; namo Vijayavikramacārin Buddha; namo Lokaiṣin Buddha; namo Ripudamana Buddha; namo Pūjita Buddha; namo Nandālaṃkāra Buddha; namo Śaśiketu Buddha; namo Puṇyaprabha Buddha; namo Mahāmāhātmya Buddha; namo Samaratnacchatra Buddha; namo Nārāyaṇa Buddha; namo Siddhadharma Buddha; namo Vigataśoka Buddha; namo Vimalaprīti Buddha; namo Vimalaprabha Buddha; namo Bahudṛḍha Buddha; namo Vimalamegharāja Buddha; namo Vimalabāhu Buddha; namo Arthasiddhi Buddha; namo Vijayagupta Buddha; namo Brahmaguṇadevarāja Buddha; namo Gaganavikrānta Buddha; namo Sumati Buddha; namo Dharmaratna Buddha; namo Amoghadaśin Buddha; namo Durdharaprabha Buddha; namo Candraprabha Buddha; namo Candraśuddha Buddha; namo Samantaprabha Buddha; namo Ratnavijaya Buddha; namo Samantadarśin Buddha; namo Asaṃkhyeyadarśana Buddha; namo Āvaraṇātikrānta Buddha; namo Viśuddhaprabhāvaratna Buddha; namo Nitya-sarvasattvaduḥkhottāraka Buddha; namo Candraprabha Buddha; namo Sukṣālita-viśuddha-vimala-siddhy-ananta-guṇa-vijayarāja Buddha; namo Ratnavijayavimalarājakalpa Buddha; namo Agrāgra-dīpaṃkara Buddha; namo Guṇaratnavijaya Buddha; namo Vimalaprabha Buddha; namo Pratibhānālaṃkāra Buddha; namo Vimalacandraketukīrti Buddha; namo Kusumālaṃkāra Buddha; namo Mahāvikrānta Buddha; namo Ratnottama Buddha; namo Abhayadarśin Buddha; namo Siṃhavikrānta Buddha; namo Vigatabhaya Buddha; namo Akāpālikāpatrāsavigatabhīta Buddha; namo Vajramāhātmya Buddha; namo Brahmavijayadevarāja Buddha; namo Sudarśana Buddha; namo Sucandra Buddha; namo Prabhārāja Buddha; namo Ketukīrti Buddha; namo Jambūprabha Buddha; namo Tamālapattracandanagandha Buddha; namo Akṣobhya Buddha; namo Siṃhanāda Buddha; namo Merukūṭa Buddha; namo Siṃhadhvaja Buddha; namo Gaganavāsin Buddha; namo Sadā-parinirvāṇa Buddha; namo Indradhvaja Buddha; namo Amṛtadhvaja Buddha; namo Sarvalokāratipramardana Buddha; namo Tīrṇa Buddha; namo Merukalpa Buddha; namo Tamālapattracandanagandha Buddha; namo Megharāja Buddha; namo Sarvalokatrāsabhayabhettṛ Buddha; namo Samantaprabha Buddha; namo Dharmaprabha Buddha; namo Sāgaradhāraṇavikrāntābhiñña Buddha; namo Dharmagaganavijayarāja Buddha; namo Saptaratnapadmavikrānta Buddha; namo Ratnaketu Buddha; namo Sarvasattvapriyadarśana Buddha; namo Ratnaikacchatra Buddha; namo Paripūrṇaśatasahasraprabhādhvaja Buddha; namo Sāleśvararāja Buddha; namo Dharmapuṣpālaṃkārarāja Buddha; namo Samantaikaratnacchatra Buddha; namo Nakṣatra Buddha; namo Samantaprabhavikrāntarāja Buddha; namo Dharmālaṃkārarāja Buddha; namo Parvatadīpa Buddha; namo Dṛḍhavīrya Buddha; namo Dharmāvabhāsaprabha Buddha; namo Supratiṣṭhitaviśuddhagocara Buddha; namo Candrakūṭa Buddha; namo Atyantālaṃkārānantaguṇarāja Buddha; namo Sthitaviśuddhalocana Buddha; namo Sarvakleśāpagata Buddha; namo Amoghadarśin Buddha; namo Samantaprabha Buddha; namo Siddhavimalānantaviśuddhaguṇavijayarāja Buddha; namo Jñānottaraprabha Buddha; namo Sarvasattvotāraka Buddha; namo Ratnavijayajñānamāhātmyālaṃkāreśvararāja Buddha; namo Viśuddhaprabha Buddha; namo Vikasitasāleśvararāja Buddha; namo Mahāpuṣpavikasitarāja Buddha; namo Candraśuddhamaṇḍala Buddha; namo Praśāntacandraghoṣarāja Buddha; namo Anantadṛḍhavīryasthitavijaya Buddha; namo Padmavijaya Buddha; namo Dharmaketu Buddha; namo Dīpaṃkara Buddha; namo Guṇaketu Buddha; namo Guṇasiddhi Buddha; namo Āryadeva Buddha; namo Ratnakūṭa Buddha; namo Vajrasaṃhata Buddha; namo Sarvavijaya Buddha; namo Samantagandha Buddha; namo Supuṣpa Buddha; namo Suvijaya Buddha; namo Guṇakūṭa Buddha; namo Vijayāsiddha Buddha; namo Kaulinya Buddha; namo Sunetra Buddha; namo Dhṛtarāṣṭra Buddha; namo Sujāta Buddha; namo Brahmavijaya Buddha; namo Praśānta Buddha; namo Brahmaguṇa Buddha; namo Indradhvaja Buddha; namo Candravarṇa Buddha; namo Vimalavarṇa Buddha; namo Asaṃkliṣṭa Buddha; namo Vijayanāga Buddha; namo Nāgadeva Buddha; namo Suvarṇaprabhāsa Buddha; namo Jayaghoṣendrarāja Buddha; namo Sumerukūṭa Buddha; namo Suvarṇagarbha Buddha; namo Agniprabha Buddha; namo Māhātmyendra Buddha; namo Dīrgha Buddha; namo Vaiḍūryapuṣpa Buddha; namo Vijayavaiḍūryasuvarṇaprabhāsa Buddha; namo Candravijaya Buddha; namo Sūryanirghoṣa Buddha; namo Prakīrṇapuṣpālaṃkāraprabha Buddha; namo Sāgaravijayajñānavikrāntābhiñña Buddha; namo Jalamati Buddha; namo Mahāgandhacāriprabha Buddha; namo Sarvavyāpādāpagatacitta Buddha; namo Ratnavijaya Buddha; namo Vijayasaṃcaya Buddha; namo Vijayaṛṣi Buddha; namo Dhāraṇībahu-guṇābhiññadharma Buddha; namo Sūryacandravaiḍūryaprabha Buddha; namo Bodhicittapuṣpavijaya Buddha; namo Sūryacandra Buddha; namo Sūryacandraprabha Buddha; namo Mālāvarṇarāja Buddha; namo Kusumitābhijña Buddha; namo Jalacandraprabha Buddha; namo 'Vidyāndhakārabhettṛ Buddha; namo Samantacchatraratna Buddha; namo Vardhitadharmarati Buddha; namo Nānāsiṃhaghoṣavardhananirghoṣa Buddha; namo Brahmavaśavartināganirghoṣa Buddha; namo Lokeśvara Buddha; namo Lokeśvararāja Buddha; namo Durjaya Buddha; namo Ratnakara Buddha; namo Amṛtaghoṣa Buddha; namo Vijayaprabha Buddha; namo Nāgadevarāja Buddha; namo Adhibala Buddha; namo Vimalaprabha Buddha; namo Siṃha Buddha; namo Lokādhipati Buddha; namo Guṇakūṭa Buddha; namo Narendrarāja Buddha; namo Puṣpavijaya Buddha; namo Guṇābhirata Buddha; namo Samakara Buddha; namo Samacārin Buddha; namo Ghoṣadatta Buddha; namo Prathamacittotpādāpagatasarvabhayasarvakleśavijayaśrī Buddha; namo Vajravikrānta Buddha; namo Ratnaprabhāvikrāntagaja Buddha; namo Sarvamārasaṃśayāpagata Buddha; namo Guṇavardhana Buddha; namo Prathamacittotpādasiddhy-avaivartikavijaya Buddha; namo Ratnacchatravijayaprabha Buddha; namo Sarvabodhisattvāvatāraka Buddha; namo Prathamacittotpādasmṛticchinnasarvakleśakaluṣa Buddha; namo Kleśapramardana Buddha; namo Vijayaprabhārāja Buddha; namo Samādhihastavijaya Buddha; namo Padmottaravijaya Buddha; namo Sūryamaṇḍalaprabha Buddha; namo Samaratnacchatra Buddha; namo Sūryamaṇḍalaprabhavijaya Buddha; namo Adhisamādhivikrānta Buddha; namo Ratnapuṣpasamantāvabhāsavijaya Buddha; namo Paramapadmavikrāntapadavijaya Buddha; namo Ratnacakraprabhavijayaśrī Buddha; namo Ratnagarbha Buddha; namo Ratnavijaya Buddha; namo Ratnapradīparāja Buddha; namo Dṛḍhavīryacintitārthasiddhi Buddha; namo Samantaprabhādarśanakīrti Buddha; namo Maitry-alaṃkāraguṇakīrti Buddha; namo Sarvasattvābhiprāyakīrtivijayaguṇa Buddha; namo Bhadrakīrtiguṇa Buddha; namo Atyantahrīpatrāpakīrtivijaya Buddha; namo Vipulaprabha Buddha; namo Pratibhānālaṃkāracintita Buddha; namo Vimalacandraketukīrti Buddha; namo Kusumālaṃkāraprabhākara Buddha; namo Ratnakīrti Buddha; namo Abhayadarśin Buddha; namo Siṃhabalavikrānta Buddha; namo Gaṇakarājaprabha Buddha; namo Bhadrakara Buddha; namo Vimalaprabha Buddha; namo Guṇaratnaprabha Buddha; namo Vīryabalasiddhi Buddha; namo Suviśuddhaprabha Buddha; namo Sarvabandhanāvakrānta Buddha; namo Vimalapadmagarbhavijaya Buddha; namo Nirāvaraṇabalavimukta Buddha; namo Daśadigghoṣanāmābhaya Buddha; namo Vajravega Buddha; namo Mahāratnasaṃcaya Buddha; namo Anantaguṇālaṃkāramāhātmyarājakalpa Buddha; namo Guṇaratnakūṭa Buddha; namo Sarvālaṃkāravijayavādin Buddha; namo Anantapratibhānālaṃkārasiddhijñāna Buddha; namo Sahasrameghanirghoṣarāja Buddha; namo Supuṣpitasuvarṇaprabhāmāhātmyavijayāvabhāsa Buddha; namo Nānāmāhātmyarājakalpa Buddha; namo Asaṃkhyeyakoṭikalpasiddhijñāna Buddha; namo Viśuddhasuvarṇagaganagiriprabhāsa Buddha."

27.2

"Next, pay homage to the wheel of the Dharma, the great canon of the twelvefold scriptures.

27.3

"Pay homage respectfully to all the great bodhisattva-mahāsattvas in the ten directions.

27.4

"Namas to all such immeasurable and boundless great bodhisattva-mahāsattvas of the worlds in the ten directions.

27.5

"Pay homage respectfully to all the worthy and noble ones among the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas.

27.6

"Namas to all such immeasurable and boundless pratyekabuddhas.

27.7

"Having paid homage to the triratna, next perform kṣamā.

27.8

"We disciples! Having already completed our kṣamā for the retributions of hell, we should now next perform kṣamā for the retributions of the three evil destinies. In the sūtra the Buddha taught: 'Those with many desires seek much gain, and therefore their suffering and distress are also great. A contented person, though lying on the ground, still finds joy; a discontented person, though dwelling in a heavenly palace, is still unsatisfied.' Yet worldly people, when suddenly faced with urgent danger, can abandon their wealth without counting how much, but they do not know that this very body stands upon the brink of the deep pit of the three wretched paths, and if a single breath does not return, they will surely fall. When a good spiritual friend suddenly teaches them to cultivate merit and virtues, directing them to practice the provisions of wholesome dharmas for the future, they cling to this miserly mind and refuse to act reasonably. Those who are like this are utterly foolish and deluded. Why is this so? In the sūtra the Buddha taught: 'At birth one does not bring a single coin, and at death one does not carry away a single coin. Vainly toiling one's body to accumulate wealth only brings distress and worry; it is of no benefit to oneself and vainly falls to others. With no good deeds to rely on and no virtue to depend upon, it brings about death and rebirth into the evil destinies.' Therefore, we disciples, today with utmost sincere mind bow our heads, and with fervent, genuine sincerity take refuge in the Buddha.

27.9

"Namo Gaoguangming ('Lofty Radiance') Buddha of the eastern direction; namo Lianhuazui ('Supreme Lotus') Buddha of the southern direction; namo Dabeiguangmingwang ('Great Compassion Radiance King') Buddha of the western direction; namo Huashancang ('Flower Mountain Treasury') Buddha of the northern direction; namo Foyinsheng ('Buddha Sound') Buddha of the south-eastern direction; namo Youdanbahuazhuang ('Udumbara Flower Banner') Buddha of the south-western direction; namo Zhuanjixiang ('Turning Auspiciousness') Buddha of the north-western direction; namo Guangjingzhaoyao ('Pure Light Illumination') Buddha of the north-eastern direction; namo Wutuimo ('Without Regression or Fall') Buddha of the nadir; namo Baodebu ('Precious Virtue Stride') Buddha of the zenith.

27.10

"Namas to all such triratna throughout the realms of space in the ten directions.

27.11

"We disciples, today next perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution of being devoid of understanding in the destiny of animals; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of animals of bearing heavy burdens and pulling plows to repay past debts; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of animals of having no self-mastery and being chopped, stabbed, butchered, and slaughtered by others; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of animals of having no feet, two feet, four feet, or many feet; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of animals of having the interiors of one's fur, feathers, and scales gnawed and devoured by tiny insects. We perform kṣamā for all such immeasurable and boundless sinful retributions in the destiny of animals; today with utmost sincerity we namas and perform kṣamā.

27.12

"We disciples, today next perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution of perpetual starvation in the destiny of hungry ghosts; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of hungry ghosts of never having heard the name of water or drink for hundreds of thousands of myriad years; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of hungry ghosts of eating pus, blood, feces, and filth; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of hungry ghosts of having all one's limbs and joints blaze with fire whenever moving the body; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of hungry ghosts of having a belly that is huge and a throat that is tiny. We perform kṣamā for all such immeasurable and boundless painful retributions in the destiny of hungry ghosts; therefore, today with utmost sincerity we bow our heads, namas, and perform kṣamā.

27.13

"We disciples, today next perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution of flattery, deceit, and false pretenses in the destiny of all spirits and asuras; we perform kṣamā for the sinful retribution in the destiny of spirits of carrying sand and shouldering stones to fill rivers and dam up oceans; we perform kṣamā for the ugly sinful retribution in the destiny of rākṣasas, kumbhāṇḍas, and all evil spirits of devouring raw flesh and blood. We perform kṣamā for all such immeasurable and boundless sinful retributions in the destiny of spirits; today bowing our heads toward the Buddhas and great-earth bodhisattvas in the ten directions, we plead for mercy and perform kṣamā, so that they may all be extinguished.

27.14

"May we disciples, by means of the merit produced through this kṣamā for the retributions of animals and others, vow that in lifetime after lifetime we will eradicate the defilement of foolishness, know our own karmic conditions, illuminate clearly with wisdom, and cut off bodies in the evil destinies. We vow that by the merit produced through this kṣamā for the retributions of hungry ghosts and others, we will in lifetime after lifetime forever leave behind the suffering of stinginess, greed, hunger, and thirst, and constantly feed on the taste of the nectar of liberation. We vow that by the merit produced through this kṣamā for the retributions of spirits, asuras, and others, we will in lifetime after lifetime be upright and without flattery, leave behind the causes of wrong livelihood, eliminate the fruits of ugliness, and bring benefit and blessing to humans and devas. We vow that we disciples, from this day forth until reaching the site of awakening, shall definitely not receive retributions in the four evil destinies, except solely through great compassion for the sake of sentient beings, abiding in them without weariness by the power of our vows."

27.15

Mahāyāna Lotus Sūtra on the Questions and Answers of Baoda regarding the Retributions of Śramaṇas

27.16

Baoda walked a short distance forward and entered yet another hell of collapsing and burying. What is called the Hell of Collapsing and Burying? That hell is forty-nine yojanas in length and breadth, enclosed all around by iron walls. At the four corners of the iron walls there are vajra mountains. When a mighty wind blows, the mountains come together and crush [sinners] to fine powder, like scattered sand without any gap. Fire emerges from within the mountains, blazing fiercely and spreading throughout the hell without any rest. Iron lances fly chaotically to stab the sinners, and the lances all blaze with fire.

27.17

At that time, at the northern gate there were three thousand sinners who wailed loudly and cast their bodies to the ground, [crying:] 'What crime have we now committed to enter herein?' A horse-headed rākṣasa held an iron club in his hand, aimed at their heads, and struck them, driving them into the hell. In the center of that hell there were four great iron dogs, one yojana high, opening their mouths wide, with fire burning inside their mouths. When the sinners drew near, [the dogs] roared with fury. When the crowd of sinners heard this roaring, they were immediately terrified, fell unconscious, and collapsed to the ground for a long time. Blown by hot winds and cut by sharp knives, their bodies were ripped apart with excruciating, unbearable pain, and they fled toward the various corners. The vajra iron mountains spontaneously moved, collapsing and crushing the sinners, whose bodies were instantly crushed and destroyed. The hell-warden yakṣas stamped them against the ground and impaled them with large iron spits, calling out 'Live!', whereupon they spontaneously revived. Such afflictions and agonizing pain were of ten thousand kinds; in a single day and night they endured immeasurable punishment, seeking life but unable to attain it, seeking death but unable to attain it.

27.18

Baoda asked the horse-headed rākṣasa: 'Due to what sins have these sinners come and entered this hell?'

27.19

The horse-headed rākṣasa replied to Bodhisattva Baoda: 'These people could not restrain their minds and practice ascetic deeds to seek fields of merit; on the contrary, they relied on powerful clans and leaned on official authority, manipulating the worthy and oppressing the poor and lowly. Or they wrongfully seized others' wealth and treasures, or deceitfully usurped the livelihoods and estates of other households, without shame or remorse in their minds. Due to these causes and conditions, they have fallen into hell, without any time of emergence for hundreds and thousands of births. Later, if they manage to get out, they will be born into base and lowly stations in borderlands, unable to hear the Buddha's true Dharma.'

27.20

Having heard this, Baoda wept and departed.

27.21

Fascicle Twenty-Seven of the Sūtra on the Names of the Buddhas

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