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佛說佛名經 29.20

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29.20

"We disciples now, for the sake of all sentient beings as well as for ourselves, take refuge and perform kṣamā before the Buddhas of the ten directions. For immeasurable kalpas, all sentient beings have failed to recognize the kindness of the Buddhas and of their parents, have failed to understand wholesome dharmas, and have committed manifold evils; conceiving arrogance based on lineage and wealth, in the bloom of youth they have indulged in heedlessness and committed evil deeds; with unwholesome thoughts in mind and evil karma produced by mouth, they have acted according to their whims and failed to see their faults. Blinded by the ignorance of ordinary fools' conduct, they have associated with bad companions so that kleśas perturbed their minds; through the conditions of the five desires, anger arose in their minds; not knowing satisfaction, they therefore committed manifold evils. Associating with the unvirtuous, jealousy and stinginess arose accordingly; through the condition of poverty, they engaged in deceit, flattery, and evil; being bound to others and constantly fearful, not being masters of themselves, they committed various evils; greed, anger, and delusion agitated their minds; driven by craving, they committed various evils; relying on food, clothing, and female beauty, with all the knots of defilement burning hot, they conceived attachment to other men with tainted minds; or regarding horses, oxen, donkeys, mules, sheep, and all kinds of beasts and birds of various kinds, they conceived notions of women; failing to rely on the Buddha's conduct, they committed various evils. All the measureless and boundless manifold sins accumulated through the three karmas of body, speech, and mind, we now completely repent.

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