佛說佛名經 7

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7.1

Namo Universal Illumination Buddha; namo Jewel Banner Buddha; namo Free from Doubt Buddha; namo Lion's Swift Stride Buddha; namo Well Protecting Buddha; namo Not Empty Stride Buddha; namo Flower of Awakening Banner Buddha; namo King Sovereign of Mountains Buddha; namo Great Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Manifesting Evil Buddha; namo Amṛta Renown Buddha; namo Jewel Deva Buddha; namo Abiding in Meaning and Wisdom Buddha; namo Complete Wisdom Buddha; namo Name Not Narrow or Inferior Buddha; namo Free from Sorrow Buddha; namo Free from Defilement and Victorious Buddha; namo Brahmā Buddha; namo Sovereign King of the Earth Buddha; namo Flower Eye Buddha; namo Distinct Vision Buddha; namo Light of the Dharma Buddha; namo Complete Vision Buddha; namo Merit of Faith Buddha; namo Honored One of the Three Realms Buddha; namo Moon Leaf Buddha; namo Jewel Light Buddha; namo Jewel Banner Buddha; namo Wondrous Renown Buddha; namo Light-Maker Buddha; namo Immeasurable Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Vast Protection Buddha; namo Lion Body Buddha; namo Amṛta Wisdom Buddha; namo Difficult to Overcome Buddha; namo Accumulation of Merit Buddha; namo Moon Exalted Buddha; namo Mahāsthāmaprāpta Buddha; namo Immeasurable Strides Buddha; namo Moon Fearlessness Buddha; namo Seeing All Meanings Buddha; namo Valiant Buddha; namo Lamp of Merit Buddha; namo Moon King Buddha; namo Flame of Merit Buddha; namo Vast Wisdom Buddha; namo Well Quenched Buddha; namo Deva Light Buddha; namo Undefiled Buddha; namo Upholding Immeasurable Radiance Buddha; namo Rare and Victorious Buddha; namo Unconcealed Buddha; namo Well Abiding Buddha; namo Great Intention Buddha; namo Foremost Leader Buddha; namo Light of the World Buddha; namo Abundant Merit Buddha; namo Immeasurable Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Meaning and Wisdom Buddha; namo Free from Dust Buddha; namo Free from Anger and Free from Heat Buddha; namo Good Renown Buddha; namo Renowned Virtue Buddha; namo Kusuma Virtue Buddha; namo Human Virtue Buddha; namo Vigor Ṛṣi Buddha; namo Great Virtue Buddha; namo Tranquil Wisdom Buddha; namo Incense Elephant Buddha; namo Supremely Firm Buddha; namo Peace and Joy Buddha; namo Invincible Buddha; namo Sun and Moon Buddha; namo Thunder King Buddha; namo Lightning King Buddha; namo Greatly Victorious Buddha; namo Protecting Wisdom Buddha; namo Sun Victorious Buddha; namo Accomplished Meaning Buddha; namo Jewel Accumulation Buddha; namo Subduing Foes Buddha; namo Flower Victory Buddha; namo Worthy Renown Buddha; namo Wisdom Stride Buddha; namo Free from Conceit Buddha; namo Root Flower Buddha; namo Fearless Land Buddha; namo Exalted Renown Buddha; namo Showing Existence Buddha; namo Moon Canopy Buddha; namo Abundant Merit Buddha; namo Jewel Moon Buddha; namo Lion Banner Buddha; namo Joy in Contemplation Buddha; namo Inconceivable Swiftness Buddha; namo Joy in Merit Buddha; namo Worthy of Offerings Renown Buddha; namo Flower Mark Buddha; namo Immeasurable Joyous Discourse Renown Buddha; namo Jewel Vajra Buddha; namo Amitāyus Buddha; namo Jewel Adornment Buddha; namo Great Sovereign Merit Buddha; namo Victorious Moon Buddha; namo High Mountain Renown Buddha; namo Hundred Lights Buddha; namo Joy Buddha; namo Dragon Stride Buddha; namo Accomplished Intention Buddha; namo Jewel Moon Buddha; namo Quenched Buddha; namo Kindled Torch King Buddha; namo Foremost Leader Buddha; namo Sovereign of Joy Buddha; namo Jewel Topknot Buddha; namo Far Free from Fear Buddha; namo Jewel Treasury Buddha; namo Moon Face Buddha; namo Vimalakīrti Buddha; namo Renowned Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Beloved Deva Buddha; namo Rāhu Deva Buddha; namo Good Flame Buddha; namo Beloved Jewel Buddha; namo Jewel Accumulation Buddha; namo Jewel Stride Buddha; namo Lion Flower Buddha; namo Highly Cultivated Buddha; namo Sovereign among Humans Buddha; namo Human Wisdom Buddha; namo Illumination of the World Buddha; namo Jewel Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Merit Buddha; namo Great Mark Buddha; namo Vehicle Adornment Buddha; namo Bridge Buddha; namo Fragrant Elephant Buddha; namo Mindless Wisdom Buddha; namo Meru Banner Buddha; namo Good Incense Buddha; namo Firm Armor Buddha; namo Victorious Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Jewel Armor Buddha; namo Worthy and Great Buddha; namo Good Fragrance Moon Buddha; namo Pure Sovereign Buddha; namo Lion Moon Buddha; namo Victorious Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Well Victorious Buddha; namo Unsurpassable Wheel Buddha; namo Victorious Kin Buddha; namo True Name Buddha; namo Great Practice Buddha; namo Exalted Light Buddha; namo Mountain of Merit Buddha; namo Great Renown Buddha; namo Dharma Renown Buddha; namo Bestowing Light Buddha; namo Lightning Virtue Buddha; namo Real Action Buddha; namo Life Savior Buddha; namo Good Flame Buddha; namo Good Foremost Buddha; namo Decisive Wisdom Buddha; namo Free from Existence Buddha; namo Jewel Incense Buddha; namo Victorious Joy Buddha; namo Lion Light Buddha; namo Universal Illumination Buddha; namo Renowned Victory Buddha; namo Good Wisdom Buddha; namo Jewel Moon Buddha; namo Exalted Light Buddha; namo Unsubduable Practice Buddha; namo Great Light Buddha; namo Jewel Wheel Buddha; namo Bhagavat Buddha; namo Lion Mark Buddha; namo Full Moon Buddha; namo Jewel Flame Buddha; namo Rāhu Buddha; namo Well Protecting Buddha; namo Rare Awakening Buddha; namo Equal Light Buddha; namo Quietly Gone Buddha; namo Peaceful World Buddha; namo Unafflicted Buddha; namo Traveling the Ten Directions Buddha; namo Strength and Joy Buddha; namo Fire Essence Victory Buddha; namo Arriving at Great Essence Buddha; namo Attaining Great Power Buddha; namo Treasury of Merit Buddha; namo True Practice Buddha; namo Fearless Victory Buddha; namo Jyoti Buddha; namo Great Light Buddha; namo Sunlight Buddha; namo Vast Merit Buddha; namo Jewel Merit Buddha; namo Sovereign Buddha; namo Jewel Incense Buddha; namo Action-Maker Buddha; namo Lion Hand Buddha; namo Good Transformation Buddha; namo Jewel Exalted Buddha; namo Great Ocean Buddha; namo Upholding Buddha; namo Meaning and Wisdom Buddha; namo Well-Contemplating Wisdom Buddha; namo Great Assembly Wheel Buddha; namo Jewel Fire Buddha; namo Cultivating Meaning Buddha; namo Moon of the World Buddha; namo Flower Voice Buddha; namo Pure Banner Buddha; namo Leader of the Great Assembly Buddha; namo Lion Stride Buddha; namo Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Accomplished Blessing Buddha; namo Great Light Buddha; namo Jewel Renown Buddha; namo Faith of the Assembly Buddha; namo Boundless Renown Buddha; namo Not Empty Light Buddha; namo Holy Deva Buddha; namo Vajra Assembly Buddha; namo Good Shoulder Buddha; namo Banner King Buddha; namo Flower Accomplishment Buddha; namo Armor Wisdom Buddha; namo Wind Practice Buddha; namo Well Contemplating Buddha; namo Great Renown Buddha; namo Pleasing Buddha; namo Amṛta Accumulation Buddha; namo Merit Protection Buddha; namo Meaning Gone Buddha; namo Fearless Buddha; namo Great Loving-Kindness and Compassion Buddha; namo Abiding in Discrimination Buddha; namo Jewel Foot Buddha; namo Majestic Virtue of Liberation Buddha; namo Good Retribution Buddha; namo Swift and Equal Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Victorious Wisdom Buddha; namo Good Deva Buddha; namo True Voice Buddha; namo Attaining the Power of Wisdom Buddha; namo Lion Wisdom Buddha; namo Flower Exalted Buddha; namo Wisdom Maker Buddha; namo Flower Virtue Buddha; namo Treasury of Merit Buddha; namo Jewel Renown Buddha; namo True Renown Buddha; namo Unsubduable Buddha; namo Fearless Sovereign Buddha; namo Pure Sun Buddha; namo All Devas Buddha; namo Lovely Buddha; namo True Deva Buddha; namo Jewel Treasury Buddha; namo Renown of Merit Buddha; namo Wisdom Accumulation Buddha; namo Pure and White Buddha; namo Far-Traveling Buddha; namo Deva Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Pure Holy One Buddha; namo Joyful Departure Buddha; namo Great Superior Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Accumulation of Flames Buddha; namo Great Victory Buddha; namo Flower Light Buddha; namo Joy Foremost Buddha; namo Good Foremost Buddha; namo Sovereign Banner Buddha; namo Great Love Buddha; namo Good Mind Buddha; namo Subduing Other Assemblies Buddha; namo Valiant Buddha; namo Accomplishment Buddha; namo Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Inconceivable Realm Buddha; namo Good Arm Buddha; namo Great Jewel Buddha; namo According with Intention Buddha; namo Honored One of the World Buddha; namo Light of Merit Buddha; namo Jewel Sound Buddha; namo Vajra Ṛṣi Buddha; namo Accomplishment Buddha; namo Lion Strength Buddha; namo Undefiled Eye Buddha; namo Kāśyapa Buddha; namo Pure Wisdom Buddha; namo Wisdom Stride Buddha; namo Exalted Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Great Light Buddha; namo Sun Light Buddha; namo Undefiled Body Buddha; namo Distinct Body Buddha; namo Distinct Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Incomparable Amṛta Bowl Buddha; namo Moon Light and Lightning Virtue Buddha; namo Quenched Departure Buddha; namo Immovable Buddha; namo Abundant Renown Buddha; namo Dharma of Merit Buddha; namo Joyful and Fearless Buddha; namo Adornment King Buddha; namo Wondrous Renown Buddha; namo Abundant Flames Buddha; namo Flower Victory Buddha; namo Jewel Adornment Buddha; namo Good and Worthy Buddha; namo Jewel Wondrous Buddha; namo Good Wisdom Buddha; namo Good and Worthy Virtue Buddha; namo Brahmā Banner Buddha; namo Moon Canopy Buddha; namo Net of Flames Buddha; namo Vast Light Buddha; namo Wisdom Renown Buddha; namo Name and Mark Buddha; namo Light of Merit Buddha; namo Renowned Sound Buddha; namo Full Moon Buddha; namo Flower Light Buddha; namo Good Practice Buddha; namo Dīpaṃkara Buddha; namo Lightning Banner Buddha; namo Light King Buddha; namo Constellation Light Buddha; namo Unblamable Name Buddha; namo Padma Garbha Buddha; namo Puṣya Joy Buddha; namo Full Eye Buddha; namo Unclouded Meaning Buddha; namo Exalted Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Flower Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Swift Buddha; namo Unobstructed Wisdom Buddha; namo Rāhu Deva Buddha; namo Wisdom Accumulation Buddha; namo Foremost Leader Buddha; namo Sovereign Kalpa Buddha; namo Flower Banner Buddha; namo Rāhu Buddha; namo Fire Medicine Buddha; namo Constellation King Buddha; namo Radiant King Buddha; namo Hand of Merit Buddha; namo Renowned Light Buddha; namo Sun Light Buddha; namo Dharma Treasury Buddha; namo Good Wisdom Buddha; namo Sovereign Kalpa of Merit Buddha; namo Vajra Ṛṣi Buddha; namo Wisdom Accumulation Buddha; namo Well Abiding Buddha; namo Well-Arrived Wisdom Buddha; namo Pure Voice Buddha; namo Dragon Roar Sound Buddha; namo Mark Banner Buddha; namo Wisdom Accumulation Buddha; namo Fearless Buddha; namo Pure Foremost Leader Buddha; namo Pleasing Eye Buddha; namo Dragon Virtue Buddha; namo Jewel Banner Buddha; namo Sharp Wisdom Buddha; namo Undaunted Voice Buddha; namo Jewel Mark Buddha; namo Voice Virtue Buddha; namo Lion Buddha; namo Diverse Discourse Buddha; namo Wisdom Form Buddha; namo Padma Accumulation Buddha; namo Flower Buddha; namo Swift Departure Buddha; namo Flower Accumulation Buddha; namo Victorious Form Buddha; namo Constellation Form Buddha; namo Moon Lamp Buddha; namo Majestic Virtue Accumulation Buddha; namo Bodhi King Buddha; namo Inexhaustible Buddha; namo Good Wisdom Eye Buddha; namo Joyful Body Buddha; namo Wisdom Land Buddha; namo Supremely Exalted Body Buddha; namo Pure Majestic Virtue Buddha; namo Possessing Wisdom Buddha; namo True Voice Buddha; namo Great Honored One Buddha; namo Unobstructed Treasury Buddha; namo Victorious Virtue Buddha; namo Swift Victorious Wisdom Buddha; namo Great Flame Buddha.

7.2

Next, pay homage to the great canon of the wheel of the Dharma, the twelve divisions of the revered scriptures:

7.3

Namo Scripture on the Merits of the Bhikṣu Śāha; namo Jyotiṣka Sūtra; namo Rocana-śreṣṭhin Sūtra; namo Sumati-śreṣṭhin Sūtra; namo Sūtra on the Avadāna of Dīpaśikha; namo Sūtra on the Twelve Chapters of Saṃsāra; namo Sūtra on Admonishing the King; namo Sūtra on the Five Kings; namo Sūtra on King Malla; namo Sūtra on the King of the Country of Madra; namo Sūtra on King Pradā; namo Sūtra on the King of Gandhavat; namo Dṛḍhamati Sūtra; namo Sūtra on the Greatness of the Buddha and the Saṅgha; namo Xieqi Sūtra; namo Twelve Dhūtas Sūtra; namo Sūtra on Guarding Purity; namo Soapberry Tree Sūtra; namo Sūtra on Seasonable and Unseasonable Times; namo Khakkharaka Sūtra; namo Candana Tree Sūtra; namo Pavāraṇā Sūtra; namo Sūtra on the Poor Old Man; namo Sūtra on the Śreṣṭhin's Son Distressed in Three Places; namo Scripture on Vardhana Spoken by the Buddha; namo Sūtra on the King of the Country of Candana; namo Sūtra on Self-Love; namo Miscellaneous Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha; namo Sūtra on the Unsurpassed Realm; namo Sūtra on the Retribution of Transgressions and Merits in the Transmigration of the Five Destinies; namo Ajātaśatru Sūtra; namo Eighteen Hells Sūtra; namo Sūtra on the Avadāna of Saṅgharakṣita; namo Milindapañha Sūtra; namo Dharmaguptaka Vinaya; namo Daśādhyāya Vinaya; namo Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya; namo Mahīśāsaka Vinaya; namo Mahāsāṃghika Prātimokṣa; namo Dharmaguptaka Prātimokṣa; namo Prātimokṣa Sūtra; namo Śrāmaṇera Manners; namo Dharmaguptaka Karmavācanā; namo Dharmaguptaka Bhikṣuṇī Karmavācanā; namo Upāsaka Pañcaśīla Characteristics; namo Samantapāsādikā Vinayavibhāṣā; namo Vinaya; namo Sarvāstivāda Vinayamātṛkā.

7.4

Respectfully pay homage to all the great bodhisattva-mahāsattvas of the ten directions:

7.5

Namo Dharmarāja Bodhisattva; namo Heshan Bodhisattva; namo Subduer-of-Māras Bodhisattva; namo Samantadṛś Bodhisattva; namo Jñānaparvata Bodhisattva; namo Nanke Bodhisattva; namo Indraketu Bodhisattva; namo Golden Cūḍā Bodhisattva; namo Sudarśana Bodhisattva; namo Sumati Bodhisattva; namo Mokṣarāja Bodhisattva; namo Mahātejas Bodhisattva; namo Padmanetra Bodhisattva; namo Samantanetra Bodhisattva; namo Viniścayadharma Bodhisattva; namo Vimala Bodhisattva; namo Mahāprabha Bodhisattva; namo Mahābalin Bodhisattva; namo Mahācandra Bodhisattva; namo Sucandra Bodhisattva; namo Viśuddhacitta Bodhisattva; namo Dhāraṇīpuṣpa Bodhisattva; namo Asangacaryā Bodhisattva; namo Sarvāpāyāpagata Bodhisattva; namo Mahāprāpta Bodhisattva; namo Jñānolkādīpa Bodhisattva; namo Anantacaryā Bodhisattva; namo Anantadṛṣṭi Bodhisattva; namo Nirāvaraṇajñāna Bodhisattva; namo Vimalanetrasumerurāja Bodhisattva; namo Dhārayantaśānta Bodhisattva; namo Vigatatamas Bodhisattva; namo Anantaketu Bodhisattva; namo Agniprabha Bodhisattva; namo Tridhātupūjita Bodhisattva; namo Lokolka Bodhisattva; namo Nirāvaraṇanetra Bodhisattva; namo Niravadyakīrti Bodhisattva; namo Anantadṛṣṭi Bodhisattva; namo Nirvyāghātadarśana Bodhisattva.

7.6

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

7.7

Respectfully pay homage to all the noble and holy śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas:

7.8

Namo Exhaustion-of-Arrogance Pratyekabuddha; namo Loving-Kindness Pratyekabuddha; namo Liberated Pratyekabuddha; namo Vimala Pratyekabuddha; namo Solitary Pratyekabuddha; namo Jishu Pratyekabuddha; namo Arrogance-Subduing Pratyekabuddha; namo Relinquishing Pratyekabuddha; namo Non-Retreating Pratyekabuddha; namo Searching Pratyekabuddha.

7.9

Namas to all such immeasurable and boundless pratyekabuddhas.

7.10

Having paid homage to the triratna, next perform kṣamā again:

7.11

“We disciples with our whole hearts repent of our sins of lustful desire. It is said in the sūtra: ‘Only due to lustful desire are beings confined in the prison of ignorance, sinking in the river of saṃsāra without being able to emerge.’ It is on account of these five desires that sentient beings have transmigrated through saṃsāra since beginningless time. The bones accumulated from each sentient being's bodies in a single kalpa equal Mount Vipula at Rājagṛha; the mother's milk they have drunk is like the waters of the four oceans; and the blood shed from their bodies exceeds even this. The tears shed by their parents, siblings, and six classes of kin weeping at their death are like the waters of the four oceans. Therefore it is said: ‘Where there is craving, there is birth; when craving is exhausted, birth ceases.’ Thus we know that craving and love are the root of saṃsāra. Therefore the sūtra says: ‘The sin of sexual misconduct can cause sentient beings to fall into the hells and hungry ghosts to endure suffering; if among beasts, they receive bodies such as pigeons, sparrows, and mandarin ducks; if born among humans, their wives will not be chaste and virtuous, and they will receive uncongenial dependents.’ Since sexual misconduct has such evil karmas, therefore we disciples today with whole hearts bow our heads and take refuge in the Buddha:

7.12

“Namo King of Lion's Roar Buddha of the east; namo Great Cloud Treasury Buddha of the south; namo Amitāyus Buddha of the west; namo Red Lotus Light Buddha of the north; namo Pure Vaidūrya Buddha of the southeast; namo Supreme Subduer Buddha of the southwest; namo Scattering Flowers Generating Merit Buddha of the northwest; namo Mind Like Space Buddha of the northeast; namo Vimalakīrtirāja Buddha of the nadir; namo Pure Ocean of Wisdom Buddha of the zenith.

7.13

“Namas to all the triratna throughout empty space and the worlds of the ten directions. From anādikāla until today, we disciples may have had illicit relations with others' wives and concubines, seized others' women, violated chaste women, defiled bhikṣuṇīs, broken others' brahma-conduct, committed forced violations against the Way, harboured impure minds, gazed flirtatiously, used lewd language to banter and mock, brought shame on others' families, defiled the reputation of the virtuous and good, or engaged in impure conduct toward the five types of eunuchs. Sins such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today with utmost sincerity we take refuge and repent of them.

7.14

“We disciples, from anādikāla until today, may have received female bodies and had minds like wild horses, constantly unrestrained every day without being settled for even a single moment, always harbouring evil thoughts and constantly giving rise to lustful desires; or at gatherings in the saṅghārāma, lacked the heart to listen to the Dharma while our eyes constantly gazed with longing; or seduced and lusted after śramaṇas, corrupted other men, took no joy in the Buddha-Dharma, and indulged our lustful feelings, causing our minds to drift across the great ocean and lose sight of the shore in darkness; or defiled the saṅgha's three robes and Dharma vestments; or engaged in impure conduct, caressing and fondling one another in the monasteries and courtyards. Sins such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today with shame and remorse, with our whole hearts we repent of them.

7.15

“Furthermore, we disciples, from anādikāla until today, may have become women constantly harbouring lustful desires; or usurped others' husbands and bewitched men; or cast magical talismans and evil spells causing others' wives to fall sick, so that people of little merit were possessed by malevolent spirits, giving sick demons an opportunity to strike, and without meeting a good physician, they ultimately died. Sins such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today with shame and remorse, confessing our faults, with utmost sincerity we bow our heads, take refuge, and repent of them.

7.16

“Furthermore, we disciples, from anādikāla until today, may have had our eyes captivated by forms, feeling lustful attachment to black, yellow, red, crimson, vermilion, purple, rare curios, and precious jewels; or seized upon the signs of men and women—their height, shortness, fairness, darkness, and seductive postures—and given rise to unlawful thoughts; or our ears craved pleasing sounds—the notes of the pentatonic scale, strings, pipes, instrumental music, and singing; or seized upon the vocal expressions, words, weeping, and laughing of men and women, giving rise to unlawful thoughts; or our noses relied on famous fragrances—incense, musk, deep orchid, saffron, and storax—giving rise to unlawful thoughts; or our tongues craved fine flavours—fresh, delicious, sweet, and rich meats and blood of sentient beings to sustain our four elements, further increasing the root of suffering and giving rise to unlawful thoughts; or our bodies delighted in florid patterns, brocades, embroideries, silks, gauzes, and all manner of fine, smooth, seven-jeweled splendours of dress, giving rise to unlawful thoughts; or our minds entertained many confused thoughts, clashing with the Dharma in every encounter. Entertaining these six thoughts created exceedingly severe transgressions. Sins such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today with utmost sincerity, before the Buddhas of the ten directions, the honored Dharma, and the holy assembly, we take refuge and repent of them.

7.17

“May we disciples, by relying on the merit generated from repenting of these sins of sexual desire and the like, be reborn naturally through spontaneous transformation life after life without passing through a womb, pure and immaculate, endowed with marks and signs of lustrous splendour, with the six faculties clear, sharp, intelligent, and lucid, fully realizing that affection is like fetters and stocks, contemplating these six dusts as like illusions and phantoms, definitely feeling revulsion and detachment toward the realms of the five desires, to the point of not giving rise to unwholesome thoughts even in dreams, completely unmovable by internal or external conditions.

7.18

“May the merit from repenting the eye faculty enable these eyes to see through to the pure dharmakāyas of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions without dual appearance; may the merit from repenting the ear faculty enable these ears always to hear the true Dharma spoken by all the Buddhas and sages of the ten directions and practice in accordance with the teaching; may the merit from repenting the nose faculty enable this nose always to smell the fragrance of Entering the Dharma Realm from Gandhamādana, renouncing the impure foulness of saṃsāra; may the merit from repenting the tongue faculty enable this tongue always to taste the food of Dharma joy and dhyāna delight, not craving the taste of sentient beings' blood and flesh; may the merit from repenting the body faculty enable this body to put on the Tathāgata's robe, wear the armour of forbearance, recline on the bed of fearlessness, and sit on the seat of the four dhyānas; may the merit from repenting the mind faculty enable this mind to accomplish the ten perceptions, thoroughly penetrate the five sciences, deeply contemplate the principle of emptiness and equality of the two truths, give rise to the ten wondrous practices from expedient wisdom, enter the stream of the Dharma growing clearer in every thought-moment, and manifest the Tathāgata's great anutpattikadharmakṣānti.”

7.19

Mahāyāna Lotus Sūtra on Baoda's Dialogue Regarding the Retribution of Śramaṇas

7.20

Soon after, Baoda entered yet another hell, called the Fire-Elephant Hell. In that hell there were naturally fire-elephants. The bodies of these elephants were exceedingly huge; fire burned upon their bodies, spewing forth smoke and flames together, and fire also blazed from their mouths and eyes. When the sinners saw them, being crowded and pressed, they wailed and were unwilling to advance. The jailer yakṣas pitchforked them onto the elephants; the elephants leapt and bucked, so the sinners fell to the ground, where fires blazed and scorched their bodies. In a single day and a single night, they died a thousand times and were reborn a thousand times, died ten thousand times and were reborn ten thousand times. Emerging from the hell, if born among humans, their bodies would be incomplete—eunuchs, hermaphrodites, impotent men, or barren women.

7.21

Baoda asked the horse-headed rākṣasa: “What sins did these śramaṇas commit to receive such retribution?”

7.22

The rākṣasa replied: “These śramaṇas received the pure precepts of the Buddha but did not maintain them purely. They engaged in sexual misconduct, lacked proper deportment, and with impure bodies entered the shrines of Buddha images, where they cast sidelong glances and rubbed against the Buddha images without shame or remorse in their hearts. Due to these causes and conditions, they fell into the hell and suffered such retribution.”

7.23

Having heard this, Baoda wept sorrowfully and departed.

7.24

Sūtra on the Names of the Buddhas, Fascicle Seven

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