Therefore, having relied upon an excellent protector, solidify your certainty about the way that all the scriptures are causal factors for one person to become a buddha.
【◎ 是故应当依善依怙，于其一切正言，皆是一数取趣，成佛支缘。所有道理，令起定解。】
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然后呢进入大乘，虽然有很多经典，我们现在《华严》做代表，或者你们自己可以想，各式各样的经典上面都这么说。这个文殊菩萨一再开示善财童子，以及他善财童子不断地参访善知识，随处随地那个善知识也一再开示他，说：“你要成佛啊，要成就一切智智，总要依靠善知识。”那么这个详细的情况到后面说，到后面说。这个是我们修学佛法第一步。
善财在菩提场住了一天，参观了场内的花木、楼阁、山水、感到处处清洁，样样整齐，真不愧为佛陀的说法场所。
日落西山，善财朝金光灿烂的方向走去，看见一个身材魁梧的神，坐在摩尼宝狮子座上，手执巨斧，身放光明。面前众夜神围绕。善财上前，先右绕数匝，再顶礼说道：“我名善财，已发菩提心，利乐有情造福人间，尚不知如何修，如何行？如何利益众生？请圣者慈悲教诲。”
夜神站起身来，扶起善财道：“善男子，我只守菩提场，有什么能告诉你呢？”
善财道：“既守菩提场，一定有守城三昧教我。”
夜神道：“好！请坐下吧。”
善财靠夜神旁边一齐坐下，看见一人入场来，夜神道：“这是一个善人，是来供佛的。”那人进菩提场来，直到正殿佛前，向佛献上供品，顶礼而去。
不一会，菩提场的北面，天上现出一朵黑云。夜神指著黑云对善财说：“那是恶人要来。”
不多时，远远看见一个女人，手提花篮，篮中盛满鲜花，姗姗入场来。
善财对夜神说：“她也是来供佛的吧？”
夜神道：“你看一看就知道了。”
那女人走到菩提场门口，对守门小神娇声说：“有劳大神，我进去供佛，求佛开示。”小神被她一声娇音，弄得神魂颠倒，不知阻拦，也辨不出真假。那女人大摇大摆地走进了菩提场。
夜神见她进场，慢慢走近。那女人又娇滴滴地说：“大神慈悲，我来供佛，求佛开示。”夜神也不回答，将手上斧一摆，女人一下爬在地下，变成一只狐狸。夜神没有伤她。对她说：“你要行正道，才能成正果。”狐狸谢了不杀之恩，仓皇逃走。
夜神转回坐定，对善财道：“善男子，我历劫修习，得菩萨自在解脱法门，以平等心为众生解脱苦难，以各种形，各种音，各种方便，使众生安住善行。”
正说话间，南方一团黑云，从天而降，从远而近，夜神对善财说：“那边又有恶人来，我还得降伏他们，使他们消除恶意。”
刹时一声巨响，一个三头六臂的怪物从天而降，后面跟著一群小魔，浩浩荡荡，杀奔菩提场来。夜神离开宝座，上前迎敌。兵刃相见。叮当有声。你来我往，站了数合不分胜负。那怪使出法力。将手一伸，一只刁鼠扑向夜神，夜神左臂被咬伤。
夜神并不恼怒，右手举斧砍去，怪物不见了。夜神端身正念，撤开娑婆若网，收网一看，确是一个阿修罗。夜神问道：“你夜劫菩提场，是为了什么？”阿修罗道：“这还用问，为了吃供佛的美食。”
夜神说道：“你的嗔心太重，使你从内心不得清净，这是很痛哭的事，你应该有大悲心，要想到别人的痛哭和你的痛哭一样。己所不欲，勿施于人。”阿修罗惭愧作礼而去。
夜神对善财说：“我在过去法海雷音光王时，为法轮化光比丘尼，就发心守护菩提场，这菩提场就是正法城。后经百千佛出世，我都为守城神。我的守心城三昧，就是善守心城。”
善财道：“定遵教诲，要善守心城。”
夜神道：“本场中还有开敷一切树花主夜神，他还有些过硬的功夫，你可以再去访问他。”
善财得到善守城三昧，心生欢喜，作礼而去。
尔时，善财童子随顺寂静音海夜神教，思惟观察所说法门，一一文句皆无忘失，于无量深心、无量法性、一切方便神通智慧，忆念思择，相续不断；其心广大，证入安住。
行诣守护一切城夜神所，见彼夜神坐一切宝光明摩尼王师子之座，无数夜神所共围绕，现一切众生色相身，现普对一切众生身，现不染一切世间身，现一切众生身数身，现超过一切世间身，现成熟一切众生身，现速往一切十方身，现遍摄一切十方身，现究竟如来体性身，现究竟调伏众生身。
善财见已，欢喜踊跃，顶礼其足，绕无量匝，于前合掌而作是言：“圣者！我已先发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心，而未知菩萨修菩萨行时，云何饶益众生？云何以无上摄而摄众生？云何顺诸佛教？云何近法王位？唯愿慈哀，为我宣说！”
时，彼夜神告善财言：
“善男子！汝为救护一切众生故，汝为严净一切佛刹故，汝为供养一切如来故，汝欲住一切劫救众生故，汝欲守护一切佛种性故，汝欲普入十方修诸行故，汝欲普入一切法门海故，汝欲以平等心遍一切故，汝欲普受一切佛法轮故，汝欲普随一切众生心之所乐雨法雨故，问诸菩萨所修行门。
“善男子！我得菩萨甚深自在妙音解脱，为大法师，无所罣碍，善能开示诸佛法藏故；具大誓愿、大慈悲力，令一切众生住菩提心故；能作一切利众生事，积集善根无有休息故；为一切众生调御之师，令一切众生住萨婆若道故；为一切世间清净法日，普照世间，令生善根故；于一切世间其心平等，普令众生增长善法故；于诸境界其心清净，除灭一切诸不善业故；誓愿利益一切众生，身恒普现一切国土故；示现一切本事因缘，令诸众生安住善行故；恒事一切诸善知识，为令众生安住佛教故。
“佛子！我以此等法施众生，令生白法，求一切智，其心坚固犹如金刚那罗延藏，善能观察佛力、魔力，常得亲近诸善知识，摧破一切业惑障山，集一切智助道之法，心恒不舍一切智地。
“善男子！我以如是净法光明饶益一切众生，集善根助道法时，作十种观察法界。何者为十？所谓：我知法界无量，获得广大智光明故；我知法界无边，见一切佛所知见故；我知法界无限，普入一切诸佛国土，恭敬供养诸如来故；我知法界无畔，普于一切法界海中，示现修行菩萨行故；我知法界无断，入于如来不断智故；我知法界一性，如来一音，一切众生无不了故；我知法界性净，了如来愿普度一切诸众生故；我知法界遍众生，普贤妙行悉周遍故；我知法界一庄严，普贤妙行善庄严故；我知法界不可坏，一切智善根充满法界不可坏故。善男子！我作此十种观察法界，集诸善根办助道法，了知诸佛广大威德，深入如来难思境界。
“又，善男子！我如是正念思惟，得如来十种大威德陀罗尼轮。何者为十？所谓：普入一切法陀罗尼轮、普持一切法陀罗尼轮、普说一切法陀罗尼轮、普念十方一切佛陀罗尼轮、普说一切佛名号陀罗尼轮、普入三世诸佛愿海陀罗尼轮、普入一切诸乘海陀罗尼轮、普入一切众生业海陀罗尼轮、疾转一切业陀罗尼轮、疾生一切智陀罗尼轮。善男子！此十陀罗尼轮，以十千陀罗尼轮而为眷属，恒为众生演说妙法。
“善男子！我或为众生说闻慧法，或为众生说思慧法，或为众生说修慧法，或为众生说一有法，或为众生说一切有法，或为说一如来名海法，或为说一切如来名海法，或为说一世界海法，或为说一切世界海法，或为说一佛授记海法，或为说一切佛授记海法，或为说一如来众会道场海法，或为说一切如来众会道场海法，或为说一如来法轮海法，或为说一切如来法轮海法，或为说一如来修多罗法，或为说一切如来修多罗法，或为说一如来集会法，或为说一切如来集会法，或为说一萨婆若心海法，或为说一切萨婆若心海法，或为说一乘出离法，或为说一切乘出离法。善男子！我以如是等不可说法门，为众生说。
“善男子！我入如来无差别法界门海，说无上法，普摄众生，尽未来劫，住普贤行。善男子！我成就此甚深自在妙音解脱，于念念中增长一切诸解脱门，念念充满一切法界。”
时，善财童子白夜神言：“奇哉！天神！此解脱门如是希有！圣者证得，其已久如？”
夜神言：
“善男子！乃往古世，过世界转微尘数劫，有劫名：离垢光明，有世界名：法界功德云，以现一切众生业摩尼王海为体，形如莲华，住四天下微尘数香摩尼须弥山网中，以出一切如来本愿音莲华而为庄严，须弥山微尘数莲华而为眷属，须弥山微尘数香摩尼以为间错，有须弥山微尘数四天下，一一四天下有百千亿那由他不可说不可说城。
“善男子！彼世界中，有四天下，名为：妙幢；中有王都，名：普宝华光；去此不远，有菩提场，名：普显现法王宫殿。须弥山微尘数如来于中出现，其最初佛，名：法海雷音光明王。彼佛出时，有转轮王，名：清净日光明面，于其佛所，受持一切法海旋修多罗。佛涅槃后，其王出家，护持正法。法欲灭时，有千部异众千种说法。近于末劫，业惑障重；诸恶比丘多有斗诤，乐著境界，不求功德，乐说王论、贼论、女论、国论、海论，及以一切世间之论。
“时，王比丘而语之言：‘奇哉！苦哉！佛于无量诸大劫海集此法炬，云何汝等而共毁灭？’作是说已，上升虚空，高七多罗树，身出无量诸色焰云，放种种色大光明网，令无量众生除烦恼热，令无量众生发菩提心。以是因缘，彼如来教，复于六万五千岁中而得兴盛。
“时，有比丘尼，名：法轮化光，是此王女，百千比丘尼而为眷属，闻父王语及见神力，发菩提心永不退转，得三昧，名：一切佛教灯，又得此甚深自在妙音解脱；得已，身心柔软，即得现见法海雷音光明王如来一切神力。
“善男子！于汝意云何？彼时转轮圣王随于如来转正法轮，佛涅槃后兴隆末法者，岂异人乎？今普贤菩萨是。其法轮化光比丘尼，即我身是。我于彼时，守护佛法，令十万比丘尼于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提得不退转，又令得现见一切佛三昧，又令得一切佛法轮金刚光明陀罗尼，又令得普入一切法门海般若波罗蜜。
“次有佛兴，名：离垢法光明；次有佛兴，名：法轮光明髻；次有佛兴，名：法日功德云；次有佛兴，名：法海妙音王；次有佛兴，名：法日智慧灯；次有佛兴，名：法华幢云；次有佛兴，名：法焰山幢王；次有佛兴，名：甚深法功德月；次有佛兴，名：法智普光藏；次有佛兴，名：开示普智藏；次有佛兴，名：功德藏山王；次有佛兴，名：普门须弥贤；次有佛兴，名：一切法精进幢；次有佛兴，名：法宝华功德云；次有佛兴，名：寂静光明髻；次有佛兴，名：法光明慈悲月；次有佛兴，名：功德焰海；次有佛兴，名：智日普光明；次有佛兴，名：普贤圆满智；次有佛兴，名：神通智光王；次有佛兴，名：福德华光灯；次有佛兴，名：智师子幢王；次有佛兴，名：日光普照王；次有佛兴，名：须弥宝庄严相；次有佛兴，名：日光普照；次有佛兴，名：法王功德月；次有佛兴，名：开敷莲华妙音云；次有佛兴，名：日光明相；次有佛兴，名：普光明妙法音；次有佛兴，名：师子金刚那罗延无畏；次有佛兴，名：普智勇猛幢；次有佛兴，名：普开法莲华身；次有佛兴，名：功德妙华海；次有佛兴，名：道场功德月；次有佛兴，名：法炬炽然月；次有佛兴，名：普光明髻；次有佛兴，名：法幢灯；次有佛兴，名：金刚海幢云；次有佛兴，名：名称山功德云；次有佛兴，名：栴檀妙月；次有佛兴，名：普妙光明华；次有佛兴，名：照一切众生光明王；次有佛兴，名：功德莲华藏；次有佛兴，名：香焰光明王；次有佛兴，名：波头摩华因；次有佛兴，名：众相山普光明；次有佛兴，名：普名称幢；次有佛兴，名：须弥普门光；次有佛兴，名：功德法城光；次有佛兴，名：大树山光明；次有佛兴，名：普德光明幢；次有佛兴，名：功德吉祥相；次有佛兴，名：勇猛法力幢；次有佛兴，名：法轮光明音；次有佛兴，名：功德山智慧光；次有佛兴，名：无上妙法月；次有佛兴，名：法莲华净光幢；次有佛兴，名：宝莲华光明藏；次有佛兴，名：光焰云山灯；次有佛兴，名：普觉华；次有佛兴，名：种种功德焰须弥藏；次有佛兴，名：圆满光山王；次有佛兴，名：福德云庄严；次有佛兴，名：法山云幢；次有佛兴，名：功德山光明；次有佛兴，名：法日云灯王；次有佛兴，名：法云名称王；次有佛兴，名：法轮云；次有佛兴，名：开悟菩提智光幢；次有佛兴，名：普照法轮月；次有佛兴，名：宝山威德贤；次有佛兴，名：贤德广大光；次有佛兴，名：普智云；次有佛兴，名：法力功德山；次有佛兴，名：功德香焰王；次有佛兴，名：金色摩尼山妙音声；次有佛兴，名：顶髻出一切法光明云；次有佛兴，名：法轮炽盛光；次有佛兴，名：无上功德山；次有佛兴，名：精进炬光明云；次有佛兴，名：三昧印广大光明冠；次有佛兴，名：宝光明功德王；次有佛兴，名：法炬宝盖音；次有佛兴，名：普照虚空界无畏法光明；次有佛兴，名：月相庄严幢；次有佛兴，名：光明焰山云；次有佛兴，名：照无障碍法虚空；次有佛兴，名：开显智光身；次有佛兴，名：世主德光明音；次有佛兴，名：一切法三昧光明音；次有佛兴，名：法音功德藏；次有佛兴，名：炽然焰法海云；次有佛兴，名：普照三世相大光明；次有佛兴，名：普照法轮山；次有佛兴，名：法界师子光；次有佛兴，名：须弥华光明；次有佛兴，名：一切三昧海师子焰；次有佛兴，名：普智光明灯。
“善男子！如是等须弥山微尘数如来，其最后佛，名：法界城智慧灯，并于离垢光明劫中，出兴于世。我皆尊重，亲近供养，听闻受持所说妙法；亦于彼一切诸如来所，出家学道，护持法教，入此菩萨甚深自在妙音解脱，种种方便教化成熟无量众生。从是已来，于佛刹微尘数劫，所有诸佛出兴于世；我皆供养，修行其法。
“善男子！我从是来，于生死夜无明昏寐诸众生中而独觉悟；令诸众生，守护心城，舍三界城，住一切智无上法城。
“善男子！我唯知此甚深自在妙音解脱，令诸世间，离戏论语，不作二语，常真实语，恒清净语。如诸菩萨摩诃萨，能知一切语言自性，于念念中自在开悟一切众生，入一切众生言音海，于一切言辞悉皆辨了，明见一切诸法门海，于普摄一切法陀罗尼已得自在，随诸众生心之所疑而为说法，究竟调伏一切众生，能普摄受一切众生，巧修菩萨诸无上业，深入菩萨诸微细智，能善观察诸菩萨藏，能自在说诸菩萨法。何以故？已得成就一切法轮陀罗尼故。而我云何能知能说彼功德行？
“善男子！此佛会中，有主夜神，名：开敷一切树华。汝诣彼问：菩萨云何学一切智？云何安立一切众生住一切智？”
尔时，守护一切城主夜神，欲重宣此解脱义，为善财童子而说颂言：
“菩萨解脱深难见，虚空如如平等相，普见无边法界内，一切三世诸如来。出生无量胜功德，证入难思真法性，增长一切自在智，开通三世解脱道。过于刹转微尘劫，尔时有劫名净光，世界名为法焰云，其城号曰宝华光。其中诸佛兴于世，量与须弥尘数等；有佛名为法海音，于此劫中先出现；乃至其中最后佛，名为法界焰灯王；如是一切诸如来，我皆供养听受法。我见法海雷音佛，其身普作真金色，诸相庄严如宝山，发心愿得成如来。我暂见彼如来身，即发菩提广大心，誓愿勤求一切智，性与法界虚空等。由斯普见三世佛，及以一切菩萨众；亦见国土众生海，而普攀缘起大悲。随诸众生心所乐，示现种种无量身，普遍十方诸国土，动地舒光悟含识。见第二佛而亲近，亦见十方刹海佛，乃至最后佛出兴，如是须弥尘数等。于诸刹转微尘劫，所有如来照世灯；我皆亲近而瞻奉，令此解脱得清净。”
尔时，善财童子得入此菩萨甚深自在妙音解脱故，入无边三昧海，入广大总持海，
得菩萨大神通，获菩萨大辩才；心大欢喜，观察守护一切城主夜神，以偈赞曰：
“已行广大妙慧海，已度无边诸有海，长寿无患智藏身，威德光明住此众。了达法性如虚空，普入三世皆无碍；念念攀缘一切境，心心永断诸分别。了达众生无有性，而于众生起大悲；深入如来解脱门，广度群迷无量众。观察思惟一切法，了知证入诸法性；如是修行佛智慧，普化众生令解脱。天是众生调御师，开示如来智慧道，普为法界诸含识，说离世间众怖行。已住如来诸愿道，已受菩提广大教，已修一切遍行力，已见十方佛自在。天神心净如虚空，普离一切诸烦恼，了知三世无量刹，诸佛菩萨及众生。天神一念悉了知，昼夜日月年劫海；亦知一切众生类，种种名相各差别。十方众生生死处，有色无色想无想，随顺世俗悉了知，引导使入菩提路。已生如来誓愿家，已入诸佛功德海，法身清净心无碍，随众生乐现众色。”
时，善财童子说此颂已，礼夜神足，绕无量匝，殷勤瞻仰，辞退而去。
Sarvanagararakshasambhavatejahshri
Then, contemplating that enlightening liberation of supernal manifestations in a moment of thought producing floods of joy, fostering it and making it manifest, remembering the instruction of the night goddess Prashantarutasagaravati, absorbing it, keeping in mind knowledge of the principles inherent in it, a measureless repository of many principles to be found in each statement, fixing it in memory, examining it intellectually, putting it into practice, consciously extending it, physically feeling and dwelling in it, entering into it, Sudhana made his way to the night goddess Sarvanagararakshasambhavatejahshri.
He saw the night goddess sitting on a great lotus seat full of diamonds illumining the dwelling places in all cities, accompanied by untold numbers of night goddesses, with a body appearing to the beings in all realms, with a body equal in form to all beings, with a body appearing to all beings, with a body unstained by all worlds, with a body equal to all beings in number of manifestations, with a body transcending all worlds, with a body adapted to developing and guiding all beings, with a body proclaiming the truth in all realms, with a body reaching everywhere, with a body ultimately freed from obstructions, with a body of the essence of those who arrive at Thusness, with a body guiding all beings to ultimate perfection.
Sudhana, enraptured upon seeing the night goddess, paid his respects to her and said, “O goddess, I have set out for supreme perfect enlightenment; please tell me how an enlightening being is to be a benefactor to others while
carrying out enlightening practice, and how an enlightening being is to take care of sentient beings with the highest protection and care, and how an enlightening being, engaged in the work of enlightening beings by the assent of the enlightened, is to approach the seat of a spiritual sovereign?”
The night goddess replied, “It is very good that you ask about the way of practice of distributing teachings to sentient beings according to their mentalities, to attain the goal of guiding all sentient beings to perfection, to attain the goal of the effort to preserve the family of all buddhas, to apply all-pervasive knowledge, to confront entry into the ocean of means leading to all realms of reality, to penetrate all knowables by knowledge boundless as space, to receive and hold the teachings of all buddhas.
“I have attained an enlightening liberation, ‘entry into the profound miracle of pleasing sound.’ Having attained this liberation, engaged in preaching the great Teaching, free from attachment, dedicated to dissemination of the treasury of teachings of all buddhas, imbued with the power of great compassion and goodwill, set on working for the welfare of all sentient beings to inspire them to seek enlightenment, set out to become a leader of all sentient beings to ceaselessly accumulate stores of virtues in determination for enlightenment, engaged in producing clouds of teaching and suns of teaching in all worlds to guide all sentient beings on the path of omniscience, ceaselessly reaching out impartially to all sentient beings to illumine all worlds so as to produce infinite roots of goodness, applying a purified mind to practical knowledge of sustaining the performance of good works of all sentient beings, set out to lead all sentient beings to accord with all paths of good action, engaged in the work of directing all sentient beings in good ways, engaged in showing all sentient beings the way to peace and security, set out to lead all sentient beings to emancipation, engaged in directing all sentient beings to all good practices, set out to serve all spiritual friends uninterruptedly, engaged in directing all sentient beings to the teaching of the enlightened, engaged in undertaking all pure and good practices such as attention on the greatness of Buddha in this way. I expound the Teaching to sentient beings by means of the operation of ten thousand spheres of mental command, beginning with the sphere of mental command called absorption in the ocean of all truths, the sphere of mental command of light of remembrance of all buddhas, the sphere of mental command containing light illumining the ocean of deeds of all sentient beings, the sphere of pure mental command of absorption in the ocean of all means of liberation, the sphere of mental command uttering the names of all buddhas, the sphere of mental command of absorption in manifestation of the ocean of past vows of all buddhas, the sphere of mental command of swift turning of the attention to all truths, and the sphere of mental command called light of absorption in omniscience.
“Moreover, I teach sentient beings with wisdom consisting of learning, wisdom consisting of thinking, and wisdom consisting of practice. I teach sentient beings about the process of one existence, and I teach sentient beings about the processes of all existences. I teach about the ocean of names of one buddha, I teach about the oceans of names of all buddhas. I teach about one ocean of worlds, I teach about all oceans of worlds. I teach about the ocean of predictions of enlightenment of one buddha, I teach about the oceans of predictions of enlightenment of all buddhas. I teach about the ocean of audiences of one buddha, I teach about the oceans of audiences of all buddhas. I teach about the cycle of teachings of one buddha, I teach about the oceans of cycles of teachings of all buddhas. I teach about one scripture, I teach about the scriptures containing the cycles of teachings of all buddhas. I teach about one gathering of an audience of a buddha, I teach about the oceans of audiences of all buddhas. I teach about one thought of omniscience, I teach about the oceans of all elements of determination for enlightenment. I teach about one vehicle of emancipation, I teach about the oceans of all vehicles of emancipation. I teach sentient beings in untold ways such as these.
“Entry into the oceans of those who arrive at Thusness, identical to the structures of the reality
realm, taking care of sentient beings in the highest spiritual way of expounding the Teaching to them, living by the practice of universally good enlightening beings for endless eons, I cultivate this enlightening liberation of entry into the profound miracle of pleasing sound, by expanding it in every moment of consciousness, by the means of actualizing the sphere of liberation; and I pervade all realms of reality in every moment of thought with each means of actualizing the sphere of liberation.”
Sudhana said, “This enlightening liberation is marvelous. How long ago did you attain it?”
The goddess said, “Many eons ago there was world called Multitude of Cities of Spiritual Lights, set on a network of lofty fragrant jewel mountains, as many as atoms in four continents, arrayed with lotus flowers intoning the past vows of all buddhas, composed of multitudes of jewels produced by the deeds of all sentient beings, shaped like a huge lotus, pure with some defilement, encircled by as many masses of flowers as atoms in a mountain, adorned by lofty polar mountains of fragrant jewels, as many as atoms in a polar mountain, and with as many sets of four continents as atoms in a polar mountain. On each continent were untold trillions of cities.
“In that world there was an age called Pure Light, in which there arose as many buddhas as atoms in a polar mountain. In the middle of the world was a set of four continents called Resplendent Banner, in the middle of which was a metropolis called Omnipresent Jewel Flower Light, not too far from which was an enlightenment site called Image of the Abode of a Spiritual Sovereign. At that site a buddha named Illuminating King Voicing the Ocean of All Truths arose, the first of the buddhas of that age. At that time there was a monarch named Radiantly Pure Countenance, who received from that buddha a scripture called Ocean of All Truths and followed it.
“After that buddha passed away, the king left home and preserved the buddha’s teachings. At the time of the ending of the teaching, when it was divided into a thousand sects, with a thousand different explanations of the doctrine, and uninterrupted degeneracy of the age was imminent, in order to shake up the people shrouded by the barriers of afflictions and contentious quarrelsome mendicants, who were not seeking the virtues taught by the buddha but were wholly devoted to enjoyment of sense objects, addicted to talk of kings and thieves, addicted to talk of women, lands, and seas, addicted to materialistic thought and conversation, the renunciant king, a true follower of the religion, warned them, ‘Alas! The torch of the great teaching, which was developed over many eons, is going to die out.’ Then he rose into the sky to the height of seven palm trees, emanated clouds of flames of infinite colors, produced great networks of multicolored lights from his body, extinguished the burning of afflictions in the world with multicolored light, and directed infinitely many sentient beings toward enlightenment. The buddha’s teaching was thereby rekindled and remained in the world for another sixty thousand years.
“At that time there was also a nun named Light of Projections of the Wheel of the Teaching. She was the daughter of that king Radiantly Pure Countenance, and she had a retinue of a hundred thousand nuns. Hearing that rousing speech and seeing that great miraculous performance, she and her retinue had been inspired to seek enlightenment. Furthermore, those hundred thousand nuns became irreversible in progress toward supreme perfect enlightenment: they attained a concentration called ‘coming into existence in the presence of those who have arrived at Thusness,’ and they attained a mental command called ‘adamantine light of the teachings of all buddhas,’ and a perfection of wisdom called ‘entry into the principles of the ocean of all truths.’ The nun Light of Projections of the Wheel of the Teaching attained a concentration called ‘lamp illumining the source of the teachings of all buddhas,’ as well as this subtle, gentle enlightening liberation ‘entry into the profound miracle of pleasing sound,’ after which all the miracles of the buddha Illuminating King Voicing the Ocean of All Truths became visible to her.
“What do you think—was the king of that time, who went forth into the teaching of the buddha Illuminating King Voicing the Ocean of All Truths, followed the buddha’s teaching, sustained the teaching after the buddha’s demise when it was dying out, and kindled the torch of the teaching, anyone else? You should not see it this way. It was none other than Samantabhadra, the universally good enlightening being, who was that king Radiantly Pure Countenance. And do you think the king’s daughter, who became a nun, accompanied by a hundred thousand nuns, was anyone else? Do not see it that way. It was I myself who was that nun at that time. I preserved the teaching of that buddha, and I made those hundred thousand nuns irreversible in their progress toward supreme perfect enlightenment, I established them in the concentration ‘coming into existence in the presence of those who have arrived at Thusness,’ I established them in the mental command ‘adamantine light of the teachings of all buddhas’ and the perfection of wisdom ‘entry into the principles of the ocean of all truths.’
“After that I learned from a buddha named Light of the Peak of Knowledge of the Mountain of the Undefiled Teaching, then Crest of Light, then Multitudes of Lights of the Sun of the Teaching, then Sound of Explanation of the Ocean of the Teaching, then Light of the Sphere of Knowledge of the Sun of the Teaching, then Cloud of Banners Marked by the Flowers of the Teaching, then Supreme Brilliance of the Mass of Lights of the Teaching, then Moon of Light of the Depth of the Principles of the Teaching, then Mine of All Images Arising from Knowledge of the Teaching, then Crowned with the Treasury of Knowledge, then King Imbued with the Glory of the Highest Mountain, then Paragon of Universal Knowledge, then Paragon of Energy in All Good Practices, then Multitude of Lights of Spiritual Jewel Flowers, then Supreme Depth of the Light of Peace, then Moon Radiating Images of Eyes of Light, then Ocean of Brilliance of the Flames of Knowledge, then Sphere of Skill of Universal Knowledge, then Light of Knowledge of the Nadir and Zenith, then Lamp Blooming with Flames, then Supreme Lion of Knowledge, then Supreme Light of the Universal Sun, then Lofty Mountain Adorned with Precious Characteristics, then Complete Reflection of the Course of the Sun, then Radiant Moon of Awareness of the Nexus of Realities, then Multitude of Beauties of the Blossoming of the Lotus of the Teaching, then Universal Light of the Solar Orb of the Marks of Distinction, then Glorious Voice of the All-Illumining Teaching, then Adamantine Lion of Practical Wisdom, then Heroic Paragon of Universal Knowledge, then Embodiment of the Flowering of the Lotus of the Teaching, then Ocean of Splendor of Flowers of Virtue, then Mass of Light from the Pinnacle of Spiritual Treasures, then Multitude of Lights from the Summit of Knowledge, then Light of Jewels Bearing All Facets of the Teaching, then Glorious Moon of Awareness at the Pinnacle of Enlightenment, then Moon Glowing with the Fire of the Torch of the Teaching, then All-Reflecting Crown, then Lamp Emblematic of the Body of the Teaching, then Multitude of Representations of the Adamantine Ocean, then Clouds of Glory of Lofty Repute, then Radiant Moon of Sandalwood, then Fiery Light of Flowers of Universal Beauty, then Light Shining on All Beings, then Beautiful Calyx of the Lotus of Virtue, then King Shining with Fragrant Flames, then Lotus of Logic, then Shining with Magnificent Marks of Greatness, then Universally Renowned, then Polar Mountain of Light of Impartial Knowledge, then Glory of Light of the Citadel of Religion, then Majestic As a Forested Mountain, then Shining Clarity of Universal Light, then Sound of the Ocean of the Teaching, then Energy Arisen from the Undertaking of All Spiritual States, then Foremost Light of Universal Knowledge, then Resplendent with Superior Qualities, then Represented by the Lance of Spiritual Power, then Brilliant Sound of the Wheel of the Teaching, then Light of Knowledge and Wisdom Crowned with Radiant Virtue, then Glorious Moonrise of the Wheel of the Teaching, then Enlightened Paragon Illumining the Lotus of the Teaching, then Jewel Lotus Full of Light, then Lamp of Myriad Peaks of Jewel Radiance, then Flower of Pure Knowledge of Universal Vision, then Vast Treasury of Lights, then King Crowned with a Halo of Light Beams, then Crested with Myriad Virtues, then Mass of Manifestations of the Pinnacle of Religion, then Energy of Enormous Virtue, then Lamp of Myriad Suns of Truth, then King Acclaimed As a Source of Teaching, then Multitude of Sets of Teachings, then Light Representative of the Awareness of Enlightened Knowledge, then Radiant Moon Aware of the Sphere of Realities, then Magnificent As a Mountain of Gold and Jewels, then Topknot of Myriad Spheres of Light of All Truths, then Flaming Light of the Wheel of Teaching, then Lofty Majesty, then Myriad Lights of the Torch of All-Sided Energy, then Light of Vast Crowning Wisdom Sealed by Concentration, then Beautiful Jewel Light, then Voice of Arrays of Jewels from the Light of the Teaching, then Powerful Light in the Sky of Reality, then Moon Adorned with Marks of Greatness, then Flashing Cloud on a Mountain of Light, then Light in the Unobstructed Sky of Reality, then Body Blossoming with the Beauty of the Marks of Greatness, then Supreme Splendor and Voice of the World Ruler, then Light and Sound of Concentration on All Truths, then Mine of Initiatory Sounds, then Sound of the Ocean of Blazing Flames of the Teaching, then Light of Reflections of the Appearances of Past, Present, and Future, then Shining Light of the Highest Splendor of the Sphere of the Teaching, then Powerful Light in the Realm of Reality, then Lion Manifesting the Ocean of All Concentrations, then Light of Total Knowledge, then Lamp of the City of Reality with the Light of Universal Wisdom.
“In that age Pure Light, as many buddhas as atoms in the polar mountain appeared, beginning with these. The last of them was a buddha named Supreme Lamp of Knowledge Lighting the City of the Reality Realm. I served all those buddhas, from the first to the last, and I listened to their teachings, and left society to delve into all their teachings. I kept all their instructions in mind, and from all of them I attained this enlightening liberation of entry into the profound miracle of pleasing sound, by various methods of attainment, and I matured infinitely many sentient beings in the presence of all those buddhas. Since then I served all the buddhas that have emerged in as many eons as atoms in a buddha-land by putting their teachings into practice. Thenceforth I have been awake in the midst of beings asleep in the slumber of nescience during the night of mundane routines; I have guarded the city of their minds, removed them from the city of the triple world, and settled them in the city of the way of omniscience.
“I just know this enlightening liberation of entry into the miracle of pleasing sound, which stops mixed-up worldly talk and does not use duplicitous speech, ultimately leading to truth. How can I know the practice or tell of the virtues of the enlightening beings who have unobstructed knowledge of the essential nature of all speech, who command awareness of all realities in each moment of thought, who comprehend the utterances of all beings, who are familiar with the patterns of thought of all beings, who know the ways of classification and naming of all things, who are masters of the ocean of mental command of all truths, who are skilled in producing teachings adapted to the mentalities of all beings, who endeavor to guide all beings to perfection—how can I know their accomplishment in taking care of all beings, or know their efforts applied to undertaking the supreme works of enlightening beings, their attainment of subtle knowledge of enlightening beings, their multifaceted powers of the mine of practice of enlightening beings, or their accession to the lion throne of those who tell of the deeds of enlightening beings? Why do I say this? They are people of truth who have entered mental command of all stages of the Teaching.
“Right here in the presence of Vairocana Buddha there is a night goddess named Sarvavrikshapraphullanasukhasamvasa, who is sitting next to me. Ask her how an enlightening being is to learn omniscience and how one is to practice so as to lead all sentient beings to omniscience.”
Then the night goddess Sarvanagararakshasambhavatejahshri spoke these verses to Sudhana, further illustrating the enlightening liberation entering into profound miracles of pleasing sound:
Profound and hard to see is the liberation of enlightening beings,
Like space, entering everywhere;
They see the buddhas of all times,
Infinite, throughout the cosmos.
They attain endless liberations born of virtue and knowledge,
Of inconceivable nature, immeasurable:
Increasing unimpeded momentum in all directions,
They plunge into the paths of benevolence in all times.
Many eons ago there was a world
Called Cities of Spiritual Lights:
In that glorious world
Was a brilliant age called Pure Light.
In that age was an unbroken succession of buddhas,
As many as atoms in the polar mountain.
Illuminating King Voicing the Ocean of All Truths
Was the first buddha of the age,
Supreme Lamp of Knowledge Lighting the City of the Reality Realm
Was the last of those buddhas:
I visited and served them all,
And joyfully heard their teachings.
I saw the golden light of the first buddha,
Illuminating King Voicing the Ocean of All Truths,
Like the polar mountain resplendent with the thirty-two marks,
And seeing him I determined to become a buddha.
As soon as I saw that buddha there arose
My first aspiration to buddhahood, full of power,
By means arising from the progress of omniscience,
As pure as space, of the nature of Thusness.
Thenceforth seeing all the buddhas throughout all times,
And all the multitudes of enlightening beings,
And all the myriad worlds and sentient beings there,
I produced an ocean of ambrosia of goodwill.
I determined to pervade all lands,
Showing my body differently to sentient beings according to their mentalities,
To illumine and stir all the lands
And develop the beings to maturity.
I went and saw the second buddha,
And the buddhas in the oceans of lands in the ten directions,
In as many lands as atoms in an ocean of lands,
And finally saw the last buddha of that age.
I went and served all the buddhas,
Lamps of the world, that appeared
In as many ages as atoms in all worlds,
That I might purify this liberation.
Then, having attained this enlightening liberation of entry into the profound miracle of pleasing sound, having entered an ocean of infinitely various media of concentration, his mind having developed an immense ocean of means of sustained attention, illumined with the great mystic knowledge of enlightening beings, having entered an ocean of great joyful intelligence, his mind expanded with a vast ocean of ecstasy, Sudhana praised the night goddess with these verses:
Vast is your wisdom, coursing in the ocean of truth,
And you have traversed the infinite sea of existences.
Long-lived, without affliction, an embodiment of beneficent knowledge,
Your presence illumines this assembly, O goddess.
Aware of the nature of things, like the sky,
You enter unhindered into all times;
In an instant of consciousness without discriminatory thought
You assess all objects, inconceivable as they are.
With the eye of knowledge you see into the beingless nature,
While by compassion you enter infinite oceans of beings.
Deliberately plunging into most profound liberation,
You guide and develop innumerable beings.
You know how to analyze all states of being,
And are aware of the way to penetrate the essence of things:
You practice the undefiled path of all sages;
You will liberate all beings, purifying them.
You are an unexcelled leader of beings, O goddess,
As you acquire omniscient knowledge throughout the universe,
You expound the Teaching to all beings therein,
And extinguish all fears in the world.
You go by way of the path of Vairocana’s vows,
With unhindered, vast, undefiled understanding;
Everywhere practicing the powers of the enlightened,
You witness the miracles of buddhas in all lands.
Hard to accomplish is a skylike mind such as yours,
Free from the taints of the afflictions;
Therein are all lands in all times,
All buddhas, enlightening beings, and all living creatures.
Day and night, instants and moments, seasons, fortnights, months,
And years, along with their passing away and imagined discriminations,
And the waves of eons, with their enumerations of myriad names,
The oceans of concepts of sentient beings, all you see in an instant.
The deaths and births of beings in the ten directions,
With form or without, thinking and thoughtless,
You comprehend according to their conventional truth,
And show them the way to supreme enlightenment.
Born of the family of the network of Vairocana’s vows,
Having become one with all buddhas,
Your spiritual body pure, your mind unobstructed,
You appear to beings according to their minds.
Having eulogized the goddess with these verses, Sudhana paid his respects and went on.
References 参考资料:
- 《华严经》 Avatamsaka Sūtra
- 善财童子五十三参原文、白话故事、图片 – 弘善佛教网
- The Flower Ornament Scripture A Translation Of The Avatamsaka Sutra By Thomas Cleary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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