The Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra 金剛般若波羅蜜經

Incense Praise 爐香讚…………………………………………………………2

The Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra 金剛般若波羅蜜經………………………………………… 4

Liturgy for Making Offerings 上供………………………………………………………… 61

Making Offerings to the Deceased 靈前回向…………………………………………………… 62

Taking Refuge 三皈依……………………………………………………… 73

A Prayer for the Dharma Service 共修法會祈願文…………………………………………… 74

Transfer of Merit 回向偈……………………………………………………… 82

Incense Praise 爐香讚

Lu Xiang Zha Re ， Fa Jie Meng Xun ，爐香乍爇，法界蒙熏， Incense burning in the censer, the fragrance permeates throughout all space.

Zhu Fo Hai Hui Xi Yao Wen ，諸佛海會悉遙聞， The Buddhas perceive it from every direction,

Sui Chu Jie Xiang Yun 。隨處結祥雲。 Auspicious clouds gathering everywhere.

Cheng Yi Fang Yin ， Zhu Fo Xian Quan Shen 。誠意方殷，諸佛現全身。 With our sincerity, the Buddhas manifest themselves in their entirety.

*Na Mo Xiang Yun Gai Pu Sa Mo He Sa 。南無香雲蓋菩薩摩訶薩。 (*Repeat 3 times) (三稱) We take refuge in the bodhisattva-mahasattvas.

*Na Mo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mou Ni Fo 南無本師釋迦牟尼佛 (*Repeat 3 times) (三稱) We take refuge in our teacher Sakyamuni Buddha.

Sutra Opening Gatha 開經偈

Wu Shang Shen Shen Wei Miao Fa 。無上甚深微妙法。 This is the most supreme, profound, and wondrous teaching. Bai Qian Wan Jie Nan Zao Yu 。百千萬劫難遭遇。 It is a rare encounter in the mist of trillion kalpas.

Wo Jin Jian Wen De Shou Chi 。我今見聞得受持。 Now that I have chosen to learn the teaching, I will uphold it.

Yuan Jie Ru Lai Zhen Shi Yi 。願解如來真實義。 I vow to understand the truth as discoursed by the Tathagata.

The Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra 金剛般若波羅蜜經

Jin Gang Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi Jing 金剛般若波羅蜜經 Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra

One: The Causes of This Dharma Meeting 法會因由分第一

Ru Shi Wo Wen 。 Yi Shi Fo Zai She Wei Guo 如是我聞。一時佛在舍衛國 Qi Shu Ji Gu Du Yuan 。 Yu Da Bi Qiu Zhong 祇樹給孤獨園。與大比丘眾 Qian Er Bai Wu Shi Ren Ju 。千二百五十人俱。 Thus I have heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the city of Sravasti at the Jeta Grove Monastery with a gathering of monks numbering one thousand two hundred and fifty.

Er Shi 。 Shi Zun Shi Shi 。 Zhuo Yi Chi Bo 爾時。世尊食時。著衣持鉢。 Ru She Wei Da Cheng Qi Shi 。 Yu Qi Cheng 。入舍衛大城乞食。於其城 Zhong Ci Di Qi Yi 。 Huan Zhi Ben Chu 。 Fan 中次第乞已。還至本處。飯 Shi Qi 。 Shou Yi Bo 。 Xi Zu Yi 。 Fu 食訖。收衣鉢。洗足已。敷 Zuo Er Zuo 。座而坐。 At mealtime, the World-honored One put on his robe, picked up his bowl, and went into the city of Sravasti to beg for food. After he had gone from house to house, he returned to the grove. When he had finished eating, he put away his robe and bowl, washed his feet, straightened his mat, and sat down. 4

Two: Subhuti’s Request 善現啟請分第二

Shi Zhang Lao Xu Pu Ti 。 Zai Da Zhong Zhong 。時長老須菩提。在大眾中。 Ji Cong Zuo Qi 。 Pian Tan You Jian 。 You Xi 即從座起。偏袒右肩。右膝 Zhuo Di 。 He Zhang Gong Jing 。 Er Bai Fo Yan。著地。合掌恭敬。而白佛言。 At that time the elder monk Subhuti was among the gathering of monks. He rose from his seat, bore his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, and with palms pressed together before him, respectfully spoke to the Buddha saying,

Xi You Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Shan Hu Nian Zhu Pu 希有世尊。如來善護念諸菩 Sa 。 Shan Fu Zhu Zhu Pu Sa 。 Shi Zun 。薩。善付囑諸菩薩。世尊。 Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo 善男子善女人。發阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti Xin 。 Yun He Ying Zhu 。三藐三菩提心。云何應住。 Yun He Xiang Fu Qi Xin 。云何降伏其心。 “Rare, World-honored One, the Tathagata protects and is concerned about all bodhisattvas, and he instructs all bodhisattvas. World-honored One, when good men and good women commit themselves to anuttara samyaksambodhi, in what should they abide in, and how should they subdue their minds?”

Fo Yan 。 Shan Zai Shan Zai 。 Xu Pu Ti 。佛言。善哉善哉。須菩提。 Ru Ru Suo Shuo 。 Ru Lai Shan Hu Nian Zhu Pu 如汝所說。如來善護念諸菩 Sa 。 Shan Fu Zhu Zhu Pu Sa 。 Ru Jin Di 薩。善付囑諸菩薩。汝今諦 5

Ting 。 Dang Wei Ru Shuo 。聽。當為汝說。 The Buddha said, “Wonderful! Wonderful! Subhuti, it is as you have said, the Tathagata protects and is concerned about all bodhisattvas, and instructs all bodhisattvas. Now listen carefully while I tell you…”

Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo 善男子善女人。發阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti Xin 。 Ying Ru Shi Zhu 。三藐三菩提心。應如是住。 Ru Shi Xiang Fu Qi Xin 。 Wei Ran 。 Shi Zun 如是降伏其心。唯然。世尊。 Yuan Yao Yu Wen 。。願樂欲聞。 “…when good men and good women commit themselves to anuttara samyaksambodhi, in what they should abide in, and how they should subdue their minds.”

“Excellent, World-honored One. I will joyfully listen to what you say.”

Three: The Heart of the Mahayana 大乘正宗分第三

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Zhu Pu Sa Mo He Sa 佛告須菩提。諸菩薩摩訶薩 Ying Ru Shi Xiang Fu Qi Xin 。 Suo You Yi Qie 應如是降伏其心。所有一切 Zhong Sheng Zhi Lei 。 Ruo Luan Sheng 。 Ruo Tai Sheng 眾生之類。若卵生。若胎生 Ruo Shi Sheng 。 Ruo Hua Sheng 。 Ruo You Se 。若濕生。若化生。若有色。 Ruo Wu Se 。 Ruo You Xiang 。 Ruo Wu Xiang 。若無色。若有想。若無想。 Ruo Fei You Xiang 。 Fei Wu Xiang 。 Wo Jie Ling 若非有想。非無想。我皆令 6

Ru Wu Yu Nie Pan Er Mie Du Zhi 。入無餘涅槃而滅度之。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “All great bodhisattvas should subdue their minds in the following manner: Of all sentient beings, be they born of eggs, wombs, moisture, or transformation, or whether they have form, or no form, or whether they are able to perceive, or do not perceive, or are neither able to perceive nor not perceive, I cause them to enter nirvana without remainder, liberating them.”

Ru Shi Mie Du Wu Liang Wu Shu Wu Bian Zhong Sheng 如是滅度無量無數無邊眾生。 Shi Wu Zhong Sheng De Mie Du Zhe 。 He Yi 。實無眾生得滅度者。何以 Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa You Wo Xiang 故。須菩提。若菩薩有我相。 Ren Xiang 。 Zhong Sheng Xiang 。 Shou Zhe Xiang 。。人相。眾生相。壽者相。 Ji Fei Pu Sa 。即非菩薩。 “Thus by liberating infinite, immeasurable, limitless sentient beings, in reality, no sentient beings are liberated.”

“And why is this? Subhuti, if a bodhisattva has the notion of a self, the notion of others, the notion of sentient beings, or the notion of longevity, then he is not a bodhisattva.”

Four: The Wonder of Behaving Without Attachment 妙行無住分第四

Fu Ci 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Yu Fa 。復次。須菩提。菩薩於法。 Ying Wu Suo Zhu 。 Xing Yu Bu Shi 。 Suo Wei 應無所住。行於布施。所謂 Bu Zhu Se Bu Shi 。 Bu Zhu Sheng Xiang Wei Chu 不住色布施。不住聲香味觸

Fa Bu Shi 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Ying Ru 法布施。須菩提。菩薩應如 Shi Bu Shi 。 Bu Zhu Yu Xiang 。是布施。不住於相。 “Moreover, Subhuti, within this phenomenal world, a bodhisattva should practice giving without abiding in anything. This means that he should not give abiding in form, nor should he give abiding in sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas. Subhuti, a bodhisattva should not give abiding in any notion whatsoever.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ruo Pu Sa Bu Zhu Xiang Bu Shi 何以故。若菩薩不住相布施 Qi Fu De Bu Ke Si Liang 。其福德不可思量。 “And why is this? If a bodhisattva gives without abiding in any notion whatsoever, then his merit will be immeasurable.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Dong Fang Xu 須菩提。於意云何。東方虛 Kong 。 Ke Si Liang Fou 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun。空。可思量不。不也。世尊。 “Subhuti, what do you think, can the vastness of space to the east be measured?”

“No, it cannot, World-honored One.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Nan Xi Bei Fang 。 Si Wei Shang 須菩提。南西北方。四維上 Xia Xu Kong 。 Ke Si Liang Fou 。 Fou Ye 。下虛空。可思量不。不也。 Shi Zun 。世尊。 “Subhuti, can the vastness of space to the south, west, north, up, or down be measured?”

“No, it cannot, World-honored One.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Wu Zhu Xiang Bu Shi 。須菩提。菩薩無住相布施。 Fu De Yi Fu Ru Shi Bu Ke Si Liang 。 Xu 福德亦復如是不可思量。須 Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Dan Ying Ru Suo Jiao Zhu 。菩提。菩薩但應如所教住。 “Subhuti, when a bodhisattva gives without abiding in any notion, his merit is just as immeasurable. Subhuti, a bodhisattva should abide in this teaching and this teaching alone.”

Five: Seeing the Truth That Lies Beneath Perception 如理實見分第五

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ke Yi Shen 須菩提。於意云何。可以身 Xiang Jian Ru Lai Fou 。相見如來不。 “Subhuti, what do you think, can you see the Tathagata from his physical form?”

Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 Bu Ke Yi Shen Xiang De 不也。世尊。不可以身相得 Jian Ru Lai 。 He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Suo Shuo 見如來。何以故。如來所說 Shen Xiang 。 Ji Fei Shen Xiang 。身相。即非身相。 “No, World-honored One, no one can see the Tathagata from his physical form. And why is this? The Tathagata has said that physical form is not physical form.”

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Fan Suo You Xiang 。 Jie 佛告須菩提。凡所有相。皆 Shi Xu Wang 。 Ruo Jian Zhu Xiang Fei Xiang 。 Ji 是虛妄。若見諸相非相。即

Jian Ru Lai 。見如來。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “All forms are illusory. If you see that all forms are not forms, then you see the Tathagata.”

Six: The Rarity of True Belief 正信希有分第六

Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。 Po You 須菩提白佛言。世尊。頗有 Zhong Sheng 。 De Wen Ru Shi Yan Shuo Zhang Ju 。眾生。得聞如是言說章句。 Sheng Shi Xin Fou 。生實信不。 Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, can sentient beings, upon hearing these words, truly believe them?”

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Mo Zuo Shi Shuo 。 Ru 佛告須菩提。莫作是說。如 Lai Mie Hou 。 Hou Wu Bai Sui 。 You Chi Jie 來滅後。後五百歲。有持戒 Xiu Fu Zhe 。 Yu Ci Zhang Ju 。 Neng Sheng Xin 修福者。於此章句。能生信 Xin 。 Yi Ci Wei Shi 。心。以此為實。 The Buddha told Subhuti, “Do not talk like that. Even after I have entered nirvana for five hundred years, there will still be people who uphold the precepts and generate merit who will believe these words and accept them as truth.”

Dang Zhi Shi Ren 。 Bu Yu Yi Fo Er Fo San 當知是人。不於一佛二佛三 Si Wu Fo Er Zhong Shan Gen 。 Yi Yu Wu Liang 四五佛而種善根。已於無量

Qian Wan Fo Suo Zhong Zhu Shan Gen 。 Wen Shi Zhang 千萬佛所種諸善根。聞是章 Ju 。 Nai Zhi Yi Nian Sheng Jing Xin Zhe 。句。乃至一念生淨信者。 “You should know that they planted good roots not just with one Buddha, or two Buddhas, or three, or four, or five Buddhas, but that they planted good roots with infinite tens of millions of Buddhas. For a person who has one thought of pure belief….”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Xi Zhi Xi Jian 。 Shi 須菩提。如來悉知悉見。是 Zhu Zhong Sheng 。 De Ru Shi Wu Liang Fu De 。諸眾生。得如是無量福德。 “….Subhuti, the Tathagata fully knows and fully sees that those sentient beings will attain such limitless merit.”

He Yi Gu 。 Shi Zhu Zhong Sheng 。 Wu Fu Wo 何以故。是諸眾生。無復我 Xiang 。 Ren Xiang 。 Zhong Sheng Xiang 。 Shou Zhe Xiang 相。人相。眾生相。壽者相 Wu Fa Xiang 。 Yi Wu Fei Fa Xiang 。無法相。亦無非法相。 “Such a person already does not have the notion of a self, the notion of others, the notion of sentient beings, the notion of longevity, the notion of phenomena, or the notion of non-phenomena.”

He Yi Gu 。 Shi Zhu Zhong Sheng 。 Ruo Xin Qu 何以故。是諸眾生。若心取 Xiang 。 Ji Wei Zhuo Wo Ren Zhong Sheng Shou Zhe 。相。即為著我人眾生壽者。 Ruo Qu Fa Xiang 。 Ji Zhuo Wo Ren Zhong Sheng Shou 若取法相。即著我人眾生壽 Zhe 。者。 “And why is this? If a sentient being clings to a notion with his mind, then he will cling to self, others, sentient beings, and longevity. If he

11 clings to the notion of phenomena, then he will cling to self, others, sentient beings, and longevity.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ruo Qu Fei Fa Xiang 。 Ji Zhuo 何以故。若取非法相。即著 Wo Ren Zhong Sheng Shou Zhe 。 Shi Gu Bu Ying Qu 我人眾生壽者。是故不應取 Fa 。 Bu Ying Qu Fei Fa 。法。不應取非法。 “And why is this? If he clings to the notion of non-phenomena then he will cling to self, others, sentient beings, and longevity. Thus, he must not cling to phenomena or non-phenomena.”

Yi Shi Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Chang Shuo 。 Ru Deng 以是義故。如來常說。汝等 Bi Qiu 。 Zhi Wo Shuo Fa 。 Ru Fa Yu Zhe 比丘。知我說法。如筏諭者 Fa Shang Ying She 。 He Kuang Fei Fa 。法尚應捨。何況非法。 “This is why I have often said to you, bhiksus, that even my teachings should be understood to be like a raft. If even the Dharma must be let go of, what about what is not the Dharma?”

Seven: Nothing Had Been Attained and Nothing Has Been Said 無得無說分第七

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai De 須菩提。於意云何。如來得 A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti Ye 。 Ru 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提耶。如 Lai You Suo Shuo Fa Ye 。來有所說法耶。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Has the Tathagata really attained anuttara samyaksambodhi? Has the Tathagata really spoken the Dharma?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Ru Wo Jie Fo Suo Shuo Yi 須菩提言。如我解佛所說義。 Wu You Ding Fa 。 Ming A Nou Duo Luo San 。無有定法。名阿耨多羅三 Miao San Pu Ti 。 Yi Wu You Ding Fa 。 Ru 藐三菩提。亦無有定法。如 Lai Ke Shuo 。來可說。 Subhuti said, “As far as I understand what the Buddha has said, there is no standard Dharma that can be called anuttara samyaksambodhi, and there is no standard Dharma spoken by the Tathagata.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Suo Shuo Fa Jie Bu Ke 何以故。如來所說法皆不可 Qu 。 Bu Ke Shuo 。 Fei Fa Fei Fei Fa 。取。不可說。非法非非法。 Suo Yi Zhe He 。 Yi Qie Xian Sheng 。 Jie Yi 所以者何。一切賢聖。皆以 Wu Wei Fa Er You Cha Bie 。無為法而有差別。 “And why is this? The Dharma of which the Tathagata speaks cannot be held on to, it cannot be spoken, it is not a phenomenon, and it is not a non-phenomenon. Why? All saints and sages are distinguished by their different understanding of the unconditioned Dharma.”

Eight: Enlightenment Comes from These Teachings 依法出生分第八

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ruo Ren Man 須菩提。於意云何。若人滿 San Qian Da Qian Shi Jie Qi Bao 。 Yi Yong Bu 三千大千世界七寶。以用布 Shi 。 Shi Ren Suo De Fu De 。 Ning Wei Duo 施。是人所得福德。寧為多

Fou 。不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? If someone were to fill the three thousand- fold world system with the seven treasures, used them for giving, and attained merit for this, would the merit be great?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。甚多。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 Shi Fu De 。 Ji Fei Fu De Xing 以故。是福德。即非福德性。 Shi Gu Ru Lai Shuo Fu De Duo 。。是故如來說福德多。 Subhuti said, “It would be very great, World-honored One. And why is this? Such merit is not the nature of merit; thus the Tathagata says it is great.”

Ruo Fu You Ren 。 Yu Ci Jing Zhong 。 Shou Chi 若復有人。於此經中。受持 Nai Zhi Si Ju Ji Deng 。 Wei Ta Ren Shuo 。乃至四句偈等。為他人說。 Qi Fu Sheng Bi 。其福勝彼。 “If someone else were to receive and uphold as few as four lines of verse from this sutra, and if he were to explain them to others, his merit would be even greater than that.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti ! Yi Qie Zhu Fo 何以故。須菩提 ! 一切諸佛 Ji Zhu Fo A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 及諸佛阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 Fa 。 Jie Cong Ci Jing Chu 。 Xu Pu Ti ! 法。皆從此經出。須菩提 ! Suo Wei Fo Fa Zhe 。 Ji Fei Fo Fa 。所謂佛法者。即非佛法。 “And why is this? Subhuti, all Buddhas and all the supremely enlightened teachings of the Buddhas are born of this sutra. Subhuti, that 14 which is called the Buddhadharma is not the Buddhadharma.”

Nine: The Four Fruits Are Empty 一相無相分第九

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Xu Tuo Huan 須菩提。於意云何。須陀洹 Neng Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo De Xu Tuo Huan Guo Fou。能作是念。我得須陀洹果不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Would it be right for a srotapana to think like this: ‘I have attained the fruit of srotapana’?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。不也。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 Xu Tuo Huan Ming Wei Ru Liu 。 Er 以故。須陀洹名為入流。而 Wu Suo Ru 。 Bu Ru Se Sheng Xiang Wei Chu Fa 無所入。不入色聲香味觸法。 Shi Ming Xu Tuo Huan 。。是名須陀洹。 Subhuti said, “No, World-honored One. And why is this? Srotapana means ‘stream-enterer’, and yet there is nothing to be entered. To not enter into form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas is what is called srotapana.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Si Tuo Han 須菩提。於意云何。斯陀含 Neng Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo De Si Tuo Han Guo Fou。能作是念。我得斯陀含果不。 “Subhuti, what does your mind say? Is a sakrdagamin able to have this thought, ‘I have obtained the fruit of a sakrdagamin,’ or not?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。不也。世尊。何

Yi Gu 。 Si Tuo Han Ming Yi Wang Lai 。 Er 以故。斯陀含名一往來。而 Shi Wu Wang Lai 。 Shi Ming Si Tuo Han 。實無往來。是名斯陀含。 Subhuti replied, “No, World-Honored One. Why is this? Sakrdagamins are named for returning once more, yet in reality there is no more returning. So they are called sakrdagamins.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 A Na Han 須菩提。於意云何。阿那含 Neng Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo De A Na Han Guo Fou。能作是念。我得阿那含果不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Would it be right for an anagami to think like this: ‘I have attained the fruit of anagami’?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。不也。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 A Na Han Ming Wei Bu Lai 。 Er 以故。阿那含名為不來。而 Shi Wu Bu Lai 。 Shi Gu Ming A Na Han 。實無不來。是故名阿那含。 Subhuti said, “No, World-honored One. And why is this? Anagami means ‘non-returner’, and yet in truth there is no such thing as never returning. This is the reason it is called anagami.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 A Luo Han 須菩提。於意云何。阿羅漢 Neng Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo De A Luo Han Dao Fou。能作是念。我得阿羅漢道不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Would it be right for an arhat to think like this: ‘I have attained the path of an arhat’?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。不也。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 Shi Wu You Fa 。 Ming A Luo Han 以故。實無有法。名阿羅漢

。 Shi Zun 。 Ruo A Luo Han Zuo Shi Nian 。。世尊。若阿羅漢作是念。 Wo De A Luo Han Dao 。 Ji Wei Zhuo Wo Ren 我得阿羅漢道。即為著我人 Zhong Sheng Shou Zhe 。眾生壽者。 Subhuti said, “No, World-honored One. And why is this? There is no phenomenon called ‘arhat’. World-honored One, if an arhat were to think ‘I have attained the path of an arhat’, then he would be clinging to self, others, sentient beings, and longevity.”

Shi Zun 。 Fo Shuo Wo De Wu Zheng San Mei 。世尊。佛說我得無諍三昧。 Ren Zhong Zui Wei Di Yi 。 Shi Di Yi Li Yu 人中最為第一。是第一離欲 A Luo Han 。阿羅漢。 “World-honored One, the Buddha has said that I have attained passionless samadhi, and that among all people, I am the best in this; and that among all arhats, I am also the best at going beyond desire. And yet, I do not have the thought that I am a passionless arhat.”

Shi Zun 。 Wo Bu Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo Shi Li 世尊。我不作是念。我是離 Yu A Luo Han 。 Shi Zun 。 Wo Ruo Zuo Shi 欲阿羅漢。世尊。我若作是 Nian 。 Wo De A Luo Han Dao 。 Shi Zun Ze 念。我得阿羅漢道。世尊則 Bu Shuo Xu Pu Ti Shi Yao A Lan Na Heng Zhe 不說須菩提是樂阿蘭那行者 Yi Xu Pu Ti Shi Wu Suo Xing Er Ming Xu Pu 以須菩提實無所行而名須菩 Ti 。 Shi Yao A Lan Na Heng 。提。是樂阿蘭那行。 “World-honored One, if I were to have the thought that I had attained the path of an arhat, then the World-honored One would not have said that 17

Subhuti takes delight in the practice of calm and quiet, free from temptations and distress. Subhuti, in reality, is without practice, and thus it is called delighting in the practice of calm and quiet.”

Ten: Adorning the Buddha Land 莊嚴淨土分第十

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru 佛告須菩提。於意云何。如 Lai Xi Zai Ran Deng Fo Suo 。 Yu Fa You Suo 來昔在然燈佛所。於法有所 De Fou 。得不。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “What do you think? In the past, when the Tathagata was with Dipamkara Buddha, did he attain the Dharma?”

Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Zai Ran Deng Fo 不也。世尊。如來在然燈佛 Suo 。 Yu Fa Shi Wu Suo De 。所。於法實無所得。 “No, World-honored One, when the Tathagata was with Dipamkara Buddha, he truly did not attain the Dharma.”

Xu Pu Ti ! Yu Yi Yun He 。 Pu Sa Zhuang 須菩提 ! 於意云何。菩薩莊 Yan Fo Tu Fou 。嚴佛土不。 “Subhuti, what do you say? Does a bodhisattva adorn the Buddha land?”

Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 He Yi Gu 。 Zhuang Yan 不也。世尊。何以故。莊嚴 Fo Tu Zhe 。 Ji Fei Zhuang Yan 。 Shi Ming Zhuang 佛土者。即非莊嚴。是名莊

Yan 。嚴。 “No, World-honored One. And why is this? That which adorns the Buddha land is non-adornment, this is what is called adornment.”

Shi Gu Xu Pu Ti 。 Zhu Pu Sa Mo He Sa 是故須菩提。諸菩薩摩訶薩 Ying Ru Shi Sheng Qing Jing Xin 。 Bu Ying Zhu Se 應如是生清淨心。不應住色 Sheng Xin 。 Bu Ying Zhu Sheng Xiang Wei Chu Fa Sheng 生心。不應住聲香味觸法生 Xin 。 Ying Wu Suo Zhu Er Sheng Qi Xin 。心。應無所住而生其心。 “For this reason, Subhuti, all great bodhisattvas should give rise to purity of mind in this way: they should not give rise to a mind that abides in form; they should not give rise to a mind that abides in sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas. They should give rise to a mind that does not abide in anything.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Pi Ru You Ren 。 Shen Ru Xu 須菩提。譬如有人。身如須 Mi Shan Wang 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Shi Shen Wei 彌山王。於意云何。是身為 Da Fou 。大不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? If a man’s body were as large as Mount Sumeru, would that body be large?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Da 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。甚大。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 Fo Shuo Fei Shen 。 Shi Ming Da Shen。以故。佛說非身。是名大身。 Subhuti said, “Very large, World-honored One. And why is this? The Buddha has said that it is not the real body, and thus is called a large body.”

Eleven: The Unconditioned Is Supreme 無為福勝分第十一

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Heng He Zhong Suo You Sha Shu 須菩提。如恆河中所有沙數 Ru Shi Sha Deng Heng He 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。如是沙等恆河。於意云何。 Shi Zhu Heng He Sha 。 Ning Wei Duo Fou 。是諸恆河沙。寧為多不。 “Subhuti, if each grain of sand in the Ganges River were to become a Ganges River, and if the sand in all of those rivers were added up, what do you think? Would that be a lot of sand?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。 Dan 須菩提言。甚多。世尊。但 Zhu Heng He Shang Duo Wu Shu 。 He Kuang Qi Sha。諸恆河尚多無數。何況其沙。 Subhuti said, “It would be very much, World-honored One. The number of Ganges Rivers alone would be enormous; the amount of sand would be even greater than that.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Wo Jin Shi Yan Gao Ru 。 Ruo 須菩提。我今實言告汝。若 You Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Yi Qi Bao Man 有善男子善女人。以七寶滿 Er Suo Heng He Sha Shu San Qian Da Qian Shi Jie 爾所恆河沙數三千大千世界 Yi Yong Bu Shi 。 De Fu Duo Fou 。以用布施。得福多不。 “Subhuti, I will now truthfully tell you: if a good man or a good woman were to give away as many three thousand-fold world systems filled with the seven treasures as there are those grains of sand, would his merit be great?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。 Fo 須菩提言。甚多。世尊。佛

Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 告須菩提。若善男子善女人。 Yu Ci Jing Zhong Nai Zhi Shou Chi Si Ju Ji 。於此經中乃至受持四句偈 Deng 。 Wei Ta Ren Shuo 。 Er Ci Fu De 。等。為他人說。而此福德。 Sheng Qian Fu De 。勝前福德。 Subhuti said, “It would be very great, World-honored One.”

The Buddha said to Subhuti, “If a good man or a good woman receives and upholds as few as four lines of verse from this sutra, and if he explains them to others, then his merit will be greater.”

Twelve: Honoring the True Teaching 尊重正教分第十二

Fu Ci 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Sui Shuo Shi Jing 。復次。須菩提。隨說是經。 Nai Zhi Si Ju Ji Deng 。 Dang Zhi Ci Chu 。乃至四句偈等。當知此處。 Yi Qie Shi Jian Tian Ren A Xiu Luo 。 Jie Ying 一切世間天人阿修羅。皆應 Gong Yang 。 Ru Fo Ta Miao 。 He Kuang You Ren 供養。如佛塔廟。何況有人 Jin Neng Shou Chi Du Song 。盡能受持讀誦。 “Furthermore, Subhuti, anyone who explains this sutra, even four lines of verse from it, should be honored by people in this world, by those in heaven, and by asuras as if he were a Buddhist shrine. What then of anyone who receives, upholds, reads, and chants the teachings of this sutra with all of his strength?”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Dang Zhi Shi Ren 。 Cheng Jiu Zui 須菩提。當知是人。成就最

Shang Di Yi Xi You Zhi Fa 。 Ruo Shi Jing Dian 上第一希有之法。若是經典 Suo Zai Zhi Chu 。 Ji Wei You Fo 。 Ruo Zun 所在之處。即為有佛。若尊 Zhong Di Zi 。重弟子。 “Subhuti, you should know that such a person already has become accomplished in the highest and rarest Dharma. Wherever this sutra can be found, there also is the Buddha; and it should be honored as if it were one of his disciples.”

Thirteen: The Name of This Sutra 如法受持分第十三

Er Shi Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。爾時須菩提白佛言。世尊。 Dang He Ming Ci Jing 。 Wo Deng Yun He Feng Chi。當何名此經。我等云何奉持。 At that time, Subhuti asked the Buddha, “World-honored One, what should this sutra be called, and how should we receive it and uphold it?”

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Shi Jing Ming Wei Jin Gang 佛告須菩提。是經名為金剛 Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi 。 Yi Shi Ming Zi 。 Ru 般若波羅蜜。以是名字。汝 Dang Feng Chi 。當奉持。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “This sutra is called the Diamond Prajnaparamita, and by this name you should receive it and uphold it.”

Suo Yi Zhe He 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Fo Shuo Bo 所以者何。須菩提。佛說般 Ruo Po Luo Mi Ji Fei Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi 。若波羅蜜即非般若波羅蜜。

Shi Ming Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi 。是名般若波羅蜜。 “And why is this? Subhuti, the Buddha has said that prajnaparamita is not prajnaparamita and this is what is called prajnaparamita.

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Suo Shuo Fa Fou 。 Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。所說法不。須菩提白佛言。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Wu Suo Shuo 。世尊。如來無所說。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Does the Tathagata speak the Dharma?”

Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, the Tathagata has not said anything.”

Xu Pu Ti Yu Yi Yun He 。 San Qian Da Qian 須菩提於意云何。三千大千 Shi Jie Suo You Wei Chen 。 Shi Wei Duo Fou 。世界所有微塵。是為多不。 Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。須菩提言。甚多。世尊。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Is all the fine dust throughout the three thousand-fold world system a lot of dust or not?”

Subhuti said, “It is a lot, World-honored One.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Zhu Wei Chen 。 Ru Lai Shuo Fei 須菩提。諸微塵。如來說非 Wei Chen 。 Shi Ming Wei Chen 。 Ru Lai Shuo Shi 微塵。是名微塵。如來說世 Jie 。 Fei Shi Jie 。 Shi Ming Shi Jie 。界。非世界。是名世界。 “Subhuti, all minute particles, the Tathagata says, are not minute particles, so they are called minute particles. Subhuti, the Tathagata says that all of that fine dust is not fine dust, and this is what is called fine dust. The Tathagata says that the world is not the world, and this is what 23 is called the world.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ke Yi San 須菩提。於意云何。可以三 Shi Er Xiang Jian Ru Lai Fou 。十二相見如來不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Tathagata be seen by his thirty-two marks?”

Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 Bu Ke Yi San Shi Er 不也。世尊。不可以三十二 Xiang De Jian Ru Lai 。 He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai 相得見如來。何以故。如來 Shuo San Shi Er Xiang 。 Ji Shi Fei Xiang 。 Shi 說三十二相。即是非相。是 Ming San Shi Er Xiang 。名三十二相。 “No, World-honored One. And why is this? The Tathagata has said that the thirty-two marks are not marks, and this is what is called thirty-two marks.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo You Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 須菩提。若有善男子善女人 Yi Heng He Sha Deng Shen Ming Bu Shi 。 Ruo Fu 以恆河沙等身命布施。若復 You Ren 。 Yu Ci Jing Zhong 。 Nai Zhi Shou Chi 有人。於此經中。乃至受持 Si Ju Ji Deng 。 Wei Ta Ren Shuo 。 Qi Fu 四句偈等。為他人說。其福 Shen Duo 。甚多。 “Subhuti, suppose a good man or good woman were to give his or her own life as many times as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, if one were to receive and uphold even four verses of this sutra and explain it to others, his merit would be greater.”

Fourteen: Ultimate Tranquility Beyond Notions 離相寂滅分第十四

Er Shi 。 Xu Pu Ti Wen Shuo Shi Jing 。 Shen 爾時。須菩提聞說是經。深 Jie Yi Qu 。 Ti Lei Bei Qi 。 Er Bai Fo 解義趣。涕淚悲泣。而白佛 Yan 。 Xi You Shi Zun 。 Fo Shuo Ru Shi Shen 言。希有世尊。佛說如是甚 Shen Jing Dian 。 Wo Cong Xi Lai Suo De Hui Yan 深經典。我從昔來所得慧眼。 Wei Ceng De Wen Ru Shi Zhi Jing 。。未曾得聞如是之經。 Then, after hearing this sutra and comprehending its deep meaning, Subhuti cried out loud and said to the Buddha, “Rare, World-honored One, the Buddha has spoken such a deep, profound sutra. Since obtaining the wisdom eye I have not heard such a sutra.”

Shi Zun 。 Ruo Fu You Ren 。 De Wen Shi Jing 世尊。若復有人。得聞是經 Xin Xin Qing Jing 。 Ji Sheng Shi Xiang 。 Dang Zhi 信心清淨。即生實相。當知 Shi Ren Cheng Jiu Di Yi Xi You Gong De 。是人成就第一希有功德。 “World-honored One, if anyone should hear this sutra and believe it with a pure mind, then he will give rise to true reality. You should know this person will attain the supreme, rarest virtue.”

Shi Zun 。 Shi Shi Xiang Zhe 。 Ji Shi Fei Xiang 世尊。是實相者。即是非相 Shi Gu Ru Lai Shuo Ming Shi Xiang 。是故如來說名實相。 “World-honored One, true reality is not reality, and this is what the Tathagata calls true reality.”

Shi Zun 。 Wo Jin De Wen Ru Shi Jing Dian 。世尊。我今得聞如是經典。 Xin Jie Shou Chi 。 Bu Zu Wei Nan 。信解受持。不足為難。 “World-honored One, today I have heard this sutra, believed it, understood it, received it, and upheld it, and this was not difficult.”

Ruo Dang Lai Shi 。 Hou Wu Bai Sui 。 Qi You 若當來世。後五百歲。其有 Zhong Sheng 。 De Wen Shi Jing 。 Xin Jie Shou Chi 眾生。得聞是經。信解受持。 Shi Ren Ji Wei Di Yi Xi You 。。是人即為第一希有。 “If five hundred years from now, someone should hear this sutra, believe it, understand it, receive it, and uphold it, then that person will be a rare person indeed.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ci Ren Wu Wo Xiang 。 Wu Ren 何以故。此人無我相。無人 Xiang 。 Wu Zhong Sheng Xiang 。 Wu Shou Zhe Xiang 。相。無眾生相。無壽者相。 “And why is this? That person is without a notion of self, notion of others, notion of sentient beings, or notion of longevity.”

Suo Yi Zhe He 。 Wo Xiang Ji Shi Fei Xiang 。所以者何。我相即是非相。 Ren Xiang Zhong Sheng Xiang Shou Zhe Xiang 。 Ji Shi Fei 人相眾生相壽者相。即是非 Xiang 。相。 And why is this? The notion of a self is not a notion, and the notion of others, sentient beings, and longevity are not notions.

He Yi Gu 。 Li Yi Qie Zhu Xiang 。 Ji Ming 何以故。離一切諸相。即名

Zhu Fo 。諸佛。 “And why is this? That which turns away from all notions is called all Buddhas.”

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Shi Ru Shi 。 Ruo 佛告須菩提。如是如是。若 Fu You Ren 。 De Wen Shi Jing 。 Bu Jing Bu 復有人。得聞是經。不驚不 Bu Bu Wei 。 Dang Zhi Shi Ren 。 Shen Wei Xi 怖不畏。當知是人。甚為希 You 。有。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “So it is, so it is. Moreover, if a person hears this sutra and does not become alarmed, or frightened, or scared, then this person is indeed a rare person.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Shuo Di 何以故。須菩提。如來說第 Yi Po Luo Mi 。 Ji Fei Di Yi Po Luo Mi 一波羅蜜。即非第一波羅蜜。 Shi Ming Di Yi Po Luo Mi 。。是名第一波羅蜜。 “And why is this? Subhuti, the Tathagata has said that the supreme paramita is not the supreme paramita, and this is what is called the supreme paramita.”

Xu Pu Ti ! Ren Ru Po Luo Mi 。 Ru Lai 須菩提 ! 忍辱波羅蜜。如來 Shuo Fei Ren Ru Po Luo Mi 。 Shi Ming Ren Ru 說非忍辱波羅蜜。是名忍辱 Po Luo Mi 。波羅蜜。 “Subhuti, the Tathagata has said that the paramita of patience is not the paramita of patience.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Wo Xi Wei 何以故。須菩提。如我昔為 Ge Li Wang Ge Jie Shen Ti 。 Wo Yu Er Shi 歌利王割截身體。我於爾時 Wu Wo Xiang 。 Wu Ren Xiang 。 Wu Zhong Sheng Xiang 無我相。無人相。無眾生相 Wu Shou Zhe Xiang 。無壽者相。 “And why is this? Subhuti, long ago when my body was being cut apart by King Kalinga, I had no notion of self, no notion of others, no notion of sentient beings, and no notion of longevity.”

He Yi Gu 。 Wo Yu Wang Xi Jie Jie Zhi Jie 何以故。我於往昔節節支解 Shi 。 Ruo You Wo Xiang 。 Ren Xiang 。 Zhong Sheng 時。若有我相。人相。眾生 Xiang 。 Shou Zhe Xiang 。 Ying Sheng Chen Hen 。相。壽者相。應生瞋恨。 “And why was this? If at that distant time, as my body was being cut apart piece by piece, if I had had a notion of self, a notion of others, a notion of sentient beings, or a notion of longevity, I would have become angry.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 You Nian Guo Qu Yu Wu Bai Shi 須菩提。又念過去於五百世 Zuo Ren Ru Xian Ren 。 Yu Er Suo Shi 。 Wu 作忍辱仙人。於爾所世。無 Wo Xiang 。 Wu Ren Xiang 。 Wu Zhong Sheng Xiang 。我相。無人相。無眾生相。 Wu Shou Zhe Xiang 。無壽者相。 “Subhuti, think about this some more; five hundred lifetimes ago when I was a practitioner of patience, I was without a notion of self, a notion of others, a notion of sentient beings, or a notion of longevity.”

Shi Gu Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Ying Li Yi Qie 是故須菩提。菩薩應離一切 Xiang 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 相。發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 Xin 。 Bu Ying Zhu Se Sheng Xin 。 Bu Ying Zhu 心。不應住色生心。不應住 Sheng Xiang Wei Chu Fa Sheng Xin 。聲香味觸法生心。 “For this reason, Subhuti, a bodhisattva should turn away from all notions, and initiate the mind of anuttara samyaksambodhi. He should not give rise to a mind abiding in form, and he should not give rise to a mind abiding in sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas.”

Ying Sheng Wu Suo Zhu Xin 。 Ruo Xin You Zhu 。應生無所住心。若心有住。 Ji Wei Fei Zhu 。 Shi Gu Fo Shuo Pu Sa Xin 即為非住。是故佛說菩薩心 Bu Ying Zhu Se Bu Shi 。 Xu Pu Ti ! Pu 不應住色布施。須菩提 ! 菩 Sa Wei Li Yi Yi Qie Zhong Sheng Gu 。 Ying Ru 薩為利益一切眾生故。應如 Shi Bu Shi 。是布施。 “He should give rise to a mind that does not abide in anything. If the mind abides in anything it is a false abiding. Thus, the Buddha says that a bodhisattva should not give abiding in form. Subhuti, a bodhisattva should give in this way to benefit all sentient beings.”

Ru Lai Shuo Yi Qie Zhu Xiang 。 Ji Shi Fei Xiang 如來說一切諸相。即是非相 You Shuo Yi Qie Zhong Sheng 。 Ji Fei Zhong Sheng 。又說一切眾生。即非眾生。 “The Tathagata says that all notions are not notions, and therefore he also says that all sentient beings are not sentient beings.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Shi Zhen Yu Zhe 。 Shi 須菩提。如來是真語者。實 Yu Zhe 。 Ru Yu Zhe 。 Bu Kuang Yu Zhe 。語者。如語者。不誑語者。 Bu Yi Yu Zhe 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Suo 不異語者。須菩提。如來所 De Fa 。 Ci Fa Wu Shi Wu Xu 。得法。此法無實無虛。 “Subhuti, the Tathagata is a speaker of what is true, what is real, what is so, what is not deceptive, and what is not altered. Subhuti, the Dharma that the Tathagata has attained is not real and it is not unreal.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa Xin Zhu Yu Fa Er 須菩提。若菩薩心住於法而 Xing Bu Shi 。 Ru Ren Ru An 。 Ji Wu Suo 行布施。如人入闇。即無所 Jian 。見。 “Subhuti, when the mind of a bodhisattva abides in phenomena and practices giving he is like a person who has entered into darkness—he sees nothing at all.”

Ruo Pu Sa Xin Bu Zhu Fa Er Xing Bu Shi 。若菩薩心不住法而行布施。 Ru Ren You Mu 。 Ri Guang Ming Zhao 。 Jian Zhong 如人有目。日光明照。見種 Zhong Se 。種色。 “When the mind of a bodhisattva does not abide in any phenomena and practices giving, he is like someone who has eyes in the full light of the sun—he sees all forms clearly.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Dang Lai Zhi Shi 。 Ruo You Shan 須菩提。當來之世。若有善 Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Neng Yu Ci Jing Shou Chi 男子善女人。能於此經受持 30

Du Song 。 Ji Wei Ru Lai 。 Yi Fo Zhi Hui 讀誦。即為如來。以佛智慧 Xi Zhi Shi Ren 。 Xi Jian Shi Ren 。 Jie De 悉知是人。悉見是人。皆得 Cheng Jiu Wu Liang Wu Bian Gong De 。成就無量無邊功德。 “Subhuti, if in future lifetimes there are good men and good women who can receive, uphold, read, and chant this sutra, the Tathagata fully knows and fully sees that these people will attain infinite, limitless virtue.”

Fifteen: The Merit of Upholding This Sutra 持經功德分第十五

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo You Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 須菩提。若有善男子善女人。 Chu Ri Fen Yi Heng He Sha Deng Shen Bu Shi 。初日分以恆河沙等身布施。 Zhong Ri Fen Fu Yi Heng He Sha Deng Shen Bu 。中日分復以恆河沙等身布 Shi 。 Hou Ri Fen Yi Yi Heng He Sha Deng Shen 施。後日分亦以恆河沙等身 Bu Shi 。 Ru Shi Wu Liang Bai Qian Wan Yi Jie 布施。如是無量百千萬億劫。 Yi Shen Bu Shi 。。以身布施。 “Subhuti, suppose a good man or good woman were to give as many of his or her lives as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River in the morning, and give as many of his or her lives as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River at noon, and give as many of his or her lives as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River in the afternoon, and this giving continued for infinite hundreds of millions of billions of kalpas;

Ruo Fu You Ren 。 Wen Ci Jing Dian 。 Xin Xin 若復有人。聞此經典。信心

Bu Ni 。 Qi Fu Sheng Bi 。 He Kuang Shu Xie 不逆。其福勝彼。何況書寫 Shou Chi Du Song 。 Wei Ren Jie Shuo 。受持讀誦。為人解說。 If someone were to hear this sutra, believe it, and not turn his mind against it, his merit would be greater—not to mention the merit of one who copies, receives, upholds, reads, chants, and explains it to others.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yi Yao Yan Zhi 。 Shi Jing You 須菩提。以要言之。是經有 Bu Ke Si Yi 。 Bu Ke Cheng Liang 。 Wu Bian 不可思議。不可稱量。無邊 Gong De 。 Ru Lai Wei Fa Da Sheng Zhe Shuo 。功德。如來為發大乘者說。 Wei Fa Zui Shang Sheng Zhe Shuo 。為發最上乘者說。 “Subhuti, in summation, the virtue of this sutra is infinite and unlimited. The Tathagata speaks this sutra to those who have initiated the mind of the the Great Vehicle; he speaks it to those who have initiated the mind of the Supreme Vehicle.”

Ruo You Ren Neng Shou Chi Du Song 。 Guang Wei Ren 若有人能受持讀誦。廣為人 Shuo 。 Ru Lai Xi Zhi Shi Ren 。 Xi Jian Shi 說。如來悉知是人。悉見是 Ren 。 Jie De Cheng Jiu Bu Ke Liang 。 Bu Ke 人。皆得成就不可量。不可 Cheng 。 Wu You Bian 。 Bu Ke Si Yi Gong De 稱。無有邊。不可思議功德。 Ru Shi Ren Deng 。 Ji Wei He Dan Ru Lai 。如是人等。即為荷擔如來 A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。 “For those who receive, uphold, read, chant, and explain this sutra to others, the Tathagata fully knows and fully sees that such people will attain infinite, immeasurable, limitless, inconceivable virtue. All such 32 people will shoulder the anuttara samyaksambodhi of the Tathagata.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Yao Xiao Fa 何以故。須菩提。若樂小法 Zhe 。 Zhuo Wo Jian Ren Jian Zhong Sheng Jian Shou Zhe 者。著我見人見眾生見壽者 Jian 。 Ji Yu Ci Jing 。 Bu Neng Ting Shou Du 見。即於此經。不能聽受讀 Song 。 Wei Ren Jie Shuo 。誦。為人解說。 “And why is this? Subhuti, those who delight in the lesser Dharma cling to a view of self, a view of others, a view of sentient beings, and a view of longevity, and thus they are not able to listen to this sutra, to receive it, to read it, to chant it, or to explain it to others.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Zai Zai Chu Chu 。 Ruo You Ci 須菩提。在在處處。若有此 Jing 。 Yi Qie Shi Jian Tian Ren A Xiu Luo 。經。一切世間天人阿修羅。 Suo Ying Gong Yang 。所應供養。 “Subhuti, in whatever place this sutra can be found, all who are in the world should make offerings to it, as should all in heaven, and all asuras.”

Dang Zhi Ci Chu 。 Ji Wei Shi Ta 。 Jie Ying 當知此處。即為是塔。皆應 Gong Jing 。 Zuo Li Wei Rao 。 Yi Zhu Hua Xiang 恭敬。作禮圍遶。以諸華香 Er San Qi Chu 。而散其處。 “They should treat this place as if it were a pagoda; they should surround it, bow to it, and pay their deepest respect to it. They should scatter incense and flowers all around this place.”

Sixteen: Purification of Karma 能淨業障分第十六

Fu Ci 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu 復次。須菩提。善男子善女 Ren 。 Shou Chi Du Song Ci Jing 。 Ruo Wei Ren 人。受持讀誦此經。若為人 Qing Jian 。 Shi Ren Xian Shi Zui Ye 。 Ying Duo 輕賤。是人先世罪業。應墮 E Dao 。 Yi Jin Shi Ren Qing Jian Gu 。 Xian 惡道。以今世人輕賤故。先 Shi Zui Ye 。 Ji Wei Xiao Mie 。 Dang De A 世罪業。即為消滅。當得阿 Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。耨多羅三藐三菩提。 “Furthermore, Subhuti, if those good men and good women who receive, uphold, read, and chant this sutra are disdained by others, it is due to negative karma incurred in a former life. That negative karma should be the cause of the person falling into a lower realm, but in this life he is merely disdained. Eventually his negative karma from previous lives will be eradicated, and he will attain anuttara samyaksambodhi.”

Xu Pu Ti ! Wo Nian Guo Qu Wu Liang A Seng 須菩提 ! 我念過去無量阿僧 Qi Jie 。 Yu Ran Deng Fo Qian 。 De Zhi Ba 祇劫。於然燈佛前。得值八 Bai Si Qian Wan Yi Na You Ta Zhu Fo 。 Xi 百四千萬億那由他諸佛。悉 Jie Gong Yang 。 Cheng Shi Wu Kong Guo Zhe 。皆供養。承事無空過者。 “Subhuti, I remember infinite asamkhya kalpas, ago, when I was before Dipamkara Buddha, I met, honored, and made offerings to all of the eighty-four hundred billion nayutas of Buddhas in the universe without excluding a single one of them.”

Ruo Fu You Ren 。 Yu Hou Mo Shi 。 Neng Shou 若復有人。於後末世。能受 Chi Du Song Ci Jing 。 Suo De Gong De 。 Yu 持讀誦此經。所得功德。於 Wo Suo Gong Yang Zhu Fo Gong De 。 Bai Fen Bu 我所供養諸佛功德。百分不 Ji Yi 。 Qian Wan Yi Fen 。 Nai Zhi Suan Shu 及一。千萬億分。乃至算數 Pi Yu Suo Bu Neng Ji 。譬諭所不能及。 “If someone during the period of declining Dharma can recieve, uphold, read, and chant this sutra, the virtue he will attain will be a hundred times—nay, a million, billion times, nay, an incalculable number of times that cannot even be suggested by metaphors—greater than the virtue I attained for honoring all Buddhas.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。須菩提。若善男子善女人。 Yu Hou Mo Shi 。 You Shou Chi Du Song Ci Jing 於後末世。有受持讀誦此經 Suo De Gong De 。 Wo Ruo Ju Shuo Zhe 。 Huo 所得功德。我若具說者。或 You Ren Wen 。 Xin Ji Kuang Luan 。 Hu Yi Bu 有人聞。心即狂亂。狐疑不 Xin 。信。 “Subhuti, if I describe all the merits and virtues gained by the good men and women of the period of decline when they receive, uphold, read and chant this sutra, some would go mad, doubt it, and not believe it.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Dang Zhi Shi Jing Yi Bu Ke Si 須菩提。當知是經義不可思 Yi 。 Guo Bao Yi Bu Ke Si Yi 。議。果報亦不可思議。 “Subhuti, you should know that the teachings of this sutra are inconceivable, and its karmic results are inconceivable.” 35

Seventeen: Complete and Utter Selflessness 究竟無我分第十七

Er Shi Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。爾時須菩提白佛言。世尊。 Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo 善男子善女人。發阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti Xin 。 Yun He Ying Zhu 。三藐三菩提心。云何應住。 Yun He Xiang Fu Qi Xin 。云何降伏其心。 Then Subhuti asked the Buddha, “World-honored One, when good men and good women initiate the mind to anuttara samyaksambodhi, what should they abide in? And how should they subdue their minds?”

Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。 Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 佛告須菩提。善男子善女人。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti Xin 。發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心 Zhe 。 Dang Sheng Ru Shi Xin 。 Wo Ying Mie Du 者。當生如是心。我應滅度 Yi Qie Zhong Sheng 。 Mie Du Yi Qie Zhong Sheng Yi 一切眾生。滅度一切眾生已。 Er Wu You Yi Zhong Sheng Shi Mie Du Zhe 。。而無有一眾生實滅度者。 The Buddha said to Subhuti, “When good men and good women initiate the mind to anuttara samyaksambodhi, they should give rise to a mind like this: ‘I should liberate all sentient beings, and as I liberate them, I should know that there really are no sentient beings to be liberated.’”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa You 何以故。須菩提。若菩薩有 Wo Xiang Ren Xiang Zhong Sheng Xiang Shou Zhe Xiang 。 Ji 我相人相眾生相壽者相。即

Fei Pu Sa 。非菩薩。 “And why is this? If a bodhisattva has a notion of self, notion of others, notion of sentient beings, or notion of longevity, then he is not a bodhisattva.”

Suo Yi Zhe He 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shi Wu You 所以者何。須菩提。實無有 Fa 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 法。發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 Xin Zhe 。心者。 “And why is this? Subhuti, in truth, there is no phenomenon of initiating the mind to anuttara samyaksambodhi.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai Yu 須菩提。於意云何。如來於 Ran Deng Fo Suo 。 You Fa De A Nou Duo Luo 然燈佛所。有法得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti Fou 。三藐三菩提不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? When the Tathagata was with Dipamkara Buddha, was there the Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi to attain or not?”

Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Wo Jie Fo Suo Shuo 不也。世尊。如我解佛所說 Yi Fo Yu Ran Deng Fo Suo 。 Wu You Fa De 義佛於然燈佛所。無有法得 A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。 “There was not, World-honored One. As far as I understand the meaning of what the Buddha has said, when the Buddha was with Dipamkara Buddha, there was no Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi to attain.”

Fo Yan 。 Ru Shi Ru Shi 。 Xu Pu Ti ! 佛言。如是如是。須菩提 ! Shi Wu You Fa 。 Ru Lai De A Nou Duo Luo 實無有法。如來得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti 。三藐三菩提。 The Buddha said, “So it is, so it is. Subhuti, in truth, there is no Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi for the Tathagata to attain.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo You Fa 。 Ru Lai De A 須菩提。若有法。如來得阿 Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti Zhe 。 Ran Deng 耨多羅三藐三菩提者。然燈 Fo Ji Bu Yu Wo Shou Ji 。 Ru Yu Lai Shi 佛即不與我授記。汝於來世。 Dang De Zuo Fo 。 Hao Shi Jia Mou Ni 。。當得作佛。號釋迦牟尼。 “Subhuti, if the Tathagata had attained the Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi, then Dipamkara Buddha would not have prophesized, ‘In the future you will attain Buddhahood and be called Sakyamuni.’”

Yi Shi Wu You Fa 。 De A Nou Duo Luo San 以實無有法。得阿耨多羅三 Miao San Pu Ti 。 Shi Gu Ran Deng Fo Yu Wo 藐三菩提。是故然燈佛與我 Shou Ji 。 Zuo Shi Yan 。 Ru Yu Lai Shi 。授記。作是言。汝於來世。 Dang De Zuo Fo 。 Hao Shi Jia Mou Ni 。當得作佛。號釋迦牟尼。 “Since there is no Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi to attain, Dipamkara Buddha prophesized that I would become a Buddha, saying, ‘In the future you will attain Buddhahood and be called Sakyamuni.’”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Zhe 。 Ji Zhu Fa Ru 何以故。如來者。即諸法如

Yi 。義。 “And why is this? ‘Tathagata’ means all phenomena as they are.”

Ruo You Ren Yan 。 Ru Lai De A Nou Duo Luo 若有人言。如來得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shi Wu 三藐三菩提。須菩提。實無 You Fa 。 Fo De A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San 有法。佛得阿耨多羅三藐三 Pu Ti 。菩提。 “Someone might say, ‘The Tathagata has attained anuttara samyaksambodhi,’ but Subhuti, there really is no Dharma of anuttara samyaksambodhi for the Buddha to attain.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Suo De A Nou Duo Luo 須菩提。如來所得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti 。 Yu Shi Zhong Wu Shi Wu 三藐三菩提。於是中無實無 Xu 。 Shi Gu Ru Lai Shou Yi Qie Fa 。 Jie 虛。是故如來說一切法。皆 Shi Fo Fa 。是佛法。 “Subhuti, within the anuttara samyaksambodhi that the Tathagata has attained there is no real nor unreal. For these reasons, the Tathagata says that all phenomena are the Buddhadharma.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Suo Yan Yi Qie Fa Zhe 。 Ji 須菩提。所言一切法者。即 Fei Yi Qie Fa 。 Shi Gu Ming Yi Qie Fa 。非一切法。是故名一切法。 “Subhuti, that which is said to be all phenomena is not all phenomena, and that is why it is called all phenomena.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Pi Ru Ren Shen Chang Da 。 Xu 須菩提。譬如人身長大。須 Pu Ti Yan 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Shuo Ren Shen 菩提言。世尊。如來說人身 Chang Da 。 Ji Wei Fei Da Shen 。 Shi Ming Da 長大。即為非大身。是名大 Shen 。身。 “Subhuti, it is the same as a great human body.”

Subhuti said, “World-honored One, the Tathagata has said that a great human body is not a great human body, and that is why it is called a great human body.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Yi Ru Shi 。 Ruo Zuo 須菩提。菩薩亦如是。若作 Shi Yan 。 Wo Dang Mie Du Wu Liang Zhong Sheng 。是言。我當滅度無量眾生。 Ji Bu Ming Pu Sa 。即不名菩薩。 “Subhuti, a bodhisattva is just like that, and if he should say, ‘I should liberate all sentient beings’, then he is not a bodhisattva.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shi Wu You Fa 何以故。須菩提。實無有法 Ming Wei Pu Sa 。 Shi Gu Fo Shuo Yi Qie Fa 名為菩薩。是故佛說一切法。 Wu Wo Wu Ren Wu Zhong Sheng Wu Shou Zhe 。。無我無人無眾生無壽者。 “And why is this? Subhuti, in reality there is no phenomenon called ‘bodhisattva’, and for this reason the Buddha has said that all phenomena are without self, without others, without sentient beings, and without longevity.“

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa Zuo Shi Yan 。 Wo 須菩提。若菩薩作是言。我

Dang Zhuang Yan Fo Tu 。 Shi Bu Ming Pu Sa 。當莊嚴佛土。是不名菩薩。 “Subhuti, if a bodhisattva should say, ‘I adorn the Buddha land,’ then he is not a bodhisattva.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Shuo Zhuang Yan Fo Tu Zhe 何以故。如來說莊嚴佛土者。 Ji Fei Zhuang Yan 。 Shi Ming Zhuang Yan 。。即非莊嚴。是名莊嚴。 “And why is this? The Tathagata has said that that which adorns the Buddha land is non-adornment, and this is what is called adornment.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa Tong Da Wu Wo Fa 須菩提。若菩薩通達無我法 Zhe 。 Ru Lai Shuo Ming Zhen Shi Pu Sa 。者。如來說名真是菩薩。 “Subhuti, only after a bodhisattva has fully understood no self and no phenomena will the Tathagata say that he is a true bodhisattva.”

Eighteen: One Body Sees All 一體同觀分第十八 Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Rou Yan Fou 。 Ru Shi 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai 肉眼不。如是。世尊。如來 You Rou Yan 。有肉眼。 “Subhuti, what do you think, does the Tathagata have eyes of flesh or not?”

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has eyes of flesh.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Tian Yan Fou 。 Ru Shi Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai You 天眼不。如是世尊。如來有 41

Tian Yan 。天眼。 “Subhuti, what do you think, does the Tathagata have heavenly eyes or not?”

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has heavenly eyes.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Hui Yan Fou 。 Ru Shi Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai You 慧眼不。如是世尊。如來有 Hui Yan 。慧眼。 “Subhuti, what do you think, does the Tathagata have wisdom eyes or not?”

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has wisdom eyes.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Fa Yan Fou 。 Ru Shi 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai 法眼不。如是。世尊。如來 You Fa Yan 。有法眼。 “Subhuti, what do you think, does the Tathagata have Dharma eyes or not?”

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has Dharma eyes.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai You 須菩提。於意云何。如來有 Fo Yan Fou 。 Ru Shi 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai 佛眼不。如是。世尊。如來 You Fo Yan 。有佛眼。 “Subhuti, what do you think, does the Tathagata have Buddha eyes or not?” 42

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has Buddha eyes.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Heng He 須菩提。於意云何。如恆河 Zhong Suo You Sha 。 Fo Shuo Shi Sha Fou 。 Ru 中所有沙。佛說是沙不。如 Shi 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Shuo Shi Sha 。是。世尊。如來說是沙。 “Subhuti, what do you think, has the Buddha said that the sand in the Ganges River is sand or not?”

“Yes, World-honored One, the Tathagata has said that it is sand.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Yi Heng 須菩提。於意云何。如一恆 He Zhong Suo You Sha 。 You Ru Shi Sha Deng Heng 河中所有沙。有如是沙等恆 He 。 Shi Zhu Heng He Suo You Sha Shu Fo Shi 河。是諸恆河所有沙數佛世 Jie 。 Ru Shi Ning Wei Duo Fou 。界。如是寧為多不。 “Subhuti, what do you think, if there were as many Ganges Rivers as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River, and if all of the sand in all of those rivers were added up, and if the number of Buddha worlds equaled the number of all of those grains of sand, would that be a lot?”

Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。 Fo Gao Xu Pu Ti 。甚多。世尊。佛告須菩提。 Er Suo Guo Tu Zhong 。 Suo You Zhong Sheng 。 Ruo 爾所國土中。所有眾生。若 Gan Zhong Xin 。 Ru Lai Xi Zhi 。干種心。如來悉知。 “It would be very much, World-honored One.”

The Buddha said to Subhuti, “The Tathagata fully knows and fully sees the minds of the sentient beings in all of these worlds.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Shuo Zhu Xin 。 Jie Wei 何以故。如來說諸心。皆為 Fei Xin 。 Shi Ming Wei Xin 。 Suo Yi Zhe He。非心。是名為心。所以者何。 “And how can this be? The Tathagata has said that all minds are not minds and that thus they are called minds. And why is this so?”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Guo Qu Xin Bu Ke De 。 Xian 須菩提。過去心不可得。現 Zai Xin Bu Ke De 。 Wei Lai Xin Bu Ke De。在心不可得。未來心不可得。 “Subhuti, the mind of the past cannot be obtained, the mind of the present cannot be obtained, and the mind of the future cannot be obtained.”

Nineteen: Universal Transformation Within the Dharma Realm 法界通化分第十九

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ruo You Ren 須菩提。於意云何。若有人 Man San Qian Da Qian Shi Jie Qi Bao 。 Yi Yong 滿三千大千世界七寶。以用 Bu Shi 。 Shi Ren Yi Shi Yin Yuan 。 De Fu 布施。是人以是因緣。得福 Duo Fou 。多不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? If someone were to fill the three thousand- fold world system with the seven treasures, and used them for giving, with this as a cause and condition, would he attain immense merit?”

Ru Shi Shi Zun 。 Ci Ren Yi Shi Yin Yuan 。如是世尊。此人以是因緣。 De Fu Shen Duo 。得福甚多。

“So it is, World-honored One. With this as a cause and condition he will attain immense merit.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Fu De You Shi 。 Ru Lai 須菩提。若福德有實。如來 Bu Shuo De Fu De Duo 。 Yi Fu De Wu Gu 不說得福德多。以福德無故 Ru Lai Shuo De Fu De Duo 。如來說得福德多。 “Subhuti, if there really were such a thing as merit, the Tathagata would never speak about attaining immense merit. It is only because there is no such thing as merit that the Tathagata says that immense merit can be attained.”

Twenty: Beyond Form and Notions 離色離相分第二十

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Fo Ke Yi 須菩提。於意云何。佛可以 Ju Zu Se Shen Jian Fou 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 具足色身見不。不也。世尊。 Ru Lai Bu Ying Yi Ju Zu Se Shen Jian 。。如來不應以具足色身見。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Buddha be seen as his physical body, complete [with the thirty-two marks of excellence and eighty noble characteristics]?”

“No, World-honored One, the Buddha should not be seen as his physical body.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Shuo Ju Zu Se Shen 。何以故。如來說具足色身。 Ji Fei Ju Zu Se Shen 。 Shi Ming Ju Zu Se 即非具足色身。是名具足色 Shen 。身。 45

“And why is this? The Tathagata has said that his complete physical body is not the complete physical body, and this is what is called the complete physical body.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Lai Ke 須菩提。於意云何。如來可 Yi Ju Zu Zhu Xiang Jian Fou 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi 以具足諸相見不。不也。世 Zun 。 Ru Lai Bu Ying Yi Ju Zu Zhu Xiang Jian。尊。如來不應以具足諸相見。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Tathagata, complete in all forms, be seen or not?”

“No, World-honored One, the Tathagata should not be seen as complete in all forms.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Shuo Zhu Xiang Ju Zu 。何以故。如來說諸相具足。 Ji Fei Ju Zu 。 Shi Ming Zhu Xiang Ju Zu 。即非具足。是名諸相具足。 “And why is this? The Tathagata has said that complete in all forms is not complete and this is what is called complete in all forms.”

Twenty-one: Speaking the Unspeakable 非說所說分第二十一

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Wu Wei Ru Lai Zuo Shi Nian 須菩提。汝勿謂如來作是念 Wo Dang You Suo Shuo Fa 。 Mo Zuo Shi Nian 。我當有所說法。莫作是念。 “Subhuti, never say that the Tathagata has the thought, ‘I have spoken the Dharma’. Do not have that thought.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ruo Ren Yan 。 Ru Lai You Suo 何以故。若人言。如來有所

Shuo Fa 。 Ji Wei Bang Fo 。 Bu Neng Jie Wo 說法。即為謗佛。不能解我 Suo Shuo Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shuo Fa Zhe 。所說故。須菩提。說法者。 Wu Fa Ke Shuo 。 Shi Ming Shuo Fa 。無法可說。是名說法。 “And why is this? If someone says that the Tathagata has spoken the Dharma, then that person is defaming the Buddha, and he does not understand what I have been saying. Subhuti, when a person speaks the Dharma no Dharma can be spoken, and thus it is called speaking the Dharma.”

Er Shi 。 Hui Ming Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。爾時。慧命須菩提白佛言。 Shi Zun 。 Po You Zhong Sheng 。 Yu Wei Lai Shi 世尊。頗有眾生。於未來世 Wen Shuo Shi Fa 。 Sheng Xin Xin Fou 。聞說是法。生信心不。 Then the wise Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, will there ever be sentient beings in the future who, upon hearing this teaching, will believe it?”

Fo Yan 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Bi Fei Zhong Sheng 。佛言。須菩提。彼非眾生。 Fei Bu Zhong Sheng 。 He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 非不眾生。何以故。須菩提。 Zhong Sheng Zhong Sheng Zhe 。 Ru Lai Shuo Fei Zhong 。眾生眾生者。如來說非眾 Sheng 。 Shi Ming Zhong Sheng 。生。是名眾生。 The Buddha said, “Subhuti, those sentient beings are not sentient beings, and they are not not sentient beings. And why is this? Subhuti, the Tathagata has said that all sentient beings are not sentient beings, and that is what is called sentient beings.”

Twenty-Two: The Unattainable Dharma 無法可得分第二十二

Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。 Fo De 須菩提白佛言。世尊。佛得 A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。 Wei Wu 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。為無 Suo De Ye 。所得耶。 Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, the Buddha attained anuttara samyaksambodhi, yet nothing was attained?”

Fo Yan 。 Ru Shi Ru Shi 。 Xu Pu Ti 。佛言。如是如是。須菩提。 Wo Yu A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。我於阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。 Nai Zhi Wu You Shao Fa Ke De 。 Shi Ming A 乃至無有少法可得。是名阿 Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。耨多羅三藐三菩提。 The Buddha said, “So it is, so it is there is not even the slightest Dharma that can be attained in anuttara samyaksambodhi, and this is what is called anuttara samyaksambodhi.”

Twenty-Three: Perfect Equanimity 淨心行善分第二十三

Fu Ci 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Shi Fa Ping Deng 。復次。須菩提。是法平等。 Wu You Gao Xia 。 Shi Ming A Nou Duo Luo San 無有高下。是名阿耨多羅三 Miao San Pu Ti 。藐三菩提。 “Furthermore, Subhuti, the Dharma is equal and without high or low. This is called anuttara samyaksambodhi.” 48

Yi Wu Wo Wu Ren Wu Zhong Sheng Wu Shou Zhe 。以無我無人無眾生無壽者。 Xiu Yi Qie Shan Fa 。 Ji De A Nou Duo Luo 修一切善法。即得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti 。三藐三菩提。 “Because one is without self, without others, without sentient beings, and without longevity, he practices all wholesome teachings and attains anuttara samyaksambodhi.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Suo Yan Shan Fa Zhe 。 Ru Lai 須菩提。所言善法者。如來 Shuo Ji Fei Shan Fa 。 Shi Ming Shan Fa 。說即非善法。是名善法。 “Subhuti, what is called ‘all wholesome teachings,’ the Tathagata says are not all wholesome teachings, and thus they are called all wholesome teachings.”

Twenty-Four: True Generosity Lies in Upholding This Sutra 福智無比分第二十四

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo San Qian Da Qian Shi Jie Zhong 須菩提。若三千大千世界中 Suo You Zhu Xu Mi Shan Wang 。 Ru Shi Deng Qi 所有諸須彌山王。如是等七 Bao Ju 。 You Ren Chi Yong Bu Shi 。 Ruo Ren 寶聚。有人持用布施。若人 Yi Ci Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi Jing 。 Nai Zhi Si 以此般若波羅蜜經。乃至四 Ju Ji Deng 。 Shou Chi Du Song 。 Wei Ta Ren 句偈等。受持讀誦。為他人 Shuo 。 Yu Qian Fu De 。 Bai Fen Bu Ji Yi 說。於前福德。百分不及一

Bai Qian Wan Yi Fen 。 Nai Zhi Suan Shu Pi Yu 百千萬億分。乃至算數譬諭 Suo Bu Neng Ji 。所不能及。 “Subhuti, suppose a person give a quantity of the seven treasures equal to all the Sumeru mountains within a three thousand-fold world system; if another person were to use this prajnaparamita sutra, even as few as four lines of verse, and receive, uphold, read, chant, and explain it to other, his merit would be one hundred times—nay, a hundred million, billion times, nay, an incalculable number of times that cannot even be suggested by metaphors—greater.”

Twenty-Five: Transforming That Which Cannot Be Transformed 化無所化分第二十五

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ru Deng Wu 須菩提。於意云何。汝等勿 Wei Ru Lai Zuo Shi Nian 。 Wo Dang Du Zhong Sheng 謂如來作是念。我當度眾生 Xu Pu Ti 。 Mo Zuo Shi Nian 。須菩提。莫作是念。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Do not say that the Tathagata has this thought: ‘I should liberate sentient beings’. Subhuti, do not have this thought.”

He Yi Gu 。 Shi Wu You Zhong Sheng Ru Lai Du 何以故。實無有眾生如來度 Zhe 。 Ruo You Zhong Sheng Ru Lai Du Zhe 。 Ru 者。若有眾生如來度者。如 Lai Ji You Wo Ren Zhong Sheng Shou Zhe 。來即有我人眾生壽者。 “And why is this? In reality, there are no sentient beings for the Tathagata to liberate. If there were sentient beings for the Tathagata to liberate, then the Tathagata would have a notion of self, others, sentient beings, and longevity.” 50

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Lai Shuo You Wo Zhe 。 Ji 須菩提。如來說有我者。即 Fei You Wo 。 Er Fan Fu Zhi Ren 。 Yi Wei 非有我。而凡夫之人。以為 You Wo 。有我。 “Subhuti, when the Tathagata speaks of a self, it is the same as no self, and yet all ordinary people take it as a self.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Fan Fu Zhe 。 Ru Lai Shuo Ji 須菩提。凡夫者。如來說即 Fei Fan Fu 。 Shi Ming Fan Fu 。非凡夫。是名凡夫。 “Subhuti, the Tathagata says that ordinary people are not ordinary people, and this is what is called ordinary people.”

Twenty-Six: The Dharma Body Is Without Notion 法身非相分第二十六

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Ke Yi San 須菩提。於意云何。可以三 Shi Er Xiang 。 Guan Ru Lai Fou 。十二相。觀如來不。 “Subhuti, what do you think? Can the Tathagata be seen by his thirty-two marks or not?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Ru Shi Ru Shi 。 Yi San 須菩提言。如是如是。以三 Shi Er Xiang Guan Ru Lai 。十二相觀如來。 Subhuti said, “So it is, so it is. The Tathagata can be seen by his thirty- two marks.”

Fo Yan 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Yi San Shi Er 佛言。須菩提。若以三十二

Xiang Guan Ru Lai Zhe 。 Zhuan Lun Sheng Wang 。 Ji 相觀如來者。轉輪聖王。即 Shi Ru Lai 。是如來。 The Buddha said, “Subhuti, if the Tathagata could be seen by his thirty- two marks, then a wheel turning monarch would be the same as the Tathagata.”

Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。 Ru Wo 須菩提白佛言。世尊。如我 Jie Fo Suo Shuo Yi 。 Bu Ying Yi San Shi Er 解佛所說義。不應以三十二 Xiang Guan Ru Lai 。相觀如來。 Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, as far as I understand the meaning of what the Buddha has said, one should not to be able to see the Tathagata by his thirty-two marks.”

Er Shi 。 Shi Zun Er Shuo Ji Yan 。 Ruo Yi 爾時。世尊而說偈言。若以 Se Jian Wo 。 Yi Yin Sheng Qiu Wo 。 Shi Ren 色見我。以音聲求我。是人 Xing Xie Dao 。 Bu Neng Jian Ru Lai 。行邪道。不能見如來。 “If anyone should think that I can be seen among forms, Or that I can be sought among sounds, Then that person is on the wrong path And he will not see the Tathagata.”

Twenty-Seven: Nothing Is Ended and Nothing Is Extinguished 無斷無滅分第二十七

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Ruo Zuo Shi Nian 。 Ru Lai 須菩提。汝若作是念。如來

Bu Yi Ju Zu Xiang Gu 。 De A Nou Duo Luo 不以具足相故。得阿耨多羅 San Miao San Pu Ti 。三藐三菩提。 “Subhuti, suppose you had this thought: ‘It is not because his marks are complete that the Tathagata attains anuttara samyaksambodhi.’”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Mo Zuo Shi Nian 。 Ru Lai Bu 須菩提。莫作是念。如來不 Yi Ju Zu Xiang Gu 。 De A Nou Duo Luo San 以具足相故。得阿耨多羅三 Miao San Pu Ti 。藐三菩提。 “Subhuti, do not have this thought, ‘It is not because his marks are complete that the Tathagata attains anuttara samyaksambodhi.’”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ru Ruo Zuo Shi Nian 。 Fa A 須菩提。汝若作是念。發阿 Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti Xin Zhe 。 Shuo 耨多羅三藐三菩提心者。說 Zhu Fa Duan Mie 。諸法斷滅。 “Subhuti, suppose you had this thought: ‘Those who initiate the mind of anuttara samyaksambodhi advocate the Dharma of annihilation.’”

Mo Zuo Shi Nian 。 He Yi Gu 。 Fa A Nou 莫作是念。何以故。發阿耨 Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti Xin Zhe 。 Yu Fa 多羅三藐三菩提心者。於法 Bu Shuo Duan Mie Xiang 。不說斷滅相。 “Do not have this thought. And why is this? Those who initiate the mind of anuttara samyaksambodhi, in regards to the Dharma, do not advocate the annihilation of notions.”

Twenty-Eight: Not Receiving and Not Wanting to Receive 不受不貪分第二十八

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Pu Sa Yi Man Heng He Sha 須菩提。若菩薩以滿恆河沙 Deng Shi Jie Qi Bao 。 Chi Yong Bu Shi 。 Ruo 等世界七寶。持用布施。若 Fu You Ren 。 Zhi Yi Qie Fa Wu Wo 。 De 復有人。知一切法無我。得 Cheng Yu Ren 。 Ci Pu Sa Sheng Qian Pu Sa Suo 成於忍。此菩薩勝前菩薩所 De Gong De 。得功德。 “Subhuti, suppose a bodhisattva gave a quantity of the seven treasures capable of filling as many worlds as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River; if a bodhisattva knows that all phenomena are without self and thereby attains patience the virtue he attains is superior.”

He Yi Gu 。 Xu Pu Ti 。 Yi Zhu Pu Sa 何以故。須菩提。以諸菩薩 Bu Shou Fu De Gu 。不受福德故。 “Subhuti, this is because all bodhisattvas do not receive this merit.”

Xu Pu Ti Bai Fo Yan 。 Shi Zun 。 Yun He 須菩提白佛言。世尊。云何 Pu Sa 。 Bu Shou Fu De 。菩薩。不受福德。 Subhuti said to the Buddha, “World-honored One, why is it that bodhisattvas do not receive merit?”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Pu Sa Suo Zuo Fu De 。 Bu 須菩提。菩薩所作福德。不 Ying Tan Zhuo 。 Shi Gu Shuo Bu Shou Fu De 。應貪著。是故說不受福德。 54

“Subhuti, the merit of a bodhisattva should not be attached to. That is why it is said that they do not receive merit.”

Twenty-Nine: Awesome Tranquility 威儀寂靜分第二十九

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo You Ren Yan 。 Ru Lai Ruo 須菩提。若有人言。如來若 Lai Ruo Qu 。 Ruo Zuo Ruo Wo 。 Shi Ren Bu 來若去。若坐若臥。是人不 Jie Wo Suo Shuo Yi 。解我所說義。 “Subhuti, if someone says, ‘[“Tathagata” means] thus come,’ does he come? Does he go? Does he sit? Does he lie down?’ then this person has not understood my meaning.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ru Lai Zhe 。 Wu Suo Cong Lai 何以故。如來者。無所從來。 Yi Wu Suo Qu 。 Gu Ming Ru Lai 。。亦無所去。故名如來。 “And why is this? The Tathagata has not come from anywhere, and he is not going anywhere, and that is why he is called the Tathagata.”

Thirty: Compound Notions 一合理相分第三十

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。須菩提。若善男子善女人。 Yi San Qian Da Qian Shi Jie 。 Sui Wei Wei Chen 以三千大千世界。碎為微塵。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Shi Wei Chen Zhong 。 Ning 。於意云何。是微塵眾。寧 Wei Duo Fou 。為多不。

“Subhuti, if a good man or a good woman were to pulverize a three thousand-fold world system into fine dust, what do you think, would that collection of fine dust be a lot or not?”

Xu Pu Ti Yan 。 Shen Duo 。 Shi Zun 。 He 須菩提言。甚多。世尊。何 Yi Gu 。 Ruo Shi Wei Chen Zhong Shi You Zhe 。以故。若是微塵眾實有者。 Fo Ji Bu Shuo Shi Wei Chen Zhong 。佛即不說是微塵眾。 “It would be a lot, World-honored One. And why is this? If that collection of fine dust were something that really existed, the Buddha would not have called it a collection of fine dust.”

Suo Yi Zhe He 。 Fo Shuo Wei Chen Zhong 。 Ji 所以者何。佛說微塵眾。即 Fei Wei Chen Zhong 。 Shi Ming Wei Chen Zhong 。非微塵眾。是名微塵眾。 “And why is this? The Buddha has said that a collection of fine dust is not a collection of fine dust and so it is called a collection of fine dust.”

Shi Zun 。 Ru Lai Suo Shuo San Qian Da Qian Shi 世尊。如來所說三千大千世 Jie 。 Ji Fei Shi Jie 。 Shi Ming Shi Jie 。界。即非世界。是名世界。 “World-honored One, the three thousand-fold world system the Tathagata has spoken about is not a three thousand-fold world system and this is what is called a three thousand-fold world system.”

He Yi Gu 。 Ruo Shi Jie Shi You Zhe 。 Ji 何以故。若世界實有者。即 Shi Yi He Xiang 。 Ru Lai Shuo Yi He Xiang 。是一合相。如來說一合相。 Ji Fei Yi He Xiang 。 Shi Ming Yi He Xiang 。即非一合相。是名一合相。 “And why is this? If that world really existed, then it would be a unified form. The Tathagata has said that a unified form is not a unified form, 56 and so it is called a unified form.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Yi He Xiang Zhe 。 Ji Shi Bu 須菩提。一合相者。即是不 Ke Shuo 。 Dan Fan Fu Zhi Ren 。 Tan Zhuo Qi 可說。但凡夫之人。貪著其 Shi。事。 “Subhuti, that which is a unified form cannot really be spoken about, and yet ordinary people are attached to it.”

Thirty-One: Not Giving Rise to Belief in Notions 知見不生分第三十一

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo Ren Yan 。 Fo Shuo Wo Jian 須菩提。若人言。佛說我見 Ren Jian Zhong Sheng Jian Shou Zhe Jian 。 Xu Pu Ti 人見眾生見壽者見。須菩提。 Yu Yi Yun He 。 Shi Ren Jie Wo Suo Shuo 。於意云何。是人解我所說 Yi Fou 。 Fou Ye 。 Shi Zun 。 Shi Ren Bu 義不。不也。世尊。是人不 Jie Ru Lai Suo Shuo Yi 。解如來所說義。 “Subhuti, if a person were to say, ‘The Tathagata teaches a view of self, a view of others, a view of sentient beings, and a view of longevity’, Subhuti, what do you think, has this person understood the meaning of what I am saying?”

“No, World-honored One. This person has not understood the meaning of what the Tathagata is saying.”

He Yi Gu 。 Shi Zun Shuo 。 Wo Jian Ren Jian 何以故。世尊說。我見人見

Zhong Sheng Jian Shou Zhe Jian 。 Ji Fei Wo Jian Ren 眾生見壽者見。即非我見人 Jian Zhong Sheng Jian Shou Zhe Jian 。 Shi Ming Wo Jian 見眾生見壽者見。是名我見 Ren Jian Zhong Sheng Jian Shou Zhe Jian 。人見眾生見壽者見。 “And why is this? The World-honored One has said that a view of self, a view of others, a view of sentient beings, and a view of longevity is not a view of self, a view of others, a view of sentient beings, and a view of longevity, and so it is called a view of self, a view of others, a view of sentient beings, and a view of longevity.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Fa A Nou Duo Luo San Miao San 須菩提。發阿耨多羅三藐三 Pu Ti Xin Zhe 。 Yu Yi Qie Fa 。 Ying Ru 菩提心者。於一切法。應如 Shi Zhi 。 Ru Shi Jian 。 Ru Shi Xin Jie 。是知。如是見。如是信解。 Bu Sheng Fa Xiang 。不生法相。 “Subhuti, one who initiates the mind of anuttara samyaksambodhi should not give rise to the notion of phenomena. He should know all phenomena in this way; he should know and view them like this, and believe and understand them like this.”

Xu Pu Ti 。 Suo Yan Fa Xiang Zhe 。 Ru Lai 須菩提。所言法相者。如來 Shuo Ji Fei Fa Xiang 。 Shi Ming Fa Xiang 。說即非法相。是名法相。 “Subhuti, the Tathagata says that which is called a notion of phenomena is not a notion of phenomena, and so it is called a notion of phenomena.”

Thirty-Two: Like Shadows, Like Bubbles, Like Dreams 應化非真分第三十二

Xu Pu Ti 。 Ruo You Ren Yi Man Wu Liang A 須菩提。若有人以滿無量阿 Seng Qi Shi Jie Qi Bao 。 Chi Yong Bu Shi 。僧祇世界七寶。持用布施。 Ruo You Shan Nan Zi Shan Nu Ren 。 Fa Pu Ti 若有善男子善女人。發菩提 Xin Zhe 。 Chi Yu Ci Jing 。 Nai Zhi Si Ju 心者。持於此經。乃至四句 Ji Deng 。 Shou Chi Du Song 。 Wei Ren Yan Shuo 偈等。受持讀誦。為人演說 Qi Fu Sheng Bi 。其福勝彼。 “Subhuti, suppose a person were to give a quantity of the seven treasures capable of filling infinite asamkhya worlds, if a good man or good woman were to initiate the bodhisattva mind and use this sutra, even as few as four lines of verse from it, and were to receive, uphold, read, chant, and explain it to others, his merit is greater.”

Yun He Wei Ren Yan Shuo Bu Qu Yu Xiang 。 Ru 云何為人演說不取於相。如 Ru Bu Dong 。 He Yi Gu 。 Yi Qie You Wei 如不動。何以故。一切有為 Fa 。 Ru Meng Huan Pao Ying 。 Ru Lu Yi Ru 法。如夢幻泡影。如露亦如 Dian 。 Ying Zuo Ru Shi Guan 。電。應作如是觀。 “And how should this sutra be taught to people? By not grasping to notions and being unmoved by things as they are. And why is this?”

“All conditioned phenomena Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, Like dew and lightning. One should contemplate them in this way.”

Fo Shuo Shi Jing Yi 。 Zhang Lao Xu Pu Ti 。佛說是經已。長老須菩提。 59

Ji Zhu Bi Qiu Bi Qiu Ni 。 You Po Se You 及諸比丘比丘尼。優婆塞優 Po Yi 。 Yi Qie Shi Jian Tian Ren A Xiu Luo 婆夷。一切世間天人阿修羅 Wen Fo Suo Shuo 。 Jie Da Huan Xi 。 Xin Shou 聞佛所說。皆大歡喜。信受 Feng Xing 。奉行。 When the Buddha finished speaking this sutra, the elder Subhuti, along with all the bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasaka, upasika, asuras, and worldly and celestial beings, heard what the Buddha had said, and all of them were greatly pleased, and they all believed it, received it, and practiced it.

Jing Gang Bo Ruo Po Luo Mi Jing 金剛般若波羅蜜經 The Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra.

The Seven Buddhas Sin Eradication Dharani 七佛滅罪真言

*Li Po Li Po Di 。 Qiu He Qiu He Di 。離婆離婆帝。求訶求訶帝。 Tuo Luo Ni Di 。 Ni He La Di 。 Pi Li 陀羅尼帝。尼訶囉帝。毗黎 Ni Di 。 Mo He Qie Di 。 Zhen Ling Qian Di 你帝。摩訶伽帝。真陵乾帝 Sa Po He 。莎婆訶。 (*Repeat 3 times) (三稱)

Jin Gang Zan 金剛讚

Duan Yi Sheng Xin。 Jjue Xiang Chao Zong。斷疑生信。絕相超宗。 Dun Wang Ren Fa Jie Zhen Kong。頓忘人法解真空。 Ban Ruo Wei Zhong Zhong 般若味重重。 Si Ju Rrong Tong。Fu De Tan Wu Qiong 四句融通。福德歎無窮。 *Nan Wu Jin Gang Hui Shang Fo Pu Sa 南無金剛會上佛菩薩 (Repeat * 3 Times & prostrations) (三稱三拜)

Liturgy for Making Offerings 上供

NA MO LING SHAN HUEI SHANG 南無靈山會上 FO PU SA (Repeat three times) 佛菩薩 (三稱)

※NA MO CHANG ZHU SHI FANG FO 南無常住十方佛 NA MO CHANG ZHU SHI FANG FA 南無常住十方法 NA MO CHANG ZHU SHI FANG SENG 南無常住十方僧 NA MO BEN SHI 南無本師 SHI JIA MO NI FO 釋迦牟尼佛 NA MO XIAO ZAI YAN SHOU 南無消災延壽 YAO SHI FO 藥師佛 NA MO JI LE SHI JIE 南無極樂世界 A MI TUO FO 阿彌陀佛 NA MO DANG LAI XIA SHENG 南無當來下生 MI LE ZUN FO 彌勒尊佛 NA MO SHI FANG SAN SHI 南無十方三世 YI QIE ZHU FO 一切諸佛 NA MO DA ZHI 南無大智 WEN SHU SHI LI PU SA 文殊師利菩薩

NA MO DA HENG PU XIAN PU SA 南無大行普賢菩薩 NA MO DA BEI 南無大悲 GUAN SHI YIN PU SA 觀世音菩薩 NA MO DA SHI ZHI PU SA 南無大勢至菩薩 NA MO QING JING DA HAI 南無清淨大海 ZHONG PU SA 眾菩薩 NA MO DA YUAN 南無大願 DI ZANG WANG PU SA 地藏王菩薩 NA MO HU FA ZHU TIAN PU SA 南無護法諸天菩薩 NA MO QIE LAN SHENG ZHONG PU SA 南無伽藍聖眾菩薩

NA MO LI DAI ZU SHI PU SA 南無歷代祖師菩薩

(Repeat three times from ※) (回※南無常住十方佛重覆三遍)

Food-Conversion Mantra 變食真言

NA MO SA WA DA TA YE DUO 南無薩縛怛他耶多 WA LU ZHI DI ONG SAN BO LA 縛嚧枳帝唵三跋囉 SAN BO LA HONG (Repeat three times) 三跋囉吽 (三遍)

Ambrosia Mantra 甘露水真言

NANG MO SU LU PO YE 南無蘇嚕婆耶 DA TA YE DUO YE 怛他耶多耶 DA ZHI TA ONG SU LU SU LU 怛姪他唵蘇嚕蘇嚕 BO LA SU LU BO LA SU LU 缽囉蘇嚕缽囉蘇嚕 SUO PO HE (Repeat three times) 娑婆訶 (三遍)

CI SHI SE XIANG WEI 此食色香味 SHANG GONG SHI FANG FO 上供十方佛 ZHONG FENG ZHU SHENG XIAN 中奉諸聖賢 XIA JI LIU DAO PIN 下及六道品 DENG SHI WU CHA BIE 等施無差別 SUI YUAN JIE BAO MAN 隨願皆飽滿 LING JIN SHI ZHE DE 令今施者得 WU LIANG PO LUO MI 無量波羅密 SAN DE LIU WEI GONG FO JI SENG 三德六味供佛及僧 FA JIE YOU QING PU TONG GONG YANG 法界有情普同供養

Universal Offering Mantra 普供養真言

ONG YE YE NANG SAN PO WA 唵耶耶曩三婆縛 FA RI LA HO (Repeat three times) 伐日囉斛 (三遍)

Praise for Celestial Offering 天廚妙供讚

TIAN CHU MIAO GONG 天廚妙供 CHAN YUE SU TUO 禪悅酥酡 HU ONG SU LU SA LI PO 戶唵蘇嚕薩哩婆 DA TA A PO DUO 怛他阿婆多 DA NI YE TA 怛你也他 SU LU SUA PO HE 蘇嚕娑婆訶 NA MO CHAN YUE ZANG PU SA 南無禪悅藏菩薩 MO HE SA 摩訶薩 MO HE BO RE PO LUO MI 摩訶般若波羅密

大眾同音念阿彌陀佛聖號問訊至超薦靈位前，止佛號 The assembly makes a half bow to the Buddha, keeps chanting Namo Amitabha as the Presiding Monk proceeds to the Pure Land Shrine. Once at the Shrine, the assembly keeps on chanting until incense has been offered.

Making Offerings to the Deceased 靈前回向

Qing Liang Di Pu Sa Mo He Sa 清涼地菩薩摩訶薩 Pure and Cool Land Bodhisattva-Mahasattva.

*Na Mo Qing Liang Di Pu Sa Mo He Sa 南無清涼地菩薩摩訶薩 (*Repeat many times) (重覆多次) We take refuge in the Pure and Cool Land Bodhisattva-Mahasattva.

*Na Mo Xi Fang Jie Yin O Mi Tuo Fo 南無西方接引阿彌陀佛 (*Repeat 3 times) (三稱) We take refuge in the Amitabha Buddha of the Western Pure Land.

Bo Re Po Luo Mi Duo Xin Jing 般若波羅蜜多心經 Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

Guan Zi Zai Pu Sa ， Xing Shen Bo Re Po Luo 觀自在菩薩，行深般若波羅 Mi Duo Shi ， Zhao Jian Wu Yun Jie Kong ， Du 蜜多時，照見五蘊皆空，度 Yi Qie Ku E 。 She Li Zi ， Se Bu Yi 一切苦厄。舍利子，色不異 Kong ， Kong Bu Yi Se ， Se Ji Shi Kong ，空，空不異色，色即是空， Kong Ji Shi Se ， Shou Xiang Xing Shi Yi Fu Ru 空即是色，受想行識亦復如 Shi 。 She Li Zi ， Shi Zhu Fa Kong Xiang ，是。舍利子，是諸法空相，

Bu Sheng Bu Mie ， Bu Gou Bu Jing ， Bu Zeng 不生不滅，不垢不淨，不增 Bu Jian ， Shi Gu Kong Zhong Wu Se ， Wu Shou 不減，是故空中無色，無受 Xiang Xing Shi ， Wu Yan Er Bi She Shen Yi ，想行識，無眼耳鼻舌身意， Wu Se Sheng Xiang Wei Chu Fa ， Wu Yan Jie ，無色聲香味觸法，無眼界， Nai Zhi Wu Yi Shi Jie ， Wu Wu Ming ， Yi 乃至無意識界，無無明，亦 Wu Wu Ming Jin ， Nai Zhi Wu Lao Si ， Yi 無無明盡，乃至無老死，亦 Wu Lao Si Jin ， Wu Ku Ji Mie Dao ， Wu 無老死盡，無苦集滅道，無 Zhi Yi Wu De 。智亦無得。 The Avaloskitesvara Bodhisattva, while profoundly contemplating the Prajna Paramita, realized that the Five Skandhas were empty, and thus he was able to overcome all sufferings. To Sariputra: form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, and emptiness is form. The same is for feeling, conception, volition, and consciousness. To Sariputra: emptiness is the nature of all dharmas. It neither arises nor ceases, can neither be defiled nor cleansed, and neither be increased nor decreased. Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, conception, volition, nor consciousness; neither eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, nor mind; no form, sound, smell, taste, touch, nor conception; no visual consciousness; no ignorance, nor its cessation; no aging and no death, nor their cessation; no suffering, causes, cessation, nor the paths to such; no wisdom, and nothing to attain.

Yi Wu Suo De Gu ， Pu Ti Sa Duo ， Yi 以無所得故，菩提薩埵，依 Bo Re Po Luo Mi Duo Gu ， Xin Wu Gua Ai 般若波羅蜜多故，心無罣礙， Wu Gua Ai Gu ， Wu You Kong Bu ， Yuan ，無罣礙故，無有恐怖，遠

Li Dian Dao Meng Xiang ， Jiu Jing Nie Pan 。 San 離顛倒夢想，究竟涅槃。三 Shi Zhu Fo ， Yi Bo Re Po Luo Mi Duo Gu 世諸佛，依般若波羅蜜多故， De O Nou Duo Luo San Miao San Pu Ti 。，得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。 Gu Zhi Bo Re Po Luo Mi Duo ， Shi Da Shen 故知般若波羅蜜多，是大神 Zhou ， Shi Da Ming Zhou ， Shi Wu Shang Zhou ，咒，是大明咒，是無上咒， Shi Wu Deng Deng Zhou ， Neng Chu Yi Qie Ku ，是無等等咒，能除一切苦， Zhen Shi Bu Xu ， Gu Shuo Bo Re Po Luo Mi 真實不虛，故說般若波羅蜜 Duo Zhou ， Ji Shuo Zhou Yue ， Jie Di ， Jie 多咒，即說咒曰，揭諦，揭 Di ， Po Luo Jie Di ， Po Luo Seng Jie Di 諦，波羅揭諦，波羅僧揭諦， Pu Ti Sa Po He 。，菩提薩婆訶。 As there is nothing to attain, a bodhisattva relying on the Prajna Paramita has neither worry nor obstruction. Without worry and obstruction, there is no fear, and without confusion and reams, Nirvana can be reached. The Buddhas of the past, present, and future also rely on the Prajna Paramita to attain Supreme Enlightenment. Thus, one should know that Prajna Paramita is the greatest mantra, the mantra of illumination, and the supreme of all mantras. It is unequalled and able to alleviate all suffering. This is true and not false. Thus, in proclaiming the Prajna Paramita Mantra, it is said, “Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi svaha!”

Rebirth in Pure Land Dharani 往生咒

*Na Mo O Mi Duo Po Ye 。 Duo Ta Qie Duo 曩謨阿彌多婆夜。哆他伽多 Ye 。 Duo Di Ye Ta 。 O Mi Li Du Po 夜。哆地夜他。阿彌利都婆 Pi 。 O Mi Li Duo 。 Xi Dan Po Pi 。毗。阿彌利哆。悉耽婆毗。 O Mi Li Duo 。 Pi Jia Lan Di 。 O Mi 阿彌唎哆。毗迦蘭帝。阿彌 Li Duo 。 Pi Jia Lan Duo 。 Qie Mi Ni 。唎哆。毗迦蘭多。伽彌膩。 Qie Qie Na 。 Zhi Duo Jia Li 。 Sa Po He。伽伽那。枳多迦利。娑婆訶。 (*Repeat 3 times) (重覆三遍)

Food-Conversion Mantra 變食真言

*Na Mo Sa Bo Dan Ta Ye Duo 。 Bo Lu Zhi 曩謨薩嚩怛他誐多。嚩嚧枳 Di 。 An 。 San Po La 。 San Po La 。帝。唵。三跋囉。三跋囉。 Hong 。吽。 (*Repeat 3 times) (重覆三遍)

Ambrosia Mantra 甘露水真言

*Na Mo Su Lu Po Ye 。 Dan Ta Ye Duo Ye 曩謨蘇嚕婆耶。怛他誐多耶 Dan Zhi Ta 。 An 。 Su Lu 。 Su Lu 。怛姪他。唵。蘇嚕。蘇嚕。

Po La Su Lu 。 Po La Su Lu 。 Sa Po 鉢囉蘇嚕。鉢囉蘇嚕。娑婆

He 。訶。 (*Repeat 3 times) (重覆三遍)

Universal Offering Mantra 普供養真言

*An 。 Ye Ye Nang 。 San Po Wa 。 Fa Ri 唵。誐誐曩。三婆嚩。伐日 La Hong 。囉斛。 (*Repeat 3 times) （重覆三遍）

Praise of the Lotus Pond 蓮池讚

Lian Chi Hai Hui 。 Mi Tuo Ru Lai 。蓮池海會。彌陀如來。 In the Assembly of the Lotus Pond, Amitabha Tathagata,

Guan Yin Shi Zhi Zuo Lian Tai 。觀音勢至坐蓮臺。 Avalokitesvara, and Mahasthamaprapta are seated on the lotus platform…

Jie Yin Shang Jin Jie 。接引上金階。 …to receive and guide us up the golden steps.

Da Shi Hong Kai 。 Pu Yuan Li Chen Ai 。大誓弘開。普願離塵埃。 Their great vow is committed, wishing for all to depart from defilements.

*Na Mo Lian Chi Hai Hui Pu Sa Mo He Sa 南無蓮池海會菩薩摩訶薩 (*Repeat 3 times) (三稱) We take refuge in the Lotus Pond Assembly of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

*Na Mo O Mi Tuo Fo 南無阿彌陀佛 (*Make a half bow to the Buddha, and repeat many times until the Presiding Monk returns to his place) (問訊，重覆多次至回到佛前，止佛號) We take refuge in the Amitabha Buddha.

Taking Refuge 三皈依

Zi Gui Yi Fo ， Dang Yuan Zhong Sheng ，自皈依佛，當願眾生， I take refuge in the Buddha, wishing that all sentient beings…

Ti Jie Da Dao ， Fa Wu Shang Xin ！體解大道，發無上心！ ((Prostrate once) (禮敬一拜) …understand the Dharma and make the supreme vows.

Zi Gui Yi Fa ， Dang Yuan Zhong Sheng ，自皈依法，當願眾生， I take refuge in the Dharma, wishing that all sentient beings…

Shen Ru Jing Zang ， Zhi Hui Ru Hai ！深入經藏，智慧如海！ ((Prostrate once) (禮敬一拜) …diligently study the sutras and obtain prajna-wisdom.

Zi Gui Yi Seng ， Dang Yuan Zhong Sheng ，自皈依僧，當願眾生， I take refuge in the Sangha, wishing that all sentient beings…

Tong Li Da Zhong ， Yi Qie Wu Ai ！統理大眾，一切無礙！ ((Prostrate once) (禮敬一拜) …harmoniously lead the public without any obstruction.

A Prayer for the Dharma Service 共修法會祈願文

Ci Bei Wei Da De Fo Tuo ! 慈悲偉大的佛陀！ Oh great, compassionate Buddha!

Wo Shi Yi Ge Qian Cheng De Zai Jia Xin Tu ，我是一個虔誠的在家信徒， I am a pious devotee.

Wo Hen Xi Huan Can Jia Si Yuan De Gong Xiu Fa 我很喜歡參加寺院的共修法 Hui ，會， I like very much to participate in the Dharma Service in the monastery.

Nian Fo ， Chan Zuo ，念佛、禪坐， Whether chanting a Buddha’s name or meditating,

Wo Zong Shi Shen Xin Xiang Wang ，我總是深心嚮往， I always look forward to it profoundly,

Zhu Fo Pu Sa De Sheng Dan ，諸佛菩薩的聖誕， The birthdays of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas, and

Wo Dou Huan Xi Qing Zhu ; 我都歡喜慶祝； I celebrate all with joy;

Si Yuan De Kai Guang Luo Cheng ，寺院的開光落成， At the opening ceremony of a monastery, 74

Wo Duo Fei Chang Xing Fen ; 我都非常興奮； I am always excited;

Liang Huang ， Shui Chan ，梁皇、水懺， In the Repentance Service of Emperor Liang, or the Repentance Service of Compassionate Samadhi Water,

Wo Shi Chang Sui Xi Can Jia ; 我時常隨喜參加； I often participate whenever I can;

Da Bei Chan Fa Hui ，大悲懺法會， The Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony,

Wo Geng Shi Shi Fen Xi Ai 。我更是十分喜愛。 Stir me even more;

Xian Deng ， Chao Shan ，獻燈、朝山， At the offering of light or pilgrimage,

Wo Ye Le Yu Gong Xiang Sheng Ju 。我也樂於共襄盛舉。 I am also happy to join others in these worthy activities.

Wo Yao Xiang Nin Fo Tuo Bao Gao : 我要向您佛陀報告： Oh Buddha! I would like to report to you:

Mei Ci Can Jia Gong Xiu Fa Hui ，每次參加共修法會， Whenever I participate in the Dharma Service,

Shi Wo Zui Hao Han Nin Jiao Liu De Shi Hou ; 是我最好和您交流的時候； Is the best time for communication with you;

Mei Ci Li Yong Gong Xiu Huo Dong ，每次利用共修活動， Whenever I interact with others at Dharma Services,

Wo Dou Yang Cheng Nin De Qing Liang Fa Shui 。我都仰承您的清涼法水。 I always receive your pure and cool Dharma water with respect.

Zai Gong Xiu Fa Hui Li ，在共修法會裡， During the Dharma Service,

Wo De Dao Chan Yue Fa Xi ，我得到禪悦法喜， I attain the joy of the Dharma;

Wo Jue De Xin Kai Yi Jie 。我覺得心開意解。 I feel my mind opened and liberated intellectually.

Kan Dao Gong Xiu De Shi Xiong Shi Jie Men ，看到共修的師兄師姊們， Seeing the Dharma brothers and sisters in the Dharma Service,

Wo Jiu Sheng Qi Dao Qing Fa Ai ，我就昇起道情法愛， Right away I raise Dharma affinities and Dharma affection,

Wo Jiu Gan Dao Fa Jie He Xie ; 我就感到法界和諧； Right away I feel the harmony of the dharma realms.

Mu Yu Zai Gong Xiu De Xiang He Qi Fen Li ，沐浴在共修的祥和氣氛裡， Steeped in the auspicious and peaceful atmosphere,

Ren Wo Shi Fe ， Dun Shi Pao Zai Nao Hou ; 人我是非，頓時拋在腦後； All the gossip of people is instantly behind me;

Wu Ming Fan Nao ， Li Ke Xiao Shi Wu Xing 。無明煩惱，立刻消失無形。 Ignorance and worries immediately disappear, without a trace.

Wo Shi Duo Mo Xi Huan Fa Hui A ! 我是多麼喜歡法會啊！ How I enjoy these Dharma Services!

Yin Wei ─ Fa Hui , Shi Yi Fa Wei Hui ，因為 ─ 法會，是以法為會， For they are meetings in taking the Dharma as fellowship,

Fa Hui ， Shi Yi Fa Wei Shi ，法會，是以法為師， They are taking the Dharma as teachers,

Fa Hui ， Shi Yi Fa Wei Gui ，法會，是以法為軌， They are taking the Dharma as the path,

Fa Hui ， Shi Yi Fa Wei Le 。法會，是以法為樂。 They are taking the Dharma as joy.

Wo Men Zai Gong Xiu Fa Hui Zhong ，我們在共修法會中， In our Dharma Service,

You Da De Zhang Zhe De Kai Shi ，有大德長者的開示， There are people of virtue and the elderly

You Shan You Tong Xiu De Ti Xi ，有善友同修的提攜， To open up the treasury of truth and indicate its meaning,

Wo Shen Shen Gan En Shan Yuan Ju Zu ，我深深感恩善緣具足， There is good company of the same belief to assist us.

Wo Shen Shen Zhen Xi Ren Shen Nan De 。我深深珍惜人身難得。 I feel profoundly grateful for these complete, good conditions, I profoundly cherish being human.

Ci Bei Wei Da De Fo Tuo ! 慈悲偉大的佛陀！ Oh great, compassionate Buddha!

Wo Yuan Zun Xun Nin De Jiao Hui ，我願遵循您的教誨， I am willing to follow your teachings and admonitions,

Wo Yuan Feng Xing Nin De Fa Yi ; 我願奉行您的法意； I am willing to follow your doctrines;

Wo Yao Fa Yang Nin Xi She Li Ta De Jing Shen 我要發揚您喜捨利他的精神， Fu Wu She Hui ; ，服務社會； I will exalt your spirit of joyous giving to benefit others and serve society;

Wo Yao Zhui Sui Nin Hong Fa Li Sheng De Jiao Bu 我要追隨您弘法利生的腳步， Jing Jin Bu Xie 。，精進不懈。 I will follow your step of propagating the Dharma and benefiting all beings, and progress zealously without ceasing.

Fo Tuo ! Wei Da De Fo Tuo ! 佛陀！偉大的佛陀！ Oh Buddha! Great Buddha!

Wo Yi Ci You Yi Ci Di Can Jia Gong Xiu ，我一次又一次地參加共修， I attend the Dharma Service again and again;

Wo Yi Ci You Yi Ci Di Xiang Nin Qi Qiu : 我一次又一次地向您祈求 : I pray to you again and again:

Qi Qiu Nin Yi Ci Bei Jia Chi Wo Men ; 祈求您以慈悲加持我們； That you support us with compassion;

Qi Qiu Nin Yi Zhi Hui Yin Dao Wo Men ; 祈求您以智慧引導我們； That you guide us with wisdom;

Qi Qiu Nin Yi Guang Ming Pi You Wo Men ; 祈求您以光明庇祐我們； That you bless and protect us with brightness;

Qi Qiu Nin Yi Gan Lu Zi Run Wo Men 。祈求您以甘露滋潤我們。 That you refresh us with sweet dew.

Rang Wo Men De Shen Ti Neng Gou Jian Kang Wu Yang; 讓我們的身體能夠健康無恙; 79

May our bodies be in good health;

Rang Wo Men De Shi Ye Neng Gou Tong Da Shun Chang; 讓我們的事業能夠通達順暢; May our careers be smooth, without obstruction;

Rang Wo Men De Jia Ting Neng Gou Xing Fu Mei Man; 讓我們的家庭能夠幸福美滿; May our families be blissful and happy;

Rang Wo Men De Xin Ling Neng Gou Jing Hua Xiang He; 讓我們的心靈能夠淨化祥和; May our minds be pure, auspicious, and peaceful;

Rang Wo Men De She Hui Neng Gou Rong He Huan Xi; 讓我們的社會能夠融和歡喜; May our society be harmonious and joyous;

Rang Wo Men De Guo Jia Neng Gou Fan Rong An Kang，讓我們的國家能夠繁榮安康， May our country be prosperous, peaceful, and safe,

Rang Wo Men Dou Neng Zun Zhong Bao Rong ，讓我們都能尊重包容， May we all be respectful and tolerant of each other,

Rang Wo Men Dou Neng Yuan Man Zi Zai 。讓我們都能圓滿自在。 May we all be wholly satisfied and at ease.

Ci Bei Wei Da De Fo Tuo ! 慈悲偉大的佛陀！ Oh great, compassionate Buddha!

Qing Qiu Nin Jie Shou Wo Zhi Cheng De Qi Yuan ! 請求您接受我至誠的祈願！ Please accept my sincerest prayers!

Transfer of Merit 回向偈

Ci Bei Xi She Pian Fa Jie ，慈悲喜捨遍法界， May palms be joined in kindness, compassion, joy, and giving, throughout all dharma realms;

Xi Fu Jie Yuan Li Ren Tian ，惜福結緣利人天， May all beings find security in friendship, peace, and loving care;

Chan Jing Jie Heng Ping Deng Ren ，禪淨戒行平等忍， May calm and mindful practice seed patience and equanimity deeply within;

Can Kui Gan En Da Yuan Xin 。慚愧感恩大願心。 May we give rise to spacious hearts and humble thoughts of gratitude.