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汝今出信力。住於忍善中。
昔所未聞法。今皆當得聞。
我今安慰汝。勿得懷疑懼。
佛無不實語。智慧不可量。
所得第一法。甚深叵分別。
如是今當說。汝等一心聽。
「汝今出信力」：你們各位在會的大眾，現在要拿出你們的信力來。「住於忍善中」：你們應該存心在這個忍辱波羅蜜、修這種忍辱的善事，要存這種心。「昔所未聞法」：這種法，在以前你們沒有聽過，祇有現在才聽見這種的妙法。「今皆當得聞」：早先我是說的方便權巧的法門，沒有說這個實法給你們大家聽；現在，我要把這種不可思議的妙法都說給你們，你們都可以聞得到了。「我今安慰汝」：我現在安慰安慰你們各位，你們都要專一其心、精進，生一種堅固的心來聽這個法。「勿得懷疑懼」：你不要生出一種懷疑的心，也不要生出一種驚懼的心。「佛無不實語」：佛所說的法，是真實不虛的。現在是「開權顯實，開近顯遠」的法，這不可思議的妙法，我都要說給你們聽了！佛不會說不實在的話，你們都要生出一種信心。「智慧不可量」：佛說的是實在的話，佛的智慧是不可稱量的，沒有法子可以說出佛的智慧是有多少。「所得第一法」：佛所得的這個第一的、成佛的妙法，「甚深叵分別」：這個太深了，很深的很深的，沒有法子可以分別得出它是有多深。「如是今當說」：這種不可思議的妙法、不可分別的妙法，現在就是應該說的時候了！「汝等一心聽」：你們各位在法會的這一些個菩薩，都應該專一其心，來聽這種的妙法！
爾時。世尊說此偈已。告彌勒菩薩。我今於此大眾。宣告汝等。阿逸多。是諸大菩薩摩訶薩無量無數阿僧祇。從地湧出。汝等昔所未見者。我於是娑婆世界得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提已。教化示導是諸菩薩。調伏其心。令發道意。
「爾時，世尊說此偈已」：釋迦牟尼佛說完了這個偈頌之後的時候，「告彌勒菩薩」：又告訴彌勒菩薩說，阿逸多！你注意聽，我現在告訴你！「我今於此大眾」：我現在在這個大眾面前，「宣告汝等」：我來告訴你們各位大菩薩！「是諸大菩薩摩訶薩」：從下方地湧出這些個大菩薩摩訶薩，「無量無數」：也不知道有多少數量，也不知道有多少個「阿僧祇」：阿僧祇，翻過來就叫「無量數」。現在無量無數阿僧祇這麼多的菩薩，「從地湧出」：從地下湧出來。「汝等昔所未見者」：你們各位在以前從來沒見過這麼多的菩薩，是嗎？我現在告訴你！「我於是娑婆世界」：我在這個娑婆世界──就是這個堪忍的世界，也就是這個萬惡充滿、萬苦交煎的世界。「得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提已」：我得無上正等正覺之後，「教化示導是諸菩薩」：我來教化這一些
個菩薩、我來接引這一些個菩薩，我來指示、領導他們這些個大菩薩。「調伏其心」：令他們心裏有煩惱的，都沒有煩惱了；有無明的，都沒有無明了；有塵沙惑的，塵沙惑也消了；有見思惑的，見思惑也都消了。我把他們的煩惱調伏了，這叫「調伏其心」。「令發道意」：令他們統統都發修道的這種思想、令發行菩薩道的這種道意；這都是我過去教化所成就的。
待續
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You should be vigorous and of one mind.
For I wish to speak about this matter.
Hold no doubts or regrets—
The wisdom of the Buddhas is inconceivable.
Bring forth, now, the power of faith,
And abide in patience and goodness,
For the Dharma which from of old has never been heard,
You are now about to hear.
I am comforting you now,
So have no doubt or fear.
The Buddhas never speak falsely,
And their wisdom cannot be measured.
That foremost Dharma they have gained
Is extremely profound, beyond discerning.
As such, it should now be explained,
And you should single-mindedly listen.
Bring forth, now, the power of faith. All of you
in the Great Assembly should get hold of the strength of your faith and
abide in patience and goodness. You should concentrate on the paramita
of patience and do the good deeds born of patience. Set your minds on
patience.
For the Dharma which from of old has never been
heard. You have never heard this Dharma before. It’s only now that you
will hear this Wonderful Dharma. You are now about to hear it. Earlier
I spoke expedient, provisional Dharma-doors. I did not speak actual
Dharma for you to hear. Now I want to speak the inconceivable,
Wonderful Dharma for you. You will all be able to hear it. I am
comforting you now. I want to comfort all of you; you should become
single-minded and vigorous. Bring forth a firm resolve to listen to
this Dharma. So have no doubt or fear. You should not have doubts. You
should not become frightened. The Buddhas never speak falsely. The
Dharma that the Buddhas speak is true, actual and not false. Now is the
time to open up the provisional and reveal the actual, to disclose the
near and reveal the far. I’m going to speak the inconceivable Wonderful
Dharma for you to hear. The Buddhas never say anything that isn’t so.
You should bring forth faith.
And their wisdom cannot be measured. Buddhas speak
true and actual words and the Buddhas’ wisdom is incalculable. There is
no way to say how much wisdom a Buddha has. That foremost Dharma they
have gained. The Buddhas have obtained the Number One Wonderful Dharma.
The Wonderful Dharma for accomplishing Buddhahood is extremely
profound, beyond discerning. It is especially deep, utterly profound.
There is no way to determine how deep it is; it is beyond discerning.
As such, it should now be explained, this inconceivable Wonderful
Dharma cannot be discriminated. This is the time to explain it. And you
should single-mindedly listen. All of you in the Great Assembly,
including all of you Bodhisattvas, should become single-minded and
listen to this Wonderful Dharma.
The
World Honored One, having recited those verses, then said to Maitreya
Bodhisattva, “I now, in this great assembly, make this announcement to
all of you: Ajita! These incalculable asamkhyeyas of Great Bodhisattvas
Mahasattvas, who have welled forth out of the earth and whom you have
never seen before, are those whom I taught, transformed, and guided in
this Saha world after I attained Anuttarasamyaksambodhi. I tamed and
subdued the minds of these Bodhisattvas, causing them to bring forth
the resolve for the Way.”
Then, Shakyamuni Buddha, The World Honored One,
finished speaking those verses, and having recited those verses, then
said to Maitreya Bodhisattva, “Maitreya Bodhisattva, I will now tell
you. I now, in this great assembly, make this announcement to all of
you Great Bodhisattvas. Ajita! Pay attention to what I am about to tell
you. These Great Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas, who issued forth from
beneath the earth, are incalculable asamkhyeyas—one knows not how
many—in number.” “Asamkhyeya” is translated as “an incalculable
number.” Now there are incalculable numbers of incalculable
numbers of Bodhisattvas who have welled forth out
of the earth. You have never seen so many Bodhisattvas as these before,
right? Now I will tell you. “In this Saha World,” refers to the world
that we are “able to endure,” the world “full of a myriad evils.” It is
also known as the world where a myriad sufferings merge together. After
I attained Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, the unsurpassed, proper and equal,
right enlightenment, I taught, transformed, and guided these
Bodhisattvas, and pointed out the Way to them, leading and guiding
them. I tamed and subdued the minds of these Bodhisattvas. I caused
those with afflictions to be without afflictions. I caused those with
ignorance to be without ignorance. I caused those with delusions like
dust and sand to get rid of their delusions like dust and sand. Those
with view delusions and thought delusions also got rid of those view
and thought delusions, the delusions like dust and sand, and ignorance.
I tamed and subdued their minds, causing them to bring forth the
resolve for the Way. I have caused them all to decide to cultivate the
Way and to be resolved to practice the Bodhisattva Way. They have been
brought to accomplishment through my previous teaching and transforming.
To be continued
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