無畏三藏禪要(海仁睿)
Essentials of Meditation by the Fearless Tripitaka Master(Hairen Rui)
中天竺摩伽陀國王舍城那爛陀竹林寺三藏沙門諱輸波迦羅——唐言善無畏,剎利種豪貴族。共嵩岳會善寺大德禪師敬賢和上,對論佛法,略敘大乘旨要,頓開眾生心地令速悟道,及受菩薩戒羯磨儀軌,序之如左。
In the city of Rajagriha, Magadha, in Central India, there was the Nalanda Bamboo Grove Monastery. The Tripitaka Master Śubhakarasiṃha—in Chinese, "Shanwuwei"—was a noble of the Kshatriya caste. Together with the esteemed Chan Master Jingxian of the Huishan Temple on Mount Song, they discussed the Dharma, briefly outlining the essential principles of the Mahayana path. Their aim was to swiftly open the minds of sentient beings, enabling them to quickly realize the Way, and to establish the ritual procedures for receiving the Bodhisattva precepts. This is recorded as follows.
夫欲入大乘法者,先須發無上菩提心,受大菩薩戒。身器清淨,然後受法。略作十一門分別:
To enter the path of the Great Vehicle, one must first arouse the supreme aspiration for enlightenment and receive the precepts of a great bodhisattva. Only when one's body and mind are purified can one receive the teachings. This is briefly explained in eleven sections:
第一發心門,第二供養門,第三懺悔門,第四歸依門,第五發菩提心門,第六問遮難門,第七請師門,第八羯磨門,第九結界門,第十修四攝門,第十一十重戒門。
First: The Gate of Initial Aspiration Second: The Gate of Making Offerings Third: The Gate of Repentance Fourth: The Gate of Taking Refuge Fifth: The Gate of Arousing the Bodhi Mind Sixth: The Gate of Inquiry into Hindrances Seventh: The Gate of Requesting the Teacher Eighth: The Gate of Karma Ritual Ninth: The Gate of Establishing Boundaries Tenth: The Gate of Cultivating the Four Means of Embracing Eleventh: The Gate of the Ten Major Precepts
第一發心門
First Awakening of the Mind
弟子某甲等,歸命十方一切諸佛諸大菩薩大菩提心,為大導師,能令我等離諸惡趣,能示人天大涅槃路,是故我今至心頂禮。
I, disciple [Name], and others, take refuge in all Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas throughout the ten directions. With the great mind of enlightenment as our supreme guide, may you enable us to leave behind all evil destinies and show us the great path of Nirvana for humans and heavenly beings. Therefore, I now sincerely bow in reverence.