大悲經卷第一
Great Compassion Sutra, Scroll 1
高齊天竺三藏那連提耶舍譯
Translated by Narendrayaśas, Tripitaka Master from India, during the Northern Qi Dynasty
梵天品第一
Chapter 1: Brahma
如是我聞：
Thus I have heard:
一時佛在拘尸那城力士生地娑羅雙樹間。爾時，世尊臨般涅槃，告慧命阿難言：「汝可於娑羅雙樹間安置敷具，如師子王右脇臥法，吾今後夜當般涅槃。阿難！我已究竟涅槃，斷除一切有為言說。我已作佛事、已說甘露——無有窟宅、寂滅定甚深微妙，難見、難覺、難可測量——明智所知諸賢聖法。我已三轉無上法輪，若有沙門、婆羅門、若天、若魔、若梵、若人，以世共法無能轉者。我已擊法鼓、吹法䗍、建法幢、置法船、作法橋、降法雨。我已光照三千大千世界，滅除大闇，開示眾生，解脫正道，充益天人，所應度者皆悉已度。我已降伏一切外道及諸異論、動魔宮殿、摧魔勢力。大師子吼作諸佛事，建丈夫業，滿本誓願，護持法眼，教大聲聞，授菩薩記，為於未來佛眼不斷故。阿難！我今於後更無所作，唯般涅槃。」
Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was in the city of Kushinagar, in the land of the mighty ones, between the twin Sal trees. At that time, the World-Honored One, on the verge of entering Final Nirvana, addressed the Venerable Ananda, saying:
"Ananda, prepare a couch for me between the twin Sal trees. I shall lie down like a lion king on his right side, for in the latter part of this night I will enter Final Nirvana.
Ananda, I have already attained complete Nirvana, cutting off all conditioned speech and thought. I have accomplished the work of a Buddha and have spoken the sweet dew of Dharma—which has no shelter or abode, which is the profound and wondrous state of still tranquility, difficult to see, difficult to awaken to, difficult to fathom—the noble and wise teachings known only to the enlightened.
I have already turned the supreme Wheel of Dharma three times. No ascetic, brahmin, god, demon, heavenly being, or human can turn it back using any worldly means.
I have already struck the drum of Dharma, blown the conch of Dharma, raised the banner of Dharma, launched the ship of Dharma, built the bridge of Dharma, and poured the rain of Dharma.
I have already illuminated the entire thousand-million-fold world, dispelling the great darkness, and have shown living beings the right path to liberation. I have enriched gods and humans alike, and all those who were meant to be saved have been saved.
I have already subdued all heretical teachers and their various false doctrines, shaken the palaces of Mara, and crushed the power of evil.
I have roared the great lion's roar, performed the deeds of a Buddha, established the actions of a great person, and fulfilled my original vows. I have protected the eye of Dharma, taught the great disciples, and prophesied the future awakening of bodhisattvas, ensuring that the eye of the Buddha will never be cut off.
Ananda, from now on I have nothing more to do. I shall only enter Final Nirvana."
爾時，阿難聞是語已，為憂箭所射，極大愁惱，悲泣流淚白佛言：「世尊！婆伽婆！涅槃太速。修伽陀！涅槃太速。世間眼滅、世間孤獨、世間無救，無有導師。」
At that time, Ananda, hearing these words, was struck by the arrow of sorrow. Overwhelmed with grief, he wept and said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! Blessed One! Your passing into Nirvana is too soon. Well-Gone One! Your departure is too swift. The world's light is extinguished; the world is left in loneliness, with no refuge and no guide."
爾時，佛告慧命阿難：「止，莫憂悲。阿難！生法、有法、有為法、壞法若不滅者，無有是處。我昔告汝，一切所愛、稱意等事，必有離散。阿難！汝已慈心、不二心、無惡心及與身業，孝養隨順而無限量侍養於我。阿難！若復天、人、阿修羅等，給侍供養聲聞、緣覺，若減一劫、若滿一劫，若復給侍供養如來於一念頃，其福多彼。汝已供養大神通佛乃至般涅槃，當得大福、廣大功德。猶如甘露——第一甘露、最後甘露——究竟涅槃。是故，阿難！汝莫憂悲。」
At that time, the Buddha said to the wise Ananda, "Stop, do not grieve or lament. Ananda, anything that is born, that exists, that is conditioned, that decays — if it were not to perish, that would be impossible. I once told you that all that is loved, all that is pleasing, must inevitably come to separation. Ananda, you have shown kindness, single-heartedness, and goodwill, and with body and mind you have served me with boundless filial care and devotion. Ananda, if gods, humans, or asuras were to attend and serve disciples and solitary realizers — whether for a diminished kalpa or a full kalpa — and if one were to attend and serve the Thus-Gone One even for a single moment, that merit would be far greater. You have served the greatly powerful Buddha up to his final passing into nirvana; you will attain great merit, vast virtue — like the first nectar, the supreme nectar, the final nectar — the ultimate nirvana. Therefore, Ananda, do not grieve or lament."
爾時，阿難憂悲抆淚，即為如來於雙樹間猶如師子右脇臥法安置敷具。即時三千大千世界所有樹木、藥草、叢林皆向如來涅槃方所，有欲倒者、有傴僂者、有欲至地者、有躄地者。於此三千大千世界所有眾流——大河、小河、泉池、陂湖——佛神力故，止不流動。三千大千世界所有禽獸，佛神力故，默然而住，不鳴、不食。三千大千世界所有日、月、星宿、火光、明珠乃至熒火，佛神力故，皆不顯現，無有光明，不能照曜。三千大千世界所有猛火，佛神力故，皆悉止息，不然、不熱、不能燒炙。三千大千世界所有一切地獄猛火，佛神力故，皆悉清涼。彼諸地獄所有眾生於剎那頃，佛神力故，皆得安樂。三千大千世界所有畜生，一切皆起慈心、愍心，不相瞋惱、加害斷命；一切餓鬼皆不飢渴；一切眾生，佛神力故，身心踊悅，離苦得猗，具足稱意第一安樂。
At that time, Ananda, overcome with sorrow, wiped away his tears and arranged the bedding for the Thus Come One between the twin trees, laying it out in the manner of a lion sleeping on his right side.
Immediately, all the trees, medicinal herbs, and groves throughout the great trichiliocosm bent toward the direction of the Thus Come One's parinirvana—some leaning, some bowing low, some about to touch the ground, and some already fallen to the earth.
All the rivers, streams, springs, ponds, and lakes throughout the great trichiliocosm, by the Buddha's spiritual power, ceased to flow.
All the birds and beasts throughout the great trichiliocosm, by the Buddha's spiritual power, fell silent, neither crying nor eating.
All the suns, moons, stars, firelight, pearls, and even fireflies throughout the great trichiliocosm, by the Buddha's spiritual power, were dimmed—no longer shining, no longer giving off light.
All the raging fires throughout the great trichiliocosm, by the Buddha's spiritual power, were extinguished—no longer burning, no longer hot, unable to scorch.
All the fierce fires of the hells throughout the great trichiliocosm, by the Buddha's spiritual power, were cooled. All the beings in those hells, in an instant, by the Buddha's spiritual power, were filled with peace and happiness.
All the animals throughout the great trichiliocosm were moved to kindness and compassion, no longer angry, hostile, or seeking to harm one another. All the hungry ghosts no longer felt hunger or thirst. And all beings, by the Buddha's spiritual power, felt joy rising in body and mind, released from suffering, at ease, fulfilled, and experiencing the highest peace.
當於世尊右脇臥時，三千大千世界於中所有須彌山王、鐵圍山、大鐵圍山、目真隣陀山、香山、雪山及諸黑山、大地、大海，一切皆悉六種震動，所謂動、踊、起、震、吼、覺。三千大千世界一切風輪皆不鼓動。
When the World-Honored One lay down on his right side, all the great mountains and oceans in the vast universe—including Mount Sumeru, the Iron Ring Mountains, the Great Iron Ring Mountains, Mount Mucilinda, Fragrant Mountains, Snow Mountains, and all the dark mountains, along with the great earth and seas—began to shake in six ways: trembling, swaying, rising, quaking, roaring, and awakening. Yet, in that entire universe, not a single wind wheel stirred.
一切眾生於剎那頃捨諸作業得猗而住，離於睡眠，心無散亂，欲作皆息，默然無聲。三千大千世界所有天、龍、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿修羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽，梵天、釋天、護世王等，佛神力故，各見宮殿、床座、園林皆悉闇昧，無復威光，不生愛樂，彼等眷屬憂煩不樂。千世界主梵天王、三千大千世界主大梵天王，高心自恃，作如是念、作如是解：「念此世界及諸眾生是我所作、是我所化。」彼三千大千世界主大梵天王，佛神力故，見己宮殿及床座等闇昧無光，不生愛樂；摩醯首羅淨居天等亦復如是。
All beings in that instant set aside their activities, found peaceful rest, free from sleep, with untroubled minds, their tasks stilled, silent and quiet. Throughout the mighty universe of a thousand worlds, all the devas, dragons, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas, along with Brahma, Shakra, and the guardian kings of the world—through the Buddha's spiritual power—each saw their palaces, seats, and gardens grow dim and lose their radiance, so they no longer found delight in them, and their retinues felt troubled and downcast.
The Brahma king, lord of a thousand worlds, and the great Brahma king, lord of the mighty universe of three thousand worlds, prideful and self-assured, thought and believed: "This world and all its beings are my creation, my doing." Yet through the Buddha's power, that great Brahma king saw his own palace and seats darkened and without light, and took no pleasure in them. The same was true for Maheshvara and the gods of the Pure Abodes.
爾時，三千大千世界主大梵天王作如是念：「是誰力故而現此相？令我不樂宮殿、床座。」是時，大梵天王遍觀於此三千大千世界中造作富貴大自在主——如來、應供、正遍知——今日後夜當般涅槃，是故現此神力變化、不可思議、未曾有事，此之神力正是如來入涅槃相。時大梵王作是念已，憂愁不樂，戰悚毛竪，極疾怱怱，梵眾圍遶，共詣佛所。其三千大千世界諸餘梵天，皆悉已曾信受聖法、安住聖法。
Then the great Brahma King, ruler of the billion-world universe, had this thought: “What power is it that manifests this sign, making me take no pleasure in my palace or seat?” In that moment, the great Brahma King looked throughout the billion-world universe and saw that the Thus-Come One, the Worthy One, the Fully Enlightened One—the great sovereign of wealth and freedom within this world—was destined to enter final Nirvāṇa in the latter part of the coming night. It was for this reason that such a display of miraculous power—unimaginable, unprecedented—had appeared; this power was precisely the sign of the Thus-Come One's entry into Nirvāṇa.
When the great Brahma King had considered this, he was filled with sorrow and unease. Trembling, with his hair standing on end, he hurried swiftly, surrounded by his assembly of Brahmā gods, to the Buddha's presence. All the other Brahmā gods throughout the billion-world universe, who had already accepted and abided in the sacred Dharma, likewise came with him.
爾時，三千大千世界主大梵天王到佛所已，頭面作禮而白佛言：「唯願世尊教勅於我，云何而住？云何修行？」作是語已，如來即問大梵王言：「梵天！汝今實作如是念言：『我是大梵天，我能勝他、他不如我，我是智者。我是三千大千世界中大自在主，我造作眾生、化作眾生，我造作世界、化作世界。』不？」
At that time, the Great Brahma King, lord of the vast three-thousand-fold world system, arrived at the Buddha's presence. He bowed his head to the Buddha's feet and said: "I respectfully ask the World-Honored One to guide me—how should I abide? How should I practice?" Having spoken these words, the Thus-Come One asked the Great Brahma King: "Brahma! Do you truly think to yourself: 'I am the Great Brahma, I am superior, and others are beneath me. I am the wise one. I am the great sovereign of the three-thousand-fold world system. I create beings and transform them. I create worlds and transform them'?"
大梵天言：「如是，婆伽婆！如是，修伽陀！」
The Great Brahma said, "Indeed, Bhagavan! Indeed, Sugata!"
佛言：「梵天！汝復為誰所作？為誰所化？」時彼梵天默然而住。
The Buddha said, "Brahma, who created you? Who transformed you?" At that moment, the Brahma remained silent.
佛見梵天默然住故，而復問言：「梵天！有時三千大千世界為劫火焚燒，炎熾洞然。於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化耶？」
The Buddha, seeing that Brahma remained silent, asked again: "Brahma! Sometimes the great trichiliocosm is consumed by the fire of the kalpa, burning fiercely and utterly. What do you think—did you create this, did you transform this?"
時大梵天而白佛言：「不也，世尊！」
At that time, the great Brahma Heaven said to the Buddha, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如此，大地依水聚住、水依風住、風依虛空。如是，大地厚六百八十萬由旬，不裂不散。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, in the same way, the great earth rests upon a mass of water, the water rests upon the wind, and the wind rests upon space. Thus, the great earth is six million eight hundred thousand yojanas thick, and it neither cracks nor scatters. Brahma, what do you think—was this created by you or transformed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！此三千大千世界百億日月流轉之時，梵天！於意云何？是汝所化耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, when the sun and moon revolve through this vast universe of a thousand million worlds, what do you think? Is it your creation?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！有時日月天子不在宮殿，宮殿空虛。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said: "Brahma, there are times when the sun and moon deities are not in their palaces, and the palaces are empty. Brahma, what do you think? Is this your doing, your creation, or your influence?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如是，春、秋、冬、夏時節，於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, in this way, with the seasons of spring, autumn, winter, and summer—what do you think? Are they created by you, transformed by you, or imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如是，水、鏡、蘇油、摩尼、頗梨及餘淨器現諸色像——所謂大地、山河、樹林、園苑、宮殿、舍宅、聚落、城邑、駝、驢、象、馬、麞、鹿、鳥、獸、日、月、星宿、聲聞、緣覺、菩薩、如來、釋梵、護世、人非人等種種色像。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, it is like this—in water, mirrors, oil, crystal, glass, and other clean vessels, various images appear—such as the earth, mountains, rivers, forests, gardens, palaces, houses, villages, cities, camels, donkeys, elephants, horses, deer, birds, beasts, the sun, the moon, stars, hearers, solitary awakeners, bodhisattvas, thus-gone ones, Shakra, Brahma, world-protectors, humans, non-humans, and many other kinds of images. Brahma, what do you think? Are these made by you, created by you, or added by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如是，山崖、深谷、大小諸鼓、歌舞等戲、麞、鹿、鳥、獸、人、非人等所出音聲。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, think of the sounds that arise from cliffs, deep valleys, various drums—both large and small—dances, songs, performances, and the voices of deer, birds, animals, humans, and non-humans. Brahma, what is your opinion? Are these sounds created by you, transformed by you, or added by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如諸眾生於其夢中見種種色、聞種種聲、嗅種種香、甞種種味、覺種種觸、知種種法、作種種戲，種種啼哭、呻號、怖畏、苦樂等受。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma! Just as all beings in their dreams see various forms, hear various sounds, smell various scents, taste various flavors, feel various touches, know various mental objects, and experience various dramas, various cries, groans, fears, suffering, and joy—Brahma, what do you think? Are these things created by you, transformed by you, or imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！如四姓人端正、醜陋，貧窮、巨富，福德多少，善戒、惡戒，善慧、惡慧。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, just as among the four castes—some are handsome, some ugly; some poor, some wealthy; some with much merit, some with little; some virtuous, some unvirtuous; some wise, some unwise—what do you think? Are these distinctions created by you, transformed by you, or imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！一切眾生所有怖畏、苦切、惱害——所謂水、火、刀、風、崖岸、毒藥、惡獸、怨讐、人非人畏及以種種加害，於他常有怖畏。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, all beings experience fear, anguish, and harm—such as from water, fire, weapons, wind, cliffs, poison, wild beasts, enemies, and threats from humans and non-humans, along with various other afflictions. They constantly live in fear of others. Brahma, what do you think? Are these fears created by you, transformed by you, or inflicted by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有種種疾病——所謂風、冷、熱病及諸雜病，時節代謝四大相違——若他所作、若先業報，所謂眼、耳、鼻、舌、身病，若復眾生種種心意熱惱等苦。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, all the various illnesses of living beings—such as wind, cold, fever, and other mixed ailments—arise from the changing seasons and imbalances among the four elements. Some are caused by others, some are the result of past deeds. These include diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, as well as the many mental and emotional torments that beings suffer. Brahma, what do you think? Are these created by you, transformed by you, or inflicted by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有曠野嶮賊、水災等難，或復中劫刀兵、疫病及以飢饉，梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, do you think that the dangers of the wilderness, thieves, floods, and other calamities that beings face — or the disasters of war, epidemics, and famine that occur in the middle of a world cycle — are created by you, transformed by you, or brought about by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有愛別離苦——所謂父母、兄弟、姊妹、宗親、善友離別之苦。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, all beings experience the suffering of separation from loved ones—such as the pain of parting from parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and close friends. Brahma, what do you think? Is this suffering created by you, transformed by you, or imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所作種種惡業——所謂販賣生口、酒麴、紫礦、押油之具——若入大海曠野嶮處遊行諸方、若諸仙方術及餘種種斷事之法。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, all the various evil deeds that sentient beings commit—such as trading in living beings, selling alcohol, dyes, and oil-pressing equipment—or venturing into the sea, wilderness, and dangerous places, traveling in all directions, or practicing various arts and methods of judgment—Brahma, what do you think? Are these deeds created by you, transformed by you, or imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所作種種業道，以是業因受於地獄、畜生、餓鬼、人、天之報。眾生所有若身、口、意、善行、惡行及世間所有十惡業道，於諸眾生都無慈愍，作諸苦惱、不利益事，墮惡道因緣，所謂殺生、偷盜、邪婬、妄語、兩舌、惡口、綺語、貪瞋、邪見。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, sentient beings create various kinds of karma through their actions, and because of these karmic causes, they experience the results of being reborn in hell, as animals, hungry ghosts, humans, or devas. All their physical, verbal, and mental actions—whether good or bad—and all the ten unwholesome deeds in the world, stem from a lack of compassion toward other beings. These actions bring suffering and harm, leading to causes for falling into lower realms. These include killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech, divisive speech, harsh words, idle chatter, greed, anger, and wrong views. Brahma, what do you think? Are these things created by you? Are they caused by you? Are they imposed by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
Brahma said, "No, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有種種苦事——所謂斬首、截其手足、刵劓耳鼻、節節支解、熱油所灌、火炙熬煑、刀劍鉾矟斫刺鞭打、繫閉牢獄、鬪諍言訟。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
The Buddha said, "Brahma, all the various sufferings that beings experience—such as beheading, cutting off hands and feet, mutilating ears and noses, dismembering limb by limb, pouring hot oil, burning and boiling with fire, stabbing and flogging with swords, spears, and whips, imprisonment, and disputes and lawsuits—Brahma, what do you think? Are these things done by you, created by you, or inflicted by you?"
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！眾生所作婬欲邪行——或婬母女、姊妹、淨持戒者——及餘惡業。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有種種殺害——厭蟲起屍、呪術方藥、鬼魅所著及餘種種惡業方便斷命因緣。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！世間所有生、老、病、死、憂、悲、苦惱、無常法、盡法、變易法，於四姓人無所忌難，能令一切所愛無厭、種種之物敗壞離散。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！眾生所有貪、瞋、癡障結使纏縛，及餘種種苦惱所縛，以是因緣令諸眾生堅著瞋怒迷惑心故，造作無量種種業行。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！所有三惡趣——地獄、畜生、餓鬼——其處眾生為種種事受諸苦惱。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！一切所有，若種子生、無種子生，樹木、藥草；若水陸生，華果、香樹，種種勝味——甘、苦、醎、辛、酸、澁之味——隨諸眾生所憙、不憙作損益者。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，世尊！」
佛言：「梵天！五道流轉，生死成壞，所有眾生無明覆蓋與愛結相應，馳走流轉始終難知，及未來生死流轉不斷其處。人、天，若魔、若梵、沙門、婆羅門，此等世間如亂絲纏縛，常馳流轉彼此往來，此諸眾生於流轉中不知求出。梵天！於意云何？是汝所作、是汝所化、是汝所加耶？」
梵天言：「不也，婆伽婆！」
佛言：「梵天！汝從何因作是念言：『此諸眾生是我所作、是我所化、是我所加；所有世界是我所作、是我所化、是我所加。』耶？」
梵天言：「世尊！我以無智邪見、未斷顛倒心故，常於如來所說正法不聽受故，我本曾作如是惡見、如是惡說：『此諸眾生是我所作、是我所化；所有世界是我所作、是我所化。』世尊！我今還復問佛此義，所有世界是誰所作、是誰所化？一切眾生是誰所作、是誰所化、是誰所加、是誰力生？」
佛言：「梵天！所有世界是業所作、是業所化；一切眾生是業所作、是業所化、業力所生。何以故？梵天！無明緣行、行緣識、識緣名色、名色緣六入、六入緣觸、觸緣受、受緣愛、愛緣取、取緣有、有緣生、生緣老、死、憂、悲、苦惱，故有如是大苦聚集。梵天！無明滅乃至憂、悲、苦惱滅，更無作者、使作者、安置者，唯有業、有法、和合因緣，故有眾生。若能離此業、法、和合，當知是人則能遠離生死流轉。梵天！如是，世間業盡，煩惱盡、苦盡、苦息。如是出離，是名得於寂定涅槃。
「梵天！於彼誰得涅槃？若業是業盡、若煩惱是煩惱離、若苦是苦息，如是等法，以諸佛神力故，諸佛所加故有。何以故？梵天！若非諸佛出世顯說，則不聞有如是等法。梵天！若諸佛、世尊出興世時，得有顯說如是寂定甚深難覺光明法門。若諸眾生得聞生法，從生得解脫；得聞老、病、死、憂、悲、苦惱法，從彼老、病、死、憂、悲、苦惱法而得解脫。梵天！是故，諸佛現作是加。
「梵天！諸佛作是開示顯說，所謂諸行猶如光影，無常、動轉、不定、不究竟、盡法、變易法。假使諸佛滅度之後，正法隱沒，亦復如是，示現所加，所謂諸行猶如光影。若佛不現，一切諸行於剎那頃如光影者，則不應說一切諸行猶如光影、如夢、如響。
「梵天！諸佛以知一切諸行，猶如光影、如夢、如響、無常、動轉、盡法、變易法故，說言諸行猶如光影、如夢、如響。智者於彼觀其相已，以其相、以其攀緣因緣義故，得知諸行無常、動轉、盡法、變易法，破壞離散、時節代謝。於剎那頃乃至日、夜、半月，乃至一月、一歲，乃至百歲、一劫，乃至百劫一切盡壞。有大火聚，然已還滅；有大水聚，流已還止；有大猛風，吹已還息。世界大地有已還無；有諸大山——所謂鐵圍山、大鐵圍山、須彌山及諸黑山等——有已還無；日、月、星宿及諸眷屬有已還無，不明、不照，而復墮落。諸天宮殿有已還滅；諸有王都、城邑、聚落、樹林、園池、可樂之事生已還滅；諸天人等生已還滅、滅已復生。
「諸有智者見其相已，心生厭離，以此諸行無常、離壞變易盡故，以平等信心捨家出家，得知諸行猶如光影、如夢、如響。及見水中日、月、星宿等諸光影已，以彼相、以彼攀緣因緣義故得到菩提。有諸智士蒙佛教勅及善友教授，或自思惟，得知諸行猶如光影、如夢、如響，生於信心捨家出家。或有得證須陀洹果、斯陀含果、阿那含果、阿羅漢果；若大乘人或得初忍、或得第二、第三忍及能得到無上菩提。假使諸佛滅度之後，於世間中亦復如是說法流行。若諸眾生得聞法已，於三乘得度——所謂聲聞、辟支佛乘、一切種智無上大乘。
「梵天！汝應當知此法次第亦是諸佛之所加也。是故，智者見其相已，心生厭離，能知諸行是無常苦，動轉不定盡法、變易法，猶如光影、如夢、如響。
「梵天！此等亦是諸佛境界、諸佛所加。有諸眾生已曾修行因成就者，得聞如是正法聲已，於如來所思念敬信：一切諸行無常壞滅，猶如光影、如夢、如響。有諸眾生於諸佛所曾修梵行者、或有在家受禁戒者，以是因緣解知如是一切諸行無常壞滅，猶如光影、如夢、如響；知已生信，捨家出家。諸佛世尊雖未出世，以有如是諸佛加故、以諸佛所種善根故，得到菩提。
「梵天！應如是知，此等皆是諸佛境界、諸佛所加。梵天！此三千大千世界非梵剎土、亦非外道六師剎土，唯是我等諸佛剎土。
「梵天！我昔於此無量百千億那由他阿僧祇劫修菩薩行，無量阿僧祇諸如來所種無量阿僧祇善根、淨持禁戒、苦修梵行及修無量百千億那由他難行、苦行，攝此佛土，修治令淨。如諸眾生所修善根，隨其所堪而清淨者、隨其時器應得度者，我於長夜以四攝事攝此眾生——所謂布施、愛語、利行、同事。彼等以我誓願力故，生此佛土、聞我說法即能信解，不復歸信梵、釋、護世、諸天王等。梵天！應如是知：此是佛土，非是梵、釋、護世剎土，亦非外道六師剎土。」
爾時，娑婆世界主大梵天王及百千梵眾現憂愁相，作如是言：「諸佛世尊通達希有勝妙之法。」
是三千大千世界主大梵天王於如來所生希有心——諸佛希有乃有無量不可思議無盡境界。大梵天王即時歸依為佛弟子，於世尊所請求教勅，作如是言：「婆伽婆是我大師，修伽陀是我大師。唯願世尊教勅於我，云何而住？云何修行？」
佛告梵天：「此三千大千世界是我佛土，我今以此付囑於汝。汝當順我，勿使真道善眼令有斷絕，無上佛眼、法眼、僧眼令有斷絕，莫作末後滅法人也。梵天！當有長子童真彌勒菩薩摩訶薩從佛口生、從法化生，大悲憐愍為欲利益一切眾生、欲令得樂、欲令安隱。彼亦於此三千大千世界如法補處，如我居此等無有異。汝既現在隨順我教，亦應順彼，勿令如是真道法母、佛眼、法眼、僧眼而有斷絕。何以故？梵天！乃至如是法母不斷者，隨其時節，佛眼、法眼、僧眼得不斷絕，釋梵天眼、人眼、解脫眼乃至涅槃眼得不斷絕。梵天！是故，我今付囑於汝，我此佛土三千大千世界。梵天！我已教勅，汝應隨順，莫作末後滅法人也。」
爾時，三千大千世界所有梵天、大梵天——彼等一切先於聖法已得正信——彼三千大千世界主大梵天王即時於聖法中深得正信。