勸修第二
Chapter 2: Exhortation to Practice
若佛弟子欲修出世正法者。欲現在無諸障緣者。欲除滅五逆十惡無間重業者。欲求資生眾具皆得充饒者。欲令重難輕遮皆得消滅者。欲得優婆塞．沙彌．比丘清淨律儀者。欲得菩薩三聚淨戒者。欲獲諸禪三昧者。欲獲無相智慧者。欲求現證三乘果位者。欲隨意往生淨佛國土者。欲悟無生法忍圓滿證入一實境界者。皆應受持修行此懺悔法。何以故。此是釋迦如來格外弘慈。地藏菩薩稱機悲願。無苦不拔。無樂不與。依此修行。淨信堅固。如經廣明。所宜諦信。
If Buddhist practitioners wish to cultivate the true Dharma and transcend the world, wish to be free from all obstacles and adverse conditions in the present life, wish to eradicate the five heinous offenses, the ten evil deeds, and the heavy karmic retributions of the uninterrupted hells, wish for all necessities of life to be plentiful and abundant, wish for heavy hindrances and minor obstacles to be completely dissolved, wish to obtain the pure precepts of upāsaka, śrāmaṇera, and bhikṣu, wish to obtain the threefold pure precepts of Bodhisattvas, wish to attain the dhyāna concentrations, wish to attain signless wisdom, wish to realize the fruits of the three vehicles in this very life, wish to be reborn at will in pure Buddha lands, or wish to awaken to the birthless patience of dharmas and perfectly realize the realm of ultimate reality—all such practitioners should accept, uphold, and cultivate this repentance practice. Why? Because this is the extraordinary compassionate grace of Śākyamuni Buddha, and the compassionate vow of Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha, perfectly responding to beings' capacities. There is no suffering it does not remove, no happiness it does not bestow. By cultivating accordingly, one's pure faith becomes firm and steadfast. As the sutras extensively explain, this should be sincerely trusted and believed.