金光明經讚歎品第四
Chapter 4: Praise
爾時佛告地神堅牢：「善女天！過去有王名金龍尊，常以讚歎，讚歎去來現在諸佛：
At that time, the Buddha spoke to the Earth Deity, Firm Ground: "Good goddess! In the past, there was a king named Golden Dragon Lord, who always praised the Buddhas of the past, future, and present with verses of homage:
「『我今尊重， 敬禮讚歎， 去來現在， 十方諸佛。
諸佛清淨， 微妙寂滅， 色中上色， 金光照耀；
於諸聲中， 佛聲最上， 猶如大梵， 深遠雷音；
其髮紺黑， 光螺焰起， 蜂翠孔雀， 色不得喻；
其齒鮮白， 猶如珂雪， 顯發金顏， 分齊分明；
其目脩廣， 清淨無垢， 如青蓮華， 映水開敷；
舌相廣長， 形色紅輝， 光明照耀， 如華初生；
眉間毫相， 白如珂月， 右旋潤澤， 如淨琉璃；
眉細脩揚， 形如月初， 其色黑耀， 過於蜂王；
鼻高圓直， 如鑄金鋌， 微妙柔軟， 當于面門；
如來勝相， 次第最上， 得味真正， 無與等者；
一一毛孔， 一毛旋生， 軟細紺青， 猶孔雀項。
即於生時， 身放大光， 普照十方， 無量國土，
滅盡三界， 一切諸苦， 令諸眾生， 悉受快樂，
地獄畜生， 及以餓鬼， 諸人天等， 安隱無患，
悉滅一切， 無量惡趣。 身色微妙， 如融金聚；
面貌清淨， 如月盛滿； 佛身明耀， 如日初出；
進止威儀， 猶如師子； 脩臂下垂， 立過于膝，
猶如風動， 娑羅樹枝； 圓光一尋， 能照無量，
猶如聚集， 百千日月； 佛身淨妙， 無諸垢穢，
其明普照， 一切佛剎； 佛光巍巍， 明焰熾盛，
悉能隱蔽， 無量日月； 佛日燈炬， 照無量界，
皆令眾生， 尋光見佛。 本所修習， 百千行業，
聚集功德， 莊嚴佛身， 臂𦟛纖圓， 如象王鼻；
手足淨軟， 敬愛無厭； 去來諸佛， 數如微塵，
現在諸佛， 亦復如是； 如是如來， 我今悉禮。
身口清淨， 意亦如是， 以妙香華， 供養奉獻，
百千功德， 讚詠歌歎， 設以百舌， 於千劫中，
歎佛功德， 不能得盡； 如來所有， 現世功德，
種種深固， 微妙第一， 設復千舌， 欲讚一佛，
尚不能盡， 功德少分， 況欲歎美， 諸佛功德？
大地及天， 以為大海， 乃至有頂， 滿其中水，
尚以一毛， 知其滴數， 無有能知， 佛一功德。
我今以禮， 讚歎諸佛， 身口意業， 悉皆清淨，
一切所修， 無量善業， 與諸眾生， 證無上道。』
如是人王， 讚歎佛已， 復作如是， 無量誓願：
『若我來世， 無量無邊， 阿僧祇劫， 在在生處，
常於夢中， 見妙金鼓， 得聞懺悔， 深奧之聲。
今所讚歎， 面貌清淨， 願我來世， 亦得如是。
諸佛功德， 不可思議， 於百千劫， 甚難得值，
願於當來， 無量之世， 夜則夢見， 晝如實說。
我當具足， 修行六度， 濟拔眾生， 越於苦海，
然後我身， 成無上道； 令我世界， 無與等者，
奉貢金鼓， 讚佛因緣， 以此果報， 當來之世，
值釋迦佛， 得受記莂， 并令二子： 金龍金光，
常生我家， 同共受記。 若有眾生， 無救護者，
眾苦逼切， 無所依止， 我於當來， 為是等輩，
作大救護， 及依止處， 能除眾苦， 悉令滅盡，
施與眾生， 諸善安樂。 我未來世， 行菩薩道，
不計劫數， 如盡本際， 以此金光， 懺悔因緣，
使我惡海， 及以業海、 煩惱大海， 悉竭無餘。
我功德海， 願悉成就； 智慧大海， 清淨具足；
無量功德， 助菩提道， 猶如大海， 珍寶具足。
以此金光， 懺悔力故， 菩提功德， 光明無礙，
慧光無垢， 照徹清淨。 我當來世， 身光普照，
功德威神， 光明焰盛， 於三界中， 最勝殊特，
諸功德力， 無所減少， 當度眾生， 越於苦海，
并復安置， 功德大海。 來世多劫， 行菩提道，
如昔諸佛， 行菩提者。 三世諸佛， 淨妙國土；
諸佛至尊， 無量功德； 令我來世， 得此殊異，
功德淨土， 如佛世尊。』 信相當知， 爾時國王，
金龍尊者， 則汝身是； 爾時二子， 金龍金光，
今汝二子， 銀相等是。」
"Now I pay homage with deep respect, offering praise and adoration to all Buddhas of the past, present, and future throughout the ten directions. The Buddhas are pure, wondrously serene, and still. Among all forms, theirs are the most radiant, shining with golden light. Among all sounds, the Buddha's voice is supreme, like the deep, resonant thunder of the great Brahma. Their hair is dark blue-black, with glowing curls that rise like flames—no color of bees, peacocks, or emeralds can compare. Their teeth are pure white, like snow-white conch shells, beautifully framing their golden faces with perfect alignment. Their eyes are long and wide, clear and flawless, like blue lotuses blooming and reflecting on water. Their tongues are broad and long, glowing red and radiant, like newly opened flowers. The white hair between their brows shines like a moon-white conch, curling to the right with a luster like pure crystal. Their eyebrows are fine and elongated, shaped like the crescent moon, their dark luster surpassing even the king of bees. Their noses are high, round, and straight, like cast gold bars—subtle, soft, and perfectly placed upon their faces. The Tathāgata's supreme features, each one most excellent in turn, embody true flavor beyond all comparison. Every single pore grows a single curling hair, soft, fine, and dark blue, like the neck of a peacock.
From the moment of birth, their bodies emit great light, illuminating countless lands throughout the ten directions. They extinguish all suffering in the three realms, bringing joy to all beings. Beings in hells, among animals, hungry ghosts, humans, and gods all find peace and freedom from harm, as all countless unfortunate destinies are entirely eliminated. Their bodily form is subtle and wondrous, like molten gold gathered together. Their faces are clear and pure, like the full moon at its peak. The Buddha's body shines brilliantly, like the sun just rising. Their movements and bearing are majestic like a lion. Their long arms hang down past their knees, swaying like branches of the sala tree in the wind. A halo of light one fathom wide shines boundlessly, like a gathering of hundreds and thousands of suns and moons. The Buddha's body is pure and wondrous, free of all defilement, its radiance illuminating all Buddha-lands. The Buddha's light is towering and majestic, its blazing brilliance eclipsing countless suns and moons. The Buddha-sun, the lamp and torch, illuminates countless realms, enabling all beings to see the Buddha by following this light.
Through countless good deeds practiced over time, accumulated merit adorns the Buddha's body. Their arms are round and full, like the trunk of a great elephant king. Their hands and feet are pure and soft, inspiring love and respect without end. Buddhas of the past and future are as numerous as specks of dust, and so are the Buddhas of the present. To all such Tathāgatas, I now bow in full reverence. With body, speech, and mind purified—my actions, words, and thoughts all the same—I offer fragrant flowers in devotion. Even praising their merits with hundreds of virtuous verses and songs, using a hundred tongues for a thousand eons, I could never exhaust their praises. The Tathāgata's present-world virtues are profound, firm, and supremely subtle—truly the highest. Even with a thousand tongues, one could not fully praise a single Buddha's merits, not even a fraction. How much less could one praise the merits of all Buddhas? If the earth and sky were turned into a great ocean, filled with water up to the highest heavens, one could know the number of its drops with a single hair, but no one can fathom even one virtue of the Buddha.
Now, through my bows and praises of all Buddhas, my deeds of body, speech, and mind are all purified. All the boundless good karma I have cultivated, I dedicate together with all beings to the realization of the supreme path."
After praising the Buddha in this way, this king of men made further boundless vows, saying:
"In my future lives, throughout countless, measureless eons, may I always see in dreams the wondrous golden drum and hear the profound sound of repentance. The pure and radiant face I now praise—may I attain the same in lives to come. The Buddhas' merits are inconceivable, and meeting them is extremely rare across hundreds of thousands of eons. May I, in countless future lives, dream of this at night and teach it truthfully by day. I shall fully cultivate the six perfections, rescuing beings and carrying them across the sea of suffering, and then my body shall attain the supreme path. May my world be without equal. Through the offering of the golden drum and the causes of praising the Buddha, by this karmic reward, may I in future lives encounter Shakyamuni Buddha and receive his prophecy of enlightenment. May my two sons, Golden Dragon and Golden Light, always be reborn in my family and receive the prophecy together with me. For all beings with no one to protect them, tormented by suffering and without refuge, may I in the future be their great protector and place of refuge, extinguishing all their suffering completely and granting them all goodness and happiness. In my future lives, walking the bodhisattva path across countless eons, until the very end of all existence, through this cause of repentance with the golden light, may my sea of evil deeds, my sea of karmic obstacles, and my vast sea of afflictions all dry up completely. May my sea of merit be fully accomplished. May my great sea of wisdom be pure and complete. May countless virtues support the path of enlightenment, like a great ocean filled with treasures. Through the power of this repentance with the golden light, may the virtues of enlightenment shine with unobstructed brilliance, may the light of wisdom be free of defilement, penetrating with perfect clarity. In future lives, may my body's light shine universally, with majestic power and blazing radiance, supreme and extraordinary throughout the three realms. May my store of virtuous power never diminish, and may I ferry beings across the sea of suffering, settling them within the great ocean of merit. Through many eons to come, may I walk the bodhisattva path, just as the Buddhas of the past have walked it. The pure and wondrous Buddha-lands of the three times, the supreme Buddhas with their immeasurable merits—may I in future lives attain such extraordinary pure lands of merit, just like the World-Honored Buddhas."
Know this, Xianxiang: the king at that time, the venerable Golden Dragon, was you yourself. The two sons at that time, Golden Dragon and Golden Light, are now your two sons, Yinchang and the others."