勝鬘章第十五
Chapter 15: Queen Shrimala
「諸餘眾生，於諸甚深法，堅著妄說，違背正法，習諸外道腐敗種子者，當以王力及天、龍、鬼神力而調伏之。」
"Other beings who cling rigidly to false teachings on these profound truths, who turn away from the true Dharma, and who follow the corrupt seed of external paths—these should be guided and subdued through the strength of the king, as well as the power of devas, dragons, and spirits."
爾時，勝鬘與諸眷屬頂禮佛足。佛言：「善哉善哉。勝鬘！於甚深法方便守護，降伏非法善得其宜，汝已親近百千億佛，能說此義。」
At that time, Shou-man and her retinue bowed their heads at the Buddha's feet. The Buddha said: "Excellent, excellent. Shou-man! You have skillfully safeguarded the profound Dharma, subdued what is not the Dharma, and acted most appropriately. You have drawn near a hundred thousand million Buddhas, and now you are able to expound this meaning."
爾時世尊放勝光明普照大眾，身昇虛空高七多羅樹，足步虛空還舍衛國。時，勝鬘夫人與諸眷屬，合掌向佛觀無厭足，目不暫捨。過眼境已踊躍歡喜，各各稱歎如來功德，具足念佛，還入城中，向友稱王稱歎大乘。城中女人七歲已上，化以大乘。友稱大王亦以大乘化諸男子，七歲已上舉國人民皆向大乘。
At that time, the World-Honored One emitted a splendid light that illuminated the entire assembly, rose into the air to the height of seven tala trees, and walked through the sky back to the city of Shravasti. Meanwhile, Queen Shrimala and her attendants pressed their palms together toward the Buddha, gazing upon him without ever growing weary, their eyes never shifting away. Even after he had passed beyond their sight, they leaped with joy, each praising the Tathagata’s virtues and reciting the Buddha’s name with full devotion. Then they returned to the city to tell King Youcheng about the Great Vehicle. In the city, women aged seven and above were taught the Great Vehicle. King Youcheng, likewise, guided all the men, those seven and older, so that the entire kingdom turned toward the Mahayana path.
爾時，世尊入祇桓林，告長老阿難及念天帝釋，應時帝釋與諸眷屬忽然而至，住於佛前。爾時，世尊向天帝釋及長老阿難，廣說此經。說已告帝釋言：「汝當受持讀誦此經。憍尸迦！善男子善女人於恒沙劫修菩提行，行六波羅蜜。若復善男子善女人聽受讀誦乃至執持經卷，福多於彼，何況廣為人說？是故憍尸迦！當讀誦此經，為三十三天分別廣說。」復告阿難：「汝亦受持讀誦，為四眾廣說。」
At that time, the World-Honored One entered the Jeta Grove and addressed the elder Ananda, and also thought of King Shakra, lord of the devas. Immediately, Shakra, together with his retinue, arrived and stood before the Buddha. Then the World-Honored One spoke this sutra extensively to King Shakra and the elder Ananda. When he had finished speaking, he told King Shakra, "You should uphold, recite, and study this sutra. O Shakra! If good men and good women cultivate the path of Enlightenment for eons as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, practicing the six perfections—yet if other good men and good women listen to, recite, study, and even just hold this sutra in their hands, their merit will be even greater—how much more so if they explain it widely to others? Therefore, O Shakra, you should recite and study this sutra and teach it widely to the thirty-three devas." Then he told Ananda, "You too should uphold, recite, and study it, and explain it widely to the fourfold assembly."
時，天帝釋白佛言：「世尊！當何名斯經？云何奉持？」
At that time, the King of Gods, Shakra, said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! What should this sutra be called, and how should we uphold it?"
佛告帝釋：「此經成就無量無邊功德，一切聲聞、緣覺不能究竟觀察知見。憍尸迦！當知此經甚深微妙大功德聚，今當為汝略說其名，諦聽諦聽善思念之。」
The Buddha said to Shakra, "This sutra brings about immeasurable and boundless merit. All voice-hearers and solitary realizers cannot fully observe and know it. Kaushika, you should know that this sutra is a profound, subtle, and great gathering of merit. Now I will briefly explain its name to you. Listen carefully, listen carefully, and reflect on it well."
時，天帝釋及長老阿難白佛言：「善哉世尊！唯然受教。」佛言：「此經『歎如來真實第一義功德』，如是受持。『不思議大受』，如是受持。『一切願攝大願』，如是受持。『說不思議攝受正法』，如是受持。『說入一乘』，如是受持。『說無邊聖諦』，如是受持。『說如來藏』，如是受持。『說法身』，如是受持。『說空義隱覆真實』，如是受持。『說一諦』，如是受持。『說常住安隱一依』，如是受持。『說顛倒真實』，如是受持。『說自性清淨心隱覆』，如是受持。『說如來真子』，如是受持。『說勝鬘夫人師子吼』，如是受持。
Then Shakra, Lord of the Gods, together with the Elder Ananda, said to the Buddha: "Excellent, Blessed One! We respectfully accept your teaching." The Buddha said: "Receive and uphold this sutra as 'Praising the Tathagata's True, Ultimate Meaning of Merit.' Receive and uphold it as 'The Inconceivable Great Embrace.' Receive and uphold it as 'All Vows Embraced in the Great Vow.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Inconceivable Embrace of the True Dharma.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching Entry into the One Vehicle.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Boundless Noble Truth.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Tathagata Store.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Dharma Body.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching That Emptiness Conceals the True Reality.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the One Truth.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Ever-Abiding, Peaceful, Single Refuge.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Inverted and the True.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching That the Intrinsically Pure Mind Is Concealed.' Receive and uphold it as 'Teaching the Tathagata's True Heirs.' Receive and uphold it as 'Lady Shrimala's Lion's Roar.'"
「復次憍尸迦！此經所說斷一切疑，決定了義入一乘道。憍尸迦！今以此說勝鬘夫人師子吼經付囑於汝，乃至法住，受持讀誦，廣分別說。」
"Furthermore, Kauśika, the teaching in this sutra cuts through all doubt. It definitively reveals the ultimate meaning and leads into the single vehicle of the Dharma. Kauśika, I now entrust this sutra, the Lion's Roar of Queen Śrīmālā, to you. Until the Dharma remains in the world, you should uphold it, read it, recite it, and explain it in full detail."
帝釋白佛言：「善哉世尊！頂受尊教。」
Shakra said to the Buddha, "Excellent, World-Honored One! I respectfully receive your honored teaching."
時，天帝釋、長老阿難，及諸大會，天、人、阿修羅、乾闥婆等，聞佛所說，歡喜奉行。
At that time, Shakra, the lord of gods, the elder Ananda, and the entire great assembly—gods, humans, asuras, gandharvas, and others—heard what the Buddha taught, rejoiced, and put it into practice.
勝鬘師子吼一乘大方便方廣經
(茨田、宿禰、安麻呂，七世父母、現在父母、六親眷屬，一切無邊法界眾生，誓願仕奉。)