勝天王般若波羅蜜經卷第七
Sovereign King of Excellent Wisdom Sutra, Volume 7
陳優禪尼國王子月婆首那譯
Translated by Prince Moonlight of the Chenyouchani Kingdom
勸誡品第十三
Chapter 13: Exhortation
爾時，文殊師利菩薩即從座起，偏袒右肩右膝著地，合掌向佛頭面作禮，而白佛言：「世尊！如來所說甚深般若波羅蜜，於未來世末代之中，頗有眾生能信受不？若善男子、善女人，聞是修多羅生信不謗，如此等人成何功德？」
At that time, the Bodhisattva Manjushri rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, pressed his palms together toward the Buddha, bowed his head in reverence, and said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One! The profound Prajnaparamita spoken by the Tathagata—in the latter days of the future, will there be beings who can believe and accept it? If good men or good women, upon hearing this sutra, generate faith and do not slander it, what merit will such people attain?"
佛告文殊師利菩薩言：「未來末世有善男子、善女人，無量佛所修持淨戒、禪定、般若，是佛真子，能信此修多羅，所致功德不可稱計，最善勝法從般若生。淨心信受，我今為汝略以譬說。文殊師利！閻浮提洲縱廣七千由旬，北廣南狹，其中人面亦似地形。洲內遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛等，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林，中無少空及以間缺。若有善男子、善女人，四事供養，畢聖人壽；或復七寶遍滿此洲積至梵天，一一聖人各施爾許，畢是善男子、善女人壽，日夜三十牟尤多相續不斷。文殊師利！於意云何？此人以是因緣，功德多不？」
The Buddha told Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva, “In the final age of the Dharma, there will be good men and good women who, at the places of countless Buddhas, have upheld pure precepts, meditation, and wisdom. These are the true children of the Buddha. Those who can have faith in this sutra will attain immeasurable merit, for the most excellent and supreme teaching arises from wisdom. With a pure mind, they accept and uphold it. Now I will give you a brief analogy.
“Mañjuśrī! The continent of Jambudvīpa extends seven thousand yojanas in length and breadth, being wide in the north and narrow in the south, and the faces of its people resemble its shape. Suppose this continent were entirely filled with Śrotāpannas, Sakṛdāgāmins, Anāgāmins, Arhats, and Pratyekabuddhas, as densely packed as bamboo, hemp, sugarcane, and reeds, with not the slightest space or gap between them.
“Now if a good man or good woman were to offer the four necessities to all these saints for the entire length of their lives, or again, if they were to fill this entire continent with the seven precious treasures piled up to the Brahma heaven, giving an equal amount to each saint, continuing day and night without pause for as long as the giver lived—
“Mañjuśrī, what do you think? Would the merit gained by this person through such deeds be great or not?”
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「甚多，婆伽婆！甚多，修伽陀！」
佛告文殊師利菩薩：「若善男子、善女人，不謗此修多羅，功德勝彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。文殊師利！瞿耶尼洲縱廣八千由旬，形如半月人面亦爾。洲內遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林，中無少空及以間缺。若有善男子、善女人，四事供養，畢聖人壽，至涅槃後舍利起塔；或復七寶遍滿此洲積至梵天，一一聖人各施爾許，畢是善男子、善女人壽，日夜三十牟尤多相續不斷。文殊師利！於意云何？此人以是因緣，得福多不？」
The Buddha said to Manjushri Bodhisattva, "If a good man or good woman does not slander this sutra, the merit they gain surpasses that other offering—the other gives less than one hundredth, less than one thousandth, less than one hundred-thousandth, indeed, so much less that it cannot be expressed by any number or simile. Manjushri! The continent of Godānīya is eight thousand yojanas wide, shaped like a half-moon, and the faces of its people are likewise. That continent is completely filled with Stream-Enterers, Once-Returners, Non-Returners, Arhats, and Pratyekabuddhas, as densely packed as bamboo, hemp, sugarcane, or reed thickets, with no empty space or gaps between them. If a good man or good woman were to provide them with the four necessities of life for their entire lifespans, and after their nirvana, build stupas for their relics; or again, if they were to fill that entire continent with the seven treasures piled up to the Brahma Heaven, giving that much to each saint, and were to do so continuously for the entire lifespan of that good man or good woman, with thirty *muyouda* periods day and night without interruption—Manjushri, what do you think? Would that person, because of these causes and conditions, gain great merit?"
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「甚多，婆伽婆！甚多，修伽陀！」
佛告文殊師利菩薩：「若善男子、善女人，信此修多羅，功德勝彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。文殊師利！弗于逮洲縱廣九千由旬，形如滿月人面亦爾。洲內遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林，中無少空及以間缺。若有善男子、善女人，四事供養，畢聖人壽；或復七寶遍滿此洲積至梵天，一一聖人各施爾許，畢是善男子、善女人壽，日夜三十牟尤多相續不斷。文殊師利！於意云何？此人以是因緣，得福多不？」
The Buddha said to Bodhisattva Manjushri, "If a good man or woman has faith in this sutra, the merit they gain far exceeds that of the previous offerings—a hundredth, a thousandth, a hundred-thousandth, or even a myriad-thousandth of it cannot compare, nor can any calculation or simile measure it.
Manjushri, the continent of Purvavideha extends nine thousand yojanas in width and length, shaped like a full moon, just as a human face is. The entire continent is filled with Stream-Enterers, Once-Returners, Non-Returners, Arhats, and Pratyekabuddhas, as dense as bamboo, hemp, sugarcane, and reed thickets, with not even the slightest gap or space between them. If a good man or woman were to provide these saints with the four necessities throughout their entire lives, or even offer them each the seven treasures piled as high as the Brahma heavens, doing so continuously without cease, day and night, for the full lifespan of that good man or woman, tell me, Manjushri—would that person's merit be great because of these causes and conditions?"
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「甚多，婆伽婆！甚多，修伽陀！」
「文殊師利！欝單越洲辟方十千由旬，人面亦方。洲內遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林，中無少空及以間缺。若善男子、善女人，四事供養，畢聖人壽；或復七寶遍滿此洲積至梵天，一一聖人各施爾許，畢是善男子、善女人壽，日夜三十牟尤多相續不斷。文殊師利！於意云何？此人以是因緣，得福多不？」
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「甚多，婆伽婆！甚多，修伽陀！」
佛告文殊師利菩薩：「若善男子、善女人，受持讀誦此修多羅，功德勝彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。文殊師利！娑婆世界悉為微塵，爾許聖人。若有善男子、善女人，四事供養，畢聖人壽；爾許塵數三千大千世界，滿中七寶積至阿迦尼吒天，一一聖人各施爾許，畢是善男子、善女人壽。文殊師利！於意云何？功德多不？」
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「世尊！前之福德已不可思議，況此功德！」
佛告文殊師利菩薩：「若善男子、善女人，流通此修多羅、為他宣說，功德勝彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。文殊師利！如此功德，若不迴向阿耨多羅三藐三菩提者，爾許微塵數劫作他化自在天王，爾許劫數作化樂天王，爾許劫數作兜率陀天王，爾許數劫作夜摩天王，爾許數劫作天帝釋；況復轉輪聖王。迴向薩婆若故，能得成就般若波羅蜜、阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。文殊師利！閻浮提中遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林。若有惡人，皆悉殺害爾許賢聖。文殊師利！於意云何？是人以此因緣，得罪多不？」
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「世尊！殺一聖人，尚於一劫墮阿鼻地獄；何況爾許！其罪甚多，不可稱計。」
佛告文殊師利菩薩言：「有人謗此修多羅者，其罪重彼，百分不及一，千分，百千萬分不及其一，乃至算數譬喻亦不能及。文殊師利！瞿耶尼中遍滿須陀洹、斯陀含、阿那含、阿羅漢、辟支佛，密如竹麻甘蔗荻林。若有惡人，皆悉殺害。文殊師利！於意云何？此人以是因緣，得罪多不？」
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「世尊！此罪不可聞、不可聞，是人無有出阿鼻地獄期。」
佛告文殊師利菩薩言：「有人不信此修多羅，其罪重彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。文殊師利！若四天下悉為微塵，爾許塵數諸佛如來，若有惡人皆悉殺害奪二種財——滅法財、破世財。文殊師利！於意云何？是人得罪多不？」
文殊師利菩薩白佛言：「世尊！此罪不可聞、不可計、不可思量。」
佛告文殊師利菩薩：「若復有人，障礙此修多羅、毀謗不信，其罪重彼，百分不及一，千分、百千萬分不及一，乃至算數譬喻所不能及。假使三千大千世界，一切眾生悉成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提已，如此惡人猶故不出阿鼻地獄。文殊師利！如是惡人，無一世界阿鼻地獄不經入者；況餘地獄、畜生、餓鬼！何以故？毀壞三世諸佛母故。假使如前微塵數劫得離三塗，若生人中得阿薩闍病。又經爾許微塵數劫，得無舌報、若無手報各經爾劫。文殊師利！我若住世一劫、若減一劫，以佛神力說是惡人所得罪報，不能究盡。文殊師利！若求現在、未來世樂，勿得於此修多羅中毀謗不信、作大障礙。」