菩提場所說一字頂輪王經卷第一
Vajraśekhara Sūtra, Volume 1
開府儀同三司特進試鴻臚卿肅國公食邑三千戶賜紫贈司空謚大鑒正號大廣智大興善寺三藏沙門不空奉 詔譯
Translated by the Monk Amoghavajra, Metropolitan Commandant, Special Advancement, Acting Minister of Ceremonies, Duke of Su, with
序品第一
Chapter 1: Prologue
如是我聞：
Thus have I heard:
一時薄伽梵住菩提樹下，與大菩薩眾，所謂金剛幢菩薩摩訶薩、觀自在菩薩摩訶薩、得大勢至菩薩摩訶薩、金剛手祕密主菩薩摩訶薩、寂靜慧菩薩摩訶薩、金剛慧菩薩摩訶薩、堅固慧菩薩摩訶薩、虛空無垢菩薩摩訶薩、無垢慧菩薩摩訶薩、普賢菩薩摩訶薩、無盡慧菩薩摩訶薩、虛空庫菩薩摩訶薩、超三界菩薩摩訶薩、持無能勝菩薩摩訶薩、持世間菩薩摩訶薩、天冠菩薩摩訶薩、文殊師利童真菩薩摩訶薩、月光童真菩薩摩訶薩、不思議慧菩薩摩訶薩、虛空藏菩薩摩訶薩、除一切蓋障菩薩摩訶薩、大進菩薩摩訶薩、慈氏菩薩摩訶薩、寶髻菩薩摩訶薩、寶手菩薩摩訶薩、妙臂菩薩摩訶薩……，如是等菩薩摩訶薩而為上首。
復與大苾芻眾，所謂具壽舍利子、具壽迦葉波、具壽那提迦葉波、具壽大迦葉波、具壽伽耶迦葉波、具壽目鍵連、具壽大目鍵連、具壽滿慈子、具壽難陀、具壽烏波難陀、具壽賢善、具壽阿泥樓馱、具壽迦旃延子、具壽俱郗羅、具壽驕梵波提、具壽大驕梵波提、具壽孫陀羅、具壽大孫陀羅、具壽須菩提、具壽耆宿驕陳如、具壽制底象、具壽羅睺羅……，如是等大阿羅漢而為上首。
And also with a great assembly of Bhikkhus, including the Venerable Shariputra, the Venerable Mahākāśyapa, the Venerable Nadīkāśyapa, the Venerable Mahākāśyapa, the Venerable Gayākāśyapa, the Venerable Maudgalyāyana, the Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana, the Venerable Pūrṇamaitrāyaṇīputra, the Venerable Nanda, the Venerable Upananda, the Venerable Subhadra, the Venerable Aniruddha, the Venerable Kātyāyanīputra, the Venerable Koṭikarṇa, the Venerable Gavāṃpati, the Venerable Mahāgavāṃpati, the Venerable Sundara, the Venerable Mahāsundara, the Venerable Subhūti, the Venerable Elder Kauṇḍinya, the Venerable Caityaśaila, the Venerable Rāhula... and other great Arhats, with them as the leaders.
復與無量諸天及諸天子，所謂帝釋、梵王、大梵王、夜摩天、水天、俱尾羅天、善界天子、他化自在天、乃至光音、淨居天眾……，如是等大威德天子而為上首。
Also present were countless gods and celestial beings, including Śakra, Brahmā, Mahābrahmā, Yāma, Varuṇa, Kubera, the gods of the Joyful Realm, the gods of the Realm of Enjoying Others' Transformations, and even the gods of the Radiant Sound Realm and the Pure Abode Realm... These great and mighty celestial beings, led by their foremost leaders, were all gathered.
復有無量阿蘇羅、無量蘖路茶、無量緊那羅、無量羅剎娑、無量比舍遮、無量母天眾、無量部多眾，那羅延天、伊舍那天，與無量部多眾圍遶，難提自在為上首、大自在天為上首，與無量瘧鬼眾圍遶，拏枳儞毘紐天亦與無量瘧鬼眾圍遶。
Furthermore, there were countless Asuras, countless Kumbhāṇḍas, countless Kiṃnaras, countless Rākṣasas, countless Piśācas, countless Mātrīs, and countless Bhūtas. Nārāyaṇa and Īśāna, surrounded by countless Bhūtas, with Nandīśvara as their leader; Maheśvara, surrounded by countless fever demons, with Nandīśvara as their leader; and Nārāyaṇa, also surrounded by countless fever demons.
於彼眾會，天及天子、阿蘇羅、阿蘇羅子……，如是一切天、龍、藥叉、乾闥婆、阿蘇羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽、羅剎眾……等。
In that great assembly, there were gods and their children, asuras and their offspring... all such beings—gods, dragons, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, kinnaras, mahoragas, rakshasas, and many more.
復有持明成就者，所謂輪成就者、劍成就者、金剛杵成就者、蓮華成就者、鉞斧成就者、如來部明成就者、蓮華部明成就者、金剛部明成就者、盧陀羅天成就者、毘紐天成就者、母天眾成就者、摩睺羅伽成就者、蘖路荼成就者、龍成就者、拏枳儞成就者、藥叉成就者、摩尼跋捺羅成就者、俱尾羅成就者、水天成就者、梵王成就者……，如是無量持明成就者為上首，各與百千眷屬俱。
There are also those who have attained mastery through mantras: such as the Wheel Masters, the Sword Masters, the Vajra Masters, the Lotus Masters, the Axe Masters, the Masters of the Tathagata Mantras, the Masters of the Lotus Mantras, the Masters of the Vajra Mantras, the Masters of the Rudra Deities, the Masters of the Vishnu Deities, the Masters of the Mother Deities, the Masters of the Mahoraga, the Masters of the Garuda, the Masters of the Nagas, the Masters of the Nāginīs, the Masters of the Yakshas, the Masters of Manibhadra, the Masters of Kuvera, the Masters of the Water Deities, the Masters of Brahma... and countless other mantra masters like these, each leading hundreds and thousands of followers.
復有日月天子為上首，與無量百千宿曜圍遶以為眷屬俱。
The Sun and Moon Deities, led by their chief, were surrounded by countless hundreds of thousands of stars and constellations as their retinue.
復有無量如來族、蓮華族、金剛族、無量明王、使者、女使者眾、金剛、毘那夜迦、盡無餘世間、出世間眾——一切山、河、池、園苑、街道四衢、林神、樹神、江神、城郭神、村神、屍林神、鳥娑跢囉迦神、惡夢神、地底神、宮殿神……，如是等上首。
Moreover, there are countless beings from the Tathagata clan, the Lotus clan, and the Vajra clan—innumerable wisdom kings, messengers, female messengers, vajra beings, Vinayaka spirits, and all beings of the mundane and transcendent realms without exception. These include all mountains, rivers, ponds, gardens, crossroads and streets, forest spirits, tree spirits, river spirits, city spirits, village spirits, charnel ground spirits, Uṣṭraka spirits, nightmare spirits, subterranean spirits, palace spirits… and all such foremost beings.
乃至於此三千大千世界中，天、龍、藥叉、羅剎娑、乾闥婆、阿蘇羅、蘖路荼、緊那羅、摩呼羅伽、及諸母天、瘧大瘧、毘那夜迦、餓鬼、大餓鬼、必舍遮、藥叉、羅剎娑……等大威德者，各與大威德眷屬俱，皆於菩提場而住於五百由旬內。
Even in this great trichiliocosm, beings of great power and virtue—such as the devas, nāgas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, mahoragas, mother deities, great fevers, vināyakas, hungry ghosts, great hungry ghosts, piśācas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, and so on—each accompanied by their own retinues of great power and virtue, all dwell within five hundred yojanas of the bodhimaṇḍa.
大集會眾以佛威神加持，互不相逼惱。
The great assembly gathered, empowered by the Buddha's majestic spiritual force, and they did not trouble or disturb one another.
於是，世尊住於如來莊嚴吉祥摩尼寶藏大寶樓閣，告慈氏……等上首菩薩言：「善男子！此菩提場莊嚴樹，我所坐處。我於此坐已摧四魔、證成無上佛智。汝等咸應坐於是處，一切智、佛智皆得生出。」世尊說是語已，默然而住。
Then, the World-Honored One, dwelling in the great jeweled pavilion of the Tathagata’s majestic, auspicious, wish-fulfilling treasure-store, addressed the foremost bodhisattvas such as Maitreya, saying: “Good sons, this bodhi-site adorned tree is the place where I sat. Seated here, I have vanquished the four maras and realized unsurpassed buddha-wisdom. All of you should also sit upon this seat, from which all-knowledge and buddha-knowledge will arise.” Having spoken thus, the World-Honored One fell silent.
爾時，金剛手祕密主菩薩，以佛威神及本願力，從座而起，偏袒右肩，右膝著地，合掌向佛世尊作禮，白佛言：「世尊！我問世尊、如來、應、正等覺修佛頂真言異方便、一切如來所說真言明教加行修習、曼茶羅印契安布異成就事業、一字轉輪王佛頂入於大三摩地印曼荼羅成就處軌則、念誦印安布最勝事業、祕密畫像法、止魔息災增益調伏法，如是，一切如來部真實、一切世間出世間明真言最勝，不被他淩突。
At that moment, the Bodhisattva Vajrapani, the Secret Lord, empowered by the Buddha's majestic spiritual force and his own original vow, rose from his seat. He bared his right shoulder, placed his right knee on the ground, and with palms joined, paid homage to the Buddha, the World-Honored One. He then addressed the Buddha, saying:
"World-Honored One! I wish to inquire of you, the Tathagata, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, about the special methods for cultivating the Buddha-Crown Mantra, the preparatory practices for reciting and mastering all the mantra teachings proclaimed by the Tathagatas, the arrangement of mandalas and mudras for achieving various extraordinary accomplishments, the rules and procedures for the accomplishment of the One-Syllable Wheel-Turning King Buddha-Crown entering the great samadhi mudra mandala, the supreme activities involving the arrangement of recitation and mudras, the secret method for painting sacred images, and the methods for subduing demons, pacifying calamities, increasing benefits, and taming beings.
Thus, I ask about all the true teachings of the Tathagata family, the supreme mantras of both worldly and transcendental wisdom, which cannot be overcome or violated by others."
「無盡眾生界菩薩真言行成就，由此，一切有情獲得安樂；由此，佛頂輪王於贍部洲眾生修一切如來真言者作大佛事故；由此，世界贍部洲眾生獲一切安樂，能堪任成就故；一切天、一切天族、一切藥叉、一切藥叉族、一切緊那羅、一切摩呼羅伽、一切龍、一切龍族、一切天、龍、藥叉、乾闥婆、阿蘇羅、蘖路荼、緊那羅、摩呼羅伽、人，一切世間、出世間印、真言，作利益故、成就故、不令欺淩、令安尊位故。
The boundless realms of sentient beings attain the fulfillment of the Bodhisattva's True Word practice. Through this, all living beings obtain peace and happiness. Through this, the Buddha's Crown Wheel King performs the great Buddha-work for those in Jambudvīpa who cultivate the True Words of all Tathāgatas. Through this, the beings of the world in Jambudvīpa gain all peace and happiness, becoming capable of achieving fulfillment. For the benefit, accomplishment, protection from harm, and establishment in secure and honored positions of all devas, all deva clans, all yakṣas, all yakṣa clans, all kinnaras, all mahoragas, all nāgas, all nāga clans—indeed, all devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kinnaras, mahoragas, and humans—all worldly and transcendental seals and True Words are thus established.
「一切有情修佛頂真言者，除一切苦惱，令我真言族成就故、觀自在等大菩薩真言行光顯故、一切如來說印曼荼羅法要成就故、無量如來所說真言印曼荼羅難成就者令易成故。理趣、法句、法要，唯願如來應正等覺說。」啟白是已。
"All sentient beings who practice the Buddha's Crown Mantra, to remove all suffering, so that the lineage of my mantras may be accomplished; so that the radiant practice of great bodhisattvas such as Avalokiteshvara may shine forth; so that the essential methods of the mudra mandalas spoken by all Tathagatas may be realized; and so that the difficult-to-achieve mantra mudra mandalas spoken by countless Tathagatas may be made easy to accomplish. The principles, the Dharma verses, the essential teachings—I beseech the Tathagata, the Rightly Enlightened One, to speak them." Having made this request.
爾時世尊誥金剛手祕密主言：「善哉，善哉。祕密主！汝為一切眾生利益安樂，輪王佛頂成就真言行精勤住持者，一切如來所說真言，汝能問如來如是事。是故，金剛手！我為汝說，先佛已說、未來當說。」
At that time, the World-Honored One addressed Vajrapani, the Lord of Secrets, saying: "Excellent, excellent, O Lord of Secrets! For the benefit and happiness of all beings, you who diligently uphold the practice of the true words of the Wheel-Turning King's Buddha-Crown, you have asked the Tathagata about such matters, as all Buddhas have taught the true words. Therefore, O Vajrapani, I shall explain to you what past Buddhas have already taught and what future Buddhas will teach."
爾時，釋迦牟尼如來以佛眼觀一切世界。觀已，為未來有情本願福力加持觀已，告一切菩薩大眾言：「善男子！汝等憶念一切如來所說輪王一字，入一切法三摩地，作不思議奇特神變，於一切世界作大佛事，一切三摩地中最勝句咸皆作意。」
At that time, the Tathagata Shakyamuni, with the Buddha’s eye, surveyed all worlds. Having surveyed them, and having contemplated for the sake of future sentient beings through the power of their original vows and blessings, he addressed the entire assembly of great bodhisattvas:
“Noble ones! Remember the single syllable of the Wheel-Turning King spoken by all Tathagatas, enter the samadhi of all dharmas, perform inconceivable and wondrous spiritual transformations, carry out great Buddha-deeds in all worlds, and direct your attention to the supreme phrases among all samadhis.”
時一切菩薩咸皆憶念一切佛頂輪王大真言王及三摩地句，唯除祕密主、觀自在大菩薩——由如來加持故。
At that moment, all the bodhisattvas began to recall the great mantra king of all Buddha-crown wheel kings and the samadhi phrases—except for the Secret Lord and the great bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, due to the empowerment of the Tathagata.
時世尊坐大菩提樹下，於大福生地如來入佛遊戲三摩地時，一切如來悉皆同入是三摩地。世尊彼時憶念攝受一切眾生界，無量恒河沙數俱胝劫積集施、戒、忍、進等波羅蜜、無量難行苦行，從大丈夫相出光明——所謂後頂、從白毫相、從眉、從眼、從鼻、從耳、從唇、從頭、從袈裟、從髆、從手、從臍輪、從二乳、從二乳間、從項、從二髀、從二膝、從二脛、從二踝、如是從坐處、從二足如來法輪印處、如是真多摩尼寶處、如來鑠訖底三昧處、錫杖印處、從如是一切如來心印處、從無能勝忿怒轉輪王入三摩地無能勝印處、如是一切如來大慈處大悲處、一切如來三摩地處、如是從無畏處從記䇷處、如是一切如來明真言處放光。於一一光明，無量光明以為眷屬，從佛頂出無量百千光明，種種色類——青、黃、赤、白、紫……色——照無量佛剎，照此三千大千世界，一切地獄傍生悉除息塵，翳息一切苦，建立一切真言行，於諸菩薩作一切義利，成就大福莊嚴，一切安樂易成就。
At that time, the World-Honored One was seated beneath the great Bodhi tree, in the land of great blessedness, as the Tathagata entered the samadhi of the Buddha's play. All Tathagatas simultaneously entered this same samadhi.
At that moment, the World-Honored One, mindful of embracing all sentient beings, recalled the immeasurable kalpas—as countless as the sands of the Ganges—during which he had accumulated the perfections of giving, morality, patience, diligence, and so forth, and endured limitless hardships and austerities.
From the marks of a great being, light radiated forth—from the ushnisha at the crown, from the white curl between the brows, from the eyebrows, eyes, nose, ears, lips, head, robe, shoulders, hands, navel wheel, two breasts, the space between the breasts, neck, two thighs, two knees, two shanks, two ankles, and likewise from the seat, from the two feet at the imprint of the Tathagata's Dharma wheel, from the place of the genuine mani jewel, from the Tathagata's shakti samadhi, from the imprint of the monk's staff, from all such places of the Tathagata's heart-seal, from the invincible wrathful wheel-turning king's entry into samadhi at the invincible seal, from all such places of the Tathagata's great compassion and great loving-kindness, from all Tathagata samadhi places, from the places of fearlessness and prophecy, and from all Tathagata mantra places of bright illumination—light shone forth.
From each single beam of light, countless radiant companions emerged. From the Buddha's crown issued immeasurable hundreds of thousands of lights, in various colors—blue, yellow, red, white, purple, and more—illuminating boundless Buddha-lands, shining upon this three-thousandfold great thousand world-system.
All hells and animal realms were pacified, their afflictions and sufferings extinguished. All true word practices were established, all benefits for bodhisattvas were accomplished, great merit and adornment were perfected, and all ease and happiness were made readily attainable.
於剎那頃作一切義利成就已，於恒河沙數佛世界魔宮殿咸令萎顇，映蔽一切魔光，乃至有頂、下至無間大地獄邊際一切處，照曜光曜驚覺一切有情，復來旋遶世尊三匝已，各各沒入本處。
In an instant, having accomplished all beneficial deeds, the demon palaces in as many worlds as the sands of the Ganges withered away. Their light was outshone, and from the highest heavens down to the deepest hells, everywhere was illuminated with a dazzling brilliance that awakened all beings. Then, having circled the World-Honored One three times, they each returned to their own places.