五佛頂三昧陀羅尼經卷第一
The Five Buddha Crowns Samadhi Dharani Sutra, Volume 1
大唐天竺三藏菩提流志奉 詔譯
Translated by the Tripitaka Master Bodhiruci of India, under Imperial Decree during the Great Tang Dynasty.
序品第一
Chapter 1: Prologue
如是我聞：
Thus I have heard:
一時薄伽梵在摩竭提國始成正覺，菩提樹下金剛道場大寶藏帳——其地寶帳皆是如來神通大福功德之所成故——純以無量上妙珍奇自然盛顯，種種莊嚴，眾色交映，出大光明，奇特寶輪清淨圓滿，以無量色間雜莊飾，周匝圍繞而顯現之。寶蓋幢幡光明晃曜，妙香花鬘、七寶羅網彌覆其上，無盡大寶自在顯現，是諸寶樹花葉光茂。佛神力故，令此場地廣麗嚴淨，光明普照，一切奇特妙寶積聚無量善根嚴飾道場。其菩提樹高顯殊特，琉璃為幹，妙寶枝條，寶葉垂布猶若重雲，雜色寶花互相間錯，大寶摩尼以為其果。其光遍照一切佛剎，種種現化施作佛事，普現大乘一字佛頂轉輪王呪。
At that time, the Bhagavan was in the kingdom of Magadha, having just attained perfect enlightenment. Beneath the Bodhi tree, at the diamond seat of awakening, was a great treasure canopy—a ground of precious canopies, all formed through the Tathagata’s miraculous power and vast merit—purely adorned with immeasurable, exquisite, rare treasures, naturally manifesting in full splendor. Every kind of ornament shone in mutual radiance, emitting a great light. Strange and marvelous jeweled wheels, pure and perfect, were adorned with countless colors interwoven, encircling and revealing themselves all around. Jeweled canopies and banners gleamed with dazzling brightness; wondrous incense, flower garlands, and seven-jeweled nets spread over them. Boundless great treasures freely manifested, and all these jeweled trees flourished with blossoms, leaves, and light. By the Buddha’s divine power, this ground was made vast, magnificent, pure, and radiant, shining everywhere. All kinds of marvelous jewels gathered without measure, adorning the seat of awakening with virtuous roots. The Bodhi tree stood lofty, distinguished, and extraordinary: its trunk of lapis lazuli, its branches of fine jewels, its jeweled leaves hanging like layered clouds, its variegated jeweled blossoms intermingled, its fruit formed of great jeweled mani pearls. Its light shone throughout all buddha-lands, manifesting in various ways to perform buddha-work, universally revealing the Great Vehicle’s single-syllable Buddha-Crown Wheel-Turning King Mantra.
菩薩道教佛神力故，演出種種梵音，妙聲讚揚如來無量功德。與無數大菩薩俱，其名曰金剛幢菩薩摩訶薩、觀世音菩薩摩訶薩……等，無量諸大菩薩皆為上首，與一切大眾會於妙菩提樹下——以佛神力，周圍五百踰膳那會座而坐，不相障礙。
By the divine power of the Buddha, the Bodhisattvas of the Way produced various celestial sounds, praising the Tathagata’s infinite virtues with wonderful voices. Together with countless great Bodhisattvas—whose names include Vajraketu Bodhisattva Mahasattva, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva, and others—they assembled under the marvelous Bodhi tree. By the Buddha’s power, the assembly seated themselves within an area of 500 yojanas around the tree, without any hindrance.
如來於中誥彌勒菩薩及諸菩薩言：「汝善男子！此樹乃是佛菩提所莊嚴樹，我最初坐此樹下時則破四魔，得證無上正等佛智。汝等亦應坐斯地處，令汝當得無上佛智。」誥是語已，寂然不動。
The Thus-Come One then addressed the Bodhisattva Maitreya and all the other Bodhisattvas, saying: "Good men, this tree is the very tree adorned by the Buddha's enlightenment. When I first sat beneath this tree, I broke through the four demons and attained the supreme, perfect wisdom of Buddhahood. You too should sit in this same place, so that you may also attain unsurpassed Buddha wisdom." Having spoken these words, the Buddha remained still and silent.
爾時，金剛密迹首菩薩——以佛威神德，乘是往昔本所願力——即從座起，偏袒右肩，整理衣服，長跪合掌，恭敬瞻仰，白佛言：「世尊！我今啟問如來正覺轉輪頂呪法，以何方便使少功力則得誠向一切如來大明呪法、加行壇印種種事法、一字轉輪王法、入大三摩地壇處成就法、念誦之法、輪結印法、祕密之法、圖畫像法、除業障法安隱之法、豐饒財法、降魔怨法、一切如來種族真實法，及出世世間無礙最勝明法，及盡一切有情有情界菩薩成就行法、陀羅尼法，令是贍部洲界一切有情得大安樂？是諸有情以轉輪王如來祕密之力，一切當得作大佛事，猶此贍部洲界一切有情得大安樂，即能成就此頂王法，隨得成就一切天神、天神種族呪法，一切龍、龍種族呪法，一切藥叉、一切藥叉種族呪法，一切羅剎、一切羅剎種族呪法，一切乾闥婆及種族呪法，一切阿素洛及種族呪法，一切迦樓羅、一切迦樓羅種族呪法，一切緊那羅及種族呪法，一切摩呼洛伽及種族呪法，乃至世間、出世間法，盡皆成就無所障礙。為諸有情作大住處，除諸垢障，成我呪法，及成觀音諸大菩薩大威德者壇印呪法，及一切如來所說無量難成壇印呪法。故惟垂如來、應、正等覺慜導有情，為我說之。」
At that time, the foremost Bodhisattva Vajragarbha—empowered by the Buddha’s majestic virtue and guided by the strength of his own past vows—rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, adjusted his robe, knelt on one knee, joined his palms reverently, and gazed up with reverence as he addressed the Buddha: "World-Honored One! I now ask the Thus-Come One, the Fully Enlightened, about the supreme crown mantra method. What skillful means can allow beings to attain, with minimal effort, sincere devotion to the great mantra methods of all Thus-Come Ones? And what methods allow them to practice the various rituals of the mandala and seals, the Single-Letter Wheel-Turning King method, the complete practice of entering the great samadhi mandala, the recitation method, the wheel-seal hand gesture method, the secret methods, the image-painting method, the method for eliminating karmic obstacles, the method for peace and stability, the method for abundant wealth, the method for subduing demonic hindrances, the true teachings of all Thus-Come One lineages, the unsurpassed and unobstructed radiant methods of both the worldly and supramundane realms, and the bodhisattva’s practice methods for benefiting all sentient beings, along with the dhāraṇī methods? May all beings in this realm of Jambudvīpa attain great peace and joy. Through the secret power of the Wheel-Turning King Thus-Come One, may all beings accomplish great Buddha deeds. Thus, may this entire realm of Jambudvīpa gain great peace and joy, and immediately master this supreme crown method. May they also achieve all deity methods, methods of the deities’ lineages, all nāga methods, all yakṣa methods, all rākṣasa methods, all gandharva methods, all asura methods, all garuḍa methods, all kinnara methods, all mahoraga methods, and all worldly and supramundane methods—without any hindrance. May this become a great refuge for all beings, removing all defilements and obstacles, fulfilling my mantra practice, and perfecting the mandala, seal, and mantra methods of Avalokiteśvara and the great, majestic bodhisattvas, as well as the countless, difficult-to-accomplish mandala, seal, and mantra methods taught by all Thus-Come Ones. Therefore, I beseech the Thus-Come One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened, out of compassion to guide beings, to teach me this."
於時世尊誥金剛密迹首曰：「善哉，善哉！汝等為諸當來一切有情作大利益，能於我所問是一字王頂大轉輪王成一切如來所說祕密壇法等，令諸呪者住勤修故。是故，密迹首！汝當諦聽諦聽，我今宣說；往昔一切如來早已說之，未來一切諸佛亦當說之。」
At that time, the World-Honored One addressed Vajrapani, the Secret Lord: "Excellent, excellent! For the welfare of all sentient beings in future ages, you have asked me about this King of One-Syllable, the Great Wheel-Turning King, the Secret Mandala Teachings spoken by all Thus-Come Ones, so that mantra practitioners may dwell in diligent practice. Therefore, Secret Lord, listen carefully, listen carefully; I shall now proclaim these teachings. All Thus-Come Ones of the past have already spoken them, and all future Buddhas will also speak them."
爾時，釋迦牟尼如來即以佛眼盡周觀察一切世界一切有情、及觀未來一切世界一切有情、一一往昔福願力等種善根處，誥諸菩薩言：「善男子！汝等憶念一切如來所說一字轉輪王呪、一切最勝三摩地最不思議神通力處，是法能於一切世界作大佛事。」
Then, Shakyamuni Tathagata, with his Buddha eye, completely surveyed all worlds and all beings. He also observed the future worlds and all future beings, seeing the roots of virtue planted by their past blessings, vows, and efforts. He addressed the bodhisattvas, saying, "Noble sons, remember the one-syllable Wheel-Turning King mantra taught by all Tathagatas, the most supreme concentration state, and the most inconceivable miraculous power. This Dharma can perform great Buddha-work throughout all worlds."
爾時，彼諸菩薩摩訶薩蒙佛教誥，各心念於一字轉輪王三摩地處——唯除觀世音菩薩、金剛密迹菩薩。何以故？佛加被故。
At that time, all those great bodhisattvas, having received the Buddha's instruction, each directed their minds to a place of the One-Word Chakra King Samadhi—except for Guanyin Bodhisattva and Vajrapani Bodhisattva. Why is that? Because the Buddha had blessed them!