明發願法
The Method of Making Vows
我比丘(某甲)至心發願。願命終時神不亂。正念直往生安養。面奉彌陀值眾聖。修行十地勝常樂(發願已禮三寶。發願之法行者當於普賢菩薩一切世尊前。心念口言。心中所有諸願。所謂於此身行道無障。四魔不起。得深三昧。入諸法門。弘通正法度脫眾生。捨命之時正念成就。乃至未來世中。常值三寶正信家生出家修道。供養三寶受持大乘。諸波羅蜜悉皆見前。與一切眾生成等正覺。如是種種隨心中所有諸願。悉當隨心自說。此逐行者之情。不可一一備敘)。
I, monk (so-and-so), sincerely make this vow: may I, at the time of death, keep my mind undistracted; with Right Mindfulness may I go straight to be reborn in the Land of Peace and Nurture; may I meet Amitābha face to face and encounter all the assembled sages; may I cultivate the Ten Grounds, surpassing the bliss of eternal joy. (Having made these vows, pay homage to the Three Jewels. The method of making vows: the practitioner should, before Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and all the World-Honored Ones, speak aloud the vows held in the mind, namely: that in this body I may walk the Path without hindrance; that the Four Demons may not arise; that I may attain profound samādhi; that I may enter all Dharma gates; that I may spread the true Dharma and liberate sentient beings; that when I cast off this life, Right Mindfulness may be perfected; and even into future lives, that I may always encounter the Three Jewels, be born into a family of right faith, leave the household and cultivate the Path; that I may make offerings to the Three Jewels, receive and uphold the Great Vehicle; that all perfections may appear before me; and that together with all sentient beings I may attain equal and perfect enlightenment. In this way, whatever various vows are held in the mind—each should be spoken according to one's own mind. This follows each practitioner's own circumstances and cannot be described one by one in full.)