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  1. Transformation Pearl Life-Preservation True Sutra (化珠保命真經)
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Transformation Pearl Life-Preservation True Sutra (化珠保命真經)

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The "Sutra of the Transforming Pearl for Preserving Life" is a Buddhist scripture circulated among Chinese folk traditions, with its author unknown—it may have been compiled by later eminent monks or lay practitioners. This sutra took shape during the Tang and Song dynasties, blending elements of Esoteric Buddhism and Pure Land teachings. It emphasizes reciting mantras and making offerings to the Three Jewels as means to dispel calamities and prolong life. The core content revolves around the Dharma-gate of the Transforming Pearl, instructing devotees to purify karmic obstacles through mantra recitation, visualization, and other practices, thereby attaining well-being in this life and liberation in the next. The sutra contains rich esoteric rituals and blessing ceremonies, and within folk beliefs, it is regarded as effective for ensuring safety, curing illnesses, and extending longevity. Although not included in the orthodox Buddhist Canon, it is still considered an important basis for practice in certain Buddhist schools and folk beliefs, reflecting the fusion of Chinese Buddhism and popular religious traditions.


佛說化珠保命真經
藥王菩薩化理流布
如是我聞:
爾時佛在兜率羅天,頂摩尼珠[火*毘]燿如日,照見娑婆世界眾生因緣,天龍八部恭敬瞻仰,藥王、藥上二法王子即從坐起,頂禮白佛言:「世尊!眾生疾厄不等,即如𤻼痘盛行世間,或生胎中、或在懷抱、或五六歲以至長壯,邪氣流染,存沒哀苦。以何因緣得此惡證?」佛言:「善哉善哉!吾當為汝細說如是因緣。唯摩尼珠是歷劫來諸佛之所凝結虗空直陽,主持世界中有情無情,皆被普照。在人身中,性水精明珠現其中,如萬川月非一非多,靈光道炁爰[企-止+了]陰陽。緣諸眾生無始劫來薰染真性,加以慾氣粗濁、精血交媾,以故受生之後真妄搏擊、清濁衡衡。此性體中直摩尼珠既有清濁明暗諸相,彼形骸裡幻摩尼珠遂有𤻼痘厚薄諸證。」一法子再白佛言:「佛性慈悲,摩尼普照合得生理,緣何沒故?」佛告王子:「真性不壞,生生不減。緣眾生心妄起善惡,善氣輕清、惡氣重濁,輕清為陽、重濁為陰。陽清珠明,性以制命,仍居陽界;陰濁珠暗,命與性離,仍還陰界。非摩珠有明有暗,而彼眾生自別明暗,陰陽異路、善惡異報,𤻼痘存沒以是不齊。」藥王菩薩再起白佛:「頗有眾生現居陽界,於𤻼痘時見諸惡鬼或男或女種種惡形,提抱小兒或至水邊、或以船載。為何以故現諸形像?」佛言:「一氣氤氳如水鴻潒,人處其中如魚游水。陰氣既多,陰神隨之,神離其舍而游鴻潒,如人捨宅而涉泛濫。至修善人,陽氣陽神見諸善形,亦復如是。彼命終人過奈河橋,或有牛頭夜刃凶神、或有蓮華幢幡吉相,亦皆如是。一切惟心,更復何疑!」時藥王菩薩再白佛言:「嬰兒始孩有何惡業而得惡報?又若善男信女,將以何法而得消灾願佛慈悲更為演說,俾諸眾生堅固善念。」佛言:「善哉善哉!汝能諸眾生求大饒益,我今當說。嬰孩何罪?緣世界眾生生死輪回,前世惡業其性陰濁,神氣不清淨,摩尼不照,以致𤻼亡。又或父母先人惡業相感,陰陽相纏,欠債殺生、淫穢不淨,致兒命不保。死沈受河,哀苦痛哭,受其罪報。曾不知,𠎝服藥求醫、怨天尤人,有何益哉?若有善男子善女人,常存善心、慈悲喜捨,時持殺盜淫邪之戒,便生端生有福之兒,神靈氣清、聦明智慧,與摩尼珠渾合無二,有何灾疹能侵?若有人於兒子𤻼痘時,頓發善心、自悔惡業,父母齋戒、不殺不淫,香華燿燭、晨夕頂禮,持誦尊佛寶號及秘密神呪,滿一千遍或五千四千餘遍,即有佛聖降靈、摩尼照燿,天龍守護、惡鬼逃亡,孩兒保命、父母延年。是大饒益,不可思議。」時二法王子懽喜踊躍,稽首白佛:「若有人持誦佛號及神呪者,我當分身遍至其處,普埀救護,俾得安寧。」於是佛對藥王、藥上二大菩薩而說呪曰:
「唵波羅蜜多唵悉達多般怛那
  • 南無毗婆尸佛
  • 南無尸棄佛
  • 南無毗舍浮佛
  • 南無拘留孫佛
  • 南無毗那含牟尼佛
  • 南無迦葉佛
  • 南無本師釋迦牟尼佛
  • 南無當來彌勒尊
  • 南無大慈大悲救苦救難靈感觀世音菩薩摩訶薩
  • 南無誓度眾生消灾增壽藥王藥上菩薩摩訶薩
「唵波羅蜜多唵悉多般怛那」
佛說化珠保命真經

No. 25-A 藥王菩薩化珠保命真經序

CBETA Code: X0025

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