大丈夫論卷上
Treatise on the Great Man, Volume 1
提婆羅菩薩造
Treatise by the Bodhisattva Deva
北涼沙門道泰譯
Translated by Daotai of Northern Liang
施勝品第一
Chapter 1: Giving Victory
敬禮等正覺， 大悲哀世尊！
因彼起正法， 三界中真濟。
眾中第一尊， 無量功德藏，
菩薩本所行， 我當說少分。
我今哀愍彼， 開演妙施門，
一切諸賢士， 應當歡喜聽。
菩薩行施時， 大地皆震動，
巨海涌眾寶， 慧雲雨妙花，
無心猶如是， 況有情識者？
菩薩施廣大， 猶如虛空界，
假使五通仙， 充滿十方剎，
聽聞猶尚難， 況復分別說？
無有地方所， 而不以求施，
淨水浸大地， 無有不遍處，
無有一切物， 菩薩所未施，
無有一眾生， 不曾受施者。
論者語大地， 一切應禮汝，
何故禮大地， 菩薩行施處？
菩薩一日施， 種種眾雜物，
辟支佛百劫， 不能知邊際。
所以不能知， 大悲為施體，
能成種智果， 施因為最大。
此是智者說， 施能到彼岸，
若一到彼岸， 諸度悉具足。
波羅蜜義者， 名為和集聲，
譬如多人處， 名之為大眾。
菩提之種子， 能成大智果，
一切眾事具， 莫不由施成。
施是生天道、 出世之胞胎，
無相施為妙， 平等為最勝。
身及物皆施， 無有所悋惜，
一切處皆施， 無有方所者，
一切時皆施， 無有不施時，
於此四施中， 心智常不動，
如是行施者， 名不思議施。
若施一眾生， 一切盡蒙樂，
若不如是施， 是名為欺誑。
雖名施一人， 是為施一切，
所以名一切， 大悲心普故，
大悲所以普， 為求種智故。
施佛及羅漢， 世名良福田，
大悲平等施， 是為最勝施。
無量財寶施， 不如暫止息，
悲心施一人， 功德如大地。
為己施一切， 得報如芥子，
救一厄難人， 勝餘一切施，
眾星雖有光， 不如一月明。
眾生垢心重， 所施恒為己，
菩薩悲心施， 如灰去眾穢，
救濟慈悲施， 普為群生類。
如是慈悲施， 功德無窮盡，
如此微妙施， 安樂諸眾生。
貪求佛智慧， 心無有厭足，
如是悲心施， 能除無明障，
開導愚冥者， 使得智慧眼，
能滅諸結使， 消伏老病死。
施與悲心俱， 眾生之甘露。
Homage to the perfectly enlightened one, The World-Honored One of great compassion! Through him, the true Dharma arose, The true savior in the three realms.
Foremost among all beings, A treasury of limitless virtue, I shall now speak a small part Of the Bodhisattva's original practice.
Out of compassion for them, I will explain the wonderful gate of giving; All worthy and wise people Should listen with joy.
When a Bodhisattva practices giving, The great earth trembles, The vast ocean surges with treasures, And the cloud of wisdom rains wondrous flowers. If even insentient things respond so, What more of those with consciousness?
The Bodhisattva's giving is vast, Like the realm of space itself. Even if the five supernatural immortals Filled ten billion worlds, Simply hearing of it would be difficult, Let alone explaining it in detail.
There is no place at all Where they do not give what is asked; Pure water soaks the great earth Without a single spot untouched. There is no single thing That the Bodhisattva has not given; There is no single being Who has never received their gift.
If the wise spoke to the earth, They would say, "We should all bow to you. Why bow to the earth? Because it is where the Bodhisattva practices giving."
Even the merits from a single day of the Bodhisattva's giving— Various kinds of gifts— A Pratyekabuddha a hundred kalpas long Could not fathom their limit.
Why can't they know? Because great compassion is the essence of giving. It can produce the fruit of perfect wisdom, And giving is the greatest cause.
Thus the wise say: "Giving can reach the other shore. If one reaches that shore, All perfections are fulfilled."
The meaning of 'Paramita' Is a word meaning 'combined assembly'; Just as a place with many people Is called a 'multitude.'
The seed of enlightenment Can grow into the great fruit of wisdom. All excellent things accomplished Come from giving.
Giving is the path to heavenly birth And the womb of transcendence. Giving without attachment is sublime; Giving with equanimity is supreme.
They give body and possessions Without any stinginess. They give in all places, With no location left out. They give at all times, With no moment of not giving. In these four kinds of giving, Their mind and wisdom remain unwavering. One who gives like this Is said to practice inconceivable giving.
If one gives to a single being So that all beings find joy, Any giving not done this way Should be called cheating.
Though they give to just one, It is truly giving to all. Why is it called "all"? Because their great compassion is universal. Why is compassion universal? Because they seek perfect wisdom.
Giving to Buddhas and Arhats Is called planting in a good field. But giving with great compassion and equanimity Is the supreme giving.
Uncountable wealth offered as gifts Cannot match a moment's stillness. Giving one being with a compassionate heart Has merit as vast as the earth.
Giving everything for oneself Brings rewards small as a mustard seed. Saving one person from disaster Surpasses all other kinds of giving. Though stars may shine, None match the brilliance of the moon.
Beings have heavy minds of defilement And always give for themselves. The Bodhisattva gives with compassion Like ash removing impurities. Their compassionate giving is salvific, Done universally for all living beings.
Such compassionate giving Has merit that never ends. This subtle and wonderful giving Brings peace and joy to all beings.
Craving the Buddha's wisdom, Their mind knows no satisfaction. Giving born of such compassion Can remove the obstacles of ignorance. It guides the blind and dim And gives them the eye of wisdom. It extinguishes all defilements And conquers aging, sickness, and death.
Giving joined with compassion: The nectar for all beings.