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  1. Sutra on the Excellent Dharma That Determines Karmic Hindrances (說妙法決定業障經)
  1. Sutra on the Sublime Dharma That Determines Karmic Obst (說妙法決定業障經)
  2. Sutra on the Excellent Dharma That Determines Karmic Hindrances (說妙法決定業障經)

Sutra on the Sublime Dharma That Determines Karmic Obst (說妙法決定業障經)

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Tang · Source text translated by 智嚴

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The Sutra on Expounding the Sublime Dharma to Determine Karmic Hindrances, translated by the Tang dynasty scripture translator Zhiyan, is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture. This sutra belongs to the Vaipulya category and elucidates the nature of karmic hindrances, as well as methods to purify such hindrances and accumulate merit through right faith, recitation, and offerings to the Three Jewels—the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. The sutra emphasizes that hearing the sublime Dharma can transform past karma and determine auspicious outcomes, providing guiding significance for practitioners in dispelling ignorance. This scripture reflects the deepening of karma theory within Tang dynasty Buddhism, offering important basis for the study of Mahayana repentance methods and views on karma, and holds considerable authority within Chinese Buddhism.


說妙法決定業障經
大唐至相寺沙門釋智嚴譯
如是我聞:
一時佛在法界藏殿諸佛所會無邊道場,與大比丘眾、菩薩摩訶薩俱。時此道場有一夫人,名曰功德莊嚴開敷花,合掌向佛退坐一面。
爾時夫人白佛言:「若有初修行菩薩,何等之人非善知識不應共住?」
佛告夫人:「若三界中梵、釋、四王、沙門、婆羅門,皆與修行菩薩為善知識,惟除聲聞非善知識(恐聲聞退修行菩薩大乘道行)。何以故?聲聞、緣覺為己利故,勸引初修行菩薩迴入小乘,是以聲聞乘人非善知識。夫人當知,初修行菩薩不應與聲聞比丘同居房舍,不同坐床、不同行路。若初修行菩薩智慧彌廣,無二分別悟大乘法,而為方便勸引聲聞令入大乘,方許同住;若聲聞比丘福智狹劣,則修行菩薩不應為說甚深大乘,恐其誹謗。復次修行菩薩不應數覽小乘經論。何以故?為障佛道故。夫人當知,修行菩薩寧捨身命,不棄菩提而入聲聞求羅漢道。菩薩勸請一切眾生已,爾時若捨菩提之心,別起異道入於聲聞羅漢道果,因惱亂故菩薩而退菩提,二人俱墮無間地獄。」
佛告夫人:「修行菩薩寧犯殺等五種大罪,不學須陀洹果,不退菩提修行;菩薩寧於一劫百劫乃至千劫受地獄苦,不學斯陀含果,不退菩提修行;菩薩寧墮畜生,不學阿那含果,不退菩提修行;菩薩寧殺害眾生墮於地獄,不修阿羅漢果,不退菩提。羅漢獨證私入涅槃,譬如小賊密入他舍。修行菩薩菩提心故攝諸眾生,寧同火坑不住聲聞寂滅涅槃,不退菩提,以是義故,為攝眾生令入佛道故。如是修行菩薩,一切世間天、人、阿修羅之所尊重,堪任供養超越聲聞,則邪魔眷屬無能嬈惱。」
爾時夫人白佛言:「何者邪魔眷屬?」
佛告夫人:「敷演大乘經典之處,若有眾生聞說大乘,心不樂聞、調弄誹謗,當知則是邪魔眷屬。誹謗大乘經典心故,死墮阿鼻受苦無量,復生餓鬼食火屎尿,無量劫中受苦畢已,後生人中,盲聾、瘖瘂、病癩、不具。此等眾生命終之後,經無量生方得值遇如來親承供養,於諸佛所還復得聞大乘經典,純一無雜。」
爾時如來於諸毛孔普出言音,一一毛孔出無量億百千法光,復生無量法音偈讚。時此會中若有聲聞則聞聲聞乘法;若有緣覺乘人則聞緣覺乘法;若有大乘行人則聞大乘妙法;鳥狩之類各隨其音而聞佛法。於此會中所有眾生,過去未曾耳聞佛法,皆見如來默然不語;其餘眾生過去曾謗大乘經故,雖於多劫墮在地獄、餓鬼受苦,由謗法時大乘入耳,是故佛所親聞大乘心生歡喜,而發無上菩提之心,究竟成就阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。
爾時夫人白佛言:「所說大乘,何故名為大乘?何故說為大乘?」
佛言:「夫人!善哉善哉!夫人深樂大乘,以是義故,善思念之,當為汝說大乘名號。所謂:一者、令人深樂,是名大乘。二者、不動,是名大乘。三者、無過,是名大乘。四者、無量,是名大乘。五者、如四大海,是名大乘。六者、金翅及緊那羅、摩睺羅伽雜類所敬,是名大乘。七者、乾闥婆所讚,是名大乘。八者、諸天恭敬,是名大乘。九者、梵天歸依,是名大乘。十者、天帝所敬,是名大乘。十一者、四王所攝,是名大乘。十二者、龍王供養,是名大乘。十三者、菩薩奉持,是名大乘。十四者、成就佛性,是名大乘。十五者、賢聖歸依,是名大乘。十六者、一切普堪所受,是名大乘。十七者、如藥樹王,是名大乘。十八者、斷諸煩惱,是名大乘。十九者、能轉法輪,是名大乘。二十者、無言無說,是名大乘。二十一者、如虛空相,是名大乘。二十二者、三寶種性無斷,是名大乘。二十三者、鈍根眾生不信,是名大乘。二十四者、超過一切,是名大乘。」
爾時佛說大乘威力名號之時,此三千大千世界六種震動,百千樂器不鼓自鳴,則於空中諸天雨花,無量百千天子皆發無上菩提之心;無量百千聲聞皆發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。復有初戒菩薩未悟法者,皆已悟解。
爾時阿難白佛言:「世尊!此法何名?如何奉持?」
佛言:「是經名為『大乘巨拏勝斯』,受持;又名『說妙法決定業障』,受持」。
如來說此經已,阿難及功德莊嚴開敷花夫人,及諸天龍八部,皆大歡喜,持受奉行。
說妙法決定業障經

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