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Contemplating the Space Treasury Bodhisattva Sutra (觀虛空藏菩薩經)

About 觀虛空藏菩薩經

Liu Song · Source text translated by 曇摩蜜多

4,336 · about 14 min

The Sutra of Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva was translated into Chinese by Dharmamitra, a distinguished monk from Kapiśa during the Liu Song dynasty. This sutra is an essential Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that expounds the sublime virtues and compassionate vows of Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva. It details the benefits of reciting this bodhisattva’s name and practicing related methods, which include the elimination of karmic obstacles, the increase of wisdom, and the fulfillment of wholesome aspirations. The sutra emphasizes Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva as a refuge for beings in the latter age, aiding practitioners in accumulating the provisions for bodhi. Not only does this sutra embody the altruistic spirit of the Mahāyāna bodhisattva path, but it also provides a foundational basis for repentance practices and bodhisattva devotion within Chinese Buddhism. Throughout history, it has been regarded as a vital scripture for practitioners seeking to purify karmic hindrances and pray for wisdom.


觀虛空藏菩薩經
宋罽賓三藏曇摩蜜多譯
如是我聞:

Thus have I heard:

一時,佛住佉陀羅山,依正覺仙人所住之處,與千二百五十比丘俱。賢劫千菩薩彌勒為首。

Once, the Buddha was dwelling on Mount Khaṭṭha, at the place where the Rightly Enlightened Sage had resided, together with one thousand two hundred fifty bhikshus. A thousand bodhisattvas of the Auspicious Eon were present, with Maitreya at their head.

爾時,長老優波離,即從坐起,整衣服,為佛作禮,白佛言:「世尊先於功德經中,說虛空藏菩薩摩訶薩名,能除一切惡不善業,治王旃陀羅乃至沙門旃陀羅,諸惡律儀,如此惡事若欲治,當云何觀虛空藏菩薩?設得見者,云何共住布薩僧事?若優婆塞破五戒、犯八戒齋,出家比丘、比丘尼、沙彌、沙彌尼、式叉摩尼犯四重禁,在家菩薩毀六重法,出家菩薩犯八重禁,如是過人,世尊先於毘尼中說,決定驅儐,如大石破。今於此經說大悲虛空藏能救諸苦,及說呪以除罪咎。設有此人,云何知之?以何為證?惟願天尊!分別解說。」
佛告優波離:「汝及未來世一切善持毘尼者,應當教此犯罪眾生,安慰其意。世尊大慈弘誓無量,不捨一切,於深功德經說治罪法,名決定毘尼。有三十五佛,救世大悲,汝當敬禮。汝敬禮時,當著慚愧衣,如眼生瘡深生愧恥,如癩病人,隨良醫教。汝亦如是,應生慚愧。既慚愧已,一日乃至七日,禮十方佛,稱三十五佛名,別稱大悲虛空藏菩薩名。澡浴身體,燒眾名香,堅黑沈水。明星出時,長跪合掌,悲泣雨淚,稱虛空藏,白言:『大德、大悲菩薩,愍念我故,為我現身。』
「爾時,當起是想:是虛空藏菩薩頂上有如意珠,其如意珠作紫金色。若見如意珠,即見天冠。此天冠中,有三十五佛像現,如意珠中十方佛像現。虛空藏菩薩身長二十由旬,若現大身,與觀世音等。此菩薩結加趺坐,手捉如意珠王,其如意珠演眾法音與毘尼合。
「若此菩薩!憐愍眾生故,作比丘像及一切色像,若於夢中若坐禪時,以摩尼珠印,印彼人臂,印文有除罪字,得此字已,還入僧中,如本說戒。若優婆塞得此字者,不障出家,設不得此字,便使空中有聲唱言:『罪滅罪滅。』若無空聲使知毘尼者,夢見虛空藏菩薩,告言:『毘尼薩毘尼薩,某甲比丘、某甲優婆塞,更令懺悔。』一日乃至七七日禮三十五佛,虛空藏菩薩力故,汝罪輕微。知法者!復教令塗治圊廁,經八百日。日日告言:『汝作不淨事,汝今一心塗一切廁,莫令人知。塗已澡浴,禮三十五佛,稱虛空藏。向十二部經,五體投地,說汝過惡。』如是懺悔,復經三七日。爾時,智者應集親厚,於佛像前,稱三十五佛名,稱文殊師利、稱賢劫菩薩,為其作證,更白羯磨,如前受戒法。此人因苦行力故,罪業永除,不障三種菩提業。」
佛告優波離:「汝持是觀虛空藏法,為未來世無慚愧眾生、多犯惡者廣分別說。」
說是語時,時虛空藏菩薩,結加趺坐,放金色光,如意珠中見三十五佛已,白佛言:「世尊!我此如意珠寶從首楞嚴出,是故眾生見珠者,得如意自在。」
爾時,世尊勅優波離:「汝持此經,不得為多眾廣說。但為一人持毘尼者,為未來世無眼目眾生,作眼目故,慎莫忘失。」
時,優波離聞佛所說,歡喜奉行。

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