六菩薩亦當誦持經
Sutra on the Six Bodhisattvas to Be Recited and Uph
失譯附後漢錄
Translator Unknown, attached to the Later Han Record
師子戲菩薩、師子奮迅菩薩、師子幡菩薩、師子作菩薩、堅勇精進菩薩、擊金剛慧菩薩。
The Bodhisattva Lion Play, the Bodhisattva Lion's Vigorous Leap, the Bodhisattva Lion Banner, the Bodhisattva Lion's Action, the Bodhisattva Steadfast and Courageous Diligence, and the Bodhisattva Striking Diamond Wisdom.
巍巍十方佛， 堂堂聖中王，
妙相三十二， 眾好八十章，
身出妙光明， 普照諸十方，
願身自歸命， 稽首諸法王。
巍巍十方佛， 無極大慈悲，
興立諸大誓， 濟度諸群黎，
多聞歡喜者， 功德叵稱載，
願身自歸命， 稽首諸大哀。
巍巍十方佛， 功德不可量，
慧如無量海， 灌澤諸十方，
其有聞名者， 除咎消諸殃，
歸命大智慧， 稽首正覺王。
巍巍十方佛， 國土甚清淨，
七寶為莊嚴， 妙香栴檀形，
悉純諸菩薩， 亦無二乘名，
唯說不退轉， 般若之道英。
巍巍十方佛， 三世道之珍，
其聞信樂者， 疾成無上真，
遊於菩薩道， 堅住不退轉，
所生常見佛， 速值諸世尊。
巍巍十方佛， 三世之導師，
志心懷恭敬， 信樂無狐疑，
所生常端正， 顏容甚光暉，
辯才慧獨遠， 願禮天人師。
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, the majestic kings among the noble—adorned with the thirty-two wonderful marks and the eighty excellent characteristics. From their bodies shines wondrous radiance, illuminating all ten directions. I vow to take refuge with my own body; I bow my head to the Dharma-kings.
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, of boundless great compassion, who made great vows and established them, to rescue and carry all living beings across. Those who hear much and rejoice—their merit cannot be measured or recounted. I vow to take refuge with my own body; I bow my head to the greatly compassionate ones.
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, whose merit is immeasurable, whose wisdom is like a boundless sea, pouring its nourishing waters over the ten directions. Whoever hears their names has faults removed and all misfortunes dispelled. I take refuge in great wisdom; I bow my head to the kings of true awakening.
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, whose lands are utterly pure, adorned with the seven treasures, with wondrous sandalwood fragrances and forms, filled entirely with bodhisattvas, with not even the name of the Two Vehicles. There they teach only non-retrogression, the finest flower of the Prajñā path.
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, jewels of the path throughout the three times. Those who hear and joyfully believe swiftly attain the unsurpassed truth, journey on the bodhisattva path, and firmly abide in non-retrogression. In whatever life they are born, they always see the buddhas and quickly meet the World-Honored Ones.
The towering buddhas of the ten directions, guides of the three times—with devoted minds filled with reverence, believing and rejoicing without a trace of doubt, in whatever life they are born, they are always upright and handsome, their faces radiant with light, their eloquence and wisdom uniquely far-reaching. I vow to revere the teachers of gods and humans.
別有四菩薩
There are four other bodhisattvas.
此四大士，皆過去十方諸佛之師。此四大士，初始造行之時，發大誓願言：「我當度一切眾生，至其都得涅槃，然後當取佛。」以是故應誦念誦持，得無量無邊功德至不退轉。譬如三千世界盡虛空滿中紫磨黃金，用之布施；不如一須臾之間誦念此四大士名，其所得功德，出過爾所黃金施上千億萬倍。其名曰：
These four great beings were all teachers of the Buddhas of the ten directions in the past. When these four great beings first began their practice, they made a great vow, saying: "We shall save all sentient beings, and only when every one of them has attained Nirvana will we then take up Buddhahood." For this reason, one should recite and uphold their names, and thereby gain immeasurable, boundless merit, reaching the stage of non-retrogression. Suppose all the three thousand worlds were filled to the brim of empty space with purple burnished gold and given away in generosity—this would not equal the merit gained from reciting the names of these four great beings for a single moment. The merit obtained surpasses that gold offering by a thousand billion myriad times. Their names are:
棄陰蓋菩薩、寂根菩薩、慧威菩薩、不離菩薩。
The Bodhisattva Abandoning the Aggregates' Covering, the Bodhisattva Tranquil Faculties, the Bodhisattva Awe-Inspiring Wisdom, and the Bodhisattva Never Apart.
六菩薩亦當誦持經
Sutra on the Six Bodhisattvas to Be Recited and Uph