大曼荼羅品第四
Chapter 4: The Great Mandala
佛告虛空藏菩薩言：「持誦行者欲作曼荼羅成大悉地，以瞿摩夷和黃土泥如法摩塗。以白檀香、甘松香、欝金香、龍腦香、麝香塗治嚴飾。壇上安置如意寶珠王，正中安置大般若經，正後安置大般若菩薩，右邊安置不空觀自在菩薩、虛空藏菩薩、地藏菩薩、慈氏菩薩等。前左安置曼殊師利菩薩、普賢菩薩、日光菩薩、月光菩薩。左前下安置不動使者。右前下安置軍陀利金剛、水吉祥菩薩、如意輪觀自在菩薩，亦一髻羅剎使者、梵天、帝釋、四大天王、伊首羅天、摩醯首羅天、炎魔王、地天、那羅延天、辯才天、吉祥天、持明仙、龍王龍女、訶利帝母、苗稼神等。左右傍並置五色粉，粉橫外界。燈油一百六十四盞，閼伽、香花、飲食種種供物，如法辦備令不斷絕。每日受持八關齋戒，發菩提心。營造斯壇，一切悉地決定成就。」
The Buddha said to Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva: “Those who practice by chanting and reciting, wishing to create a maṇḍala to accomplish great attainments, should mix cow dung and yellow clay with water and coat the ground according to the proper method. Then apply white sandalwood, spikenard, saffron, camphor, and musk for further refinement and adornment.
At the center of the altar, place a wish-fulfilling jewel. In the very center rear, place the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. Directly behind it, place the Great Perfection of Wisdom Bodhisattva. To the right, place Amoghavajra Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, and Maitreya Bodhisattva, among others. To the front left, place Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Sūryaprabha Bodhisattva, and Candraprabha Bodhisattva. At the lower left front, place the immovable messenger. At the lower right front, place Vajra with a lotus, Water Auspicious Bodhisattva, Cintāmaṇicakra Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, as well as the one-tufted Rākṣasa messenger, Brahmā, Sakra, the Four Great Heavenly Kings, Īśvara, Maheśvara, Yama, the Earth Deity, Nārāyaṇa, Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī, Siddha immortals, dragon kings and daughters, Hārītī, and agrarian deities.
Along the left and right sides, arrange the five-colored powders, extending them as the outer boundary. Set up one hundred sixty-four oil lamps, along with sacred water, incense, flowers, food, and various offerings—all prepared according to the proper method without interruption. Practice the eight precepts daily and nurture the aspiration for enlightenment. Those who construct this altar shall surely accomplish all attainments.”
佛亦告言：「我今重說畫像曼荼羅法。先畫大海，其大海中亦畫二階大寶宮殿，無量珍寶而為莊嚴。於其殿中畫七寶壇。寶蓮華上畫如意寶珠王，即令放火光。亦其右邊畫曼殊師利菩薩像，於左邊畫虛空藏菩薩像，各依本法令執幖幟。其宮殿外，右方海中畫難陀龍王，頂具九頭，乘黑雲，左手持寶珠，守護如意珠王。左方海中畫跋難陀龍王，頂有七頭，乘黑雲，右手執摩尼，護持摩尼寶王像。是名畫像曼荼羅法。即對此像結印念誦，無量悉地不求自得。極祕無上、甚深祕密、無比無過上法。」
The Buddha further said: "Now I will explain the method of painting the image Mandala. First, paint a great ocean, and within that ocean, paint a two-tiered great jeweled palace, adorned with countless treasures. Inside the palace, paint a seven-jeweled altar. Upon a jeweled lotus flower, paint the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel King, and let it emit radiant light. To its right, paint the image of the Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, and to its left, paint the image of the Bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha, each holding their respective ritual attributes according to their own teachings. Outside the palace, in the sea on the right side, paint the Nāga King Nanda, who has nine heads on top, riding on black clouds, holding a jewel in his left hand, guarding the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel King. In the sea on the left side, paint the Nāga King Upananda, who has seven heads on top, riding on black clouds, holding a maṇi jewel in his right hand, protecting the image of the Maṇi Jewel King. This is called the method of painting the image Mandala. Facing this image while forming mudrās and reciting mantras, all supreme attainments will be obtained without seeking. This is the supremely secret, unsurpassed, profound, and ultimate teaching, incomparable and above all others."
大曼荼羅畫像圖
A large mandala painting image.