佛說聖多羅菩薩經
Sutra on the Holy Tara Spoken by the Buddha
西天譯經三藏朝散大夫試光祿卿明教大師臣法賢奉 詔譯
Translated by Tripitaka Master Faxian of the Western Heaven, Presented by the Court
如是我聞：
Thus have I heard:
一時佛在香醉山五髻乾闥婆王宮，彼有種種鼓樂弦歌出微妙音。
Once, the Buddha was staying at the palace of the Five-Tufted Gandharva King on Mount Fragrant Intoxication, where various drums, music, and songs produced subtle and exquisite sounds.
爾時世尊處大殿中，與諸菩薩摩訶薩眾俱；復有諸大聖眾皆來集會，所謂有學、無學諸聲聞眾，并無量無邊天、龍、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿脩羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽、人非人等；復有無量無邊成就持明持金剛者，金剛手及忿怒王、持明王百千等眾；復有具種種持明寶髻佛頂輪王等眾；復有宿曜并母鬼母鬼主，及諸釋、梵、大自在天、那羅延天、慶自在天、大黑天、神童子天、夜摩天、水天、風天、四天王天并五通仙人等，俱來在會作廣大供養，圍繞承事合掌恭敬。
Once, the World-Honored One was in the great hall with a host of great Bodhisattvas. Also gathered there were many holy beings — those still learning and those who had perfected their learning — along with countless gods, dragons, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas, and other beings both human and non-human.
Likewise present were countless beings who had mastered the power of mantras and who held the vajra. These included Vajrapani, the Wrathful Kings, and hundreds of thousands of mantra-holding kings. There were also those bearing the jewel-crowned Buddha-top wheel kings and others with various mantra-powers and jeweled topknots.
Also attending were the astral spirits, demon mothers, demon lords, the Sakra king, Brahma, Mahadeva, Narayana, the Joyful Lord, Mahakala, the Holy Child Lord, Yama, Varuna, Vayu, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the five kinds of celestial immortals. Together, they all came to the assembly, making vast offerings, surrounding the Buddha with reverence and offering their service with folded hands.
爾時世尊處於眾會，譬如須彌顯于大海。是時五髻乾闥婆王與七十二百千乾闥婆女，作種種妓樂來詣佛所。到已頭面禮足，繞佛三匝，却住一面，合掌向佛而作是言：「世尊！我今願聞利益之事，唯願世尊為我宣說。彼聖多羅菩薩，即是諸佛如來之慈心、是大明王降魔最勝、是大持明、是大輪王，廣顯甚深具大勢力。唯願世尊悲慜於我及天、人、阿脩羅等，常得利益獲安樂故，宣說聖多羅菩薩一百八名。」爾時世尊受五髻乾闥婆王請已，讚言：「善哉善哉！乾闥婆王！汝能問於如來如是之義，令諸天人一切眾會得大利益獲安樂故。汝當諦聽，善思念之。我今為汝次第宣說。」時彼乾闥婆王聞佛語已，受教而聽。
At that time, the World-Honored One was seated among the assembly, like Mount Sumeru rising above the great ocean. Then the Five-Bun Gandharva King, accompanied by seventy-two thousand Gandharva maidens, came to where the Buddha was, playing various kinds of music. Upon arriving, they bowed their heads to the Buddha's feet, circumambulated him three times, and stood to one side. Joining their palms toward the Buddha, they said: "World-Honored One! We now wish to hear about matters that bring benefit. Please, World-Honored One, teach us. The noble Goddess Tara is the compassionate heart of all Buddhas and Tathagatas, the great luminous king who subdues demons, the great mantra-holder, the great wheel-king, deeply displaying profound and mighty power. Out of compassion for me and for the devas, humans, asuras, and others—so that they may always gain benefit and happiness—we beg you, World-Honored One, to teach the hundred and eight names of the noble Goddess Tara."
Then the World-Honored One, having accepted the request of the Five-Bun Gandharva King, praised him, saying: "Excellent, excellent! Gandharva King! You have asked the Tathagata about such matters, bringing great benefit and happiness to all devas and members of this assembly. Listen attentively, and keep this in mind. I will now teach you in due order."
Hearing the Buddha's words, the Gandharva King received the teaching and listened.
爾時世尊為彼乾闥婆王及一切眾會先說聖多羅菩薩陀羅尼曰：
At that time, the World-Honored One, for the sake of the Gandharva King and all those assembled, first spoke the sacred Dharani of the Bodhisattva Tara:
「那莫三滿多那哩始(二合)毘藥(二合)(一)薩哩嚩(二合)怛他(引)誐帝(引)毘踰(二合引)(二)阿囉曷(二合)訥毘藥(三合)(三)三藐三沒提(引)毘藥(二合)(四)那謨(引)婆誐嚩帶曳(二合引)(五)阿哩也(二合)多囉曳(引)(六)唵(引)薩哩嚩(二合)怛他(引)誐多(引)(七)怛他多部(引)多酤(引)致(八)波哩戍提沒提(引)薩哩嚩(二合)怛他(引)誐多(九)薩哩嚩(二合)達哩摩(二合)多(引)(十)誐誐那阿末羅尾戍馱(引)達哩摩(二合)帝(引)(十一)摩賀(引)那野波哩嚩(引)哩莎賀(引)(十二)」
Namo samantā niryāṇāvīyāḥ Sarva tathāgatāvīyū Arhānnāvīyā Samyaksambuddhāvīyā Namo bhagavate ārya tārāyā Oṃ Sarva tathāgatā Tathāgatābhūta Kūṭi Pariśuddhe Buddhā Sarva tathāgatā Sarva dharma Gagana amala Viśuddha Dharme Mahā yāna Parivāre Svāhā
爾時世尊說此陀羅尼已，復為乾闥婆王及一切眾會宣說多羅菩薩一百八名，而說頌曰：
At that time, after the World-Honored One had spoken this dhāraṇī, he again proclaimed to the King of the Gandharvas and all those gathered the one hundred and eight names of Tārā Bodhisattva, and spoke this verse:
「是多羅菩薩， 本從阿字生，
或生諸行相， 不生亦不滅。
是相如虛空， 虛空性生故，
隨應現本相， 相一多無礙。
色相現無邊， 善寂體純一，
常現幻化相， 密語真實語。
攝大真實理， 真實行常行，
施於無所畏， 寂靜常除恚。
離諸怖畏苦， 善破煩惱籠，
能解三有縛， 苦海悉永離。
成就法能為， 自他俱成就，
唯施最上法， 總持自在王。
亦從總持生， 施總持大義，
相應大自在， 心意具相應。
不即相應相， 相應相不離，
定意常不動， 有動皆寂然。
常處蓮華座， 亦從蓮華生，
目淨如青蓮， 常為眾生目。
清淨最殊妙， 慈眼視眾生，
佛慧眼無漏， 具純一大悲。
常發大悲心， 常行大悲行，
亦從大悲生， 常具大悲心。
難伏垂悲愍， 以悲普遍降，
所有苦惱者， 除苦令歡喜。
法施甘露味， 濟苦獲安樂，
苦海意清涼， 是名自在母。
普世為照耀， 妙容熾盛光，
眾寶珠髻冠， 清淨光圓滿。
摩尼真珠飾， 髮髻色紺青，
螺文相右旋， 莊嚴無為體。
不善者令善， 一切願皆圓，
無喻莊嚴身， 善意亦善逝。
寂靜常安樂， 大力如意通，
六念具六通， 得諸波羅蜜。
善說四諦法， 開迷大辯才，
幻化苦海中， 現行幻化相。
持劍破煩惱， 弓箭與三叉，
鉢致仗及槍， 都摩囉爍帝，
沒誐囉金剛， 種種諸器仗。
觀視所持箭， 悉施無所畏，
手擲金剛杵， 現作無礙通。
能伏外敵軍， 表剎現幢相，
具大智慧力， 善破勇猛軍。
諸闇煩惱銷， 魔冤賊悉破，
如日銷昏冥， 是為上最勝。
善度輪迴海， 最上大吉祥，
實際住唯真， 名聞稱普遍。
常施愛敬願， 自勝復勝他，
歡喜施常行， 微妙最善寂，
是即如來智， 普仰如意珍。
戒相具足持， 以戒行正道，
梵音甚微妙， 三世最上音，
微妙一響聲， 如虛空大藏。
善生諸世間， 無諍依怙者，
三乘為依怙， 依行行三乘。
解脫三乘教， 諸佛依三乘，
五面亦五眼， 依五智性生，
正覺成菩提， 即是大正道。
一切種種相， 殊妙清淨身，
皆隨應現生， 照世如宿曜。
自能達彼岸， 亦善渡他人，
隨意化百千， 巧攝諸善義。
百千福具足， 純一化世間，
善捨一切財， 種種幻化相。
世間大自在， 吉祥諸天尊，
持妙青色蓮， 具戒施諸願。
樂善常寂靜， 大靜慧焰光，
諸惡障永除， 是一切魔主。
度難與安樂， 無等平等心，
鬪諍悉永除， 善離怖畏死。
部多主宰母， 示作夜叉王，
現身為大龍， 具百頭千目。
百舌大惡相， 真實無畏心，
勝種具百千， 地天善持世。
常樂無畏語， 疾疫毒永除，
殊妙大光明， 無垢常清淨。
一切世間母， 持法利世間，
最勝灌頂王， 所作皆已辦。
具十波羅蜜， 十地位常居，
藏顯十法乘， 十大真實理，
住十金剛句， 表剎十法成，
十智除闇冥， 觀世自在眼，
具大妙色相， 等虛空無邊。
或現五通仙， 具戒自在相，
離欲身應供， 寂靜道常安。
正覺所讚揚， 是多羅菩薩。」
"This Tara Bodhisattva, Is born from the syllable 'A' itself, Or from the marks of all conditioned things— Neither born, nor ceasing. Her nature is like space itself, Arising from the very essence of space. She appears according to need, One form and many, never obstructing.
Her physical forms appear without limit, Yet her nature is pure, singular, and good. She constantly manifests illusion-like forms, Speaking secret truths and words of reality. She holds the great truth of the ultimate, And walks the path of true practice. She grants freedom from fear, Dwelling in stillness, ever dispelling anger.
She frees beings from terror and suffering, Skillfully breaking the cage of affliction. She unties the bonds of the three realms, And leads all across the ocean of suffering. She accomplishes the Dharma's aims, Perfecting both herself and others. She offers only the highest teaching— The sovereign lord of mantras.
She too is born from mantra power, Giving the great meaning of mantra. In harmony with the great freedom, Her mind and heart are fully aligned. Not clinging to the marks of union, Yet never separate from them. Her focused mind never wavers; Whatever moves, she calms to stillness.
She always sits upon the lotus throne, And is herself born from the lotus. Her eyes are clear like blue lotuses, Always serving as the eyes of beings. Pure, supreme, and exquisite, She gazes upon beings with compassion. With the Buddha's wisdom-eye, undefiled, She embodies a single, whole great compassion.
She constantly arouses a mind of great compassion, And always walks the path of great compassion. Born from great compassion itself, She always maintains a compassionate heart. Unshakable, she showers compassion, Subduing all beings with her kindness. For all who suffer and grieve, She removes their pain and brings them joy.
She gives the Dharma's nectar taste, Saving those in distress and granting peace. In the sea of suffering, she brings cool clarity— She is known as the Mother of Freedom. She shines as a light for all the world, With beautiful features and blazing radiance. Adorned with jeweled hair ornaments, Her pure light is complete and full.
Decorated with pearls and gems, Her hair is deep blue-black in hue, Swirling in the auspicious right-turning pattern— Adorning her unconditioned essence. She turns the unwholesome toward good, Fulfilling all aspirations. Her body is a peerless ornament of grace, Wholly good, and graceful in her going.
She dwells in stillness and constant ease, With great power and miraculous freedom. With six recollections and six super-knowledges, She has perfected all the pāramitās. She teaches the four noble truths well, Opening confusion with great eloquence. Within the illusion of the suffering sea, She appears in illusion-like forms.
She holds a sword to break affliction, Along with bow, arrow, and trident. With staff, club, and spear, And the ḍamaru drum, The vajra of accomplishment, And all kinds of weapons. She looks upon her drawn arrow, Bestowing freedom from fear on all. She hurls the vajra from her hand, Working miracles without obstruction.
She subdues the armies of enemies, Raising victory banners and standards. Possessing great strength of wisdom, She deftly breaks through mighty forces. All darkness and affliction dissolve; Mara's minions and enemies are crushed— As the sun dispels the gloom, She is supreme, the highest of all.
She skillfully crosses the sea of saṃsāra, The highest, most auspicious one. She abides in the true ultimate, Her renown spread far and wide. She always grants love and respect, Conquering herself, and then conquering others. She practices joyful giving at all times, Subtle, supremely peaceful still.
This is the wisdom of the Tathāgata, A wish-fulfilling jewel to be revered. Fully upholding the precepts, She walks the right path through moral discipline. Her sacred voice is supremely subtle, The highest sound through all three times. One subtle resonance, Like a great treasury of space. She brings forth goodness in all worlds, A peaceful refuge without contention.
She is the refuge for all three vehicles, And by the vehicles, beings reach freedom. She reveals the liberation of the three teachings, And all Buddhas rely on the three vehicles. With five faces and five eyes, Born of the five wisdoms' nature, She awakens to perfect enlightenment— This is the great, right path.
All the various marks and signs, Her sublime, pure, and radiant body, All appear in response to beings' needs, Illuminating the world like constellations. She herself reaches the far shore, And skillfully carries others across. Manifesting in hundreds and thousands of forms, She skillfully gathers all good meanings.
Endowed with hundreds of thousands of merits, She transforms the world with single-hearted grace. She gives away all her wealth, Appearing in countless illusion-like forms. She is the great sovereign of the world, Auspicious, honored by all gods. Holding a fine blue lotus, She keeps precepts and grants all wishes.
She delights in goodness and dwells in stillness, With great tranquil wisdom-flame shining bright. All evil obstructions are forever removed; She is the lord over all demonic forces. She rescues from hardship and bestows peace, With an unsurpassed, impartial mind. Struggles and conflicts are forever stilled, And she frees beings from terror of death.
She is the sovereign mother of all spirits, Appearing as the king of yakṣas, Or manifesting as a great dragon With a hundred heads and a thousand eyes. With a hundred tongues and a fearsome form, She holds a true and fearless mind. Her radiant forms number in the hundreds of thousands, And as the earth-goddess she sustains the world.
She delights in fearless speech, And forever dispels plague and poison. Her light is supremely beautiful, Spotless and ever pure. She is the mother of all worlds, Upholding Dharma to benefit all beings. As the supreme consecrated king, All that must be done, she has accomplished.
She possesses the ten pāramitās, Abiding always on the ten bodhisattva stages. She reveals the ten Dharma-vehicles And the ten great truths. She dwells in ten vajra phrases, Erecting banners of the tenfold Dharma. With ten wisdoms she clears all darkness, With the eye that sees the world in freedom. Adorned with sublime features, Boundless as space itself.
Sometimes she appears as a five-powered sage, With pure precepts and sovereign grace. Free from desire, worthy of offerings, Dwelling peacefully on the still path. Thus praised by the fully enlightened, This is Tara Bodhisattva."
爾時世尊說此頌已，告乾闥婆王及一切眾會：「此是多羅菩薩一百八名，我已為汝宣說。汝等應當至心受持此多羅菩薩一百八名及陀羅尼，過去未來諸佛已說當說，為一切眾生利益悲慜故。若有善男子善女人發至誠心，於清旦時或為自他，誦此多羅菩薩一百八名并陀羅尼，乃至默念，或用匹帛為㡧，或於淨壁，依法以最上妙色畫菩薩像，或用檀香木作菩薩形。以清淨心隨意成辦，然後於菩薩像前設種種供養，一日三時合掌作禮，依法至心而作觀想，誦此一百八名及陀羅尼。此多羅菩薩具大勢力、最上吉祥、求銷諸罪、善破魔軍，於初中善，而能施彼成就之法。若復有人發至誠心，持念一遍七遍乃至二十七遍，當念誦時不闕文句，是人一切富貴吉祥之事及成就法隨願獲得永無障礙，得諸賢聖隱其本身常作擁護，又復得天、龍、夜叉、釋、梵、護世、那羅延天、大自在天，并母鬼主、大黑天神、頻那夜迦、慶自在天等，乃至得諸佛菩薩、緣覺聲聞、一切忿怒王、大威德明王等咸作是言：『善哉善哉！善男子！汝等具於諸佛菩薩之行，當生蘇珂嚩帝佛剎。』」是時五髻乾闥婆王歡喜踊躍心生信重，即從座起，自解己身無價瓔珞、金銀真珠、摩尼珍寶種種嚴身之具，供養於佛，合掌恭敬，瞻仰世尊而說讚曰：
At that time, the World-Honored One, having spoken these verses, addressed the King of the Gandharvas and the entire assembly: "These are the one hundred and eight names of Bodhisattva Tara, which I have now proclaimed to you. You should with all your heart receive and uphold these one hundred and eight names of Bodhisattva Tara and the Dharani. The Buddhas of the past and future have taught and will teach these, out of compassion and for the benefit of all sentient beings.
If any good man or good woman, with sincere and earnest resolve, in the early morning, whether for their own benefit or for others, recites these one hundred and eight names of Bodhisattva Tara along with the Dharani—even silently—or paints the Bodhisattva's image on fine cloth or on a clean wall, using the finest colors according to the proper method, or carves the Bodhisattva's form from sandalwood, carrying this out with a pure mind as they wish, and then sets up various offerings before the Bodhisattva's image, paying homage three times daily with joined palms, and with proper concentration performs the visualization, reciting these one hundred and eight names and the Dharani—
This Bodhisattva Tara possesses great power and the highest auspiciousness. Reciting her names erases sins, skillfully breaks the armies of Mara, and is excellent in its beginning, middle, and end, bestowing the methods for spiritual accomplishment.
If anyone, with sincere and earnest resolve, recites this once, seven times, or even twenty-seven times, and while reciting does not omit any phrase or word, then all wealth, glory, and auspicious events as well as accomplishments will come to them as desired, with no obstacles whatsoever. They will be secretly protected by the holy sages, who conceal their own forms, and they will gain the protection of the devas, nagas, yakshas, Shakra, Brahma, the world-protectors, Narayana, Maheshvara, together with the mother of ghosts, Mahakala, Vinayaka, and the lord of pleasure—and even all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Pratyekabuddhas and Shravakas, all wrathful kings, and the great powerful Wisdom Kings will declare: 'Excellent! Excellent! Good man! You possess the conduct of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and will be reborn in the Buddha-land of Sukhavati.'"
Then the five-tufted King of the Gandharvas, filled with great joy and faith, rose from his seat and, untying his priceless necklaces, gold, silver, pearls, and various precious ornaments adorning his body, offered them to the Buddha. With palms joined in reverence, he gazed upon the World-Honored One and spoke this praise:
「善哉世尊， 甚奇善逝！ 常以悲心，
救護一切。 而能為我， 及於眾會，
說此最上， 真實之義。」
"Excellent, O World-Honored One, How wondrous, O Well-Gone One! With constant compassion, You protect and aid all beings. And for me and this assembly, You have revealed this supreme, True and ultimate meaning."
爾時世尊說是經已，彼諸菩薩摩訶薩及諸聲聞并持明者、大忿怒主、一切明王、諸天人眾及五髻乾闥婆等，聞佛所說，皆大歡喜信受奉行。
At that time, the World-Honored One, having spoken this sutra, all those great bodhisattvas, along with the śrāvakas, the mantra-holders, the great wrathful lords, all the vidyārājas, the assemblies of gods and humans, and the five-crested gandharvas, having heard the Buddha’s words, were all filled with great joy and received and upheld them with faith, practicing accordingly.
佛說聖多羅菩薩經
Sutra on the Holy Tara Spoken by the Buddha