菩薩瓔珞本業經卷上
Sutra of the Bodhisattva's Jeweled Necklace, Scroll 1
姚秦涼州沙門竺佛念譯
集眾品第一
如是我聞：
一時佛重遊於洴沙王國道場樹下成正覺處，復坐如故。昔始得佛，光影甚明，今復放四十二光，光光皆有百萬阿僧祇功德光為瓔珞，嚴好佛身彌滿法界，湛若虛空凝神照寂，樂常住性窮化體神。大用無方法王法主，於一切眾生而作父母，自然百千寶蓮華師子之座，古昔諸佛所坐皆爾，道德威儀相好如一，身意清淨福行普具。光明所徹金剛寶藏，出化無極照人剎土，去來現在無復障礙，化及一切度法與人三世悉等，圓明獨達一切佛等。
Once, the Buddha returned to the land of King Bimbisāra, to the Bodhi tree where he had attained perfect enlightenment. He sat again in his former seat. When he first became a Buddha, his light was already vast and clear. Now, he emitted forty-two distinct rays of light. Each ray was adorned with the merit-light of countless millions of eons. This radiant beauty completely filled the realm of reality, as serene and calm as empty space, with a focused spirit shining in stillness. He abided in the bliss of ultimate reality, having fully realized the very essence of existence.
His great function had no limits. He was the Dharma King, the Sovereign of Truth, acting as father and mother to all beings. Naturally, a jeweled lion's throne of hundred-thousands of lotus flowers appeared—the very same kind of throne upon which all Buddhas of the past had sat. Their virtue, dignity, and radiant marks were all identical. Their body and mind were pure, blessed and endowed with every good action. The light that penetrated the diamond treasury of enlightenment transformed limitlessly, illuminating all lands. Past, present, and future were now without obstruction. This transformation reached everyone, offering the Dharma equally to beings of all times. All Buddhas achieved this perfect, all-embracing light, unified and alone, the same for all enlightened ones.
爾時大會菩薩盡一生補處，神通妙達周遍十方，法身無極導利眾生，開佛法藏示現佛性妙果，寂滅無為要教都入人根。以宿命智訓化，以漸心入無際，解內外要始終無極，等諸佛土無所分別。以大悲口讚揚佛名不可勝極，六道之事靡不貫達，所化之處至皆歎言：「佛念吾等建立大志，乃悉現我諸佛世界所有好惡殊勝之土。佛所遊居闡隆導化，光明神足，教誨我等開示我意。佛本業瓔珞十住、十行、十向、十地、無垢地、妙覺地，為我說要，斷我瑕疵及諸疑妄，悉為我現佛土、佛身、佛神、佛力、佛定。無量變化、四等無畏、無罪三業、三六不共，一切功德無上道法眾事敷教，流入十方一切國土。」東去無極有香林剎，佛名入精進，菩薩字敬首。南去無極有樂林剎，佛名不捨樂，菩薩字覺首。西去無極有花林剎，佛名習精進，菩薩字寶首。北去無極有道林剎，佛名行精進，菩薩字慧首。東北無極有青蓮剎，佛名悲精進，菩薩字德首。東南無極有金林剎，佛名盡精進，菩薩字目首。西南無極有寶林剎，佛名上精進，菩薩字明首。西北無極有金剛剎，佛名一乘度，菩薩字法首。下方無極有水精剎，佛名大精進，菩薩字智首。上方無極有欲林剎，佛名至精進，菩薩字賢首。如是一切法光流入靡不周遍。
At that time, the great assembly of Bodhisattvas had all reached the final stage before Buddhahood, possessing miraculous abilities that extended throughout the ten directions. Their boundless Dharma body guided countless beings, revealing the treasury of the Buddha's teachings and showing the wonderful fruit of Buddha nature. They entered the peaceful state of Nirvana, teaching essential truths that took root in people's minds. Using wisdom from past lives, they gradually guided beings into the boundless, understanding both inner and outer aspects of the path without limit, and seeing all Buddha lands as equal without distinction. With the voice of great compassion, they praised the Buddha's name beyond measure and fully understood the six realms of existence. Wherever they taught, beings exclaimed: "The Buddha remembers us and inspires us to establish great aspirations, showing us all the beautiful and ugly aspects of different Buddha worlds. Throughout the Buddha's journeys and teachings, through his radiant light and miraculous powers, he guides us, educating and opening our minds. The Buddha's fundamental practice—the garlands of the ten abodes, ten practices, ten dedications, ten grounds, the immaculate stage, and the wonderful enlightenment stage—reveals for us the essentials, cutting away our flaws and all doubts. He fully shows us the Buddha's lands, the Buddha's body, the Buddha's transcendent abilities, the Buddha's power, and the Buddha's meditative concentration. Countless transformations, the four equal minds, the four fearlessnesses, the three pure actions, and the eighteen unique qualities—all these unsurpassed teachings and virtuous qualities of the path flow into all lands throughout the ten directions."
To the east, beyond measure, lies the Land of Fragrant Forests, where the Buddha is called Entering Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Reverent Head. To the south, beyond measure, lies the Land of Joyful Forests, where the Buddha is called Never Forsaking Joy, and the Bodhisattva is named Awakened Head. To the west, beyond measure, lies the Land of Flower Forests, where the Buddha is called Practicing Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Jewel Head. To the north, beyond measure, lies the Land of Path Forests, where the Buddha is called Acting with Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Wisdom Head. To the northeast, beyond measure, lies the Land of Blue Lotuses, where the Buddha is called Compassionate Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Virtue Head. To the southeast, beyond measure, lies the Land of Golden Forests, where the Buddha is called Consummate Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Eye Head. To the southwest, beyond measure, lies the Land of Jewel Forests, where the Buddha is called Supreme Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Light Head. To the northwest, beyond measure, lies the Land of Diamond, where the Buddha is called One Vehicle of Liberation, and the Bodhisattva is named Dharma Head. Below, beyond measure, lies the Land of Crystal, where the Buddha is called Great Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Wisdom Head. Above, beyond measure, lies the Land of Desire Forests, where the Buddha is called Ultimate Diligence, and the Bodhisattva is named Noble Head.
Thus, the light of these teachings flows everywhere, reaching all without exception.
爾時牟尼佛歎十方諸菩薩等，皆彼國第一，各與無數上人俱來入此大會。頂禮佛足，坐千寶蓮華座。時彼土眾中第一菩薩，名曰敬首，以佛聖力歎言：「快集此會，觀其所止佛國清淨，至於法服、如來德式、修行妙善，四十二賢聖之因，演說經法得佛變通，隨剎清濁度人無極，分流道化靡不周匝。於是他方佛國亦說瓔珞本業無二無別，所開道法與今釋迦所說無異。」是時敬首菩薩入十方剎諸佛神力大師子吼，發問一切佛一切菩薩無量大寶藏海金剛瓔珞法門。
At that time, the Mani Buddha praised the bodhisattvas from the ten directions, saying they were the foremost in their respective lands, each accompanied by countless eminent practitioners who had come to this great assembly. They bowed at the Buddha's feet and took their seats on jeweled lotus thrones a thousand in number. Then the foremost bodhisattva among that assembly, named Respectful Chief, spoke with the Buddha's sacred power, exclaiming: "How excellent is this gathering! Observing the pure lands where they abide, their dharma robes, the enlightened teachings and virtuous practices, the wholesome foundations of the forty-two sages and saints, the sutras and dharma teachings that demonstrate the Buddha's transcendent abilities, and the way they save beings without limit according to the purity or impurity of their worlds—spreading the path of transformation universally without exception. Similarly, in other Buddha lands, the teaching of the 'Garland of Fundamental Karma' is spoken without any difference or distinction; the path they reveal is identical to what Shakyamuni teaches here." At that moment, the bodhisattva Respectful Chief entered into the great lion's roar of the divine power of all Buddhas throughout the ten directions, and began to inquire about the immeasurable treasury of the vajra garland dharma door of all Buddhas and all bodhisattvas.
爾時釋迦牟尼佛初至樹下，觀視十方法界眾生根緣現故，放大光明悉照佛界，上至四空一時來下入法會中。十八天、六天、四天皆悉集會。無量國土，其一國者，一須彌山、日月圍繞照四天下，東弗于逮、南閻浮提、西句耶尼、北欝單越。大海鐵垣，圍繞國界，上有二十八天，如此者為一小國。周匝十方，合有百億國土。是時佛光悉現其中。及四天王、忉利天、焰天、兜術天、不憍樂天、化應聲天、梵天、梵眾天、梵輔天、大梵天、水行天、水微天、水無量天、水音天、約淨天、無相天、遍淨天、淨光明天、守妙天、微妙天、極妙天、福果天、果勝天、大靜天、空住天、識住天、無所有住天、非想非無想住天，如是諸天皆有大池水，蓮華中生，故名水天。四非色眾生皆以化生。下至五輪際。是為一佛剎，名為大忍法界。
釋迦文佛分身百億悉遍其中，為彼國說賢聖本業瓔珞之行。時諸大眾天人，視彼小國佛及菩薩若近相見，皆來集此金剛寂滅道場樹會。