..續本文上一頁ing sins again, so that no evil demons will get any opportunity to harm him, and he will never be reborn in any womb."

　　"Sarvashura, if anyone hears this Sanghata Dharma-Gate, no matter where he will be born, he will not fall into evil paths for 95 Asamkhya (incalculable great) kalpas; will be able to uphold the Dharma he had heard for 80 thousand kalpas; will abandon killing for 100 thousand kalpas; will abandon telling lies for 99 thousand kalpas, will abandon slander for 13 thousand kalpas."

　　"Sarvashura, this Dharma-Gate is difficult to meet, and even its name is difficult to hear."

　　Then Sarvashura Bodhisattva arose from his seat, uncovered his right shoulder, set his right knee on the ground, joined his palms together and said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, if anyone slander this Dharma-Gate, how many sins will he produce

　　"

　　The Buddha said: "The sins are too many."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked again: "Bhagavan, how many sins will he produce

　　"

　　The Buddha said: "Do not ask that, virtuous man. If someone has ill-will towards the Buddhas, the Tathagatas as many as sands in 12 Ganges Rivers, if another one slanders this Dharma-Gate, the latter will produce more sins than the former."

　　"Why

　　 Sarvashura, if one slanders this true Dharma, he is having ill-will towards Mahayana, that is like burning himself out."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, then how can such a living being be saved

　　"

　　The Bhagavan said: "For example, if someone cut off his own head with the sword, the doctor help him by applying rock-candy, ghee, and various medicines on his wound, Sarvashura, what do you think about that

　　 Would that person survive

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　　Sarvashura said, "No, Bhagavan."

　　The Buddha said: "That one in the turning wheel of transmigration is like such."

　　"Sarvashura, for another example, if someone fought against another and both got many sword wounds, and then a good doctor came and cured them with good medicines. When they were healed, recalling the pains, they said to each other: ”From now on, we will never think of killing or hurting again.”"

　　"Sarvashura, those with wisdom are like such. Although they had committed evil karma, they can repent and do not abandon correct Dharmas, therefore they can gradually gather all the Dharmas that help them escape from births and deaths."

　　"For another example, when a person have exhausted the resultant karma that built up his current lifetime, his parents may cry sorrowfully but cannot save their child. Those common earthlings cannot profit either themselves or others. Likewise, those who do not cultivate virtuous karma will have no dependence when they are about to die."

　　"Sarvashura, there are two kinds of living beings who have no dependence. Those of the first kind do immoral things, and those of the second kind slander true Dharmas. People of those two kinds will have no dependence at the time of their death."

　　Sarvashura Bodhisattva asked the Buddha: "Bhagavan, where will those who slander Dharmas be born in

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　　The Buddha told Sarvashura: "Those who slander Dharmas will fall into huge hells. They will suffer in the Big Crying Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Crushing Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Burning Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Extremely Burning Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Black Rope Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Avichi Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Hair Staring Hell for one kalpa, suffer in the Whirr Hell for one kalpa."

　　"Sarvashura, the living beings who slander Dharmas will suffer in these eight huge hells for fully eight kalpas."

　　Then Sarvashura Bodhisattva said to the Buddha: "Bhagavan, it is too painful, too painful to hear."

　　Then the Bhagavan spoke the verse(gatha): "

　　It cannot be heard, because it is too horrible.

　　Hells are extremely painful pla…

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