..續本文上一頁 或有地獄，純飛戢 。 或有地獄，多鑽火槍。 或有地獄，唯撞胸背。 或有地獄，但燒手足。 或有地獄，盤絞鐵蛇。 或有地獄，驅逐鐵狗。 或有地獄，盡駕鐵騾。
"Humane One, to inflict these retributions in each hell hundreds of thousands of instruments made of copper, iron, stone, or fire arise from karmic force. Those four materials come into being in response to the kinds of karma offenders created.
If I were to explain in detail what happens during retributions in the hells, then I would need to tell of the hundreds of thousands of sufferings that must be undergone in each specific hell. How much more would that be the case for the sufferings in all the many hells!
Now, having based myself upon the awesome spiritual power of the Buddha, I have given a general answer to the Humane One”s question, for if I were to speak in detail, it would take eons."
仁者，如是等報，各各獄中，有百千種業道之器，無非是銅是鐵，是石是火，此四種物，衆業行感。若廣說地獄罪報等事，一一獄中更有百千種苦楚，何況多獄。我今承佛威神及仁者問，略說如是。若廣解說，窮劫不盡。』
CHAPTER VI
The Thus Come One”s Praises
如來贊歎品第六
At that time the World Honored One emitted a great bright light from his entire body, totally illuminating Buddhalands as many as grains of sand in billions of Ganges Rivers.
His strong voice reached to all the Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas in those Buddhalands, as well as to the gods, dragons, ghosts and spirits, humans, non-humans and others, saying, "Listen today, as I praise Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva, who displays an inconceivable awesome spiritual strength and compassionate power throughout the Ten Directions as he rescues and protects beings when things happen to them as they suffer for offenses they have committed.
爾時世尊舉身放大光明，遍照百千萬億恒河沙等諸佛世界。出大音聲，普告諸佛世界一切諸菩薩摩诃薩，及天、龍、鬼、神、人、非人等：『聽吾今日稱揚贊歎地藏菩薩摩诃薩，於十方世界，現大不可思議威神慈悲之力，救護一切罪苦之事。
After I pass into Nirvana, all of you Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas and all of you gods, dragons, ghosts, spirits, and others should use vast numbers of expedient means to protect this Sutra and to cause all beings to realize the bliss of Nirvana."
吾滅度後，汝等諸菩薩大士，及天龍鬼神等，廣作方便，衛護是經，令一切衆生證涅槃樂。』
After that was said a Bodhisattva named Universally Expansive arose in the assembly, placed his palms together respectfully, and said to the Buddha, "We are now about to witness the World Honored One praise Earth Store Bodhisattva”s inconceivably great awesome spiritual virtue.
說是語已，會中有一菩薩，名曰普廣，合掌恭敬而白佛言：『今見世尊贊歎地藏菩薩，有如是不可思議大威神德，
We hope the World Honored One will also aid beings in the future Dharma Ending Age by telling us about how Earth Store Bodhisattva benefits people and gods and about the working out of cause and effect. That will help the gods, dragons, and the rest of the Eightfold Division, along with beings of the future to receive the Buddha”s teaching respectfully."
唯願世尊爲未來世末法衆生，宣說地藏菩薩利益人天因果等事，使諸天龍八部，及未來世衆生，頂受佛語。』
At that time the World Honored One said to the Bodhisattva Universally Expansive, to the Fourfold Assembly, and others, "Listen attentively, listen attentively. I will briefly describe to you how Earth Store Bodhisattva”s virtuous deeds keep benefiting people and gods."
Universally Expansive replied, "Excellent, World Honored One. We are happy to listen."
爾時世尊告普廣菩薩及四衆等：『谛聽谛聽，吾當爲汝略說地藏利益人天福德之事。』
普廣白言：『唯然世尊，願樂欲聞。』
The Buddha told the Bodhisattva Universally Expansive, "If, in the future, good men or good women who, upon hearing Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva”s name, place their palms together, praise him, bow to him, or gaze in worship, they will overcome thirty eon”s worth of offenses.
佛告普廣菩薩：『未來世中，若有善男子、善女人，聞是地藏菩薩摩诃薩名者，或合掌者、贊歎者、作禮者、戀慕者，是人超越叁十劫罪。
Universally Expansive, if good men or good women gaze upon and bow but once to painted or drawn images of the Bodhisattva or images made using clay, stone, lacquer, gold, silver, copper and iron, they will be reborn one hundred …
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