..續本文上一頁hey will amass supreme causes pertaining to Sagehood.

　　Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.

　　Fifth, their clothing and food will be abundant.

　　Sixth, they will never be infected by epidemics.

　　Seventh, they will never be in disasters of fire and water.

　　 一者、天龍護念，

　　 二者、善果日增，

　　 叁者、集聖上因，

　　 四者、菩提不退，

　　 五者、衣食豐足，

　　 六者、疾疫不臨，

　　 七者、離水火災，

　　Eighth, they will never be threatened by thieves.

　　Ninth, they will be respected by all who see them.

　　Tenth, they will be aided by ghosts and spirits.

　　Eleventh, women who want to can be reborn as men.

　　Twelfth, women who want to can be daughters of leaders of nations and officials.

　　Thirteenth, they will have an upright and proper appearance.

　　Fourteenth, they will often be born in the heavens.

　　 八者、無盜賊惡， 九者、人見欽敬， 十者、神鬼助持， 十一者、女轉男生， 十二者、爲王臣女， 十叁者、端正相好， 十四者、多生天上，

　　Fifteenth, they may be emperors or leaders of nations.

　　Sixteenth, they will have the wisdom to know past lives.

　　Seventeenth, they will attain whatever they seek.

　　Eighteenth, their families will be happy.

　　Nineteenth, they will never undergo any disasters.

　　Twentieth, they will leave the bad karmic paths forever.

　　Twenty-first, they will always arrive at their destination.

　　十五者、或爲帝王， 十六者、宿智命通， 十七者、有求皆從， 十八者、眷屬歡樂， 十九者、諸橫消滅， 二十者、業道永除， 二十一者、去處盡通，

　　Twenty-second, their dreams will be peaceful and happy.

　　Twenty-third, their deceased relatives will leave suffering behind.

　　Twenty-fourth, they will enjoy blessings earned in previous lives.

　　Twenty-fifth, they will be praised by sages.

　　Twenty-sixth, they will be intelligent and have keen faculties.

　　Twenty-seventh, they will be magnanimous and empathic.

　　Twenty-eighth, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood.

　　 二十二者、夜夢安樂， 二十叁者、先亡離苦， 二十四者、宿福受生， 二十五者、諸聖贊歎， 二十六者、聰明利根， 二十七者、饒慈愍心， 二十八者、畢竟成佛。』

　　"Moreover, Empty Space Treasury Bodhisattva, if gods, dragons, or spirits of the present or future hear Earth Store”s name, bow to Earth Store”s image, or hear of Earth Store”s past vows and the events of his practices, and then praise him, behold, and bow to him, they will benefit in seven ways:

　　First, they will quickly transcend to levels of Sagehood.

　　Second, their evil karma will dissolve.

　　Third, all Buddhas will protect and be near them.

　　Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.

　　Fifth, their inherent powers will increase.

　　Sixth, they will know past lives.

　　Seventh, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood."

　　 『虛空藏菩薩，若現在未來，天龍鬼神，聞地藏名，禮地藏形，或聞地藏本願事行，贊歎瞻禮，得七種利益：

　　 一者、速超聖地，

　　 二者、惡業消滅，

　　 叁者、諸佛臨護，

　　 四者、菩提不退，

　　 五者、增長本力，

　　 六者、宿命接通，

　　 七者、畢竟成佛。』

　　At that time, all the indescribable, indescribable, numbers of Buddhas, Thus Come Ones who had come from the Ten Directions, and Great Bodhisattvas, gods, dragons and the rest of the Eightfold Division, having heard Shakyamuni Buddha”s praise of Earth Store Bodhisattva”s great awesome spiritual powers, praised this unprecedented event.

　　 爾時，十方叁世一切諸來，不可說不可說諸佛如來，及大菩薩天龍八部，聞釋迦牟尼佛，稱揚贊歎地藏菩薩，大威神力，不可思議，歎未曾有。

　　Following that, incense, flowers, heavenly garments, and pearl necklaces rained down in the Trayastrimsha Heaven as offerings to Shakyamuni Buddha and Earth Store Bodhisattva, and everyone in the assembly joined together in beholding and making obeisance to them. Then they placed their palms together and withdrew.

　　 是時，忉利天，雨無量香華，天衣珠璎，供養釋迦牟尼佛及地藏菩薩已，一切衆會，俱複瞻禮，合掌而退。

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