..续本文上一页eat Comfort and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by a mighty General of the Gods, he appears as a mighty General of the Gods and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by the God Vaisravana, he appears as Vaisravana and teaches him the Dharma.

　　应以帝释身得度者。即现帝释身而为说法。应以自在天身得度者。即现自在天身而为说法。应以大自在天身得度者。即现大自在天身而为说法。应以天大将军身得度者。即现天大将军身而为说法。应以毗沙门身得度者。即现毗沙门身而为说法。

　　If someone can be liberated by a minor king, he appears as a minor king and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by an elder, he appears as an elder and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by a lay-person, he appears as a lay-person and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by a minister of state, he appears as a minister of state and teaches him the Dharma.

　　应以小王身得度者。即现小王身而为说法。应以长者身得度者。即现长者身而为说法。应以居士身得度者。即现居士身而为说法。应以宰相身得度者。即现宰相身而为说法。

　　If someone can be liberated by a Brahman, he appears as a Brahman and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by a monk or nun, a layman or a laywoman, he appears as a monk or nun, a layman or laywoman and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by the wife of an elder, layman, minister of state, or Brahman, he appears as a wife and teaches him the Dharma.

　　应以婆罗门身得度者。即现婆罗门身而为说法。应以比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷身得度者。即现比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷身而为说法。应以长者、居士、宰相、婆罗门、妇女身得度者。即现妇女身而为说法。

　　If someone can be liberated by a lad or maiden, he appears as a lad or maiden and teaches him the Dharma. If someone can be liberated by a god, dragon, yaksha, or gandharva, an asura, garuda, kinnara, or mahoraga, a human, nonhuman, and so forth, he appears accordingly and teaches him the Dharma. And if someone can be liberated by a Vajra-wielding Spirit, he appears as a Vajra-wielding Spirit and teaches him the Dharma.

　　应以童男、童女身得度者。即现童男、童女身而为说法。应以天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、伽楼罗、紧那罗、摩候罗伽、人、非人等身得度者。即皆现之而为说法。应以执金刚神得度者。即现执金刚神而为说法。

　　Infinite Resolve! Such are the meritorious deeds done by Gwan Shr Yin, the Bodhisattva who roams throughout the world and appears in various forms to rescue living beings. Therefore you should all wholeheartedly make offerings to the Bodhisattva Who Listens to the Sounds of All the World.

　　无尽意。是观世音菩萨。成就如是功德。以种种形。游诸国土。度脱众生。是故汝等。应当一心供养观世音菩萨。

　　In times of terror, crisis, and trouble, the Great Bodhisattva Gwan Shr Yin can bestow courage and dispel all fears. Therefore, all throughout the Saha world we call him Giver of Courage.

　　是观世音菩萨摩诃萨。于怖畏急难之中。能施无畏。是故此娑婆世界。皆号之为施无畏者。

　　The Bodhisattva Infinite Resolve said to the Buddha, "World Honored One, I will now make an offering to the Bodhisattva Gwan Shr Yin."

　　无尽意菩萨白佛言。世尊。我今当供养观世音菩萨。

　　And so saying, he removed his rosary of pearls, worth hundreds of thousands of taels of gold and presented it to the Bodhisattva with these words: " O Humane One, please accept my offering of Dharma, this rosary of precious pearls."

　　即解颈众宝珠璎珞。价值百千两金。而以与之。作是言。仁者。受此法施珍宝璎珞。

　　But Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva would not accept the pearls. Infinite Resolve once more entreated Gwan Shr Yin,

　　"O Humane One, out of pity for us, please receive the rosary."

　　时观世音菩萨。不肯受之。无尽意复白观世音菩萨言。仁者愍我等故。受此璎珞。

　　Then the Buddha said to Gwan Shr Yin, "Out of compassion for Infinite Resolve and the Four Assemblies, for the gods, dragons, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas, humans, and nonhuman beings, and the rest, accept this rosary."

　　尔时佛告观世音菩萨。当愍此无尽意菩萨及四众、天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、伽楼罗、紧那罗、摩候罗伽、人、非人等故。受是璎珞。

　　Then Gwan Shr Yin Bodhisattva, out of pity for the Four Assemblies, for the gods, dragons, humans, non humans, and the rest, accepted the rosary and pided it into two parts. One strand he offered to Shakyamuni Buddha, the other to the stupa of the Buddha Many Jewels.

　　即时观世音菩萨愍诸四众。及于天、龙、人、非人等。受其璎珞。分作二分。一分奉释迦牟尼佛。一分奉多宝佛塔。

　　Infinite Resolve! With such sovereign spiritual powers does the Bod…

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