..续本文上一页th five hundred jewelled lotus-flowers, each having five hundred jewelled pedestals. On each pedestal appear the pure and resplendent lands of the Buddhas in the ten quarters with all their boundless and glorious features.
The mound on his head, shaped like a lotus-bud, has a jewelled vase in front. This is suffused with various lights which reveal all the activities of the Buddha. The rest of the characteristics of his body are [344b] exactly the same as Avalokiteshvara”s. When this bodhisattva walks, all the worlds in the ten quarters shake. Wherever the earth trembles, five hundred kotis of jewelled flowers appear, each as beautiful and brilliant as a flower in the Land of Utmost Bliss. When this bodhisattva sits down, all the seven-jewelled lands, from that of the Buddha Golden Light in the nadir to that of the Buddha King of Light in the zenith, tremble simultaneously. From between these, manifested bodies of Amitayus, Avalokiteshvara, and Mahasthamaprapta, as innumerable as particles of dust, all assemble like clouds in the Land of Utmost Bliss, filling the entire sky. Sitting on lotus-seats, they expound the wonderful Dharma to save suffering beings. To visualize thus is known as the contemplation of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, and is also called the contemplation of Mahasthamaprapta”s physical characteristics. To visualize that bodhisattva in this way is known as the eleventh contemplation. It extinguishes the evil karma which one has committed during immeasurable and uncountable kalpas of Samsara. Those who practice this contemplation will no longer be subject to birth from the womb. They can journey to the pure and exquisite lands of the Buddhas. These contemplations are called the complete contemplations of Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta. To practice in this way is called the correct contemplation, and to practice otherwise is incorrect."
[19] 佛告阿难及韦提希。次观大势至菩萨。此菩萨身量大小亦如观世音。圆光面各二百二十五由旬。照二百五十由旬。举身光明照十方国。作紫金色。有缘众生皆悉得见。但见此菩萨一毛孔光。即见十方无量诸佛净妙光明。是故号此菩萨名无边光。以智慧光普照一切。令离三涂得无上力。是故号此菩萨名大势至。此菩萨天冠有五百宝莲华。一一宝华有五百宝台。一一台中。十方诸佛净妙国土广长之相。皆于中现。顶上肉髻如钵头摩花。于肉髻上有一宝瓶。盛诸光明普现佛事。余诸身相如观世音等无有异。此菩萨行时。十方世界一切震动。当地动处各有五百亿宝花。一一宝花庄严高显。如极乐世界。此菩萨坐时。七宝国土一时动摇。从下方金光佛刹。乃至上方光明王佛刹。于其中间无量尘数分身无量寿佛分身观世音大势至。皆悉云集极乐国土。侧塞空中坐莲华座。演说妙法度苦众生。作此观者。名为观见大势至菩萨。是为观大势至色身相。观此菩萨者名第十一观。除无数劫阿僧祇生死之罪。作是观者不处胞胎。常游诸佛净妙国土。此观成已。名为具足观观世音及大势至。作是观者名为正观。若他观者名为邪观。
12) contemplation of the aspirants themselves
[20] The Buddha said to Ananda and Vaidehi, "After you have contemplated thus, next visualize yourself as born in the Western Land of Utmost Bliss sitting cross-legged upon a lotus-flower. Visualize this lotus-flower as closed; as it opens, five hundred rays of colored light illuminate your body; then your eyes are open and you see Buddhas and bodhisattvas filling the sky and hear the sounds of the water, birds and trees, and the voices of the Buddhas all expounding the wonderful Dharma in accord with the twelve pisions of the scriptures. When you rise from meditation, keep those things in mind and do not forget them. Seeing them thus is called the visualization of the Land of Utmost Bliss of the Buddha Amitayus. This is the comprehensive visualization, and is known as the twelfth contemplation.
Innumerable transformed bodies of Amitayus, together with those of Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta, will always accompany those who contemplate thus. To practice in this way is called the correct contemplation, and to practice otherwise is incorrect."
[20] 佛告阿难及韦提希。见此事时当起想作心自见生于西方极乐世界。于莲华中结跏趺坐。作莲华合想。作莲华开想。莲华开时。有五百色光来照身想。眼目开想。见佛菩萨满虚空中。水鸟树林及与诸佛。所出音声皆演妙法。与十二部经合。若出定时忆持不失。见此事已。名见无量寿佛极乐世界。是为普观想。名第十二观。无量寿佛化身无数。与观世音及大势至。常来至此行人之所。作是观者名为正观。若他观者名为邪观。
13) contemplation of Amida and the two bodhisattvas
[21] The Buddha said to Ananda and Vaidehi, "If you sincerely desire to be born in the Wester…
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