..续本文上一页body of the god of water, he appears in a body of the god of water and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of the god of wind, he appears in a body of the god of wind and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of dragon, he appears in a dragon”s body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of Vinayaka, he appears in a Vinayaka”s body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of Yaksa, he appears in a Yaksa”s body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of the Knowledgeable heavenly king (Vaisravana), he appears in a body of the Knowledgeable heavenly king and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of a human king, he appears in a human king”s body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of an officer, he appears in an officer”s body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"”For those who should be ferried through the body of the parents, he appears in the parents” body and speaks Dharmas for them.”"

　　"Virtuous man, in such manners, according to how the sentient beings could be ferried to the liberation, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva manifests various incarnations and speak Dharmas for them, to save all sentient beings and make them achieve the state of the Tathagatas” Nirvana.”"

　　"Then Rata-pani Bodhisattva said to the Bhagavan: ”I never saw or heard of such unimaginable and rare things. Bhagavan, the abilities of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva are really unimaginable and unprecedented.”"

　　"The Buddha said: ”Virtuous man, in a diamond cave in the southern continent Jambudvipa, there are immeasurable hundreds of thousands of millions of kotis of nayutas of Asuras. Virtuous man, in that place, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva appeared in an Asura body and spoke this Mahayana Sublime Treasure King Sutra for those Asuras. When those Asuras heard this sutra, they all aroused the merciful heart, they supported the feet of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva with their palms and listened to the correct Dharma, and all gained the Dharma joy.”"

　　"”If anyone can hear this sutra king, also can read and recite it, then if this person has any of the five heinous sins, those sins will all be eliminated. When he is about to die, there will be twelve Tathagatas who come to receive him, saying: ”Virtuous man, you need not fear, because you had heard the Mahayana Sublime Treasure King Sutra.”, and then will reveal various paths to the Utmost Bliss world, in which there are subtle and wonderful covers, heavenly crowns, ear-ornaments, superior wonderful clothes, etc. When such a scene appear, he will surely be reborn in the Utmost Bliss world upon his death.”"

　　"”So, Rata-pani, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva, the greatest matchless one, can also appear in a Asura”s body and make the Asuras reach the place of Nirvana.”"

　　"At that time, Rata-pani Bodhisattva bowed at the feet of the Bhagavan, with his head touching the ground, and then withdrew."

　　(End of Chapter 1)

《佛说大乘庄严宝王经(卷一)　The Mahayana Sublime Treasure King Sutra (Chapter 1)》全文阅读结束。