Earth Store Bodhisattva

　　地藏菩萨本愿经

　　CHAPTER I

　　Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven

　　Thus I have heard:

　　At one time, the Buddha was in the Trayastrimsha Heaven speaking Dharma for his mother.

　　忉利天宫品第一

　　如是我闻。

　　一时佛在忉利天，为母说法。

　　At that time, uncountably many Buddhas and Great Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas from infinite worlds in the Ten Directions assembled to praise how Shakyamuni Buddha is able to manifest powerfully great wisdom and spiritual penetrations in the evil world of the Five Turbidities. They lauded how he regulates and subdues obstinate beings so they learn what causes suffering and what brings bliss. Each sent his attendants to pay their respects to the World Honored One.

　　尔时十方无量世界，不可说不可说一切诸佛及大菩萨，皆来集会。赞叹释迦牟尼佛，能於五浊恶世，现不可思议大智慧神通之力，调伏刚强众生，知苦乐法，各遣侍者，问讯世尊。

　　At that time the Thus Come One smiled and emitted billions of great light clouds. There was

　　a light cloud of great fullness, a light cloud of great compassion, a light cloud of great wisdom, a light cloud of great prajna, a light cloud of great samadhi, a light cloud of great auspiciousness, a light cloud of great blessings, a light cloud of great merit, a light cloud of great refuge, and a light cloud of great praise.

　　是时，如来含笑，放百千万亿大光明云，所谓大圆满光明云、大慈悲光明云、大智慧光明云、大般若光明云、大三昧光明云、大吉祥光明云、大福德光明云、大功德光明云、大皈依光明云、大赞叹光明云。

　　After emitting indescribably many light clouds, he also uttered many wonderful, subtle sounds

　　There was the sound of dana paramita, the sound of shila paramita, the sound of kshanti paramita, the sound of virya paramita, the sound of dhyana paramita, and the sound of prajna paramita.

　　There was the sound of compassion, the sound of joyous giving, the sound of liberation, the sound of no-outflows, the sound of wisdom, the sound of great wisdom, the sound of the Lion”s roar, the sound of the Great Lion”s roar, the sound of thunderclouds, and the sound of great thunderclouds.

　　放如是等不可思议光明云已，又出种种微妙之音，所谓檀波罗蜜音、尸波罗蜜音、羼提波罗密音、毗离耶波罗蜜音、禅波罗蜜音、般若波罗密音、慈悲音、喜舍音、解脱音、无漏音、智慧音、大智慧音、师子吼音、大师子吼音、云雷音、大云雷音。

　　After he uttered indescribably many sounds, countless millions of gods, dragons, ghosts, and spirits from the Saha and other worlds also gathered in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven.

　　They came from the Heaven of the Four Kings, the Trayastrimsha Heaven, the Suyama Heaven, the Tushita Heaven, the Blissful Transformations Heaven, and the Heaven of Comfort Gained Through Others” Transformations.

　　They came from the Heaven of the Multitudes of Brahma, the Heaven of the Ministers of Brahma, the Heaven of the Great Brahma Lord, the Heaven of Lesser Light, the Heaven of Limitless Light, the Heaven of Light Sound, the Heaven of Lesser Purity, the Heaven of Limitless Purity, and the Heaven of Universal Purity.

　　They came from the Birth of Blessings Heaven, the Love of Blessings Heaven, the Abundant Fruit Heaven, the No Thought Heaven, the No Affliction Heaven, the No Heat Heaven, the Good Views Heaven, the Good Manifestation Heaven, the Ultimate Form Heaven, the Maheshvara Heaven, and so forth, to the Heaven of the Station of Neither Thought Nor Non-Thought.

　　All those groups of gods, dragons, ghosts and spirits came and gathered together.

　　出如是等不可说不可说音已，娑婆世界，及他方国土，有无量亿天龙鬼神，亦集到忉利天宫，所谓四天王、忉利天、须焰摩天、兜率陀天、化乐天、他化自在天、梵众天、梵辅天、大梵天、少光天、无量光天、光音天、少净天、无量净天、遍净天、福生天、福爱天、广果天、无想天、无烦天、无热天、善见天、善现天、色究竟天、摩醯首罗天、乃至非想非非想处天，一切天众、龙众、鬼神等众，悉来集会。

　　Moreover, sea spirits, river spirits, stream spirits, tree spirits, mountain spirits, earth spirits, brook and marsh spirits, sprout and seedling spirits, day, night, and space spirits, heaven spirits, food and drink spirits, grass and wood spirits, and other such spirits from the Saha and other worlds came and gathered together.

　　In addition, all the great Ghost Kings from the Saha and other worlds came and gathered together. They…

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