..续本文上一页 或有地狱，纯飞戢 。 或有地狱，多钻火枪。 或有地狱，唯撞胸背。 或有地狱，但烧手足。 或有地狱，盘绞铁蛇。 或有地狱，驱逐铁狗。 或有地狱，尽驾铁骡。
"Humane One, to inflict these retributions in each hell hundreds of thousands of instruments made of copper, iron, stone, or fire arise from karmic force. Those four materials come into being in response to the kinds of karma offenders created.
If I were to explain in detail what happens during retributions in the hells, then I would need to tell of the hundreds of thousands of sufferings that must be undergone in each specific hell. How much more would that be the case for the sufferings in all the many hells!
Now, having based myself upon the awesome spiritual power of the Buddha, I have given a general answer to the Humane One”s question, for if I were to speak in detail, it would take eons."
仁者，如是等报，各各狱中，有百千种业道之器，无非是铜是铁，是石是火，此四种物，众业行感。若广说地狱罪报等事，一一狱中更有百千种苦楚，何况多狱。我今承佛威神及仁者问，略说如是。若广解说，穷劫不尽。』
CHAPTER VI
The Thus Come One”s Praises
如来赞叹品第六
At that time the World Honored One emitted a great bright light from his entire body, totally illuminating Buddhalands as many as grains of sand in billions of Ganges Rivers.
His strong voice reached to all the Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas in those Buddhalands, as well as to the gods, dragons, ghosts and spirits, humans, non-humans and others, saying, "Listen today, as I praise Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva, who displays an inconceivable awesome spiritual strength and compassionate power throughout the Ten Directions as he rescues and protects beings when things happen to them as they suffer for offenses they have committed.
尔时世尊举身放大光明，遍照百千万亿恒河沙等诸佛世界。出大音声，普告诸佛世界一切诸菩萨摩诃萨，及天、龙、鬼、神、人、非人等：『听吾今日称扬赞叹地藏菩萨摩诃萨，於十方世界，现大不可思议威神慈悲之力，救护一切罪苦之事。
After I pass into Nirvana, all of you Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas and all of you gods, dragons, ghosts, spirits, and others should use vast numbers of expedient means to protect this Sutra and to cause all beings to realize the bliss of Nirvana."
吾灭度後，汝等诸菩萨大士，及天龙鬼神等，广作方便，卫护是经，令一切众生证涅槃乐。』
After that was said a Bodhisattva named Universally Expansive arose in the assembly, placed his palms together respectfully, and said to the Buddha, "We are now about to witness the World Honored One praise Earth Store Bodhisattva”s inconceivably great awesome spiritual virtue.
说是语已，会中有一菩萨，名曰普广，合掌恭敬而白佛言：『今见世尊赞叹地藏菩萨，有如是不可思议大威神德，
We hope the World Honored One will also aid beings in the future Dharma Ending Age by telling us about how Earth Store Bodhisattva benefits people and gods and about the working out of cause and effect. That will help the gods, dragons, and the rest of the Eightfold Division, along with beings of the future to receive the Buddha”s teaching respectfully."
唯愿世尊为未来世末法众生，宣说地藏菩萨利益人天因果等事，使诸天龙八部，及未来世众生，顶受佛语。』
At that time the World Honored One said to the Bodhisattva Universally Expansive, to the Fourfold Assembly, and others, "Listen attentively, listen attentively. I will briefly describe to you how Earth Store Bodhisattva”s virtuous deeds keep benefiting people and gods."
Universally Expansive replied, "Excellent, World Honored One. We are happy to listen."
尔时世尊告普广菩萨及四众等：『谛听谛听，吾当为汝略说地藏利益人天福德之事。』
普广白言：『唯然世尊，愿乐欲闻。』
The Buddha told the Bodhisattva Universally Expansive, "If, in the future, good men or good women who, upon hearing Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva”s name, place their palms together, praise him, bow to him, or gaze in worship, they will overcome thirty eon”s worth of offenses.
佛告普广菩萨：『未来世中，若有善男子、善女人，闻是地藏菩萨摩诃萨名者，或合掌者、赞叹者、作礼者、恋慕者，是人超越三十劫罪。
Universally Expansive, if good men or good women gaze upon and bow but once to painted or drawn images of the Bodhisattva or images made using clay, stone, lacquer, gold, silver, copper and iron, they will be reborn one hundred …
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