..续本文上一页d from having recited this Sutra of his past vows. Such people will quite naturally be able to leave the sea of suffering and ultimately be certified to the bliss of Nirvana. For those reasons they receive great protection."
非但汝独护是人故，以有释梵眷属，诸天眷属，拥护是人。何故得如是圣贤拥护，皆由瞻礼地藏形像，及转读是本愿经故，自然毕竟出离苦海，证涅槃乐。以是之故，得大拥护。』
CHAPTER XII
Benefits Derived from Seeing and Hearing
见闻利益品第十二
At that time the World Honored One emitted hundreds of thousands of millions of great rays of light from the opening at the crown of his head. They were
the White Ray, the Great White Ray,
the Auspicious Ray, the Great Auspicious Ray,
the Jade Ray, the Great Jade Ray,
the Purple Ray, the Great Purple Ray,
the Blue Ray, the Great Blue Ray,
the Azure Ray, the Great Azure Ray,
the Red Ray, the Great Red Ray,
尔时世尊从顶门上放百千万亿大毫相光，所谓白毫相光、大白毫相光、瑞毫相光、大瑞毫相光、玉毫相光、大玉毫相光、紫毫相光、大紫毫相光、青毫相光、大青毫相光、碧毫相光、大碧毫相光、红毫相光、大红毫相光、
the Green Ray, the Great Green Ray,
the Gold Ray, the Great Gold Ray,
the Celebration Cloud Ray, the Great Celebration Cloud Ray,
the Thousand-wheeled Ray, the Great Thousand-wheeled Ray,
the Jeweled Wheel Ray, the Great Jeweled Wheel Ray,
the Solar Disc Ray, the Great Solar Disc Ray,
the Lunar Disc Ray, the Great Lunar Disc Ray,
the Palace Ray, the Great Palace Ray,
the Ocean Cloud Ray, and the Great Ocean Cloud Ray.
绿毫相光、大绿毫相光、金毫相光、大金毫相光、庆云毫相光、大庆云毫相光、千轮毫光、大千轮毫光、宝轮毫光、大宝轮毫光、日轮毫光、大日轮毫光、月轮毫光、大月轮毫光、宫殿毫光、大宫殿毫光、海云毫光、大海云毫光。
After emitting such rays of light from the opening at the crown of his head, he spoke in subtle and wonderful sounds to the great assembly of gods, dragons, the rest of the Eightfold Division, humans, non-humans and others, "Hear me today in the palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven as I praise Earth Store Bodhisattva, telling of his beneficial deeds, of inconceivable events, of the matter of his transcendence to Sagehood, of the circumstances of his certification to the Tenth Ground, and of the situation leading to his being irreversible from Anuttarasamyaksambodhi."
於顶门上放如是等毫相光已，出微妙音，告诸大众，天龙八部、人非人等：『听吾今日於忉利天宫，称扬赞叹地藏菩萨於人天中，利益等事、不思议事、超圣因事、证十地事、毕竟不退阿耨多罗三藐三菩提事。』
As that was said, a Bodhisattva, Mahasattva named Contemplator of the World”s Sounds arose from his seat in the assembly, knelt on one knee, and with palms together said to the Buddha, "World Honored One, Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva is replete with great compassion and pities beings who are suffering for their offenses.
In thousands of millions of worlds he creates thousands of millions of transformation bodies through the strength of his meritorious virtues and inconceivable awesome spiritual strength.
说是语时，会中有一菩萨摩诃萨，名观世音，从座而起，胡跪合掌白佛言：『世尊，是地藏菩萨摩诃萨具大慈悲，怜愍罪苦众生，於千万亿世界，化千万亿身。所有功德及不思议威神之力，
I have heard the World Honored One and the numberless of Buddhas of the Ten Directions praise Earth Store Bodhisattva with different mouths but in unison, saying that even if all the Buddhas of the past, present, and future were to speak of his meritorious qualities, they could never finish describing them.
我闻世尊与十方无量诸佛，异囗同音赞叹地藏菩萨云：「正使过去现在未来诸佛说其功德，犹不能尽。」
Upon hearing the World Honored One tell the great assembly that he now wants to praise Earth Store Bodhisattva”s beneficial deeds and so forth, I am beseeching the World Honored One to praise the inconceivable events pertaining to Earth Store Bodhisattva for the sake of beings of the present and future and to cause the gods, dragons, and the rest of the Eightfold Division to gaze in worship and attain blessings."
向者又蒙世尊普告大众：「欲称扬地藏菩萨利益等事。」唯愿世尊为现在未来一切众生，称扬地藏菩萨不思议事，令天龙八部，瞻礼获福。』
The Buddha replied to the Bodhisattva Contemplator of the World”s Sounds, "You have great affinity with the Saha World. If gods, dragons, men, women, spirits, ghosts, or any other beings who are suffering for offenses within the Six Paths hear yo…
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