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　　Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.

　　Fifth, their clothing and food will be abundant.

　　Sixth, they will never be infected by epidemics.

　　Seventh, they will never be in disasters of fire and water.

　　 一者、天龙护念，

　　 二者、善果日增，

　　 三者、集圣上因，

　　 四者、菩提不退，

　　 五者、衣食丰足，

　　 六者、疾疫不临，

　　 七者、离水火灾，

　　Eighth, they will never be threatened by thieves.

　　Ninth, they will be respected by all who see them.

　　Tenth, they will be aided by ghosts and spirits.

　　Eleventh, women who want to can be reborn as men.

　　Twelfth, women who want to can be daughters of leaders of nations and officials.

　　Thirteenth, they will have an upright and proper appearance.

　　Fourteenth, they will often be born in the heavens.

　　 八者、无盗贼恶， 九者、人见钦敬， 十者、神鬼助持， 十一者、女转男生， 十二者、为王臣女， 十三者、端正相好， 十四者、多生天上，

　　Fifteenth, they may be emperors or leaders of nations.

　　Sixteenth, they will have the wisdom to know past lives.

　　Seventeenth, they will attain whatever they seek.

　　Eighteenth, their families will be happy.

　　Nineteenth, they will never undergo any disasters.

　　Twentieth, they will leave the bad karmic paths forever.

　　Twenty-first, they will always arrive at their destination.

　　十五者、或为帝王， 十六者、宿智命通， 十七者、有求皆从， 十八者、眷属欢乐， 十九者、诸横消灭， 二十者、业道永除， 二十一者、去处尽通，

　　Twenty-second, their dreams will be peaceful and happy.

　　Twenty-third, their deceased relatives will leave suffering behind.

　　Twenty-fourth, they will enjoy blessings earned in previous lives.

　　Twenty-fifth, they will be praised by sages.

　　Twenty-sixth, they will be intelligent and have keen faculties.

　　Twenty-seventh, they will be magnanimous and empathic.

　　Twenty-eighth, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood.

　　 二十二者、夜梦安乐， 二十三者、先亡离苦， 二十四者、宿福受生， 二十五者、诸圣赞叹， 二十六者、聪明利根， 二十七者、饶慈愍心， 二十八者、毕竟成佛。』

　　"Moreover, Empty Space Treasury Bodhisattva, if gods, dragons, or spirits of the present or future hear Earth Store”s name, bow to Earth Store”s image, or hear of Earth Store”s past vows and the events of his practices, and then praise him, behold, and bow to him, they will benefit in seven ways:

　　First, they will quickly transcend to levels of Sagehood.

　　Second, their evil karma will dissolve.

　　Third, all Buddhas will protect and be near them.

　　Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.

　　Fifth, their inherent powers will increase.

　　Sixth, they will know past lives.

　　Seventh, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood."

　　 『虚空藏菩萨，若现在未来，天龙鬼神，闻地藏名，礼地藏形，或闻地藏本愿事行，赞叹瞻礼，得七种利益：

　　 一者、速超圣地，

　　 二者、恶业消灭，

　　 三者、诸佛临护，

　　 四者、菩提不退，

　　 五者、增长本力，

　　 六者、宿命接通，

　　 七者、毕竟成佛。』

　　At that time, all the indescribable, indescribable, numbers of Buddhas, Thus Come Ones who had come from the Ten Directions, and Great Bodhisattvas, gods, dragons and the rest of the Eightfold Division, having heard Shakyamuni Buddha”s praise of Earth Store Bodhisattva”s great awesome spiritual powers, praised this unprecedented event.

　　 尔时，十方三世一切诸来，不可说不可说诸佛如来，及大菩萨天龙八部，闻释迦牟尼佛，称扬赞叹地藏菩萨，大威神力，不可思议，叹未曾有。

　　Following that, incense, flowers, heavenly garments, and pearl necklaces rained down in the Trayastrimsha Heaven as offerings to Shakyamuni Buddha and Earth Store Bodhisattva, and everyone in the assembly joined together in beholding and making obeisance to them. Then they placed their palms together and withdrew.

　　 是时，忉利天，雨无量香华，天衣珠璎，供养释迦牟尼佛及地藏菩萨已，一切众会，俱复瞻礼，合掌而退。

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