觀世音菩薩普門品
第二十五
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Universal Gateway of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva
爾時，無盡意菩薩即從座起，偏袒右肩，合掌向佛，而作是言：「世尊！觀世音菩薩，以何因緣名觀世音？」
At that time, the Bodhisattva Akṣayamati rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, joined his palms, and said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, for what reason is Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva named 'Avalokiteśvara' (Perceiver of the World's Sounds)?"
佛告無盡意菩薩：「善男子！若有無量百千萬億眾生受諸苦惱，聞是觀世音菩薩，一心稱名，觀世音菩薩即時觀其音聲，皆得解脫。若有持是觀世音菩薩名者，設入大火，火不能燒，由是菩薩威神力故。若為大水所漂，稱其名號，即得淺處。若有百千萬億眾生，為求金、銀、琉璃、車璩、馬瑙、珊瑚、虎珀、真珠等寶，入於大海，假使黑風吹其船舫，飄墮羅剎鬼國，其中若有，乃至一人，稱觀世音菩薩名者，是諸人等皆得解脫羅剎之難。以是因緣，名觀世音。若復有人臨當被害，稱觀世音菩薩名者，彼所執刀杖尋段段壞，而得解脫。若三千大千國土，滿中夜叉、羅剎，欲來惱人，聞其稱觀世音菩薩名者，是諸惡鬼，尚不能以惡眼視之，況復加害。設復有人，若有罪、若無罪，杻械、枷鎖檢繫其身，稱觀世音菩薩名者，皆悉斷壞，即得解脫。若三千大千國土，滿中怨賊，有一商主，將諸商人，齎持重寶、經過嶮路，其中一人作是唱言：『諸善男子！勿得恐怖，汝等應當一心稱觀世音菩薩名號。是菩薩能以無畏施於眾生，汝等若稱名者，於此怨賊當得解脫。』眾商人聞，俱發聲言：『南無觀世音菩薩。』稱其名故，即得解脫。
The Buddha told Akṣayamati Bodhisattva, "Kulaputra! If innumerable hundreds of thousands of millions of billions of beings are suffering all sorts of hardships, and they hear of this Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva and wholeheartedly call out that name, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva will immediately perceive their voices and they will all be liberated. If someone upholds the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, even if they enter a great fire, the fire will not be able to burn them, due to this Bodhisattva's awesome spiritual power. If swept away by great floods, by calling that name, they will immediately reach shallow waters.
If hundreds of thousands of millions of billions of beings, seeking gold, silver, lapis lazuli, coral, amber, pearls, and other treasures, enter the great sea, and suppose a black wind were to blow their ships into the land of rākṣasas, if among them there is even one person who calls upon the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, all these people will be saved from the difficulty of the rākṣasas. Hence the name ‘Avalokiteśvara’.
Furthermore, if someone is about to be harmed calls the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, the knives and sticks of the attackers will immediately break into pieces, and they will be liberated. If there is a great thousand-fold world system full of yakṣas and rākṣasas who wish to come and torment people, and they hear people calling upon Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva's name, these evil ghosts will not even be able to look at them with their evil eyes, much less harm them.
Suppose again someone, whether guilty or not guilty, who has been put in stocks, yoked, or bound with chains. If they call the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, all their bonds will break apart and they will immediately gain liberation. If in a three thousand great thousand-fold world system full of enemies and bandits, a merchant leader guides a group of merchants carrying valuable treasures on a perilous road, and one person among them calls out saying, 'Kulaputras! Do not be afraid. You should all single-mindedly call upon the name Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. This Bodhisattva can grant fearlessness to living beings. If you call this name, you shall be liberated from these enemies and bandits.'
Upon hearing this, if the merchants together cry out, 'Namo Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,' then by calling this name, they will immediately be liberated."
「無盡意！觀世音菩薩摩訶薩，威神之力巍巍如是。若有眾生多於婬欲，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離欲。若多瞋恚，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離瞋。若多愚癡，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離癡。
"Akṣayamati! Such is the majestic spiritual power of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva-mahāsattva. If there are beings with much desire, by constantly thinking of and revering Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, they will be freed from desire. If they have much anger, by constantly thinking of and revering Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, they will be freed from anger. If they have much ignorance, by constantly thinking of and revering Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, they will be freed from ignorance.
「無盡意！觀世音菩薩有如是等大威神力，多所饒益，是故眾生常應心念。若有女人，設欲求男，禮拜供養觀世音菩薩，便生福德智慧之男；設欲求女，便生端正有相之女。宿殖德本，眾人愛敬。
“Akṣayamati! Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva has such great spiritual powers and brings many benefits, therefore living beings should always keep the bodhisattva in mind. If a woman wishes to have a son and worships and makes offerings to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, she will give birth to a son blessed with merit and wisdom; if she wishes to have a daughter, she will give birth to a daughter with beautiful features and virtuous character, having planted roots of virtue in the past, loved and respected by all.
「無盡意！觀世音菩薩有如是力，若有眾生，恭敬禮拜觀世音菩薩，福不唐捐，是故眾生皆應受持觀世音菩薩名號。
“Akṣayamati! Such is the power of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. If living beings respectfully bow to and worship Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, their blessings will not be in vain. Therefore, all living beings should uphold the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva.
「無盡意！若有人受持六十二億恒河沙菩薩名字，復盡形供養飲食、衣服、臥具、醫藥。於汝意云何？是善男子、善女人，功德多不？」
“Akṣayamati! Suppose someone upholds the names of as many bodhisattvas as there are grains of sand in sixty-two million Ganges Rivers and all their lives makes offerings to them of food and drink, clothing, bedding, and medicine. What do you think? Would the merits and virtues gained by this good man or good woman be many?"
無盡意言：「甚多，世尊！」
Akṣayamati replied, "Very many, World-Honored One!"
佛言：「若復有人受持觀世音菩薩名號，乃至一時禮拜、供養，是二人福，正等無異，於百千萬億劫不可窮盡。無盡意！受持觀世音菩薩名號，得如是無量無邊福德之利。」
The Buddha said, "If another person were to uphold the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva and even just one time bows in worship and make offerings, the blessings of these two people would be exactly equal and would not be exhausted in hundreds of thousands of millions of kalpas. Akṣayamati! Upholding the name of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva brings such immeasurable and boundless merit and virtue."
無盡意菩薩白佛言：「世尊！觀世音菩薩，云何遊此娑婆世界？云何而為眾生說法？方便之力，其事云何？」
Bodhisattva Akṣayamati said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! How does Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva roam in this Sahā world? How is the Dharma explained for living beings? What is the scope of the power of the bodhisattva’s upāya?"
佛告無盡意菩薩：「善男子！若有國土眾生，應以佛身得度者，觀世音菩薩即現佛身而為說法；應以辟支佛身得度者，即現辟支佛身而為說法；應以聲聞身得度者，即現聲聞身而為說法；應以梵王身得度者，即現梵王身而為說法；應以帝釋身得度者，即現帝釋身而為說法；應以自在天身得度者，即現自在天身而為說法；應以大自在天身得度者，即現大自在天身而為說法；應以天大將軍身得度者，即現天大將軍身而為說法；應以毘沙門身得度者，即現毘沙門身而為說法；應以小王身得度者，即現小王身而為說法；應以長者身得度者，即現長者身而為說法；應以居士身得度者，即現居士身而為說法；應以宰官身得度者，即現宰官身而為說法；應以婆羅門身得度者，即現婆羅門身而為說法；應以比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷身得度者，即現比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷身而為說法；應以長者、居士、宰官、婆羅門婦女身得度者，即現婦女身而為說法；應以童男、童女身得度者，即現童男、童女身而為說法；應以天、龍、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿修羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽、人非人等身得度者，即皆現之而為說法；應以執金剛身得度者，即現執金剛身而為說法。
The Buddha told Akṣayamati Bodhisattva, "Kulaputra! If there are living beings in any land who may be rescued by the body of a Buddha, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva appears in the form of a Buddha body and expounds the Dharma to them. For those who may be rescued by a pratyekabuddha, a pratyekabuddha body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a śrāvaka body, a śrāvaka body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a Brahma body, a Brahma body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a Śakra body, a Śakra body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by an Īśvara body, an Īśvara body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a Maheśvara body, a Maheśvara body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a great heavenly general’s body, a great heavenly general body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a Vaiśravaṇa body, a Vaiśravaṇa body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a minor king’s body, a minor king’s body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by the body of an elder, an elder’s body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a householder’s body, a householder’s body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a state official’s body, a state official’s body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by a brahmin body, a brahmin body appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by the bodies of a bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka, or upāsikā, the bodies of a bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka, or upāsikā appears and expounds the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by the bodies of wives of elders, householders, state officials, or brahmins, the bodies of woman appear and expound the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by young boy or girl bodies, the bodies of young boys or girls appear and expound the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by the bodies of devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, mahoragas, humans or non-human beings, all these bodily forms appear and expound the Dharma. For those who may be rescued by the body of a vajra-bearing spirit, a vajra-bearing spirit body appears and expounds the Dharma.
「無盡意！是觀世音菩薩成就如是功德，以種種形，遊諸國土，度脫眾生。是故汝等，應當一心供養觀世音菩薩。是觀世音菩薩摩訶薩，於怖畏急難之中能施無畏，是故此娑婆世界，皆號之為施無畏者。」
"Akṣayamati! The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara has perfected such meritorious virtue and, in all kinds of forms, roams throughout the lands to save living beings. Therefore, you should all single-mindedly make offerings to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva-mahāsattva Avalokiteśvara can bestow fearlessness in the midst of panic and grave danger. For this reason, in this Sahā world, the bodhisattva is known as the 'Bestower of Fearlessness.'"
無盡意菩薩白佛言：「世尊！我今當供養觀世音菩薩。」即解頸眾寶珠、瓔珞，價直百千兩金，而以與之，作是言：「仁者！受此法施珍寶瓔珞。」時觀世音菩薩不肯受之。無盡意復白觀世音菩薩言：「仁者！愍我等故，受此瓔珞。」
Bodhisattva Akṣayamati said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, I will now make offerings to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva." He then removed a precious jeweled necklace (mālā) from his neck, worth hundreds of thousands of gold pieces, and offered them, saying, "Benevolent One, please accept this Dharma offering of precious jewels and necklaces."
At that time, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva refused to accept them.
Akṣayamati again said to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, "Benevolent One, out of compassion for us, please accept these necklaces."
爾時佛告觀世音菩薩：「當愍此無盡意菩薩及四眾，天、龍、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿修羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽、人非人等故，受是瓔珞。」
At that time, the Buddha said to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, "Out of compassion for this Akṣayamati Bodhisattva and the four groups of disciples, as well as the devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, mahoragas, humans, and non-humans, you should accept these necklaces."
即時觀世音菩薩愍諸四眾，及於天、龍、人非人等，受其瓔珞，分作二分，一分奉釋迦牟尼佛，一分奉多寶佛塔。
Thereupon, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, out of compassion for the four groups of disciples and all the devas, nāgas, humans, and non-humans, accepted the necklaces and divided them into two portions. One portion he offered to Śākyamuni Buddha, and the other portion he offered to the stūpa of Buddha Prabhūtaratna.
「無盡意，觀世音菩薩有如是自在神力，遊於娑婆世界。」
"Akṣayamati, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva has such sovereign spiritual powers, roaming throughout the Sahā world."
爾時無盡意菩薩以偈問曰：
At that time, Bodhisattva Akṣayamati asked in verse:
世尊妙相具， 我今重問彼， 佛子何因緣， 名為觀世音？
World-Honored One, with your auspicious characteristics, I now ask again about this: For what reason is this buddhaputra Known as Avalokiteśvara?
具足妙相尊，偈答無盡意：
The perfect and auspiciously characterized Honored One replied in verse to Akṣayamati:
『汝聽觀音行， 善應諸方所，
’Listen to the deeds of Avalokiteśvara, Who is skillfully responsive in all places,
弘誓深如海， 歷劫不思議， 侍多千億佛， 發大清淨願。
With vows as vast and deep as the ocean, Throughout inconceivable kalpas, Serving many thousands of millions of Buddhas, Generating the greatest, and purest of intentions.
我為汝略說， 聞名及見身， 心念不空過， 能滅諸有苦。
I will briefly explain for you How hearing that name and seeing that body, With infallible (amogha) mindful recollection, Can extinguish all suffering.
假使興害意， 推落大火坑， 念彼觀音力， 火坑變成池。
Even if someone has harmful intent, And pushes you into a fire pit, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, The fire pit will transform into a pond.
或漂流巨海， 龍魚諸鬼難， 念彼觀音力， 波浪不能沒。
Or if adrift upon the vast sea, Endangered by nāgas, fish or demons, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, The waves cannot drown you.
或在須彌峯， 為人所推墮， 念彼觀音力， 如日虛空住。
Or if on the peak of Mount Sumeru, Someone pushes you off to fall, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, You will hang in space like the sun."
或被惡人逐， 墮落金剛山， 念彼觀音力， 不能損一毛。
Or if pursued by evil people, And pushed off a vajra mountain, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, Not even a hair would be harmed.
或值怨賊繞， 各執刀加害， 念彼觀音力， 咸即起慈心。
Or if surrounded by hostile bandits, Each wielding knives to do harm, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, They would all give rise to compassionate hearts.
或遭王難苦， 臨刑欲壽終， 念彼觀音力， 刀尋段段壞。
Or if facing a king's punishment, About to be executed, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, The knife would break into pieces.
或囚禁枷鎖， 手足被杻械， 念彼觀音力， 釋然得解脫。
Or if imprisoned in shackles and chains, Hands and feet bound in fetters, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, You would be suddenly released.
呪詛諸毒藥， 所欲害身者， 念彼觀音力， 還著於本人。
Spells and various poisons, Intended to harm your body, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, They would all return to their creator.
或遇惡羅剎、 毒龍諸鬼等， 念彼觀音力， 時悉不敢害。
Or if encountering evil rākṣasas, Venomous nāgas and various ghosts, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, None would dare to harm you.
若惡獸圍遶， 利牙爪可怖， 念彼觀音力， 疾走無邊方。
If surrounded by fierce beasts, With sharp fangs and claws to be feared, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, They would swiftly flee in all directions.
蚖蛇及蝮蠍， 氣毒煙火燃， 念彼觀音力， 尋聲自迴去。
Vipers and scorpions, Their poisonous breath burning like fire, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, They will quickly turn back at the sound.
雲雷鼓掣電， 降雹澍大雨， 念彼觀音力， 應時得消散。
Clouds, thunder, lightning flashes, Hail pouring and heavy rain, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, It will all immediately disperse.
眾生被困厄， 無量苦逼身， 觀音妙智力， 能救世間苦。
Beings are afflicted and distressed, Countless sufferings oppress their bodies, Avalokiteśvara's wondrous wisdom power Can rescue the world from suffering.
具足神通力， 廣修智方便， 十方諸國土， 無剎不現身。
Endowed with spiritual powers, Broadly cultivating wisdom and upāya, Throughout the lands of the ten directions, There's no realm where their bodies do not appear.
種種諸惡趣， 地獄鬼畜生， 生老病死苦， 以漸悉令滅。
Various evil destinies, Hells, hungry ghosts, and animals, Sufferings of birth, old age, sickness and death, They are all gradually extinguished.
真觀清淨觀， 廣大智慧觀， 悲觀及慈觀， 常願常瞻仰。
True insight, pure insight, Vastly great, wise insight, Compassionate insight and loving insight, Ever vowing, ever gazing upward.
無垢清淨光， 慧日破諸闇， 能伏災風火， 普明照世間。
Stainless pure light, Wisdom Sun that breaks through all darkness, Able to subdue calamities, wind and fire, Universally illuminating the world.
悲體戒雷震， 慈意妙大雲， 澍甘露法雨， 滅除煩惱焰。
The body of compassion thunders with precepts, The wondrous great cloud of loving intent Rains down sweet dew of Dharma, Extinguishing the flames of afflictions.
諍訟經官處， 怖畏軍陣中， 念彼觀音力， 眾怨悉退散。
In places of litigation before officials, Or amid fearsome military formations, Recalling the power of Avalokiteśvara, All enemies will scatter and disperse.
妙音觀世音， 梵音海潮音， 勝彼世間音， 是故須常念， 念念勿生疑。
Wondrous voice (Gadgadasvara), Avalokiteśvara, Brahma's voice, voice of ocean tides, Surpassing all worldly sounds (voices), Therefore one should be ever mindful, Thought-moment to thought moment, without doubt.
觀世音淨聖， 於苦惱死厄， 能為作依怙， 具一切功德， 慈眼視眾生， 福聚海無量， 是故應頂禮。』」
Avalokiteśvara, pure sage, In times of suffering, anguish, and mortal peril, Can provide refuge and support, Replete with all virtues, Gazing upon beings with compassionate eyes, An ocean of boundless merit, Therefore one should bow in reverence.
爾時持地菩薩即從座起，前白佛言：「世尊！若有眾生，聞是觀世音菩薩品自在之業，普門示現神通力者，當知是人功德不少。」
At that time, the Bodhisattva Dharaṇiṃdhara rose from his seat, came forward and said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! If there are living beings who hear this chapter on Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara's sovereign deeds and the supernatural power of the universal gateway manifestation, it should be known that the merits of such people will not be few."
佛說是普門品時，眾中八萬四千眾生，皆發無等等阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。
When the Buddha had finished preaching this Universal Gateway Chapter, eighty-four thousand living beings in the assembly all generated anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi citta.