三十三天授記品第十四
爾時復有八億忉利諸天，其天帝釋最為上首，見阿修羅、伽樓羅、龍女、龍王、鳩槃茶、乾闥婆、夜叉、緊那羅、虛空行天，乃至四天王天，供養如來及聞授記，皆大欣喜踊躍無量，於佛法中深心信樂。深信樂已，爾時帝釋及忉利天，起勇猛心供養如來。即便化作八億七寶重閣，種種雜色端嚴殊特精妙希奇，皆悉垂布赤珠瓔珞、琉璃瓔珞、雜瓔珞、火珠寶瓔珞。一一重閣皆有百級莊嚴幢門，一一級中皆悉復有四小重閣，莊飾窓牖及師子座、幢幡、帳蓋、寶鈴、羅網。有天童女端嚴第一，侍重閣所及師子座，擊諸天樂。又復化作八億善調馬車，天莊嚴具而嚴飾之，所謂寶幢、幡蓋及諸音樂。於一切迦毘羅大城，周遍縱廣六十由旬，散曼陀羅花、摩訶曼陀羅花、曼殊沙花、摩訶曼殊沙花、迦迦羅婆花、摩訶迦迦羅婆花、波盧使迦花、摩訶波盧使迦花，遍布其地至於人膝。爾時帝釋又復化作八億伊羅龍象，一一龍象有八億頭，一一象頭各有六牙，一一牙上有七花池，一一池中有七蓮花，一一蓮花皆有千葉，一一葉中有七天女，一一天女有七侍女種種莊嚴。於重閣間安置龍象寶車隨後，供養如來。天重閣上雨天栴檀末、天沈水末、天真金末，雨天曼陀羅花、摩訶曼陀羅花、曼殊沙花、摩訶曼殊沙花、波盧沙花、摩訶波盧沙花、迦迦羅婆花、摩訶迦迦羅花、金花、銀花、毘琉璃花、種種雜色波吒梨花，如是化作一切種種勝妙寶花而散佛上。彼天童女或作音樂、或歌或舞、或動其身，如阿修羅中廣說。又復化作八億善調馬王，種種莊嚴而乘其上。復以種種天諸供具而散佛上。復有八億諸天音樂，在虛空中自然而作。復於八億寶車之上，一一各有一化天女，彼八億天女或歌或舞、或作音樂、或動其身，如修羅中廣說。彼伊羅龍王頭中所化天女悉作音樂，如阿修羅供養中廣說。爾時八億天女悉供養佛。
At that time, there were also eight billion Trāyastriṃśa devas, with Śakra as their leader. Upon seeing the asuras, garuḍas, nāga maidens, nāga kings, kumbhāṇḍas, gandharvas, yakṣas, kinnaras, and ākāśa devas, up to the Four Heavenly Kings, making offerings to the Tathāgata and hearing the predictions, they all became immensely joyful and exuberant, developing deep faith and delight in the Buddha's Dharma.
After developing this deep faith and delight, Śakra and the Trāyastriṃśa devas aroused courageous hearts to make offerings to the Tathāgata. They immediately manifested eight billion seven-jeweled pavilions, adorned with various colors, exquisitely beautiful and rare. They were all draped with necklaces of red pearls, lapis lazuli, mixed jewels, and fiery pearl jewels.
Each pavilion had a hundred levels of ornate gateways, and within each level, there were four small pavilions, decorated with windows, lion thrones, banners, canopies, jeweled bells, and nets. There were celestial maidens of supreme beauty attending to the pavilions and lion thrones, playing heavenly music.
They also manifested eight billion well-trained horse-drawn chariots, adorned with celestial ornaments such as jeweled banners, flags, canopies, and various musical instruments. Throughout the great city of Kapilavastu, covering an area of sixty yojanas, they scattered mandāra flowers, mahāmandāra flowers, mañjūṣaka flowers, mahāmañjūṣaka flowers, kākārava flowers, mahākākārava flowers, pāruṣaka flowers, and mahāpāruṣaka flowers, covering the ground up to people's knees.
Then Śakra further manifested eight billion Airāvaṇa elephants, each with eight billion heads. Each elephant head had six tusks, and on each tusk were seven flower ponds. In each pond were seven lotus flowers, each lotus having a thousand petals. On each petal were seven celestial maidens, each with seven attendants, all adorned in various ways. These elephants and jeweled chariots were placed between the pavilions to make offerings to the Tathāgata.
From the celestial pavilions rained down celestial sandalwood powder, celestial aloewood powder, and celestial pure gold powder. It also rained down celestial mandāra flowers, mahāmandāra flowers, mañjūṣaka flowers, mahāmañjūṣaka flowers, pāruṣaka flowers, mahāpāruṣaka flowers, kākārava flowers, mahākākārava flowers, golden flowers, silver flowers, lapis lazuli flowers, and various multicolored pāṭalī flowers. All these marvelous jeweled flowers were manifested and scattered over the Buddha.
The celestial maidens either played music, sang, danced, or moved their bodies, as extensively described in the asura section. They also manifested eight billion well-trained horse kings, adorned in various ways and mounted upon. Again, they scattered various celestial offerings over the Buddha.
There were also eight billion celestial musical instruments playing naturally in the sky. On each of the eight billion jeweled chariots was a manifested celestial maiden. These eight billion celestial maidens either sang, danced, played music, or moved their bodies, as extensively described in the asura section. The celestial maidens manifested from the heads of the Airāvaṇa elephant kings all played music, as extensively described in the asura offerings section. At that time, all eight billion celestial maidens made offerings to the Buddha.
爾時彼八億天作如是念：「是化天女供養如來，一切諸法亦復如是，如佛所說。」彼知一切法如幻化已，於諸法中無有疑網。彼諸法中得無疑已，遶佛三匝，頂禮佛足，却住一面。彼於諸法知如幻已，亦知自身同於幻化，知彼供養及以如來亦同於幻，佛所說法亦復如是。於諸幻法得無疑已，即以偈頌而讚佛言：
At that time, those eight billion devas thought: "These manifested celestial maidens making offerings to the Tathagata, all dharmas are also like this, as the Buddha has said." Having realized that all dharmas are like illusions, they had no doubts about any dharmas. Having become free of doubts about all dharmas, they circumambulated the Buddha three times, bowed their heads to the Buddha's feet, and stood to one side. Having understood that all dharmas are like illusions, they also knew their own bodies were like illusions, and knew that the offerings and the Tathagata were also like illusions, and the Dharma spoken by the Buddha was also like this. Having become free of doubts about all illusory dharmas, they praised the Buddha with these verses:
此諸化人設供養， 一切諸人亦復然， 帝釋天等及諸法， 一切悉皆如幻化。
These manifested beings make offerings, All people are likewise, Indra and other gods, and all dharmas, Are all like illusions.
如來導師亦如幻， 聲聞眾從法化生， 於佛所說悉無疑， 能解如來所說記。
The Tathagata, the teacher, is also like an illusion, The assembly of disciples is born from the Dharma, They have no doubt about what the Buddha has said, And can understand the Buddha's predictions.
如來世尊所說法， 愚癡凡夫不能了， 如來所說諸法等， 一切悉皆猶如幻。
The Dharma spoken by the World-Honored One, Foolish ordinary people cannot understand, All the dharmas spoken by the Tathagata, Are all like illusions.
若諸學人及無學， 佛弟子眾調伏者， 此等亦復如幻化， 我於此法得無疑。
Whether learners or those beyond learning, The disciplined disciples of the Buddha, These too are like illusions, I have no doubt about this teaching.
世尊若人樂寂默， 獨一無惱如騏驎， 此等一切悉同幻， 我於此法亦無疑。
World-Honored One, those who delight in silence, Alone and untroubled like the unicorn, All of these are also like illusions, I have no doubt about this teaching either.
若行佛行菩薩行， 利益眾生不放逸， 彼是菩薩如來子， 一切悉皆如幻化。
Those who practice the Buddha's and Bodhisattva's path, Benefiting beings without negligence, These are Bodhisattvas, children of the Tathagata, All are like illusions.
善逝導師自然智， 十力大悲智無量， 智慧自在世間最， 彼佛如是亦如幻。
The Well-Gone One, the teacher with natural wisdom, With ten powers, great compassion, and immeasurable wisdom, Supreme in wisdom and self-mastery in the world, This Buddha is also like an illusion.
如佛世尊所說法， 清涼寂靜無所依， 得涅槃法及涅槃， 彼等亦復猶如幻。
As the World-Honored One has taught the Dharma, Cool, tranquil, and without dependence, The attainment of nirvana and nirvana itself, These too are like illusions.
善逝如法無所有， 一切猶如幻化性， 於此佛法及智慧， 我等於中悉無疑。
The Well-Gone One's Dharma has no real existence, All is of the nature of illusion, Regarding this Buddha-Dharma and wisdom, We have no doubts at all.
我等常願得如佛， 見一切法亦如幻， 我等行此佛境界， 願得成佛無有疑。」
We always wish to be like the Buddha, Seeing all dharmas as illusions, We practice in this Buddha-realm, Wishing to attain Buddhahood without doubt.
爾時世尊知八億三十三天深心信樂已，即便微笑。爾時慧命馬勝即以偈頌請問佛言：
At that time, the World-Honored One, knowing that the eight hundred million gods of the Thirty-Three Heavens had developed deep faith and joy, displayed a smile. Then the Venerable Horse-Victory (Aśvajit) asked the Buddha in verse:
名稱無比具諸德， 如來現笑非無因。 如來今日為何笑？ 唯願為說除我疑。
With unparalleled renown and all virtues, The Tathagata's smile is not without cause. Why does the Tathagata smile today? I beg you to explain and remove my doubts.
眾見如來現微笑， 見已眾皆懷猶豫， 唯願除彼眾疑惑， 令眾勿懷諸疑網。
The assembly sees the Tathagata's gentle smile, And upon seeing it, all are filled with uncertainty. I pray you remove their doubts, Let the assembly not harbor any web of doubts.
彼諸天眾皆欣喜， 讚歎如來及供養， 如來現笑今為誰？ 願佛為說令眾喜。
All those heavenly beings are joyful, Praising and making offerings to the Tathagata. For whom does the Tathagata smile today? May the Buddha explain and bring joy to the assembly.
諸德清淨猶如月， 應供養者願為說， 如來所說彼若聞， 此等欣喜得成佛。
All virtues pure as the moon, Worthy of offerings, please explain. If they hear what the Tathagata says, They will rejoice and attain Buddhahood.
如此諸天大眾等， 知一切法猶如幻， 諸天修學無障礙， 唯願十力說此事。
These great assemblies of devas and others, Know all dharmas are like illusions. The devas practice without obstruction, I pray the One of Ten Powers explain this matter.
一切大眾若除疑， 以欣喜心修菩提， 起增上欲不下劣， 眾聞即發勇猛心。」
If all in the great assembly remove their doubts, With joyful hearts they will cultivate bodhi, Arousing superior aspiration, not inferior, The assembly, upon hearing, will develop courageous minds.
爾時世尊以偈頌答馬勝言：
At that time, the World-Honored One answered Venerable Aśvajit in verse:
馬勝汝今問如來， 善合時機大利益， 佛知天眾欣喜已， 我現笑緣今當說。
Aśvajit, you now ask the Tathagata, Well-timed and of great benefit, The Buddha, knowing the delight of the heavenly hosts, I will now explain the reason for my smile.
汝為天眾問笑因， 今大利益諸眾生， 我今為汝說笑因， 以清淨心善諦聽。
You ask on behalf of the heavenly hosts the cause of the smile, Now greatly benefiting all beings, I will now explain to you the reason for the smile, Listen well with a pure mind.
如是諸天大眾等， 知一切法猶如幻， 無量無礙智見慧， 當來離闇得作佛。
These great assemblies of devas and others, Know all dharmas are like illusions, With boundless unobstructed wisdom and insight, In the future they will be free from darkness and become Buddhas.
過去流轉生死中， 曾供諸佛如恒沙， 於彼佛所數修習， 一切諸法猶如幻。
In past cycles of birth and death, They made offerings to Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, At the place of those Buddhas they repeatedly practiced, [Knowing] all dharmas are like illusions.
今復於我設勝供， 亦知諸法同幻化， 此於佛法深信樂， 當來之世必成佛。
Now again they make supreme offerings to me, Also knowing all dharmas are like illusions, With deep faith and joy in the Buddha's Dharma, In future worlds they will certainly become Buddhas.
於此佛法所作福， 無有失壞及障礙， 天眾於我供養已， 復知諸法猶如幻。
The merits they have created in this Buddha-Dharma, Will not be lost or obstructed, The heavenly hosts, having made offerings to me, Again know all dharmas are like illusions.
當來世近住劫中， 得成最勝說中勝， 彼勝福者皆同號， 名因陀羅幢王佛。
In a near future kalpa, They will become supreme among speakers, Those of supreme merit will all share the same title, Named "Indra Banner King Buddha".
彼佛宣說如幻法， 度脫無量億眾生， 是故汝等捨放逸， 修一切法應如幻。
Those Buddhas will expound the dharma of illusion, Liberating countless billions of beings, Therefore, you should abandon negligence, And cultivate all dharmas as illusions.
是不逸者我所化， 為滿菩提分法故， 精進由如救頭然， 速求寂滅勝菩提。」
Those who are not negligent are my disciples, For the sake of fulfilling the factors of enlightenment, Diligently practicing as if saving one's head from burning, Swiftly seeking the supreme bodhi of quiescence.