佛剎功德莊嚴品第二
爾時舍利弗白佛言：「世尊！如佛已說不動如來修菩薩行時所有功德。復願世尊開示廣說不動如來見今剎土功德嚴勝。何以故？使諸補特伽羅行菩薩乘者，聞彼功德生愛樂心，欲見彼佛禮拜供養。住聲聞地補特伽羅證無學者，聞彼剎土功德莊嚴，亦希瞻禮供養奉事。」
At that time, Śāriputra said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! As the Buddha has explained the merits of Tathāgata Akṣobhya when he practiced the bodhisattva path, I now wish the World-Honored One would further explain in detail the excellent merits adorning his present buddha-field. Why? So that those pudgalas following the bodhisattva vehicle, hearing these merits, will generate hearts of joy and desire to see that Buddha and make offerings. And so that pudgalas dwelling on the śrāvaka ground who have attained the state of no more learning, hearing of the adorning merits of that buddha-field, will also wish to behold and make offerings to him."
佛告舍利弗：「善哉善哉！汝今乃能問如是義。諦聽諦聽，善思念之，今當為汝分別解說。」
The Buddha told Śāriputra: "Excellent, excellent! You are now able to ask about this meaning. Listen carefully, listen carefully, contemplate it well, and I shall explain it in detail for you."
舍利弗言：「唯然世尊！願樂欲聞。」
Śāriputra said: "Yes, World-Honored One! I wish to hear it."
佛告舍利弗：「彼不動如來、應、正等覺證一切智時，放大光明普照三千大千世界，是時大地六種震動。彼世界中所有眾生，知不動如來證無上覺，經七晝夜無有食想、無飢渴想，亦無疲倦宴處睡眠之想，唯有安樂歡喜愛樂善心。而於彼時，世界之中所有眾生及欲界天，無有婬欲。何以故？由彼如來本願力故，彼諸眾生現世攝受此諸功德。舍利弗！不動如來、應、正等覺證一切智時，彼世界中所有眾生皆至誠合掌向不動如來，由渴仰如來故，能於現世攝受如是無量功德。
The Buddha told Śāriputra, "When Tathāgata Akṣobhya, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One attained all-knowing wisdom, he emitted a great light illuminating the three thousand great thousand world-system, and at that time the earth shook in six ways. All beings in that world knew that Tathāgata Akṣobhya had attained supreme enlightenment, and for seven days and nights they had no thought of food, no feeling of hunger or thirst, and no thought of fatigue, rest or sleep - they had only peace, joy, delight and wholesome minds. At that time, all beings in that world and the devas of the desire realm were free from sexual desire. Why? Through the power of that Tathāgata's original vows, those beings received these merits in their present lives. Śāriputra! When Tathāgata Akṣobhya, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One attained all-knowing wisdom, all beings in that world joined their palms with utmost sincerity toward Tathāgata Akṣobhya, and through their yearning for the Tathāgata, they were able to receive such immeasurable merits in their present lives.
「復次舍利弗！彼佛世界功德莊嚴，無量佛國悉無與等。舍利弗！由彼如來修菩薩行時發斯弘誓願，此佛剎殊勝莊嚴，如我於今本願成就。舍利弗！彼不動如來、應、正等覺證無上菩提時，於其剎那或須臾頃，三千世界所有眾生，若有天眼若無天眼，彼皆得見不動如來。舍利弗！此亦如來本願成就，令諸有情獲此功德。
Furthermore, Śāriputra! The merits adorning that Buddha's world are unequaled by countless buddha-fields. Śāriputra! Because when that Tathāgata practiced the bodhisattva path he made such great vows, this buddha-field is supremely adorned, as my original vows are now fulfilled. Śāriputra! When Tathāgata Akṣobhya, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One attained supreme bodhi, in that moment and instant, all beings in the three thousand worlds, whether they had the divine eye or not, were able to see Tathāgata Akṣobhya. Śāriputra! This too was the fulfillment of the Tathāgata's original vows, enabling all beings to attain this merit.
「復次舍利弗！不動如來坐菩提道場證無上覺時，天魔波旬不生障礙之想。復有無數百千諸天，以諸香花及天伎樂供養如來，各持細末栴檀而散佛上；是諸香末及彼花鬘，於虛空中合而成蓋。舍利弗！此皆不動如來本願之力，今得成滿。
"Furthermore, Śāriputra! When Tathāgata Akṣobhya sat at the site of enlightenment and attained supreme awakening, Māra Pāpīyan caused no thoughts of obstruction. Countless hundreds of thousands of devas made offerings to the Tathāgata with various flowers, incense, and celestial music, each scattering fine sandalwood powder over the Buddha; these fragrant powders and flower garlands combined in the sky to form a canopy. Śāriputra! This was all the fulfillment of Tathāgata Akṣobhya's original vow power.
「復次舍利弗！彼佛得菩提時，大光普遍三千世界，日月諸天光悉不現。此亦不動如來昔願圓滿，今獲斯瑞。」
“Furthermore, Śāriputra! When that Buddha attained bodhi, his great light pervaded the three thousand worlds, and the light of the sun, moon, and devas all disappeared. This too was the fulfillment of Tathāgata Akṣobhya's past vows, now manifesting as this auspicious sign."
時舍利弗白佛言：「世尊！彼不動如來昔行菩薩道，誠有廣大精進甲冑，能發如是弘誓之心。」
Then Śāriputra said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! When Tathāgata Akṣobhya practiced the bodhisattva path in the past, he truly had vast armor of vīrya, able to generate such great vows."
「由彼往修菩薩行願，能令無數百千眾生殖諸善本於無上菩提，又以善根迴向阿耨多羅三藐三菩提清淨佛剎，如是如是迴向願力悉皆圓滿。
"Through his past cultivation of bodhisattva practices and vows, he was able to cause countless hundreds of thousands of beings to plant roots of goodness toward supreme bodhi, and also to transfer these roots of goodness toward anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi and a pure buddha-field, and all such powers of transference and vows were completely fulfilled.
「復次舍利弗！彼佛剎中有菩提樹，成以七寶，高一由旬，樹身周圍半拘盧舍，條葉垂蔭周一由旬，下有基陛周四由旬，佛坐其上證菩提道。道樹四邊有多羅樹及蘇漫那樹周遍行列，微風吹動出和雅音，世間音樂所不能及。
“Furthermore, Śāriputra! In that buddha-field there is a bodhi tree made of seven precious substances, one yojana in height, with a trunk half a krośa in circumference, its branches and leaves providing shade for one yojana around, with a base platform four yojanas in circumference, upon which the Buddha sat to attain the path of bodhi. Around the bodhi tree are rows of tāla trees and sumana trees, which when stirred by gentle breezes produce elegant sounds surpassing any worldly music.
「復次舍利弗！彼佛剎中無三惡趣。何等為三？所謂地獄、畜生、剡魔王界。一切眾生成就十善，地平如掌而作金色，無有溝坑荊棘瓦礫，其地柔軟如兜羅綿，足所履時其地即下，隨舉其足還復如初。舍利弗！彼佛剎中無三種病。云何為三？謂風、黃、痰所起之病。舍利弗！彼佛土中一切有情無虛妄語，亦無醜陋，身無臭穢，於貪瞋癡皆悉微薄，亦無牢獄囚繫眾生。舍利弗！彼佛剎中無有外道異學之眾。所生諸樹常有華果，復有奇樹時號劫波，上出名衣皆備五色，光花鮮潔異氣芬芳，於一切時常無變易。譬如天花種種芬馥，彼衣香氣亦復如是，諸服用者身所出香與衣無異。譬如此界富樂之人，名衣自豐服用如意。舍利弗！彼土眾生所須飲食，如三十三天應念而至，無有便利穢惡不淨。舍利弗！彼國所居宮殿樓閣，皆以七寶而嚴飾之。於其四邊多諸池沼，八功德水受用隨心。園觀又多，悉皆清淨。諸眾生輩多以法樂而居。舍利弗！彼剎人倫無有嫉妬，一切女人超諸女寶，獲天功德此無能比，假令況之，百分不及一、千分不及一、百千分不及一、百千俱胝那由他算數譬喻乃至鄔波尼殺曇分亦不及一。舍利弗！彼剎諸人隨其業報感諸床座，皆七寶成嚴麗具足，其所偃息以兜羅綿枕。此皆由不動如來往昔願力，成就如是種種嚴好。舍利弗！彼剎諸人所資飲食，色香味等不異諸天。譬如欝單越人無別王者，彼妙喜國亦復如是，唯有不動如來以為法主。又如三十三天奉事帝釋，彼諸人等咸事如來。舍利弗！汝應知彼不動佛剎功德莊嚴。舍利弗！彼土眾生心無放逸。何以故？亦由不動如來本願力故。」
"Furthermore, Śāriputra! In that buddha-field there are no three evil destinies. What are the three? Namely hell, animal realm, and the realm of King Yama. All beings accomplish the ten good actions, the ground is level like a palm and golden in color, without ditches, thorns, or gravel. The ground is soft like cotton, sinking when stepped upon and returning to its original state when the foot is lifted. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field there are no three types of illness. What are the three? Illnesses arising from wind, bile, and phlegm.
Śāriputra! In that buddha land all beings speak no false words, have no ugliness, their bodies have no foul odors, their greed, anger, and delusion are all minimal, and there are no prisons confining beings. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field there are no crowds of non-Buddhist practitioners. The trees there always bear flowers and fruits, and there are wonderful trees called kalpa trees that produce fine garments of five colors, radiant and pure with extraordinary fragrance, never changing at any time. Just as heavenly flowers have various fragrances, so too do these garments' fragrances, and those who wear them emit the same fragrance as the garments. Just as wealthy people in this world have abundant fine clothes to wear as they wish.
Śāriputra! The food and drink needed by beings in that land appear according to their thoughts like in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, without any impure excrement. Śāriputra! The palaces and pavilions where they dwell are all adorned with the seven precious substances. On all four sides are many ponds with the water of eight merits to be used as desired. There are also many pure gardens and groves. All beings dwell in the joy of Dharma.
Śāriputra! The people of that land have no jealousy, and all women surpass celestial jewel-women, attaining divine merits beyond compare - not worth one hundredth, not one thousandth, not one hundred thousandth, not even one hundred thousand koṭi nayuta parts, up to not even one upaniṣad part. Śāriputra! According to their karma, the people there have seats made of the seven precious substances, complete with magnificent adornments, and they rest on cotton pillows. All these excellent adornments are accomplished through Tathāgata Akṣobhya's past vow power.
Śāriputra! The food and drink of the people there have colors, fragrances and tastes no different from those of the devas. Just as the people of Uttarakuru have no separate king, so too in that Land of Wonderful Joy, there is only Tathāgata Akṣobhya as the Dharma Lord. And just as the Thirty-Three Devas serve Śakra, those people all serve the Tathāgata. Śāriputra! You should know of these merit adornments of Akṣobhya's buddha-field. Śāriputra! The beings of that land have minds free from heedlessness. Why? This too is due to the power of Tathāgata Akṣobhya's original vows.
時一比丘聞佛讚揚不動如來佛剎功德，心生貪著，而白佛言：「世尊！我今願生不動佛剎。」
At that time, a bhikṣu heard the Buddha praising the merits of Tathāgata Akṣobhya's buddha-field and gave rise to attachment, saying to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! I now wish to be born in Akṣobhya's buddha-field."
佛告比丘：「汝之愚迷豈得生彼。何以故？不以愛著之心而得往生，唯有殖諸善本、修諸梵行得生彼故。
The Buddha told the bhikṣu, "How could one as deluded as you be born there? Why? One cannot be reborn there through a mind of attachment; only by planting roots of goodness and cultivating pure conduct can one be born there.
「復次舍利弗！彼土眾生隨其所樂，有清淨池應念而見，八功德水充滿其中，飲漱洗沐皆適人意；有不樂者即便不見。舍利弗！彼佛剎中香風和暢悅可眾心，而彼香風為諸天人作諸香事；曲從人心，有至不至。舍利弗！此皆不動如來本願力故功德莊嚴。
“Furthermore, Śāriputra! According to their desires, the beings of that land see pure pools appear in response to their thoughts, filled with water of eight merits, suitable for drinking, rinsing, washing, and bathing as they wish; those who do not desire them do not see them. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field fragrant breezes blow gently, delighting everyone's hearts, and these fragrant winds serve various aromatic purposes for devas and humans; following people's minds, they come and go. Śāriputra! These merit adornments are all due to Tathāgata Akṣobhya's original vow power.
「復次舍利弗！彼佛剎中女人衣服及莊嚴具，從樹而生隨意受用。彼國女人無女過失，不如此界諸女等心多嫉妬兩舌惡口。又彼懷孕之時至於誕育，母子安適亦無穢污。何以故？此皆不動如來本願力故。舍利弗！彼佛剎中有如是等安隱快樂。舍利弗！彼不動如來、應、正等覺佛剎土中，無有市易商賈，亦無田業農作，常得快樂。舍利弗！彼佛剎中歌詠遊戲，無有婬欲相應，彼諸人等唯受法樂。舍利弗！彼佛剎中所有蘇漫那樹及多羅樹而為行列，微風吹動出和雅音，假使天人音樂不如彼樹。舍利弗！若菩薩摩訶薩欲攝佛土者，應當攝受如是功德，及淨修佛國，如不動如來行菩薩行攝受佛剎功德莊嚴。舍利弗！彼佛土中無諸黑闇，雖有日月不現暉光。何以故？不動如來常有光明普照佛剎故。舍利弗！譬如高大樓閣密閉戶牖，以摩尼寶置於室中，其內有情雖經晝夜常覩光耀。彼佛剎中諸眾生類，見如來光亦復如是。舍利弗！大樓閣者，彼方妙喜世界。摩尼寶者，此喻不動如來。摩尼寶光者，喻佛光明。閣中有情，譬妙國土諸群生等。舍利弗！不動如來隨所行住，有千葉蓮花自然承足，是華金色世無可喻。舍利弗！此亦不動如來應正等覺殊勝力之所成就。」
"Furthermore, Śāriputra! In that buddha-field, women's clothes and ornaments grow from trees and can be used as desired. The women of that land are free from feminine faults, unlike the women of this world who tend toward jealousy, divisive speech, and harsh words. Moreover, during pregnancy and childbirth, both mother and child are comfortable and free from impurities. Why? This is all due to Tathāgata Akṣobhya's original vow power. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field there is such peace and happiness.
Śāriputra! In the buddha-field of Tathāgata Akṣobhya, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One, there is no buying, selling, or trade, no farming or agriculture, yet they constantly experience happiness. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field, their songs and recreation are not associated with desire; those people experience only the joy of Dharma. Śāriputra! In that buddha-field, there are rows of sumana trees and tāla trees which, when stirred by gentle breezes, produce elegant sounds that even celestial music cannot match.
Śāriputra! If a bodhisattva-mahāsattva wishes to embrace a buddha land, they should embrace such merits and purely cultivate a buddha country, just as Tathāgata Akṣobhya practiced the bodhisattva path and embraced the merit adornments of his buddha-field. Śāriputra! In that buddha land there is no darkness, and although there are sun and moon, they do not display their light. Why? Because Tathāgata Akṣobhya's constant light illuminates the entire buddha-field.
Śāriputra! It is like a tall pavilion with closed doors and windows, with a maṇi jewel placed inside the room - the beings inside constantly see its radiance day and night. Similarly, the beings in that buddha-field see the Tathāgata's light. Śāriputra! The great pavilion represents the Land of Wonderful Joy in that direction. The maṇi jewel represents Tathāgata Akṣobhya. The jewel's light represents the Buddha's light. The beings in the pavilion represent all the beings in that wonderful land.
Śāriputra! Wherever Tathāgata Akṣobhya goes or stays, thousand-petaled lotus flowers naturally appear beneath his feet, golden in color and incomparable in this world. Śāriputra! This too is accomplished through the supreme power of Tathāgata Akṣobhya, Arhat, Perfectly Enlightened One.
時舍利弗復白佛言：「世尊！彼不動如來若入室中，金色蓮花為承足不？」
Then Śāriputra again said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One! When Tathāgata Akṣobhya enters a room, do golden lotus flowers appear beneath his feet?"
佛告舍利弗言：「斯事微淺，何勤致問？彼佛世尊若入村坊舍宅，其千葉華即隨而現。若有善男子善女人作如是念：『若如來降尊入此室者，足下蓮花應聚一處。』隨其所念花則為聚。若復有人願花住空，即如彼念在空中住。由彼如來威神力故。舍利弗！彼承足蓮華與諸人等為塔供養。舍利弗！彼佛世尊為演法故，遍遊三千大千世界，隨所行處其花即現。又復如來隨所化現他方剎土，其金色花亦現於彼。以佛威力故，三千大千世界皆以金色千葉蓮花莊嚴其土。
The Buddha told Śāriputra, "This is a minor matter, why do you ask so earnestly? When that World-Honored One enters villages or dwellings, thousand-petaled flowers appear wherever he goes. If good men or good women think, 'When the Tathāgata enters this room, the lotus flowers beneath his feet should gather in one place,' the flowers gather according to their thoughts. If others wish the flowers to remain in the air, they stay suspended according to their wishes. This is due to that Tathāgata's spiritual power. Śāriputra! These lotus flowers that appear beneath his feet serve as stupas for people to make offerings to. Śāriputra! When that World-Honored One travels throughout the three thousand great thousand world-system to teach the Dharma, these flowers appear wherever he goes. Moreover, when the Tathāgata manifests in other buddha-fields, these golden flowers appear there as well. Through the Buddha's power, the three thousand great thousand world-system is adorned with golden thousand-petaled lotus flowers."