10. Entry into the City

「童子！以是義故，欲得成就堅固行菩薩應如是學。何以故？童子！堅固行菩薩得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提則為不難，何況此三昧也？」

"O Youth! For this reason, if you wish to achieve the firm conduct of a bodhisattva, you should train in this way. Why? O Youth! For a bodhisattva with firm conduct, attaining anuttarā-samyaksaṃbodhi is not difficult, let alone this Samādhi."

爾時，月光童子白佛言：

At that time, the youth Candraprabha addressed the Buddha, saying

「希有，世尊！如來、應、正遍知善能說此堅固之行，為入此三昧法善說、善建立一切菩薩所學，乃是一切如來行處，尚非聲聞、辟支佛地，何況外道？

"It is rare indeed, O Bhagavān! The Tathāgata, the Arhat, the Fully Awakened One, has skillfully expounded on firm conduct, explaining well the Dharma teaching of entering this Samādhi, and has established how all bodhisattvas should train. This is indeed the practice of all tathāgatas, not within the realm of the śrāvakas or pratyekabuddhas, let alone those of other paths.

「世尊！我今當住是堅固行。何以故？我欲如佛所學我今欲學、我欲知彼阿耨多羅三藐三菩提故、我欲破壞於魔波旬及其眷屬、我欲脫一切眾生苦。唯願如來及比丘僧并諸眷屬明受我請，為悲愍我故。」

"O Bhagavān! I shall now abide in this firm conduct. Why? Because I wish to train just as the Buddha has trained, I now wish to train; I wish to understand that anuttarā-samyaksaṃbodhi, I wish to defeat Māra Pāpīyas and his retinue, and I wish to liberate all sentient beings from suffering. I humbly request the Tathāgata, along with his retinue of the bhikṣu saṅgha, to graciously accept my invitation for tomorrow's meal out of compassion for me."

如來爾時及比丘僧默然許受月光童子明日請食，為護彼故。

The Tathāgata and the bhikṣu saṅgha then silently accepted the youth Candraprabha's invitation for the meal on the following day, in order to protect him.

爾時月光童子既蒙如來許受供已，歡喜踊躍，深自慶幸，即從坐起，偏袒右臂，頂禮佛足，右遶三匝辭退而去。

At that time, the youth Candraprabha, having received the Tathāgata's acceptance of his offering, was filled with joy and delight. Deeply gratified, he rose from his seat, bore his right shoulder, made obeisance at the Buddha's feet, circumambulated him three times, and then respectfully departed.

爾時，月光童子向王舍城還至家中，到已即於其夜嚴辦種種無量無數勝味飲食。於王舍大城一切諸處悉懸繒綵、散種種花、竪幢幡蓋、燒眾名香、施諸帳幕，掃治街巷除却瓦礫，於四衢道灑令清淨，散栴檀末、雜寶遍布，復散種種花、種種寶花，間錯其地猶如彩畫。又以無量種種莊嚴彫飾城巷，其城一切周遍已——有優鉢羅花、拘物陀花、鉢頭摩花、分陀利花——於其家內純以牛頭栴檀用塗其宅，以種種莊嚴張諸寶帳，為佛、世尊設上味食。

Then, the youth Candraprabha returned to Rājagṛha and reached his home. That night, he meticulously prepared a variety of countless exquisite foods and drinks. Throughout the great city of Rājagṛha, he hung silk banners and scattered various flowers. He set up banners, flags, and canopies, burned many kinds of incense, and set up numerous tents. He swept and cleaned the streets, removed debris, and purified the crossroads by sprinkling them with sandalwood powder and various precious gems. He scattered numerous and precious flowers, decorating the ground like a painted canvas. He adorned and decorated the city and streets with countless adornments. The entire city was decorated with utpala [blue] lotus flowers, kumuda [red] lotus flowers, padma [white] lotus flowers, and puṇḍarīka [pure white] lotus flowers. Inside his home, he used only the best sandalwood paste to anoint his dwelling, decorated it with various adornments, and hung precious canopies, preparing the finest food for the Buddha, the Bhagavān.

是時，童子作如是等莊嚴城郭、街巷、舍宅，辦諸供具，一夜之中悉備足已。至明清旦，與八十那由他菩薩，阿逸多菩薩以為上首，其名曰：觀世音菩薩、大勢至菩薩、香象菩薩、寶幢菩薩、難勝菩薩、文殊師利童子菩薩、勇健軍菩薩、妙臂菩薩、寶花菩薩、不虛現菩薩，如是等菩薩摩訶薩於餘菩薩而為上首。與如是等大菩薩眾前後圍遶，出王舍大城往如來所，更整衣服，頭面作禮，右遶三匝白佛言：

At that time, the youth so adorned the city, streets, and his home, and prepared the offerings, completing everything within a single night. At dawn, accompanied by eighty nayutas of bodhisattvas, headed by the bodhisattva Ajita (i.e. Maitreya), including those such as: Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva, Gandhahastin Bodhisattva, Ratnaketu Bodhisattva, Durabhisambhava Bodhisattva, Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta Bodhisattva, Vīrasena Bodhisattva, Subhāhu Bodhisattva, Ratnakusuma Bodhisattva, and Amoghadarśin Bodhisattva, among bodhisattva mahāsattvas as the leaders; these great bodhisattvas, surrounding [the youth], left the great city of Rājagṛha to go to the Tathāgata. They tidied their robes, made obeisance with their heads, and circumambulated him to the right three times. Then [the youth] addressed the Buddha, saying:

「世尊！食時既至，所設已辦，願垂臨顧入王舍城，至我室內哀受我供。」

"O Bhagavān! The time for the meal has arrived, and all preparations are complete. We humbly request you to kindly come to Rājagṛha and graciously accept my offering in my home."

爾時，世尊於中前時著衣持鉢，與大比丘滿百千人，菩薩摩訶薩無量百千億那由他——天、龍、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿修羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽等無量百千而設供養，恭敬讚歎佛大威力、佛大神足、佛大變現、佛大威儀，放百千萬億那由他光、作百千種伎樂、雨種種天花——為受月光童子供故入王舍城。

At that time, the Bhagavān, at the appropriate time, donned his robe and took his bowl. Accompanied by a hundred thousand great bhikṣus, and innumerable hundreds of thousands of nayutas of bodhisattva mahāsattvas, devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, and mahoragas, who all respectfully made offerings, praised the Buddha's great power, his great supernormal abilities, his great transformations, and his great deportment. They emitted hundreds of thousands of nayutas of light rays, performed hundreds of thousands of kinds of music, and rained various heavenly flowers as they entered Rājagṛha to accept the youth Candraprabha's offering.

佛以久集無量善根，以右千輻輪足躡城門閫，時現種種神變未曾有事：

The Buddha, having accumulated countless wholesome roots over a long period, placed his right foot with a thousand-spoked wheel mark on the threshold of the city gate. At that moment, unprecedented miraculous manifestations appeared:

「諸佛、如來若入城時，法皆如是現其神變。汝今善聽，當為汝說佛入城時所有神德。」

"When the buddhas, the tathāgatas, enter a city, it is the Dharma that all such miraculous manifestations occur. Now, listen carefully, and I will describe the divine virtues that appear when a buddha enters a city."

說偈頌曰：

He then spoke a gātha, saying:

「大仙入王城，  

輪足躡門閫，

威力動大地，  

眾生咸歡喜。

"When the Great Sage enters the royal city,
With his wheel-marked foot treading on the threshold,
His powerful presence shakes the great earth,
All sentient beings are filled with joy.

諸乏飲食者，  

遠離飢渴患，

其身皆飽滿， 

由佛履閫故；

Those lacking food and drink,

Are freed from the suffering of hunger and thirst,

Their bodies become fully nourished,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

聾、盲、瘖瘂輩、  

貧窮、薄福等，

諸根悉全具，  

由佛履閫故；

The deaf, blind, mute,

The poor and those of little merit,

All their faculties become whole,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

閻羅界餓鬼，  

食膿、唾、屎、尿，

悉得天味食， 

由佛履閫故；

The hungry ghosts in Yama’s realm,

Who eat pus, spit, faeces, and urine,

All receive celestial-tasting food,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

諸山及寶山， 

種種林、花、果，

曲躬悉迴向， 

由佛履閫故；

All mountains and jewel mountains,

With various forests, flowers, and fruits,

All bow and bend towards him,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

大海城邑聚， 

地皆六種動，

不逼惱眾生， 

由佛履閫故。

Great seas, cities, and towns,

The ground all shakes in six ways,

Yet does not harm any sentient being,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold."

人、天、鳩槃等， 

歡喜住空中，

為佛持寶蓋，  

發大菩提心；

Humans, devas, and gandharvas,

Joyfully dwelling in the sky,

Holding precious canopies for the Buddha,

They arouse the great bodhicitta.

諸音樂不擊，  

自然出妙聲，

眾人皆歡喜，  

由佛履閫故。

Various musical instruments, without being played,

Naturally emit wondrous sounds,

Everyone is filled with joy,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

百千萬億樹， 

向佛具花果，

無量天住空，  

所設非人供；

Hundreds of thousands of millions of trees,

Towards the Buddha, adorned with flowers and fruits,

Innumerable devas dwell in the sky,

Offering things not of humans.

百千諸牛王、  

獸王師子吼，

象、馬悉歸禮，  

由佛履閫故。

Hundreds of thousands of great ox kings,

Beast kings roaring like lions,

Elephants and horses all bow in reverence,

Due to the Buddha's tread on the threshold.

國中諸大王， 

見十力世尊，

導師勝妙色， 

歡喜而頂禮。

The great kings in the land,

Seeing the Ten-Powered Bhagavān,

The guide with supreme and wondrous form,

Joyfully bow at his feet.

餘人心喜讚，  

或散諸妙花，

合十指爪掌，  

稱佛為大悲。

Other people, with joyful hearts, praise him,

Or scatter various wondrous flowers,

Joining their ten fingers in reverence,

They call the Buddha the Great Compassionate One.

或散諸瓔珞、  

金鎖、𤦲臂印、

或散師子條，  

發大菩提心。

Some scatter various ornaments,

Golden chains, and bracelets,

Some scatter lion banners,

Arousing the great bodhi mind.

女人奉金鬘、 

又女散面花、

或解金瓔珞、  

乳面手嚴具、

Women offer golden garlands,

Other women scatter face flowers,

Some unfasten golden ornaments,

Ornaments for the face, hands, and arms.

或有散金花、 

及諸嚴身具，

雖捨無一心， 

悕求諸佛道。

Some scatter golden flowers,

And various adornments for the body,

Although they give without a single mind,

They aspire to the Buddha's path.

城人布妙衣、  

或復散頂珠、

及散眾寶網，  

佛至城門故。

The city's people offer wondrous clothes,

Or scatter head jewels,

And scatter various precious nets,

Because the Buddha has arrived at the city gate.

若人病苦逼，  

種種憂箭射，

一切咸具樂， 

導師威德故。

If people are afflicted by illness and suffering,

Pierced by various arrows of sorrow,

All of them attain joy,

Due to the authoritative power of the Guide.

拘翅羅、鸚鵡、  

孔雀、頻伽等，

諸鳥住空中， 

出和雅妙音。

Kokilas, parrots,

Peacocks, and kalaviṅkas,

Various birds dwell in the sky,

Emitting harmonious and wondrous sounds.

眾鳥心歡喜，  

出是妙音時，

能滅修行者，  

貪、瞋、癡煩惱。

The hearts of all birds are joyful,

When they emit these wondrous sounds,

They can eliminate the defilements

Of greed, hatred, and delusion in practitioners.

無量億眾生，  

聞聲得順忍，

為聖授彼記， 

未來咸作佛。

Innumerable sentient beings,

Upon hearing these sounds, attain the patient acceptance of the non-arising of dharmas,

The āryās predict for them,

That in the future they shall all become Buddhas.

見佛十力身，  

眾生樂佛智：

『我云何得此，  

佛知欲授記？』

Seeing the body of the Ten-Powered One,

Sentient beings delight in the Buddha's wisdom:

'How can we attain this,

For the Buddha knows our desires and grants predictions?'

佛一一毛孔，  

放百千種光，

遍照諸佛剎，  

普眼入城故。

From every single pore of the Buddha,

A hundred thousand kinds of light radiate,

Illuminating all Buddha realms,

The Buddha's all-seeing eye enters the city.

障蔽於日明、  

摩尼寶天火，

餘光悉不現， 

佛入城門故。

Obscuring the brightness of the sun,

The maṇi jewel and the celestial fire,

All other lights do not appear,

Because the Buddha has entered the city gate.

百千蓮花敷，  

出地千葉淨，

十力尊蹈上，  

與眾遊城巷。

Hundreds of thousands of lotuses bloom,

Pure with a thousand petals emerging from the earth,

The Venerable One of the Ten Powers treads upon them,

Wandering through the city streets with the assembly.

道路無穢污，  

純以香泥塗；

遍城燒妙香，  

馨流甚可樂；

The roads are free of impurities,

Entirely covered with fragrant mud;

Throughout the city, incense is burned,

Its scent spreads delightfully.

巷陌甚嚴麗，  

除去諸瓦礫，

十力功德故，  

具種種花香。

The streets and alleys are very splendid,

Cleared of all tiles and stones,

Due to the merit of the one with Ten Powers,

They are adorned with various flowers and fragrances.

百千惡夜叉，  

見佛金色身，

起大悲愍意，  

淨心歸牟尼。

Hundreds of thousands of evil yakṣas,

Seeing the Buddha's golden body,

Give rise to great compassion,

And with purified minds, take refuge in the Sage.

諸天宮悉空，  

皆共來觀佛，

在空雨眾花，  

佛入勝城時。

All the palaces of the devas are emptied,

They all come to see the Buddha,

In the sky, they rain down flowers,

When the Buddha enters the excellent city.

若人以散花， 

於人天師所，

佛上成花蓋，  

莊嚴身端好。

When people scatter flowers,

In honour of the Teacher of humans and devas,

Above the Buddha, a canopy of flowers forms,

Adorning his beautiful and noble body.

人、天、修羅等，  

覩佛十力尊，

心歡喜踊躍，  

未曾有厭足。

Humans, devas, asuras, and others,

Behold the Venerable One with Ten Powers,

Their hearts are filled with joy and delight,

Never wearying of this sight.

右有百千梵、  

左帝釋亦然，

無數天在空，  

恭敬三界尊。

On his right are hundreds of thousands of Brahmās,

And on his left, likewise, is Indra,

Countless devas in the sky,

Reverently honour the One revered by the three realms.

時佛現變已，  

開示勝妙法，

百千眾聞者，  

發大菩提心。

At that time, the Buddha, having manifested transformations,

Reveals the supreme and wondrous Dharma,

Hundreds of thousands of listeners,

Arouse the great bodhi mind.

相好花為身，  

猶滿虛空星，

佛處王御路，  

如淨空圓月。

The form adorned with auspicious marks,

Like the stars filling the sky,

The Buddha on the royal path,

Is like the full moon in a clear sky.

如淨摩尼寶，  

離垢無瑕穢，

十方放光明； 

佛照剎亦然。

Like a pure maṇi jewel,

Free from stains and blemishes,

Emitting light in all directions;

The Buddha illuminates the realms likewise.

諸天眾圍遶，  

人尊入王城，

足履地如畫，  

來入月光宅。

Surrounded by assemblies of devas,

The revered one enters the royal city,

His feet tread the ground as if it were a painting,

Entering the Moonlight Palace.

城郭悉莊嚴，  

百千億幢幡，

栴檀塗其地，  

散花而莊嚴。

The city is entirely adorned,

With hundreds of thousands of millions of banners,

The ground covered with sandalwood paste,

And scattered flowers for adornment.

佛在道行時， 

發廣悲愍心，

口出無量光， 

吐香而說法。

As the Buddha walks along the path,

He arouses a vast compassionate heart,

From his mouth, countless lights emerge,

Exhaling fragrance as he teaches the Dharma.

覩佛身生樂，  

得喜不思議：

『我等何時得，  

法王勝供養？』

Seeing the Buddha's body brings joy,

They attain inconceivable happiness:

'When shall we too receive,

The supreme offerings of the Dharma King?'

無量人發心：  

『我明亦請佛。

憐愍救濟者，  

久遠難值遇。』

Countless people arouse the aspiration:

'I too will invite the Buddha in the future.

The compassionate saviour,

Is difficult to encounter for a long time.'

或巷城却敵，  

勝妙自莊嚴，

辦具諸花瓔，  

散佛為菩提；

Some defend the city streets,

Adorning themselves supremely,

Preparing various flowers and ornaments,

They scatter them for the Buddha, as an offering for bodhi;

或勝瞻波鬘，  

婆師目多伽；

或復散繒綵，  

發勝純至心；

Some use superior garlands of Campaka,

Vārṣika, and Muktāgandha flowers;

Others scatter silk and coloured fabrics,

Arousing the supreme pure aspiration;

或在家心淨，  

勝衣自莊嚴，

以繒綵諸花，  

散大比丘眾，

Some householders, with purified minds,

Adorn themselves with fine clothes,

Scattering silk, coloured fabrics, and flowers,

For the great assembly of bhikṣus.

優鉢羅花等、  

復散妙金花、

種種摩尼寶、   

或散栴檀末。

They scatter utpala [blue] lotus flowers and other flowers,

And also beautiful golden flowers,

Various maṇi jewels,

Or scatter powdered sandalwood.

現諸希有事，  

 不可稱計數，

佛入城門時，  

 多人發道心。

Manifesting rare events,

Innumerable and beyond calculation,

When the Buddha enters the city gate,

Many people arouse the aspiration for the path.

無煩熱見諦、   

善現、善見天、

阿迦尼離欲，   

一切來觀佛；

The devas, free from troubles and heat,

The Sudṛśa, the Sudarśana,

The Akaniṣṭha desireless devas,

All come to see the Buddha;

密身及廣果，  

百那由他眾，

如摩尼光曜，   

悉來瞻仰尊；

The Guhyaka devas and the Bṛhatphala,

A hundred nayutas of them,

Resplendent like maṇi jewels,

All come to gaze upon the Venerable One;

淨天子無數、  

 及諸少淨天、

無量淨天子，  

悉來觀大仙；

Countless pure devas,

And various Śuddhāvāsa devas,

Innumerable pure devas,

All come to see the Great Sage;

其少光天子、   

及無量光天、

光音天子等，   

咸共來觀佛；

The Śuddhāvāsa devas,

And the Ābhāsvara devas,

The Ābhāśvara devas and others,

All come together to see the Buddha;

其梵輔天子、   

并及梵眾天、

定藏大梵等，   

皆來觀世尊；

The Brahmā devas and their attendants,

Including the Mahābrahmā devas,

And the Deva-Kāyikas,

All come to see the Bhagavān;

他化天歡喜、   

化樂天善心、

兜率炎摩眾、   

三十三天王、

The Nirmāṇarati devas rejoice,

The Tuṣita devas with good hearts,

The Yamā and Trāyastriṃśa devas,

Including the Thirty-Three Gods,

四方四天王、   

財主毘樓勒、

惡眼提賴吒，  

故來禮敬佛。

The Four Great Kings of the four directions,

Vaiśravaṇa, Virūḍhaka,

Virūpākṣa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra,

All come to pay respects to the Buddha.

大力夜叉王、   

及眷屬淨心、

并親族在空，   

雨諸天妙花；

The great Yakṣa king,

And his retinue with purified minds,

Together with his relatives in the sky,

Rain down the wondrous flowers of the devas;

恒醉持鬘天，   

執種種花鬘，

并眷屬心喜，   

供養勝丈夫；

The ever-intoxicated garland-bearing devas,

Holding various flower garlands,

With joyful hearts,

Make offerings to the supreme person;

百器足夜叉、   

并妻及眷屬，

自擊美音樂，   

供養於如來；

The Yakṣas with a hundred arms,

Along with their wives and retinues,

Play beautiful music,

Making offerings to the Tathāgata;

喜悅耽美歌，   

謂緊那羅王，

居在香山頂，   

踊躍悉來集；

Joyfully indulging in beautiful songs,

Are the Kiṃnara kings,

Residing on the fragrant mountain peaks,

Leaping and gathering together;

婆稚睒婆利、   

羅睺、毘摩質、

并餘大威德，   

而雨諸寶物；

Bala, Śambara,

Rāhu, Vemacitra,

And other great beings with authoritative power,

Rain down various precious objects;

過無量羅剎，   

多眾而圍遶，

各持諸妙花，   

恭敬而散佛；

Innumerable rākṣasas,

Surrounding in large numbers,

Each holding various wondrous flowers,

Respectfully scatter them before the Buddha;

阿耨大龍王，   

女善學音樂，

擊百種妙聲，   

誠心供養佛；

The great nāga king Anavatapta,

Whose daughters are skilled in music,

Play a hundred kinds of wondrous sounds,

Sincerely offering to the Buddha;

耨龍五百子，   

求廣菩提智，

與親屬圍遶，   

咸共無上尊；

The five hundred sons of the nāga king,

Seeking vast bodhi wisdom,

Along with their relatives surrounding,

All gather around the Supreme One;

阿波羅龍王，   

向佛而合掌，

持龍勝真珠，   

在空供養佛；

The nāga king Apalāla,

Facing the Buddha with joined palms,

Holding the supreme dragon pearls,

Offer them in the sky to the Buddha;

目真陀龍王，   

踊躍悉歡喜，

散諸妙寶果，   

淨心而供養。

The nāga king Mucilinda,

Leaping with joy,

Scatters various precious fruits,

With a purified mind, making offerings.

彼起勝敬心，   

念佛種種德，

諸親屬圍遶，   

皆來讚歎佛。

They arouse supreme reverence,

Thinking of the Buddha's various virtues,

Surrounded by their relatives,

All come to praise the Buddha.

難陀、跋難陀、   

德叉、黑瞿曇、

與眷屬詣佛，   

屈膝禮善逝。

Nanda, Upananda,

Takṣaka, and Kṛṣṇagautama,

Along with their retinues, approach the Buddha,

Bending their knees and bowing to the Sugata.

伊羅鉢龍王，   

百眷屬號泣，

憶念迦葉佛，   

厭惡此受生：

The nāga king Elāpatra,

With a hundred retinues, weeps,

Remembering the Buddha Kāśyapa,

Detesting this current existence:

『我昔懷疑惑，   

壞小𦭽蘭葉，

是故生難處，   

不能知佛法。

'In the past, I harboured doubts,

And destroyed the young saplings of orchids,

Therefore I was born in a difficult place,

Unable to understand the Buddha's Dharma.

深厭此蛇身，   

願速捨龍趣，

能知清涼法，   

道場所得者。』

I deeply detest this serpent body,

And wish to quickly abandon the nāga state,

So that I may understand the cooling Dharma,

And attain the bodhimaṇḍa.'

餘多千龍王、   

海龍摩那斯，

持上妙龍衣，   

來奉人中尊。

Many thousands of other nāga kings,

Including the ocean nāga Manasvin,

Holding the finest nāga garments,

Come to honour the revered one among humans.

調達擲佛石，   

夜叉住空接，

其名金毘羅，   

恭敬在佛前。

Devadatta threw a rock at the Buddha,

Caught in mid-air by the yakṣa,

His name is Kimpila,

Reverently standing before the Buddha.

阿吒夜叉城，   

空無大夜叉，

誡約悉令集，   

供養大仙尊。

In the city of Alakavatī,

There are no great yakṣas,

All are gathered by command,

To make offerings to the Great Sage.

灰毛針夜叉、   

阿吒婆可畏、

雪山、婆多山、   

驢夜叉歸佛。

The grey-haired needle yakṣas,

And the terrifying āṭavikas,

From the snowy mountains and śatagiri mountains,

The donkey yakṣas return to the Buddha.

種種異類身，   

被服甚可畏；

多那由他鬼，   

持吉物奉佛；

Beings of various forms,

Dressed in very terrifying garments;

Many nayutas of spirits,

Holding auspicious objects, honour the Buddha.

食海金翅鳥、   

變形婆羅門，

寶冠自莊嚴，   

住空而禮佛。

The garuḍa that eats from the ocean,

The shape-changing Brahmins,

Adorned with jewelled crowns,

Stand in the sky and bow to the Buddha.

閻浮所有城，   

一切大林天，

與城神俱來，   

供養世間解。

The cities of Jambudvīpa,

And all the great forest devas,

Along with the city devas,

Come to make offerings to the World Liberator.

無量林天至、   

并諸樹神等，

及一切河神，   

集詣法王所。

Innumerable forest devas arrive,

Together with the tree spirits,

And all the river devas,

Gather to approach the Dharma King.

山峯、巖嶺神、   

堆阜天亦至，

泉池、沼神等，   

共海神喜到。

The mountain peak and rock cliff devas,

And the hill devas also arrive,

The spring, pond, and lake devas,

Happily arrive with the ocean devas.

天、人、修羅、鬼、   

迦樓、鳩槃等、

餓鬼、富單那，   

悉來供養佛。

Devas, humans, asuras, ghosts,

Garuḍas, gandharvas,

Hungry ghosts, and piśācas,

All come to make offerings to the Buddha.

諸天、修羅眾，   

離慢咸供養，

見佛入王城，   

觀之無厭足。

All the devas and asuras,

Respectfully make offerings,

Seeing the Buddha enter the royal city,

Observing him without ever tiring.

過修菩薩行，   

供養曾世尊，

彼作是淨業，   

眾生觀無厭。

Those who have practised the bodhisattva path,

Making offerings to the Bhagavān,

Engage in these pure actions,

And all sentient beings observe without tiring.

須彌、輪山等，   

及閻浮諸山，

不能為障蔽，   

諸佛照剎光。

Mount Sumeru, the encircling mountains,

And all the mountains of Jambudvīpa,

Cannot obstruct the light,

Of the Buddhas illuminating the realms.

此娑婆諸海、   

土地悉平正，

佛剎普皆遍，   

散眾花悉滿。

All the oceans in this sahā world,

And the land become perfectly level,

All the Buddha realms,

Are fully adorned with scattered flowers.

百千種光明，   

法王足下放，

地獄盡清涼，   

除苦獲安樂。

Hundreds of thousands of rays of light,

Emanate from beneath the Dharma King's feet,

All the hells become cool,

Suffering is removed, and joy is obtained.

十力為說法，   

天人得眼淨，

無量百千眾，   

於佛道決定。

The Ten-Powered One expounds the Dharma,

Devas and humans attain pure vision,

Countless beings,

Become certain in the path to Buddhahood.

無等等入城，   

現作是神變，

無量百千劫，   

佛說尚難盡。

The Unequalled One enters the city,

Manifesting these miraculous transformations,

Even in countless kalpas,

The Buddha's words are difficult to exhaust.

如是勝德聚，   

牛王度彼岸，

一切德究竟，   

頂禮佛福田。」

These are the immeasurable virtues of the Sugata,

The king of bulls who has reached the other shore,

The one who has reached the ultimate of all special virtues;

Bow your heads to the Buddha, the field of merit."