【中英双语】《妙法莲华经》（五）（Keith美式发音读诵）

At that time the World Honored One told Mahakashyapa and all the great disciples, “Good indeed! Good indeed! Kasyapa has well spoken of the Thus Come One’s real and true merit and virtue. It is just as he said.

尔时世尊。告摩诃迦叶。及诸大弟子。善哉善哉。迦叶善说如来真实功德。诚如所言。

Furthermore, the Thus Come One has limitless, boundless asamkheyas of merit and virtue. If you were to speak of it throughout limitless millions of eons, you could not finish.

如来复有无量无边阿僧祇功德。汝等若于无量亿劫说不能尽。

Kashyapa, you should know that the Thus Come One is the king of all the dharmas. Nothing that he teaches is false. He extensively proclaims all dharmas by means of wisdom and expedients, and whatever dharmas he speaks all lead to the ground of all wisdom.

迦叶当知。如来是诸法之王。若有所说。皆不虚也。于一切法。以智方便而演说之。其所说法。皆悉到于一切智地。

The Thus Come One contemplates and knows the tendencies of all dharmas. He also knows the depths of the mental processes of all living beings, having penetrated them without obstruction. Furthermore, he has ultimate and clear understanding of all dharmas, and he instructs living beings in all-wisdom.

如来观知一切诸法之所归趣。亦知一切众生深心所行。通达无碍。又于诸法究尽明了。示诸众生一切智慧。

Kashyapa, consider the world of the three thousand great thousand worlds and the grasses, trees, forests, as well as the medicinal herbs, in their many varieties, with their different names and colors which the mountains, streams, valleys and flatlands produce.

迦叶。譬如三千大千世界山川溪谷土地。所生卉木丛林。及诸药草。种类若干。名色各异。

A thick cloud spreads out, covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, raining on them equally everywhere at the same time, its moisture reaching every part. The grasses, trees, forests and medicinal herbs - those of small roots, small stalks, small branches and small leaves, those of medium-sized roots, medium-sized stalks, medium-sized branches, medium-sized leaves or those of large roots, large stalks, large branches, and large leaves and also all the trees, whether great or small according to their size, small, medium, or large, all receive a portion of it. From the rain of the one cloud each according to its nature grows, blossoms, and bears fruit.

密云弥布。遍覆三千大千世界。一时等澍。其泽普洽卉木丛林及诸药草。小根小茎。小枝小叶。中根中茎。中枝中叶。大根大茎。大枝大叶。诸树大小。随上中下各有所受。一云所雨。称其种性而得生长。华果敷实。

Although they grow from the same ground and are moistened by the same rain, still, all the grasses and trees are different.

虽一地所生。一雨所润。而诸草木各有差别。

Kashyapa, you should know that the Thus Come One is also like this. He manifests in the world like a great cloud rising; with his great sound he covers the world with its gods, humans, and asuras, just like that great cloud covers the three thousand great thousand lands. In the midst of the great assembly he announces, “I am the Thus Come One, One Worthy of Offerings, One of Proper and Universal Knowledge, One Whose Understanding and Conduct Are Complete, Well Gone One Who Understands the World, an Unsurpassed Lord, a Taming and Regulating Hero, Teacher of Gods and Humans, the Buddha, the World Honored One. Those who have not yet been crossed over, I cross over. Those who have not yet been liberated, I liberate. Those who have not yet been put at rest, I put at rest. Those who have not yet attained Nirvana, I cause to attain Nirvana. I know things as they really are, both in the present and in the future. I am the all-knowing one, the all-seeing one, the one who knows the Way, the one who opens the Way, the one who proclaims the Way. The entire assembly of gods, humans and asuras, all should come here to listen to the Dharma.”

迦叶当知。如来亦复如是。出现于世。如大云起。以大音声。普遍世界天人阿修罗。如彼大云。遍覆三千大千国土。于大众中而唱是言。我是如来。应供。正遍知。明行足。善逝世间解。无上士。调御丈夫。天人师。佛。世尊。未度者令度。未解者令解。未安者令安。未涅槃者令得涅槃。今世后世如实知之。我是一切知者。一切见者。知道者。开道者。说道者。汝等天人阿修罗众皆应到此。为听法故。

Then, countless thousands of myriads of millions of kinds of living beings came before the Buddha to hear the Dharma.

尔时无数千万亿种众生。来至佛所而听法。

Then, the Thus Come One, contemplating the sharpness and dullness of the faculties of these living beings, their vigor or laxness, according to their capacity, spoke the Dharma for their sakes in limitless varieties, causing them all to rejoice and quickly attain good benefit. After having heard this Dharma, all of these living beings presently are at ease; in the future, they will be born in a good place. By means of the Way, they will enjoy happiness and also be able to hear the Dharma. Having heard the Dharma, they will separate from all coverings and obstructions. Within all the dharmas, according to their powers, they will gradually gain entry to the Way.

如来于时。观是众生诸根利钝。精进懈怠。随其所堪而为说法。种种无量。皆令欢喜。快得善利。是诸众生闻是法已。现世安隐。后生善处。以道受乐。亦得闻法。既闻法已。离诸障碍。于诸法中任力所能。渐得入道。

“Just as that great cloud rains down on all the grasses, trees, forests, and medicinal herbs and each, according to its nature, fully receives the moisture and grows, so, too, the Thus Come One speaks of a Dharma having one mark and one taste, that is to say: the mark of liberation, the mark of extinction, culminating in the Wisdom of All Modes.

如彼大云。雨于一切卉木丛林及诸药草。如其种性。具足蒙润。各得生长。如来说法。一相一味。所谓解脱相离相灭相。究竟至于一切种智。

Those living beings who, hearing the Thus Come One’s Dharma, uphold, read, recite and cultivate it as taught will not themselves be aware of the merit and virtue they obtain.

其有众生闻如来法。若持读诵。如说修行，所得功德。不自觉知。

What is the reason? Only the Thus Come One knows the kinds, the marks, the substances, and the natures of these living beings, what they are recollecting, what they are thinking, and what they are cultivating; how they are recollecting, how they are thinking, and how they are cultivating; by means of what dharma they recollect, by means of what dharma they think, and by means of what dharma they cultivate; and by means of what dharma they obtain what dharma. Living beings dwell on a variety of levels. Only the Thus Come One sees them as they really are, clearly and without obstruction.

所以者何。唯有如来。知此众生种相体性。念何事。思何事。修何事。云何念。云何思。云何修。以何法念。以何法思。以何法修。以何法得何法。众生住于种种之地。唯有如来如实见之。明了无碍。

Just as those grasses, trees, and forests and all the medicinal herbs do not know themselves whether their natures are superior, middle, or inferior.

如彼卉木丛林诸药草等。而不自知上中下性。

The Thus Come One knows the Dharma of one mark, of one flavor, that is to say: the mark of liberation, the mark of separation, the mark of extinction, the mark of ultimate Nirvana which is constantly still and extinct and which in the end returns to emptiness.

如来知是一相一味之法。所谓解脱相。离相。灭相。究竟涅槃常寂灭相。终归于空。

Already understanding this the Buddha contemplates the desires in the minds of living beings and protects them. For this reason he does not immediately speak of the Wisdom of All Modes.

佛知是已。观众生心欲而将护之。是故不即为说一切种智。

Kashyapa, you are all very rare in your ability to know that the Thus Come One speaks the Dharma as it is appropriate, and in your ability to believe and accept it. Why it this? All the Buddhas, the World Honored Ones speak an appropriate Dharma which is difficult to understand, difficult to know.”

汝等迦叶。甚为希有。能知如来。随宜说法。能信能受。所以者何。诸佛世尊随宜说法。难解难知。

At that time the World Honored One, wishing to restate this meaning spoke verses, saying:

尔时世尊欲重宣此义。而说偈言：

"Destroyer of existence, the Dharma King
Manifests within the world;
According to living beings’ desires,
He teaches the Dharma in various ways.
The Thus Come One, out of veneration
For this wisdom, deep and far-reaching,
Has long remained silent on this important matter,
Being in no hurry to set it forth.

破有法王　出现世间　

随众生欲　种种说法　
如来尊重　智慧深远　

                久默斯要　不务速说　

Those with wisdom, if they heard it,
Would be able to believe and understand it,
But those lacking wisdom would doubt it
And thereby lose it for a long time
For this reason, Kashyapa,
It is spoken in accord with their powers
Employing various conditions
To lead them to the right view.

有智若闻　则能信解　

无智疑悔　则为永失　
是故迦叶　随力为说　

以种种缘　令得正见　

Kashyapa, you should know

It is like a great cloud
Rising above the world
And covering all
A wisdom cloud filled with moisture
Illuminated with lightening flashes
And vibrating with thunderous roars
It brings delight to all,
Obscuring the light of the sun,
Refreshing the earth
The cloud lowers and expands
As if one could reach out and touch it,
It rains equally everywhere
Falling alike in the four directions
Pouring without measure
Saturating all the lands.

迦叶当知　譬如大云　

起于世间　遍覆一切　
慧云含润　电光晃曜　

雷声远震　令众悦豫　
日光掩蔽　地上清凉　

叆叇垂布　如可承揽　
其雨普等　四方俱下　

                流澍无量　率土充洽　

In the mountains, streams and steep valleys,
In deep recesses, there grow
Grasses, trees, and herbs,
And trees, both great and small,
The grains, shoots, and plants,
The sugar cane and the grape vine;
All are nourished by the rain,
And none fail to be enriched.

山川险谷　幽邃所生　

卉木药草　大小诸树　
百谷苗稼　甘蔗葡萄　

                雨之所润　无不丰足　

The parched ground is soaked,
The herbs and trees together flourish,
Issuing from that cloud
Water of a single flavor
Moistens grasses, trees and forests
Each according to its measure.

乾地普洽　药木并茂　

其云所出　一味之水　
草木丛林　随分受润　

All of the trees,
Great, medium and small,
According to their size
Can grow and develop.
When reached by that single rain
The roots, stalks, branches, and leaves,
Flowers and fruits with luster and color,
All are fresh and shining.

一切诸树　上中下等　

称其大小　各得生长　
根茎枝叶　华果光色　

                一雨所及　皆得鲜泽　

According to their substance and marks,
And natures, either great or small
They alike receive moisture
And each one flourishes.

如其体相　性分大小　

所润是一　而各滋茂　

　
The Buddha, in the same way
Manifests within the world
Just like a great cloud
Covering over everything.
Having come into the world
For the sake of living beings,
He discriminates and expounds
The reality of all dharmas.

佛亦如是　出现于世　

譬如大云　普覆一切　
既出于世　为诸众生　

   分别演说　诸法之实　　

The Great Sage, the World Honored One,
In the midst of the multitudes
Of gods and humans
Proclaims these words saying:
“I am the Thus Come One
The doubly complete honored one.
I appear within the world
Like a great cloud
Moistening all
The dried-out living beings,
So they all leave suffering
And gain peace and bliss
Worldly joy
And the joy of Nirvana.

大圣世尊　于诸天人　

一切众中　而宣是言　
我为如来　两足之尊　

出于世间　犹如大云　
充润一切　枯槁众生　

皆令离苦　得安隐乐　
世间之乐　及涅槃乐　

All gods and humans assembled here
Listen singlemindedly and well.
You should all come here
To behold the Unsurpassed Honored One,

诸天人众　一心善听

                  皆应到此　觐无上尊

I am the World Honored One,
The one beyond compare.
To bring peace and ease to living beings
I manifest within the world
And for the sake of the assembly speak
The sweet dew of pure Dharma
The Dharma of a single flavor,
That of liberation and Nirvana.
Using a single wondrous sound
I proclaim this principle
Constantly creating the causes and conditions
For the Great Vehicle.

我为世尊　无能及者　

安隐众生　故现于世　
为大众说　甘露净法　

其法一味　解脱涅槃　
以一妙音　演畅斯义　

                常为大乘　而作因缘　　

I contemplate all
Everywhere as equal,
Without “this” or “that”
And without thoughts of love or hate.
I have no greed or attachment,
And no limitations or obstacles.
Constantly for everyone,
I speak the Dharma, equally.
Speaking for a single person,
As I would for the multitudes.
I constantly expound and proclaim the Dharma
And have no other work.
Coming, going, sitting and standing
I never grow weary,
Filling the entire world,
Like the moisture of the universal rain.

我观一切　普皆平等　

无有彼此　爱憎之心　
我无贪着　亦无限碍　

恒为一切　平等说法　
如为一人　众多亦然　

常演说法　曾无他事　
去来坐立　终不疲厌　

                充足世间　如雨普润　

For the noble, the lowly, the superior and inferior,
Those who keep precepts
And those who break them,
Those with perfect awesome manner
And those not perfect,
Those with right views and those with deviant views
The sharp rooted, the dull rooted
I send down equally the Dharma rain
And never grow weary.

贵贱上下　持戒毁戒　

威仪具足　及不具足　
正见邪见　利根钝根　

                等雨法雨　而无懈倦　

All living beings
Who hear my Dharma
Receive it according to their power
And dwell on various levels.
They may dwell among humans or gods,
Or Wheel-turning sage kings,
Shakra or Brahma Kings.
These are the small herbs.
Those who know the non outflow Dharma,
Those who can attain Nirvana,
Giving rise to Six Spiritual Penetrations
And attaining the Three Clarities,
Dwelling alone in mountain groves
Ever practicing Chan samadhi
Attaining certification to condition-enlightenment :
These are the middle-sized herbs.
Those who seek the place of the World Honored One
Saying, “We will become Buddhas.”
Vigorously practicing concentration,
These are the superior herbs.

一切众生　闻我法者　

随力所受　住于诸地　
或处人天　转轮圣王　

释梵诸王　是小药草　
知无漏法　能得涅槃　

起六神通　及得三明　
独处山林　常行禅定　

得缘觉证　是中药草　
求世尊处　我当作佛　

                行精进定　是上药草　

Further, those disciples of the Buddha
Who turn their minds to the Buddha Way
Always practising compassion
Knowing they will become Buddhas,
For sure, without doubt:
These are called the small trees.
Those who dwell in spiritual penetrations,
Turning the irreversible wheel,
Saving limitless hundreds of thousands
Of millions of living beings-
Such Bodhisattvas as these
Are called great trees.

   又诸佛子　专心佛道　

   常行慈悲　自知作佛　
决定无疑　是名小树

   安住神通　转不退轮　

                 度无量亿　百千众生　
                 如是菩萨　名为大树　

The Buddha speaks equally,
Like the rain of a single flavor.
According to living beings’ natures
They receive it differently,
Just as those herbs and trees
Each receives a different measure.
The Buddha uses this analogy
To instruct expediently.
With various phrases, he
Expounds and proclaims a single Dharma which
In the Buddha’s wisdom is
Like a drop within the sea.

佛平等说　如一味雨　

随众生性　所受不同　
如彼草木　所禀各异　
佛以此喻　方便开示　

种种言辞　演说一法　

                于佛智慧　如海一滴

I send down the rain of Dharma
Filling all the world
The Dharma of one taste is
Cultivated according to their power
Just like those forest groves
All the herbs and trees
According to their size
Grow and flourish well.

我雨法雨　充满世间　

一味之法　随力修行　
如彼丛林　药草诸树　

                随其大小　渐增茂好　

The Dharma of all the Buddhas
Is always of a single taste
It causes all the world
To attain perfection.
Through its gradual cultivation
All attain the fruits of the Way.
The Hearers, those enlightened to conditions
Dwelling in mountain groves
Living in their final bodies
Hearing the Dharma, gain the fruit;
They are called the herbs,
And each one does grow.

诸佛之法　常以一味　

令诸世间　普得具足　
渐次修行　皆得道果　
声闻缘觉　处于山林　

                住最后身　闻法得果　
                是名药草　各得增长　

If there are Bodhisattvas,
Whose wisdom is firm and solid,
Who thoroughly comprehend the triple world
And seek the supreme vehicle;
They are called small trees,
And each one does grow.

若诸菩萨　智慧坚固　

了达三界　求最上乘　
是名小树　而得增长　

Further, those who dwell in Chan
Attaining spiritual powers,
Who hear the dharma of emptiness
And rejoice within their minds,
Emitting countless lights
Crossing over all beings;
They are called the large trees,
And each one does grow.

复有住禅　得神通力　

闻诸法空　心大欢喜　
放无数光　度诸众生　

                是名大树　而得增长　

In this way, Kashyapa,
The Dharma spoken by the Buddha
Is like that great cloud.
With rain of a single flavor,
It moistens all the people and flowers,
So each one bears fruit.

如是迦叶　佛所说法　

譬如大云　以一味雨　

                润于人华　各得成实　

Kashyapa, you should know
That by using causes and conditions
And various analogies
I demonstrate and reveal the Buddha Path.
These are my expedients
And other Buddhas are also thus.

迦叶当知　以诸因缘　

种种譬喻　开示佛道　

                是我方便　诸佛亦然　

Now, for your sake,
I speak of this true matter;
All of you Hearers,
None of you have reached extinction.
What you now are walking
That is the Bodhisattva Path.
Gradually, gradually, cultivate and study,
And you will all accomplish Buddhahood.”

   今为汝等　说最实事　

   诸声闻众　皆非灭度　
   汝等所行　是菩萨道　

渐渐修学　悉当成佛

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