普贤弥陀二愿偈
Verses On Universal Virtue Bodhisattva And Amitābha Buddha’s Two Vows
生在末法沉船中，
洞难补尽救整艘。
尽力补救亦劝众，
备上愿船登西岸。
Born within this Dharma-Ending Age’s sinking ship, with holes difficult to patch completely to save the whole vessel. Doing the utmost to remedy it, also encourage all, to prepare for boarding Amitābha Buddha’s (Āmítuófó) great vows’ ship, for ascending his Western Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss’ shore.
[Note 1] : As taught by Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛), we are currently in the Dharma-Ending Age, when the general quality of the Dharma available, being learnt, practised, realised and taught is in steady decline. This was taught to urge us to be diligent in time, while also being vigilant, so as to seek the Right Dharma (正法) carefully. In contrast with this defiled land (秽土), in Āmítuófó’s (阿弥陀佛) Pure Land (净土), the Dharma is always pure.
[Note 2] : As an analogy, this world is now like a sinking ‘ship’, in terms of losing the Right Dharma, gradually but surely, thus with us slipping ever deeper into suffering’s ‘ocean’ of births and deaths (生死苦海). The more three poisons (三毒) of greed, hatred and delusion (贪嗔痴) there are, the more ‘holes’ are there being formed on this ship, thus making them increasingly challenging to be properly patched in time, to save everyone on board.
[Note 3] : Despite the increasing difficulties, while we should do what we can to ensure the Right Dharma is represented, and that the wrong ‘Dharma’ is corrected, it is only responsible to personally learn and practise, and urge others to learn and practise how to reach the Pure Land, by according with Āmítuófó’s great vows for receiving us, which are like a ‘ship’ for ‘ferrying’ to his Pure Land. Reaching it is like reaching a safe ‘shore’ for refuge, away from suffering’s ocean, with it as the steadiest stepping stone towards the actual ‘shore’ of Buddhahood.
今生自度亦度他，
上岸速来度其他。
即行普贤第十愿，[10]
顺弥陀二十二愿。[22]
In this life self-delivering, also delivering others, having ascended the shore, quickly coming to deliver the others. This then is practice of [10] Universal Virtue Bodhisattva’s Tenth Vow, which complies with [22] Amitābha Buddha’s Twenty-Second Vow.
[Note 4] : To guide oneself with the Three Provisions (三资粮) of Faith, Aspiration and Practice (信愿行) to reach the Pure Land is to deliver oneself, to be liberated from the cycle of birth and death (了生死). To guide others to practise likewise is to deliver others. As the reaching of Pure Land is for expediting our spiritual learning and practice most efficiently, we can swiftly return from it to most skilfully deliver those still trapped in the rounds of rebirth. This accords with [10] Universal Virtue (Samantabhadra) Bodhisattva’s Tenth Great Vow, which aligns with [22] Āmítuófó’s Twenty-Second Great Vow, which are summarised in verses and worded fully here.
[10]
往生极乐见弥陀，
蒙佛授记成正觉。
苦海中拔济众生，
皆得往生佛世界。
[10]
With rebirth in the Land Of Ultimate Bliss, seeing Amitābha Buddha, receive the Buddha’s conferred prediction to accomplish Equal And Right Awakening. In suffering’s ocean within, pull out and rescue sentient beings, to all attain rebirth in the Buddha’s Pure Land.
[Note 5] : All who have reached the Pure Land will meet Āmítuófó for learning the Right Dharma from him, thus easily mastering the Dharma, quickly receiving predictions, which are actually confirmations, on when we will be ready to attain and manifest the full enlightenment of Buddhahood equal to all Buddhas’. Even before that, we will be able to deliver those still ‘drowning’ in suffering’s ocean, by delivering them to the Pure Land, where they will also progress to Buddhahood.
[22]
被弘誓铠度一切，
游诸国修菩萨行。
开化无量立正道，
超常修习普贤德。
[22]
Wearing the armour of great vows to deliver all, travel to all lands to cultivate Bodhisattva practices. Inspiring and transforming immeasurable to be established on the right path, and transcend ordinary peers in cultivating Universal Virtue Bodhisattva’s virtues.
[Note 6] : With birth in the Pure Land, we will be able to wear the invincible protective ‘armour’ of our personal Bodhisattva vows, as fortified by Āmítuófó’s perfected vows, to safely traverse all realms’ worlds with great ease, to guide all beings towards the Pure Land for Buddhahood. Not only will we be able to go beyond other ordinary Bodhisattvas’ practices, those guided will be able to do so too, as all will be actualising Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s Ten Great Vows’ King (普贤菩萨十大愿王), as summarised above in terms of delivering oneself and others, which focuses on his Tenth Great Vow (第十大愿).
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