2014年03月26日
Surangama Samadh Sutra: four embrasures
Bodhisattva who resides in the Surangama Samadhi is like a medicine-tree.
Resolute Mind, he is likened to the medicine tree named Sufficient.
If a person uses its root, his illness will be healed.
His illness will be healed by the stems, knots, core, bark, twigs, leaves, flowers, or fruit, which may be fresh, dried, or ground—any form may be used to heal the illnesses of sentient beings.
The Bodhisattva who resides in the Surangama Samadhi is also like this.
There is no time at which he does not benefit sentient beings—he is always able to eliminate all the afflictions.
While preaching the Dharma, he concurrently practices the four embrasures [charity, loving speech, beneficial action, and homologous behavior]
and the various Perfections, so that [sentient beings] attain emancipation.
Whether a person makes offerings or not, and whether there is benefit [to him] or not, the Bodhisattva always uses the advantage of the Dharma so that the person will attain peace.
Resolute Mind, he is likened to the medicine tree named Sufficient.
If a person uses its root, his illness will be healed.
His illness will be healed by the stems, knots, core, bark, twigs, leaves, flowers, or fruit, which may be fresh, dried, or ground—any form may be used to heal the illnesses of sentient beings.
The Bodhisattva who resides in the Surangama Samadhi is also like this.
There is no time at which he does not benefit sentient beings—he is always able to eliminate all the afflictions.
While preaching the Dharma, he concurrently practices the four embrasures [charity, loving speech, beneficial action, and homologous behavior]
and the various Perfections, so that [sentient beings] attain emancipation.
Whether a person makes offerings or not, and whether there is benefit [to him] or not, the Bodhisattva always uses the advantage of the Dharma so that the person will attain peace.
Posted by Gyokei Yokoyama at 09:17