阿彌陀佛(法藏比丘)四十八大願

Amitabha Buddha’s(Dharmakara's)48 Great Vows

 

²          前言:中文內容,分別摘自以下兩種譯本的內容,分別以兩種顏色顯示之。

A.              佛說大乘無量壽莊嚴清淨平等覺經,夏蓮居 大士會集 【二十四願】

B.               佛說無量壽經,曹魏天竺 三藏 康僧鎧 譯 【四十八願】

英譯則摘自 Ottawa Amitabha Buddhist Society of Canada。 

 

一、我若證得無上菩提,成正覺已,所居佛剎,具足無量不可思議功德莊嚴。無有地獄、餓鬼、禽獸、蜎飛蠕動之類。所有一切眾生,以及焰摩羅界,三惡道中,來生我剎,受我法化,悉成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提,不復更墮惡趣。得是願,乃作佛,不得是願,不取無上正覺。(A1. 國無惡道願;A2. 不墮惡趣願;)

   B1. 設我得佛,國有地獄、餓鬼、畜生者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if in my Buddha-land there should be either hell, or the animal state of existence, or the realm of hungry ghosts, then may I not attain enlightenment.

   B2. 設我得佛,國中天人壽終之後,復更三惡道者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings born in my Buddha-land should retrogress into the three evil realms, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

二、我作佛時,十方世界,所有眾生,令生我剎,皆具紫磨真金色身,三十二種大丈夫相。端正淨潔,悉同一類。若形貌差別,有好醜者,不取正覺。(A3. 身悉金色願;A4. 三十二相願;A5. 身無差別願;)

B3. 設我得佛,國中天人,不悉真金色者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings born in my Buddha-land are not all of the color of genuine gold, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B21. 設我得佛,國中天人,不悉成滿三十二大人相者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any sentient being in the ten quarters is not endowed with a glorious body perfected with the thirty-two attributes (laksanani) of a great being, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B4. 設我得佛,國中天人,形色不同有好醜者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings who are born in my land are not all of identical appearance, without any distinction of noble looks or ugliness, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

三、我作佛時,所有眾生,生我國者,自知無量劫時宿命所作善惡。皆能洞視徹聽,知十方去來現在之事。不得是願,不取正覺。(A6. 宿命通願;A7. 天眼通願;A8. 天耳通願;)

B5. 設我得佛,國中天人,不識宿命,下至知百千億那由他諸劫事者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings born in my land are not possessed of the supernormal ability to remember their previous lives, and the ability to know the events of of a hundred thousand nayuta years of kalpas in the past, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B6. 設我得佛,國中天人,不得天眼,下至見百千億那由他諸佛國者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings who are born in my land do not possess of the divine-eye, which can see a hundred thousand nayuta of Buddha-lands, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B7. 設我得佛,國中天人,不得天耳,下至聞百千億那由他諸佛所說,不悉受持者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of my land do not possess the divine-ear, which can hear the Teachings of a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of Buddhas, or do not faithfully observe those Teachings, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

四、我作佛時,所有眾生,生我國者,皆得他心智通。若不悉知億那由他百千佛剎,眾生心念者,不取正覺。(A9. 他心通願;)

B8. 設我得佛,國中天人,不得見他心智,下至知百千億那由他諸佛國中眾生心念者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of my land do not all possess the intuitive-mind, which knows the thoughts of all beings of a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of Buddha-lands, then may I not attain enlightenment

 

五、我作佛時,所有眾生,生我國者,皆得神通自在,波羅密多。於一念頃,不能超過億那由他百千佛剎,周徧巡歷供養諸佛者,不取正覺。(A10. 神足通願;A11. 徧供諸佛願;)

B9. 設我得佛,國中天人,不得神足,於一念頃,下至不能超過百千億那由他諸佛國者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of my land do not all possess the heavenly -step, which can of one thought travel over a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of Buddha-countries in the shortest fraction of a moment, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B23. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,承佛神力,供養諸佛,一食之頃,不能遍至無量,無數億那由他諸佛國者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if those Bodhisattvas in my land, through the Grace of the Buddha, are not able to serve all the Buddhas throughout the countless nayuta of Buddha-worlds within a less than a moment, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

 

六、我作佛時,所有眾生,生我國者,遠離分別,諸根寂靜。若不決定成等正覺,證大涅槃者,不取正覺。(A12. 定成正覺願;)

B11. 設我得佛,國中天人,不住定聚,必至滅度者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of my land do not all firmly abide in a concentrated state of meditation and equanimity (samadhi) until they have reached nirvana, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

七、我作佛時,光明無量,普照十方,絕勝諸佛,勝於日月之明千萬億倍。若有眾生,見我光明,照觸其身,莫不安樂,慈心作善,來生我國。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A13. 光明無量願;A14. 觸光安樂願;)

B12. 設我得佛,光明有限量,下至不照百千億那由他諸佛國者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if my light is limited in such a way that it cannot illuminate a hundred thousand nayuta of kotis of Buddha-lands, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B33. 設我得佛,十方無量不可思議諸佛世界眾生之類,蒙我光明觸其身者,身心柔軟,超過天人。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain the Buddhahood, if the body of any sentient being in the boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds in any of the ten quarters is touched by the rays of my splendor, and if that being's body and mind do not then become gentle and peaceful, in a state that is far more sublime than those of the gods and men, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

八、我作佛時,壽命無量,國中聲聞天人無數,壽命亦皆無量。假令三千大千世界眾生,悉成緣覺,於百千劫,悉共計校,若能知其量數者,不取正覺。(A15. 壽命無量願;A16. 聲聞無數願;)

B13. 設我得佛,壽命有限量,下至知百千億那由他劫者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the length of my life is limited, even to a hundred thousand nayuta of kotis of kalpas, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B14. 設我得佛,國中聲聞,有能計量,乃至三千大千世界眾生,悉成緣覺,於百千劫,悉共計校知其數者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any being is able to count the number of innumerable pupils in my land -- even if it takes a hundred thousand nayuta of kotis of kalpas for all the beings of three million worlds and the whole triple universe, after becoming Pratyeka-Buddhas, to count that number -- then may I not attain enlightenment.

B15. 設我得佛,國中天人,壽命無能限量,除其本願,修短自在。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the lives of the beings in my land are not eternal, except by their own free will whenever they choose to pass away from life, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

 

九、我作佛時,十方世界,無量剎中,無數諸佛,若不共稱嘆我名,說我功德國土之善者,不取正覺。(A17. 諸佛稱嘆願;)

B17. 設我得佛,十方世界無量諸佛,不悉諮嗟稱我名者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the innumerable Buddhas of the worlds of ten quarters do not glorify my name, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

 

十、我作佛時,十方眾生,聞我名號,至心信樂,所有善根,心心回向,願生我國,乃至十念,若不生者,不取正覺。唯除五逆,誹謗正法。(A18. 十念必生願;)

B18. 設我得佛,十方眾生,至心信樂,欲生我國,乃至十念,若不生者,不取正覺。唯除五逆,誹謗正法。

 "Provided I become a Buddha, if any sentient being in the ten quarters who hears my name and is thus awakened to the highest faith and aspires toward rebirth in my land, recollects that thought for as few as ten times, that being will be reborn there, with the exception of those who have committed the five grave offenses, or who have blasphemed the Dharma. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十一、我作佛時,十方眾生,聞我名號,發菩提心,修諸功德,奉行六波羅密,堅固不退。復以善根迴向,願生我國,一心念我,晝夜不斷。臨壽終時,我與諸菩薩眾,迎現其前,經須臾間,即生我剎,作阿惟越致菩薩。不得是願,不取正覺。(A19. 聞名發心願;A20. 臨終接引願;)

B19. 設我得佛,十方眾生,發菩提心,修諸功德,至心發願,欲生我國,臨壽終時,假令不與大眾圍繞現其人前者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, then at the moment of death of any sentient being in the ten quarters who has directed his thoughts towards the Bodhi and has cultivated his stock of various merits with a fervent desire for rebirth in my land, if I do not appear with an assembly of retinue before him, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B20. 設我得佛,十方眾生,聞我名號,繫念我國,植諸德本,至心迥向,欲生我國,不果遂者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any sentient being of ten quarters hears my name and then constantly longs for my land and cultivates various essential merits for the purpose of realizing his earnest wish to be born in my country, and then fails to attain that wish, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十二、我作佛時,十方眾生,聞我名號,繫念我國,發菩提心,堅固不退。植眾德本,至心迴向,欲生極樂,無不遂者。若有宿惡,聞我名字,即自悔過,為道作善,便持經戒,願生我剎,命終不復更三惡道,即生我國。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A21. 悔過得生願;)

【編按:此願 魏譯 無】

 

十三、我作佛時,國無婦女。若有女人,聞我名字,得清淨信,發菩提心,厭患女身,願生我國。命終即化男子,來我剎土。十方世界諸眾生類,生我國者,皆於七寶池蓮華中化生。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A22. 國無女人願;A23. 厭女轉男願;A24. 蓮華化生願;)

B35. 設我得佛,十方無量不可思議諸佛世界,其有女人,聞我名字,歡喜信樂,發菩提心,厭惡女身,壽終之後,復為女像者,不取正覺。

 "When I obtain Buddhahood, women in boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds across the ten quarters will hear my name and will thereby been awakened in faith and joyful aspiration. Turning their minds towards Bodhi, they will dislike their own female lives, and then, when they are born again, in their next life they will be reborn in male bodies. Otherwise may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十四、我作佛時,十方眾生,聞我名字,歡喜信樂,禮拜歸命。以清淨心,修菩薩行,諸天世人,莫不致敬。若聞我名,壽終之後,生尊貴家,諸根無缺,常修殊勝梵行。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A25. 天人禮敬願;A26. 聞名得福願;A27. 修殊勝行願;)

B37. 設我得佛,十方無量不可思議諸佛世界諸天人民,聞我名字,五體投地,稽首作禮,歡喜信樂,修菩薩行,諸天世人,莫不致敬。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of the boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds across the ten quarters, having heard my name, will worship me with prostrate reverence, and will joyfully and faithfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty, and will be honored by gods and men. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

B43. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,壽終之後,生尊貴家。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"After I have obtained the Buddhahood, if any Bodhisattva of another land hears my name, that Bodhisattva will, after death, be reborn as a member of a noble family if he or she so desires. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

B41. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,至於得佛,諸根缺陋不具足者,不取正覺。

"When I attain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of other worlds, after having heard my name, suffer from any diminution in the functional powers and are not endowed with all sense-organs in completion before reaching the Buddhahood, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B36. 設我得佛,十方無量不可思議諸佛世界諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,壽終之後,常修梵行,至成佛道。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds across the ten quarters, having heard my name, after their death [in their next life] will still continue their Bodhisattva-duty until they have obtained Buddhahood. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十五、我作佛時,國中無不善名。所有眾生,生我國者,皆同一心,住於定聚。永離熱惱,心得清涼,所受快樂,猶如漏盡比丘。若起想念,貪計身者,不取正覺。(A28. 國無不善願;A29. 住正定聚願;A30. 樂如漏盡願;A31. 不貪計身願;)

B16. 設我得佛,國中天人,乃至聞有不善名者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, there will be no evil or sinful existence in my land; even its very name will be unknown. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

B39. 設我得佛,國中天人,所受快樂,不如漏盡比丘者,不取正覺。

"When I attain the Buddhahood, if the heavenly beings of my land do not enjoy happiness as great as that of the holy bhikkhus, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B10. 設我得佛,國中天人,若起想念貪計身者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if there should arise in the minds of any beings in my land the idea of selfishness and covetous thoughts, even with regard to their own bodies, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十六、我作佛時,生我國者,善根無量,皆得金剛那羅延身,堅固之力。身頂皆有光明照耀。成就一切智慧,獲得無邊辯才。善談諸法秘要,說經行道,語如鐘聲。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A32. 那羅延身願;A33. 光明慧辯願;A34. 善談法要願;)

B26. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,不得金剛那羅延身者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattva in my land does not possess a golden body as strong as the diamond of Narayana, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B25. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,不能演說一切智者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if Bodhisattvas in my land are not able to preach the law of wisdom to completion, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B29. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,若受讀經法,諷誦持說,而不得辯才智慧者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the Bodhisattvas of my land do not all possess the wisdom of eloquent oration after having read, recited, and observed the Dharma of the Sutras, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

B30. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,智慧辯才若可限量者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if the Bodhisattvas of my land are limited in the wisdom of their oration, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十七、我作佛時,所有眾生,生我國者,究竟必至一生補處。除其本願為眾生故,被弘誓鎧,教化一切有情,皆發信心,修菩提行,行普賢道。雖生他方世界,永離惡趣。或樂說法,或樂聽法,或現神足,隨意修習,無不圓滿。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A35. 一生補處願;A36. 教化隨意願;)

B22. 設我得佛,他方佛土諸菩薩眾,來生我國,究竟必至一生補處。除其本願,自在所化。為眾生故,被弘誓鎧,積累德本,度脫一切,遊諸佛國,修菩薩行,供養十方諸佛如來。開化恆沙無量眾生,使立無上正真之道,超出常倫,諸地之行,現前修習普賢之德。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas whose activities have surpassed the stage of ordinary beings, who practice the universal virtue of Universal Worthy Boddhisatva, and who come to be born in my land will be subject to that one birth only, and then will become Buddha-elect (ekajatipratibuddhas), with the exception of those who, by their own free will, wish to remain in the stage of Bodhisattvahood to serve the Buddhas of ten quarters for the sake of delivering various beings. Then they will wear the armor of their vows and will travel to all worlds, performing their Bodhisattva duties and accumulating their stock of merit, converting the various beings whose numbers are as great as the grains of sand of the River Ganges to the highest perfect knowledge. Otherwise may I not attain enlightenment.

B46. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,隨其志願所欲聞法,自然得聞。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of my land shall be able to hear the Teaching of the Dharma whenever they desire. (The voices of teaching will present themselves naturally to their ears). Otherwise may I refrain from attaining enlightenment.

 

十八、我作佛時,生我國者,所須飲食、衣服、種種供具,隨意即至,無不滿願。十方諸佛,應念受其供養。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A37. 衣食自至願;A38. 應念受供願;)

B24. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,在諸佛前,現其德本,諸所求欲供養之具,若不如意者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattva in my land wishes to use his stock of merit to produce any object to be used before the Buddhas, and if such an object does not appear before him to his satisfaction, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B38. 設我得佛,國中天人,欲得衣服,隨念即至,如佛所讚應法妙服,自然在身。若有裁縫、染治、浣濯者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain the Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of my land, should they desire a garment, will be able to perceive themselves, as quick as thought, covered by apparitionally produced costumes, excellent to their satisfaction, worthy to be praised by the Buddha, without the work of sewing, washing, dying, and so on. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

 

十九、我作佛時,國中萬物,嚴淨光麗,形色殊特,窮微極妙,無能稱量。其諸眾生,雖具天眼,有能辨其形色、光相、名數,及總宣說者,不取正覺。(A39. 莊嚴無盡願;)

B27. 設我得佛,國中天人,一切萬物,嚴淨光麗,形色殊特,窮微極妙,無能稱量。其諸眾生,乃至逮得天眼,有能明了,辨其名數者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, the heavenly beings and the various properties produced in my land shall all be of supreme beauty and shall abound in boundless quantity, and in an infinity of various forms. If any being therein, even one who even possesses the divine-eye, is able to perceive all the appellations and quantity of such beauties, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

 

二十、我作佛時,國中無量色樹,高或百千由旬。道場樹高,四百萬里。諸菩薩中,雖有善根劣者,亦能了知。欲見諸佛淨國莊嚴,悉於寶樹間見,猶如明鏡,覩其面像。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A40. 無量色樹願;A41. 樹現佛剎願;)

B28. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,乃至少功德者,不能知見其道場樹無量光色,高四百萬里者,不取正覺。

"Provided I become a Buddha, if any Bodhisattva of my land who possesses even the slightest stock of merit does not perceive the boundless shining beauty of the Bodhi-trees of my sanctuary, their height being at least four million miles, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B40. 設我得佛,國中菩薩,隨意欲見十方無量嚴淨佛土,應時如願,於寶樹中,皆悉照見,猶如明鏡,覩其面像。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I attain Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of my land wish to see the boundless, holy, pure Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters, they will at once behold them from the jewel-trees as though their faces were being reflected in a highly burnished, brilliant mirror. Otherwise, may I not attain the enlightenment.

 

二一、我作佛時,所居佛剎,廣博嚴淨,光瑩如鏡,徹照十方無量無數不可思議諸佛世界。眾生覩者,生希有心。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A42. 徹照十方願;)

B31. 設我得佛,國土清淨,皆悉照見十方一切無量無數不可思議諸佛世界,猶如明鏡,覩其面像。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I have obtained the Buddhahood, if my land is not so reflective and raidant that it reflects the miniatures of the innumerable, inconceivable and boundless Buddha-worlds in all the ten quarters as clearly as one's face is seen in a bright mirror, then may I not attain enlightenment.

 

二二、我作佛時,下從地際,上至虛空,宮殿樓觀,池流華樹,國土所有一切萬物,皆以無量寶香合成。其香普熏十方世界。眾生聞者,皆修佛行。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A43. 寶香普熏願;)

B32. 設我得佛,自地以上,至於虛空,宮殿樓觀,池流華樹,國土所有一切萬物,皆以無量雜寶百千種香而共合成。嚴飾奇妙,超諸天人。其香普薰十方世界。菩薩聞者,皆修佛行。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"After I have obtained Buddhahood, there shall be in my land magnificent palaces towering up from the ground to the void, also lakes, winding streams, blossoming trees, and myriad other properties which are compounded of various jewels and thousands of kinds of perfumes, minutely embellished in the most wondrous state, surpassing all heavenly and human worlds. And the scent of perfumes shall thoroughly pervade the worlds of ten quarters in such a way that when Bodhisattvas smell them, their minds are directed to Bodhi. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

 

二三、我作佛時,十方佛剎諸菩薩眾,聞我名已,皆悉逮得清淨、解脫、普等三昧,諸深總持。住三摩地,至於成佛。定中常供無量無邊一切諸佛,不失定意。若不爾者,不取正覺。(A44. 普等三昧願;A45. 定中供佛願;)

B42. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,皆悉逮得清淨解脫三昧,住是三昧,一發意頃,供養無量不可思議諸佛世尊,而不失定意。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas in other Buddha-lands whohear my name do not all attain, in one moment of thought, the pure samadhi of emancipation from which they could serve innumerable and inconceivable number of Buddhas [Tathagatas], or if their of their samadhi should come to an end meanwhile, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B45. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名宇,皆悉逮得普等三昧。住是三昧,至於成佛,常見無量不可思議一切諸佛。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I have obtain Buddhahood, all Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name will obtain the samantanugata (the thoroughly and equal samadhi in a fixed state of meditation). Through that samadhi, they will see innumerable and inconceivable Buddhas constantly until they have obtained the Buddhahood. Otherwise may I forbear from obtaining enlightenment.

 

二四、我作佛時,他方世界諸菩薩眾,聞我名者,證離生法,獲陀羅尼。清淨歡喜,得平等住。修菩薩行,具足德本。應時不獲一二三忍,於諸佛法,不能現證不退轉者,不取正覺。(A46. 獲陀羅尼願;A47. 聞名得忍願;A48. 現證不退願。)

B34. 設我得佛,十方無量不可思議諸佛世界眾生之類,聞我名字,不得菩薩無生法忍,諸深總持者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain Buddhahood, if the beings of boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds do not attain the "Endurance of Nirvanic Life" (ajatah sarvadharmah) of Bodhisattva, and the deep knowledge of "Adharanamudro" (or dharani) afterhearing my name, then may I not attain enlightenment.

B44. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,歡喜踴躍,修菩薩行,具足德本。若不爾者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of other lands, having heard my name, will all obtain a combination of full virtues and will joyfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty. Otherwise, may I not attain enlightenment.

B48. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名字,不即得至第一忍,第二第三法忍,於諸佛法不能即得不退轉者,不取正覺。

"When I have obtained Buddhahood, if Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name, do not reach the first, second, and third degrees of Dharma-endurance immediately, or if they turn back from the Buddha Dharma, then I will refrain from attaining enlightenment.

B47. 設我得佛,他方國土諸菩薩眾,聞我名宇,不即得至不退轉者,不取正覺。

"When I obtain Buddhahood, if Bodhisattvas of other lands, after having heard my name, do not immediately reach the state of never turning back from Bodhi, then I will refrain from attaining enlightenment.

 

 

【參考書目】: 漢譯無量壽經會譯對照(修訂版),林祺安編,美國達拉斯淨宗學會 印贈,2007