Rejoice, found the chinese version at Amituofo Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amituofo/message/112) to share with more
<普贤菩萨行愿品>
尔时，普贤菩萨摩诃萨，欲重宣此义，普观十方，而说偈言：
'所有十方世界中，三世一切人师子，我以清净身语意，一切遍礼尽无余。
普贤行愿威神力，普现一切如来前，一身复现刹尘身，一一遍礼刹尘佛。
于一尘中尘数佛，各处菩萨众会中，无尽法界尘亦然，深信诸佛皆充满。
各以一切音声海，普出无尽妙言辞，尽于未来一切劫，赞佛甚深功德海。
以诸最胜妙华鬘，伎乐涂香及伞盖，如是最胜庄严具，我以供养诸如来。
最胜衣服最胜香，末香烧香与灯烛，一一皆如妙高聚，我悉供养诸如来。
我以广大胜解心，深信一切三世佛，悉以普贤行愿力，普遍供养诸如来。
我昔所造诸恶业，皆由无始贪嗔痴，从身语意之所生，一切我今皆忏悔。
十方一切诸众生，二乘有学及无学，一切如来与菩萨，所有功德皆随喜。
十方所有世间灯，最初成就菩提者，我今一切皆劝请，转于无上妙法轮。
诸佛若欲示涅槃，我悉至诚而劝请，唯愿久住刹尘劫，利乐一切诸众生。
所有礼赞供养福，请佛住世转法轮，随喜忏悔诸善根，回向众生及佛道。
我随一切如来学，修习普贤圆满行，供养一切诸如来，及与现在十方佛。
未来一切天人师，一切意乐皆圆满，我愿普随三世学，速得成就大菩提。
所有十方三世刹，广大清净妙庄严，众会围绕诸如来，悉在菩提树王下。
十方所有诸众生，愿离忧患常安乐，获得甚深正法利，灭除烦恼尽无余。
我为菩提修行时，一切趣中成宿命，常得出家修净戒，无垢无破无穿漏。
天龙夜叉鸠槃茶，乃至人与非人等，所有一切众生语，悉以诸音而说法。
勤修清净波罗密，恒不忘失菩提心，灭除障垢无有余，一切妙行皆成就。
于诸惑业及魔境，世间道中得解脱，犹如莲华不着水，亦如日月不住空。
悉除一切恶道苦，等与一切群生乐，如是经于刹尘劫，十方利益恒无尽。
我常随顺诸众生，尽于未来一切劫，恒修普贤广大行，圆满无上大菩提。
所有与我同行者，于一切处同集会，身口意业皆同等，一切行愿同修学。
所有益我善知识，为我显示普贤行，常愿与我同集会，于我常生欢喜心。
愿常面见诸如来，及诸佛子众围绕，于彼皆兴广大供，尽未来劫无疲厌。
愿持诸佛微妙法，光显一切菩提行，究竟清净普贤道，尽未来劫常修习。
我于一切诸有中，所修福智恒无尽，定慧方便及解脱，获诸无尽功德藏。
一尘中有尘数刹，一一刹有难思佛，一一佛处众会中，我见恒演菩提行。
普尽十方诸刹海，一一毛端三世海，佛海及与国土海，我遍修行经劫海。
一切如来语清净，一言具众音声海，随诸众生意乐音，一一流佛辩才海。
三世一切诸如来，于彼无尽语言海，恒转理趣妙法轮，我深智力普能入。
我能深入于未来，尽一切劫为一念，三世所有一切劫，为一念际我皆入。
我于一念见三世，所有一切人师子，亦常入佛境界中，如幻解脱及威力。
于一毛端极微中，出现三世庄严刹，十方尘刹诸毛端，我皆深入而严净。
所有未来照世灯，成道转法悟群有，究竟佛事示涅槃，我皆往诣而亲近。
速疾周遍神通力，普门遍入大乘力，智行普修功德力，威神普覆大慈力。
遍净庄严胜福力，无著无依智慧力，定慧方便威神力，普能积集菩提力，
清净一切善业力，摧灭一切烦恼力，降服一切诸魔力，圆满普贤诸行力。
普能严净诸刹海，解脱一切众生海。善能分别诸法海，能甚深入智慧海。
普能清净诸行海，圆满一切诸愿海，亲近供养诸佛海，修行无倦经劫海。
三世一切诸如来，最胜菩提诸行愿，我皆供养圆满修，以普贤行悟菩提。
一切如来有长子，彼名号曰普贤尊，我今回向诸善根，愿诸智行悉同彼。
愿身口意恒清净，诸行刹土亦复然，如是智慧号普贤，愿我与彼皆同等。
我为遍净普贤行，文殊师利诸大愿，满彼事业尽无余，未来际劫恒无倦。
我所修行无有量，获得无量诸功德，安住无量诸行中，了达一切神通力。
文殊师利勇猛智，普贤慧行亦复然，我今回向诸善根，随彼一切常修学。
三世诸佛所称叹，如是最胜诸大愿，我今回向诸善根，为得普贤殊胜行。
愿我临欲命终时，尽除一切诸障碍，面见彼佛阿弥陀，即得往生安乐刹。
我既往生彼国已，现前成就此大愿，一切圆满尽无余，利乐一切众生界。
彼佛众会咸清净，我时于胜莲华生，亲睹如来无量光，现前授我菩提记。
蒙彼如来授记已，化身无数百俱胝，智力广大遍十方，普利一切众生界。
乃至虚空世界尽，众生及业烦恼尽，如是一切无尽时，我愿究竟恒无尽。
十方所有无边刹，庄严众宝供如来，最胜安乐施天人，经一切刹微尘劫。
若人于此胜愿王，一经于耳能生信，求胜菩提心渴仰，获胜功德过于彼。
即常远离恶知识，永离一切诸恶道，速见如来无量光，具此普贤最胜愿。
此人善得胜寿命，此人善来人中生，此人不久当成就，如彼普贤菩萨行。
往昔由无智慧力，所造极恶五无间，诵此普贤大愿王，一念速疾皆消灭。
族姓种类及容色，相好智慧咸圆满，诸魔外道不能摧，堪为三界所应供。
速诣菩提大树王，坐已降服诸魔众，成等正觉转法轮，普利一切诸含识。
若人于此普贤愿，读诵受持及演说，果报唯佛能证知，决定获胜菩提道。
若人诵持普贤愿，我说少分之善根，一念一切悉皆圆，成就众生清净愿。
我此普贤殊胜行，无边胜福皆回向，普愿沉溺诸众生，速往无量光佛刹。'
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无量光佛刹: Amitabha Buddha's Pureland!
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
The Extraordinary Aspiration Of The Practice of Samantabhdra
My first encounter with this "The King Of Prayers" was years ago in a retreat, introduced by Venerable Thubten Chodron. Personally, I feel that it is very well written/translated & Inspiring in both the Chinese & English language version (the blue booklet being distributed to us in the retreat contain both version). Via the internet, I was glad to be able to find it in Internet site well initiated by the Buddhist Action Team: http://www.thubtenchodron.org/PrayersAndPractices/the_extraordinary_aspiration.html
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I bow down to the youthful Arya Manjushri.
You lions among humans,
Gone to freedom in the present, past and future
In the worlds of ten directions,
To all of you, with body, speech and sincere mind I bow down.
With the energy of aspiration for the Bodhisattva way,
With a sense of deep respect,
And with as many bodies as atoms of the world,
To all you Buddhas visualized as real, I bow down.
On every atom are Buddhas numberless as atoms,
Each amidst a host of Bodhisattvas,
And I am confident the sphere of all phenomena
Is entirely filled with Buddhas in this way.
With infinite oceans of praise for you,
And oceans of sound from the aspects of my voice,
I sing the breathtaking excellence of Buddhas,
And celebrate all of you Gone to Bliss.
Beautiful flowers and regal garlands,
Sweet music, scented oils and parasols,
Sparkling lights and sublime incense,
I offer to you Victorious Ones.
Fine dress and fragrant perfumes,
Sandalwood powder heaped high as Mount Meru,
All wondrous offerings in spectacular array,
I offer to you Victorious Ones.
With transcendent offerings peerless and vast,
With profound admiration for all the Buddhas,
With strength of conviction in the Bodhisattva way,
I offer and bow down to all Victorious Ones.
Every harmful action I have done
With my body, speech and mind
Overwhelmed by attachment, anger and confusion,
All these I openly lay bare before you.
I lift up my heart and rejoice in all positive potential
Of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in ten directions,
Of solitary realizers, hearers still training and those beyond,
And of all ordinary beings.
You who are the bright lights of worlds in ten directions,
Who have attained a Buddha's omniscience through the stages of awakening,
All you who are my guides,
Please turn the supreme wheel of Dharma.
With palms together I earnestly request:
You who may actualize parinirvana,
Please stay with us for eons numberless as atoms of the world,
For the happiness and well-being of all wanderers in samsara.
Whatever slight positive potential I may have created,
By paying homage, offering, and acknowledging my faults,
Rejoicing, and requesting that the Buddhas stay and teach,
I now dedicate all this for full awakening.
May you Buddhas now living in the worlds of ten directions,
And all you gone to freedom in the past, accept my offerings.
May those not yet arisen quickly perfect their minds,
Awakening as fully enlightened ones.
May all worlds in ten directions,
Be entirely pure and vast.
May they be filled with Bodhisattvas
Surrounding Buddhas gathered beneath a bodhi tree.
May as many beings as exist in ten directions
Be always well and happy.
May all samsaric beings live in accord with the Dharma,
And may their every Dharma wish be fulfilled.
Remembering my past lives in all varieties of existence,
May I practice the Bodhisattva way,
And thus, in each cycle of death, migration and birth,
May I always abandon the householder's life.
Then, following in the footsteps of all the Buddhas,
And perfecting the practice of a Bodhisattva,
May I always act without error or compromise,
With ethical discipline faultless and pure.
May I teach the Dharma in the language of gods,
In every language of spirits and nagas,
Of humans and of demons,
And in the voice of every form of being.
May I be gentle-minded, cultivating the six paramitas,
And never forget bodhicitta.
May I completely cleanse without omission
Every negativity and all that obscures this awakening mind.
May I traverse all my lives in the world,
Free of karma, afflictions and interfering forces,
Just as the lotus blossom is undisturbed by the water's wave,
Just as the sun and moon move unhindered through the sky.
May I ease the suffering in the lower realms
And in the many directions and dimensions of the universe.
May I guide all wanderers in samsara to the pure bliss of awakening
And be of worldly benefit to them as well.
May I practice constantly for eons to come,
Perfecting the activities of awakening,
Acting in harmony with the various dispositions of beings,
Showing the ways of a Bodhisattva.
May I always have the friendship
Of those whose path is like mine,
And with body, words and also mind,
May we practice together the same aspirations and activities.
May I always meet a spiritual mentor
And never displease that excellent friend,
Who deeply wishes to help me
And expertly teaches the Bodhisattva way.
May I always directly see the Buddhas,
Masters encircled by Bodhisattvas,
And without pause or discouragement for eons to come,
May I make extensive offerings to them.
May I hold within me the Buddha's genuine Dharma,
Illuminate everywhere the teachings that awaken,
Embody the realizations of a Bodhisattva,
And practice ardently in all future eons.
While circling through all states of existence,
May I become an endless treasure of good qualities -
Skillful means, wisdom, samadhi and liberating stabilizations-
Gathering limitless pristine wisdom and positive potential.
On one atom I shall see
Buddha fields numberless as atoms,
Inconceivable Buddhas among Bodhisattvas in every field,
Practicing the activities of awakening.
Perceiving this in all directions,
I dive into an ocean of Buddha fields,
Each an ocean of three times Buddhas in the space of a wisp of hair.
So I, too, will practice for an ocean of eons.
Thus I am continually immersed in the speech of the Buddhas,
Expression that reveals an ocean of qualities in one word,
The completely pure eloquence of all the Buddhas,
Communication suited to the varied tendencies of beings.
With strength of understanding I plunge
Into the infinite enlightened speech of the Dharma
Of all Buddhas in three times gone to freedom,
Who continually turn the wheel of Dharma methods.
I shall experience in one moment
Such vast activity of all future eons,
And I will enter into all eons of the three times,
In but a fraction of a second.
In one instant I shall see all those awakened beings,
Past, present and future lions among humans,
And with the power of the illusion-like stabilization
I will constantly engage in their inconceivable activity.
I shall manifest upon one single atom
The array of pure lands present, past and future.
Likewise, I shall enter the array of pure Buddha fields
In every direction without exception.
I shall enter the very presence of all my guides,
Those lights of this world who are yet to appear,
Those sequentially turning the wheels of complete awakening,
Those who reveal nirvana - final, perfect peace.
May I achieve the power of swift, magical emanation,
The power to lead to the great vehicle through every approach,
The power of always beneficial activity,
The power of love pervading all realms,
The power of all surpassing positive potential,
The power of supreme knowledge unobstructed by discrimination,
And through the powers of wisdom, skillful means and samadhi,
May I achieve the perfect power of awakening.
Purifying the power of all contaminated actions,
Crushing the power of disturbing emotions at their root,
Defusing the power of interfering forces,
I shall perfect the power of the Bodhisattva practice.
May I purify an ocean of worlds,
May I free an ocean of beings,
May I clearly see an ocean of Dharma,
May I realize an ocean of pristine wisdom.
May I purify an ocean of activities,
May I fulfill an ocean of aspirations,
May I make offerings to an ocean of Buddhas,
May I practice without discouragement for an ocean of eons.
To awaken fully through this Bodhisattva way,
I shall fulfill without exception
All the diverse aspirations of the awakening practice
Of all Buddhas gone to freedom in the three times everywhere.
In order to practice exactly as the wise one
Called Samantabhadra, 'All Embracing Good',
The elder brother of the sons and daughters of the Buddhas,
I completely dedicate all this goodness.
Likewise may I dedicate
Just as the skillful Samantabhadra,
With pure body, speech and mind,
Pure actions and pure Buddha fields.
I shall give rise to the aspirations of Manjushri
For this Bodhisattva practice of all embracing good,
To perfect these practices
Without discouragement or pause in all future eons.
May my pure activities be endless,
My good qualities boundless,
And through abiding in immeasurable activity,
May I actualize infinite emanations.
Limitless is the end of space,
Likewise, limitless are living beings,
Thus, limitless are karma and afflictions.
May my aspiration's reach be limitless as well.
One may offer to the Buddhas
All wealth and adornments of infinite worlds in ten directions,
And one may offer during eons numberless as atoms of the world
Even the greatest happiness of gods and humans;
But whoever hears this extraordinary aspiration,
And longing for highest awakening
Gives rise to faith just once,
Creates far more precious positive potential.
Those who make this heartfelt aspiration for the Bodhisattva way
Will be free of all lower rebirths,
Free of harmful companions,
And will quickly see Amitabha, Infinite Light.
And even in this very human life,
They will be nourished by happiness and have all conducive circumstances.
Without waiting long,
They will become like Samantabhadra himself.
Those who give voice to this extraordinary aspiration
Will quickly and completely purify
The five boundless harmful actions
Created under the power of ignorance.
Blessed with supreme knowledge,
Excellent body, family, attributes, and appearance,
They will be invincible to vast interfering forces and misleading teachers,
And all the three worlds will make offerings.
Going quickly to the noble bodhi tree,
And sitting there to benefit sentient beings,
Subduing all interfering forces,
They will fully awaken and turn the great wheel of Dharma
Have no doubt that complete awakening
Is the fully ripened result - comprehended only by a Buddha -
Of holding in mind by teaching, reading or reciting
This aspiration of the Bodhisattva practice.
In order to train just like
The hero Manjushri who knows reality as it is
And just like Samantabhadra as well,
I completely dedicate all this goodness, just as they did.
With that dedication which is praised as greatest
By all the Buddhas gone to freedom in the three times,
I, too, dedicate all my roots of goodness
For the attainments of the Bodhisattva practice.
When the moment of my death arrives,
By eliminating all obscurations
And directly perceiving Amitabha,
May I go immediately to Sukhavati, Pure Land of Great Joy.
Having gone to Sukhavati,
May I actualize the meaning of these aspirations,
Fulfilling them all without exception,
For the benefit of beings for as long as this world endures.
Born from an extremely beautiful, superlative lotus
In this joyful land, the Buddha's magnificent mandala,
May I receive a prediction of my awakening
Directly from the Buddha Amitabha.
Having received a prediction there,
May I create vast benefit
For beings throughout the ten directions,
With a billion emanations by the power of wisdom.
Through even the small virtue I have accumulated
By offering this prayer of the Bodhisattva practice,
May all the positive aspirations of beings
Be fulfilled in an instant.
Through creating limitless positive potential
By dedicating this prayer of Samantabhadra's deeds,
May all beings drowning in this torrent of suffering,
Enter the presence of Amitabha.
Through this king of aspirations, which is the greatest of the sublime,
Helping infinite wanderers in samsara,
Through the accomplishment of this scripture dazzling with Samantabhadra's practice,
May suffering realms be utterly emptied of all beings.
Thus, The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra, also known as The King of Prayers,
from the Gandavyuha chapter of the Avatamsaka sutra
(translated by Jinamitra, Surendrabodhi and Yeshes-sde circa 900c.e.), is complete.
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A big Thank you to Sister Jesse for an excellent translation!
It's always refreshing & aspiring to read & recite, especially when one feels down. :-)
And I am also impressed with the well created website where more English translated prayers and practice could be found:
http://www.thubtenchodron.org/PrayersAndPractices/index.html :-)
Ven. Chodron is likely to visit Singapore during 15-26 Oct 2010! :-)
May All Be Well & Happy!
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I bow down to the youthful Arya Manjushri.
You lions among humans,
Gone to freedom in the present, past and future
In the worlds of ten directions,
To all of you, with body, speech and sincere mind I bow down.
With the energy of aspiration for the Bodhisattva way,
With a sense of deep respect,
And with as many bodies as atoms of the world,
To all you Buddhas visualized as real, I bow down.
On every atom are Buddhas numberless as atoms,
Each amidst a host of Bodhisattvas,
And I am confident the sphere of all phenomena
Is entirely filled with Buddhas in this way.
With infinite oceans of praise for you,
And oceans of sound from the aspects of my voice,
I sing the breathtaking excellence of Buddhas,
And celebrate all of you Gone to Bliss.
Beautiful flowers and regal garlands,
Sweet music, scented oils and parasols,
Sparkling lights and sublime incense,
I offer to you Victorious Ones.
Fine dress and fragrant perfumes,
Sandalwood powder heaped high as Mount Meru,
All wondrous offerings in spectacular array,
I offer to you Victorious Ones.
With transcendent offerings peerless and vast,
With profound admiration for all the Buddhas,
With strength of conviction in the Bodhisattva way,
I offer and bow down to all Victorious Ones.
Every harmful action I have done
With my body, speech and mind
Overwhelmed by attachment, anger and confusion,
All these I openly lay bare before you.
I lift up my heart and rejoice in all positive potential
Of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in ten directions,
Of solitary realizers, hearers still training and those beyond,
And of all ordinary beings.
You who are the bright lights of worlds in ten directions,
Who have attained a Buddha's omniscience through the stages of awakening,
All you who are my guides,
Please turn the supreme wheel of Dharma.
With palms together I earnestly request:
You who may actualize parinirvana,
Please stay with us for eons numberless as atoms of the world,
For the happiness and well-being of all wanderers in samsara.
Whatever slight positive potential I may have created,
By paying homage, offering, and acknowledging my faults,
Rejoicing, and requesting that the Buddhas stay and teach,
I now dedicate all this for full awakening.
May you Buddhas now living in the worlds of ten directions,
And all you gone to freedom in the past, accept my offerings.
May those not yet arisen quickly perfect their minds,
Awakening as fully enlightened ones.
May all worlds in ten directions,
Be entirely pure and vast.
May they be filled with Bodhisattvas
Surrounding Buddhas gathered beneath a bodhi tree.
May as many beings as exist in ten directions
Be always well and happy.
May all samsaric beings live in accord with the Dharma,
And may their every Dharma wish be fulfilled.
Remembering my past lives in all varieties of existence,
May I practice the Bodhisattva way,
And thus, in each cycle of death, migration and birth,
May I always abandon the householder's life.
Then, following in the footsteps of all the Buddhas,
And perfecting the practice of a Bodhisattva,
May I always act without error or compromise,
With ethical discipline faultless and pure.
May I teach the Dharma in the language of gods,
In every language of spirits and nagas,
Of humans and of demons,
And in the voice of every form of being.
May I be gentle-minded, cultivating the six paramitas,
And never forget bodhicitta.
May I completely cleanse without omission
Every negativity and all that obscures this awakening mind.
May I traverse all my lives in the world,
Free of karma, afflictions and interfering forces,
Just as the lotus blossom is undisturbed by the water's wave,
Just as the sun and moon move unhindered through the sky.
May I ease the suffering in the lower realms
And in the many directions and dimensions of the universe.
May I guide all wanderers in samsara to the pure bliss of awakening
And be of worldly benefit to them as well.
May I practice constantly for eons to come,
Perfecting the activities of awakening,
Acting in harmony with the various dispositions of beings,
Showing the ways of a Bodhisattva.
May I always have the friendship
Of those whose path is like mine,
And with body, words and also mind,
May we practice together the same aspirations and activities.
May I always meet a spiritual mentor
And never displease that excellent friend,
Who deeply wishes to help me
And expertly teaches the Bodhisattva way.
May I always directly see the Buddhas,
Masters encircled by Bodhisattvas,
And without pause or discouragement for eons to come,
May I make extensive offerings to them.
May I hold within me the Buddha's genuine Dharma,
Illuminate everywhere the teachings that awaken,
Embody the realizations of a Bodhisattva,
And practice ardently in all future eons.
While circling through all states of existence,
May I become an endless treasure of good qualities -
Skillful means, wisdom, samadhi and liberating stabilizations-
Gathering limitless pristine wisdom and positive potential.
On one atom I shall see
Buddha fields numberless as atoms,
Inconceivable Buddhas among Bodhisattvas in every field,
Practicing the activities of awakening.
Perceiving this in all directions,
I dive into an ocean of Buddha fields,
Each an ocean of three times Buddhas in the space of a wisp of hair.
So I, too, will practice for an ocean of eons.
Thus I am continually immersed in the speech of the Buddhas,
Expression that reveals an ocean of qualities in one word,
The completely pure eloquence of all the Buddhas,
Communication suited to the varied tendencies of beings.
With strength of understanding I plunge
Into the infinite enlightened speech of the Dharma
Of all Buddhas in three times gone to freedom,
Who continually turn the wheel of Dharma methods.
I shall experience in one moment
Such vast activity of all future eons,
And I will enter into all eons of the three times,
In but a fraction of a second.
In one instant I shall see all those awakened beings,
Past, present and future lions among humans,
And with the power of the illusion-like stabilization
I will constantly engage in their inconceivable activity.
I shall manifest upon one single atom
The array of pure lands present, past and future.
Likewise, I shall enter the array of pure Buddha fields
In every direction without exception.
I shall enter the very presence of all my guides,
Those lights of this world who are yet to appear,
Those sequentially turning the wheels of complete awakening,
Those who reveal nirvana - final, perfect peace.
May I achieve the power of swift, magical emanation,
The power to lead to the great vehicle through every approach,
The power of always beneficial activity,
The power of love pervading all realms,
The power of all surpassing positive potential,
The power of supreme knowledge unobstructed by discrimination,
And through the powers of wisdom, skillful means and samadhi,
May I achieve the perfect power of awakening.
Purifying the power of all contaminated actions,
Crushing the power of disturbing emotions at their root,
Defusing the power of interfering forces,
I shall perfect the power of the Bodhisattva practice.
May I purify an ocean of worlds,
May I free an ocean of beings,
May I clearly see an ocean of Dharma,
May I realize an ocean of pristine wisdom.
May I purify an ocean of activities,
May I fulfill an ocean of aspirations,
May I make offerings to an ocean of Buddhas,
May I practice without discouragement for an ocean of eons.
To awaken fully through this Bodhisattva way,
I shall fulfill without exception
All the diverse aspirations of the awakening practice
Of all Buddhas gone to freedom in the three times everywhere.
In order to practice exactly as the wise one
Called Samantabhadra, 'All Embracing Good',
The elder brother of the sons and daughters of the Buddhas,
I completely dedicate all this goodness.
Likewise may I dedicate
Just as the skillful Samantabhadra,
With pure body, speech and mind,
Pure actions and pure Buddha fields.
I shall give rise to the aspirations of Manjushri
For this Bodhisattva practice of all embracing good,
To perfect these practices
Without discouragement or pause in all future eons.
May my pure activities be endless,
My good qualities boundless,
And through abiding in immeasurable activity,
May I actualize infinite emanations.
Limitless is the end of space,
Likewise, limitless are living beings,
Thus, limitless are karma and afflictions.
May my aspiration's reach be limitless as well.
One may offer to the Buddhas
All wealth and adornments of infinite worlds in ten directions,
And one may offer during eons numberless as atoms of the world
Even the greatest happiness of gods and humans;
But whoever hears this extraordinary aspiration,
And longing for highest awakening
Gives rise to faith just once,
Creates far more precious positive potential.
Those who make this heartfelt aspiration for the Bodhisattva way
Will be free of all lower rebirths,
Free of harmful companions,
And will quickly see Amitabha, Infinite Light.
And even in this very human life,
They will be nourished by happiness and have all conducive circumstances.
Without waiting long,
They will become like Samantabhadra himself.
Those who give voice to this extraordinary aspiration
Will quickly and completely purify
The five boundless harmful actions
Created under the power of ignorance.
Blessed with supreme knowledge,
Excellent body, family, attributes, and appearance,
They will be invincible to vast interfering forces and misleading teachers,
And all the three worlds will make offerings.
Going quickly to the noble bodhi tree,
And sitting there to benefit sentient beings,
Subduing all interfering forces,
They will fully awaken and turn the great wheel of Dharma
Have no doubt that complete awakening
Is the fully ripened result - comprehended only by a Buddha -
Of holding in mind by teaching, reading or reciting
This aspiration of the Bodhisattva practice.
In order to train just like
The hero Manjushri who knows reality as it is
And just like Samantabhadra as well,
I completely dedicate all this goodness, just as they did.
With that dedication which is praised as greatest
By all the Buddhas gone to freedom in the three times,
I, too, dedicate all my roots of goodness
For the attainments of the Bodhisattva practice.
When the moment of my death arrives,
By eliminating all obscurations
And directly perceiving Amitabha,
May I go immediately to Sukhavati, Pure Land of Great Joy.
Having gone to Sukhavati,
May I actualize the meaning of these aspirations,
Fulfilling them all without exception,
For the benefit of beings for as long as this world endures.
Born from an extremely beautiful, superlative lotus
In this joyful land, the Buddha's magnificent mandala,
May I receive a prediction of my awakening
Directly from the Buddha Amitabha.
Having received a prediction there,
May I create vast benefit
For beings throughout the ten directions,
With a billion emanations by the power of wisdom.
Through even the small virtue I have accumulated
By offering this prayer of the Bodhisattva practice,
May all the positive aspirations of beings
Be fulfilled in an instant.
Through creating limitless positive potential
By dedicating this prayer of Samantabhadra's deeds,
May all beings drowning in this torrent of suffering,
Enter the presence of Amitabha.
Through this king of aspirations, which is the greatest of the sublime,
Helping infinite wanderers in samsara,
Through the accomplishment of this scripture dazzling with Samantabhadra's practice,
May suffering realms be utterly emptied of all beings.
Thus, The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra, also known as The King of Prayers,
from the Gandavyuha chapter of the Avatamsaka sutra
(translated by Jinamitra, Surendrabodhi and Yeshes-sde circa 900c.e.), is complete.
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A big Thank you to Sister Jesse for an excellent translation!
It's always refreshing & aspiring to read & recite, especially when one feels down. :-)
And I am also impressed with the well created website where more English translated prayers and practice could be found:
http://www.thubtenchodron.org/PrayersAndPractices/index.html :-)
Ven. Chodron is likely to visit Singapore during 15-26 Oct 2010! :-)
May All Be Well & Happy!
Life
More from email received...
IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE..A LIFE ENDS.
IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN...... LIFE BEGINS.
GREAT THINGS ALWAYS BEGIN FROM WITHIN.
IT'S BETTER TO LOSE YOUR EGO TO THE ONE YOU LOVE.
THAN TO LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE ....... BECAUSE OF EGO
WHY WE HAVE SO MANY TEMPLES , IF GOD IS EVERYWHERE ?
A WISE MAN SAID :
AIR IS EVERYWHERE,
BUT WE STILL NEED A FAN TO FEEL IT.
WHEN YOU TRUST SOMEONE TRUST HIM COMPLETELY WITHOUT
ANY DOUBT....... AT THE END YOU WOULD GET ONE OF THE TWO :
EITHER A LESSON FOR YOUR LIFE OR A VERY GOOD PERSON
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACT TRUE TO YOUR FACE ........
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REMAIN TRUE BEHIND YOUR BACK
SOLDIER : SIR, WE ARE SURROUNDED FROM ALL SIDES BY ENEMIES,
MAJOR : EXCELLENT ! WE CAN ATTACK IN ANY DIRECTION.
THE WORST IN LIFE IS "ATTACHMENT" IT HURTS WHEN YOU LOSE IT. THE BEST THING IN LIFE IS "LONELINESS"
BECAUSE IT TEACHES YOU EVERYTHING AND, WHEN YOU LOSE IT, YOU GET EVERYTHING.
“I HEAR AND I FORGET.
I SEE AND I REMEMBER.
I DO AND I UNDERSTAND.”
- Chinese proverb
Every moment, every situation, every issue and every concern has a positive side……. Find it and bring it to life. :-)
IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE..A LIFE ENDS.
IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN...... LIFE BEGINS.
GREAT THINGS ALWAYS BEGIN FROM WITHIN.
IT'S BETTER TO LOSE YOUR EGO TO THE ONE YOU LOVE.
THAN TO LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE ....... BECAUSE OF EGO
WHY WE HAVE SO MANY TEMPLES , IF GOD IS EVERYWHERE ?
A WISE MAN SAID :
AIR IS EVERYWHERE,
BUT WE STILL NEED A FAN TO FEEL IT.
WHEN YOU TRUST SOMEONE TRUST HIM COMPLETELY WITHOUT
ANY DOUBT....... AT THE END YOU WOULD GET ONE OF THE TWO :
EITHER A LESSON FOR YOUR LIFE OR A VERY GOOD PERSON
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACT TRUE TO YOUR FACE ........
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REMAIN TRUE BEHIND YOUR BACK
SOLDIER : SIR, WE ARE SURROUNDED FROM ALL SIDES BY ENEMIES,
MAJOR : EXCELLENT ! WE CAN ATTACK IN ANY DIRECTION.
THE WORST IN LIFE IS "ATTACHMENT" IT HURTS WHEN YOU LOSE IT. THE BEST THING IN LIFE IS "LONELINESS"
BECAUSE IT TEACHES YOU EVERYTHING AND, WHEN YOU LOSE IT, YOU GET EVERYTHING.
“I HEAR AND I FORGET.
I SEE AND I REMEMBER.
I DO AND I UNDERSTAND.”
- Chinese proverb
Every moment, every situation, every issue and every concern has a positive side……. Find it and bring it to life. :-)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
A smile that brightens up both's day
During Lunch hour, when I passed by the traffic light near 313 Somerset before crossing opposite to Centrepoint, there was a girl on a wheelchair promoting something.
I walked nearer & realised that she was selling a $2 Donation Draw ticket for Handicaps Welfare Association.
She was kind of shy but one can see that she is putting on her courage, trying her best to market the tickets.
There was quite a traffic of people moving past her but not much people had paid attention to her.
When I approached her, she was smiley & really broke into Sunflower smile when she realise that I intended to buy a ticket from her.
Her smile brighten up my day too & I would say the scene then was just like those stories often read, a small act brighten up both the giver & recipent's day.
If you do pass by Orchard to 313 Somerset, do look up for the girl & with $2, you not only get a chance to win the cash prizes from the HWA donation draw, a free coffee from Delifrance with minimum purchase of $10 but also giving hope to the girl and other recipients who benefit from the services provided by the Handicaps Welfare Association. :-)
(She and fellow fundraisers could be found in different parts of Spore too)
For more details on the draw & society, you may click on the link:
http://www.hwa.org.sg/content/hwa-all-cash-dd-2010
I walked nearer & realised that she was selling a $2 Donation Draw ticket for Handicaps Welfare Association.
She was kind of shy but one can see that she is putting on her courage, trying her best to market the tickets.
There was quite a traffic of people moving past her but not much people had paid attention to her.
When I approached her, she was smiley & really broke into Sunflower smile when she realise that I intended to buy a ticket from her.
Her smile brighten up my day too & I would say the scene then was just like those stories often read, a small act brighten up both the giver & recipent's day.
If you do pass by Orchard to 313 Somerset, do look up for the girl & with $2, you not only get a chance to win the cash prizes from the HWA donation draw, a free coffee from Delifrance with minimum purchase of $10 but also giving hope to the girl and other recipients who benefit from the services provided by the Handicaps Welfare Association. :-)
(She and fellow fundraisers could be found in different parts of Spore too)
For more details on the draw & society, you may click on the link:
http://www.hwa.org.sg/content/hwa-all-cash-dd-2010
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