Summary
s.1In this sūtra Buddha Śākyamuni explains how to attain the absorption known as “the illusory absorption,” a meditative state so powerful that it enables awakening to be attained very quickly. He also teaches that this absorption has been mastered particularly well by two bodhisattvas, Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who live in Sukhāvatī, the distant realm of Buddha Amitābha. Buddha Śākyamuni summons these two bodhisattvas to this world and, when they arrive, recounts the story of how they first engendered the mind of awakening. Finally the Buddha reveals the circumstances surrounding the future awakening of Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta.
s.1在這部經中，釋迦牟尼佛陀解釋了如何證得名為「幻三昧」的禪定境界，這是一種力量強大的冥想狀態，能夠使人極快地證得覺悟。他還教導說，有兩位菩薩，觀世音菩薩和大勢至菩薩特別擅長修習這種禪定，他們住在遙遠的極樂世界，即阿彌陀佛的淨土中。釋迦牟尼佛陀召喚這兩位菩薩來到此世界，當他們到達時，佛陀講述了他們最初如何生起菩提心的故事。最後，佛陀揭示了觀世音菩薩和大勢至菩薩未來覺悟的相關情況。