Summary
s.1In this sūtra, the Buddha displays supernatural powers three times. First, he magically transports his entire audience and retinue to Vārāṇasī. Secondly, having incited Avalokiteśvara and Vajrapāṇi to use their own miraculous powers to gather there all the beings who must be led to awakening, he makes the whole world appear as a pure realm like Sukhāvatī. He explains that a tathāgata’s various powers are like a doctor’s skills, and teaches, with Mañjuśrī’s help in a series of dialogues with other protagonists, on how the tathāgatas manifest to beings, displaying his supernatural powers a third time by making many other buddhas appear all around him. The meaning of the Tathāgata’s miracles are gradually disclosed to the audience, as well as some other essential points including the merit to be gained by honoring the teachings.
s.1在這部經中，佛陀展現了三次神通。首先，他用神力將整個聽眾和眷屬傳送到波羅奈斯。其次，他勸請觀世音菩薩和金剛手菩薩運用自己的奇蹟之力，將所有需要被引導走向覺悟的眾生聚集在那裡，然後使整個世界顯現為如同極樂世界般的淨土。他解釋說如來的各種神通就像醫生的技能一樣，並在文殊菩薩的協助下，通過與其他主人公的一系列對話進行教導，說明如來如何向眾生顯現。他第三次展現神通，使許多其他佛陀在他周圍顯現。如來的奇蹟的意義逐漸向聽眾披露，同時還教導了包括尊敬這些教法所能獲得的福德在內的其他重要要點。