Summary
s.1In this sūtra, in answer to a question put by Maitreya, the Buddha Śākyamuni teaches five qualities that bodhisattvas should have in order to live a long life free of obstacles and attain awakening quickly: (1) giving the Dharma; (2) giving freedom from fear; (3) practicing great loving kindness, great compassion, great joy, and great equanimity; (4) repairing dilapidated stūpas; and (5) causing all beings to aspire to the mind of awakening. Maitreya praises the benefits of this teaching and vows to teach it himself in future degenerate times. Both Maitreya and the Buddha emphasize the positive effects on beings and the environment that upholding, preserving, and teaching The Nectar of Speech will bring about.
s.1在這部經中，釋迦牟尼佛回答彌勒菩薩所提出的問題，教導了菩薩應該具備的五項品質，以便能夠長壽無障，迅速證得覺悟：（1）施與法；（2）施與無畏；（3）修習大慈心、大悲心、大喜心和大捨心；（4）修繕破敗的塔；（5）令一切眾生發心趣向菩提心。彌勒菩薩讚歎這個教導的利益，並發誓在未來末法時代自己也要傳授它。彌勒和佛陀都強調，受持、護持和教授《語甘露》將會為眾生和環境帶來積極的影響。