Summary
s.1In this sūtra, Mañjuśrī asks the Buddha about the factors that make it either certain or not certain that a bodhisattva will attain unsurpassable, perfect awakening. In response, the Buddha describes five ways in which bodhisattvas may or may not make progress on the path. As an analogy for different ways of making progress, he compares five different ways of traveling a very great distance: using a cattle cart, using an elephant chariot, using the moon and sun, using the magical power of the śrāvakas, and using the magical power of the Tathāgata.
s.1在這部經中，文殊菩薩問佛陀什麼因素能夠決定菩薩是否一定會證得無上正等菩提。作為回答，佛陀描述了五種菩薩在修行道路上可能有進展或沒有進展的方式。為了比喻不同的進展方式，他將五種不同的遠距離旅行方法進行了對比：使用牛車、使用象輦、使用月日、使用聲聞的神通，以及使用如來的神通。