Summary
s.1This text is a prayer of dedication, and is meant to be recited. Its structure partly reflects the liturgy of “seven branches” or “seven limbs,” a set of practices that serves as the basic structure of many Mahāyāna Buddhist prayers and rituals. In this instance, however, the text consists of two sections: the first is a detailed prayer of confession, and the second a prayer of rejoicing, requesting that the wheel of the Dharma be turned, beseeching the buddhas not to pass into nirvāṇa, and extensively dedicating the merit.
s.1這篇經文是一部迴向文，旨在被誦讀。其結構部分反映了「七支」或「七肢」的儀軌，這是一套實踐方式，作為許多大乘佛教祈願文和儀軌的基本結構。然而，在這個例子中，經文包含兩個部分：第一部分是一篇詳細的懺悔祈願文，第二部分是隨喜功德、祈請轉動法輪、懇求佛陀不涅槃，以及廣泛迴向功德的祈願文。