Summary
s.1On his way to honor a brahmin’s invitation for a midday meal, the Buddha comes across an old stūpa that resembles a rubbish heap. Subsequently, while in conversation with Vajrapāṇi, the Buddha reveals that the stūpa contains the doctrinal synopsis for a dhāraṇī that embodies the essence of the blessings of innumerable buddhas. He also explains that the stūpa is, in fact, made of precious materials and that its lowly appearance is merely due to the lack of beings’ merit. The Buddha then extols the merit that results from copying, reading, and worshiping this scripture, and he enumerates the benefits that arise from placing it in stūpas and buddha images. When he pronounces the actual dhāraṇī, the derelict old stūpa is restored to its former glory.
s.1佛陀在前往應邀赴婆羅門的午餐時，遇到了一座看似垃圾堆的古老塔。隨後，在與金剛手的對話中，佛陀揭示了這座塔內藏著一部陀羅尼的法要，這部陀羅尼體現了無數佛陀加持的精髓。佛陀也解釋說，這座塔實際上是由珍貴的材料製成的，它卑微的外觀只是因為眾生缺乏福德。佛陀隨後讚嘆了抄寫、誦讀和頂禮這部經典所產生的福德，並列舉了將其放置在塔和佛像中所帶來的利益。當佛陀念誦陀羅尼時，這座破舊的古塔恢復了昔日的光輝。