Summary
s.1The Dhāraṇī “Essence of Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom” opens at a pool by the Ganges, where the Buddha Śākyamuni is seated with five hundred monks and a great saṅgha of bodhisattvas. The Buddha begins with a short set of verses on the Buddha Aparimitāyus, who dwells in the realm of Sukhāvatī, telling the gathering that anyone who recites Aparimitāyus’ name will be reborn in that buddha’s realm. He then provides a unique description of Sukhāvatī, followed by instructions for two practices, related to the text’s dhāraṇī, that can grant rebirth in Sukhāvatī in the next life.
s.1《無量壽智慧本質陀羅尼》在恆河邊的一個池塘開始，釋迦牟尼佛與五百位僧侶和眾多菩薩僧伽坐在一起。佛陀以一組短頌開始，讚誦住在極樂世界的無量壽佛，告訴聚集的眾生，任何人誦念無量壽佛的名號都將在那位佛陀的佛國重生。接著，他提供了對極樂世界的獨特描述，隨後給出了兩種修行方法的指導，這些方法與本經的陀羅尼相關，能使人在來世往生到極樂世界。