Sutra of Immeasurable Life, Part One
「『設我得佛，國中人天不悉識宿命，下至知百千億那由他諸劫事者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land cannot all recall past lives, down to knowing the events of hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas (an immense number) of kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不得天眼，下至見百千億那由他諸佛國者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not obtain the heavenly eye, down to seeing hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不得天耳，下至聞百千億那由他諸佛所說不悉受持者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not obtain the heavenly ear, down to hearing what hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of Buddhas teach and being able to receive and hold it all, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不得見他心智，下至知百千億那由他諸佛國中眾生心念者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not obtain the knowledge of others' minds, down to knowing the thoughts of beings in hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不得神足於一念頃，下至不能超過百千億那由他諸佛國者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not obtain supernatural mobility, such that in a single thought they cannot pass beyond even hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天若起想念貪計身者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land give rise to thoughts of attachment, scheming over this body, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不住定聚必至滅度者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not dwell among those firmly settled in right concentration and certain to reach extinction, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，光明有能限量，下至不照百千億那由他諸佛國者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, my light can be measured, so that it cannot shine even on hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，壽命有能限量，下至百千億那由他劫者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, my lifespan can be measured, down to a mere hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中聲聞有能計量，乃至三千大千世界眾生緣覺於百千劫悉共計挍知其數者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the shravakas in my land can be counted, even if beings throughout a great trichiliocosm and pratyekabuddhas together calculated for hundreds of thousands of kalpas and could know their number, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天壽命無能限量——除其本願脩短自在——若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the lifespans of humans and gods in my land can be limited, except those who by their original vow are free to make them long or short, if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天乃至聞有不善名者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, humans and gods in my land should even hear the name of anything unwholesome, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方世界無量諸佛不悉諮嗟稱我名者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the immeasurable Buddhas of the worlds of the ten directions do not all praise and proclaim my name, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方眾生至心信樂欲生我國，乃至十念，若不生者，不取正覺，唯除五逆、誹謗正法。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, beings of the ten directions who sincerely believe and delight in it and wish to be reborn in my land, even with just ten recitations, should fail to be reborn there, may I not attain perfect enlightenment, excepting only those who commit the five grave offenses or slander the true Dharma.
「『設我得佛，十方眾生發菩提心修諸功德，至心發願欲生我國，臨壽終時，假令不與大眾圍遶現其人前者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, beings of the ten directions who arouse the bodhi mind and cultivate many merits, and sincerely make a vow wishing to be reborn in my land, should, at the moment of their death, find that I do not appear before them surrounded by a great assembly, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方眾生聞我名號、係念我國，殖諸德本、至心迴向欲生我國，不果遂者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, beings of the ten directions who hear my name, keep my land in mind, plant roots of many virtues and sincerely dedicate them, wishing to be reborn in my land, should not have their wish fulfilled, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天不悉成滿三十二大人相者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land do not all fully attain the thirty-two marks of a great being, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方佛土諸菩薩眾來生我國，究竟必至一生補處——除其本願自在所化，為眾生故，被弘誓鎧，積累德本度脫一切；遊諸佛國修菩薩行，供養十方諸佛如來；開化恆沙無量眾生，使立無上正真之道；超出常倫諸地之行，現前修習普賢之德——若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas of other Buddha lands who come to be born in my land do not finally and certainly reach the stage of one more birth before Buddhahood (needing only one more birth before becoming a Buddha), except those who by their original vow freely transform themselves, who for the sake of beings put on the armor of great vows, accumulate roots of virtue to deliver all, travel through Buddha lands practicing the Bodhisattva path and making offerings to the Buddhas and Tathagatas of the ten directions, awaken immeasurable beings numerous as the sands of the Ganges and establish them in the unsurpassed, true Way, surpass the practices of the ordinary stages, and practice the virtues of Samantabhadra here and now; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩承佛神力供養諸佛，一食之頃不能遍至無量無數億那由他諸佛國者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land, through the Buddha's spiritual power making offerings to the Buddhas, cannot in the time of a single meal reach immeasurable, countless billions of nayutas of Buddha lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩在諸佛前現其德本，諸所求欲供養之具若不如意者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land, displaying their roots of virtue before the Buddhas, should find the offerings they desire not to their wish, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩不能演說一切智者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land cannot expound all-knowing wisdom, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩不得金剛那羅延身者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land do not obtain the diamond Narayana body, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人、天、一切萬物嚴淨光麗，形色殊特，窮微極妙，無能稱量。其諸眾生乃至逮得天眼，有能明瞭辨其名數者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans, gods and all things in my land are so pure, resplendent and beautiful, so extraordinary in form and color, subtle and wondrous to the utmost, that none can be measured, and among the beings there, even one who has obtained the heavenly eye can clearly distinguish their names and numbers, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩乃至少功德者，不能知見其道場樹無量光色高四百萬裡者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land, even those of little merit, cannot see and know the tree of the place of the Way with its immeasurable light and colors, four million li high, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩若受讀經法，諷誦持說而不得辯才智慧者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land who receive, read, recite and uphold the sutras should fail to obtain eloquence and wisdom, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩智慧辯才若可限量者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the wisdom and eloquence of the Bodhisattvas in my land can be limited, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國土清淨，皆悉照見十方一切無量無數不可思議諸佛世界，猶如明鏡覩其面像；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, my land is so pure that it clearly reflects all the immeasurable, countless, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions, as a bright mirror shows one's own face; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，自地以上至於虛空，宮殿、樓觀、池流、華樹——國土所有一切萬物——皆以無量雜寶百千種香而共合成，嚴飾奇妙超諸人天，其香普薰十方世界，菩薩聞者皆修佛行；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, from the ground up to the sky, the palaces, towers, ponds, streams, flowers and trees, and all the myriad things in my land, are all composed of countless mixed jewels and hundreds of thousands of fragrances, with adornments so marvelous that they surpass those of humans and gods, and that fragrance pervades the worlds of the ten directions, and the Bodhisattvas who smell it all practice the Buddha's conduct; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方無量不可思議諸佛世界眾生之類，蒙我光明觸其體者，身心柔軟超過人天；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the beings in the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions who receive my light touching their bodies do not become softer in body and mind than humans and gods; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方無量不可思議諸佛世界眾生之類，聞我名字不得菩薩無生法忍、諸深總持者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the beings in the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions who hear my name do not obtain the Bodhisattva's acceptance of the non-arising of dharmas and the deep dharanis, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方無量不可思議諸佛世界，其有女人聞我名字，歡喜信樂，發菩提心，厭惡女身，壽終之後復為女像者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, any women in the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions who hear my name, rejoice in faith, arouse the bodhi mind, and loathe the female body, should after their lives end be born again in a female body, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方無量不可思議諸佛世界，諸菩薩眾聞我名字，壽終之後常修梵行至成佛道；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas in the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions who hear my name do not, after their lives end, always practice pure conduct until they become Buddhas; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，十方無量不可思議諸佛世界，諸天人民聞我名字，五體投地稽首作禮，歡喜信樂修菩薩行，諸天世人莫不致敬；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the gods and people in the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha worlds of the ten directions who hear my name do not prostrate with the five limbs to the ground, bow in homage, rejoice in faith, and practice the Bodhisattva path, so that gods and people of the world all show them respect; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天欲得衣服隨念即至，如佛所讚應法妙服自然在身；若有裁縫、染治、浣濯者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the humans and gods in my land who want clothing do not receive it the moment they think of it, with fitting wondrous garments as praised by the Buddha appearing naturally on their bodies; if they still must cut, sew, dye or wash, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中人天所受快樂不如漏盡比丘者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the happiness received by the humans and gods in my land is not like that of a bhikshu whose outflows are exhausted, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩隨意欲見十方無量嚴淨佛土，應時如願，於寶樹中皆悉照見，猶如明鏡覩其面像；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land who, as they wish, want to see the immeasurable, adorned and pure Buddha lands of the ten directions do not at once, as wished, see them all reflected in the jeweled trees, as a bright mirror shows one's own face; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，至於得佛，諸根缺陋不具足者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name should, until they become Buddhas, have faculties that are defective and incomplete, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，皆悉逮得清淨解脫三昧，住是三昧一發意頃，供養無量不可思議諸佛世尊而不失定意；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name do not all obtain the samadhi of pure liberation, and, dwelling in that samadhi, in a single arising of intention make offerings to immeasurable, inconceivable Buddha World-Honored Ones without losing their concentration; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，壽終之後生尊貴家；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name are not, after their lives end, born into noble families; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，歡喜踴躍，修菩薩行，具足德本；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name do not leap with joy, practice the Bodhisattva path, and perfect their roots of virtue; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，皆悉逮得普等三昧，住是三昧至於成佛，常見無量不可思議一切如來；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name do not all obtain the samadhi of universal equality, dwelling in that samadhi until they become Buddhas and always seeing the immeasurable, inconceivable Tathagatas; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，國中菩薩隨其志願，所欲聞法自然得聞；若不爾者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas in my land do not hear, in accord with their wishes, the Dharma they wish to hear; if it is not so, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，不即得至不退轉者，不取正覺。
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name do not at once attain non-retrogression, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
「『設我得佛，他方國土諸菩薩眾聞我名字，不即得至第一、第二、第三法忍，於諸佛法不能即得不退轉者，不取正覺。』」
"'If, when I become a Buddha, the assemblies of Bodhisattvas of other lands who hear my name do not at once attain the first, second and third acceptances of the Dharma, and cannot at once attain non-retrogression in the Dharma of the Buddhas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.'"
佛告阿難：「爾時，法藏比丘說此願已，而說頌曰：
The Buddha said to Ananda: "At that time, the bhikshu Dharmakara, having spoken these vows, spoke verses again, saying:
「『我建超世願，必至無上道，
"'I establish vows that surpass the world, and will surely reach the unsurpassed Way,
斯願不滿足，誓不成等覺。
if these vows are not fulfilled, I vow not to attain perfect enlightenment.
我於無量劫，不為大施主，
If, throughout immeasurable kalpas, I do not become a great giver,
普濟諸貧苦，誓不成等覺。
saving all the poor and suffering everywhere, I vow not to attain perfect enlightenment.
我至成佛道，名聲超十方，
If, when I accomplish the Buddha's path, my name does not surpass the ten directions,
究竟靡所聞，誓不成等覺。
and there are still places where it is not heard, I vow not to attain perfect enlightenment.
離欲深正念，淨慧修梵行，
Free from desire and deeply mindful, with pure wisdom I practice pure conduct,
志求無上道，為諸天人師。
aspiring to the unsurpassed Way, to be a guide of gods and humans.
神力演大光，普照無際土，
By spiritual power I send forth a great light, shining universally on boundless lands,
消除三垢冥，明濟眾厄難。
dispelling the darkness of the three defilements of greed, anger and delusion, and with light rescuing beings from hardship.
開彼智慧眼，滅此昏盲闇，
I will open their eyes of wisdom and extinguish this dark blindness,
閉塞諸惡道，通達善趣門。
shut the evil paths and open the gates of the good destinies.
功祚成滿足，威曜朗十方，
When merit and fortune are fulfilled, my awe-inspiring light will shine clearly through the ten directions,
日月戢重暉，天光隱不現。
the sun and moon will draw in their radiance, and heavenly light will be hidden and not appear.
為眾開法藏，廣施功德寶，
For the great assembly I will reveal the Dharma treasury, widely giving the jewels of merit,