MAITREYA TRUE SUTRA
I. Sutra
Opening Gatha
Unexcelled,
extremely profound, exquisitely subtle and wondrous is Dharma.
It is
difficult to encounter Dharma throughout hundreds of thousands of millions of
kalpas.
Now we
can listen, hear, and are permitted to receive and retain Dharma.
May we
grasp the true meaning of the new sutra.
II. Śākyamuni
has expounded Maitreya True Sutra.
III. In THE ABOVE HEAVEN OF CHAOTIC ORIGIN there are Brahma Buddha, Shiva Buddha, Krishna Buddha, Mind Purifying
Buddha, Dao’s Principles Well-Illuminating Buddha, Thoughts and Sights
Restoring Buddha, Body Well-Extinguishing Buddha, and Spiritual Nature
Restoring Buddha.
[As for
those who] have consciousness and emotion, have life and death, are aware of
unhappy karmic hindrances, are reborn in the reincarnation cycle, all the
above-named Buddhas are able to journey everywhere on earth to save myriad
spirits and help them return to their Buddhahood.
IV. In THE ORIGIN UNITING HEAVEN there are Abiding-in-Goodness
Buddha, Life Much-Loving Buddha, Unhappi-ness Freeing Buddha, Wondrous Truth
Performing Buddha, and Wickedness Well-Preventing Buddha.
Obeying Maitreya King Buddha’s command, all these Buddhas can illuminate wondrous light to eliminate karmic hindrances [of sentient beings].
IV.1. If there are sentient beings who have heard Me, they
should get away from sins, remember Buddha-Dharma-Sangha, and follow the law
articles of the Third Universalism. Thus, they will naturally get free of
reincarnation and accomplish the unexcelled complete enlightenment. That is to
say they will fruitfully attain the utmost happy nirvana.
IV.2. If those who are leading their lives, or have not yet been born, or have their lives, or do not have their lives, or are guilty, or are guileless, or have ideas, or do not have any ideas, can listen to My words and resolve on
virtuous ideas, they will naturally accomplish the unexcelled complete
enlightenment, and undoubtedly attain liberation.
IV.3. If
those who accept and recite this sutra feel frightened of hindrances to
self-cultivators, they should wholeheartedly read aloud, “Namo Maitreya King
Bodhisattva, please save sentient beings from adversities, the three calamities
as well as diseases; please guide us and save us from karmic hindrances.” Then,
they will naturally be liberated.
V. In THE
HIGH HEAVEN OF EMPTINESS there are Reception and Usher Buddha, Universal
Saviour Buddha, Western Return Buddha, Sutras Selecting Buddha, Saving Dharmas Buddha,
Conditions Illuminating Buddha, Ranks Granting Buddha, and Truths Understanding
Buddha.
V.1. Thus, countless Buddhas who obey
Dipankara Ancient Buddha’s command have guided and saved true spirits to help
them attain Dharmas and Buddhahood, attain conditions and ranks, attain unexcelled complete enlightenment, fruitfully accomplish
self-cultivation, and so enter the utmost happy kingdom. Then, these true
spirits will join Buddhas in compiling the Book of Heaven, and help all
sentient beings return to Buddhahood.
V.2. If good men or good women who have
practised self-cultivation listen to Me and wish to obtain true handed-down
dharmas, they should read aloud, “Dipankara Ancient Buddha frequently journeys on earth to enlighten true handed-down
dharmas, save sentient beings from their six desires ([1]) as
well as seven emotions,([2]) and
rescue them from degeneration into the reincarnation cycle”; then these good
persons will naturally be liberated.
VI. In THE HEAVEN OF MYSTERIOUS CREATION there
are Life Spreading Buddha, Nurture Buddha, Benevolence and
Generosity Cultivating Buddha, Human Relationships Observing Buddha
together with the Nine Female Buddhas.
VI.1. Thus,
obeying the command of Golden Basin Buddha Mother, who creates myriad spirits,
countless Buddhas have journeyed on earth and nurtured sentient beings to help
them return to Buddhahood.
VI.2. If
there are good men or good women who trust in Me, want to cultivate themselves,
and start this vow, “Namo Golden Basin Buddha Mother nurturing sentient beings
– even if they were reborn or not, had lives or not, were guilty or not, and
had thoughts or not – and helping them attain unexcelled complete enlightenment so that their incorporeal
bodies can get back to Buddhahood after having left their corpses and returning
to emptiness,” then, they will naturally be liberated.
VII. In THE WONDROUS HEAVEN OF
NON-THOUGHT there are Numerous Dharmas Buddha, Completely Good
Teachings Buddha, Higher Ranks Establishing Buddha, Life Obviously Transforming
Buddha, Evil Spirits Expelling Buddha, Dharmas Well-Practising Buddha,
Recitation Protecting and Supporting
Buddha, Mysterious Opportu-nities Opening Buddha, Impure Nature Changing
Buddha, and Much Good Fortune and Virtue Buddha.
VII.1. Thus, countless Buddhas who obey Mercy Boat Bodhisattva’s command
can journey on earth, perform wondrous power to protect and support myriad
spirits or sentient beings.
VII.2. If there are good men or
good women who trust in Me, they should start this vow, “Namo Mercy Boat
Bodhisattva, who can save sentient beings from their diseases, the three
calamities, the four sufferings, evil spirits, and
their karmic hindrances.” Then, they will naturally be liberated.
VIII. In THE HEAVEN OF
EXPANSIVE DHARMAS there are Forms Extinguishing Buddha, Dharmas
Transferring Buddha, Injustice Extinguishing Buddha, Monsters Killing Buddha,
Results Deciding Buddha, Sincerity Buddha, Unhappiness Extinguishing Buddha,
Perseverance Buddha, Sufferers Saving Buddha, Sins Forgiving Buddha, and Body
Liberating Buddha.
VIII.1. Thus, countless
Buddhas who obey the commands of Cundi Bodhisattva and Universal Worthy
Bodhisattva frequently journey on earth to save myriad spirits.
VIII.2. If there are good men or good women who trust in Me, they
should start this vow, “Namo Cundi Bodhisattva and Universal Worthy
Bodhisattva, who can get rid of sufferings yoke, karmic hindrances as well as
frightening calamities, save sentient beings from their adversities as well as karmic hindrances, and help them return to the most happy world”;
then, they will naturally be liberated.
IX.
1. Namo
Maitreya King Buddha.
2. Namo
Brahma Buddha.
3. Namo
Shiva Buddha.
4. Namo
5. Namo Mind
Purifying Buddha.
6. Namo
Dao’s Principles Well-Illuminating Buddha.
7. Namo
Thoughts and Sights Restoring Buddha.
8. Namo Body
Well-Extinguishing Buddha.
9. Namo
Spiritual Nature Restoring Buddha.
10. Namo Abiding-in-Goodness Buddha.
11. Namo Life
Much-Loving Buddha.
12. Namo
Unhappiness Freeing Buddha.
13. Namo
Wondrous Truth Performing Buddha.
14. Namo Wickedness
Well-Preventing Buddha.
15. Namo
Dipankara Ancient Buddha.
16. Namo Reception
and Usher Buddha.
17. Namo Universal
Saviour Buddha.
18. Namo
Western Return Buddha.
19. Namo
Sutras Selecting Buddha.
20. Namo Saving Dharmas Buddha.
21. Namo Conditions
Illuminating Buddha.
22. Namo Ranks
Granting Buddha.
23. Namo Truths
Understanding Buddha.
24.
25. Namo Life
Spreading Buddha.
26. Namo
Nurture Buddha.
27. Namo
Benevolence and Generosity Cultivating Buddha.
28. Namo
Human Relationships Observing Buddha.
29. Namo the
Nine Female Buddhas.
30. Namo
Mercy Boat Bodhisattva.
31. Namo
Numerous Dharmas Holding Buddha.
32. Namo Completely
Good Teachings Buddha.
33. Namo Higher
Ranks Establishing Buddha.
34. Namo Life
Obviously Transforming Buddha.
35. Namo Evil
Spirits Expelling Buddha.
36. Namo
Dharmas Well-Practising Buddha.
37. Namo
Recitation Protecting and Supporting
Buddha.
38. Namo
Mysterious Opportunities Opening Buddha.
39. Namo
Impure Nature Changing Buddha.
40. Namo Much
Good Fortune and Virtue Buddha.
41. Namo
Cundi Bodhisattva.
42. Namo
Universal Worthy Bodhisattva.
43. Namo
Forms Extinguishing Buddha.
44. Namo
Dharmas Transferring Buddha.
45. Namo Injustice
Extinguishing Buddha.
46. Namo Monsters
Killing Buddha.
47. Namo Results
Deciding Buddha.
48. Namo Sincerity
Buddha.
49. Namo Unhappiness
Extinguishing Buddha.
50. Namo Perseverance
Buddha.
51. Namo
Sufferers Saving Buddha.
52. Namo Sins
Forgiving Buddha.
53. Namo Body
Liberating Buddha.
54. Namo Caodai the Immortal Mahabodhisattva Mahasattva.
(3 times)
Translated
by HUỆ KHẢI
