文昌帝君戒淫寶訓白話譯文

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文昌帝君垂示說：我遵奉金闕玉帝的旨命，在每月的寅卯日，到酆都地獄，去考定天下因造罪惡而死墮地獄之人的事實。發現各種造罪作孽的案件，多的不可勝數，堆積如山。而在天律所定的各種罪惡報應中，以淫罪的報應最嚴酷。

凡是玷污未出嫁的閨女者，死後在地獄須受五百劫嚴厲刑罰，受完地獄苦，投胎做騾做馬五百劫，做五百劫的騾馬後，才能投胎做人身，且是做妓女，以償受報應。凡是設計姦污了寡婦、尼僧，敗壞人家的節操者，死後受八百劫地獄苦，受完投胎做羊做豬，供人宰殺八百劫，再投胎做人，而且是做瞎子、啞巴。凡是做長輩的亂倫淫汙了幼輩的子女，或是做幼輩的亂倫淫汙了長輩親屬，這種犯了亂倫罪的人，死後受地獄苦一千五百劫，受完投胎做蛇做老鼠一千五百劫，然後投胎做人，而且是夭折，不能長壽。

又，凡是編著誘人邪淫的書刊、戲劇，破壞許多人的清淨心和節操者，這個著書人或編劇者，死後必須受無間地獄（無窮盡苦地獄）的苦刑，直到他所作的淫書淫劇，完全消滅盡，而且因看了他的淫書淫劇而犯了淫惡的人，必須這些人的罪報完全受畢了，這時候，淫書淫劇的作者，才能脫離無間地獄的苦刑，到別處投胎。淫書淫劇對人們的危害，非常深而且多，有許多識字的淑女，看了淫書後，心生欲火，導致喪失貞潔。

又有許多年輕子弟，看了淫書淫劇後，欲念難制，或手淫目視，或隨從犯淫，或教或習以男作女的嬖童淫行。凡此種種，因為受了淫書淫劇的影響，而敗亂了貞良節操的多得難以勝數。所以淫書淫劇的作者，死後所受的報應最為長久酷烈。可感歎的是，具有宿世帶來聰明慧根的讀書人，不以七寸之筆來造福社會，貢獻世間，積福德於一身。反而不能堅守貞節，造下無窮的邪淫罪孽，致使上天震怒，降下慘烈的淫報，這是讀書人自招禍門，陷自己於冰淵火坑的惡果，真是可悲啊！

制止淫意問答

问：如何才能制止淫意，而达到平心静气的地步？

　　答：一、看美色，不以外表美丽观之，此只是穿上美丽的外衣之骷髅，外现香气，内脏污垢、口痰、鼻涕、汗垢、大小便，皆是如我一般，呕心不净。

　　二、应知人体最臭，不见乎，人一死亡，血液不流，黄脓外溢，面具苍白，几天一过，内菌生焉，五脏腐败，体肿胀满，奇臭无比，故任是在世大美人，死时一样是皮囊发臭，令人作呕，外表皮肉歪曲变形，见了可怕！

　　三、见美色，应有如此想法：天下女性皆我眷属，年老者，如我母；年长者，似我姐；年少者，如我妹；年幼者，如我女儿；人非禽兽，岂敢动自家母亲、姐姐、妹妹、女儿之歪念头呢？

　　四、见美色，应有如此想法，年轻貌美，我偷其色，若别人见我妻女貌美年轻，岂肯为他人所乘乎？此乃推己及人、设身处地的想法也。

　　五、淫意奋起，难以压抑，君不妨先深呼吸三次，美色当前，或有诱惑，应思此举是有伤道德，不可失去理智，一次之欢，后患无穷，淫人妻女，后报殃大，欲保身家，戒之！戒之！

　　天眼如闪电，邪淫之处，记录在案，将在孽镜台前放映分明，无地自容矣！

　　六、人道立身，当破邪淫，色魔诱惑，莫乱心田，克服此关，天仙可望也。“人由淫意而生，又由淫意而死”，淫思牵连，一世又一世，何时出脱仙为佛？必断邪淫之路，才能返天真无邪本性。

　　今世修行，夫妻同修，调和正淫，严禁邪罪，淫欲路塞，则不再人道轮回，天梯可登也。

　　古人传下戒淫方法，亦有如下法宝，再编录如下：

　　四觉观想：

　　凡夫起淫欲，世世常迁徙。宿生为女时，见男便欢喜。今世得为男，又爱女人体。随在觉其污，爱从何处起。

　　睡起生觉——默想清晨睡起，两眼朦胧，未经盥漱，此时满口粘腻，舌黄堆积，甚是污秽。当念绝世娇姿，纵具樱桃美口，而脂粉未敷之先，其态亦当尔尔。

　　醉后生觉——默想肉酒过度，五内翻腾，未久忽然大呕，尽吐腹中未消之物，饿犬嗅之，摇尾而退。当念佳人细酌，玉女轻餐，而杯盘狼藉之时，腹内亦当尔尔。

　　病时生觉——默想卧病之后，面目黧黑，形容枯槁，又或疮疽腐败，脓血交流，臭不可近，当念国色芳容，纵或年华少艾，而疾苦缠身之日，形状亦当尔尔。

　　见厕生觉——默想通街大厕，尿屎停积，白蜡青蝇，处处缭绕，当念千娇百媚之姿，任彼香汤浴体龙麝薰身，而取食消融之后，所化亦当尔尔

戒淫最大之心聲

不識廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中。

我已稍稍步出此淫邪火山，回故以前淫邪之種種實感其為萬惡之首！

戒淫當首先戒意淫，目下發現很多人認為戒淫只需控制住身淫，而忽略了戒意淫，甚至恣意任其發展，其後果見於下文（望仔細閱讀）

南無阿彌陀佛！！！

　　原文：

　　最難消除的就是人的意淫（意淫就是在心裡想像淫亂的事情，比如看見漂亮的女人、男人就生起邪念，想把她或他佔有並發生淫亂行為）。

意淫是由扎根於人意識中的淫念產生的（前面的身、口兩種行為也是由淫念產生的）。意淫時有時無，隨境而生，隨境而滅。產生時人們往往沉湎於其中而不能自拔，不能自警；消除時了無可得，無人知道，因此心安理得，意志薄弱的人常常會沉湎於此。有的人可能產生過羞恥心和恐懼感，但轉瞬即逝。同時有的人認為我只是想一想而已，又沒有做什麼事，也沒有危害到別人，有什麼關係。這就會很容易讓人自我放縱，意識不到意淫的危害性。

其實意淫對人的危害非常大。如果經常放縱自己，產生意淫時不去抵制它、消除它，長此以往淫念就會在意識中深深地紮下根，在一些場合就會用淫穢的語言表達出來，逐漸地認為實際做做也無妨，潛移默化，慢慢地就會走上犯錯誤甚至犯罪的道路，這樣的例子屢見不鮮。其實很多人也知道意淫不好，但都自信自己會控制好，不會犯錯誤，沒有意識到意淫對人意志的腐蝕是巨大的。

一、意淫對人身體有很大的危害　　
中醫名著《景岳全書》中說："心為君火，腎為相火，心有所動，腎必應之。"

《(太上)感應篇直講》中說："因人身的精，散在三焦（指心肺、脾胃、肝腎、大小腸、膀胱），榮華百脈，及慾火一動，合聚流通，都從命門（命門附於腎上）出來，極是可怕。"

意淫則精氣外洩，長此以往也會腎虛，這就是為什麼現在有些沒結婚或沒有性生活的年輕人也腎虛而且體弱多病的原因。

《重寫戒淫輯證集（白話）》中明代保陽子說："大凡見美色而起貪愛，使身體奔逐於聲色之中，叫做外感之欲。夜深睡在床上，唸唸想得到美女的陪伴，因此淫慾之念如火焚心，叫做內心之欲。凡貪愛於美色，身心二欲就纏綿不斷，最是損精傷氣，因而容易感染疾病。如果能遠離色慾，那麼精氣不露洩，腎水自然滋生，並可上交於心。不思美色，心中常清朗，即能使心火不致上炎（意思是亢盛），而可以下交於腎。水火能獲調劑，身心的一切疾病，即可消滅。這就叫善調身心，不用藥而可使疾病霍然痊癒。"

由此可知，我們貪色縱欲、各種淫亂行為產生的根源就是存在於意識之中的淫念。淫念一旦產生，會時時刻刻存在於意識深處，遇到不同的境緣，就以身、口、意三種形式表現出來。因此要想徹底節欲，根除意識中的淫念是最重要的。

淫念就是惡念。淫念就是邪淫的種子。心存淫念會大大損害人的福德，會給人的生活、事業帶來巨大的危害。

《太上感應篇》云："夫心起於善，善雖未為，而吉神已隨之。或心起於惡，惡雖未為，而凶神已隨之。"

《鐘離仙祖戒淫歌》中告誡犯邪淫者："折爾祖宗遺下福，削爾前生修下祿，損爾悠悠好壽數，斬爾綿綿廣嗣續。"

《壽康寶鑒》中汪舟次云："諸惡業中，唯色易犯，敗德取禍，亦莫過於此。……夫一動淫心，未必實有其事，已積惡造業如此，況顯蹈明行，罔知顧忌者乎？世有忠厚善人，而身後不昌；才士文人，而終身潦倒者，其病皆由於此。今欲斷除此病，當自起念時，截斷病根。太上不言私美色（私通美色發生淫亂行為），而言'見他色美，起心私之'（看到美貌的人心裡便起了奸邪的私心），蓋止一起心，而罪已不可逃矣。"

二、佛的教誨　　
於自己妻子不知道滿足的人就是好色、貪淫、多淫的人，不單指的是行為上，在意念上多淫，也是貪淫、多淫的人。《佛說未曾有因緣經》云：「夫人禍福。隨心而起。心念善故。受報亦善。心念惡故。受惡果報。」

放縱自己嫖妓的人也一定是好色、好淫之輩。對於好色、多淫之人，世尊多有究竟了義的嚴厲呵斥，比如：

(1)愛戀於女人，墮於大怖處。或吞於鐵丸，或飲烊銅汁。有二熱鐵山，彼此來相合。昔時耽欲者，於中受苦殃。受斯苦楚時，都無救護者。——《大寶積經·卷九十七》《大正藏》第十一冊頁546中。

(2)有佛出世。名曰空王。說多淫人。成猛火聚。教我遍觀百骸四肢。諸冷暖氣。

溫陵曰。多淫之人。本由暖觸迫發。生為慾火。死為業火。業力增熾。故成猛火聚也。（大佛頂首楞嚴經正脈疏卷二十四明交光大師述）

(3)耽醉淫慾者，當懸劍樹林。譬如以猛火，燒然彼鑊湯。投之以麻麥，隨沸而漂沒。如是耽欲人，不識於善路。死當墮惡道，煎煮鑊湯中。——《大寶積經·卷九十七》《大正藏》第十一冊頁546中

(4)若有眾生味著男女妻妾諸女色慾，當知即是味著礫石之雹，即是味著利刀之刃，即是味著大熱鐵丸，即是味著坐熱鐵床，即是味著熱鐵機鄧……若有攝受妻妾男女諸女色慾，當知即是攝受一切眾苦憂愁悲惱之聚。——《大寶積經·卷四十四》《大正藏》第十一冊頁258中

(5)《觀佛三昧經》云：「多淫眾生，命終感一高銅柱，狀若火山。下有猛火焰熾，焚燒其身。驚怖下視，見鐵床上有端正女。（女則見男）心生愛著從銅柱上下，至鐵床上男女三根俱時火起。有鐵嘴鳥從二根出入，一日一夜九百次生死。」

(6)《首楞嚴經》中云：多淫眾生，淫習交接，染心會合研磨不休，精血耗散積而成火。火旺水落石出竭，現生多感神志委靡，畏風寒炎熱，多病短命。命終感鐵床銅柱之報。」。」(按：手淫者、老嫖客、邪淫他妻者一定迷戀淫慾不能自拔，業力感召，多病短命。前世的善因不能成熟，福壽消損，且現受報應。)

(7)《四十二章經》說：「人懷愛慾，不見道者，比如澄水，致手攪之，眾人共臨，無有見其影者；人以愛慾交錯，心中濁興，故不見道。汝等沙門，當捨愛慾，愛慾垢盡，道可見矣！」

（8）<受十善戒經>云：淫有十過患。何等為十。一者貪淫之人。雖生天上為天帝釋受五欲樂。心如偷食狗常醉不醒。沒於五欲駛流河中。

二者貪淫之人。雖為人王威力自在。作恩愛奴野人所使。多得財寶如火受薪不知厭足。亡身喪國死墮惡道。

三者貪淫之人。恆系屬他六賊驅策。無常大象躡其背上。心如猿猴不知眾難。慾火焚燒不識父母兄弟姊妹。猶如豬狗更相荷擔無復慚愧。

四者貪淫之人。常飲不淨女人膿血。於無量劫常處胞胎。生藏熟藏子藏諸蟲以為衣服。唼[口*束]女根用為飲食。

五者貪淫之人。心如利刀眼如火車。割截燒滅功德行藏。（末學理解：貪淫損害福報）

六者貪淫之人。到剎利眾。然結使火起貪慾薪。意欲剝奪猶如羅剎。到婆羅門眾不生慚愧。猶若幻人但作妖祥說不淨事。到沙門眾不知歸依。動諸情根如膠著草。欲染諸使圍繞意根。六情火起燒善種子。破滅先世梵行白業。舉手動足猶如利刀。眼如猛火口如羅剎。遍體毛孔淫火所使。

七者貪淫之人造八種業。殺生作殺生具刀劍杖等。和合男女作大妄語。飲酒歌頌作淫境界。或復偷盜一切寶器。莊嚴蟲聚為心王所使。眼根惡狗偷啖臭穢。

八者貪淫之人為淫所使。心如大火亦如鐵聚。直當陷墜破滅梵行必墮地獄。

九者貪淫之人。身壞命終如擲貝珠頃。必定當墮赤銅地獄。赤銅地獄縱廣正等七千由旬。如銅花林。下有鐵床。床上復有百千由旬熱銅八楞柱。柱端有鏡。鏡中自然有諸女像或作男形。淫人愛念動諸情根同時火起。銅花化為大熱鐵釘。銅柱變成沸銅鑊湯鐵床火然。女化為狗男化為刀。驅蹴罪人受無量苦。啖熱鐵丸吞飲洋銅求死不得經無量歲。壽命一劫。

十者貪淫之人。不得見佛如重雲障。破梵行故。必定當墮阿鼻地獄。身滿獄中壽命一劫。左右宛轉復經一劫。時閻羅王呵責罪人。汝樂淫慾今受此苦。是事樂不。汝今復當百千萬劫償他人債。終不可盡。地獄命終生鳩鴿中。受龍蛇身污梵行故。百生千生不見於佛不聞於法終不得道。

（9）、《五苦章句經》東晉西域沙門竺曇無蘭譯：知淫、怒、癡三垢無原，意不復著，是謂得拔三重棘籬。曉了六情皆無本末，譬如芭蕉，意不縛愛，是謂得離六拔刀賊。

（10）、若心貪女色，是欲最尤甚，女色慾燒心，後受大苦惱。現在所作業，貪慾自迷心，癡心不能覺，女欲之所迷。——《正法念處經·卷二十九》《大正藏》第十七冊頁169中－下

（11）、《般舟三昧經》：無得聽貪淫心棄瞋恚及愚癡莫得墮魔羅網求三昧當如是

（12）、《雜譬喻經》後漢月支沙門支婁迦讖譯：何等為五毒。一者無貪淫心。二者無嗔恚心。三者無愚癡心。四者無妒嫉心。五者無克虐心。若有此人者其病便愈。王告諸師曰。此人來歸我。唯我無此毒。

（13）、《大乘理趣六波羅蜜多經》：貪慾之人亦復如是，無有厭足，求於欲境憂苦艱難，得已守護，纏縛倍增，死墮地獄，受大劇苦。求靜慮者，常於如是，色慾怨家，不應想念，況親近之，以是名為貪慾重蓋。

（14）、《大寶積經．菩薩藏會》：彼無智者，為於男女、妻妾諸平价好用眼霜?血?粉底液哪?牌子好隔离霜保???品排行榜美白不吃?快速?肥方法去黑?保??水眼霜最好的是哪?女色等，所纏縛故，於諸善法多生障礙。

《大寶積經．優陀延王會》：迷醉於女人，貪火所燒害，由斯墮惡趣，無依怙亦然。。。。。。。愛戀於女人，墮放大怖處，或吞於鐵丸，或飲洋銅汁。

（15）、《佛名經》：淫慾之罪，能令眾生墮於地獄、餓鬼受苦；若在畜生，則受鴿、雀、鴛鴦等身；若生人中，妻不貞良，得不隨意眷屬。

《正法念處經》：若人欲斷愛，悕望大富樂，欲至寂靜處，彼應捨婦女。

《八師經》：淫為不淨行，迷惑失正道，精神魂魄馳，傷命而早夭，受罪頑癡荒，死復墮惡道，吾用畏是故，棄家樂林藪。

（16）、《大薩遮尼干子經》節錄：自妻不滿足，好淫他人婦，是人無慚愧，受苦無常樂；現世未來世，受苦及打縛，捨身生地獄，受苦常無樂。

（17）、《受十善戒經》：五者、意寂不動，不起淫心，不念淫事，不想淫樂，不動淫根，淫識不轉，如解脫心，住寂滅處，處常樂城，

《月燈三昧經》節錄：貪愛淫慾甚鄙穢，能生苦惱喪天趣，

《出曜經》節錄：佛告比丘：『淫火熾盛，便能燔燒諸善之本。

《大乘日子王所問經》節錄：貪著淫慾常稱讚，不了愚迷糞袋身，晝夜恆行下劣行，薄福沉淪於惡趣。

三、當淫念產生時，我們如何克制和根除？　　
1、印光大師教給我們一些根除淫念的辦法：

"欲絕此禍，莫如見一切女人，皆作親想、怨想、不淨想。親想者，見老者作母想，長者作姐想，少者作妹想，幼者作女想。欲心縱盛，斷不敢於母姐妹女邊起不正念。視一切女人，總是吾之母姐妹女，則理制於欲，欲無由發矣。怨想者，凡見美女，便起愛心。由此愛心，便墮惡道。長劫受苦，不能出離。如是則所謂美麗嬌媚者，比劫賊虎狼，毒蛇惡蠍，砒霜鴆毒，烈百千倍。於此極大怨家，尚猶戀戀著念，豈非迷中倍人。不淨者，美貌動人，只外面一層薄皮耳。若揭去此皮，則不忍見矣。骨肉膿血，屎尿毛髮，淋漓狼藉，了無一物可令人愛。但以薄皮所蒙，則妄生愛戀。華瓶盛糞，人不把玩。今此美人之薄皮，不異華瓶。皮內所容，比糞更穢。何得愛其外皮，而忘其皮裡之種種穢物，漫起妄想乎哉。"

"又當淫慾熾盛，不能自制之時，但將女陰作毒蛇口，以已陽納蛇口中想，則心神驚悸，毛骨悚然，無邊熱惱，當下清涼矣，此又窒慾之簡便法也。"

"（此法妙極，若是女人，當想毒蛇入己女根。）"

2、文昌帝君在《蕉窗十則》（白話）中也告訴了我們戒除淫念的辦法："在沒有見到的時候，不可以去想；當在見到的時候，不可以亂來；已經見到之後，不可以回憶。"

3、《重寫戒淫輯證集普勸流通序》中夢醒居士說："淫念一生，惡意纏綿，若見女色，遂不能自持而身犯淫行。為了制止淫念的生起，平時即應謹慎，不要親近整日荒於嬉，追逐聲色的邪友。更不可隨人進入酒家、茶館、舞廳、妓女戶等引人思淫的邪地。對於描寫男貪女愛，誨人於淫的邪詞小說，切不可觀看。也不可去聽人談論淫穢之事的邪語。因為一近邪友，那端身守正的益友，就會日益被疏遠。而常與邪友接近，自然會漸漸被染引誘，終致心為所動而隨邪友之行。至於引人思淫的邪地，若常進入，耳濡目染，心念難以克制，終致把持不定，而身犯邪淫，及至醒悟已追悔莫及。"

同時，我們還要認識到：貪色縱欲、邪淫不但對人身體和福德有極大的害處，而且由於貪色縱欲、邪淫和其他罪惡是相伴相生的，因此更能使人快速地喪節、喪命。

《戒淫歌》雲"萬惡淫為首，死路不可走。天配夫婦緣，淫孽可造否"。

淫是萬惡之首，是萬惡之源。好色縱欲、邪淫就是打開了潘多拉盒子，各種罪惡隨之而來。例如，研究一下現在的貪污腐敗現象就會發現，貪污腐敗分子幾乎都有包二奶、養情人、找小姐等等的淫亂行為。他們由於邪淫而腐敗，由於腐敗而邪淫，腐敗與邪淫相伴相生。有統計資料顯示，時下被查處的貪官污吏中95%有情婦，行為腐敗的領導幹部中有六層以上包二奶，貪官的色情腐敗已經瘋狂到了令人髮指的程度。這些人圖一時的快樂，卻削盡了自己的功名利祿和福德，葬送了大好的前程和美好的家庭，甚至由於違犯了法律而斷送了自己的生命，讓自己的祖宗和家人蒙受恥辱。上天有路他不走，地獄無門他偏行，真是愚不可及!

現在世風日下，人慾橫流，各種低級下流的娛樂場所和娛樂節目觸目皆是。公開和半公開的妓女、三陪小姐到處都是。最可怕的是有些人把包二奶、養情人、找小姐等等淫亂行為視作生活情趣，視為有檔次、有層次，不以之為恥，反以之為榮，而且還有一些愚蠢的人羨慕這種生活，正在躍躍欲試準備往糞坑裡跳。豈不知這些淫亂行為天怒人怨。人天路上沒你份，富貴簿上除你名。你淫別人的妻女，你的妻女也將被別人所淫。因果報應，如影隨形，任何人都逃脫不了。不是不報，時候未到。報應到時，悔之晚矣。

4、耕雲先生說：淫念人人都有，有很多人不能戰勝淫念，於是乎就墮落。在杜漏歌詞裡說：「軀殼起念滋三毒。」三毒就是淫、怒、癡，也就是貪、嗔、癡。貪財、貪色都是貪。你如果不想這個事，就沒這個事，越想，它就越嚴重。四十二章經裡說：「欲生於汝意，意以思想生」，很多事情都是想出來的，當淫念來的時候，就想失意的情形，想那種很狼狽的樣子，你換個主題去想，淫慾之火就熄滅了。

常言說：「飽暖思淫慾」，吃飽了沒事幹，就是佛講的五陰熾盛，色、受、想、行、識都很旺盛，都很飽和，他就會起貪、嗔、癡邪惡之念。

人到生理過盛的時候，想打架，就是嗔，打不過人家沒關係，挨幾拳也很爽快。為什麼？五陰熾盛。所以說修行人要調飲食，譬如不要吃大蒜、蔥、韭菜、肉類……等。如果體重已超過標準，就不要再吃肉，喝點脫脂奶粉，蛋白質、鈣質也都夠了，吃點青菜、水果，幫助腸蠕動，對身體是有益的。

5、如淫心起時什麼辦？只要停下一切淫念，淨淨觀察自己的淫心從起到滅的過程，心如如不動的觀察等待。這樣就滅了淫心，止了淫行了，好簡單。這應該與定力有關。

古人所謂「不怕念起，只怕覺遲」很有道理，當我們看到一些能引發淫念的東西的時候，一開始覺得這個念頭很小，自己能控制住也就放任著再接觸，這樣淫念就被逐漸滋養壯大了，那時候即使想要控制也是很難的了。所以，以個人經驗來看，要控制淫念就從剛發起這個念頭的那一剎那起最好，總之不要放任其發展到無法控制的時候，越早越好，因為一經放任自己就會姑息自己，那時候要談「覺」就難了。

6、如何才能制止淫意，而達到平心靜氣的地步？以下幾點供參考：

1）、注意飲食盡量清淡，盡可能少食或不食「酒、肉、蔥、韭、蒜」，因這些食物極易引發淫慾心。食勿過飽。睡前勿食。

2）、注意心念慎莫攀援美色、心莫胡思亂想。

3）、常護耳目盡量遠離種種違緣，不住不善境界。

4）、習不淨觀（視各人因緣而定，非一概而論，亦勿走極端。）

5）、盡量早起每日醒來即當起身。

6）、常閱經典每日晚間(最好睡前)安排固定時間讀經，養成習慣。

7）、恆持心咒常持《楞嚴咒心》。

8）、借助佛力常念觀世音菩薩名號，求菩薩護佑。

　　附：妙音同修的另一篇關於戒意淫的文章

　　關於戒邪淫，意淫可說是最難戒的了，其他邪淫行為可說都是由意淫引發的，所心擒賊先擒王，只要把意淫伏住了，其他邪淫行為就失去了根本，不攻自破，在此分享一下非常簡單有效的方法：

　　末學發現戒邪淫以來，意淫不起作用的時侯就是念佛最頻繁的時侯，以前沒發現這一點，前一段時間懈怠念佛，導致前幾天意淫習氣不時自動現前，控制不了，煩惱心也生起來了，慚愧。

　　昨天就重新在日常生活中提起佛號，就是不管作事還是沒作事的時侯，口裡默念：「南無阿彌陀佛」佛號，綿綿不斷，念法就像金剛持，嘴在微動，佛號一字一句的念，耳朵聽得清楚。發現這一樣不停的念，意淫的念頭不起作用了，還有其他的妄念惡念也一起被伏住了，末學覺得這是最簡單有效的方法，時時刻刻除了睡覺都可念佛，吃飯時心裡念，工作和空閒時嘴裡念，由於念時不發出聲，所以不影響到他人，唸咒唸經只能有空時才能念，念佛就隨時隨地都能念（當然要配合平時不接觸和遠離色情信息才行）。

　　一般人開始念佛的話，很難避免不會夾雜妄念，末學也是這樣，但不要緊，這是正常的情況，只管去念，不用理妄念，專注在佛號，念久了就有一股清涼的感覺現前，頭腦變得很舒服，妄念自然就不起作用了，一到三個月努力念，相信心會變得很清淨。

　　我們的命運就是由念頭決定的，一般的鬼神都是福善禍淫，邪淫消福報可說非常快速，起一個意淫的念頭，就消一點福報，如果沒有好好控制的話，一天下來要起多少個都說不清，一個月、一年、十年下來，還有多少福報可報消，不少同修就因為邪淫考試不及格，失去了工作，辦事不順利等等，這是邪淫的果報，命運只能越來越差，想起都寒心；而念佛可說是眾善之王，善中之善，至心念一句佛號可消八十億劫生死重罪，罪消福生，這是當然的道理，不間斷的念佛，我們的福慧也在一天天的增長，還有念一句佛號，身體就放一次光（我們肉眼看不到），同時也得諸佛護念，觀音大士等25位大菩薩在身邊保護，惡鬼邪神就近不了我們的身邊，所以想改造命運就要從改造念頭開始，改造命運很苦，不改的話就會更苦，與大家共勉之，戒掉邪淫，創造幸福美滿的生活。

念诵助印流通《佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经》功德略说

念诵助印流通《佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经》功德略说

《佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经》是佛陀留给末法时代众生的一部殊胜佛经。为了避免末法时代人们遭受最重、最多的堕胎杀业，佛陀在2500多年前就慈悲地在提前开示了堕胎的种种罪过，为末法时代的菩萨如何救护诸童子、胎儿，如何得到长寿灭罪的种种功德，为那些造重杀业的无知父母提供了一盏从地狱走向光明解脱道的指路明灯。
《佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经》里讲“尔时普光正见如来，告颠倒言：世间有五种，忏悔难灭。何等为五？一者杀父，二者杀母，三者杀胎，四者出佛身血，五者破和合僧，如此恶业，罪难消灭。”《佛说优婆塞五戒相经》中讲“若为杀胎故作堕胎法。若胎死者犯不可悔。若胎不死者是中罪可悔。”所以堕胎罪业犯的是杀自己亲生骨肉的杀子罪，是比其他杀人罪要大很多的不可悔罪！
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   大家想想，现在的人类无视生命的宝贵，全世界每年要堕胎上千万次，每一条生命至少要牵扯男女两个人，有的甚至牵扯更多人，可以说是一人堕胎全家人都会受到这个罪业的牵连影响而堕落！几十年乃至百年下来，就是几十亿条人命或使几十亿人种下了死后去地狱的因呀！佛说人身稀有难得，可是现代人好不容易得到人身却被恶业的缠缚去犯不可悔的杀子罪，或是还没出生就被父母不负责任地剥夺了生存权和生命权，这些造业众生将来都要下地狱受无边苦呀。如果得人身后造的都是地狱业，这个人身还不如不得。更何况这个罪业不是通过简单的忏悔就可以消灭的，比如有人想放生消堕胎罪，这个其实很难。因为人身难得，只有获得人身才有解脱的机会，动物命和人命不对等，用其他的方法也很难呀。那么我们这么多众生造此罪业，靠什么方法可以消业呢？佛陀出于慈悲，为我们事先留下了这部经典。全世界信佛的人有上亿人，如果都能早早看到这部佛经并顶礼、受持、念诵、广为宣讲，教育自己的家人和亲朋邻里，至少可以使这上亿人做好避孕防范措施，尽量避免造此恶业！造过的人也可以通过深信忏悔好好修行佛法来避免恶果的发生。那么这部经的广为流传将救度上亿人乃至无量众生的生命，免除上亿人的罪业！
   《俱舍论》中曾阐述：如有三人共同参与建造一座佛塔，每人最后都会得到建造一整座佛塔的功德。所以任何受持、宣讲、助印、流通、随喜赞叹此经的人都是在做增长几十亿众生寿命的无边大功德的因，都是在做灭除消减几十亿众生的无间罪业的因，所以任何受持、宣讲、助印、流通、随喜赞叹此经的人即可以得到延长寿命的果报，也可以得到灭罪消业的果报。因此此经叫《佛说“长寿灭罪”护诸童子陀罗尼经》！因为它能使护持此经者和众生得到“长寿与灭罪”的因和果！如果我们通过宣传这个经书可以使无量无边的人避免造重业，救度无量无边的众生，那么当然可以消灭我们自己堕胎的难悔重罪啦！ 
   佛经中讲：“众生至爱者身命,诸佛至爱者众生,能救众生身命,则能成就诸佛心愿。”又说：“诸罪当中,杀罪最重；诸功德中,不杀第一。”如果触犯杀戒,灭绝人畜的生命,不论亲自杀,还是让他人杀,都属于同罪,死后将堕入畜生、地狱、饿鬼等三恶道,即使生于人间,也要遭受多病、短命两大恶报。《大智度论》中叙述杀生有十罪：一、心常怀毒，世世不绝。二、众生憎恶，眼不喜见。三、常怀恶念，思惟恶事。四、众生畏之，如见蛇虎。五、睡时心怖，觉亦不安。六、常有恶梦。七、命终之时，狂怖恶死。八、种短命业因缘。九、身坏命终，堕地狱中。十、若生为人，常当短命。犯此十罪，不论现在或未来，皆应受苦报。在所有杀业中，以杀人的罪业最重，杀人的最业中以杀父母，杀自胎的罪业最重。所以如果您能受持、读诵、乃至助印、流通、宣讲此经，或常为他人宣讲堕胎的种种害处，提醒教育他人事先预防，做好夫妻生活的安全工作；对以前犯过错误的人，劝他们赶快依照佛法忏悔修行。那么您的行为当令一切诸佛菩萨欢喜赞叹，而得到一切诸功德中的第一功德！
   助印流通佛经还可以获得很多功德：印经造像的十种功德：一、从前所作种种罪过，轻者立即消灭，重者也得转轻。二、常得吉神拥护，一切瘟疫、水火、盗贼、刀兵、牢狱之灾、悉皆不受。三、夙世怨对，咸蒙法益，而得解脱，永免寻仇报复之苦。四、夜叉恶鬼，不能侵犯，毒蛇虎狼，不能为害。五、心得安慰，日无险事，夜无恶梦，颜色光泽，身力充盛，所作吉利。六、至心奉法，虽无希求，自然衣食丰足，家庭和睦，福禄绵长。七、所言所行，人天欢喜。任到何方常为多众倾诚爱戴，恭敬礼拜。八、愚者转智，病者转健，困者转亨，不愿为妇女者，报谢之日，捷转男身。九、永离恶道，受生善道。相貌端正，天资超越，福禄殊胜。十、能为一切众生，种植善根。以众生心，作大福田，获无量胜果。所生之处，常得见佛闻法。直至三慧宏开，六通亲证，速得成佛。   那些因为此经流通的受益者，将来或会自己减免恶业，或会因罪忏悔修行佛法，或会辗转劝戒利益他人……。因此所生一切种种无量功德，皆因助印、流通此经或宣传其他堕胎危害内容而得。所以此经对那些所救所度之人实是功德无量啊！助人的您也能从利益他人过程中共享印经、流通、宣讲，以及戒杀、放生、护命，乃至念佛持咒、修行佛法等等一切无量无边不可思议的善妙功德。这是即能自利又能利他的菩萨行为！
所以佛在此经中广为随喜赞叹并宣讲流通印行此经的各种功德好处，建议大家详细研读原经。您受持、助印、流通、宣讲此经既能护诸胎儿童子，又能避免他人造下特大杀业，还能帮助那些造业人幡然醒悟，痛改前非，虔诚佛法。所以佛说此经功德无量，推广此经者亦获无量功德。佛更警告末世佛子：“若有菩萨，诽谤他人，自赞其善，方等经典不传付人。如是菩萨，是魔伴侣，非真菩萨。”及“若有菩萨，无慈悲心，不能广说此经典者，非佛弟子，是魔伴侣。”所以一切佛子都应依佛所教护持此经在人间广为流布而利益一切众生！
让我们一起随喜赞叹佛陀的慈悲和伟大吧！让我们一起随喜赞叹受持、助印、流通、宣讲此经的一切诸佛菩萨和人天大众的无量功德！向他们的慈悲善行恭敬顶礼！愿此无比殊胜经典广传人间！

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The Sin of Abortion

The Sin of Abortion

By David J. Stewart

“Thou shalt not kill.” —Exodus 20:13

There is not a more hideous evil on the face of the earth today than abortion. There is a woeful hypocrisy in those who cringe in disgust over the holocaust of Hitler's war machine, while at the same time endorsing and supporting the holocaust of abortion. Ecclesiastes 11:5 states, “As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.”

"And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground." -Genesis 4:10

The American people have blood on our hands. It is called corporate responsibility. We are GUILTY as a nation for the sins of our people. In World War II, hundreds-of-thousands of innocent Japanese people were burned alive with napalm by American incendiary bombs. This is before we ever nuked them! You see, the Japanese people paid for the sins of their nation as a whole. America's day of reckoning is coming! We are a sinful nation of adulterous, idolatrous, selfish, calculated, cold-blooded, murderers. 
Over 50,000,000 babies have been slaughtered in American abortuaries. Where is justice? Just as Abel's blood cried out from the ground after Cain murdered him, so does the blood of every aborted baby in the world cry out to God from the ground for justice.  
Americans aren't just sinful, they are in denial about their sins. We have become sinfully proud and arrogant as a people, dismissing God's commands, removing prayer and Bible teaching from our public schools, and redefining God. But God hasn't changed, and the truths of God's Word hasn't changed, and sin is still sin. 

Here is a powerful quote from the mighty man of God, and Bible teacher, M.R. DeHaan, M.D. ...

"Has it ever struck you, as it has me, that the world has tried desperately hard to rid itself of even the very mention of the word sin? It has almost entirely disappeared from the world's vocabulary. We can pick up our newspaper or magazine and read all the accounts of violence and atrocity and murder and dishonesty, but seldom are these things called "sin." Writers talk about crime and violence and death and murder and immorality, but the word SIN is carefully avoided.

Now all of this become very significant, for we believe it to be an attempt, consciously or unconsciously, to get rid of the idea of sin.  But sin is still sin, and until there is a revival of preaching against sin in all of its awfulness, as a filthy damning rebellion against God, which it is, there cannot be a revival, but the world will continue getting worse and more rotten and more sinful than ever. By the grace of God, we, therefore, shall lift our voice against sin, not merely as a human weakness, not merely as the mistakes of a race trying to climb upward by evolutionary process, but as that vicious, selfish, filthy thing which lies at the basis and root of all man's troubles and trials, and which is a rebellion against a thrice-holy God, which must result in the punishment of the sinner in an eternal Hell, unless it is taken care of by the blood atonement of the Son of God. That is why we preach on the subject of the blood, the only God-given remedy for sin."

SOURCE: M.R. DeHaan, M.D.; The Tabernacle, 1955, p. 149 (ISBN: 0-310-23491-3)

That is the message which America's preachers need to hear today. We have become complacent concerning sin.  Abortion has become so commonplace that few preachers today cry aloud against sin as Isaiah the prophet did... "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins" (Isaiah 58:1). Where are the Billy Sundays today, who will preach uncompromisingly against sin? 
America doesn't need anymore ear-ticklin', back-scratchin', penny-pinchin', nickel-nippin', soft-soap, compromising, pink-tea and lemonade type sissy preachers. No sir! What America desperately needs today is old-fashioned, Bible-believin', people-lovin', barn-stormin', window-rattlin', shingle-pullin', narrow-minded, Hell-fire and damnation, separated, soulwinning, preachers who aren't afraid to speak the truth!!!

America is going to Hell, literally. I recently spoke with an elderly gentleman who said to me, "Our society today is saturated with demonism." He is absolutely correct! All across America children are proudly displaying the demonic witchcraft of Harry Potter: books, lunch boxes, school supplies, backpacks, toys, et cetera. All witchcraft is demonic!
American culture is saturated with demonic rock-n-roll. Everywhere we go we hear the songs of the God-hating, Bible-rejectingBeatles. Look at the front cover of their Sgt. Peppers album and you'll see a bald man in the back row, second from the left. That man isAleister Crowley--a bi-sexual, God-hating, Satan-worshipping, child-sacrificing, adulterous, drug addict, who is still well revered by occultists and Satanists today. Jimmy Page of the demonic band Led Zeppelin actually bought Aleister Crowley's castle.
Look at the photo of the woman to the right. God hates sinful pride. How can her baby be pro-choice? There's NO CHOICE at all for the baby! The term "pro-choice" is brainwashing propaganda, a misnomer. The correct term is pro-DEATH. Planned Parenthood is so ruthless that they even mock God by selling "Choice on Earth" Christmas cards (instead of Peace on Earth). This is demonic!
America has become a sexually-perverted nation, with pornography oozing like sewage from a septic tank. Rock-n-roll is a pagan religion of immoral sex, substance abuse, and demonic idolatry. Rock stars are worshipped as gods...
Rocker Frank Zappa (who discovered the awful truth December 4, 1993 the second he died) proudly boasted: "I'm the devil's advocate. We have our own worshippers who are called 'groupies.' Girls will give their bodies to musicians as you would give a sacrifice to a god"(Peters Brothers, What About Christian Rock, p. 17). "Rock 'n' roll is 99% sex" (John Oates). Is it any wonder that America is going to Hell? 
Look at the big picture with me if you will--rock-n-roll (particularly the Beatles) came to America in the 1950's, apostasy and indifference began to infest America at an alarming rate, feminist and Communist ideologies began to saturate the minds of our youth, prayer and Bible reading were removed from the schools in the 1960's, fornication and drug-abuse became a major problem in America, the Church of Satanis founded on 06/06/1966, and Satanism begins to saturate rock-n-roll, abortion become legal in 1973, fornication becomes one of the biggest sins in America, tens-of-millions of babies are murdered by abortion throughout the decades to come, as the demonic influences of rock-n-roll continue to lead America into apostasy. 
Everywhere we go in America today, we hear rock-n-roll. From kids shows to Fox News, we hear demonic rock-n-roll.  Carefully notice that the rockers of yesterday have become American idols, legends, in these modern times. They are our idols, whom we look up to as American heroes. This is evil. Turn on any of the late night shows, whether it be Conan O'Brien or Jay Leno, and you'll find that these shows center around rock-n-roll. Our modern American culture has become a rock-n-roll culture. 
The military uses heavy metal extensively to lure young men into the armed forces. Our troops blast demonic heavy metal as they charge into battle to ruthlessly kill. Why am I saying all this?  Because I want you to see that rock-n-roll is the driving force behind fornication, which is the cause of tens-of-millions of unwanted babies in America, which are being maliciously murdered by a selfish and adulterous generation. Abortion is a vile sin, it is murder.
I marvel at the sinful stubbornness and ignorance of youth today. I receive so many letters from young people who refuse to see the harm in rock-n-roll and Christian rock, all the while failing to recognize that the very music they are trying to defend has caused the brutal deaths of over 50,000,000 children in America alone! Abortions don't just happen! Why are so many women getting pregnant when they don't want to have any children?  In a word, fornication! And fornication is the high priestly ceremony of rock-n-roll, the heart of rock-n-roll. Wake up America! END

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"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." -Jeremiah 1:5

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The Dharani Sutra of the Buddha on Longevity , The Extinction of Offences And the Protection of Young Children

The Dharani Sutra of the Buddha on Longevity
The Extinction of Offences
And the Protection of Young Children

佛說長壽滅罪護諸童子陀羅尼經

Thus I, Ananda, have heard. At one time, the Buddha was at Mount Grdhrakuta, at the City of Royal Palace, together with a thousand two hundred and fifty disciples, who accompanied Him wherever He went.
There were also twelve thousand Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas, the eight fold division of Gods and dragons, ghosts and spirits, humans and non-humans, who came together from different directions to listen to The Buddha Dharma.

At the same time, before expounding the Dharma, The Buddha, with His Spiritual Power, emitted different colourful lights, such as green lights, yellow lights, red lights, white lights and other lights, which shone forth from His face. In every ray of the colourful lights, there appeared uncountable Transformation Buddhas.

Every Transformation Buddha was able to carry out inconceivable tasks of the Buddha, and transform uncountable and limitless Transformation Bodhisattvas. Everyone of the Transformation Bodhisattvas again praised, and sang about the merits and virtues of The Buddha.

The lights which were emitted by the Buddha were subtly wonderful and immeasurable. They shone forth pervasively up to the Heavenly Dwelling of Neither Thought Nor Non-Thought and down to the Avici Hell.

Those living beings who had encountered the illumination of the Buddha's Lights would naturally be mindful of the Buddha. Hence they were able to obtain skills-in-means in Zen concentration and attain the fruition position of The First Ground.

At that time, in the assembly there were forty-nine Bodhisattvas who had just brought forth the Bodhi Resolve. They also wished to enquire The Buddha concerning ways and means to obtain longevity, but they did not know how to do so.

At the same time, Manjushri Bodhisattva knew about their wish, so he stood up from His seat, revealed His right shoulder and put His palms together respectfully before the Buddha. On behalf of the forty-nine Bodhisattvas, He asked the Buddha:

"World-Honoured One, I know there are people in this Dharma Assembly who harbour doubts, but do not know how to ask about them. So I wish to ask on their behalf, and may The World Honoured One grant your permission." The Buddha said, "Good indeed! Good indeed! Manjushri Bodhisattva. Please do not hesitate, but ask on their behalf in order to clear their doubts!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva said, "World Honoured One, all the living beings who are within the sea of birth and death create all kinds of evil karma. From the kalpas of no beginning until now, they revolve constantly on the wheels of the six paths, without any respite. At times, even if they may obtain a human body, (due to) retribution, their lifespan is very short.

In what ways can all these living beings obtain longevity and put an end to all evil karma? May The World Honoured One teach them the Dharma on ways to attain longevity and the means to extinguish all their offences."

The Buddha answered, "Manjushri! Your kindness and compassion is great and immeasurable. Out of the pity for all sinful beings, you enquire on their behalf the Dharma for longevity and the ways to put an end to all offences. But if I were to talk about them in detail, I am afraid that most sentient beings would be unable to believe, accept, practise and uphold this Dharma."

Again Manjushri Bodhisattva pleaded with The Buddha for His compassion, "World Honoured One! You are endowed with Great Wisdom. You are the Leader and Teacher of gods and people, the compassionate father of all living beings. You are the Great Dharma King who is able to pronounce all wonderful Dharma with one sound. May the World Honoured One have pity on all living beings and bless them widely with this Dharma!"

Then The Buddha smiled and said to the great assembly, "Please listen wholeheartedly and carefully. Now I will expound widely to you The Dharma……"

"In the past, there was world known as The Pure Land with No-Filth. In that Pure Land, a Buddha by the name The Thus Come One of Pervasive Lights and Proper Views came into the world."

He was also known as The One Who Is Worthy of Offering, or The Equal and Proper Enlightened One, or The One Who Is Perfect in Wisdom and Practice, or The One Who Is Skillful In Leaving the World Through Liberation, or The One Who Understands the World, or The Unsurpassed Teacher, or The Taming Hero, or The Teacher of Gods and People, or The Buddha, or The World Honoured One. The Buddha was surrounded respectfully by uncountable and limitless Great Assemblies of Bodhisattvas.

When The Buddha was in the world, there was Laywoman by the name Confusion. She was practising the Buddha Dharma in her home life. She begged The Buddha to allow her to leave the home life. Sorrowfully she cried to The Buddha, "World Honoured One, I have created deep and evil karma. I am regretful of my evil conduct, and seek to repent my offences. I hope to reform, in order to lead a life of goodness. I only hope The World Honoured One will bestow kindness upon me and listen to the details!"

"My circumstance is such that my family's condition does not allow me to bear any children. That is why I used medicine to murder the foetus, which was fully eight months old. The foetus that I aborted was fully grown with four healthy limbs and was complete with a human form."

"Later I met with a wise man who told me, 'People who have purposely aborted the foetus will be infected with serious illnesses in the present lifespan and receive the retribution of a short lifespan with very little blessing. After they have passed away, they will fall into the Avici Hell to experience terribly acute sufferings'."

"After listen to that, I was very frightened and I deeply regret what I have done. I only hope that the World Honoured One, with your strength of great kindness and compassion, will save me from falling into the deep pit. Please tell me the ways of liberation. Do allow me to leave the home life, so as to not undergo such acute sufferings."

The Thus Come One of Pervasive Lights and Proper Views said to Confusion, "There are five kinds of Evil Karma which are difficult to extinguish, even if one were to repent of them. What are the five kinds of offences? The first one is killing the father, the second one is killing the mother, the third one is abortion, the fourth one is to injure The Buddha, the fifth one is to create disharmony among the Sangha assemblies. These five types of evil and sinful karma are difficult to extinguish."

After listening to that, the woman Confusion wept sorrowfully with tears like falling rain. Sadly, she made obeisance to The Buddha. Then she fell down before The Buddha and again she begged, "The World Honoured One is of great kindness and compassion, who is able save all beings. I beg the World Honoured One to have pity on me and tell me the way to liberation."

The Thus Come One of Pervasive Lights and Proper Views told her, "You are supposed to fall down into The Avici Hell because of your evil karma, and experience the acute suffering without any respite. In the cold Hell, the offenders will encounter the severely cold wind and be tortured by the sudden chill. In the feverish Hell of heat, the offenders will experience sudden heat waves, which are brought about by the hot wind."

"In the Uninterrupted Hell, there is no alternating sufferings of sudden coldness or sudden heat as experienced here. But there is a great burning fire, which plunges from the top to the bottom of the hell, then again shoots up from the bottom to the top. The four walls are made of iron, and covered with iron nettings. The four gates, on the East, West, South and North, are also filled with great burning fire of karma."

"The length of time the offender is in the Uninterrupted Hell is eight million Yojanas. Even thought he is alone, his body still covers the whole hell fully. If there are more people, each of their bodies also pervasively fills up the whole hell."

"The body of the offenders is covered with great iron snakes. The suffering thus experienced by him is more severe than the great burning fire. Some of the iron snakes may enter his mouth and then come out from his eyes and ears."

"Or there are iron snakes which encircle his body fully. Great fire often bursts out from the limbs and joints of the offender. There are also the iron crows that peck and eat his flesh."

"There are also copper dogs which bite and chew his body. The hellish guards with bulls' heads hold the weapons and roar like thunder. With a harsh voice full of anger, they scolded…"

" 'You have purposely murdered the foetus, so you have to undergo this great torture from one kalpa to another kalpa without any respite!' If I were to lie to you about such torturing retribution, then I am not known as The Buddha."

"When the woman Confusion heard the teaching of The Buddha, she was so sorrowful that she fainted and fell on the floor. After some time, she gradually recovered, and again she asked, "World Honoured One! Is it the case that I alone will experience such torment? Or is this suffering to be experienced by all those women who have purposely aborted their foetus?"

"The Thus Come One Pervasive Light told the woman Confusion, 'Your foetus is fully grown like a human being. And its dwelling in the womb resembles that of a hell. It also resembles that of a great rock, which oppresses one's body. If the mother has partaken hot food, the foetus will feel as though it is dwelling in the Heated Hell. If the mother has taken cold food, the foetus will feel as though it is dwelling in the icy cold and chilling Hell. It is tormented by acute suffering the whole day"

"You are emotionally unstable because of the fire of delusion which gives rise to evil thoughts. That is why you have purposely taken the poison to abort the foetus."

"You have created such evil karma, so it is natural for you to fall into The Avici Hell. The offenders in the Uninterrupted Hells are your partners."

After hearing that, the women Confusion cried sorrowfully. Again she said to The Buddha, "Once I heard a wise man say, 'If we are able to encounter The Buddha, or pure Sangha members, whatever evil offences that we have created will be extinguished, if we seek to repent and reform sincerely'."

" Even when such a man has already passed away and entered the hells, if the relatives who are still alive are able to cultivate goodness and small blessing on his behalf, the dead one will be able to get a rebirth in the heavens!' Are there really such happenings? I beg The World Honoured One to explain this to me!"

The Thus Come One Pervasive Lights and Proper Views told the Woman Confusion, "It is true. If there is a living being who has committed all kinds of offences, but was able to encounter The Buddha and the members of the pure Sangha assembly, to repent sincerely and never to commit any more offences, then his sinful karma will be extinguished."

"Even if he has passed away, but his family and relatives are able to pay respect and make obeisance to The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. If, within the seven days, they are able to read and chant ,on behalf of him, the Sutra of Great Vehicle, and to make offerings to the Triple Jewels with fragrant incense and flowers, the messenger from the Dark Realm will carry the Spiritual Banner of Five Colours, and go to the hall of The King Yama. There troops of ghosts will stand around the front and back of the Banner. They will sing and praise the dead man. With a gentle and subtly wonderful voice, they report to King Yama, 'The dead man has accumulated lots of merits!"

"When King Yama sees the arrival of the Banner of five colours, he is greatly happy and says aloud, 'May my body which is full of offences be like him, in order to accumulate all merits.' "

"Immediately, the hells are transformed into pure streams. The hills of knives and the trees of swords are transformed into lotuses. All the offenders feel refresh and blissful."

"If there is another dead man who does not have faith in the Buddha Dharma, who does not read and chant the Sutra of Great Vehicle, whose mind has a lack of filial piety, respectfulness, kindness and compassion, who (instead) believes in deviant paths and evil views. And if, within the seven days, there is no next of kin who is alive to perform goodness and blessings on his behalf., then the messenger from the dark realm will hold the Black Banner, together with innumerable evil ghosts, who make the following report to King Yama, 'The dead one has accumulated lots of evil deeds.' "

When King Yama sees the Black Banner, he gets angry immediately. All the halls and houses vibrate under his thunder-like harsh voice. The offender is immediately sent down to the eighteen layers of hells."

"The offender is forced to climb the trees of swords and hills of knives. Or he is forced to lie on the iron bed, to embrace the bronze pillar, or his tongue is being pulled out and ploughed by a bull. Or his body is being beaten by stony rod, his bones and flesh are grind to powder by a stone grinder."

"In a single day, there are millions of occurrences of birth and death. And then the offender will repeatedly fall into the Avici Hell, to experience acute suffering from one kalpa to another without respite."

Before The Thus Come One Pervasive Lights And Proper Views had finished His teaching, suddenly there arose from the empty space a great thunderous roar of harsh and evil voices, which called out to the woman Confusion, "You have purposely murdered the foetus. You should receive the retribution of a short life. I am the messenger of the ghostly troop, here to catch you to settle the case."

The woman Confusion was frightened and lost. She caught hold of the feet of The Thus Come One and wept. She begged, "May The World Honoured One widely propound the Great Dharma Store of The Buddhas for me, and the way to extinguish all sinful offences. Only then will I die in peace!"

At that time, The Thus Come One Pervasive Lights and Proper Views, with the awesome spiritual strength of The Buddha, told the ghost messenger, "Ghastly ghost of impermanence, I am now going to teach the woman Confusion on the Sutra of Longevity and the extinction of offences. Please wait for a while. Naturally there will be a change in circumstances."

"You also should pay attention and listen carefully. I will also tell you the Secret Dharma Door which was taught by The Buddhas in the past, The Sutra of the extinction of offences and the prolongation of lifespan, in order to help you all to stay away from the evil paths."

The Buddha said, "Confusion, you should know that the ghastly ghost of Impermanence does not give any special favours to people. Even if you use innumerable amounts of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, beryl, red pearls, carnelian and other jewelry to bribe him in exchange of your life, it will still be in vain."

"Even people who are in honourable positions, such as The King, the princes, great officers, respectable elder and others, with their awesome spiritual strength, will still be unable to escape the ghastly ghost of impermanence who comes to claim their lives."

"Confusion, you should know that only the word 'Buddha' is able to sever the suffering of death. Confusion, there are two types of people who are very rare to be found. They are like the Udumbara Flowers which rarely bloom."

"The first type refers to those people who never practise any evil dharma, nor commit any karmic offences. The second type refers to those who are able to repent and reform when they realise their offences."

"People like these are rare and most precious. As you are able to repent sincerely before me, I will of course teach you The Sutra of Longevity and The Extinction of Offences, in order to free you from the suffering of being chased and caught by the evil ghost of impermanence."

"Confusion, let me tell you. In the future World of Five Turbidities, if there are people who kill the father, harm the mother, who purposely abort the foetus, who destroy The Buddha's Pagoda and Temple…"

"Who shed The Buddha's Blood, who create disharmony among The Sangha and others, they have created the five unwholesome deep offences and will surely fall into the Uninterrupted Hell to suffer the acute torments."

"If these beings who have committed the five unwholesome offences are able to accept, uphold this Sutra of Longevity and The Extinction of Offences, to write it down, read and memorize it, or copy it down by themselves, or ask others to copy the Sutra, they will be able to put an end to their offences, and be born in the Brahman Heaven to enjoy the heavenly blessing."

"Isn't that a better chance for you to extinguish your evil karma, as you are able to meet me personally at this time? Luckily, you have already cultivated lots of good roots in innumerable long kalpas past. In addition, you are eloquent in asking questions, besides repenting and reforming sincerely."

"So, not long from now, you will be able to turn the Unsurpassed Dharma Wheel, and cross over limitless great seas of birth and death. You will be able to fight against the Heavenly Demon Papiyan and destroy the Banner of Victory which was erected by him. You should listen wholeheartedly. I will teach you once the Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation, which was taught by The Buddhas in the past."

"All the living beings are originally pure. But, the arising of a single false thought out of delusion in the past leads to the creation of activities. Because of activities, there create karmic forces, and hence leads to the arising of consciousness to enter the womb. The consciousness that enters the womb will lead to the formation of a foetus presently. When there is a foetus, it is then complete with the six roots such as eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind."

"After leaving the womb, the six roots will experience the six senses of touch. The six senses of touch will give rise to six kinds of feelings. When there is feeling, love will arise. When there is love, the feeling of attachment will arise. Once there is attachment, a man will try to fight to possess. When there is fighting for possession, it will give rise to future karmic causes."

"When there are the future karmic causes, a man will experience birth in the future. When there is birth, it will naturally lead to the process of old age and death, and also all the worries, sorrows, sufferings and torments. This is known as the Door Which Is Accordance with the Production of Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation."

"If there is no false thought because of delusion, then from where will activities and karmic deeds arise? If there is no activity and Karmic deeds, from where will there be the entering of womb by consciousness? When there is no consciousness to enter the womb,what then will give rise to a foetus, the form of a body?"

"When there is no feeling, there is no love. Without love, attachment to possession will not arise. When there is no attachment to possession, there are no more karmic causes for future birth…"

"When there is no karmic cause for the future birth, there is no more birth in the future. Without birth, there is also no old age and death. And the worries, sorrows, sufferings and Extinction of the Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation."

"Confusion, you should know that all the living beings are unable to contemplate the Dharma of Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation, and so they revolve and suffer in the seas of birth and death. If there is a man who is able to contemplate the Dharma of Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation, then he is able to see the Reality of Form Dharma. If a man is able to see the Reality of Form Dharma, he indeed sees The Buddha."

"When a man sees The Buddha, he is able to see The Buddha Nature. Why did I say so? Because all The Buddhas also base on the Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation as The Dharma Nature. Now that you are able to listen to the Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation from me, you will obtain the Pure Buddha Nature. You are suitable to be the Dharma Vessel in the Door of The Buddha."

"Now I will again tell you the only True Path. You should give thought to protect single mindfulness. The single mindfulness is known as The Bodhi Mind. The Bodhi Mind is also known as The Mind of the Great Vehicle."

"Because the root nature of the living beings is different, so all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas teach and differentiate the Three Vehicles. You should constantly be mindful, and look after the Bodhi Mind. Never should you forget it."

"Even if your body is burnt by the five skandas of forms, feelings, thoughts, activities and consciousness, is being swallowed and eaten by the four snakes of earth, water, fire and wind, is being attacked by the three poisoning of greed, hatred and delusion, is being invaded by the six thieves of forms, sounds, fragrance, tastes, senses of touch and dharma, and is being harmed and tormented by the devils and demons, you should remain unmoving and never should you change your Bodhi Mind."

"With the Bodhi Mind, your body will be as hard and firm as the Vajra. Your mind will resemble the empty space, where no one can really harm and destroy it."

"If the Bodhi Mind is firm and solid, it is replete with the four virtues of Nirvana, namely, Permanence, Bliss, True Self and purity. It will help us to attain The Unsurpassed Perfect Enlightenment."

"When you are replete with four virtues of Nirvana, you will be liberated from the conditions of birth, old age, sickness and death, and all the realms of hells. Then the ghastly ghost of Impermanence will naturally have no way to chase and catch hold of you to settle the case."

After The Buddha had finished His Teaching, the messenger of the ghosts who dwell in the empty space gave rise to the following thought, "Then the World Honoured One has said that even the hells could also be transformed into Pure Lotus Pond. Why then do I not renounce the state of the ghost realm?"

Then he told the woman, Confusion, "After you have certified to the sagely path, please do not forget to ferry me over!"

After that, The Thus Come One of Pervasive Lights and Proper Views again taught the woman, Confusion, "I have already taught you the Dharma of Twelve Conditioned Links of Causation. Now I will teach you also The Six Paramitas, which are also practised by the Bodhisattvas."

"What are the Six Paramitas? The first Paramita is to give expansively. Giving helps us to cross over the feelings of greed and stinginess. The second Paramita is to uphold the precepts firmly. By doing so, we will cross over wrong actions and intentions; of being heedless in committing offences."

"The third Paramita is to be patient always. Such practice will cross over the feelings of hatred and anger. The fourth Paramita is to be diligent constantly. A man who is diligent will cross over laxity and heedlessness. The fifth Paramita is to cultivate concentration diligently. Concentration helps to cross over confusion."

"The sixth Paramita is to clearly penetrate wisdom. A wise man will cross over his delusion and ignorance. When a man is able to uphold the six paramitas fully and completely, only then will he arrive at the other shore. He should never even neglect any one of the Paramitas. There is also a verse on the accomplishment of Buddhahood by The Buddhas in the past."

"All activities are impermanent.
They are the dharma of birth and death.
When there is no more birth and death, a man will enjoy the bliss of quietude and extinction.
You should uphold and practise this dharma joyfully."

At that time, the woman Confusion was full of happiness after listening to the Buddha Dharma. Her heart opened up, and became clear and pure. She understood deeply, and had an awakening to the Dharma. With the endowment of the spiritual strength of The Buddha, she rose up to the empty space, and reached a height of seven times the height of a Tor-Lo tree, and sat in meditation peacefully in the empty space.

At that time, there was a wealthy Brahman, of Great Surname, whose wealth was incomparable by others, who, one day, was infected with a serious disease. After being examined by the doctor, it was found that his disease could only be cured by partaking of a mixture of human eyes and herbs.

So, the Wealthy Elder ordered a servant to sing out aloud as follows in all roads and lanes…"

"Who can tolerate the pain of digging out his eyes to sell? I will buy them at a good price. I will exchange them with gold, silver, pearls and jewels. You can take as much as you wish. I will not be stingy. It is a promise!"

The woman, Confusion heard those words while sitting in the empty space. She was filled with joy, and immediately gave rise to the following thought, "Now I have listened to the teaching of The Buddha on The Sutra of Longevity. All my evil and sinful karmas have been extinguished. My mind has clearly awakened to The Buddha Nature. And I am able to stay far away from the ghastly ghost of Impermanence, and the acute torments in the hells."

"I should repay the kindness of The Buddha, even if it means to grind down my body and bones into powder." After thinking like that, she sang out, " I am forty-nine years old now. After listening to The Sutra of Longevity and The Extinction of offences from The Buddha, I will give up my body and life and vow to write forty-nine copies of the Sutra on Longevity, even if it means to grind my body down into powder. I only hope that all the living beings will be able to accept, uphold, read and memorize this Sutra. I must sell my eyes in order to pay those who help me to write the Sutra. The value of my eyes is not fixed. So you can pay me as you wish."

At that time, the Heavenly King Shakra transformed himself into forty-nine men who came to the home of the woman, Confusion. They said, "We wish to write the Sutra for you. Only after you have seen the Sutra will you sell your eyes. What do you think?"

The woman Confusion was genuinely happy, and grateful for their help. Immediately, she cut her body and took out a piece of bone. Then she sharpened it to become the shape of a pen, then offered her blood as ink for them to use to write the Sutra.

After seven days, they managed to finish writing The Sutra. The men who were the transformation bodies of The Shakra Heavenly King told Confusion, "We hope that you will keep your promise. As we have already finished writing The Sutra, you should dig out your eyes for us after you have read them. Then we will sell them to the Brahman."

Then the woman Confusion ordered a man by the surname Chandera to dig out both her eyes. She also asked the forty-nine men to give Chandera a share of the money for selling her eyes.

When Chandera was about to dig out her eyes, the forty-nine men cried out together to prevent him from doing so. They praised her thusly,

"Rare indeed! Rare indeed! It is inconceivable! This woman, Confusion, who cares not for her body or life, was able to sharpen her bone as pen, to squeeze out her blood as ink, and endure great pain and injuries, just for the sake of writing down this Sutra. How could we have the heart to dig out her eyes?"

So, with kindness and compassion, they told the woman, Confusion, "Now, we do not need to sell your eyes to the Brahman. But we hope that after you have accomplished The Way, please come first to rescue and ferry us over!"

"In life after life, wherever you are born, we hope to come together to you, to become good knowing advisers, and widely proclaim this Sutra, in order to rescue and carry over all sinful living beings."

At that time, the Dragon King Nanda, by using his spiritual penetration power, performed magical transformations, stole the Sutra of the woman Confusion, and kept it at the Dragon Palace. He accepted, upheld and made offerings to The Sutra. The woman, Confusion, who had suddenly lost the Sutra in such a short space of time, was greatly disturbed. She cried tearfully and ran to see The Buddha. She said, "World Honoured One, I, who care not for body nor lifespan , cut the flesh and dug out the bone to write the Sutra of Longevity, only hoping to widely circulate it among all living beings. But now I have lost the Sutra. I feel extremely sad, just as though my body was pierced by the poisonous arrow. Such pain is difficult to bear."

The Thus Come One Pervasive Lights told Confusion, "Your Sutra was taken by the eight-fold Dragon King, who accepts, upholds and makes offering to it in the Dragon Palace. In fact, you should be happy about it. Don't be so worried and sorrowful."

"Confusion, your present deed is very good. After your lifespan is over, you will be born into the Heavenly Realm of No-form. With the merits and virtues thus accumulated, you will enjoy the heavenly blessings and bliss. Never will you be born in the form of a woman."

At that time, the woman Confusion told The Buddha, "World Honoured One! My wish is not to enjoy heavenly blessings. But I only hope to meet The World Honoured One in every life, to protect the Bodhi Mind and never to retreat from the Bodhi Path. Wherever I go, I will proclaim this Dharma constantly to all sinful living beings."

The Thus Come One Pervasive Lights said, "Are you telling me a false speech?" The woman, Confusion answered, "If I were to falsely lie to you, may I be again chased and tormented by the ghastly ghost of Impermanence…"

"…If what I have said is true with no falsity, before The Buddha, may the wounds on my body be even and as smooth as before, immediately!" After she had made the vows, her body recovered immediately just as before.

The Thus Come One Pervasive Light told Confusion, "If you are able to sincerely be mindful of The Buddha, with one heart-undivided, then you can travel from one Buddhaland to the next Buddhaland. You will be able to see innumerable and limitless Buddha Worlds. Besides, you can also understand the unspeakable and inconceivable speeches and words of those Buddha Worlds."

At that time, the woman Confusion, in the space of a breath, certified to the Dharma Patience of No-Birth, which is also known as the Bodhi Mind of Unsurpassed, Proper, Equal and Perfect Enlightenment.

"Manjushri, you should know that the past Thus Come One Pervasive Lights was my former existence; while the woman Confusion was your former existence. The forty-nine men are the present forty-nine Bodhisattvas who have just brought forth the Bodhi Resolve."

"Manjushri, from innumerable long kalpas until now, I always proclaim for you all this Sutra and the Dharma to protect the body, in order to help all the sinful living beings to eradicate their offences after listening to the Sutra of Longevity and the Extinction of offences, even if they can only listen to as little as half a verse. How much more the effect would be as I am now again proclaiming it to you!"

At that time, The King Prasenajit was at the palace. At about midnight, he heard a lady crying aloud. She was so sorrowful that her uncontrollable cries almost disturbed the heavens. So he gave rise to the following thought, "My Inner Palace is supposed to be free from all happenings. But why is there such a sorrowful cry? What has happened?"

In the morning, King Prasenajit immediately sent people to all roads and lanes in search of the lady who was grief-stricken. The King's messenger found the lady, and brought her back to the palace. The lady was so shocked and startled that she lost her breath and fainted. King Prasenajit ordered people to sprinkle some water on her face. Gradually she recovered.

The Great King asked her, "Last night, someone was crying so sorrowfully and loudly. Could it be you?" The lady answered, "Yes. Indeed it was I who cried so sadly." The Great King asked, "Why were you crying in such great pain and sorrows? Who has bullied you?"

The lady answered, "I cried in pain as I was grief-stricken with anger and hatred. In fact, no one has bullied me. May the Great King listen to my story. I married when I was fourteen years old. During the thirty years of marriage, I have given birth to thirty children. Everyone of my children were extremely lovely. They were born with reddish lips and jade-like white teeth. Everyone was handsome and active. They were like the flowers in Spring."

"I love them as though they are the pearls on my palm. They are indeed my heart, liver, brain and marrow. I value them more that my own life. But everyone of them left me, for they all died at a young age."

"Now, there remains the last one. He is about one year old. He is indeed my only hope in life. But he is so sick. I am afraid that he too will leave me soon. That is why I could no longer control myself last night, and I cried in great pain!"

After listening to her, the Great King was very worried. He was really sorry for the lady. He thought to himself, "All the people rely on me to stay here. They are like my sons and daughters, if I do not save and help her to solve the problems, then I will not be suitable to be called The King."

So he immediately gathered in the officers to discuss the problem. Among them were the six great officers whose name were as follows: The first one was known as Seeing Forms, the second was known as Listening To Sound, the third was known as Fragrant Feet, the fourth was known as Great Eloquence, the fifth was known as In Accord To Condition, and the sixth was known as Easily Defiled. Together they with respect told the Great King,

"When a baby is born, the family should prepare a spiritual altar for the seven stars and twenty-eight constellations to seek blessings and the prolongation of life. Then he will not suffer from dying young. We only hope that the Great King will widely announce this method to all people."

At that time, there was wise and intelligent great officer who had cultivated lots of good roots before innumerable Buddhas. His name was Concentrated Wisdom. He came forth and told the Great King respectfully, "May the Great King discern the matter. The method which was suggested by the six great officers will not be able to relieve the suffering of dying young. Only The Buddha can extinguish the suffering of dying young."

"Presently, The Buddha is by the surname Gautama. He is known as The Prince Siddharta. The Prince attains Enlightenment without a teacher. He clearly penetrates, and is certified to, the truth of the universe. Now he is at Mount Grdhrakuta, teaching the Sutra of Longevity and the Extinction of Offences. I only hope that The Great King will go to listen to his teaching."

"If a man is able to listen to half a verse of this Sutra, all the offences which were committed by him in hundreds of thousands of lives will be extinguished. All the young children who have heard of the Sutra will gain merits and virtues and they will naturally obtain a long lifespan, even if they cannot really understand its meaning."

The King Prasenajit said, "Once I heard the six teachers who told me about the monk by the Surname Gautama. They said that he practised The Way within a very short period of time. His knowledge was not profound enough, but very shallow, as he is still young and naïve. According to the Sutra of the six teachers, 'The youth who can create evil and auspicious transformations is by the Surname Gautama. People who have paid respect to him will mostly lose the Proper Path'."

Upon hearing that, the great officer, Concentrated Wisdom, respectfully presented the following verses to the Great King, "Sakyamuni is The Teacher of Gods and People, For Innumerable Kalpas. He has cultivated asceticism. Now he has attained Buddhahood and turned The Dharma Wheel, He based His teaching on the teaching of The Past Buddhas."

"He never goes against the wishes of all sentient beings. With great strength of kindness and compassion He rescues the lost beings. The chances for one to encounter a Buddha is like a tortoise which has come upon a floating log. And also like the blossom of Udumbara Flower which is the most wonderful. I only hope that The Great King will go to listen to The Dharma. May The King not listen to the words of the six deviant teachers."

At that time, after speaking the verses, Concentrated Wisdom the Great Officer, by using his spiritual penetration power, left the ground and rose to the empty space, reaching a height of seven times the height of a Tor-lo tree. Immediately, before The Great King, he said the Mantra. And in an instant, he was able to lead Mount Sumeru and the water of the great seas to enter his heart. But his body still remained calm and relax without obstruction."

When the King Prasenajit saw such a state, he was filled with awe. He knew that Concentrated Wisdom Great Officer was the Genuine Good Knowing Adviser. So he made obeisance to him and asked, "Who is your Dharma Teacher?"

Concentrated Wisdom Great Officer answered, "My teacher is Sakyamuni Buddha. Now he is dwelling at Mount Grdhrakuta in Rajagrha (The Royal Palace City), and speaking The Sutra of Longevity and The Extinction of Offences."

After listening to that, the Great King was filled with joy. Immediately he asked Concentrated Wisdom The Great Officer to take over the tasks of setting important issues in his country. The great King gathered in a big retinue of relatives, great officers and Elders. Then the whole procession of jewelled carriages led by four horses travelled all the way to Rajagrha. He also brought the lady and her son along.

When they arrived at Mount Grdhrakuta in Rajagrha, they offered fresh flowers and a hundred Kinds of special offerings to The Buddha. Then they took off the ornaments from their bodies and circumambulated The Buddha seven times. They put their palms together and made obeisance to The Buddha. They also showered fresh flowers as offerings to The Buddha. Then The King retold the happenings of the lady to The Buddha.

Immediately, The Buddha told The King Prasenajit, "This lady was a step-mother in her former life. Out of jealousy she used poison to murder the thirty children of the first wife."

"Those sons and daughters who were being murdered by her made the following vows, 'I vow that I will become her son or daughter in every life. After she has given birth to me, I will die soon at a young age to cause extreme misery to her. She will suffer just as though her liver and intestines are being cut into pieces.'"

"But now she has come to listen to The Sutra of Longevity and The Extinction of Offences. Even if she can listen to a single verse, all her enemies and creditors will never again come to take revenge on her."

After that, The World Honoured One told the large multitude in the Dharma Assembly, "When the consciousness of a foetus enters the womb, The Mara Papiyan immediately releases four great poisonous snakes and six evil thieves of dustmotes into his body. If one of the four snakes or six thieves is not properly taken care of, the root of life for the foetus will immediately be terminated."

"I have a Dharani Mantra which can help to increase the lifespan of a child. If the child is infected with diseases, and undergoes great sufferings, once he has heard the Dharani Mantra, the diseases will immediately be cured. This Mantra will chase away all evil ghosts. Then He said the following Mantra.

"Bo-Tou-Mi-Bo, Tou-Mi-Ti-Pi,
Xi-Ni-Xi-Ni, Xi-Mi-Zhu-Li,
Zhu-Luo-Zhu-Li, Hou-Lou-Hou-Lou,
Yu-Li-Yu-Luo, Yu-Li-Bo-Lou-Bo-Li,
Wen, Zhi-Zhen-Die, Pin-Die-Ban-Tzi-Mo-
Die-Chi-Na-Jia-Li-Su-Bo-He."