妙法莲华经 （姚秦鸠摩罗什译）
The Lotus Sutra
妙法莲华经 姚秦鸠摩罗什汉译 正因英译 波士顿智慧出版社 2008
The Sutra of The Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma Translation by Gene Reeves, WISDOM PUBLICATIONS 2008 BOSTON
一时、佛住王舍城、耆阇崛山中，与大比丘众万二千人俱。
AT ONE TIME the Buddha was staying at Rajagriha on Holy Eagle Peak with a large group of great monks, twelve thousand in all.
一时、佛住王舍城、耆阇崛山中，
At one time the Buddha was in Rajagriha, staying on Mount Gridhrakuta.
其名曰：阿若憍陈如、摩诃迦叶、优楼频螺迦叶、伽耶迦叶、那提迦叶、舍利弗、大目犍连、摩诃迦旃延、阿冕楼驮、劫宾那、憍梵波提、离婆多、毕陵伽婆蹉、薄拘罗、摩诃拘絺罗、难陀、孙陀罗难陀、富楼那弥多罗尼子、须菩提、阿难、罗侯罗，如是众所知识、大阿罗汉等。
Their names were Ajnatakaundinya, Mahakasyapa, Uruvilvakasyapa, Gayakasyapa, Nadikasyapa, Sariputra, Great Maudgalyayana, Mahakatyayana, Aniruddha, Kapphina, Gavampati, Revata, Pilingavatsa (Pilindavatsa), Bakkula, Mahakausthila, Nanda, SundarAnanda, Purno Maitrayaniputrah, Subhuti, Ananda, and Rahula—such great arhants as these, known to the multitude.
皆是阿罗汉，诸漏已尽，无复烦恼，逮得己利，尽诸有结，心得自在。
All were arhats whose outflows had come to an end, who had no more earthly desires, who had attained what was to their advantage and had put an end to the bonds of existence, and whose minds had achieved a state of freedom.
其名曰：阿若憍陈如、摩诃迦叶、优楼频螺迦叶、伽耶迦叶、那提迦叶、舍利弗、大目犍连、摩诃迦旃延、阿冕楼驮、劫宾那、憍梵波提、离婆多、毕陵伽婆蹉、薄拘罗、摩诃拘絺罗、难陀、孙陀罗难陀、富楼那弥多罗尼子、须菩提、阿难、罗侯罗，
Their names were Ajnata Kaundinya, Mahakashyapa, Uruvilvakashyapa, Gayakashyapa, Nadikashyapa, Shariputra, Great Maudgalyayana, Mahakatyayana, Aniruddha, Kapphina, Gavampati, Revata, Pilindavatsa, Bakkula, Mahakaushthila, Nanda, SundarAnanda, Purna Maitrayaniputra, Subhuti, Ananda, and Rahula.
摩诃波阇波提比丘尼，与眷属六千人俱。
There was Mahaprajapati, the bhiksuni [mendicant nun], together with six thousand followers.
如是众所知识、大阿罗汉等。
All were like these, great arhats who were well known to others.
摩诃波阇波提比丘尼，与眷属六千人俱。
罗侯罗母耶输陀罗比丘尼，亦与眷属俱。
The nun Mahaprajapati was there with six thousand followers, and the nun Yashodhara, the mother of Rahula, with her followers.
复有学、无学二千人。
There were also two thousand persons, some of whom were still learning and some who had completed their learning.
菩萨摩诃萨八万人，皆于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提不退转，皆得陀罗尼。
There were eighty thousand bodhisattvas, great ones, all free from backsliding in the pursuit of supreme awakening.
菩萨摩诃萨八万人，皆于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提不退转，皆得陀罗尼。
乐说辩才，转不退转法轮。
供养无量百千诸佛，于诸佛所、植众德本，常为诸佛之所称叹。
以慈修身，善入佛慧。
通达大智，到于彼岸。
名称普闻无量世界，能度无数百千众生。
There were eighty thousand bodhisattva-mahasattvas, all nonbacksliders in anuttarasamyaksambodhi [perfect enlightenment, that of a Buddha], all having mastered the dharanis [magic charms], preaching with joy and eloquence, turning the irreversible Dharma-wheel; having made offerings to incalculable hundreds of thousands of Buddhas, having planted many seeds of merit; constantly being praised by the Buddhas; cultivating themselves with compassion; having entered well into the Buddha's wisdom, having penetrated great wisdom, having reached the yonder shore; their fame bruited widely in countless worlds; able to save numberless hundreds of thousands of living beings.
乐说辩才，转不退转法轮。
供养无量百千诸佛，于诸佛所、植众德本，常为诸佛之所称叹。
All of them had mastered incantations, taught with delight and eloquence, had turned the irreversible Dharma wheel, made offerings to countless hundreds of thousands of buddhas, planted many roots of virtue, and were always being praised by buddhas.
其名曰：文殊师利菩萨、观世音菩萨、得大势菩萨、常精进菩萨、不休息菩萨、宝掌菩萨、药王菩萨、勇施菩萨、宝月菩萨、月光菩萨、满月菩萨、大力菩萨、无量力菩萨、越三界菩萨、跋陀婆罗菩萨、弥勒菩萨、宝积菩萨、导师菩萨，
Their names were Manjusri bodhisattva, the bodhisattva He Who Observes the Sounds of the World (Avalokitesvara), the bodhisattva Gainer of Great Strength (Mahasthamaprapta), the bodhisattva Constantly Exerting Himself (Nityodyukta), the bodhisattva He Who Does Not Rest (Aniksiptadhura), the bodhisattva of the Jeweled Palm (Ratnapani), the bodhisattva Medicine King (Bhaisajyaraja), the bodhisattva Brave Donor (Pradanasura), the bodhisattva of the Jeweled Moon (Ratnacandra), the bodhisattva of Moonglow (Ratnaprabha), the bodhisattva of the Full Moon (Purnacandra), the bodhisattva of Great Strength (Mahavikramin), the bodhisattva of Immeasurable Strength (Anantavikramin), the bodhisattva He Who Transcends the Three Worlds (Trailokyavikramin), the bodhisattva Bhadrapala, the bodhisattva Maitreya, the bodhisattva of the Heap of Jewels (Ratnakara), the bodhisattva He Who Leads the Multitude (Susarthavaha).
罗侯罗母耶输陀罗比丘尼，亦与眷属俱。
And there was Rahula's mother, the nun Yashodhara, with her followers.
以慈修身，善入佛慧。
Having trained themselves in compassion, they could enter into Buddha-wisdom, deeply understand great wisdom, and reach the other shore.