慈悲伟大的佛陀！

五月十二日中国四川发生了大地震！

据闻已有数万人往生

数十万人受伤、无家可归

慈悲伟大的佛陀！

您可曾听到苦难众生的呼号？

您可曾看到亲人离散的惨痛？

佛陀啊！佛陀！

那是人间地狱发出的哀嚎！

那是娑婆浩劫传出的声音！

在那儿，

山崩地裂，家园全毁，

飞沙走石，满是疮痍；

在那里，

路基流失，桥梁全毁，

房倒人亡，触目惊心；

多少人身陷灾区中，正在恐慌；

多少人困在危地里，无法出离；

尤其那许多青少年的学子们

在一瞬间，骨肉离散，天人永隔。

他们多么需要救难人员能够及时赶到！

他们多么需要佛陀您能够加持与庇护！

他们此时正像迷失的游子，都在寻找寄住的家园；

他们此时正像惊惶的羔羊，都在寻觅安全的依怙；

有的人不幸罹难了，

有的人无辜伤残了。

慈悲伟大的佛陀！

祈求您的加被

让他们生者消灾免难，健康如昔；

让他们亡者往生佛国，莲登九品。

慈悲伟大的佛陀！

请求您让他们都能体悟，

现实的家园会有成住坏空，

只有自己的本性才能永恒安住；

请求您让他们都能了解，

即使骨肉至亲，也会有生离死别，

只有证悟解脱，才是究竟的依靠。

慈悲伟大的佛陀！

请求您庇佑劫后余生的人们，

赐给他们再生的信心，

让他们知道：活着就有希望；

赐给他们向前的勇气，让他们明白：生存就是力量。

请您给他们福佑，让他们身心的创伤赶快转危为安；

请您给他们定力，让他们悲痛的情绪得到转苦为乐。

请求您让他们明白，

唯有振作精神，重整家园，

才能让亡者得到最大的安慰，

才能让自己得到最后的成功。

我们更祈求，

这次的灾情不要再扩大，

类似的祸害不要再发生。

更祈求您加被所有的民众，

让大家都知道你我生命是共通的，

让大家都体会自他官舍是互动的；

我们一定要在平时作好防范工作，

我们必须要互助合作，居安思危。

慈悲伟大的佛陀！请求您接受我至诚的祈愿，

慈悲伟大的佛陀！请求您接受我至诚的祈愿。

 

A Prayer for Victims of the Earthquake in Sichuan, China

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

An earthquake happened in Sichuan, China on the 12th of May.

Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives or homes.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Have you heard the wailing of the suffering masses?

Have you witnessed the agony of the shattered families?

Oh Buddha,

These are the pleas from a hell on earth!

These are the cries for help from a Saha calamity!

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Here,

Buildings and houses have collapsed,

And devastation abounds amidst the wreckage and rubble;

There,

Sand and stones fly all over,

Misery and suffering greet the eye everywhere.

So many were trapped in the wreckage,

Filled with fear;

So many were confined in dangerous places,

Unable to escape;

So many youthful students lost their lives in just one moment,

Forever separated with loved ones;

They are desperate for the relief of the rescue crew!

They are in dire need of your blessing and protection!

They are like lost travelers looking for a secure home;

They are like frightened lambs seeking a safe shelter.

Some of them unfortunately fell victim to the disaster;

Some of them were innocently wounded and disabled.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

We pray for your blessings:

May the survivors be relieved of their suffering and recover their good health;

May the deceased be reborn in the land of Amitabha and progress smoothly through the nine stages of lotus incarnation.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

May they all realize that their physical homes will go through the stages of birth, existence, decay and demise,

That only their self-nature can sustain forever;

May they all understand that death and separation from family and loved ones befalls all of us,

That only enlightenment and liberation are our ultimate reliance.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Please bless and protect the survivors of these disasters,

Please grant them the confidence to live a new life;

May they know that where there is life, there is hope;

Please grant them the courage to move on;

May they understand that where there is survival, there is strength.

Please give them your blessings,

May their bodies and minds heal quickly;

Please give them the strength of concentration,

May their painfully sad spirit regain joyfulness.

Please let them understand that,

Only with fresh energy to rebuild their lives can the deceased obtain the greatest consolation,

And can oneself obtain the ultimate success.

Furthermore,

We pray that this disaster will not worsen,

That such disasters never occur

again.

Please bless and support all people:

May we all realize that the lives of self and others are interconnected;

May we all understand that we all affect each other in our relations.

We must take preventive measures in time of peace,

We must cooperate with and help each other

And be prepared for possible future perils while enjoying peace.

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Please accept my sincerest prayer!

Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Please accept my sincerest prayer!