大力偈
Verses On The Greatest Power
[1] 若有创世神，具全能爱知，为何此世间，具无量苦难?
[1] If there is a deity who created this world, complete with omnipotence, omnibenevolence and omniscience, why is this world, complete with immeasurable suffering?
[2] 若无所不能，为何不拔苦？除非无全能，所以如此苦。
[2] If without that not able to be done, why not remove the suffering? Unless without omnipotence, therefore with this suffering.
[3] 若无所不爱，为何不拔苦？除非无全爱，所以如此苦。
[3] If without those not loved, why not remove their suffering? Unless without omnibenevolence, therefore with this suffering.
[4] 若无所不知，为何不拔苦？除非无全知，所以如此苦。
[4] If without that not known, why not remove such suffering? Unless without omniscience, therefore with this suffering.
[5] 既有无量苦，世间无此神。唯有无量佛，具全爱与知。
[5] Since having immeasurable suffering, the world is without this deity. Only having immeasurable Buddhas, complete with omnibenevolence and omniscience.
[6] 全爱大慈悲，全知大智慧，全具大神通，具最大能力。
[6] Omnibenevolent with the greatest loving-kindness and compassion, omniscient with the greatest wisdom, and all complete with the greatest supernormal powers, complete with the greatest abilities possible.
[7] 有阿弥陀佛，表诸佛大力，创立极乐国，劝信愿念佛。
[8] There is Āmítuófó (i.e. Amitā[bha] Buddha), who expresses all Buddhas’ great powers, who created the Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss, encouraging all to, with Faith and Aspiration, be mindful of the Buddha’s name.
[8] 自力感他力，得佛大加持，今生与来世，离苦而得乐。
[9] With Self-power connecting to Other-power, attaining the Buddha’s great empowerment, in the present life and the future life, depart from suffering and attain bliss.
[9] 佛非创世神，唯创净国土。秽土共业感，吾苦皆自召。
The Buddhas are not deities who created this world, only creating Pure Lands. This defiled land is with our collective karma connected, and my suffering is all self-attracted.
[10] 佛虽无全能，不能无缘拔，世间一切苦，大力待感召。
[10] The Buddhas, although are without omnipotence, not able to, without cause and conditions, remove all the world’s suffering instantly, their great powers await us to be called upon.
[11] 佛为表全爱，创净土劝生。佛为表全知，已圆满佛国。
[11] The Buddhas for expressing omnibenevolence, created Pure Lands and encourage birth in them. The Buddhas for expressing omniscience, already perfected their Buddha Lands.
[12] 劝君速皈依，弥陀大慈父。极乐世界国，即为您和我。
[12] Encouraging you to quickly take refuge, in Āmítuófó, our spiritual ‘Father’ with great loving-kindness. His Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss, is precisely for you and me.
