“曼殊室利！彼世尊药师琉璃光如来本行菩萨道时，发十二大愿，令诸有情，所求皆得”
。
“第一大愿：愿我来世，得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提时，自身光明炽然照耀无量无数无边世界
，以三十二大丈夫相，八十随形庄严其身；令一切有情如我无异”。
“第二大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，身如琉璃，内外明彻，净无瑕秽；光明广大，功德巍巍
，身善安住，燄网庄严过于日月；幽冥众生，悉蒙开晓，随意所趣，作诸事业”。
“第三大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，以无量无边智慧方便，令诸有情皆得无尽所受用物，莫
令众生，有所乏少”。
“第四大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情行邪道者，悉令安住菩提道中；若行声闻独觉
乘者，皆以大乘而安立之”。
“第五大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有无量无边有情，于我法中修行梵行，一切皆令得不
缺戒、具三聚戒；设有毁犯，闻我名已还得清净，不堕恶趣！”
“第六大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情，其身下劣，诸根不具，丑陋、顽愚、盲、聋
、瘖、哑、挛躄、背偻、白癞、颠狂、种种病苦；闻我名已，一切皆得端正黠慧，诸根完
具，无诸疾苦”。
“第七大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情众病逼切，无救无归，无医无药，无亲无家，
贫穷多苦；我之名号一经其耳，众病悉除，身心安乐，家属资具悉皆丰足，乃至证得无上
菩提”。
“第八大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若有女人为女百恶之所逼恼，极生厌离，愿舍女身；闻
我名已，一切皆得转女成男，具丈夫相，乃至证得无上菩提”。
“第九大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，令诸有情出魔罥网，解脱一切外道缠缚；若堕种种恶见
稠林，皆当引摄置于正见，渐令修习诸菩萨行，速证无上正等菩提！
“第十大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情王法所加，缚录鞭挞，系闭牢狱，或当刑戮，
及余无量灾难凌辱，悲愁煎逼，身心受苦；若闻我名，以我福德威神力故，皆得解脱一切
忧苦！”
“第十一大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情饥渴所恼，为求食故造诸恶业；得闻我名，
专念受持，我当先以上妙饮食饱足其身，后以法味毕竟安乐而建立之”。
“第十二大愿：愿我来世得菩提时，若诸有情贫无衣服，蚊虻寒热，昼夜逼恼；若闻我名
，专念受持，如其所好即得种种上妙衣服，亦得一切宝庄严具，华鬘、涂香，鼓乐众伎，
随心所翫，皆令满足”。
“曼殊室利！是为彼世尊药师琉璃光如来、应、正等觉行菩萨道时，所发十二微妙上愿”
。
“Manjusri, when the World-Honored Medicine
Buddha was treading the Bodhisattva path, he solemnly
made Twelve Great Vows to grant sentient beings whatever they desired.”
First Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme,
Perfect Enlightenment, brilliant rays will shine forth from
my body, illuminating infi nite, countless boundless realms.
Th is body will be adorned with the Thirty-Two Marks
of Greatness and Eighty Auspicious Characteristics.
Furthermore, I will enable all sentient beings to become
just like me.
Second Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, my body, inside and out, will radiate far
and wide the clarity and fl awless purity of lapis lazuli. Th is
body will be adorned with superlative virtues and dwell
peacefully in the midst of a web of light more magnifi cent
than the sun or moon. The light will awaken the minds of
all beings dwelling in darkness, enabling them to engage
in their pursuits according to their wishes.
Third Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, I will, with infi nite wisdom and skillful
means, provide all sentient beings with an inexhaustible
quantity of goods to meet their material needs. They will
never want for anything.
Fourth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, I will set all who follow heretical ways
upon the path to Enlightenment. Likewise, I will set those
who follow the Sravaka and Pratyeka-Buddha ways onto
the Mahayana path.
Fifth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, I will help all the countless sentient beings
who cultivate the path of morality in accordance with my
Dharma to observe the rules of conduct (Precepts) to
perfection, in conformity with the Th ree Root Precepts.
Even those guilty of disparaging or violating the Precepts
will regain their purity upon hearing my name, and avoid
descending upon the Evil Paths.
Sixth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, sentient beings with imperfect bodies
– whose senses are defi cient, who are ugly, stupid, blind,
deaf, mute, crippled, hunchbacked, leprous, insane or suffering from various
other illnesses – will, upon hearing my
name, acquire well-formed bodies, endowed with intelligence, with all senses
intact. They will be free of illness
and suff ering.
Seventh Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, sentient beings afflicted with various illnesses, with no one
to help them, nowhere to turn, no
physicians, no medicine, no family, no home – who are
destitute and miserable – will, as soon as my name passes
through their ears, be relieved of all their illnesses. With
mind and body peaceful and contented, they will enjoy
home, family and property in abundance and eventually
realize Unsurpassed Supreme Enlightenment.
Eighth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, those women who are extremely disgusted
with the ‘hundred affl ictions that befall women’ and wish
to abandon their female form, will, upon hearing my name,
all be reborn as men. They will be endowed with noble
features and eventually realize Unsurpassed Supreme
Enlightenment.
Ninth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, I will help all sentient beings escape from
the demons’ net and free themselves from the bonds of
heretical paths.
“Should they be caught in the thicket of wrong views,
I will lead them to correct views, gradually inducing them
to cultivate the practices of Bodhisattvas and swiftly realize Supreme,
Perfect Enlightenment.
Tenth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life,, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, those sentient beings who are shackled,
beaten, imprisoned, condemned to death or otherwise
subjected to countless miseries and humiliations by royal
decree – and who are suff ering in body and mind from
this oppression – need only hear my name to be freed from
all these afflictions, thanks to the awesome power of my
merits and virtues.
Eleventh Great vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, if sentient beings who are tormented by
hunger and thirst – to the point of creating evil karma
in their attempts to survive – should succeed in hearing
my name, recite it single-mindedly and hold fast to it, I
will fi rst satisfy them with the most exquisite food and
drink. Ultimately, it is through the flavor of the Dharma
that I will establish them in the realm of peace and
happiness.
Twelfth Great Vow
“I vow that in a future life, when I have attained Supreme
Enlightenment, if sentient beings who are utterly destitute,
lacking clothes to protect them from mosquitos and fl ies,
heat and cold – and are suff ering day and night – should
hear my name, recite it single-mindedly and hold fast to
it, their wishes will be fulfi lled. They will immediately
receive all manner of exquisite clothing, precious adornments, flower
garlands and incense powder, and will enjoy
music and entertainment to their heart's content.”
“Manjusri, these are the Twelve Sublime Vows made
by the World-Honored Medicine Buddha Lapis Lazuli
Radiance Tathagata, Arhat, the Perfectly Enlightened,
when he was cultivating the Bodhisattva path.
“Manjusri, as to these Great Vows made by the Medicine
Buddha while he was following the Bodhisattva path