Mahāyānasūtrālam.kāra
彌勒菩薩造頌
世親菩薩釋論
大唐天竺三藏波羅頗蜜多羅 譯
金剛上師卓格多傑 傳講
提要:在梵本《大乘莊嚴經論》中,〈敬佛品〉沒有另外獨立成一品;所以在頌數上是承接著與〈行住品〉合成六十一頌。藏文本則加上印度學者所寫的攝頌:「如是以彼力,如所化之緣,盡輪迴有際,彼莊嚴不斷。」成為第六十二頌,補充說明諸佛以法身形態,在虛空未盡,輪迴尚存的狀態下,仍然繼續化度有緣眾生。事實上,〈敬佛品〉內容是《大乘莊嚴經論》的一個總結,總結了修行人在修行道上最後的結局:祂的事業能以十力、四無畏摧邪伏魔;「方便及歸依,清淨與出離,於此破四誑,降魔我頂禮!」「於智亦於斷,於離亦於障;能說自他利,摧邪我頂禮。」佛果比二乘的辟支佛果和阿羅漢果更殊勝;「合心及離心,不離利益心,憐愍諸眾生,救世我頂禮。」「行住一切處,無非一切智,由斷一切習,實義我頂禮!」祂是虛心聽話的徒眾完美的老師;「在眾極治罰,自無所護故,離二染正住,攝眾我頂禮。」祂是帶領眾生離苦得樂的救世主;「無功用無著,無礙恆寂靜,能釋一切疑,勝智我頂禮!」「三身大菩提,一切種得故,眾生諸處疑,能除我頂禮。」「無盡等功德,現在皆具足,世見眾亦見,不見人天等。」
自二零一五年一月開始到現在二零二一年三月,歷時六載共六十七講;我傳講的《大乘莊嚴經論》亦告一段落。大唐三藏波羅頗蜜多羅於唐高祖九年,在興善寺漢譯本論時,正值玄武門之變;而我傳講本論這六年間,世事更變幻莫測,遭遇處處險道。但無論怎樣,猶如純金在烈火中顯得價值彌珍;而我們亦將佛陀的中道教法在艱難待變、抉擇取捨的十字路上,反而發揮得淋漓盡致。
敬佛品第二十四
梵本將〈行住品〉、〈敬佛品〉合二為一,故〈敬佛品〉頌數由四十三開始。
己四 讚歎佛果之功德
四十三 合心及離心,不離利益心,
憐愍諸眾生,救世我頂禮。
O You who are love for being, O will to their union with happiness, O will to their freedom from suffering, O will to their nondeprivation of joy, O will to help and happiness – Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀四無量心!祂以慈悲喜捨拯救一切眾生。
世親菩薩說:「合心者是慈心,由與樂故;離心者是悲心,由拔苦故;不離心者是喜心,由恆悅故;利益心者是捨心,由無染故。」
四十四 一切障解脫,一切世間勝,
Released from all obscurations, O Sage, You have sovereignty over all the world! Your wisdom pervades all knowables! Homage to You, whose mind is free!
頂禮佛陀!禰的心靈已完全自在;從煩惱障、所知障中得到解脫,能隨心所欲而自在地轉化任何事物,自在地遍知一切所知境!
四十五 能遮彼惑起,亦能害彼惑,
染污諸眾生,悲者我頂禮!
Compassionate to the impassionate! Total tamer of all passions of all beings! Passion-conqueror! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀心解脫!禰征服了所有煩惱眾生;能制止他們不起煩惱,已起的煩惱亦能熄滅。
能釋一切疑,勝智我頂禮!
Effortless and unattached, You are unobstructed! Ever balanced in concentration, You resolve all questions! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀五種勝智:一、任運自在生起;二、不雜染煩惱習氣;三、對一切事了知無礙;四、恆時入定不動搖;五、能以圓滿的智慧解釋眾生一切疑慮。這確實比二乘人殊勝!
四十七 所依及能依,於言及於智,
Your intelligence is always unimpeded about the ground and the grounded, about spoken teaching and intuited teaching! O best of Teachers! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀四無礙智!禰辯才無礙,說法言若懸河;禰隨機自在說法,能遍十方。
世親菩薩說:「所說有兩種,一所依謂法,二能依謂義;說具有兩種——一方言二巧智;如來對此所說及說具,智慧常無礙,是故為勝。」
四十八 能去及能聞,知行知來去,
令彼得出離,教授我頂禮!
Keeping track of beings by teleportation, hearing their words by clairaudience, knowing their minds by telepathy, You know their past and future deeds and also their way out of the life-cycle! O best of Instructors! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀五神通!為了救度眾生,禰以神足通速達苦難眾生處,以天耳通聞聲救苦,以他心通知悉眾生所想,以宿命通知眾生輪迴因緣,以漏盡通教授眾生出離三界。
四十九 眾生若有見,知定是丈夫,
深起淨信心,方便我頂禮!
When all beings see You they recognize a Holy Being! You create faith from just a glimpse! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀三十二相、八十種好!能令任何人見之,即知是聖人;這是令眾生生起淨信的便利方法。
五十 取捨住變化,定智得自在;
O You who have gained mastery of assuming, enduring, and abandoning life-forms, of emanating and transforming objects, and of contemplative concentration and wisdom! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀身清淨、緣清淨、心清淨和智清淨!佛對何時住世捨壽均來去自如,具身清淨;佛隨意轉化任何境界,具緣清淨;佛於滅盡定中能自由出定入定,具心清淨;佛遍知一切無礙,具智清淨。
五十一 方便及歸依,清淨與出離;
於此破四誑,降魔我頂禮!
You who crushes the devils who deceive beings about methods, refuges, purification, and about transcendence in the universal vehicle! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀降伏魔誑的十力!以處非處智力摧破魔羅妄說受用五欲方便得生善道、不墮惡道之誑惑;以業異熟智力摧破魔羅妄說大自在天是皈依處之誑言;以禪定解脫三昧淨垢分別智力摧破魔羅認為世間四禪八定就是唯一清淨的定境之誑言;以根上下智力、種種勝解智力、種種界智力、遍趣行智力、宿命智力、生死智力和漏盡智力摧破魔羅妄說唯有小乘道果才能出離之誑言。
五十二 於智亦於斷,於斷亦於障;
能說自他利,摧邪我頂禮!
You who teach the wisdom and the abandonment, and the transcendence and the prevention, required for both individualism and altruism, are never disturbed by religious fanatics! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀撥正外道誹謗之四無所畏!佛以說一切智無所畏糾正外道對佛不具一切智之誹謗;佛以說漏盡無所畏糾正外道對佛未盡一切漏之誹謗;佛以說盡苦道無所畏摧破外道對佛法不能盡苦之誹謗;佛以說障道無所畏摧破外道對佛不能對治惑業之誹謗。
五十三 在眾極治罰,自無所護故;
離二染正住,攝眾我頂禮!
You teach open-handedly in the assemblies! You are free from the two defilements! You are invulnerable and not unmindful! You attract a retinue! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀攝眾的功德!如來是完全純淨者,不需覆藏任何罪過;所以在徒眾中獎罰分明。如來遠離喜憂二種雜染而時刻住於正知正念。因為佛陀具備這兩種功德,所以能攝受一切徒眾。
五十四 行住一切處,無非一切智;
由斷一切習,實義我頂禮!
Moving or at rest, everywhere and always, You have no non-omniscient action! O Omniscient One, Your aim is reality! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀全知者!由於如來已斷一切煩惱習氣,所以無論何時何地,無論行住坐臥,都因祂的全知全能沒有絲毫的迷亂行。
五十五 利益眾生事,隨時不過時;
所作恆無謬,不忘我頂禮!
In accomplishing the aims of all beings You do not waste time! Your work is never futile! You are always unconfused! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀不忘失利生事業!從初發心至究竟成佛,祂從不浪費時間去做不能利益眾生的事。
五十六 晝夜六時觀,一切眾生界,
大悲具足故,利意我頂禮!
You survey the whole world six times in a day and a night! You are endowed with great compassion! You have the good heart! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀的善意!禰晝夜無休止地觀察眾生,隨時利益他們。
五十七 由行及由得,由智及由業;
於一切二乘,最上我頂禮!
You surpass all disciples and hermit buddhas in practice, realization, wisdom, and activity! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀十八不共法!令佛在修行、體證、智慧和事業上都較阿羅漢和辟支佛為勝。
眾生諸處疑,能除我頂禮!
You attained the universal great enlightenment by means of the three bodies! You resolved the doubts of all beings everywhere! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀為眾生斷除一切疑惑!透過成就法報化三身,禰獲得一切相智,能為所有眾生斷疑。
五十九 無著及無過,無穢亦無受,
無動無戲論;清淨我頂禮!
You do not take, You are free of faults, free of disturbance, You do not stand, unagitated, You fabricate nothing anywhere! Homage to You!
頂禮佛陀圓淨六度!禰對資財受用已無貪著,身語意已清淨無過失,不受世間苦樂八法困擾故無穢,不住生死、不住涅槃故無受,恆常等持三摩地故無動,成熟無漏無分別智故無戲論。
接著,彌勒菩薩從體、因、果、業、相應和分別來描述佛的功德。
六十 成就第一義,出離一切地,
於他得尊極,解脫諸眾生。
You have achieved the ultimate! You have transcended all the stages! You have become the chief of all beings! You are the liberator of all beings!
偉大的佛陀,禰以法界作為自性身,禰圓滿通過五道十地的菩薩修行,禰成為世間最尊貴的怙主,禰的任務就是解脫眾生!
六十一 無盡等功德,現在皆具足,
世見眾亦見,不見人天等。
Endowed with endless, peerless excellences, You manifest to the worlds and also in Your circles! Yet You are totally out of sight of gods and humans!
禰那些十力、四無畏、十八不共法的功德力量,何時何地亦無窮盡地顯現;禰的化身眾皆可見,報身就只有登地菩薩可見,而一切天人皆未能得見禰的法身。
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第六十七講:二零二一年三月六日
主辦:卓格多傑佛學會