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示现导师。 佛塔以及画像和， 塑像制作安立等， 为了供养和恭敬故， 凡是忆念名号者， 为了菩提而安住者， 所有一切获得解脱。 向如来顶礼之后， 听闻殊胜之正法， 供养和受持也是如此， 从一切痛苦中解脱。 如是等等，其他经典中所说之义： 对于众生们每日里， 恒河沙数之劫的时间里， 布施天人的饮食衣物， 不如对一位居士布施一口饭， 由此能够生起无量福德。 比丘随信行者和， 预流一来不还者， 直至阿罗汉辟支佛。 有些人对于十方世界微尘数， 辟支佛们每日里， 恒河沙数之劫的时间里， 布施天人的饮食衣物， 不如听闻到佛陀之名号， 或者书写佛陀之身像， 或者见到泥土所做的佛像， 那福德就更为超胜。 见到佛像合掌， 或者赞颂一句偈颂， 更何况是做供养呢？ 凡是持诵佛陀名号， 以信心爱乐而不舍弃， 十方刹土充满珍宝， 每日供养诸佛， 也无法比得上持诵名号的功德。 此外仅仅是持诵名号， 今生来世也， 已经宣说了无边利益， 像这样赞颂诸佛， 更何况是读诵和信奉呢？ 如是等等，《律藏根本论》中说： 凡是对如来， 稍微做一点事情， 也能经历各种天界， 最终获得甘露之果位。 如是等等，《贤劫经》中说： 虚空能够测量， 大海也能穷尽， 对于诸佛仅仅是稍微生起信心， 其福德难以测量。 乃至没有获得寂灭之前， 都不会经历不闲暇和痛苦。 因此在如来福田获得之后， 谨慎之人应当恭敬做供养。 如是宣说。《入决定不定印契经》中说：三千大千世界十个的微尘数的独觉佛
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Manifested as a teacher. Stupas, paintings, and, Statues are made and established, For the sake of offering and reverence, Whoever remembers the name, Those who abide for the sake of enlightenment, All will attain liberation. After prostrating to the Thus-Gone-One, Listening to the sacred Dharma, Offering and upholding it as well, Will be liberated from all suffering. Thus and so on, the meaning spoken in other sutras: Towards sentient beings, every day, For kalpas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, Giving food and clothing of the gods, Is less than giving a mouthful of food to a layperson, From this, immeasurable merit is generated. A Bhikshu who follows with faith, and, A Stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, Up to Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas. Some, for Pratyekabuddhas as numerous as the dust of ten directions, Every day, For kalpas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, Giving food and clothing of the gods, Is less than hearing the name of the Buddha, Or writing an image of the Buddha, Or even seeing an image made of clay, Then the merit is even more superior. Seeing the image and folding hands, Or uttering a single verse of praise, What need is there to mention making offerings? Whoever holds the name of the Buddha, With faith and devotion, and does not abandon it, Filling ten fields with jewels, Offering to the Buddhas every day, Cannot compare to the merit of holding the name. Furthermore, just holding the name, In this life and the next, Limitless benefits have been spoken, Like this, praising the Buddhas, What need is there to mention reading and believing? Thus and so on, in the Vinaya-vastu it says: Whoever does even a little, For the Thus-Gone-One, the Victorious One, Will traverse various heavens, And ultimately attain the state of nectar. Thus and so on, in the Bhadrakalpika Sutra it says: The sky can be measured, The great ocean can be exhausted, But for the Buddhas, just a little faith, The merit is difficult to measure. Until one has not touched Nirvana, One will not experience non-leisure and suffering. Therefore, having obtained the field of merit of the Victorious One, A cautious person should respectfully make offerings. Thus it is spoken. In the Sutra of Entering the Mudra of the Definite and Indefinite it says: As many Pratyekabuddhas as there are atoms in ten three-thousand great thousand worlds,
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对于他们，以瞻部河的金子制成的楼阁，珍宝，宝珠，电灯等装饰，并供养具备鲜花和各种熏香的处所，以及布施如恒河沙数劫的百味天食和天衣。还有谁会称之为佛？世间怙主？或者听到称作一切智者的声音？见到画中的画像吗？见到塑像吗？如果见到，这将会产生无法计量的福德。更何况是合掌，供养熏香、鲜花和灯火呢？甚至仅仅称颂其功德一句，也会比这产生更多的福德。能够成就巨大的受用，最终会逐渐趋向一切智智。如同小水滴融入大海，直至劫末之火出现也不会穷尽一样。对于佛所生的善根，无论多么微小，直至一切智智的智慧之火出现之前，也不会在中阴界完全耗尽或达到终点。如同小小的月轮也能压倒群星的光辉而明亮地存在一样。对于佛所生的善根，即使微小，也因其高广和大，能够压倒其他一切善根而明亮地存在。因此，佛陀具备不可思议的功德。这是对所说之义的简要阐释，详细内容应查阅该经典本身。《大方广佛华严经》中说：善男子，对于如来、应供、正遍知佛陀的显现和听闻，以及与他们交往所产生的善，大菩萨以不竭的显现成就之心，使其有意义，无障碍，极其圆满成就，不欺骗，使一切愿望完全实现，对一切有为法的行持之流不竭，获得无为法的智慧，达到未来无边际的终点，以及证得具足一切自生之相的殊胜之身，都应理解。
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For them, offering places adorned with mansions made of Jambudvipa's gold, jewels, precious gems, electric lights, etc., and possessing various flowers and incense, and giving hundreds of flavors of divine food and divine garments for as many kalpas as the sands of the Ganges River. Who else would call them Buddhas? Lords of the World? Or hear the sound of being called All-Knowing? See a painted image? See a statue? If seeing them generates immeasurable merit, what need is there to mention joining the ten fingers in reverence and offering incense, flowers, and lamps? Even just uttering a single praise of their qualities will generate even more merit than that. It will accomplish great enjoyment and eventually lead to omniscience. Just as a small drop of water that enters the ocean will not be exhausted until the fire at the end of the kalpa arises, similarly, any virtue generated towards the Buddha, no matter how small, will not be completely exhausted or reach its end in the intermediate state until the fire of the wisdom of omniscience arises. Just as a small moon can overwhelm the multitude of stars and stand out brightly, similarly, any virtue generated towards the Buddha, even if small, is high, vast, and great, and can overwhelm all other roots of virtue and stand out brightly. Thus, the Buddha possesses inconceivable qualities. This is a condensed explanation of the meaning of what was said; for details, one should consult the sutra itself. In the Avatamsaka Sutra, it says: "O sons of the Victorious Ones, the merit that arises from seeing and hearing the Tathagatas, Arhats, Perfectly Awakened Buddhas, and associating with them, the great Bodhisattva, with an inexhaustible mind of manifest accomplishment, makes it meaningful, without obstacles, extremely perfectly accomplished, not deceiving, completely fulfilling all wishes, the stream of practice for all conditioned phenomena is inexhaustible, the wisdom of the unconditioned will be attained, reaching the endless end of the future, and the attainment of a body endowed with all the supreme aspects of self-arising should be understood."
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如是说。例如，如果有人吃了金刚的精华，它不会在中间消化，因此不会浪费。又如，一小团火掉入根中等例子，对于佛陀所做的一切善根，都不会在轮回中浪费，而是会成为如来未曾造作的究竟智慧。这是为什么呢？因为对于如来所生的善根之法是未曾混杂的缘故。又，在那部经中说：‘嘉瓦之子，如果你想相信和理解，即使有些众生见到或听到如来，但由于业障的全面覆盖，即使他们对如来不信任，他们所见到的善根，直到完全涅槃为止，都是有意义的。’我如是说。即使佛陀涅槃后经过无数劫，仅仅听到佛的名号，就像佛陀真实地在那里一样，积累功德，善根不会耗尽。同样，即使佛陀住在无边无际的远方，仅仅忆念，也会像住在这里一样。’又说，佛陀世尊们，在过去和未来的尽头，安住在法界中，具有平等的无尽福德，拥有无尽的福德。佛陀世尊的伟大自性，在一切方面都是无可指责且极其清净的。等等。在《楼阁经》中说：‘阿难陀，如果有人合掌，向如来、阿罗汉、正等觉佛陀顶礼，那么这些众生我已完全摄受，并已完全涅槃。我对这些众生没有太多的担忧。’这是为什么呢？阿难陀，如来的法界是极其殊胜的。因为它是极其殊胜的，所以即使是合掌也不会浪费，更何况是布施等行为呢？’又说：‘阿难陀，对于佛、法、僧三宝所生的善根，这三者在轮回中不会耗尽，并且会完全穷尽。
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Thus it is said. For example, if someone eats the essence of a vajra, it will not be digested in between, so it will not be wasted. Also, like the example of a small fire falling into the root, all the virtuous roots generated for the Buddha will not be wasted in samsara, but will become the ultimate uncompounded wisdom of the Tathagata. Why is that? Because the virtuous root of Dharma generated for the Tathagata is unmixed. Furthermore, in that sutra it says: 'Oh, son of the Victorious One, if you wish to have faith and understanding, even if some sentient beings see or hear the Tathagata, but because they are completely surrounded by the obscurations of karma, even if they do not have faith in the Tathagata, the virtuous root that they have seen will be meaningful until they attain complete nirvana.' Thus I speak. Even if immeasurable eons pass after the Buddha's nirvana, merely hearing the name is like the Buddha actually residing there, accumulating merit and inexhaustible virtuous roots. Similarly, even if he resides in limitless directions, merely remembering him will cause him to be present here. It is also said that the Buddhas, the Bhagavat, at the beginning of the past and at the end of the future, abide in the realm of Dharma, possessing equal and inexhaustible merit, possessing inexhaustible merit. The great essence of the Buddhas, the Bhagavat, is faultless in every way and exceedingly pure. ' etc. In the Sutra of the Layered Mansion, it says: 'Ananda, if anyone joins their palms and prostrates to the Tathagata, the Arhat, the perfectly complete Buddha, then I have completely taken hold of those sentient beings and have completely led them to nirvana. I have little concern for those sentient beings.' Why is that? Ananda, like this, the Dharma realm of the Tathagata is exceedingly excellent. Because it is exceedingly excellent, even joining the palms will not be wasted, what need is there to mention giving and so forth?' It also says: 'Ananda, these three, the virtuous roots generated for the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, will not be exhausted in samsara and will be completely exhausted.
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不会改变，并且会获得不会穷尽的寂灭。就像《宝积门无量陀罗尼经》的章节里所说：念诵“向诸佛顶礼”也是巨大的明灯，一定会焚烧烦恼。那些听到如来名号的人，也会成为他们获得寂灭的巨大因缘。念诵如来的名号，也会远离黑暗；听到如来的名号，也会远离黑暗。就像《华严经》里所说：诸佛也在为众生做佛的事业。以及《不退转法轮经》等经里所说：如果听到我们的导师释迦牟尼佛的名号，所有人都不会从菩提退转，更何况是向那位如来的舍利塔供养一朵花等等呢？即使是转生为旁生，仅仅听到名号的声音，也会成为无上菩提的种子，逐渐成佛。这是那位如来往昔的愿力，也是诸佛的法性。因此，无论是大是小，所有以佛为对境而积累的善根，都具有无量无尽的利益，并且在轮回中转世的生生世世里，会一次又一次地体验到天界的安乐，不仅如此，也不会白白浪费在中阴阶段，最终一定会成为获得究竟果位大菩提的因缘，对于经部里反复赞叹的意义，应当生起信心。在《双法经》的法相中说：以前有人在祭祀中被杀害时，他在临死时因为对佛有信心，念诵了一遍“向佛顶礼”，凭借着这些善根，在六十劫里转生为三十三天之神，在八十劫里能够回忆起前世，生生世世都远离所有悲伤的痛苦，并且刚一出生就能消除所有的痛苦。经中这样说到。因为害怕海中凶猛的鳄鱼张开嘴巴，商人们念诵佛的名号
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It will not change, and it will cause one to attain the inexhaustible Nirvana. As it says in the chapter of the "Immeasurable Dharani of the Door of the Jewel Heap Sutra": Saying "I prostrate to all the Buddhas" is also a great lamp, and it will surely burn away the afflictions. Those who hear the names of the Tathagatas will also become a great cause for their attainment of Nirvana. Reciting the names of the Tathagatas will also be separated from darkness, and hearing the names of the Tathagatas will also be separated from darkness. As it says in the Avatamsaka Sutra: The Buddhas also accomplish the deeds of the Buddhas for sentient beings. And in the Sutra of the Wheel of Non-retrogression and others: If all who hear the name of our teacher Shakyamuni Buddha do not regress from enlightenment, what need is there to mention offering a single flower to the stupa containing the relics of that Tathagata? Even those who are born as animals, merely hearing the sound of the name, will become seeds of unsurpassed enlightenment and will gradually become Buddhas. This is the former aspiration of that Tathagata, and it is also the Dharma nature of the Buddhas. Therefore, all the roots of virtue, great or small, accumulated with the Buddha as the object, have immeasurable and inexhaustible benefits, and in the lifetimes of wandering in samsara, they will cause one to experience the bliss of the heavens again and again, and not only that, but they will not be wasted in the intermediate state, and will surely become the cause for attaining the ultimate fruit of great enlightenment. One should generate faith in the meaning repeatedly praised in the sutras. In the Dharma category of the Twin Sutra, it says: Formerly, when a person was killed in a sacrifice, at the time of his death, because of his faith in the Buddha, he recited "I prostrate to the Buddha" once, and by those roots of virtue, he was born as a god of the Thirty-Three Heavens for sixty kalpas, and for eighty kalpas he could remember his past lives, and in every birth he was separated from all the pain of sorrow, and as soon as he was born, he could avert all suffering. Thus it is said in the sutra. Because they were afraid of the fierce crocodile in the ocean opening its mouth, the merchants recited the name of the Buddha.