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如果做了许多类似的恶业并积累下来,现在不忏悔的话,生命就像水库断了水源一样,随着没有增加只有减少,白天和夜晚,时间一分一秒地流逝,生命耗尽,连一瞬间也没有机会停止耗尽,生命总是减少。即使药王真的降临,也无法延续耗尽的生命。如是说,生命不会从其他地方增加,像我和我一样的轮回众生,怎么能不死呢?一定会死的,所以要努力忏悔罪业。如《无常歌》中所说: 犹如断水源的水池,随着没有增加只有减少,一切都走在死亡的道路上,谁能相信这短暂的生命? 如是说。这样,当生命耗尽而死亡时,我躺在最后的床榻上,亲戚父母、兄弟姐妹、朋友、爱人和医生等都围在四周,虽然被痛苦折磨着,尽力守护,但也无济于事。断命的痛苦,难以忍受的强烈感觉,谁也无法代替,只有自己独自承受。临终时,由于恶业的迷惑,显现出恐怖的阎罗使者的形象,用黑色的绳索捆住脖子,独自承受用锤子击打等的痛苦而被带走,这时父母子女等亲人有什么用呢?朋友和爱人又有什么用呢?谁也无法救护。那时,如果积累和成就了功德善业,那么只有它才是最好的救护,然而我以前没有依止它啊!以前没有积累,现在怎么办呢?于是向具有大慈大悲心的诸佛菩萨呼唤救护,因为对取舍无知,对因果没有信心,三门放纵,恶劣的我将面临死亡时断命的恐惧,死后中阴的恐惧,以及来世恶趣的
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If one has committed and accumulated many similar negative actions, and does not confess them now, life is like a pond that has run out of water, with no increase but only decrease. Day and night, moments pass one after another, and life is exhausted. There is no opportunity to stop the exhaustion of life even for a moment; life is always decreasing. Even if the King of Medicine himself were to come, he could not prolong the exhausted life. As it is said, life does not increase from elsewhere. How can sentient beings in samsara, like myself, not die? They will surely die, so one must strive to confess sins. As it is said in the "Song of Impermanence": Like a pond with its water source cut off, With no increase but only decrease, All are entering the path of death, Who can trust in this fleeting life? So it is said. Thus, when life is exhausted and one dies, I lie on my final bed, surrounded by close relatives, parents, siblings, friends, loved ones, and doctors, etc. Although they are tormented by suffering and try their best to protect me, it is of no avail. The pain of cutting off life, the intense feelings that are difficult to bear, cannot be taken by anyone else; I alone must experience them. At the time of death, due to the delusion of negative karma, the terrifying form of the messengers of Yama appears, binding my neck with a black rope, and I am led away, enduring the suffering of being beaten with hammers, etc., alone. What use are parents, children, and other relatives at this time? What use are friends and loved ones? No one can protect me. At that time, if I had accumulated and accomplished merit and virtue, then only that would be the best refuge. However, I did not rely on it before! I did not accumulate it before, so what can I do now? Then, I cry out for help to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who possess great compassion, calling them protectors. Because I am ignorant of what to adopt and abandon, and have no faith in cause and effect, my three doors are uncontrolled. The evil me will face the fear of cutting off life at the time of death, the fear of the bardo after death, and the
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因为不了解、不知道有这样的恐怖,为了无常、无意义的今生,为了征服敌人、守护亲友、获取食物、财富和享受,积累和造作了许多杀生等罪业,临死时会遭受极大的痛苦和折磨,变得非常可怜。例如,被判处王法,一些罪大恶极的人被带到肢解手脚等肢体的场所,与他们命运相同的人们,像今天这样被带走,也会感到非常恐惧和害怕,变得惊慌失措,张口结舌、口干舌燥,眼睛发青、目光呆滞,垂头丧气等等,与之前相比,变得判若两人,显得非常可怜。恶业所化的阎罗使者,那些凶恶的狱卒,比人高大七倍,赤身裸体,头发竖立在头顶,眼睛像玻璃珠一样睁大,紧咬牙关,露出牙齿,呼呼地吹着狂风,内心愤怒而残暴,手持铁钩、绳索、锤子和战斧等,像罗刹一样极其可怕,令人毛骨悚然,以各种各样的愤怒表情和凶恶面容抓住你,用绳索捆绑,独自一人被带往来世,地狱的景象,在铁烧的地面等等地方,令人恐惧的黑暗从前方迎面而来,业力的红色旋风从背后吹来,阎罗的狱卒们大声喊叫着“打!打!砍!砍!”,用铁钩抓住你,用锤子敲打,肢解手脚等等,遭受巨大的恐怖和剧烈的痛苦,那时会非常害怕和痛苦,这还用说吗?那时,上师、医生等慈悲者,谁能从临终诀窍和阎罗使者等巨大的恐怖中,好好地救护可怜的我呢?这样说着,非常害怕,吓得毛骨悚然,头皮都缩到后脑勺,眼睛发青、目光呆滞,睁大眼睛,无法闭合,向东方等四个方向张望,寻找其他的救护者。
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Because of not knowing and not understanding such terrors, for the sake of impermanent and meaningless this life, to conquer enemies, protect relatives and friends, and acquire food, wealth, and enjoyment, many sins such as killing are accumulated and committed. At the time of death, one will be tormented by extreme suffering and become very miserable. For example, being sentenced by the king's law, some extremely heinous people are taken to the place where limbs such as hands and feet are dismembered. People with the same fate as them, being taken away like today, will also feel very fearful and frightened, becoming panic-stricken, gaping and dry-mouthed, with bluish eyes and dull gazes, drooping heads, etc., changing from before, becoming like a different person, appearing very miserable. The messengers of Yama, transformed by evil karma, those fierce jailers, seven times taller than humans, naked, with hair standing on end, eyes wide open like glass beads, clenching their teeth, showing their teeth, blowing fiercely with gusts of wind, with angry and cruel hearts, holding iron hooks, ropes, hammers, and battle axes, etc., like Rakshasas, extremely terrifying, hair-raising, seizing you with various angry expressions and fierce faces, binding you with ropes, and alone you are taken to the next life. The vision of hell, in places such as the iron-burning ground, terrifying darkness comes from the front, and the red whirlwind of karma blows from behind. The jailers of Yama shout loudly, "Hit! Hit! Cut! Cut!", seize you with iron hooks, strike with hammers, dismember hands and feet, etc., suffering great terror and intense pain. At that time, one will be very afraid and miserable. What need is there to say more? At that time, who among the compassionate ones, such as lamas and doctors, will be able to protect the miserable me well from the crucial point of death and the great terrors of the messengers of Yama, etc.? Saying this, one is very afraid, scared to the point of goosebumps, the scalp shrinking to the back of the head, eyes bluish and dull, wide open, unable to close, looking in the four directions, such as the east, searching for other protectors.
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虽然努力地向四方寻找,但因自己所造的恶业,即使是佛陀也无法救护,提婆达多一边哀嚎着“乔达摩完了,乔达摩完了”,一边像堕入地狱一样。因此,当他看到没有任何救助者时,因为找不到救助而感到沮丧,转生到难以出生的南赡部洲。获得了难以获得的闲暇人身,见到了难以见到的圣洁上师,遇到了难以遇到的神圣佛法,稍微了解了取舍之处。唉,可悲啊!恶业深重、命运不济的我,善行没有成就,恶业却造作了很多。现在无依无靠,没有保护者,注定要死亡,只能堕入恶趣。他回忆起以前所造的罪业,用指甲抓挠胸膛,脸色发青,眼泪汪汪,呼吸颤抖,头、脚、手摇晃着,走向来世,遭受痛苦。《国王教诫经》中说:将要前往他处,最终将要躺卧,生命只剩少许,阎罗使者令人恐惧害怕,将被业力所控制,呼吸将会停止,口和鼻会张开,牙齿会咬紧。父母、兄弟姐妹、儿女们会围在身边,说要瓜分财产。如果说“唉,我的父亲!唉,我的母亲!唉,我的孩子!”,除了佛法之外,没有其他的救护,没有其他的保护者,没有其他的住所,没有其他的亲友。伟大的国王啊,在那时,佛法将成为岛屿、住所、保护者和导师。就像经中所说的那样。因此,在死亡的时刻,除了神圣的佛法和善行之外,没有任何其他的救护。那时,恶业深重的我该怎么办呢?因为没有任何办法,所以会因极度的痛苦而煎熬,变得非常可怜。第二,所依之力的意思是,所依之力是指作为忏悔的对象,以及作为清净的所依,这里指的是后者。像这样,当死亡降临,恶业显现,阎罗的使者到来时,即使恐惧而开始寻找救护,也无法找到。因此,皈依圆满正等觉佛陀,他是所有众生的怙主,如同虚空一般。
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Although diligently searching in all four directions, due to experiencing the evil deeds one has committed, even the Buddha cannot save one. Devadatta, while lamenting "Gautama is finished, Gautama is finished," was like being born in hell. Therefore, when he saw that there was no one to protect him, he became despondent because he could not find refuge, and was born in the difficult-to-be-born Southern Jambudvipa. He obtained the leisure and fortune of a human body, which is difficult to obtain. He met the holy guru, who is difficult to meet. He encountered the holy Dharma, which is difficult to encounter, and came to know a little about what to accept and reject. Alas, alas! I, with bad karma and misfortune, have not accomplished virtue, but have committed great sins. Now, without refuge and without a protector, I am certain to die and will only go to the lower realms. Thinking this, he remembered the sins he had committed in the past, filled his chest with nail marks, his face turned blue, his eyes filled with tears, his breath trembled, and his head, feet, and hands shook as he went to the next life and suffered. In the Sutra of Admonishing the King, it says: "One will go to another place, one will lie on the final bed, life will be only a little bit left. The messengers of Yama will frighten and terrify. One will be under the power of karma. The movement of breath will cease. The mouth and nose will gape open. The teeth will clench. Parents, siblings, sons, and daughters will surround one, saying that the wealth will be divided. If one says, 'Alas, my father! Alas, my mother! Alas, my child!' there is no other refuge, no other protector, no other place, no other friend besides the Dharma. Great king, at that time, the Dharma will become an island, a place, a protector, and a teacher." As it is said in the sutra. Therefore, at the time of death, there is no other refuge besides the holy Dharma and virtue. At that time, what should I, with bad karma, do? Because there is no way to do anything, one will be tormented by extreme suffering and become very miserable. Second, the power of the support: The power of the support refers to the object of confession and the support for purification. Here, it refers to the latter. Thus, when death comes, evil karma manifests, and the messengers of Yama arrive, even if one is frightened and begins to seek refuge, one will not find it. Therefore, take refuge in the Victorious One, the perfectly complete Buddha, the protector of all beings, who is like the sky.
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为了救护所有众生脱离一切痛苦,首先发起殊胜菩提心,之后精进于唯有利益他者之事,圆满究竟十力之自在者,即是佛陀薄伽梵。关于如来之力的种类,有父母所生之力、神变之力、智慧之力等等诸多说法。其中,父母所生之力,经中说如来之手足等肢体间,每一处都有无贪子的一百或五百之力量。在《掷石经》中说,如来前往俱尸城时,该地的五百个巨人,每个都带着五百眷属,在路上扫地等,他们无法举起被他人投掷的巨大石板,如来用右脚拇指抬起,用手抛向空中,这是父母所生之力。又以神变将石头化为微尘,散布于各方。巨人对此不满,又将微尘聚拢,恢复如初,置于僻静之处,这被称为禅定或智慧之力。特别是救护一切众生的真实力量是:如是说, “处非处,异熟根与力,界与种种胜解道,静虑宿住随念天眼通,永尽智力说为十种力。” 如是说,拥有十种智慧力,能正确地宣说圣法之佛陀,以及依其教言,自己修持,能消除轮回和恶趣等一切痛苦之畏惧者。对于取舍无知的迷茫之人,一生造作罪恶不善,明日将死之时,因恐惧而不知所措,寻求救护,却难以获益,为时已晚。我不效仿他们,我从今日起,若早晨闻法,则从早晨开始;若中午闻法,则从中午开始;若傍晚闻法,则从傍晚开始,直至抵达菩提树之心藏,都将以佛陀为导师。
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In order to protect all sentient beings from all suffering, first, having generated the supreme Bodhicitta, and then striving solely for the benefit of others, the great master of the ten powers, the Buddha Bhagavan. Regarding the types of the Tathagata's powers, there are the power born from parents, the power of miracles, and the power of wisdom, etc., which are mentioned in many ways. Among them, the power born from parents is said in the sutras that between each limb such as the hands and feet of the Tathagata, there are one hundred or five hundred powers of a son without craving. In the 'Throwing Stone Sutra,' it says that when the Tathagata went to the city of Kushinagar, the five hundred giants of that place, each with five hundred attendants, were sweeping the road, etc. They could not lift the huge stone slab that others had thrown. The Tathagata lifted it with the thumb of his right foot and threw it into the sky with his hand, which is the power born from parents. Furthermore, by miraculous power, he turned the stone into dust and scattered it in all directions. The giants were displeased with this, and they gathered the dust again, restored it to its original state, and placed it in a secluded place, which is called the power of meditation or wisdom. In particular, the actual power to save all sentient beings is: As it is said, 'Possible and impossible, karma, faculties and powers, Realms and various inclinations, the path of all going, Meditative stabilizations, former abodes, recollection, divine eye, The power of the knowledge of the exhaustion of defilements are said to be the ten powers.' As it is said, possessing the ten powers of knowledge, the Buddha who correctly teaches the holy Dharma, and those who, according to his teachings, practice themselves, can eliminate all fears of suffering such as samsara and the lower realms. For those who are ignorant of what to accept and reject, who spend their lives committing evil and unwholesome deeds, and who, when they are about to die tomorrow, are helpless with fear and seek refuge, it is difficult to benefit and it is too late. I will not imitate them, but from this day on, if I hear the Dharma in the morning, I will start from the morning; if I hear the Dharma at noon, I will start from noon; if I hear the Dharma in the evening, I will start from the evening, until I reach the heart of the Bodhi tree, I will take the Buddha as my guide.