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言:“已得一切智,童孺!如来用六法灭度。何等为六灭度?时童孺!如来便留五分灭度。何等为五?一者戒身,二者定身,三者智慧身,四者度脱身,五者度脱示现身。是为留五分不灭。愍伤一切人故。灭度时,童孺!如来以无央数事,赞叹、称誉比丘僧功德,令人布施。哀愍一切人故,灭度时,童孺!如来因散身骨令如芥子。哀伤一切人故,灭度时,童孺!如来为诸菩萨说我所以索无上正真道者。但用愍伤一切人故,灭度时,童孺!如来用十方人故,因说十二部经,令一切人各得其所。何等十二?一者闻经,二者说经,三者听经,四者分别经,五者现经,六者譬喻经,七者所说经,八者生经,九者方等经,十者无比法经,十一者章句经,十二者行经。是为十二部经。哀护一切人故,灭度时如来因广说四自归。何等为四?一者但取要不取识;二者但取法不取识;三者但取慧不取形;四者但取正不取说。是为四自归。已得一切智,童孺如来以是六法灭度。” 佛尔时便说偈言: “佛尔时将灭度, 为一切现安隐, 为十方留五分, 悉愍伤人非人。 住舍利于世间, 为一切破碎骨, 如芥子深粟分, 其得者莫不尊。 其于是供养者, 人非人快无极, 于天上及人中, 所生处 现代汉语译本: 佛说:‘已证得一切智慧,童孺(对年轻比丘的称呼)!如来以六种方式示现灭度。什么是六种灭度方式呢?童孺!如来便留下五分法身示现不灭。什么是五分法身?一是戒身(持戒的功德),二是定身(禅定的功德),三是智慧身(智慧的功德),四是度脱身(解脱的功德),五是度脱示现身(示现解脱的功德)。这就是留下五分法身而不灭,是为了怜悯一切众生。灭度时,童孺!如来以无数的事迹,赞叹、称扬比丘僧的功德,令人布施供养。为了哀怜一切众生,灭度时,童孺!如来将自身舍利分散如芥子般细小。为了哀伤一切众生,灭度时,童孺!如来为诸菩萨宣说我过去如何寻求无上正真之道。只是为了怜悯一切众生,灭度时,童孺!如来为了十方众生,宣说十二部经,使一切众生各得其所。什么是十二部经?一是闻经(听闻佛经),二是说经(宣说佛经),三是听经(听受佛经),四是分别经(辨别佛经义理),五是现经(显现佛经义理),六是譬喻经(以譬喻阐释佛经),七是所说经(佛所说的经典),八是生经(讲述因缘生起的经典),九是方等经(广大的经典),十是无比法经(无与伦比的佛法经典),十一是章句经(以章节段落组成的经典),十二是行经(讲述修行实践的经典)。这就是十二部经。为了哀护一切众生,灭度时,如来广说四自归(四依法)。什么是四自归?一是但依义不依识(只依真义,不依分别心),二是但依法不依人(只依法理,不依个人),三是但依智不依识(只依智慧,不依世俗知见),四是但依了义经不依不了义经(只依究竟了义的经典,不依不了义的经典)。这就是四自归。已证得一切智慧,童孺!如来以这六种方式示现灭度。’ 佛陀当时说了这首偈颂: ‘佛陀将要灭度时,为一切众生示现安稳, 为十方世界留下五分法身,怜悯一切人与非人。 舍利留在世间,为了让一切众生破碎自身之骨, 如芥子般细小,如粟米般微小,得到舍利者无不尊敬。 若有人供养舍利,人与非人都快乐无比, 无论在天上还是人间,所生之处'
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English version: The Buddha said: 'Having attained all wisdom, young Bhikshu (童孺, a term of address for young monks)! The Tathagata (如来, 'Thus Come One', an epithet of the Buddha) demonstrates Nirvana (灭度, passing away) in six ways. What are the six ways of Nirvana? Young Bhikshu! The Tathagata then leaves behind the fivefold Dharmakaya (法身, Dharma body) to demonstrate non-extinction. What are the five? First, the body of precepts (戒身, the merit of upholding precepts), second, the body of Samadhi (定身, the merit of meditation), third, the body of wisdom (智慧身, the merit of wisdom), fourth, the body of liberation (度脱身, the merit of liberation), and fifth, the body of demonstrating liberation (度脱示现身, the merit of demonstrating liberation). This is leaving behind the fivefold Dharmakaya without extinction, for the sake of compassion for all beings. At the time of Nirvana, young Bhikshu! The Tathagata praises and extols the merits of the Sangha (比丘僧, monastic community) with countless deeds, encouraging people to give offerings. Out of compassion for all beings, at the time of Nirvana, young Bhikshu! The Tathagata scatters his own relics like mustard seeds. Out of sorrow for all beings, at the time of Nirvana, young Bhikshu! The Tathagata explains to the Bodhisattvas (菩萨, enlightened beings) how I sought the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment (无上正真道, Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi) in the past. Only for the sake of compassion for all beings, at the time of Nirvana, young Bhikshu! The Tathagata, for the sake of people in the ten directions, expounds the twelve divisions of scriptures (十二部经, twelve categories of Buddhist scriptures), so that all beings can each obtain what they need. What are the twelve? First, Sutra (闻经, hearing the scriptures), second, Geya (说经, reciting the scriptures), third, Vyakarana (听经, listening to the scriptures), fourth, Gatha (分别经, distinguishing the meaning of the scriptures), fifth, Udana (现经, revealing the meaning of the scriptures), sixth, Nidana (譬喻经, explaining the scriptures with parables), seventh, Itivrttaka (所说经, scriptures spoken by the Buddha), eighth, Jataka (生经, scriptures about the arising of causes and conditions), ninth, Vaipulya (方等经, extensive scriptures), tenth, Adbhuta-dharma (无比法经, incomparable Dharma scriptures), eleventh, Upadesa (章句经, scriptures composed of chapters and sentences), and twelfth, Avadana (行经, scriptures about the practice of cultivation). These are the twelve divisions of scriptures. Out of compassion and protection for all beings, at the time of Nirvana, the Tathagata extensively explains the Four Reliances (四自归, four ways of relying on the Dharma). What are the four? First, rely on the meaning, not on the letter (但取要不取识, rely on the true meaning, not on discriminatory thought), second, rely on the Dharma, not on the person (但取法不取识, rely on the Dharma, not on the individual), third, rely on wisdom, not on consciousness (但取慧不取形, rely on wisdom, not on worldly knowledge), and fourth, rely on definitive meaning, not on provisional meaning (但取正不取说, rely on scriptures of definitive meaning, not on scriptures of provisional meaning). Having attained all wisdom, young Bhikshu! The Tathagata demonstrates Nirvana in these six ways.' The Buddha then spoke this verse: 'When the Buddha is about to enter Nirvana, he demonstrates peace and security for all beings, He leaves behind the fivefold Dharmakaya for the ten directions, having compassion for all humans and non-humans. Relics remain in the world, so that all beings may break their own bones, As small as mustard seeds, as tiny as millet grains, those who obtain the relics all respect them. If someone makes offerings to the relics, humans and non-humans will be extremely happy, Whether in heaven or in the human realm, wherever they are born.'
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无勤苦。 如见我供养时, 灭度后及舍利, 其有意清净者, 是二事无差特。 佛嘱累比丘僧, 于尊贵无有上, 在其中大施与, 受福德天与人。 留经戒十二部, 佛住此于十方, 诸菩萨所当行, 今数习起好心, 十道地三箧经, 及普明度无极, 哀一切人非人, 于后世作示现。 便广说四自归, 一切无持诸法, 哀世俗说是经, 佛尔时便灭讫。” 尔时私呵昧童孺便于佛前说偈言: “我亦当复取佛, 善哉快无上慧, 何所人闻是法, 不起生菩萨意。 今五百诸弟子, 皆以来在是间, 吾当令悉起意, 故劝勉菩萨行。 譬若如种树者, 从润泽得生芽, 以润泽得长大, 便与茎及与节, 次得枝及与叶, 从枝叶故得花, 以有华便有实, 然其后便复生。 菩萨意亦如是, 从六法便得生, 因是意便能信, 以能作是法生。 是义谛现是经, 一切佛所可说, 次得枝及与叶, 然其后便复生。 如是树得长者, 菩萨树无有上, 若欲得倚是树, 为一切作安隐。 如是法为大树, 以是故为是佛, 悉愍伤一切人, 所当行菩萨行。” 私呵 现代汉语译本: 无有勤劳辛苦。 如同看见我被供养时,我灭度之后以及我的舍利被供养时,如果有人心意清净,这两种情况没有差别。 佛陀嘱托比丘僧团,要对尊贵的人给予最高的敬意,在僧团中广行布施,所获得的福德能让天人和世人受益。 佛陀留下十二部经典,佛陀以此住于十方世界,这些都是菩萨应当修行的,现在应当多次学习并生起善良的心。 十道地、三箧经,以及普明度无极,佛陀哀悯一切人和非人,在后世作出种种示现。 于是广泛宣说四自归(皈依佛、皈依法、皈依僧、皈依自己),一切都不要执着于诸法,哀悯世俗之人而宣说此经,佛陀就在那时灭度了。 当时,私呵昧(Sihamei)童子在佛陀面前说了这些偈语: ‘我也应当证得佛果,真是太好了,这无上的智慧!什么样的人听了这部法,不会生起菩萨之心呢?' ‘现在这五百位弟子,都来到了这里,我应当让他们都发起菩萨之心,所以劝勉他们修行菩萨行。' ‘譬如种树的人,从润泽中得到生芽,因为润泽而得以长大,然后生出茎和节,接着长出枝和叶,从枝叶中开出花朵,因为有了花朵,所以才会有果实,然后果实成熟后又会生出新的树木。' ‘菩萨之心也是这样,从六法(布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、般若)中得以生起,因为有了菩萨之心,才能生起信心,因为能这样做,才能生出佛法。' ‘这部经所展现的就是真谛,是所有佛陀都会宣说的,接着长出枝和叶,然后又会生出新的树木。' ‘像这样树木得以生长,菩萨树是无上的,如果想要依靠这棵树,就能为一切众生带来安稳。' ‘这样的佛法就是大树,因此才成为佛陀,怜悯和伤痛一切众生,应当修行菩萨行。’ 私呵(Siha)
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English version: Without diligence or suffering. It is the same whether one sees me being offered to, after my extinction, or my relics being offered to, if one's mind is pure. The Buddha entrusted the Bhikshu Sangha (monastic community), to give the highest respect to the venerable, to give generously within the Sangha, and the merits received will benefit gods and humans. The Buddha left behind the twelve divisions of scriptures, the Buddha dwells in the ten directions with this, these are what the Bodhisattvas should practice, now one should study them repeatedly and generate a good heart. The Ten Stages, the Three Baskets of Sutras, and the Boundless Universal Illumination, the Buddha pities all humans and non-humans, and makes various manifestations in later generations. Then he widely proclaimed the Four Refuges (taking refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, and oneself), one should not be attached to all dharmas, and he proclaimed this sutra out of compassion for the worldly people, and the Buddha then passed into extinction. At that time, the boy Sihamei (Sihamei) spoke these verses before the Buddha: 'I also shall attain Buddhahood, how wonderful, this unsurpassed wisdom! What kind of person would hear this Dharma and not generate the Bodhi mind (the mind of enlightenment)?' 'Now these five hundred disciples have all come here, I shall make them all generate the Bodhi mind, therefore I encourage them to practice the Bodhisattva path.' 'It is like a tree planter, who gets sprouts from moisture, and grows up because of moisture, then produces stems and nodes, then grows branches and leaves, and from the branches and leaves come flowers, and because there are flowers, there will be fruits, and then after the fruits mature, new trees will grow.' 'The Bodhi mind is also like this, it arises from the six paramitas (generosity, morality, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom), because of the Bodhi mind, one can generate faith, and because one can do this, the Buddhadharma arises.' 'This sutra shows the true meaning, which is what all Buddhas would proclaim, then grows branches and leaves, and then new trees will grow.' 'Just as trees can grow, the Bodhi tree is unsurpassed, if you want to rely on this tree, you can bring peace to all beings.' 'This Dharma is like a great tree, therefore it becomes the Buddha, pitying and hurting all beings, one should practice the Bodhisattva path.' Siha (Siha) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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昧白佛言:“如来灭度后,有几功德非应仪各佛所能及?” 佛言:“童孺!如来灭度后,有六功德,非应仪各佛所及也。何等为六?一者如来灭讫后,舍利得供养,诸天、龙、鬼神、质谅神、执乐神、金鸟神、似人形神、胸臆行神、人、非人,皆来供养舍利,为作礼,无有极;二者如来灭讫后,人皆从三界得出——欲界、色界、无色界;三者如来灭讫后,四辈弟子行福供养比丘僧;四者如来灭讫后,十二部经悉遍布阎浮提内;五者如来灭讫后,若边地及诸大国不解经法,无义理处,及诸外道法于其中当兴盛;六者如来灭讫后,若有人闻佛所行、佛神足、佛变化、佛智慧,多起爱清净,恭敬起意,从是因缘,得生天上,人中受福。是六功德,非应仪各佛所能及。” 佛尔时便说偈言: “以供养舍利者, 得为天及与人, 若供养比丘僧, 常拥护诸比丘。 住于法行法者, 以过度于三界, 若闻是法要者, 如其时便当作。 若边地及诸国, 人闻是无上法, 若人闻佛功德, 便即起菩萨意。” 私呵昧白佛言:“云何无上正真道为谛?” 佛言:“有六法为谛。何等为六?一者眼离色是为谛,耳、鼻、口、身、意离色是为谛。” 佛尔时便说偈言: 现代汉语译本: 私呵昧(Sihemei)请示佛陀说:‘如来(Rulai,意为“如来佛”)涅槃(Mie Du,意为“圆寂”)后,有哪些功德是其他应仪各佛(Ying Yi Ge Fo,指其他佛)所不能及的?’ 佛陀说:‘童孺(Tong Ru,对年轻人的称呼)!如来涅槃后,有六种功德,是其他应仪各佛所不能及的。哪六种呢?第一,如来涅槃后,舍利(Sheli,指佛陀火化后的遗物)得到供养,诸天(Zhu Tian,天神)、龙(Long,龙族)、鬼神(Guishen,鬼神)、质谅神(Zhi Liang Shen)、执乐神(Zhi Yue Shen)、金鸟神(Jin Niao Shen)、似人形神(Si Ren Xing Shen)、胸臆行神(Xiong Yi Xing Shen)、人(Ren,人类)、非人(Fei Ren,非人类)都来供养舍利,顶礼膜拜,没有穷尽;第二,如来涅槃后,人们都能从三界(San Jie,指欲界、色界、无色界)中解脱——欲界(Yu Jie,充满欲望的世界)、色界(Se Jie,有形物质的世界)、无色界(Wu Se Jie,没有形体的世界);第三,如来涅槃后,四辈弟子(Si Bei Dizi,指比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷)行福供养比丘僧(Biqiu Seng,出家男众);第四,如来涅槃后,十二部经(Shi Er Bu Jing,佛教经典的不同分类)全部遍布阎浮提(Yan Fu Ti,指我们所居住的这个世界)内;第五,如来涅槃后,如果边远地区和各个大国不理解经法,没有义理的地方,以及各种外道法(Wai Dao Fa,非佛教的教义)在其中兴盛;第六,如来涅槃后,如果有人听到佛陀的修行、佛陀的神足(Shen Zu,神通)、佛陀的变化(Bian Hua,变化之术)、佛陀的智慧(Zhi Hui,智慧),多生起爱慕清净之心,恭敬起意,从这个因缘,得以升到天上,在人间享受福报。这六种功德,是其他应仪各佛所不能及的。’ 佛陀当时就说了偈语: ‘以供养舍利者, 得为天及与人, 若供养比丘僧, 常拥护诸比丘。 住于法行法者, 以过度于三界, 若闻是法要者, 如其时便当作。 若边地及诸国, 人闻是无上法, 若人闻佛功德, 便即起菩萨意。’ 私呵昧(Sihemei)请示佛陀说:‘什么是无上正真道(Wu Shang Zheng Zhen Dao,至高无上的真理)?’ 佛陀说:‘有六法是真谛。哪六法呢?第一,眼(Yan,眼睛)离开色(Se,颜色)是真谛,耳(Er,耳朵)、鼻(Bi,鼻子)、口(Kou,嘴巴)、身(Shen,身体)、意(Yi,意识)离开色是真谛。’ 佛陀当时就说了偈语: