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,炫卖色以用自活。诸优婆塞如旃陀罗,杀生无度。诸优婆夷邪淫无道,欺诳百端。此相现时,释迦牟尼无上正法永没无余。”   佛告阿难:“汝持佛语,为未来世四部弟子当广宣说分别其义,慎勿忘失。复次阿难!汝当为来世诸众生等当宣此言:‘如来大法不久必没。汝等于佛法中应勤精进,当观苦空无常无我等法。’”   佛说此语时,八千天子悟解无常,远尘离垢,得法眼净。五百比丘,即于座上不受诸法,漏尽意解成阿罗汉。尔时长者阿祇达,并千二百五十比丘,诸天龙神,闻佛说此无常观门,心开意解,皆悉达解苦空无常,顶礼佛足,欢喜奉行。   禅秘要法经卷下 现代汉语译本:他们会炫耀贩卖色相以用来维持生计。那些优婆塞(Upasaka,男居士)如同旃陀罗(Chandala,印度社会中的贱民),杀生没有节制。那些优婆夷(Upasika,女居士)邪淫没有底线,欺骗花样百出。这种现象出现的时候,释迦牟尼(Sakyamuni)无上正法将永远消失,不留一丝痕迹。 佛陀告诉阿难(Ananda)说:‘你要记住我的话,为了未来世的四部弟子,应当广泛宣说,详细解释其中的含义,千万不要忘记。’佛陀又说:‘阿难!你应当为未来的众生宣说这些话:如来的大法不久必定会消失。你们在佛法中应当勤奋精进,应当观察苦、空、无常、无我等法。’ 佛陀说这些话的时候,八千天子领悟了无常的道理,远离尘垢,获得了法眼净。五百比丘,当即在座位上不再执着于诸法,断尽烦恼,心意解脱,成就阿罗汉(Arhat)。当时,长者阿祇达(Ajita),以及一千二百五十位比丘,诸天龙神,听闻佛陀宣说这个无常观法门,心开意解,都通达理解了苦、空、无常的道理,顶礼佛足,欢喜地信受奉行。 《禅秘要法经》卷下

English

English version: They will flaunt and sell their physical appearances to make a living. Those Upasakas (male lay devotees) will be like Chandalas (outcasts in Indian society), killing without restraint. Those Upasikas (female lay devotees) will engage in immoral sexual conduct without limit, deceiving in countless ways. When this phenomenon appears, the unsurpassed and righteous Dharma of Sakyamuni (the historical Buddha) will forever disappear without a trace. The Buddha said to Ananda: 'You must remember my words, and for the sake of the fourfold disciples of the future, you should widely proclaim and explain their meaning in detail, and never forget them.' The Buddha further said: 'Ananda! You should proclaim these words to the sentient beings of the future: The Tathagata's (another name for the Buddha) great Dharma will surely disappear before long. You should diligently strive forward in the Buddha-dharma, and you should contemplate the teachings of suffering, emptiness, impermanence, and non-self.' When the Buddha spoke these words, eight thousand devas (gods) awakened to the understanding of impermanence, distanced themselves from defilements, and attained the pure Dharma eye. Five hundred bhikshus (monks), immediately upon their seats, no longer clung to any dharmas (teachings), exhausted their outflows, and their minds were liberated, becoming Arhats (enlightened beings). At that time, the elder Ajita, along with one thousand two hundred and fifty bhikshus, devas, nagas (dragons), and other spirits, hearing the Buddha proclaim this Dharma gate of contemplating impermanence, had their minds opened and understood, and they all thoroughly comprehended the principles of suffering, emptiness, and impermanence, prostrated themselves at the Buddha's feet, and joyfully accepted and practiced it. Dhyana Essential Secret Method Sutra, Volume 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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