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大正藏第 16 册 No. 0686 佛说报恩奉盆经 No. 686 [No. 685] 佛说报恩奉盆经(亦云报像功德经) 阙译附东晋录 闻如是： 一时，佛在舍卫国祇树给孤独园。大目揵连始得六通，欲度父母报乳哺之恩，即以道眼观视世界，见其亡母生饿鬼中，不见饮食，皮骨相连柱。目连悲哀，即钵盛饭，往饷其母。母得钵饭，便以左手障饭、右手抟食，食未入口化成火炭，遂不得食。 目连驰还白佛，具陈如此。佛告目连：“汝母罪根深结，非汝一人力所奈何；当须众僧威神之力，乃得解脱。吾今当说救济之法，令一切难皆离忧苦。” 佛告目连：“七月十五日，当为七世父母在厄难中者，具麨饭、五果、汲灌瓫器、香油、庭烛、床榻、卧具，尽世甘美以供养众僧。当此之日，一切圣众，或在山间禅定、或得四道果、或树下经行、或得六通飞行，教化声闻、缘觉。菩萨大人权示比丘在大众中，皆共同心受钵和罗。具清净戒圣众之道，其德汪洋，其有供养此等之众，七世父母、五种亲属得出三涂，应时解脱衣食自然。” 佛敕众僧：“当为施主家七世父母，行禅定意，然后食此供。” 目连、比丘及一切众，欢喜奉行。 现代汉语译本 《佛说报恩奉盆经》(又名《报像功德经》) （译者缺失，附于东晋录） 我（阿难）是这样听说的： 一时，佛陀在舍卫国祇树给孤独园（Jetavana Anathapindika-arama，释迦牟尼佛在世时居住的重要场所）说法。大目犍连（Mahamaudgalyayana，释迦牟尼佛的十大弟子之一，以神通著称）刚证得六神通（Abhijna，佛教中的六种超自然能力），想要救度父母以报答乳哺之恩，便用道眼（Divine Eye，天眼通）观察世界，看见他已故的母亲生于饿鬼道中，无法得到饮食，皮包骨头，形如柱子。目连非常悲哀，立即用钵盛满饭食，前去供养他的母亲。他的母亲得到钵饭后，便用左手遮挡，右手抓取食物，食物还未入口就化成了火炭，最终无法食用。 目连赶紧返回禀告佛陀，详细陈述了此事。佛陀告诉目连：‘你母亲的罪根深重，不是你一个人的力量所能解决的；必须依靠众僧的威神之力，才能得到解脱。我现在将要宣说救济之法，令一切受难者都能脱离忧苦。’ 佛陀告诉目连：‘在七月十五日（Ullambana，盂兰盆节），应当为七世父母中处于厄难之中的人，准备米饭、五果、汲水灌溉用的盆器、香油、庭院蜡烛、床榻、卧具，以及世间各种美味佳肴来供养众僧。在这一天，一切圣众，有的在山间禅定（Dhyana，佛教中的一种冥想修行），有的证得四道果（The Four Fruits of the Path，须陀洹果、斯陀含果、阿那含果、阿罗汉果），有的在树下经行（Walking Meditation，一种行走中的禅修方式），有的证得六神通飞行自在，教化声闻（Sravaka，通过听闻佛法而证悟的修行者）、缘觉（Pratyekabuddha，不依赖他人教导，独自证悟的修行者）。菩萨（Bodhisattva，发愿救度一切众生的修行者）大人权且示现为比丘（Bhiksu，佛教中的出家男众）在大众之中，都共同以平等心接受钵罗饭食。具备清净戒律的圣众之道，其功德广大无边。凡是供养这些圣众的人，其七世父母、五种亲属都能脱离地狱、饿鬼、畜生三涂之苦，应时得到解脱，衣食自然丰足。’ 佛陀告诫众僧：‘应当为施主家的七世父母，先行禅定之意，然后再食用这些供养。’ 目连、比丘以及一切大众，欢喜地奉行佛陀的教诲。
English
English version The Buddha Speaks the Ullambana Sutra (Also known as the Sutra of the Merit of Images) (Translator missing, appended to the Eastern Jin Record) Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the Jeta Grove, Anathapindika's Park in Shravasti (Jetavana Anathapindika-arama, an important place where Shakyamuni Buddha resided during his lifetime). Mahāmaudgalyāyana (Mahamaudgalyayana, one of the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) had just attained the six supernormal powers (Abhijna, six kinds of supernatural abilities in Buddhism). Wishing to deliver his parents to repay the kindness of their milk and nurture, he used his divine eye (Divine Eye, the heavenly eye) to observe the world and saw that his deceased mother was born in the realm of hungry ghosts, unable to obtain food and drink, her skin and bones connected like a pillar. Maudgalyayana was very sorrowful and immediately filled a bowl with rice and went to offer it to his mother. When his mother received the bowl of rice, she used her left hand to shield the rice and her right hand to grab the food. Before the food entered her mouth, it turned into burning coals, and she was unable to eat it. Maudgalyayana hurried back to report to the Buddha, detailing the matter. The Buddha told Maudgalyayana, 'Your mother's roots of sin are deeply entrenched, and it is not something that you alone can resolve; it requires the power of the collective sangha (Sangha, the Buddhist monastic community) to be liberated. I will now speak of the method of salvation, so that all those who suffer can be freed from sorrow and suffering.' The Buddha told Maudgalyayana, 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month (Ullambana, the Ghost Festival), you should prepare cooked rice, five kinds of fruits, pitchers for drawing water, sesame oil, courtyard candles, beds, bedding, and all kinds of delicious foods to offer to the sangha for the sake of your parents of seven lifetimes who are in distress. On this day, all the holy assembly, some are in meditation (Dhyana, a type of meditation practice in Buddhism) in the mountains, some have attained the four fruits of the path (The Four Fruits of the Path, Srotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami, Arhat), some are walking under trees (Walking Meditation, a form of meditation in motion), some have attained the six supernormal powers and fly freely, teaching the Sravakas (Sravaka, practitioners who attain enlightenment through hearing the Dharma) and Pratyekabuddhas (Pratyekabuddha, practitioners who attain enlightenment independently without relying on the teachings of others). Bodhisattvas (Bodhisattva, practitioners who vow to save all sentient beings) may appear as Bhiksus (Bhiksu, ordained male monastics in Buddhism) among the assembly, all with a common mind accepting the bowl of food. The path of the holy assembly with pure precepts, its virtue is vast and boundless. Whoever makes offerings to this assembly, their parents of seven lifetimes and five kinds of relatives can be freed from the suffering of the three evil realms (hell, hungry ghost, animal), and they will be liberated in due course, with clothing and food naturally abundant.' The Buddha instructed the sangha, 'You should first contemplate the welfare of the seven generations of parents of the donors, and then consume these offerings.' Maudgalyayana, the Bhiksus, and all the assembly joyfully followed the Buddha's teachings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------