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名为报师徒重恩。大王当知,欲报师徒解脱恩者,还以智慧解脱众生,如是行者则为供养三世诸佛,非但供养报一师也。”   王叉手白:“宣传圣教开悟群生,令行正见修习圣道,其福云何?唯愿垂哀,开导众生。”   佛告王曰:“若善男子善女人,从师闻法一句一义,展转教化乃至一人,未信令信、未解令解,如是功德无量无边,非是凡夫所能知也。大王!假使有人于千岁中,饮食医药、上妙衣服,供养恭敬佛法圣众,其福多不?”   王言:“甚多,不可称量。”   佛言:“大王!善男子善女人,从师闻说诸佛正教,展转教化乃至一人,令其信解,其所得福复过于彼,千万亿倍不及其一。何以故?法化之功,应无量故。”   佛告阿难:“如此法教,精勤宣化一切人民,其福无量。阿难!我今以此无上妙法,付嘱于汝,宣布教化过度众生,则为供养一切诸佛。”   阿难叉手白世尊曰:“佛嘱此经,当何名之?”   佛告阿难:“此经教者,名‘未曾有说因缘经’,当勤修行。”   尔时波斯匿王、祇陀太子、夫人、后宫,四部弟子,释梵诸天、八部龙神,八十万人闻佛所说,皆大欢喜,各各发心向三脱门,礼佛辞退,如法奉行。   佛说未曾有因缘经卷下 现代汉语译本:名为报师徒重恩。大王应当知道,想要报答师父解脱之恩,就要用智慧去解脱众生,像这样修行的人就是供养三世诸佛,不仅仅是供养报答一位师父而已。” 国王合掌问道:‘宣扬圣教,开悟众生,使他们奉行正见,修习圣道,这样的福报有多大呢?希望您能慈悲,开导众生。’ 佛告诉国王说:‘如果善男子、善女人,从师父那里听到一句一义的佛法,辗转教化,乃至教化一人,使未信者信,未解者解,这样的功德无量无边,不是凡夫所能知道的。大王!假如有人在千年中,用饮食医药、上妙衣服,供养恭敬佛法僧三宝,这样的福报多不多呢?’ 国王说:‘很多,不可称量。’ 佛说:‘大王!善男子、善女人,从师父那里听闻诸佛的正教,辗转教化乃至一人,使他信解,他所得到的福报,超过前面所说的千万亿倍也不及其一。为什么呢?因为法化之功,应该是无量的。’ 佛告诉阿难(Ananda,佛陀的十大弟子之一):‘像这样的法教,精勤宣扬教化一切人民,他的福报是无量的。阿难(Ananda)!我现在把这无上妙法,嘱托给你,宣布教化,救度众生,就是供养一切诸佛。’ 阿难(Ananda)合掌对世尊说:‘佛嘱托的这部经,应当叫什么名字呢?’ 佛告诉阿难(Ananda):‘这部经教,名为《未曾有说因缘经》,应当勤奋修行。’ 这时,波斯匿王(King Pasenadi)、祇陀太子(Prince Jeta)、夫人、后宫,四部弟子,释梵诸天、八部龙神,八十万人听了佛所说,都非常欢喜,各自发心向三脱门,礼佛告退,如法奉行。 《佛说未曾有因缘经》卷下

English

English version: It is called repaying the profound kindness of the teacher and disciples. Great King, you should know that if you want to repay the kindness of the teacher's liberation, you should use wisdom to liberate sentient beings. A practitioner who acts in this way is making offerings to all the Buddhas of the three times, not just making offerings to repay one teacher. The King, with his hands folded, said: 'Proclaiming the holy teachings, enlightening sentient beings, causing them to practice right views, and cultivate the holy path, what is the merit of this? I hope you will have compassion and enlighten sentient beings.' The Buddha told the King: 'If a good man or good woman hears a phrase or a meaning of the Dharma from a teacher, and then teaches and transforms it, even to one person, causing those who do not believe to believe, and those who do not understand to understand, the merit of this is immeasurable and boundless, and cannot be known by ordinary people. Great King! Suppose someone for a thousand years uses food, drink, medicine, and the finest clothes to make offerings and respect to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, would that merit be great?' The King said: 'Very great, it cannot be measured.' The Buddha said: 'Great King! If a good man or good woman hears the correct teachings of all the Buddhas from a teacher, and then teaches and transforms it, even to one person, causing them to believe and understand, the merit they obtain is even greater than the previous one, by a factor of trillions of times. Why? Because the merit of Dharma transformation should be immeasurable.' The Buddha told Ananda (Ananda, one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha): 'Such Dharma teachings, diligently proclaim and transform all people, the merit of this is immeasurable. Ananda (Ananda)! I now entrust this unsurpassed wonderful Dharma to you, proclaim and teach, and deliver sentient beings, which is making offerings to all the Buddhas.' Ananda (Ananda), with his hands folded, said to the World Honored One: 'What should this Sutra, entrusted by the Buddha, be called?' The Buddha told Ananda (Ananda): 'This Sutra teaching is called the 'Never Before Heard Cause and Condition Sutra', you should diligently cultivate it.' At that time, King Pasenadi (King Pasenadi), Prince Jeta (Prince Jeta), the Queen, the harem, the fourfold assembly of disciples, the Shakra, Brahma, and other gods, the eight classes of dragons and spirits, eight hundred thousand people heard what the Buddha said, and were all very happy, each resolving their minds towards the three doors of liberation, bowed to the Buddha and took their leave, and practiced according to the Dharma. The End of the Lower Scroll of the Sutra on Cause and Condition as It Was Never Before Heard, Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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