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彼世界,即得往生,常见佛故,终无有退。若观彼佛真如法身,常勤修习毕竟得生,住正定故。 已说修行信心分。 次说劝修利益分。 如是摩诃衍诸佛秘藏,我已总说。若有众生,欲于如来甚深境界得生正信,远离诽谤入大乘道,当持此论思量修习,究竟能至无上之道。若人闻是法已不生怯弱,当知此人定绍佛种,必为诸佛之所授记。假使有人能化三千大千世界满中众生令行十善,不如有人于一食顷正思此法,过前功德不可为喻。复次,若人受持此论观察修行,若一日一夜,所有功德无量无边不可得说。假令十方一切诸佛,各于无量无边阿僧祇劫,叹其功德,亦不能尽。何以故?谓法性功德无有尽故。此人功德亦复如是,无有边际。其有众生,于此论中毁谤不信,所获罪报,经无量劫受大苦恼。是故众生但应仰信,不应诽谤,以深自害亦害他人,断绝一切三宝之种,以一切如来皆依此法得涅槃故,一切菩萨因之修行入佛智故。当知过去菩萨已依此法得成净信,现在菩萨今依此法得成净信,未来菩萨当依此法得成净信,是故众生应勤修学。 诸佛甚深广大义, 我今随分总持说, 回此功德如法性, 普利一切众生界。 大乘起信论一卷 现代汉语译本: 在那个世界,就能往生,因为能常见佛,最终不会退转。如果观察那佛的真如法身,常勤奋修习,必定能往生,安住于正定之中。 以上已经说完修行信心分。 接下来讲述劝修利益分。 像这样的大乘诸佛的秘密宝藏,我已经总括地说完了。如果有众生,想要对如来甚深的境界生起真正的信心,远离诽谤,进入大乘之道,应当受持此论,思量修习,最终能够到达无上的道。如果有人听闻此法后不产生怯弱,应当知道这个人必定继承佛种,必定会被诸佛所授记。假使有人能够教化三千大千世界充满的众生,让他们行十善,也不如有人在一顿饭的时间里,以正确的思想修习此法,后者功德超过前者,无法比喻。再者,如果有人受持此论,观察修行,哪怕只是一日一夜,所有的功德都是无量无边,不可言说。假使十方一切诸佛,各自于无量无边的阿僧祇劫(asaṃkhya-kalpa,无数大劫),赞叹他的功德,也不能穷尽。为什么呢?因为法性功德没有穷尽的缘故。这个人的功德也同样如此,没有边际。那些众生,对于此论毁谤不信,所获得的罪报,经历无量劫都要遭受巨大的苦恼。所以众生只应当仰慕相信,不应当诽谤,因为这会深深地伤害自己,也会伤害他人,断绝一切三宝的种子,因为一切如来都是依靠此法而得到涅槃的,一切菩萨因为修行此法而进入佛的智慧。应当知道过去的菩萨已经依靠此法而成就清净的信心,现在的菩萨现在依靠此法而成就清净的信心,未来的菩萨将来依靠此法而成就清净的信心,所以众生应当勤奋修学。 诸佛甚深广大的意义,我现在随分总括地受持并解说, 回向此功德如同法性一样,普遍利益一切众生界。 《大乘起信论》一卷
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English version: In that world, one will be reborn, because one constantly sees the Buddha, and ultimately there will be no regression. If one contemplates the Tathata-Dharmakaya (真如法身, True Suchness Dharmakaya) of that Buddha, constantly and diligently cultivates, one will certainly be reborn and abide in right concentration. The section on cultivating faith has been explained. Next, the section on encouraging cultivation and its benefits will be explained. Thus, I have generally explained the secret treasures of the Buddhas of the Mahayana. If there are sentient beings who wish to generate true faith in the profound realm of the Tathagata (如来, Thus Come One), stay away from slander, and enter the Great Vehicle path, they should uphold this treatise, contemplate and cultivate it, and ultimately they will be able to reach the unsurpassed path. If a person, after hearing this Dharma, does not become timid, one should know that this person will certainly inherit the Buddha-seed and will certainly be predicted by the Buddhas. Even if someone could transform the sentient beings filling the three-thousand great thousand worlds (三千大千世界, a vast cosmological realm) and cause them to practice the ten wholesome deeds, it would not be as good as someone who, for the duration of a meal, correctly contemplates this Dharma; the merit of the latter surpasses the former and cannot be compared. Furthermore, if a person upholds this treatise, observes and cultivates it, even for just one day and one night, all the merit is immeasurable, boundless, and indescribable. Even if all the Buddhas in the ten directions, each for immeasurable, boundless asaṃkhya-kalpas (阿僧祇劫, countless eons), praised their merit, they could not exhaust it. Why? Because the merit of Dharmata (法性, the nature of reality) is inexhaustible. The merit of this person is also like that, without limit. Those sentient beings who slander and disbelieve in this treatise, the karmic retribution they obtain will cause them to suffer great distress for immeasurable eons. Therefore, sentient beings should only admire and believe, and should not slander, because this deeply harms oneself and also harms others, cutting off the seeds of the Triple Gem (三宝, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), because all the Tathagatas attain Nirvana by relying on this Dharma, and all the Bodhisattvas enter the Buddha's wisdom by cultivating it. One should know that past Bodhisattvas have already attained pure faith by relying on this Dharma, present Bodhisattvas are now attaining pure faith by relying on this Dharma, and future Bodhisattvas will attain pure faith by relying on this Dharma, therefore sentient beings should diligently study and cultivate it. The profound and vast meaning of the Buddhas, I now uphold and explain in general according to my ability, May this merit be dedicated like Dharmata, To universally benefit all realms of sentient beings. The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana, one fascicle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------