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English version: All of this arises from the three poisons, taking them as the root. These three poisons are greed, hatred, and delusion. These three poisonous minds, by themselves, can fully possess all evils, like a great tree. Although the root is only one, the branches and leaves that grow are countless. These three poisonous roots, in each root, can generate various evil deeds, hundreds of millions, even more than before, beyond comparison. Like these three poisonous minds, in the essence, manifest the six roots, also called the six thieves, which are the six consciousnesses. Because these six consciousnesses enter and exit the various roots, greedily clinging to all realms, they can accomplish evil deeds, obstructing the true nature of Suchness, therefore called the six thieves. Sentient beings, due to these three poisons and six thieves, are confused and disturbed in body and mind, sinking into the cycle of birth and death, suffering various afflictions in the Six Realms (Six Realms), like a river, because of a small spring source, a continuous trickle, it can spread and the waves can travel ten thousand miles. If someone cuts off its fundamental source, then all the streams will cease. Those who seek liberation can transform the three poisons into the three pure precepts, transform the six thieves into the Six Paramitas (Six Paramitas), and naturally be forever free from all the sea of suffering. Question: The Six Realms (Six Realms) and Three Realms (Three Realms) are vast and boundless. If one only contemplates the mind, how can one avoid endless suffering? Answer: The karmic retribution of the Three Realms is produced by the mind. If there is originally no mind, in the Three Realms, it is equivalent to transcending the Three Realms. These Three Realms are the three poisons. Greed is the Desire Realm (Desire Realm), hatred is the Form Realm (Form Realm), and delusion is the Formless Realm (Formless Realm), therefore called the Three Realms. Due to these three poisons, the karma created is light or heavy, and the retribution received is different, separately assigned to six destinations, therefore called the Six Realms. Question: How to distinguish between light and heavy, dividing into six destinations? Answer: Sentient beings do not understand the correct cause, are deluded by the mind and cultivate goodness, still cannot avoid the Three Realms, and will be born in the three lighter destinations. What are the three lighter destinations? That is, deludedly cultivating the ten good deeds, falsely seeking happiness, unable to avoid greed, one will be born in the Heavenly Realm (Heavenly Realm). Deludedly upholding the five precepts, falsely arising love and hatred, unable to avoid hatred, one will be born in the Human Realm (Human Realm). Deludedly clinging to conditioned dharmas, believing in heresies and seeking blessings, unable to avoid delusion, one will be born in the Asura Realm (Asura Realm). These three situations are called the three lighter destinations. What are the three heavier destinations? That is, indulging the three poisonous minds, only creating evil karma, one will fall into the three heavier destinations. If the karma of greed is heavy, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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堕饿鬼趣。嗔业重者。堕地狱趣。痴业重者。堕畜生趣。如是三重。通前三轻。遂成六趣。故知一切苦业由自心生。但能摄心。离诸邪恶。三界六趣轮回之苦。自然消灭。即得解脱。 问。如佛所说。我于三大阿僧祇劫。无量勤苦。方成佛道。云何今说唯只观心而制三毒即名解脱。答。佛所说言。无虚妄也。阿僧祇劫者。即三毒心也。胡言阿僧祇。汉名不可数。此三毒心。于中有恒沙恶念。于一一念中。皆为一劫。如是恒沙不可数也。故言三大阿僧祇。真如之性。既被三毒之所覆盖。若不超彼三大恒沙毒恶之心。云何名为解脱。今若能转贪嗔痴等三毒心。为三解脱。是则名为得度三大阿僧祇劫。末世众生。愚痴钝根。不解如来三大阿僧祇秘密之说。遂言成佛尘劫。斯岂不疑误行人退菩提道。 问。菩萨摩诃萨。由持三聚净戒。行六波罗蜜。方成佛道。今令学者唯只观心。不修戒行。云何成佛。答。三聚净戒者。即制三毒心也。制三毒心成无量善聚。聚者会也。无量善法普会于心。故名三聚净戒。六波罗蜜者。即净六根也。胡名波罗蜜。汉名达彼岸。以六根清净不染六尘。即是度烦恼河。至菩提岸。故云六波罗蜜。 问。如经所说。三聚净戒者。誓断一切恶。誓修一切善。誓度一切众生。今者唯言制 现代汉语译本：堕入饿鬼道。嗔恨心重的，堕入地狱道。愚痴心重的，堕入畜生道。这样三重，加上前面的三重（指天道、人道、阿修罗道）轻业，就形成了六道轮回。所以要知道一切苦业都是由自己的心产生的。只要能够摄住自己的心，远离各种邪恶，三界六道轮回的痛苦，自然就会消灭，就能得到解脱。 问：如佛所说，我于三大阿僧祇劫（无数个大劫），无量勤苦，方才成就佛道。为什么现在说只要观心，制止贪嗔痴三毒，就叫做解脱？答：佛所说的话，没有虚妄。阿僧祇劫，就是指三毒心。胡语（梵语）阿僧祇，汉译为不可数。这三毒心中，有如恒河沙数般的恶念。每一个念头中，都是一劫。像这样恒河沙数，是不可数的。所以说三大阿僧祇劫。真如（真实如常的本性）之性，既然被三毒所覆盖，如果不超越那三大恒河沙数般的毒恶之心，怎么能叫做解脱？现在如果能够转化贪嗔痴等三毒心，为三解脱，这就叫做度过了三大阿僧祇劫。末法时代的众生，愚痴迟钝，不理解如来三大阿僧祇的秘密说法，就说成佛需要经历无数劫。这难道不是迷惑修行人，使他们从菩提道上退却吗？ 问：菩萨摩诃萨（大菩萨），由于持守三聚净戒（三种戒律），修行六波罗蜜（六种到达彼岸的方法），才能成就佛道。现在让学者只要观心，不修戒行，怎么能成佛？答：三聚净戒，就是制止贪嗔痴三毒心。制止三毒心，就能成就无量善聚。聚，是会合的意思。无量善法普遍会合于心，所以叫做三聚净戒。六波罗蜜，就是清净六根（眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意）。胡语（梵语）波罗蜜，汉译为到达彼岸。用六根清净，不被六尘（色、声、香、味、触、法）所污染，就是度过烦恼之河，到达菩提之岸。所以说六波罗蜜。 问：如经所说，三聚净戒是：誓断一切恶，誓修一切善，誓度一切众生。现在只说制
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English version: Falling into the realm of hungry ghosts. Those with heavy anger karma fall into the realm of hell. Those with heavy ignorance karma fall into the realm of animals. These three, combined with the previous three lighter realms (referring to the realms of gods, humans, and asuras), form the six realms of reincarnation. Therefore, know that all suffering karma arises from one's own mind. If one can only control the mind and stay away from all evils, the suffering of the three realms and six paths of reincarnation will naturally disappear, and one will attain liberation. Question: As the Buddha said, 'I, through three great asamkhya kalpas (countless great eons), with immeasurable diligence and suffering, finally attained Buddhahood.' Why do you now say that simply observing the mind and controlling the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance is called liberation? Answer: The Buddha's words are not false. Asamkhya kalpas refer to the mind of the three poisons. The Sanskrit word 'asamkhya' is translated into Chinese as 'innumerable.' Within these three poisonous minds, there are evil thoughts like the sands of the Ganges River. In each and every thought, there is a kalpa. Like this, the sands of the Ganges are innumerable. Therefore, it is said to be three great asamkhya kalpas. The nature of True Thusness (the true and constant nature), since it is covered by the three poisons, if one does not transcend those three great Ganges-sand-like poisonous and evil minds, how can it be called liberation? Now, if one can transform the three poisonous minds of greed, anger, and ignorance into the three liberations, then it is called crossing over the three great asamkhya kalpas. Sentient beings in the Dharma-ending Age, foolish and dull-witted, do not understand the Tathagata's (Buddha's) secret teaching of the three great asamkhya kalpas, and say that becoming a Buddha requires countless eons. Isn't this confusing practitioners and causing them to retreat from the path of Bodhi (enlightenment)? Question: Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas (great Bodhisattvas), by upholding the three clusters of pure precepts (three kinds of precepts) and practicing the six paramitas (six methods of reaching the other shore), can attain Buddhahood. Now, you are telling students to simply observe the mind and not cultivate precepts and practices. How can they become Buddhas? Answer: The three clusters of pure precepts are precisely the control of the three poisonous minds of greed, anger, and ignorance. Controlling the three poisonous minds will lead to the accumulation of immeasurable good. 'Cluster' means gathering. Immeasurable good dharmas (teachings) universally gather in the mind, therefore it is called the three clusters of pure precepts. The six paramitas are precisely the purification of the six senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind). The Sanskrit word 'paramita' is translated into Chinese as 'reaching the other shore.' By purifying the six senses and not being defiled by the six dusts (form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and dharma), one crosses the river of afflictions and reaches the shore of Bodhi. Therefore, it is said to be the six paramitas. Question: As the sutras say, the three clusters of pure precepts are: 'I vow to cut off all evil, I vow to cultivate all good, I vow to liberate all sentient beings.' Now, you only say to control --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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三毒心。岂不文义有乖。答。佛所说经是真实语。菩萨摩诃萨。于过去因中修行时。为对三毒。发三誓愿。断一切恶。故常持戒。对于贪毒。誓修一切善。故常习定。对于瞋毒。誓度一切众生。故常修慧。对于痴毒。由持如是戒定慧等三种净法故。能超彼三毒成佛道也。诸恶消灭。名之为断。诸善具足。名之为修。以能断恶修善。则万行成就。自他俱利。普济群生。名之为度。故知所修戒行不离于心。若自心清净。则一切佛土皆悉清净。故经云。心垢则众生垢。心净则众生净。欲得净土。当净其心。随其心净则佛土净。三聚净戒自然成就。 问。如经所说。六波罗蜜者。亦名六度。所谓布施持戒忍辱精进禅定智慧。今言六根清净。名波罗蜜者。何为通会。又六度者。其义如何。答。欲修六度。当净六根降六贼。能舍眼贼。离诸色境。名为布施。能禁耳贼。于彼声尘。不令放逸。名为持戒。能伏鼻贼。等诸香臭。自在调柔。名为忍辱。能制舌贼。不贪诸味。赞咏讲说。名为精进。能降身贼。于诸触欲。湛然不动。名为禅定。能调意贼。不顺无明。常修觉慧。名为智慧。六度者运也。六波罗蜜若船筏。能运众生。达于彼岸。故名六度。 问。经云。释迦如来为菩萨时。曾饮三斗六升乳糜。方成佛道。先因饮乳 现代汉语译本： 三毒心（贪嗔痴三种烦恼）。难道不是文义上有冲突吗？回答：佛所说的经典是真实之语。菩萨摩诃萨（伟大的菩萨），在过去因地修行时，为了对治三毒，发了三个誓愿：断除一切恶行，所以常常持戒；为了对治贪毒，誓愿修习一切善行，所以常常习定；为了对治嗔毒，誓愿度化一切众生，所以常常修慧；为了对治痴毒，由于持守戒、定、慧等三种清净之法，才能超越那三种毒害，成就佛道。各种恶行消灭，就叫做‘断’。各种善行具足，就叫做‘修’。以能断恶修善，那么万行就能成就，自己和他人都能得到利益，普遍救济众生，就叫做‘度’。所以要知道所修的戒行不离于心。如果自己的心清净，那么一切佛土都完全清净。所以经典说：‘心垢染，则众生垢染；心清净，则众生清净。想要得到清净的佛土，应当清净自己的心。随着心清净，那么佛土也就清净。’三聚净戒（摄律仪戒、摄善法戒、饶益有情戒）自然成就。 问：如经典所说，六波罗蜜（到达彼岸的六种方法），也叫做六度（到达彼岸的六种方法），也就是布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、智慧。现在说六根清净，叫做波罗蜜，这是如何融会贯通的？又六度，它的意义是什么？回答：想要修习六度，应当清净六根，降伏六贼。能够舍弃眼贼，远离各种色境，叫做布施。能够禁止耳贼，对于那些声音尘境，不放纵，叫做持戒。能够降伏鼻贼，平等对待各种香臭，自在调柔，叫做忍辱。能够控制舌贼，不贪图各种美味，赞美歌颂讲说佛法，叫做精进。能够降伏身贼，对于各种触觉欲望，湛然不动，叫做禅定。能够调伏意贼，不顺从无明，常常修习觉悟的智慧，叫做智慧。六度是运载的意思。六波罗蜜就像船筏，能够运载众生，到达彼岸，所以叫做六度。 问：经典说，释迦如来（本师释迦牟尼佛）作为菩萨时，曾经饮用三斗六升乳糜，才成就佛道。先前因为饮用乳