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They were worried about not having a virtuous monk to guard it when the monk Dahai happened to arrive. Dahai always strictly observed the Vinaya (discipline), never stepping outside. After living there for seven years, knowing he was about to depart, he invited the layman to bid farewell, passing away peacefully on the first day of the seventh month. Many people far and near were moved and influenced by this. After Dahai's death, they worried about not having a successor, but then they found Huiguang. Huiguang was as virtuous as Dahai. The boatman's dream was already remarkable, but to have the same dream twice in a row, isn't that even more remarkable? It was already difficult to find Dahai in the beginning, and then to have Huiguang succeed him, isn't that even more difficult? To have both is truly unprecedented. The reason they could sense these things was due to the majestic power of Amitabha (Amitābha), and the reason they could sense the majestic power of Amitabha was due to the layman's sincerity. The Śūraṅgama Sūtra (Śūraṅgama Sūtra) says: 'Remembering the Buddha, reciting the Buddha's name, one will surely see the Buddha in the present and in the future.' It also says: 'Like a person who dyes with fragrance, the body has a fragrant scent.' This is called the adornment of fragrance and light. Now it can be said that seeing the Buddha does not have to wait for the future, and the adornment of fragrance and light has already been accomplished. Therefore, I have collected and organized the beginning and end of this event and written this record.", "Discourse", "Discourse on the Skull Painting", "Layman Fu Dashi (Fu Dashi) said: 'Gradually, the skin becomes wrinkled and the hair turns white, and soon one walks with a stoop. Even if gold and jade fill the hall, one cannot escape birth, old age, sickness, and death. No matter how much happiness you have, impermanence will eventually arrive. Only by following the path of practice, just recite Amitabha Buddha.' Layman Fu Dashi's words are exactly what is meant by 'Everything goes, only karma follows.' What is meant by 'Everything goes'? All the official titles, gold and jewels, houses, fields, food, clothing, playthings, and even beloved wives and children that one has in life, when impermanence arrives, which of these can one take away? What is meant by 'Only karma follows'? All the evil deeds of greed, anger, and ignorance that one creates in life, unlawful adultery, wanton slaughter, sons rebelling against fathers, ministers deceiving rulers, exploiting others to build one's own family, insidiously harming others, all kinds of evil deeds, when impermanence arrives, these will all closely follow you. Since this is the case, if one does not awaken and turn back, change from evil to good, purify one's heart and recite the Buddha's name, wouldn't one be wasting one's life in vain?" ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 得人身。虚生浪死苦哉苦哉。我观世人。个个皆好念佛。今三等列之。一者极闲人。应当无昼无夜。一心念佛。二者半闲半忙人。应当营事已毕。即便念佛。三者极忙人。应当忙里偷闲。十念念佛。又复富贵之人。衣禄丰足。正好念佛。贫穷之人。安贫守分。正好念佛。有子孙人。得人替力。正好念佛。无子孙人。心无牵挂。正好念佛。无病之人。身力康健。正好念佛。有病之人。知死不久。正好念佛。聦明之人。通经达理。正好念佛。愚钝之人。无杂知见。正好念佛。以要言之。天上人间。四生九有。皆当念佛。奉劝世人。何不趁此四大未作骷髅时。早早念佛。直待万般将不去惟有业随身。懊悔无及了也。 偈颂 劝修四料简 作福不念佛 福尽还沉沦 念佛不作福 八道多苦辛 无福不念佛 地狱鬼畜群 念佛兼作福 后证两足尊 示广位 病从身生 身从业生 不造诸业 祸消福增 娑婆念佛 极乐标名 一心不乱 上品位登 示大闻 持戒念佛 乞食支命 如是做去 法话已竟 示大琸 有生必有死 长短安足论 今得圆僧相 平生愿已满 常生大欢喜 切勿怀忧恼 万缘俱放下 但一心念佛 往生极乐国 上品莲华生 见佛悟无生 还来度一切 刘广磐请代日祝贞母项偈 性愿承三宝力哀愍加被。母氏克臻上寿。己身长侍慈帏。母子相依。修持净业。报满之日。同愿往生。 赞铭 兰谷居 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "得此人身，却虚度光阴，最终浪死，真是可悲啊！我观察世人，个个都说念佛好。现在将念佛之人分为三等：第一等是极清闲的人，应当不分昼夜，一心念佛；第二等是半闲半忙的人，应当在处理完事务后，立即念佛；第三等是极忙碌的人，应当在忙碌中抽出空闲，以十念法念佛。再说，富贵之人，衣食丰足，正好念佛；贫穷之人，安于贫困，守住本分，正好念佛；有子孙之人，有人可以替代劳力，正好念佛；没有子孙之人，心中没有牵挂，正好念佛；没有疾病之人，身体健康，正好念佛；有疾病之人，知道离死不远，正好念佛；聪明之人，通晓经义，明白道理，正好念佛；愚钝之人，没有杂乱的知见，正好念佛。总而言之，天上人间，四生九有（四生：胎生、卵生、湿生、化生；九有：欲界、色界、无色界众生所居之处），都应当念佛。奉劝世人，为何不趁着这四大（地、水、火、风）还未分解，变成骷髅的时候，早早念佛？等到万般都带不走，只有业力跟随自身的时候，后悔也来不及了。", "偈颂", "劝修四料简", "作福不念佛，福报享尽还沉沦；念佛不作福，八道（地狱、饿鬼、畜生、阿修罗、人、天、声闻、缘觉）多受苦辛；无福又不念佛，注定堕入地狱、饿鬼、畜生道；念佛又作福，将来证得福慧两足尊（佛）。", "示广位", "疾病从身体产生，身体由业力产生。不造作各种恶业，灾祸消弭，福报增长。在娑婆世界（娑婆：指我们所处的世界，充满痛苦和烦恼）念佛，在极乐世界登记姓名。一心不乱，上品往生。", "示大闻", "持戒念佛，乞食维持生命，如此修行下去，该说的佛法已经说完。", "示大琸", "有生必定有死，寿命长短又有什么好计较的呢？如今得到了出家人的圆满僧相，平生的愿望已经满足。常常生起大欢喜心，千万不要怀有忧愁烦恼。放下一切尘缘，只一心念佛，往生极乐世界，在上品莲花中化生，见佛悟得无生（证悟不生不灭的真如本性），还要回来度化一切众生。", "刘广磐请代日祝贞母项偈", "仰仗三宝的力量，哀悯加持。愿母亲能够长寿，我自身能够长久侍奉在母亲身边。母子相互依靠，共同修持净土法门。寿命终结之日，共同发愿往生极乐世界。", "赞铭", "兰谷居", "English version", "Gaining a human body, yet wasting life and dying in vain, how sorrowful! I observe people in the world, everyone says that reciting the Buddha's name is good. Now, I categorize those who recite the Buddha's name into three types: The first type is the extremely idle person, who should recite the Buddha's name wholeheartedly, day and night; the second type is the semi-idle and semi-busy person, who should recite the Buddha's name immediately after finishing their affairs; the third type is the extremely busy person, who should steal moments of leisure from their busy schedule to recite the Buddha's name with the ten-念 method. Furthermore, wealthy people, with abundant food and clothing, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; poor people, content with their poverty and abiding by their lot, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; people with children and grandchildren, who have others to share the labor, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; people without children and grandchildren, with no worries in their hearts, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; people without illness, with healthy bodies, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; people with illness, knowing that death is not far away, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; intelligent people, understanding the scriptures and principles, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name; dull people, without mixed views, are in a good position to recite the Buddha's name. In short, in heaven and on earth, in the four births (catuyoni) and nine realms of existence (navabhavas), all should recite the Buddha's name. I advise people in the world, why not take advantage of the fact that these four elements (catudhatu) have not yet disintegrated and become a skeleton, and recite the Buddha's name early? When everything cannot be taken away, and only karma follows you, it will be too late to regret.", "Verses", "Four Admonitions on Cultivation", "Making merit without reciting the Buddha's name, when the merit is exhausted, one still sinks into samsara; reciting the Buddha's name without making merit, one suffers much in the eight paths (astagati); without merit and without reciting the Buddha's name, one is destined to fall into the hells, the realm of hungry ghosts, and the realm of animals; reciting the Buddha's name and making merit, in the future, one will attain the Two-Footed Venerable (Dvipada-srestha, an epithet of the Buddha, signifying the perfection of both wisdom and merit).", "Instruction to Guangwei", "Illness arises from the body, the body arises from karma. Not creating various evil karmas, calamities disappear, and blessings increase. Reciting the Buddha's name in the Saha world (Sahaloka, the world we live in, full of suffering and afflictions), registering the name in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. With unwavering concentration, one is born in the upper grade.", "Instruction to Dawen", "Upholding precepts and reciting the Buddha's name, begging for food to sustain life, practicing in this way, the Dharma talk that needs to be said is already finished.", "Instruction to Dazhuo", "Where there is birth, there must be death, what is there to argue about the length of life? Now that I have obtained the complete monastic appearance, my lifelong wish has been fulfilled. Constantly generate great joy, and do not harbor sorrow and vexation. Let go of all worldly attachments, just recite the Buddha's name wholeheartedly, be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, be born in the upper grade lotus flower, see the Buddha and realize no-birth (anutpattikadharmaksanti, realization of the unborn nature of reality), and return to liberate all beings.", "Verse for Liu Guangpan's Request on Behalf of Mother Zhu Zhen", "Relying on the power of the Three Jewels (Triratna), with compassion and blessings. May my mother attain longevity, and may I be able to serve her by her side for a long time. Mother and son rely on each other, cultivating the Pure Land Dharma together. On the day of the end of life, we vow to be reborn together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.", "Eulogy", "Langu Residence" ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 士郁公像赞 其心真其行。笃其念佛。惟日不足。潜德自生辉。兰香在幽谷。 画像自赞 瘦若枯柴。衰如落叶。[口/水]比盲龟。拙同跛鳖。无道可尊。无法可说。问渠趺坐何为。但念阿弥陀佛。 诗歌 义不可背 两情始相欢 结义重金石 一朝变故生 背弃已如掷 嗟哉禽兽心 鬼神瞰其侧 不见汉曾孙 故剑殷勤觅 母以新情牵 顿令旧情失 新旧总归空 大梦何时极 愿言尽此身 同生极乐国 恩不可忘 壮士有烈心 不忘报一饭 况复知道者 忍作瞒心汉 颠危赖扶持 过眼不相看 试于静夜思 宁不愧流汗 平生是男儿 方寸常自勘 毕竟了此恩 同登极乐岸 情不可系 古称君子交 汪汪澹如水 非彼情独疏 见道者如此 明皇得太真 漆胶谁能比 伤心马嵬驿 一别千年矣 恩爱竟何存 空华眼前美 痛哉无始来 四海别离泪 大苦永弃捐 同归极乐会 怨不可藏 袁盎杀晁错 遂成千古冤 脱令无盎计 错岂终长年 大命非人为 冥冥使之然 四大自生死 于我何与焉 圣哉黄面叟 谈笑锥刀前 冤亲本平等 同游极乐天 驱乌叹 万树喧啼鸣 好鸟绝音响 毒啄所残害 惨酷甚罗网 身在袈裟下 能无慈悲想 嗟此浊恶林 我愿生安养 次高瑞南韵 肉身本传舍 迷人自难晓 障缘苦萦牵 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "**士郁公像赞**", "他的心是真诚的，他的行为是笃实的，他一心念佛，唯恐时间不够用。潜藏的美德自然散发光辉，如同兰花在幽深的山谷中散发芬芳。", "**画像自赞**", "我瘦得像枯柴，衰败得像落叶。我能遇到佛法的概率比盲龟遇到浮木还难，我笨拙得像跛脚的鳖。没有什么值得尊敬的道，没有什么可以宣说的法。问我盘腿打坐为了什么？只是念诵阿弥陀佛（Amitabha）的名号。", "**诗歌**", "**义不可背**",