English
", "Retaining a bit of green heart, abandoning the work of creation, planting lotuses in the lotus pond is not merely out of love for lotuses themselves.", "Planting lotuses in the lotus pond is not merely out of love for lotuses themselves; the lotus is an immortal among flowers, attaining liberation.", "The pure body is completely different from the hair of beautiful women, the delicate fragrance does not crave luxurious banquets.", "The lotus root has countless holes, which can eliminate all obstacles; the upright figure transcends worldly entanglements.", "Under the blue water and the blue sky, it is forever free and at ease, planting lotuses in the lotus pond is not merely out of love for lotuses themselves.", "On New Year's Eve, someone asked me to write a verse using the words 'Chu Duo Suo Po' (meaning 'to escape the Saha world,' the Saha world referring to the world of suffering) as rhymes, so I casually spoke two poems (selecting one):", "The six-character mantra (referring to 'Namo Amitabha Buddha') contains endless meaning, the function of Dharani (a Buddhist term referring to the ability to remember and retain all Dharma teachings) is like chanting 'Ye Suo' (a Sanskrit pronunciation).", "Since going straight to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, it has idled the guide of Mount Tai (referring to someone who points the way).", "From one character to seven characters, my elder brother Sanzhou and I separately composed poems on wind, flowers, snow, and moon (only the flower is recorded here):", "Flower. Thousands of branches and myriad blossoms, red and bright like brocade. Colors spread like colorful clouds. Accompanying the feasts of silk and gauze, longing for the homes of princes and nobles. The morning dew wets the newly applied makeup, the spring breeze blows the dancing sleeves. The Green Emperor (God of Spring) suddenly departs, transforming impermanently, the beautiful face has already been given to dust. In the gardens of Luoyang, the flowers have lost their color, but in the Western Pure Land, there are beautiful lotuses.", "Records of Events", "Couplet for the Pure Karma Hall", "Taking Amitabha Buddha of the Pure Land as the foundation, he made the compassionate vows of the forty-eight great vows. Cutting off *. * Immeasurable life, universal light. Not leaving the present place.", "Surpassing the myriad sufferings of the Saha world." ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 兆佛邦之净土。妙庄严楼台池沼。原是吾乡。 竹窗随笔 念佛鬼敬 海昌村民某。有老媪死。附家人。言平生事。及阴府报应。甚悉家人环而听之。某在众中。忽摄心念佛媪谓曰。汝常如此。何患不成佛道。问何故。曰。汝心念阿弥陀佛。故问何以知之。曰。见汝身有光明故。村民不识一字。瞥尔顾念。尚使鬼敬。况久修者乎。是故念佛功德不可思议。 以苦为乐 厕虫之在厕也。自犬羊视之。不胜其苦。而厕虫不知苦。方以为乐也。犬羊之在地也。自人视之。不胜其苦。而犬羊不知苦。方以为乐也。人之在世也自天视之不胜其苦。而人不知苦。方以为乐也。推而极之天之苦乐。亦犹是也。知此而求生净土。万牛莫挽矣。 武夷图 予病中。有赠以武夷九曲图者。阅之忻然。因思古人沉疴不起。一友教玩辋川图。不浃旬而愈。况西方极乐世界。绘画流布朝夕参礼。而未闻奇验速效。如辋川者。何耶良繇辋川迹在寰中。易为描写。极乐境超世外。难以形容。则不若绘辋川者之备极工巧。耸人心目故也。彼鸡头摩之所传。十六观经之所说。亦略示其概而已。夫极乐世界。忉利兜率。化乐诸天。所不能及其少分。使人得而详睹。何止四百四病之俱忘将八万四千烦恼诸病。皆消灭无余矣。昔人谓神栖安养。又为先送心归极乐天岂徒然哉。 念佛 世人稍利根。便轻视念佛。谓是愚夫愚妇勾当。彼徒见愚夫愚妇。口诵佛名。心游千里。而不知此等是名读佛。非念佛也。念从心。心思忆而不 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "兆佛邦的净土，那妙庄严的楼台池沼，原本就是我的故乡啊。", "竹窗随笔", "念佛鬼敬", "海昌县有个村民，家里有位老妇人去世了，（鬼魂）附在家人身上，说她平生经历的事情，以及在阴间的报应，说得非常详细。家人都围着听她说话。村民某人在人群中，忽然收摄心神念佛。老妇人（鬼魂）就说：‘你如果常常这样，还怕不能成佛吗？’有人问为什么。她说：‘因为你心里念阿弥陀佛。’又问她怎么知道的。她说：‘看见你身上有光明。’这个村民不识一个字，只是偶尔动念，尚且能让鬼尊敬，更何况是长期修行的人呢？所以说念佛的功德真是不可思议啊。", "以苦为乐", "厕所里的虫子，在狗羊看来，一定苦不堪言。但是厕所里的虫子却不知道苦，反而觉得很快乐。狗羊生活在地上，在人看来，一定苦不堪言。但是狗羊却不知道苦，反而觉得很快乐。人生活在世上，在天神看来，一定苦不堪言。但是人却不知道苦，反而觉得很快乐。以此类推，天上的苦乐，也是一样的道理。明白了这些道理，再去求生净土，就算是万头牛也拉不回来了。", "武夷图", "我生病期间，有人送给我一幅武夷九曲图。我看了之后非常高兴。于是想到古人长期卧病不起，一个朋友教他观赏辋川图，不到十天就好了。可是西方极乐世界，绘画流传广泛，人们早晚参拜，却没听说有像观赏辋川图那样快速见效的奇效。这是为什么呢？大概是因为辋川的景色就在人世间，容易描绘。而极乐世界的境界超越世俗，难以形容。所以不如描绘辋川图那样，可以极尽工巧，震撼人心。鸡头摩（Jitoumó，一种鸟名）所传授的，以及《十六观经》所说的，也只是略微展示了极乐世界的大概情况而已。极乐世界，忉利天（Tāvatimsa，佛教欲界六天之一），兜率天（Tusita，欲界六天之一），化乐天（Nirmanarati，欲界六天之一）等诸天，都不能比得上极乐世界的少许。如果能让人详细地看到极乐世界的景象，又何止是忘记四百零四种疾病，恐怕连八万四千种烦恼的疾病，都会全部消灭干净啊！古人说神识安住在安养净土，又说要先送心回到极乐世界，难道是随便说说吗？", "念佛", "世人稍微有点小聪明，就轻视念佛，认为那是愚夫愚妇才做的事情。他们只看到愚夫愚妇口里念着佛名，心里却想着千里之外的事情，却不知道这些人只是在读佛，而不是在念佛。念，是从心里发出的。心，是思念和忆念，而不是..." ], "english_translations": [ "English version", "The Pure Land of Zhaofobang, with its wonderfully adorned pavilions, terraces, ponds, and marshes, is originally my homeland.", "Jottings from a Bamboo Window", "Ghosts Respectful of Buddha Recitation", "A villager from Haichang had an old woman in his family who died. (Her spirit) possessed a family member and spoke in detail about her life's experiences and the retributions in the underworld. The family members all gathered around to listen. A certain villager, amidst the crowd, suddenly concentrated his mind and recited the Buddha's name. The old woman (ghost) then said, 'If you are always like this, what fear is there of not attaining Buddhahood?' Someone asked why. She said, 'Because you are reciting Amitabha Buddha in your heart.' She was asked how she knew this. She replied, 'I see light emanating from your body.' This villager did not know a single character, yet his momentary thought of the Buddha caused the ghost to be respectful. How much more so for those who cultivate for a long time? Therefore, the merit of reciting the Buddha's name is inconceivable.", "Taking Suffering as Joy", "The worms in the latrine, from the perspective of dogs and sheep, must be suffering immensely. But the worms in the latrine do not know suffering; they actually find it joyful. Dogs and sheep living on the earth, from the perspective of humans, must be suffering immensely. But dogs and sheep do not know suffering; they actually find it joyful. Humans living in the world, from the perspective of the heavens, must be suffering immensely. But humans do not know suffering; they actually find it joyful. Extending this reasoning to its extreme, the joys and sufferings of the heavens are also the same principle. Understanding these principles, and then seeking rebirth in the Pure Land, even ten thousand oxen could not pull you back.", "Wuyi Mountains Picture", "During my illness, someone gifted me a picture of the Nine Bends of the Wuyi Mountains. I was very pleased upon seeing it. Then I thought of how, in ancient times, someone was bedridden for a long time, and a friend taught him to appreciate the Wangchuan Villa picture, and he recovered in less than ten days. However, the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, with its widely circulated paintings and daily worship, has not been heard to have such a rapid and miraculous effect like the Wangchuan Villa picture. Why is this? It is probably because the scenery of Wangchuan is within the human realm and is easy to depict. But the realm of Ultimate Bliss transcends the world and is difficult to describe. Therefore, it cannot be as elaborately crafted as the Wangchuan Villa picture, which can shock and captivate people. What Jitoumó (Jitoumó, a type of bird) transmitted, and what the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra describes, only briefly show the general outline of the Pure Land. The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, the Tāvatimsa Heaven (Tāvatimsa, one of the six heavens of the Desire Realm in Buddhism), the Tusita Heaven (Tusita, one of the six heavens of the Desire Realm), the Nirmanarati Heaven (Nirmanarati, one of the six heavens of the Desire Realm), and other heavens cannot compare to even a small part of the Pure Land. If people could see the details of the Pure Land, it would not only be forgetting the four hundred and four diseases, but also the eighty-four thousand afflictions and diseases would all be completely eradicated! The ancients said that the spirit resides in the Land of Peace and Nourishment, and that one should first send the mind back to the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Surely this is not just empty talk?", "Recitation of Buddha's Name", "People with a little bit of cleverness often look down on reciting the Buddha's name, thinking it is something only foolish men and women do. They only see foolish men and women reciting the Buddha's name with their mouths while their minds wander thousands of miles away, not knowing that these people are merely reading the Buddha's name, not reciting it. Recitation comes from the heart. The heart is thinking and remembering, not..." ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 忘。故名曰念。言以儒喻。儒者念念思忆孔子。其去孔子不亦庶几乎。今念念思忆五欲。不以为非。而反以念佛为非。噫。似此一生空过。何如作愚夫愚妇耶。而惜乎智可能也。愚不可能也。 礼忏僧 有修净土忏法者。一僧谓曰。经不云何。若欲忏悔者端坐念实相。胡为是仆仆尔。亟拜也忏者问。如何是实相。僧云。心不起妄。即是实相。又问。心是何物。妄又何物。能制心者。复是何物。僧无对。忏者曰吾闻之。忏以理为正。以事为助。虽念实相。而三业翘勤。亦不相碍。何以故。初机。行人。未能卒。与实相相应。须藉外缘辅翼。法华谓我以异方便。助显第一义。是也。起信亦言。末法众生。修是法者。自惧不常值佛。如来世尊。有异方便。教令念佛。求生净土。故知慈云大师净土忏法。酌古准今至为精密。与法华光明诸忏。俱事理双备。人天交钦照。末法昏衢之大宝炬也。且治生产业。不背实。相是佛说否。僧云如是。曰。然则礼忏不及治生产业乎。僧又无对。 念佛不专一 予昔在炼磨场中。时方丈谓众云。中元曰当作盂兰盆齐。予以为设供也。俄而无设。唯念佛三日而已。又闻昔有院主为官司所勾摄。堂中第一座。集众救护众以为持诵也。亦高声念佛而已。此二事。迥出常情。有大人作略。真可师法。彼今之念佛者。名为专修。至于祷寿命。则药师经。解罪愆。则梁皇忏。济厄难。则消灾咒。求智慧。则观音文。向所念佛。束之高阁。若无补于事者。不思彼佛寿命无量。况百年寿命乎。不思念彼佛能 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "忘却。所以叫做‘念’（Nian，忆念）。用儒家的例子来比喻，儒生念念不忘思念孔子，这样离孔子不也很接近了吗？现在人们念念不忘思念五欲（色、声、香、味、触），不认为这是不对的，反而认为念佛是不对的。唉！像这样一生空虚度过，还不如做愚笨的乡下老百姓啊。可惜的是，装傻是聪明人才能做到的，愚笨的人反而做不到。", "礼忏僧", "有位修习净土忏法的人，一位僧人对他说：‘经书上不是说吗，如果想要忏悔，就应当端坐念实相（Shixiang，诸法真实不虚的体性），为什么这样仆仆奔走，不停地礼拜呢？’忏悔的人问：‘什么是实相？’僧人说：‘心里不起妄念，就是实相。’又问：‘心是什么东西？妄念又是什么东西？能够控制心的是什么东西？’僧人无言以对。忏悔的人说：‘我听说，忏悔以理为根本，以事为辅助。即使念实相，而身口意三业同时精进，也不互相妨碍。为什么呢？因为初学的人，不能立刻与实相相应，必须借助外在的因缘来辅助。’《法华经》（Fahua Jing）说‘我以异方便，助显第一义’，就是这个意思。《起信论》（Qixin Lun）也说，末法时期的众生，修习这个法门，自己担心不能经常遇到佛，如来世尊有特别的方便法门，教导他们念佛，求生净土。所以说，慈云大师的净土忏法，参考古代，衡量现在，非常精密，与《法华经》、《光明经》等各种忏法，都是事理双备，人天共同敬仰，是末法黑暗道路上的巨大火炬啊。而且经营产业，不违背实相，是佛说的吗？’僧人说：‘是的。’（忏悔者）说：‘那么礼忏不如经营产业吗？’僧人又无言以对。", "念佛不专一", "我以前在炼磨场中，当时方丈对大家说，中元节（农历七月十五）要做盂兰盆