前期提示:佛未成佛前用四無量心來成佛。
談到慈悲喜捨。慈能予樂，是給人家樂，不是給自己樂；悲能拔苦，是拔其他人的苦，不是拔自己的苦，所以這一點我們每一個人都要認清楚。這個喜，也是令他人歡喜，不是令自己歡喜；那麼捨，也是滿他人的願，不是滿自己的願，不是叫人家捨給我；喜，也是我自己喜，不管人家喜？不是這樣子。釋迦牟尼佛在過去生中，為什麼布施千身，捨過一千個身？也就是捨人所不能捨的。釋迦牟尼佛教化眾生，令一切眾生都生歡喜心，拔除眾生的苦惱，眾生歡喜什麼快樂，他就給他一點，這是釋迦牟尼佛在多生多劫所修的這種行門。
又方才講六度，六度是菩薩所修的六波羅蜜，要是大乘菩薩所修的呢？有十度，十波羅蜜。
第七種波羅蜜就是方便波羅蜜，方便權巧，就是巧把塵勞為佛事。他所做的事情都是方便法，所說的法也是方便法。什麼叫方便？不是常可用的，是臨時的，就是暫時間用的，這叫方便法。暫時間對這種眾生的機，就說這一種的方便的法門，這叫方便波羅密。
第八、是願波羅密。就是發願願意教化眾生，發願度一切眾生。
第九、就是力波羅密。力就是力量的力。你若有力量這也可達到你的波羅密。
第十、是智波羅密。這個智也是個權智。以權巧方便智慧，來教化眾生。
這在大乘菩薩裡有這十種的波羅密。
我們現在講六波羅密、四無量心，在這四無量心裡頭就包括這十波羅密了。所以要是細講起來真是無量無量的。那個道理無窮無盡的。大概的意思說那麼多。
「三十二相」：這是三十二大人之相。所謂大人之相，也就是大丈夫之相。這三十二大丈夫相
，要是修這個戒而得到三十二相，這是三藏教的 意思。
要是修布施、忍辱、得到這三十二種大人之相，這是通教的意思。要是修諸法空，而成就這三十二相，這是別教的意思。受記而得到這三十二大人之相，這叫圓教的教義。
講經，須依照藏、通、別、圓來判這個教相。這三十二種相是在過去生中修褔所成就的。八十種好，有八十種最好的這種相。要想詳細知道，那看一看佛學辭典，這都有三十二相八十種好。這就是佛的圓滿報身有這三十二相八十種好。如果要是有歡喜研究佛這種相好的，可以研究佛學詞典。
「紫磨金色」：紫磨金，這個顏色是金中最好的一種金子。「十力」：相信有人會記得，記得的可以用英文講給大家聽一聽，我們以後無論問到什麼題目上，知道的就趕快要講出來。不要以為這我說出來好像我是第一了，在大家面前我好像歡喜出風頭似地，所以有的知道也不說了，我是知道的。有的時候好像問到講哪一個法相上，有幾個我知道記得很清楚的，但是問了很久也不講。這就因為一方面不願做第一；一方面又不知道說了，或者旁人願意不願意。現在我們這是做為法布施，誰知道的就應該拿出來布施布施。不要吝法，吝法將來受的果報是愚癡。
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From last issue:
Before the Buddha became a Buddha, he practiced the Four
Limitless Minds in order to accomplish Buddhahood.
To be kind means to be
kind to others, and to bestow happiness upon them. It
doesn't mean that others are supposed to make you happy! To
be compassionate means to relieve others of suffering, not
to get rid of your own suffering. This is something we
should all be clear about. To be joyful means to make others
joyful, not yourself. To give means to fulfill others'
wishes, not to tell others to give to you to fulfill your
own wishes. Joy doesn't mean making yourself joyful and not
caring whether or not others are joyful .. Shakyamuni Buddha
gave up his life thousands of times - renouncing what others
cannot renounce. In teaching and transforming living beings
he made them all happy and got rid of their sufferings.
Whatever made living beings happy, that's what he would give
them. This is what Shakyamuni Buddha did as his practice for
many lives and many eons.
The seventh is the
Paramita of Expedient Means. This is to turn the affairs of
the world into the Buddha's work. Everything one does is an
expedient method, and all the Dharma one speaks is expedient
Dharma. Expedients are temporary measures, not long-term
devices. Anything that is used for
an occasion is called an expedient. For certain beings,
certain expedient Dharma-doors are applied. That describes
the Paramita of Expedient Means.
The eighth is the
Paramita of Vows. This refers to making vows to teach and
transforming beings, or vows to save all beings.
The ninth is the
Paramita of Strength. If we have strength, or power, then we
can reach paramita.
The tenth is the
Paramita of Wisdom. This refers to provisional expedient
wisdom that is used to teach and transform beings. Great
Vehicle Bodhisattvas work on these Ten Paramitas.
We are now explaining
the Six Paramitas and the Four Limitless Minds. Included in
the Four Limitless Minds are the Ten Paramitas. A detailed
discussion would be endless since the principles are
boundless, but for now we will explain this much.
The Thirty-two
Marks. These are the thirty-two marks of a great
person, a great hero. According to the Store Teaching, the
thirty-two marks of a great hero come from cultivating
precepts. According to the Penetrating Teaching, the
thirty-two marks come from cultivating giving and patience.
According to the Separate Teaching, cultivating the
emptiness of dharmas brings one thirty-two marks. According
to the Perfect Teaching, receiving a prediction brings the
thirty-two marks. In lecturing Sutras, one classifies the
teaching according to the Store, Penetrating, Separate, and
Perfect doctrines. The thirty-two marks are acquired through
past cultivation of blessings. There are also eighty fine
characteristics, which if you wish to know in detail, you
can look up in a Buddhist dictionary or a book called
Dharmas that from the Teachings. The Buddhas' Perfect Reward
Bodv has thirty-two marks and eighty subsidiary
characteristics.
Coloring of
burnished purple-gold. Purple-golden is the finest
hue of gold. The Ten Powers. I believe there are those who
remember what the Ten Powers are. If anyone does, please
explain them in English. After this, no matter what topic is
brought up. you should respond quickly with an answer. Don't
be afraid that if you speak up, you will appear to be Number
One and will be considered a show off, and because of that,
you just keep quiet even though you know. I'm very clear
about this. I know that often people know the answer very
well but even though I ask the question, no one answers.
This happens on the one hand because those people are afraid
of looking like Number One, and on the other hand because
they are waiting to see if someone else wants to explain it.
Now we are practicing the giving of Dharma, and so whoever
knows should speak up and practice the act of giving. Don't
be stingy with the Dharma, because that brings the
retribution of being stupid in the future.
~ To be continued
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