September 2023

New Publications: The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Four Factors

29 Sep 2023

While residing in the Jeta Grove in Śrāvastī, the Buddha explains to an assembly of monks and bodhisattvas four factors of the path that bodhisattvas must not abandon even at the cost of their lives: (1) the thought of awakening, (2) the spiritual friend, (3) tolerance and lenience (which are here counted as one), and (4) dwelling in the wilderness.
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New Publications: An Explanation of The Noble Sūtra on the Four Factors

29 Sep 2023

This short commentary, ascribed to Vasubandhu, explains The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Four Factors (Ārya­catur­dharmaka­nāma­mahāyāna­sūtra, Toh 251), a discourse on a set of four factors of the path of a bodhisattva: the thought of awakening, the spiritual friend, the twin qualities of tolerance and lenience, and dwelling in the forest.
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84000新英譯佛典:《聖四法大乘經》(大正藏:《大乘四法經》)

29 Sep 2023

此經中,佛在舍衛城祇園精舍,與眾比丘與菩薩俱。佛言,有四種法菩薩常應修行,縱遇命難,亦不得捨:一不捨菩提心,二不捨善知識,三不捨安忍調柔,四不捨阿蘭若。經文末尾,世尊復以二偈重宣此義,言說不捨此四法者必將證得無上菩提。

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84000新英譯佛典:《聖四法解說經》

29 Sep 2023

這是由世親所著《聖四法大乘經》(Toh 251)的簡短釋論。《聖四法大乘經》宣說菩薩道不可棄捨之四法:一不捨菩提心,二不捨善知識,三不捨安忍調柔,四不捨阿蘭若。釋論中提出宣說此經的種種目的,解釋為何經中將菩薩稱為大乘行者,說明四法所對治的修行障礙、所支持的有利因素,以及聲聞、辟支佛為何不被稱作菩薩。

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New Publications: Great Cool Grove

15 Sep 2023

The Sūtra of Great Cool Grove, one of five texts that constitute the Pañcarakṣā scriptural collection, has been among the most popular texts used for pragmatic purposes throughout the Mahāyāna Buddhist world. This sūtra promises protection for the Buddha’s “four communities”‍—monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen‍—against a range of illnesses and obstacles originating from the hosts of spirit entities who reside in remote wilderness retreats.
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84000新英譯佛典:《明咒妃大隨求母》(大正藏:《普遍光明清淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王 大隨求陀羅尼經》)

15 Sep 2023

《明咒妃大隨求母》是《五護陀羅尼》中的一部。這是在信奉大乘佛教的地區裡最廣為流傳的佛經之一,常用於禳災解厄。大隨求母,正如其名所示,將依法繪制書寫的咒文制成護身繩符,佩戴於頸臂,或安置於幢剎、靈塔、火葬柴堆等多有裨益之處,所求必將滿願。佩戴或聽聞此陀羅尼具有多種功效,包括預防和療癒疾病、求得子息、調伏非人鬼神等。
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