84000新英譯佛典 : 《金光明經》 (大正藏:《金光明最勝王經》)

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གསེར་འོད་དམ་པའི་མདོ།
The Sūtra of the Sublime Golden Light
《金光明經》 (大正藏:《金光明最勝王經》)
Suvarṇa­prabhāsottamasūtra

《金光明經》是一部非常重要的佛典,因其經中教導滅除業障之法門「金鼓懺悔法」,並以顯著篇幅針對君主宣說此法護國之利益,因此對於治國者而言具有重要意義,其影響不僅遍及印度,也遠至中國、日本、蒙古等地。如經中所言,讀誦奉持本經不僅能滅除個人之業障,亦能使國土安穩、人民豐樂、無有災殃。

經文記敘妙幢菩薩於夢中見大金鼓光明晃耀,聲中演說懺悔之法。妙幢菩薩即至佛前說此頌文,爾時,釋梵四王等天眾皆誓願擁護此法及其行者。經中強調,若國主恭奉此經,則其國土安樂福利無邊。

本經還記敘了兩則著名的佛陀本生故事:醫者流水救護十千池魚並為之說法,以及摩訶薩埵王子舍身飼虎的事跡

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