乙二、别释发心正义
B2: Special Explanation [Of] Giving Rise [To The Bodhi] Mind’s Right Meaning
—┌ 丙一、念佛重恩
—│ 丙二、念父母恩
乙│ 丙三、念师长恩
二│ 丙四、念施主恩
、│ 丙五、念众生恩
别│———————–┌ 丁一、地狱苦
释│ 丙六、念生死苦 ┤ 丁二、畜生苦
发│———————–└ 丁三、生死苦
心│ 丙七、尊重己灵
正│ 丙八、忏悔业障
义│ 丙九、求生净土
—│————————–┌ 丁一、痛念正法难遇
—└ 丙十、念正法久住 ┤
——————————-└ 丁二、正明必须发心
丙一、念佛重恩
C1: Mindfulness [Of The] Buddha’s Heavy Kindness
念佛重恩
[1] Mindfulness [Of The] Buddha’s Heavy Kindness
云何念佛重恩？谓我释迦如来最初发心，为我等故，行菩萨道，经无量劫，备受诸苦。
Why [be] mindful [of the] Buddha’s heavy kindness? Speaking of our [fundamental teacher] Śākya[muni] Thus Come [One, he] first gave rise [to the Bodhi] Mind, for myself [and] others thus, practised [the] Bodhisattva path, passing [through] immeasurable kalpas, fully received all [kinds of] suffering.
我造业时，佛则哀怜，方便教化，而我愚痴，不知信受；我堕地狱，佛复悲痛，欲代我苦，而我业重，不能救拔；我生人道，佛以方便，令种善根，世世生生，随逐于我，心无暂舍。
When I created [evil] karmas, [the] Buddha then empathised [with me, and with] skilful means taught [to] transform [me]. Yet, I [was] ignorant, not knowing [to] faithfully receive [his teachings. When] I fell [into the] hells, [the] Buddha again, [with] grief [and sorrow], desired [to] take my place [to] suffer. Yet, [as] my [evil] karmas [were] heavy, [I was] not able [to be] saved. [When] I [am] born [in this] human path, [the] Buddha with skilful means, enabled [me to] plant good roots, [in] life after life, following me, [in his] mind without temporarily abandoning [me].
佛初出世，我尚沈沦；今得人身，佛已灭度。
[When the] Buddha first arose [in this] world, I [was] still sunken [i.e. in a lower path]. Now [that] I [have] attained [this] human body, [the] Buddha [has] already [entered] Parinirvāṇa.
何罪而生末法？何福而预出家？何障而不见金身？何幸而躬逢舍利？
[With] what transgressions, [am I] then born [in this] Dharma-Ending [Age? With] what blessings, [am I] then prepared [to] leave [the] household [life? With] what obstacles, [am I] then not [able to] see [his] golden body? [With] what [good] fortune, [am I] then [able to] encounter [and] prostrate [to his] śarīras [i.e. relics]?
如是思惟，向使不种善根，何以得闻佛法？不闻佛法，焉知常受佛恩？
Thus contemplating, if not [having] planted good roots, how [can we] attain hearing [of the] Buddha’s Dharma? [If] not hearing [the] Buddha’s Dharma, how [can we] know [we] constantly receive [the] Buddha’s kindness?
此恩此德，邱山难喻，自非发广大心，行菩萨道，建立佛法，救度众生，纵使粉骨碎身，岂能酬答？
[As the greatness of] this kindness [and] this benevolence, [with] mountains, [are] difficult [to] compare, [if] not personally giving rise [to the] vast [and] great [Bodhi] Mind, [to] practise [the] Bodhisattva path, establish [the] Buddha’s Dharma, [to] save [and] deliver sentient beings, even if powdering [our] bones [and] shattering [our] bodies, how [are we] able [to] thank [and] repay [him]?
是为发菩提心第一因缘也。
[This] is for giving rise [to the] Bodhi Mind, [the] first cause [and] condition.
净土宗十一祖省庵大师
Pure Land Tradition’s 11th Patriarch Great Master Xǐng’ān
《劝发菩提心文》
Essay [On] Exhortation [To] Give Rise [To The] Bodhi Mind
Namo Amituofo : Translation and notes by Shen Shi’an
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Essay On Exhortation To Give Rise To The Bodhi Mind
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