《旅途脚印》| 答疑 ——索达吉堪布

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闽南佛学院的法师今天问我：“佛陀成佛后能否见众生？”这是学佛之人常有的疑惑。有
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人说，佛陀成佛后已无我相、众生相，自然不能见众生。又有人说，不能见众生又如何度
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" V% S4 R. G' [* n& w0 yA Dharma Teacher in Minnan Buddhist Academy asked me today: “Does the Buddha still perceive
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sentient beings after having attained Buddhahood?” This is a question many Buddhists often

raise. Some people say: “An enlightened Buddha has eliminated all perceptions of self and of
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beings; therefore, to him there are no sentient beings to be seen.” Still others wonder: “How can

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对此问题应如此回答，佛陀成佛后于如所有智前，一切平等无碍，无相无众生；而于尽所
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有智前，能照见一切众生之起心动念，但无迷乱相，无有执著。
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6 g8 W3 O7 o% P! A. TThe answer to these questions can be stated as follows: To the enlightened Buddha, in his

wisdom that knows the nature of all phenomena, all appearances are indistinguishably equal; to
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him there are neither forms nor beings. In his wisdom that knows the multiplicity of all

9 f6 i0 Y! I8 n- j; C& r/ Fphenomena, the Buddha knows every thought and idea of all sentient beings; however, to him
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there is neither confusion nor clinging.

% ]# |' O# Z1 v. ]1 I1 m近代藏地著名大德俄巴活佛，曾得弥勒菩萨摄受，法王如意宝曾于其前听闻过佛法。他于
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《辩宗派见解论》中引用荣索班智达的教义举例说：如同两人于一房中，其中一人做梦，
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另一人具他心通，而得知其梦境，但因知其为梦，而不生执著。若此时做梦之人因梦中遭

9 G+ Y; e, ?" ]1 L( N: Z3 L遇恶境而生大苦恼，清醒之人可用神通入其梦境，令其消除恐怖直至苏醒。同样，佛陀也

3 E& k3 @  W- @7 s. [了知众生之境现及分别念，但无相执，却能以方便法，令各种根器众生逐渐趋入解脱道。
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0 X7 a2 {+ u8 pTulku Dewopa, once cared for by Lord Maitreya, is a renowned contemporary Tibetan siddha
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from whom our Choeje (King of Dharma) Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche had received teachings. In the
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& F: q& u: r3 b/ v# rshastra Discerning the Views of Sects, the Tulku cites teachings from Pandita Rangjung as
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examples: There are two persons in a room; the first person is dreaming while the second one,
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( ~3 m$ |: ^) c2 Z+ fwho has the psychic power of knowing other minds, is awake. The second person sees the first
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one’s dream with no clinging because he clearly knows it is a dream. Should the dreamer have a

nightmare and suffer tremendously, the second person can through his miraculous power enter

the dream, dispel the horror, and wake up the dreamer. In the same way, the Buddha knows
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; W, l' {' `) \+ y- ^sentient beings’ conceptual thoughts and their perceived phenomena. The Buddha has no

attachment and, with his skillful means that suit each individual, leads all beings gradually onto
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% c0 P& F+ L: g- E- {5 y, Y) l  ethe path of liberation.
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如来的智慧、功德，即使得地菩萨也不能如实了知，凡夫之分别念就更难以揣度。法称论
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' T- Q. g' o* m- y师云：“如来智慧不可思。”
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Even Bodhisattvas who have advanced to the level of bhumis cannot fathom thoroughly the
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% I7 i" O. P  v1 X% M0 q( b# y' _wisdom and qualities of the Tathagata, what needs to be said of ordinary people with conceptual
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4 M' J9 Q: L3 P1 uminds? Master Dharmakirti says it well: “The wisdom of the Tathagata is just inconceivable.”

( O4 B, P0 B' S5 J; o对于如来之究竟智慧，应以信心与教证了知，绝非以分别念思维推理所能决断。

Only through strong faith and scriptural evidence can one comprehend the ultimate wisdom of

the Tathagata. It can never be resolved by the thinking and reasoning of a conceptual mind.

6 G( k/ u* f8 F* i壬午年三月十二日 　
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2002年4月24日

12th of March, Year of RenWu
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5 p" w6 Q) i- t* g/ T' kApril 24, 2002
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