Monday, January 24, 2011

24-1-2011 The Steps to Buddhahood 修道的層次

2009-11-07 西雅圖雷藏寺 TBS Seattle Temple

首先修道第一個層次就是「資糧道」,「資糧道」就是準


備你往生的資糧,像做善事,行十善,講好話,做善行,


幫助人,都是在行「資糧道」。


The first level in cultivation path is [Resource Path], this is to 


prepare resources for after life, eg. performing charitable acts,


doing the Ten Good Deeds, speak good of others, charitably help 


others.




  我們真佛密法真的是很好的。在修道的過程當中,首先修道的層次,第一個層次就是「資糧道」,「資糧道」就是準備你往生的資糧,像做善事,行十善,講好話,做善行,幫助人,都是在行「資糧道」。

Our True Buddha Dharma is truly very good. In the course of the cultivation path, The first level in cultivation path is [Resource 

Path], this is to prepare resources for after life, eg. performing 

charitable acts,doing the Ten Good Deeds, speak good of others,

charitably help others.

  那麼「資糧道」圓滿了,再進入「加行道」。「加行道」就是增加你的信心,對你自己的上師要懂得恭敬,道心要非常的堅固,還要懺悔過去你所做的不好的惡業,這個就是在做「加行道」,在密教裡面就叫做「四加行」。「資糧道」圓滿,再圓滿你的「加行道」。
When [Resource Path] is fully completed, we go into [Preliminary Path]. This is to increase your Faith, knowing how to respect your Root Vajra Master, a very firm & unmovable Trust/Faith, also need to repent past bad deeds, this is termed Preliminary Path. In Tantric Buddhism it is termed [Four Preliminaries]. 
Completing [Resource Path] then [Preliminary Path].

  你「加行道」圓滿了,師父上師跟你提到開悟的問題,你突然之間領悟了,佛性是這個樣子的,經過印證,你已經開悟了,這個時候就叫做「見道」。你終於領悟了「道」是什麼,你知道佛性是什麼,這個時候才叫做「見道」。見了道以後,根據六祖所講的,各自觀心,就是在「修道」,這個時候才叫做「修道」。
When you completed both, when your Guru mention Enlightenment's matter, you might suddenly discover the Truth about Enlightenment and your Buddha Nature. After affirmation of your Enlightenment, this is then termed [Sight Path]. You finally understand what is [Path], what is Buddha Nature, this then is [Sight Path]. After sighting path, as per 6th patriarch statements, each one individually study their own Heart, that is then termed  [Cultivating Path]. 

  不能一開始就說我們在修道,其實修道也可以講啦,不過到「見道」這個時候才真正開始「修道」,因為你知道佛性以後,你必須要把自己的佛性,跟你自己的身體、語言、意念,互相配合起來,這個時候才叫做修道。
We can't claim to be Cultivating Path from the beginning, actually can say la, but when [Sight Path] then we actually start to [Cultivate Path], because after you know Buddha nature, you need to merge it with your body, speech, thoughts. This then is [Cultivate Path].

修到最後你終於看見佛性了,終於見到佛性了,最後的這個道才叫做「證道」,證明的道,就是「究竟道」。所以有階層的,「資糧道」、「加行道」、「見道」、「修道」、「證道」依這五個層次這樣子來的,才叫做圓滿。
Cultivate till the end you will finally see your Buddha Nature, this one is termed [Prove Path], proved path is [Eventual Path].  
Therefore the levels are Resource, Preliminary, Sight, Cultivate, Prove. Adhering cultivation to these levels then termed Fully Complete.

**The English terminology used is my own, reader may choose to differ. 

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