達摩祖師西來意 The Intention of Patriarch Bodhidharma』s Coming from the West - 前言 Preface

達摩祖師西來意 The Intention of Patriarch Bodhidharma』s Coming from the West

上宣下化老和尚講述

by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

Preface

前言

Originally I came to this land To transmit Dharma and save deluded beings. One flower, blooming with five petals,Will bear fruit naturally.

我本來茲土　傳法度迷情 一華開五葉　結果自然成

I have often told you that when Patriarch Bodhidharma first went to China, he found it truly difficult to convert the Chinese people.

我常對你們講，達摩祖師到中國時，那真是啊！很不容易教化中國人。

目錄

01.前言 Preface

02.達摩祖師　西來震旦 Patriarch Bodhidharma, Comes from the West to China

03.中國佛法　似有似無 Buddhism Seems to Be in China, Yet It Really Is Not

04.徒弟先來　處處碰壁 When the Disciples First Came, They Met with Difficulty

05.手做拳頭　拳頭做手 The Hand Makes a Fist; The Fist Makes a Hand

06.初道廣州　人見畏之 Arriving First at Guangzhou, He Is Feared by All Who See Him

07.受盡毀辱　難度老少 Being Insulted Left and Right, He Finds Both Adults and Children Difficult to Convert

08.梁王武帝　炫示功德 Emperor Wu of Liang Boasts of His Own Merit and Virtue

09.說有功德　實無功德 Actually He Had No Merit and Virtue At All

10.當面錯過　不識祖師 Meeting Face-to-Face, He Misses His Chance, Failing to Recognize the Patriarch

11.前生因緣　餓死獮猴 Causes and Conditions from a Previous Life: He Starved a Monkey

12.今世果報　餓死台城 Receiving Retribution in This Life, He Starves to Death in the Palace

13.天花亂墜　地湧金蓮 The Heavens Rain Down Flowers; Golden Lotuses Well Forth from the Earth

14.祖師問難　講經為何 The Patriarch Asks Him, “Why Are You Explaining Sutras?”

15.神光法師　反唇相譏 Dharma Master Shen Guang Retorts Sarcastically

16.生死未了　惱羞成怒 Having Not Yet Ended Birth and Death, His Annoyance Turns to Rage

17.脾氣暴發　怒打祖師 Once His Temper Flares, in His Rage, He Strikes the Patriarch

18.打落牙齒　和血而吞 The Blow Breaks Teeth; He Swallows Them with the Blood

19.祖師忍辱　默然而去 Enduring the Insult, The Patriarch Leaves Silently

20.鸚鵡知音　問計出籠 A Parrot, Understanding Who He Is, Asks How to Escape the Cage

21.靈鳥裝死　巧出樊籠 The Smart Bird, Pretending to Be Dead, Cleverly Escapes the Cage

22.生死自由　真出籠計 Freedom over Birth and Death Comes When We Truly Escape Our Cage

23.十殿閻君　請師喝茶 The Yamas of the Ten Courts Invite the Master to Tea

24.誰能不死　閻君亦拜 Even the Venerable Yamas Will Bow to Whoever Is Free from Death

25.神光法師　赤足追祖 Barefoot, Dharma Master Shen Guang Races after the Patriarch

26.見鳥出籠　悟裝死人 Meeting the Parrot Who Escaped from the Cage, He Realizes He Must Pretend to Be Dead

27.追隨祖師　直至嵩山 Pursuing the Patriarch, He Follows Him Straight to Mount Song

28.祖師面壁　法師求懺 While the Patriarch Sits Facing the Rock Wall, The Dharma Master Seeks to Repent

29.九載跪求　了生法門 Kneeling for Nine Years, He Seeks the Dharma for Ending Birth and Death

30.神光斷臂　考題交卷 Slicing Off His Arm, Dharma Master Shen Guang Solves the Problem

31.天降紅血　呈示祖師 The Snow that Falls from the Sky Turns Red; He Presents It to the Patriarch

32.真心求法　祖師傳法 He Seeks the Dharma with a True Mind; the Patriarch Transmits It to Him

33.覓心不得　安心已竟 Searching for His Mind, He Cannot Find It; His Mind Is Already Calmed

34.萬法歸一　死生自由 The Myriad Dharmas Returning to the One, Attaining the Liberation from Birth and Death

35.聖人之體　毒不可侵 Poison Cannot Invade the Body of a Sage

36.傳法有人　示入涅槃 Having Transmitted the Dharma to Someone, He Appears to Enter Nirvana

37.只履西歸　遇見宋云 As He Returns West Carrying One Shoe, He Encounters Song Yun

38.預言應驗　國王駕崩 His Prediction Was True: The Emperor Had Died

39.空棺只鞋　祖師何在 Only One Shoe in an Empty Coffin: Where Is the Patriarch?

40.六祖浣衣　方辯述奇 As the Sixth Patriarch Washes His Sash, Fang Bian Relates a Strange Tale

41.王氏孝子　守孝六年 Filial Son Wang Practiced Filiality Beside the Grave for Six Years

42.守孝圓滿　護法顯聖 At the End of His Filial Mourning, a Dharma Protector Presented a Sage

43.明朝和尚　民國來訪 A Monk from the Ming Dynasty Came to Visit during the Republic

44.傳法三人 全身空無 He Transmitted the Dharma to Three People; His Body Is Empty and Gone