April 2

Apr 2, 2018
慧淨上人法語
佛法知見

Bodhisattvas with the three virtuous states and the ten excellent characteristics of a holy one are still subjected to the retribution of causal conditions. How do I put it? If a person can cut off the delusion of view, he is in the “fruitful position” (or stage) of Initial Faith. If a person can cut off the delusion of affliction, he is in the stage of Seventh Faith. If a person can cut off the delusion of worldly affairs, he is in the stage of Tenth Faith.

From this point onward, if he breaks one part of ignorance and realize one part of Dharma Nature, he can attain the stage of the Ten Dwellings, moving upward one by one. If he continues to break one more part of ignorance and realize one more part of Dharma Nature, he can move on part by part, eventually proceeds to the 41st stage when all kinds of ignorance are cut off. He will then enter the Buddha realm.

So, if a person has not reached the Buddha realm, he is still subjected to causal retribution. Only a Buddha dwells in the Land of Permanent Stillness, a realm of no-birth and no-death.

(to be continued tomorrow)

三賢十聖的菩薩，還在因果報應之中，怎麼講呢？如果斷見惑的話，他就進入了初信的果位；斷思惑的話，就進入了七信的果位；斷塵沙惑的話，就進入了十信的果位。

之後，破一分的無明，證一分的法性，就進入了十住的果位，一階一階上去。破一分無明，證一分法性，破一分、證一分，直到四十一品的無明通通破盡，就進入佛的境界。

所以，如果還沒有到達佛的境界的話，都還在果報當中。只有佛一人在常寂光土裏面，不生不滅。

Namo Amitabha!