Jul 8, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about Right View on Buddhist teachings
佛法知見
There was a school in ancient India called “naturalism in heterodox”, which advocated that all matters arise naturally without any cause. They ignored the kind of naturalness under the Law of Causal and Effect. Naturalness in Buddhist teachings does not ignore the Law of Cause and Effect.
There are three kinds of “naturalness” mentioned in various Buddhist scriptures: 1. naturalness of karma, 2. naturalness of vow, and 3. Naturalness of unconditioned dharma.
1. Naturalness of karma – The natural result of favorable or unfavorable conditions and happiness or suffering caused accordingly by the wholesome or unwholesome karma. For example, the Infinite Life Sutra (Part 2) says, “The law of good and evil naturally pursues them, and wherever they may be reborn, distance and darkness always separate them”; “People who commit evil deeds and fail to cultivate roots of virtue will all naturally go to evil realms” ; “Thus, there are naturally three evil realms with innumerable kinds of sufferings” ; “All their evil deeds recoils on them, and naturally forces them to descend to the evil realms”.
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古印度有一派「自然外道」，提倡萬物是自然生起，而非有原因而生起。此外道的自然是無視因果之理的自然，而佛教所說的自然並非無視因果之理的自然。在諸經論中使用「自然」的例子有三種：(一)業力自然，(二)願力自然，(三)無為自然。
(一) 業力自然：依善惡之業因自然生起良窳苦樂的結果。如《大經》卷下所說：「善惡自然，追行所至，窈窈冥冥，別離久長。」「但作眾惡，不修善本，皆悉自然入諸惡趣。」「故有自然三途，無量苦惱。」「諸惡所歸，自然迫促。」
Namo Amitabha!
