Sep 28, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about Right View on Buddhist teachings
佛法知見
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So, Master Tanluan says, “It is the reason why the adornment of splendid forms is the Dharma body [of the Buddha]”. From this point of view, for the image that we worship, whether it is a craved statue or a hand-painting, isn’t it the same as the Dharma body?
Since the adornment of splendid forms is the Dharma body [of the Buddha], they are different but inseparable, and they are in one entity but in different forms.
So, when we make offering to a Buddha image, prostrate before a Buddha image, we should treat it as a real Buddha. In this way, when we join our palms and make a prostration, we get connected with the Buddha right away. So, Master Shandao says, “Whenever sentient beings commences practicing in bodily action, and always prostrate the Buddha reverently, the Buddha can see immediately.”
所以，曇鸞大師才說：「是故相好莊嚴即法身。」從這一點來講，我們所膜拜的佛像，不管是雕刻的也好、手繪的也好，它跟法身，你說是同還是不同？
如果從這一點來講，相好莊嚴就是法身，是「異而不可分、一而不可同」的。
因此，我們供養佛像、頂禮佛像，就要把它視為真佛，這樣的話，我們一合掌、一頂禮，當下就跟佛相感通。所以，善導大師說：眾生起行，身常禮佛，佛即見之。
Namo Amituofo!
