Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Commentary on the Treatise of Rebirth
《往生論註》
Master Tanluan says in the Commentary on the Shastra of Rebirth, “All kinds ofhuman and celestial virtues, and human and celestial rewards and retributions, whether they are cause or effect, all are inverted - upside down, and all are unreal and false. So, they are called unreal virtues.”
The rewards resulting from the Five Precepts and the Ten Wholesome Deeds are regarded as unreal, from the Buddha’s point of view of reality. When we hear these truths they are very stunning!
Generally, when learning Buddhism, it is important to “avoid doing evil and to practice various good deeds”. However, it is said here that all of the virtuous deeds we do are false and unreal. Why?
(to be continued tomorrow)
曇鸞大師《往生論註》言:「凡夫人天諸善,人天果報,若因若果,皆是顛倒,皆是虛偽,是故名不實功德。」
五戒十善的因所得的果,從佛的眼光、真實面來看,其因其果,都不是真實,反而是虛假的。這段文對我們來說是非常震撼的。
一般來說,學佛重要的是去惡行善,所謂「諸惡莫作,眾善奉行」,可是這裡卻說我們所做的善事都是虛假的。為什麼?
Namo Amituofo!
