Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Classification of Teachings – the Sacred and the Pure Land teachings
淨宗判教 – 聖淨二門判
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So, a practitioner of the Sacred Path must be capable of sacrificing his head, eyes, brain, blood, throne, properties, or children. If he does not have this level of resolve, he is excluded from the Sacred Path. Giving is the first of the Six Paramitas that he practices life after life. There are different kinds of giving, namely, external giving and internal giving.
External giving includes giving money or giving Buddhist teachings, while internal giving includes the sacrifice of one’s body. So, a practitioner of the Sacred Path who practices the Bodhisattva teachings should donate his organs to those who need them before he dies. If he cannot do so, he is not fully practicing the Bodhisattva teachings.
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所以頭、目、腦、血,或是國王、家產、兒女的佈施,都要能夠做得到的,如果沒有這種心,那聖道門是無份的,因為既然是要生生世世行六度萬行,六度當中第一就是「佈施」,佈施有外佈施、內佈施。
外佈施比如金錢佈施,或是佛法佈施,內佈施就是身體佈施。所以一個修聖道門行菩薩道的人,以菩提心來講,他最好還沒有命終的時候,就先把器官割掉給別人,如果連這一點都做不到的話,談不上行菩薩道。
Namo Amituofo!
