上《與菩薩同行:地藏經的生命啟示》這門課時,法師有說到,在《地藏經》開頭有引用《華嚴經》的〈覺林菩薩偈〉,還特別講了王明幹的故事,讓人印象很深刻。
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原文
後魏文明元年。京兆人王明幹。因病致絕。被二人引至地獄。及門。見一僧稱是地藏菩薩。教之誦偈云。若人欲了知。三世一切佛。應當如是觀。心造諸如來(此晉經偈)誦此偈者。能排地獄諸苦。幹因誦之。入見王。王問曰。汝有何功德。答云。惟受持一四句偈。即朗誦如前。王遂放免。當誦偈時。聲所到處。獄中受苦之人。皆得解脫。幹三日方甦。憶持此偈。向人說之。方知是華嚴經。夜摩天宮無量菩薩雲集所說。即覺林菩薩偈也。今唐經下二句云。應觀法界性。一切惟心造。語雖稍別。大意亦同。既一偈之功。能破地獄。況一卷一部之玄微哉。見纂靈記。
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【覺林菩薩偈救命的故事】
一、為什麼《地藏經》裡有《覺林菩薩偈》?
在《地藏菩薩本願經》卷首,出現了從《華嚴經》摘錄的〈覺林菩薩偈〉。這不是偶然,而是提醒我們:修學《地藏經》前,必須先建立「萬法唯心造」的正確觀念。
若缺少這樣的認識,有些人讀經時會誤以為:人死後只有下地獄的命運,再無希望。其實不然!懂得「一切唯心造」,就知道善惡果報,皆由自己的身、口、意所感召,可以隨時改正與轉化。
二、〈覺林菩薩偈〉的重點
偈文強調:
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世間一切相,皆由眾生意識顯現。
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意識能驅動身體行為與語言,因此若造作惡業,自會招感地獄之報;反之,若修善持戒,則能轉往淨土。
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所以,修行的關鍵在於修正心念。
三、一偈能破地獄的奇蹟
《華嚴經持驗記》裡有一則真實的記載:
後魏文明年間,有一位名叫 王明幹 的人。他平日雖然供養地藏菩薩,但性情懈怠,不守戒律,也不喜歡行善。後來,他得了小病,不幸過世。
然而三天後,他竟奇蹟般地復活,並且一醒來就淚流滿面,向大眾懺悔,說出自己死後的經歷:
臨終時,他被兩位冥官押送到一座大城門前,途中忽然遇到一位僧人。僧人說:
「我是地藏菩薩。因為你生前曾描繪過我的畫像,所以今日特來救你。我教你一首四句偈:
若人欲了知,三世一切佛,
應觀法界性,一切唯心造。
「你若能持誦此偈,就能閉地獄門,開淨土道,延續壽命。」
說完,菩薩隨即消失。
王明幹隨後被帶到閻羅王面前。閻羅王問他:「你生前曾做過什麼功德?」
他回答:「我只曾受持過一首四句偈。」
閻羅王要他誦念,他才念到前兩句,沒想到地獄中的罪人就已經被超度了一大半!
閻羅王驚訝大喊:
「別念了!別念了!」
隨即命人放他還陽。
四、後來的發現
王明幹復活後,仔細追尋這首偈的出處,才知道它原來就是《華嚴經》夜摩天宮「第四會」中,覺林菩薩所讚佛的偈文,也就是我們今天所稱的 〈覺林菩薩偈〉。
因此,後來的經文編排,特別把這首偈放在《地藏菩薩本願經》之前,作為根本觀念的開示。
五、偈文原文
華嚴第四會,夜摩天宮,無量菩薩來集,說偈讚佛。
爾時,覺林菩薩承佛威力,遍觀十方,而說頌言:譬如工畫師,分布諸彩色,虛妄取異相,大種無差別。
大種中無色,色中無大種,亦不離大種,而有色可得。
心中無彩畫,彩畫中無心,然不離於心,有彩畫可得。
彼心恆不住,無量難思議,示現一切色,各各不相知。譬如工畫師,不能知自心,而由心故畫,諸法性如是。
心如工畫師,能畫諸世間,五蘊悉從生,無法而不造。
如心佛亦爾,如佛眾生然,應知佛與心,體性皆無盡。若人知心行,普造諸世間,是人則見佛,了佛真實性。
心不住於身,身亦不住心,而能作佛事,自在未曾有。若人欲了知,三世一切佛,應觀法界性,一切唯心造。
請 chat gpt 改寫成適合青少年閱讀的故事版.
🌱 青少年對話故事版(中英文雙語)
《地藏菩薩與四句偈》
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Four-Line Gāthā
場景一:臨終的夜晚
Scene 1: The Night of Passing
(王明幹躺在床上,病得很虛弱。他的家人圍在身邊,神色焦急。)
(Wang Minggan lies weakly on his bed, surrounded by worried family members.)
王明幹(心想):唉,我這一生雖然供養過地藏菩薩,但總是懶惰,不持戒,也沒什麼善行……這下恐怕難逃了。
Wang Minggan (thinking): Sigh, though I once made offerings to Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, I’ve always been lazy, careless with precepts, and lacking good deeds… I fear there is no escape now.
(忽然,兩位黑衣冥官出現。)
(Suddenly, two dark-clad underworld officers appear.)
冥官甲:王明幹,你陽壽已盡,跟我們走吧!
Officer A: Wang Minggan, your time on earth is up. Come with us!
冥官乙:快點!別磨蹭。
Officer B: Hurry up! Don’t delay.
(王明幹驚恐萬分,被拖往一座黑暗的大城門前。)
(Terrified, Wang Minggan is dragged toward a massive dark city gate.)
場景二:城門前的相遇
Scene 2: Encounter at the Gate
(突然,一位莊嚴的僧人站在城門口,光明照耀四方。)
(Suddenly, a majestic monk appears at the gate, radiating light in all directions.)
僧人:王明幹,別怕。
Monk: Wang Minggan, do not be afraid.
王明幹(驚訝):您是誰?
Wang Minggan (astonished): Who are you?
僧人:我是地藏菩薩。你在京城時,曾經畫過我的形像,今日我特地來救你。
Monk: I am Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva. In the capital, you once painted my image. Today, I have come especially to save you.
王明幹(感動得流淚):菩薩啊,我該怎麼辦?
Wang Minggan (tearfully): Bodhisattva, what should I do?
地藏菩薩:我教你一首四句偈,你牢記不忘:
Kṣitigarbha: I will teach you a four-line gāthā. Remember it well:
若人欲了知,三世一切佛,
應觀法界性,一切唯心造。If one wishes to understand all Buddhas of the three times,
One should contemplate the nature of the Dharma-realm: everything is created by the mind.
地藏菩薩:這偈能閉地獄門,開淨土道,延續壽命。記得,要好好誦。
Kṣitigarbha: This gāthā can close the gates of hell, open the path to the Pure Land, and extend your life. Remember to recite it.
(說完,菩薩化光而去。)
(Having spoken, the Bodhisattva dissolves into light and vanishes.)
場景三:閻羅王殿
Scene 3: The Court of Yama
(王明幹被帶到閻羅王面前。)
(Wang Minggan is brought before King Yama.)
閻羅王:王明幹,你生前有何功德?
King Yama: Wang Minggan, what merit did you accumulate in life?
王明幹:我……只記得一首菩薩教的偈子。
Wang Minggan: I… only remember a gāthā taught by the Bodhisattva.
閻羅王:那你念來聽聽。
King Yama: Then recite it.
(王明幹開始誦念:)
(Wang Minggan begins to chant:)
王明幹:若人欲了知,三世一切佛……
Wang Minggan: If one wishes to understand all Buddhas of the three times…
(突然,地獄裡的哀號聲減弱,許多受苦的眾生被光明解脫。)
(Suddenly, the cries of hell grow faint, as countless suffering beings are released into light.)
冥官乙(驚呼):大王,地獄裡的罪人一半都超度了!
Officer B (shocked): Great King, half the beings in hell have already been liberated!
閻羅王(驚慌):停!停!別再念了!
King Yama (alarmed): Stop! Stop! Don’t recite any further!
閻羅王(嘆氣):果然是不可思議的偈。快,送他還陽吧。
King Yama (sighing): Truly an inconceivable gāthā… Quickly, return him to the world of the living!
場景四:重生與覺悟
Scene 4: Rebirth and Realization
(三天後,王明幹從棺木中坐起,家人嚇得又哭又笑。)
(Three days later, Wang Minggan sits up from his coffin, causing his family to cry and laugh in shock and joy.)
王明幹(哽咽):我見到地藏菩薩了!祂教我一首偈,救了我,還救了無數在地獄受苦的人。
Wang Minggan (choking with emotion): I saw Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva! He taught me a gāthā—it saved me and countless beings in hell.
(他找遍經書,終於發現偈文出自《華嚴經》,也就是〈覺林菩薩偈〉。)
(He searched through the scriptures and discovered the verse came from the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, the Gāthā of Awakening Forest Bodhisattva.)
王明幹(合掌):原來「一切唯心造」,我的心念決定我的去處。從今以後,我再也不能懈怠了!
Wang Minggan (joining palms): So, “all is created by the mind.” My destiny depends on my own thoughts. From now on, I must never be lazy again!
🌟 青少年思考問題 (Reflection Questions for Teens)
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你覺得為什麼一首偈能讓地獄門閉上、淨土門打開?
Why do you think a single verse could close the gates of hell and open the path to the Pure Land? -
「一切唯心造」跟我們日常生活的選擇有什麼關係?
How does “everything is created by the mind” relate to our daily choices? -
如果你是王明幹,在臨終前遇到菩薩,你會最想懺悔什麼?
If you were Wang Minggan, what would you most want to repent of when facing the Bodhisattva?
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