禪宗六祖大鑑惠能禪師圓寂一千三百一十周年法會
禪宗六祖惠能大師圓寂1310年會，諸佛歡喜，龍天護持，殊勝圓滿。
讚頌發願儀文
南無一真徧融海會佛菩薩!
南無一真徧融無邊聖教法!
南無一真徧融應化聖僧尊!(三稱)
普賢王如來,應化無窮,十方三世界,感赴群機,普為利益迷覺之生。釋迦如來,早已圓成佛道,劫前運步,然稱性悲體,不忍眾生愚迷,降生娑婆,示現南瞻部洲,菩提樹下,睹星明徹,始由鹿苑三轉四諦,度五比丘,談經三百餘會,聖教廣演流佈,遍栽靈苗,於法華涅槃會上,果熟宣真;毘盧華藏,直示究竟總持,一真性海,無礙法界,瓔珞交輝,三賢十地,法界分化,故成大小二乘顯密諸宗,悲智之光,熠熠金光,盡滅眾生無明之暗獄。
禪宗一脈,從釋尊靈山拈花示眾,迦葉微笑得傳心印,達摩繼之,遠渡重洋,震旦索心,二祖無言安心,此正法眼藏,涅槃妙心,祖祖默契,不離本來,西天東土,光光相照,燈傳無盡。六祖大鑑禪師,秉如來之慧炬,承先啟後,盡撥葛藤,直示心源,開曹溪五家七脈之靈泉,宗匠輩出,普利人天。
慚愧末學等,心光幽微,不會聖意,福薄垢重,未臻聖會,濫廁僧倫,忝為三寶護法。逢此大鑑智燈圓寂一千三百一十週年,悲感交集,自忖無寸德以報佛祖深恩,雖然如此,本具猶在,吾等自當發願效法祖師,精進行道,策勵同參,分持慧炬,碎骨血乾,利益有情,以感佛祖大德深恩。
正當斯時,大眾應審思諦觀,伏讚六祖大師弘道之行願
其悲如觀音之甘露,息滅眾生三毒之火!
其智如文殊之慧劍,斷學人無盡之結垢!
其願如地藏之本懷,廣度無邊一切有情!
其行如普賢之荷擔,開無盡契心之法門!
學人等至誠感恩,至誠發願,不負如來,不負祖德,不負己靈,隨我音聲複誦輸誠,以今日之願,祈盡未來際,同證毘盧性海,迴入娑婆,利益有情,圓成佛道。
發願
弟子○○○(各稱本名)盡形壽。歸依佛。歸依法。歸依僧。我今隨佛修行。奉行祖教。志心一真。永無悔退。如來至真等正覺。是我世尊。慈愍故。(如是三說。三禮拜。末遍加大慈愍故)。
弟子○○○(各稱本名)
眾生無邊誓願度 煩惱無盡誓願斷
法門無量誓願學 佛道無上誓願成
弟子○○○(各稱本名)
自性眾生誓願度 自性煩惱誓願斷
自性法門誓願學 自性佛道誓願成
發願已竟,從今而後志心佛道,正向佛智。
發願已竟,從今而後志心正道,正向覺智。
發願已竟,從今而後志心淨道,正向淨智。
弟子○○○,以此發願功德,回施有情,四恩總報,三有齊資,法界眾生,同圓種智。
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Dharma Ceremony Commemorating the One Thousand Three Hundred and Tenth Anniversary of the Parinirvana of Grand Master Da-Jian Hui-Neng, SixthPatriarch of Zen Liturgy of Praise and Aspiration
Homage to the One-Reality All-Pervasive Oceanic Assembly of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!
Homage to the One-Reality All-Pervasive Boundless Holy Dharma!
Homage to the One-Reality All-Pervasive Liberate-Accordingly Holy Sangha! (3 times)
Tathagata Samantabhadra liberates boundless beings according to their dispositions. For all realms of the Three Times and Ten Directions, he taught under a myriad of circumstances for the benefits of all beings bound by delusion. Tathagata Sakyamuni had long perfected the state of Buddhahood before the current eon. But through compassion arising from the recognition of the essential nature and the ignorance of all beings, he took birth in the present Saha World, in the southern continent of Jambudvipa under the Bodhi Tree, and attained awakening while gazing the stars. He began the first Three-Fold Turning of the Dharma Wheel at Sarnath, freed the first Five Bikkhus, and continued to teach over three hundred dharma gathering through which the holy teaching spread far and wide, planting the seeds of awakening.Through the Dharma Flower and the Parinirvana Sutras, the Ultimate Truth is expounded; through the teachings of the Vairocana and Flower Treasury, the Ultimate Mantra is revealed. The realm of the One-Reality Oceanic-Essential-Nature is free of obstructions; the jeweled light of the Three Saints and Ten Bhumis manifest as different realms of the Greater and Lesser Vehicles and the Sutrayana and Vajrayana schools. The brilliant golden light of Compassion-Wisdom extinguishes the dark purgatory of sentient beings’ ignorance.
The Zen lineage began when the Buddha showed a flower to the assembly on the Voucher’s Peak and
Mahakasyapa’s smile that earned him the Mind Seal, which was passed down unbroken to Bodhidharma who
brought the Essence across the sea to China. In the China, the Second Patriarch who sought the mind finally found refuge in silence. Thus, the treasury of the true dharma eye, the unborn, deathless,marvelous Mind Seal was silently affirmed from patriarch to patriarch, never stray from the primordial essence. Lights of the West and the East mutually illuminate one another and transmit their wisdom unceasingly. The Sixth Patriarch, Zen Master Da-Jian, upheld the wisdom torch of the Tathagata and bridging the gaps between ancient sages and the late comers, cut through all distractions and illusion sand directly revealed the Source of the mind. He is the excavator of the spring of the Five Schools and Seven Lineages that produced generations after generations of master teachers, widely benefiting both human and gods.
As late learners with dimmed inner light, we lack the insights into the holy meaning. Due to weak merit and heavy defilements, we were not able to join the holy assembly, ending up as mere monastics, barely able to carry on the role of dharma supporters. On this occasion of the One thousand three hundred and tenth anniversary of the Parivirvana of Da-Jian Wisdom-Light Zen Master, with a mixture of sadness and reflection, we recognize our lack of merit to repay the favor of receiving the Buddha’s teaching.Yet we also recognize that which is immanent in us will always remain, therefore we shall aspire to follow the example of the patriarchs and tirelessly cultivate the Path, encourage our fellow practitioners and uphold the wisdom torch according to our ability. With crushed bones and dried blood,we persevere for the benefit of all sentient beings, in gratitude toward the profound kindness of the Buddha and the Patriarchs.
Now is the perfect time to reflect and contemplate, to praise the aspiration of the Sixth Patriarch!
With compassion like the elixir of Avalokitesvara, the fire of Three Poisons is extinguished!
With wisdom as sharp as the sword of Manjushri, the defilements of all practitioners are severed!
With aspiration as profound the vows of the Ksitigarbha, boundless sentient beings are liberated!
With actions as vast as the responsibility of Samantabhadra, infinite dharma doors of the Mind teachings
are opened!
We the practitioners with sincere gratitude now aspire not to let down the Tathagata, the blessings of the patriarchs, and our own essential nature. With the sound of my recitation, my vows reach their utmost sincerity. May today’s vows lead to the ultimate entrance into the oceanic essence of Vairocana and the return to the Saha world for the benefit of sentient beings and the perfection of the Buddhahood.
Aspiration
Practitioner _______ (say one’s own name), till the end of my life, take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Today I vow to practice in the footsteps of the Buddha and uphold the teaching of the patriarchs.
I shall firmly set my focus upon the One Truth without regret and never regress. The Tathagata’s true, unsurpassed ultimate awakening is the object of my veneration, for the sake of compassion. (Repeat three
times, three prostrations, last repetition add “for the sake of great compassion.”)
Practitioner ________ (say one’s own name)
Sentient beings, boundless, I vow to liberate
Vexations, endless, I vow to sever
Skillful means, infinite, I vow to learn
Buddhahood, unsurpassed, I vow to attain
Practitioner ________(say one’s own name)
Sentient beings arising from self-nature I vow to liberate
Vexations arising from self-nature I vow to sever
Skillful means arising from self-nature I vow to learn
Buddhahood, immanent in self-nature, I vow to attain
Having made these vows, from now on I focus firmly upon the Buddha Path, toward the Buddha-Wisdom
Having made these vows, from now on I focus firmly upon the Right Path, toward the Awakening-Wisdom
Having made these vows, from now on I focus firmly upon the Pure Path, toward the Pure-Wisdom
Practitioner _______ dedicate the merit of this aspiration to all sentient beings. Repay the Four Kindness
and help all beings of the Three Realms. May beings of all dharma realms, complete and perfect the wisdom
of essence and manifestation.