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佛教經典講些什麼 - 第255集
What do the Buddhist sutras impart?
佛教經典講些什麼？這些年來，我們把佛陀的教育分作世間跟出世間。世間，普世的教育。人沒有遠見，沒有心想離開六道輪迴，只想到人天福報。佛恆順眾生，也能滿足你，正所謂「佛氏門中，有求必應」，你求什麼，他有道理、有方法，如理如法，你決定可以求得到。
What do the Buddhist sutras impart? Over the years, we have divided the Buddha’s education into mundane (i.e., universal education) and supramundane. People who are not farsighted have no intention to leave the Six Realms of reincarnation but only think of seeking the fortune (i.e., karmic rewards) of the human and celestial realms. The Buddha, who accords with sentient beings, can also satisfy you. As the saying goes, “In Buddhism, every sincere request will receive a response.” If you seek in accordance with the principles and methods taught by the Buddha, you can certainly obtain what you seek.
這個道理、方法，佛知道，你要求，佛會教給你。所以普世教育裡面，佛說倫理，佛說道德，佛說因果，能把這三樁事情做好，你在六道、在十法界，你會很自在，享受人天福報。如果違背倫理道德因果，所有一切造作所感的是畜生、餓鬼、地獄，那就很苦。
The Buddha knows the principles and methods for obtaining these fortunes and he will teach you if you want to pursue them. That’s why the Buddha imparted ethics, morality and the law of causality in the universal education. If you can practise these three teachings well, you will be very free, enjoying the fortune of the human and celestial realms in the Ten Dharma Realms (i.e., the Six Realms). If you violate them, then all your misdeeds will cause you to fall into the realms of animals, hungry ghosts and hells, which are extremely painful.
佛的普世教育這三種，跟中國傳統文化完全相應。但是它還有高的，佛門常說「向上一著」，再提升向上是什麼？就是圓滿的哲學、圓滿的科學，今天我們說高等哲學、高等科學，真叫登峰造極。
These three kinds of universal education imparted by the Buddha correspond exactly with traditional Chinese culture, but as Buddhism often says, there are loftier teachings. What are these teachings? They are perfect philosophy and perfect science known as advanced philosophy and advanced science today. Buddhism is really the pinnacle of education.