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要怎樣才能落實常隨佛學 - 第246集
In what way can we implement ‘always following and learning from the Buddha’?
普賢十願，從禮敬諸佛到請佛住世，這個七條是真正大願。後面三願都是迴向，「常隨佛學」是迴向菩提，「恆順眾生」是迴向給眾生，後面「普皆迴向」是迴向給法性。這就是說，修積無量無邊功德為的什麼？
The first seven vows of the Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, from ‘being respectful to all buddhas’ to ‘requesting that the Buddha remains in the world’ are really great vows. The last three vows are dedication of merits whereby ‘always following and learning from the Buddha’ is dedicating merits towards enlightenment, while ‘always according with sentient beings’ is dedicating merits to sentient beings and ‘dedicating merits universally’ is dedicating merits to the true nature. That’s to say, what is the purpose of accumulating immeasurable and boundless merits?
絕不是為自己名聞利養，不是為自己求福、求慧、求長壽，不是的，是隨菩提，常隨佛學是迴向菩提。常是不間斷，要怎樣才能落實？普賢菩薩難得，十大願王導歸極樂，只要往生極樂世界，常隨佛學就落實了，是真的不是假的。為什麼？
It is definitely not for self-pursuit of fame, profits, fortune, wisdom and long life. The purpose of always following and learning from the Buddha is to dedicate merits towards enlightenment. ‘Always’ is uninterrupted. How can this be implemented? Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is great in this respect because the Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva are reverted to the Land of Ultimate Bliss. That’s why as long as one is reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, one has implemented ‘always following and learning from the Buddha.’ This is true and not false. What is the reason?
極樂世界阿彌陀佛無量壽，那個無量壽是真的無量壽，不是有量的無量壽。有量的無量壽，是實報土裡面的法身菩薩，他們壽命多長？大乘經上講三個阿僧祇劫。我們稱三個阿僧祇劫叫無量壽，有量的無量，三個阿僧祇劫還會到，雖然長，它還會到。但是極樂世界是真無量壽，真的無量壽，阿彌陀佛無量壽，阿彌陀佛所有的學生都是無量壽。
Because Amitabha Buddha of the Land of Ultimate Bliss really has infinite lifespan. His lifespan is really infinite and not a measurable infinite lifespan, which Dharma-body Bodhisattvas of the Adorned Land of Real Reward have. How long is the lifespan of these Bodhisattvas? According to the Mahayana sutra, their lifespan is three great asamkhyeya kalpas. We call ‘three great asamkhyeya kalpas’ infinite lifespan. Even though three great asamkhyeya kalpas is an extremely long time, it will eventually reach an end, so it is a measurable infinite lifespan. However, the people in the Land of Ultimate Bliss really have infinite lifespan because Amitabha Buddha has infinite lifespan, so are all his students.