农历七月二十四日
是千部论主、八宗之祖龙树菩萨圣诞日
在印度,他被喻为“二圣六庄严”之一
在汉地,他被禅宗、净土宗、天台宗、华严宗等八大宗派奉为开山始祖
The 24th day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar marks the holy birthday of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva, the revered patriarch of a thousand treatises and the founding master of eight Buddhist schools. In India, he is esteemed as one of the "Two Sages and Six Ornaments." In China, he is venerated by eight major schools, including Zen, Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan, as their founding patriarch.
祂著作浩瀚,有“千部论主”之称;祂为佛教徒构建了一座座精美丰富的精神殿堂;祂精通大乘经典,弘扬中观佛学,是复兴大乘佛教的第一位经论师,被世人尊称为“第二代释迦”。
Nāgārjuna's prolific writings have earned him the title of "Master of a Thousand Treatises." He constructed a series of profound and intricate spiritual temples for Buddhist practitioners. He was well-versed in Mahayana scriptures and played a pivotal role in promoting Madhyamaka philosophy, revitalizing Mahayana Buddhism as the first exegete of this tradition. He is honored by the world as the "Second Generation of Sakya."
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Commemorating the Anniversary of
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龙树
梵文:Nāgārjuna
又译为“龙猛”
Nāgārjuna
/龙树菩萨
《龙树菩萨传》中记载:“其母树下生之。因字阿周陀那。阿周陀那树名也。以龙成其道。故以龙配字。号曰龙树也。”意思是,他的母亲在树下生他,因而名为周那,即树的意思;他的成道与龙族有关,所以号为龙树(梵文:Nāgārjuna)。他最为勇猛,所以玄奘法师又译为“龙猛”。
龙树菩萨的出世在佛经《摩诃摩耶经》和《入楞伽经》第八卷中有授记。
《摩诃摩耶经》卷下说:“正法于此,便就灭尽。六百岁已,九十六种诸外道等,邪见竟兴,破灭佛法,有一比丘名曰马鸣,善说法要,降伏一切诸外道辈。七百岁已,有比丘名曰龙树,善说法要,灭邪见幢,燃正法炬。”
《入楞伽经》第八卷中记载:大慧菩萨白佛言:“佛灭度后,是法何人受持?”佛以偈答曰:“于我灭度后,南天竺大国,有大德比丘名龙树菩萨,住欢喜地,为人说法,能破有无见,往生安养国。”
Commemorating the Anniversary of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva
龙宫请《华严经》
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公元3~4世纪,龙树菩萨的法传至中国,并产生了巨大影响,中国大乘八宗把龙树菩萨奉为“八宗共祖”。将龙树菩萨中观系典籍翻译及介绍于中土者,以鸠摩罗什法师为始,后有太虚大师的后人施护法师继之。
智者大师创立天台宗,他上承慧文大师、慧思大师之学,而这两位大师也是与《中论》《大智度论》有关的,《摩诃止观》中记载慧文大师时说:“文师用心,一依《释论》。”而智者大师在《观心论》中也说自己是“归命龙树师”。因而天台宗也以龙树菩萨为自己的祖师。
值此殊胜吉日 愿大众精进修行
以此功德回向法界一切众生
深入经藏,智慧如海
入佛知见,共证菩提