只因说错一字，做了五百世狐狸

佛法上一字之差，会落什么因果？

What are the Karmic Consequences Brought about by the Difference in a Single Dharma word?

佛陀在世的时候，有两亿（此处为古印度计数之亿）人听说过佛的名字，有两亿人亲自见过佛陀，还有两亿人不知道世界上有佛陀存在。虽然跟佛陀共同生活在天地间，但是对佛不闻不知。

During the Buddha's lifetime, there were 200 million people who had heard of his name, 200 million who had seen him in the flesh, and 200 million who were unaware of his existence. Although they lived in the same world as the Buddha, they were oblivious to his presence.

同样的，佛陀的真理之身已经在这世界住下来了，三宝已经住世了，但是这世界上还有人不知道，还有人不理解，还有人误解。要改善现状！这就是我们的工作责任所在。

Similarly, the Buddha's true teachings have already been established in this world, and the Triple Gem are present. Yet, there are still those who do not know, do not understand, or have misunderstood these teachings. It is our responsibility to improve this situation.

弘法利生，原是我们的家务，但首先我们佛弟子自己要修行，要理清这个思路。如果了解得少，就拣自己懂的说一点，不要多说，多说要是说错了就不行。

It has been our duty to propagate the dharma for the benefit of beings, but first and foremost, we as Buddhist disciples must cultivate ourselves and clarify our own understanding. If our knowledge is limited, we should only speak of what we truly understand and refrain from saying too much. If we speak beyond our understanding, we may make mistakes, and that can lead to undesirable consequences.

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大修行人落因果吗？“因果”两个字囊括了世出世间一切法则，就是解脱也是有因果的。大修行人了生脱死，就有了生脱死的因和了生脱死的果。生死有生死的因果，出生死有出生死的因果。怎么能说不落呢？

Are great practitioners subjected to the consequences of cause and effect? The term "cause and effect (karma)" encompasses all laws of both the worldly and transcendental realms. Even liberation has its own cause and effect. When a great practitioner attains liberation from birth and death, there are specific causes and effects associated with that liberation. Birth and death have their own karmic causes and effects, and so does the transcendence of birth and death. How can we say they are free from cause and effect?

大修行人本身就是因果，哪怕了生脱死也是属于因果。不能简单地理解生死轮回才叫因果，了生脱死了就没有因果了。了生脱死有了生脱死的因果。小乘有小乘的因果，大乘有大乘的因果，藏、通、别、圆都有它的因、它的果。因果是普遍的。

A great practitioner is cause and effect itself. Even attaining liberation from birth and death still falls within the law of cause and effect. One cannot simply believe that cause and effect only applies to samsara and that it ceases after liberation. Liberation from birth and death also has its own cause and effect. There is cause and effect in the Hinayana, cause and effect in the Mahayana, and cause and effect within the various Buddhist schools, such as the Tathagatagarbha, the Sutras, the Vinaya, and the Tantric teachings. Cause and effect is universal.