Therefore, having relied upon an excellent protector, solidify your certainty about the way that all the scriptures are causal factors for one person to become a buddha.
【◎ 是故应当依善依怙，于其一切正言，皆是一数取趣，成佛支缘。所有道理，令起定解。】
LAM RIM CHEN MO 《菩提道次第广论》
然后呢进入大乘，虽然有很多经典，我们现在《华严》做代表，或者你们自己可以想，各式各样的经典上面都这么说。这个文殊菩萨一再开示善财童子，以及他善财童子不断地参访善知识，随处随地那个善知识也一再开示他，说：“你要成佛啊，要成就一切智智，总要依靠善知识。”那么这个详细的情况到后面说，到后面说。这个是我们修学佛法第一步。
堕罗钵底城，在一个幽深的夹谷中，路道险峻。善财走路的时间不多，而城难进。因城四围夹谷绝壁，唯独一条出入之路。行人嚷嚷，拥挤非常。善财具有悲心，不想抢人之先，夺人之好。处处讲礼貌，行让路，可那么窄的路，那么多的人。你让别人，别人怎么会让你呢？要想前行一步，要付出很大的时间代价。因此他几乎成了夜行昼伏。白天走不动。就坐在路边练他的禅功，夜间能稍微顺利的走一段。望著城楼，竟走了三天三夜。到城门口，正是半夜，城门紧闭。善财站在城门边上，准备过夜等至天明开了城门才进去。
善财听见附近有哭声，顺哭声走去，声音出自一个破屋内。善财敲门入内，两夫妻争吵啼哭，为的是母病无钱医治。善财施给银两，以作医药之用。夫妻感激跪下说：“谢谢大天神！”
善财一听感到奇怪，忙问：“你们怎么呼我大天神？”
夫妇二人道：“你不是大天神怎么救济我们呢？”
善财这才清楚，他们把自己误认为大天神，趁机打听道：“我不是大天神，你们知道大天神住在哪里吗？”
那男人说：“大天神住在哪里谁也不知道。只是在你有困难的时候他就来了。困难解决了就不见了，有时是大人，有时是小孩，有时是男人，有时是女人，人们识不透他，所以都说他是大天神。”
善财道：“我正想找他，不知在哪里能找到？”
女人说：“不知到哪里找？当两人打架的时候，忽然一个夜叉出现，将两人抓著塞进口内吃了，其实是把两人各送回家了。”
当房屋著火时，他吐水灭火。
当涨大水时，他是巨人，站在水中抢物救人。
当疾病危难时，他送来药就不见了。你能在哪里去找他呢？
善财纳闷，如何见得大天神呢？于是天明往市中心走去，见十字街前堆满用具和财物，一老者在此施给所需求者。善财想这一定是大天神，上前顶礼。抬头一看，老者和财物都不见了。
善财又见两人争吵，一老者将两人劝解推开，一位是大天神，转眼老人又不见了。
善财找不到大天神，无目的的乱走，过大街穿小巷，走到城墙上，一失足掉到城下。正要著地，被一双手把他拖著。善财心灵手快，拉著手不放，乃是一个童子站在面前。善财想：“圣者，我已发菩提心，造福人间的事不知怎么做，祈圣者教导。”
童子答道：“善男子，我无量劫来，不恼怒一切众生，为一切众生作方便法门。众生的事太多，所以我隐藏身形，才能善巧方便。我说不出该怎么办。你到摩羯提国的菩提场中，去找安住土地神，他才能告诉你。”说完就不见了。善财知道见到了大天神，领悟到了造福人间，普度众生的实际行动，不在显示自己，而在实际给人以好处，救人于危难之中，才是发菩提心的具体行动。善财欢喜，无法再去寻找大天神，只得往摩羯提国走去。
尔时，善财童子入菩萨广大行，求菩萨智慧境，见菩萨神通事，念菩萨胜功德，生菩萨大欢喜，起菩萨坚精进，入菩萨不思议自在解脱，行菩萨功德地，观菩萨三昧地，住菩萨总持地，入菩萨大愿地，得菩萨辩才地，成菩萨诸力地。
渐次游行，至于彼城，推问大天今在何所？人咸告言：“在此城内，现广大身，为众说法。”
尔时，善财至大天所，顶礼其足，于前合掌而作是言：“圣者！我已先发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心，而未知菩萨云何学菩萨行？云何修菩萨道？我闻圣者善能教诲，愿为我说！”
尔时，大天长舒四手，取四大海水自洗其面，持诸金华以散善财，而告之言：
“善男子！一切菩萨，难可得见，难可得闻，希出世间，于众生中最为第一，是诸人中芬陀利华，为众生归，为众生救，为诸世间作安隐处，为诸世间作大光明，示迷惑者安隐正道；为大导师，引诸众生入佛法门；为大法将，善能守护一切智城。菩萨如是难可值遇，唯身、语、意无过失者，然后乃得见其形像、闻其辩才，于一切时常现在前。
“善男子！我已成就菩萨解脱，名为：云网。”
善财言：“圣者！云网解脱境界云何？”
尔时，大天于善财前，示现金聚、银聚、琉璃聚、玻璃聚、砗磲聚、码瑙聚、大焰宝聚、离垢藏宝聚、大光明宝聚、普现十方宝聚、宝冠聚、宝印聚、宝璎珞聚、宝珰聚、宝钏聚、宝锁聚、珠网聚、种种摩尼宝聚、一切庄严具聚、如意摩尼聚，皆如大山；又复示现一切华、一切鬘、一切香、一切烧香、一切涂香、一切衣服、一切幢幡、一切音乐、一切五欲娱乐之具，皆如山积；及现无数百千万亿诸童女众。而彼大天告善财言：
“善男子！可取此物，供养如来，修诸福德，并施一切，摄取众生，令其修学檀波罗蜜，能舍难舍。善男子！如我为汝，示现此物，教汝行施；为一切众生悉亦如是，皆令以此善根熏习，于三宝所、善知识所，恭敬供养，增长善法，发于无上菩提之意。
“善男子！若有众生贪著五欲，自放逸者，为其示现不净境界；若有众生瞋恚、憍慢、多诤竞者，为其示现极可怖形，如罗刹等饮血啖肉；令其见已，惊恐惶惧，心意调柔，舍离怨结。若有众生惛沉、懒惰，为其示现王、贼、水、火及诸重疾；令其见已，心生惶怖，知有忧苦而自勉策。以如是等种种方便，令舍一切诸不善行，修行善法；令除一切波罗蜜障，具波罗蜜；令超一切障碍险道，到无障处。
“善男子！我唯知此云网解脱。如诸菩萨摩诃萨，犹如帝释，已能摧伏一切烦恼阿修罗军；犹如大水，普能消灭一切众生诸烦恼火；犹如猛火，普能干竭一切众生诸爱欲水；犹如大风，普能吹倒一切众生诸见取幢；犹如金刚，悉能摧破一切众生诸我见山。而我云何能知能说彼功德行？
“善男子！此阎浮提摩竭提国菩提场中，有主地神，其名：安住。汝诣彼问：菩萨云何学菩萨行、修菩萨道？”
时，善财童子礼大天足，绕无数匝，辞退而去。
Mahadeva
His mind following the far-reaching practice of enlightening beings, eager to embody the sphere of knowledge of the enlightening being Ananyagamin, seeing the excellence of the qualities of the realm of exercise of great mystic knowledge, girding himself with the armor of steadfast vigor, full of joy, his mind on the freedom of inconceivable liberation, accomplishing the virtues of enlightening beings, practicing concentration, establishing mental command, entering into vows, learning powers of analysis and expression, bringing forth power, Sudhana went to the city of Dvaravati and asked for Mahadeva.
The people of the city told Sudhana, “This Mahadeva is in a temple at a crossroads in the city expounding the Teaching in a giant body.” Sudhana then went to Mahadeva, paid his respects, and said, “Noble one, I have set my mind on supreme perfect enlightenment, but I do not know how to learn and carry out the practice of enlightening beings. I hear that you give enlightening beings instruction, and wish you would tell me how to learn and carry out the practice of enlightening beings.”
Then the celestial Mahadeva extended four hands in four directions, brought water from the oceans with extreme speed and washed his face; he scattered golden flowers over Sudhana and said, “Enlightening beings are hard to get to see, extremely hard to get to hear. They rarely appear in the world, being so exalted. They are supreme lotuses of humanity, saviors of the world, refuges for the world, reliances for the world. They are great suns, makers of light for sentient beings, the ones who show the path of safety and peace to those on the path of delusion. They are guides to the truth, leaders on the way to the citadel of omniscience. I think ‘killer of wrong views’ is the name for enlightening beings, in that they manifest themselves to those whose minds are undefiled, they appear before those whose deeds are pure, they imbue those who are free from evils of speech with the light of eloquence, and at all times they stand before those whose intentions are purified. Son, I have attained an enlightening liberation called ‘cloud net.’”
Sudhana asked, “What is the sphere of this ‘cloud net’ liberation?”
At that moment the celestial Mahadeva manifested a heap of gold the size of a mountain before Sudhana, as well as a heap of silver, a heap of lapis lazuli, a heap of crystals, a heap of coral, a heap of emeralds, a heap of starry jewels, a heap of clear jewels, a heap of radiant jewels, a heap of jewels with facets facing in all directions, a heap of crown jewels, a heap of varicolored jewels, a heap of necklaces, a heap of earrings, a heap of bracelets, a heap of belts, a heap of anklets, a heap of various kinds of flowers, fragrances, incenses, garlands, unguents, aromatic powders, robes, parasols, banners, pennants, musical instruments, and all objects of desire. He then said to Sudhana, “Take of these and give gifts, do good works, make offerings to buddhas, take care of beings by generous giving, get them to practice transcendent relinquishment, teach the world by giving, show relinquishment, which is hard to do. In the same way as I give you all these goods, so also do I make relinquishment habitual in countless sentient beings whose sense of generosity is not repressed. Having gotten them to plant roots of goodness with the Buddha, the Teaching, and the Community, and spiritual benefactors, I get them to aspire to supreme perfect enlightenment.
“Furthermore, to those who are intoxicated with the enjoyment of objects of desire, who are very greedy for the enjoyment of objects, I make objects appear impure. To those filled with anger, those who are arrogant, conceited, proud, and haughty, those who should be led away from strife, I show terrors like fiends and ghouls who feed on flesh and blood, and show them that it is all the vehemence of arrogance. To those who are lazy and negligent I show the dangers of fire, water, kings, and brigands, to stir them to vigor and diligence. Thus with various appropriate means I turn them away from bad conduct and get them to develop good qualities, to destroy all impediments to the transcendent ways, to make the necessary preparations for the transcendent ways, to cross over all the precipitous paths on the mountains of barriers to enlightenment, and to enter the unobstructed state.
“I only know this ‘cloud net’ enlightening liberation. How can I know the practice or tell of the virtues of the enlightening beings who are like the celestial chief Indra, crushing the titans of affliction, who are like water, extinguishing the fire of suffering of all beings, who are like heat, evaporating the water of craving of all beings, who are like wind, shattering the mountains of all attachments, who are like thunderbolts, rending of asunder the mountain of the congealed notion of self?
“South of here, at the site of enlightenment in the region of Magadha in Jambudvipa, lives an earth goddess named Sthavara. Go ask her how to learn and carry out the practice of enlightening beings.”
So then Sudhana paid his respects to Mahadeva and went on.
References 参考资料:
- 《华严经》 Avatamsaka Sūtra
- 善财童子五十三参原文、白话故事、图片 – 弘善佛教网
- The Flower Ornament Scripture A Translation Of The Avatamsaka Sutra By Thomas Cleary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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