To my knowledge there are no anthologies of Ch’an poetry in Chinese, Japanese or English which describe in detail the method of practice and the experience of Ch’an Furthermore, there are few prose sources in English dealing with the same topics On the other hand, there are numerous books in English that relate the episodes of the kung-ans(koans)The prevailing view that comes from reading these stories is that the practice of Ch’an is methodless, and since there is no way to describe the experience of Ch’an, it is suggested that we just go ahead and practice by studying the kung-ans The purpose of these poems is different in that they specifically show you how to practice, what attitudes to cultivate and what pitfalls to beware of Finally, they attempt to describe the ineffable experience of Ch’an itself These poems flow directly from the minds of the enlightened Ch’an masters; we get a glimpse into their experience at the time of, and after their enlightenment In contrast, in reading a kung-an we get an objective story of what happened and we don’t really know what was in their minds. It is my hope that this collection of poems will give those who are interested in the practice a new way of looking at Ch’an and a more balanced view of the scope of Ch’an literature The present selection is offered to make this tradition available to Western readers who may otherwise not be aware of their existence.
From The Preface By Dan Stevenson EN. SHENG YEH is a master in the Caodong and Linji lineages of Chan〈Zen〉 school, who for twenty five years now has been guiding students from Taiwan, the United States, and Europe in the practice of Chan Buddhism. Hoofprint of the Ox provides a systematic introduction ─ in Sheng yen,s own words ─ to the principles that inform his particular style of Chan training.... In the final analysis, it is an unabashedly normative work ─ a book on Chan practice addressed to an English speaking audience with a personal interest in Buddhism. To the extent that this audience is also primarily Western, Hoofprint is more than passive report of Sheng yen,s personal convictions. It situates those convictions in responsive relation to specific expectations about Chen practice current among Western students, with specific points to be made.
我們整天忙碌,習慣圍著事情團團轉,回到家卻還定不下來,家失去了提供休養生息的氛圍。一行禪師鼓勵我們,可以在空間中融入修行,用修行來轉化空間。不論家大或小,裝潢美觀與否,只要用心,就可以為自己的生活空間做規畫,創造多處放鬆和舒適的空間,你就可以自在地回到自己。在家裡設立一處禪坐的角落,在那裡,以覺知呼吸釋放情緒;在廚房的壁櫃貼上正念的詩句,提醒自己停下紛亂的思緒,把心放在手上的料理;在床頭櫃上置放清新的語句,願你一起床就能活出朝氣的一天;在客廳放一個罄,爭吵或意見紛雜時,用它來收心……有了禪師一貫溫柔及實用的指引,家的每個地方,都成為心覺醒的神聖之處。
作者簡介
一行禪師(Thich Nhat Hanh)1926年生於越南中部,十六歲時在慈孝寺當見習憎,後來赴美研究並教學。越戰期間返國從事和平運動,對於越南的年輕僧眾起了重大啟發,戰爭結束代表參加巴黎和談。越南赤化後,一行禪師被放逐海外,在2005年第一次回返越南,2007年2月至5月也再次回到越南。1967年美國黑人民權領袖馬丁路德‧金恩提名他角逐諾貝爾和平獎。1982年他在法國南部建立了「梅村」禪修道場。1995年曾到台灣弘法並主持禪七法會。一行禪師是當今國際社會中最具宗教影響力的僧人之一,以禪師、詩人、人道主義者聞名於世。著作超過一百本,都是教導人們在生活中實踐佛法,已在台灣出版的有:《生生基督世世佛》《步步安樂行》《橘子禪》《與生命相約》《你可以不生氣》《你可以不怕死》《正念的奇蹟》《觀照的奇蹟》《見佛殺佛》《你可以,愛》《祈禱的力量》《一心走路》《生命真正的力量》《接觸大地》《建設淨土》等。
譯者簡介
雷叔雲國立台灣大學畢業,赴美取得圖書館學與資訊科學碩士,曾任職圖書館界與教育界,現旅居加州,為自由撰稿人。譯有十餘種心理、宗教、禪法領域的著作,在台灣、中國大陸和馬來西亞等地出版。其中《生命不再等待》(No Time to Lose)一書榮獲台灣第33屆金鼎獎最佳翻譯人獎。
Chan enlightenment is attained through a sudden encounter; or, it may come about spontaneously after serious and sincere investigation and introspection. Chan philosophy represents a clear current that is empty yet responsive, detached and magnanimous, open and broad-minded, bright and luminous. Chan as a way of life is positive and progressive, free and easy, simple and modest, confident and comfortable. Chan as a way of thinking is to let go of selfishness, self-deceit, self-pity, self-arrogance, and self-confinement, and only then can there be complete boundless freedom. Chan methods teach people to first practice knowing the self, affirming the self, and then shattering the self, and thus the enlightened state will appear. —Master Sheng Yen—
作者簡介
Master Sheng Yen 聖嚴法師(1930~2009年)
聖嚴法師1930年生於江蘇南通,1943年於狼山出家,後因戰亂投身軍旅,十年後再次披剃出家。曾於高雄美濃閉關六年,隨後留學日本,獲立正大學文學博士學位。1975年應邀赴美弘法。1989年創建法鼓山,並於2005年開創繼起漢傳禪佛教的「中華禪法鼓宗」。
聖嚴法師是一位思想家、作家暨國際知名禪師,曾獲臺灣《天下》雜誌遴選為「四百年來臺灣最具影響力的五十位人士」之一。著作豐富,中、英、日文著作達百餘種,先後獲頒中山文藝獎、中山學術獎、總統文化獎及社會各界的諸多獎項。
聖嚴法師提出「提昇人的品質,建設人間淨土」的理念,主張以大學院、大普化、大關懷三大教育推動全面教育,相繼創辦中華佛學研究所、法鼓佛教學院、僧伽大學、法鼓大學等院校,也以豐富的禪修經驗、正信的佛法觀念和方法指導東、西方人士修行。
法師著重以現代人的語言和觀點普傳佛法,陸續提出「心靈環保」、「四種環保」、「心五四運動」、「心六倫」等社會運動,並積極推展國際弘化工作,參與國際性會談,促進宗教交流,提倡建立全球性倫理,致力世界和平。其寬闊胸襟與國際化視野,深獲海內外肯定。
Master Sheng Yen was born in 1930 and became a monk in 1943. He conducted a six-year solitary retreat, after which he went to Japan for further study and obtained a doctorate in Buddhist literature at Rissho University. In 1975, he began sharing the Dharma in the US, and in 1989, founded the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism. He authored more than 100 publications in Chinese, English, and Japanese, and received the Sun Yat-sen Art and Literary Award, the Sun Yat-sen Academic Award, and the Presidential Cultural Award, among other honorary awards. He proposed the vision of “uplifting the character of humanity and building a pure land on earth,” founded the Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Dharma Drum Sangha University, and Dharma Drum University. Experienced in Chan using correct approaches, he guided practice in both the West and East. Popularizing the Dharma in modern language, the Master initiated movements including Protecting the Spiritual Environment, Four Kinds of Environmentalism, the Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign, and the Six Ethics of the Mind. He shared the Dharma globally with a broadminded perspective, winning him worldwide recognition.
佛陀的女弟子中,有皇后、貴婦、多產的婦女、也有艷冠群芳的交際花,她們的證悟往往來自於女性特有的煩惱:如對美貌的貪愛或對家人的牽掛,看佛陀如何引導女人化痛苦為解脫。 本書《佛陀的女弟子與在家弟子們》是巴利佛典【佛陀的聖弟子傳】系列的第四冊,主要介紹十四位佛陀女弟子和三位在家弟子們,以女人與在家弟子獨特的生命經驗,鋪陳出他們的修行歷程。第一部分是佛陀女弟子們的故事,包括:毘舍佉、摩利迦、讖摩、跋陀軍陀羅拘夷薩、翅舍瞿曇彌、輸那、難陀、沙摩婆提、波吒左囉、菴婆波利、師利摩、鬱多羅、伊師達悉。第二部分是佛陀在家弟子的故事,包括:給孤獨長者、質多長者、諾酤羅長者父、諾酤羅長者母等。 對美貌的貪愛、對家庭的牽掛,都是女人特有的痛苦。在本書中,佛陀教導女人應具備何種特質,才能戰勝痛苦,得到解脫;佛陀也開示了在家弟子的四樂、可欲的五種事物以及致富之道,藉以教導弟子如何在家修行。*由德籍斯里蘭卡高僧向智長老、何慕斯.海克博士合著的《佛陀的聖弟子傳》,是一本合集,共介紹了二十五位弟子,除了波斯匿王的皇后摩利迦並未證果之外,其他二十四位都是證得初果以上的聖弟子。為了凸顯故事的主體人物,同時也減輕讀者的閱讀壓力,我們將本書的內容編譯成四冊發行。為了使單冊購買的讀者,能夠清楚了解本系列編製的精神與全貌,我們在每一冊都保留本系列最精彩的導論,即由菩提比丘所撰寫的〈從經典中憶念佛陀的聖弟子〉一文,讓讀者掌握閱讀的精髓。 透過巴利佛典,本書呈現較為接近歷史與人性的原貌,讓我們一窺從凡夫蛻變為聖者,內心是經歷怎樣的轉化;悟道後的他們,如何面對生、老、病、死等現實的人生歷程。閱讀這些早期佛教成就者鮮活的傳記,有助於提升我們心靈的洞見,擴大修行的視野,也為現代的修行者點燃一盞明燈,照亮修行的前路。 ●作者: 作者簡介 向智長老(Nyanaponika Thera, 1901-1994),是我們這個時代最重要的上座部佛教詮釋者。出生於德國,他於一九三六年,在三界智大長老座下受戒,直到一九九四年末去世為止,共計度過五十八年的比丘生活。他是坎迪(Kandy)佛教出版協會的創辦人與長期編輯。他的著作包括《佛教禪修心要》(The Heart of Buddhist Meditation)、《法見》(The Vision of Dhamma)與《阿毗達磨研究》(Abhidhamma Studies)。何慕斯.海克(Hellmuth Hecker)何慕斯.海克是德國重要的佛教作家與巴利藏經譯者。他的著作包含《相應部》(SaMyutta NikAya第四與第五部分)的德文翻譯,以德文寫作的兩冊佛教史,以及一本德國首位佛教比丘──三界智大長老(Ven. Nyanatiloka MahAthera)的傳記。英文版編者 菩提比丘(Bhikkhu Bodhi)菩提比丘是來自紐約市的美國佛教僧侶,於一九七二年在斯里蘭卡出家。他目前是佛教出版協會(Buddhist Publication Society)的會長與編輯。他的著作包括《包含一切見網經》(The Discourse on the All Embracing Net of Views)、《阿毗達磨概要精解》(A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma)與《中部》(The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha,為共同譯者)。 商品編號:1150770461