時間：2009年12月28日 December 28, 2009
地點：印度 菩提迦耶 金剛座 Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, India
中譯：堪布丹傑、乘宗法師
報導：黃靖雅
攝影：噶瑪善治、噶瑪諾布、班瑪歐色多傑

大悲心，菩薩的搖籃
Karmapa Completes the Oral Transmission of Milarepa’s Biography

如果「學一法，則佛陀一切法如在掌中」，那個法是什麼？
答案是：大悲心，不忍眾生苦的大悲心。

〈第一座法〉(上午6:00-8:30）

（嘉察仁波切陞座主法，傳授「大乘還淨律儀」（「八關齋戒」）。

●梵文三常誦（三皈依）

●P35-59〈皈依發心〉

●P73〈佛說護國尊者請問大乘經〉

●P127〈六嚴二勝讚文〉

●P146-192〈懺悔支〉

〈第二座法〉(上午9:00-11:00）

（舉行功德主向法王暨在座各大仁波切獻曼達供養儀式）

（法王噶瑪巴陞座主法，並開示《密勒日巴大師傳》，今天從中文版P281說起）

密勒日巴大師傳：示現涅槃，尊者最後的教導

接著昨天的主題，繼續說密勒日巴的故事：

禪修：觀想有情生世為父母，為令離苦得樂而禪修

先想一個跟我們最親近的一個人，清楚的想他就在你面前；然後想所有一切眾生，都跟他一樣，曾經是跟我們這麼親近的人，生生世世都可能是我們這麼親近的人……所以，我們祈願他們都離開痛苦、得到快樂。我們就這樣禪修。

（安住三分鐘，敲木魚請大眾出定）

法王獨頌〈 大祈願文〉前開示：我們念誦時，要像密勒尊者一樣，要做廣大的發心，我們為何要受戒？就是要藉由清淨身語意三門，而具足利益眾生的能力，要這樣發心。

（法王獨頌〈大祈願文〉、〈冥陽迴向文〉，迴向後，結束第二座法）

〈第三座法〉(下午1:30-3:00）

（法王噶瑪巴陞座主法）

今天下午，我們要念誦〈蓮花生大士消除障道祈請文〉，在念誦之前，如果先講解一下蓮師的傳記，會非常好。

蓮師傳記：從一個人子開始

蓮花生大士的傳記，有非常多，有一百多種，其中最主要有兩種。一種說法是，佛陀圓寂十年後，從蓮花生中化生，這是一般凡夫不可思議的傳記；第二種是覺囊派大師戛惹納所寫的蓮師傳記，是他跟隨印度班智達學到的，是很可信的，這裡面詳說了蓮師出生的方式、時間、地點、印度鄔紮那國的佛行事業，和藏地的佛行事業。

蓮師西元八世紀出生於印度，是蒙戛達國王的兒子。出生後有星相師預言，蓮師將會成為密乘的成就者，因為他具有蓮花部的德相，也預言他會得到阿彌陀佛的授記，所以蓮師又稱「貝瑪巴巴希」。長大後，蓮師學習各種名術和學問，智慧也不斷開啟，在寺院中向一位具戒的出家眾，受居士戒；跟隨一位很有修持的辛地惹巴，學習密續續典，灌頂時，花都掉在蓮花部的壇城裡。也跟隨兩位大師學習，也在幾大墳場修持，得到成就。但後來遇到一位國王，因為錯誤的曆算，而給予蓮師很多考驗，讓他在火裡燒、水裡煮，但都未能傷到蓮師

有一天，蓮師在夢境中，夢見阿彌陀佛對他說：如果你未能證悟自心，未有神通，做忿怒的事業，對你成佛會有障礙；所以你應該跟隨與你有緣的桑給耶謝修行，他是聲聞十二部大眾部的大師。他跟隨桑給耶謝之後，得到了近圓的戒、也學了許多經典，也聽聞了《現觀莊嚴論》，見解就跟虛空一樣廣大，後來又學習了「大幻化網」和「無上金剛續」的密續口訣，在桑給耶謝跟前還得到授記，得到「貝瑪桑波哇」的名號。

他在桑給耶謝的授記下，來到印度東方芒戛拉帕希，遇見他的佛母貝瑪堅，共修生圓二次第六個月，得到殊勝的大手印成就，此時亦具各種神通，各種事業非常廣大，成為八十四大成就者中的大師。藏地赤松德贊王迎請他到藏地，消除各種佛法弘揚的障礙，降伏各種魔鬼、障礙，命令他們護持佛教，尤其蓮師加持了整個西藏大地，給予各種口訣和灌頂，所以藏地佛法興盛至今。這就是蓮師的簡略傳記。這是從印度戛惹那大師而來，他對印度歷史非常了解，是從印度和藏的論師而來，所以非常可信。由於蓮師的大悲，向他祈請，都會得到加持。所以我們要以虔誠心來念誦他的祈請文。

●P354〈蓮花生大士消除障道祈請文〉

●P369〈願望任運自然成就祈請頌〉

●P324〈救度佛母二十一種禮讚經〉

●P327〈度母讚文與利益〉五次（最後一次加誦P332「利益」）

〈第四座法〉(上午3:30-5:0 0）

●P436〈耶巴噶舉願文〉

●P437〈巴絨噶舉願文〉

●P440〈至尊帕摩竹巴座間願文〉

●P274〈無分別持教長壽願文〉

●〈長壽願文〉（中文版無）

●〈護法供儀〉（中文版無）

●P460〈雪域安樂願文〉

●P279〈三寶吉祥文〉

●P269《月藏經》

●P320〈成就實諦文〉

（迴向後，結束大祈願法會第五天四座法）

The recitation of the Twenty-Branch Monlam, that which provides the structure for the prayers recited during the Kagyu Monlam, is a powerful means by which we can deepen our relationship with Buddha Shakyamuni. By reciting these prayers, we prepare a place for Buddha; invite, greet and offer ablution to him; and we praise, make offerings and requests to him. To do these things beneath the Tree, where Buddha himself was enlightened, exponentially intensifies our daily encounters with Buddha.

Today, His Holiness completed a long project which is intented to enhance his disciples’ connection to the great Tibetan master Milarepa. His Holiness has given the oral transmission of the entire life story of Milarepa, page after page, year after year, for three consecutive years. Today that story drew to a close; but in coming days, the Gyalwang Karmapa will further extend the process of deepening students’ engagement with Milarepa by offering a Milarepa empowerment, a Milarepa Ganachakra, and with the live performance of a play depicting Milarepa’s life, that His Holiness composed and directed himself.

Following the reading transmission, His Holiness gave a talk on developing compassion and bodhichitta. “If there is one single thing that unites all the teachings of Buddha, it is compassion,” he said.

In describing how we can actively cultivate compassion for others, the Gyalwang Karmapa focused on the sevenfold practice for generating bodhichitta. This practice begins by recognizing that all sentient beings have been our mother, remembering their kindness, and then generating a strong wish to repay that kindness. His Holiness noted that some people have difficult relationships with their parents, a statement exhibiting His Holiness’ attentiveness to the diverse needs and experiences of his students, an example of his own great kindness. His Holiness said that people with such difficult relationships may take as their object of contemplation someone whose kindness to them they do recognize and appreciate deeply. Gyalwang Karmapa pointed out that there was once a Kadam Geshe who was raised by his aunt, after his mother died in his infancy. Since he was unable to recall his mother, Kadam Geshe used to reflect that all sentient beings had once been his extremely kind aunt!

In the afternoon, the Gyalwang Karmapa led a session to remove obstacles, featuring requesting prayers to Guru Rinpoche. He prefaced the prayers by telling the biographical story of Guru Rinpoche. His Holiness observed that there are many different presentations of Guru Rinpoche’s life story, including one tradition that places his birth shortly after the Buddha’s parinirvana. However, His Holiness chose to relate the biography as presented by Jetsun Taranatha. As one of the greatest scholars of Indian history in Tibetan history, Taranatha’s knowledge and account of Padmasambhava’s life and activities is exceptional. But also, continuing the theme of aiding disciples to connect with the great masters, Gyalwang Karmapa also noted that he had chosen this biography with the thought that it would make it easier for listeners to connect with Guru Rinpoche.

His Holiness concluded the session by guiding a meditation on compassion.