賀新年
《華嚴經》
事事可明、事理可明。
19歲看《華嚴經》開始到2年後特別為此跑了一趟華雨精舍，（與印老書信是後來的事）
問印老這《華嚴經》的「事理跟事事無礙」到底要怎麼看待？
印老皺著眉頭嘆氣沒有下文！
40個年頭過去，歷經人事的我依然覺得事理可明、事事可明，
而「無礙」絕望！
這跟《般若心經》開頭說「觀自在菩薩行深般若波羅蜜時，照見五蘊皆空」是截然不同的兩回事，
一個是面對自己修行世界的深觀，
一個是在大千世界裡說無礙，
人事一旦換到自己跟別人成對立面，要如何無礙？
我擠破頭到如今都想不出來？
但如果說《華嚴經》的世界是北傳佛法的大千世界觀，就變得輕鬆很多。
在學術領域建立的理想大同不盡然可以實現，
探索的思想體系建立起理想國（烏托邦）也堂而皇之，
如此，《華嚴經》的禮讚亦是當然！
而我個人覺得《華嚴經》建立的世界比柏拉圖的《理想國》有趣多了！
半寄
(我不忍心北傳佛法盡被視為不是佛說，很想寫一篇《華嚴經》的構想超過10年。
最近竟然想出用「事事可明，事理可明，」來做解說。)
Happy
Chinese New Year!
The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower
Garland Sutra)
Greetings,
friends of NanZen!
"Everything
can be understood; principles and phenomena can be understood." in the Avatamsaka
Sutra.
At
19, I started reading the Avatamsaka Sutra. Two years later, I
made a special trip to Huayu Vihara to ask Venerable Yinshun about the meaning
of "the interpenetration of principles and phenomena" and "unobstructed
relationships between all things" in the sutra. (The correspondence with Venerable
Yinshun occurred later.) Venerable Yinshun frowned, sighed, and said no more.
Forty
years have passed, and through the trials of life, I still firmly believe that
"everything can be understood; principles and phenomena can be
understood." But as for "unobstructed relationships"—I find it
utterly hopeless!
This
concept is completely different from the opening of the Heart Sutra,
which says:
"When
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was practicing deeply the Perfection of Wisdom, he
clearly saw that the five aggregates are all empty."
One
involves deep contemplation of one’s inner spiritual practice,
while
the other speaks of being "unobstructed" within the vast, infinite
universe.
But
when human relationships place us in opposition to others, how is it even
possible to be "unobstructed"? Even after years of racking my brains,
I still cannot figure it out.
However,
if we view the Avatamsaka Sutra as presenting the grand cosmic
worldview of Mahayana Buddhism, it suddenly becomes much easier to understand.
The
utopia in the Republic and the ideal world of perfect harmony can never
be fully realized, but they are written right in front of us. Similarly, the
Avatamsaka Sutra can present a vision of a grand universe.
Personally,
I find the world envisioned in the Avatamsaka Sutra far more
fascinating than Plato’s The Republic!
Master Banji
PS: I find it hard to accept that Mahayana
Buddhism is often dismissed as not being authentic teachings of the Buddha.
I’ve been wanting to write something about the Avatamsaka Sutra
for over ten years. Recently, I finally came up with the idea of using
"everything can be understood; principles and phenomena can be
understood" to explain it.
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