(本山訊)
Mahavira News:
2022年5月28日傍晚，印尼佛教大廈内由佛教中心協會舉辦衛塞研討大會暨菩薩互助協會抽獎文藝晚宴。衛塞研討大會禮請慧雄大師父、七振法師、林鐵峰居士。每位由20分鐘的專題演講。在壇教師林居士Emil Atmadjaya開頭介紹七振法師畢業於台灣淨覺僧伽大學、斯里蘭卡佛教碩士。 當今在摩訶般若佛教大學接任為教授。
衛塞主題：通過思維提高慈悲達到最高尚的解脫喜悅。
On the evening of May 28, 2022, the Indonesia Buddhist Center Association held the Vesak Seminar and the “Bodhisattva Mutual Aid Association”Gala feast in the Mahavira Buddhist Building. The Vesak Seminar invited Most Venerable Hui Xiong, Venerable Qizhen, and Mr Lin Tiefeng, each to give a 20-minute keynote speech. With Mr Emil Atmadjaya’s introduced of Venerable Qizhen graduated from Jingjue Sangha University in Taiwan and a master’s degree in Buddhism in Sri Lanka. He is now a professor at Mahaprajna Buddhist University.
This year the Vesak theme: “Achieve highest joy of Liberation through Compassion.”
七振法師通過【瑜伽師地論】談述修學佛法通過發菩提心、證慈悲位，不管我們的仇人或恩人及所有的衆生，所作的一切修行必定要給予喜悅的希望來達到最圓滿莊嚴菩提成就。
Venerable Qizhen talked about the practice of Buddha Dharma through Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra (Sanskrit) sutra. By generating bodhicitta and attain Bodhi path. In regardless our enemies or benefactors and all sentient beings, all practices we do must achieve the most complete and solemn Bodhi.
印尼佛教中心協會總會長 慧雄大師父 談述衛塞的主題。全求超過一億佛教徒在衛塞參加慶祝大會，通過各種形式：研討、禪坐、誦經來思維佛法，希望得到衛塞的佛法加持力。
身爲佛弟子，首先在信仰上要真正認知佛法，相信因果，世間萬物都是無常變化。於是在信仰當中若沒有正確的思維便以爲做好事就是虔誠，得到加持。做好事的同時若沒有修慈悲觀，發菩提心來成就一切道業，你得不到加持力。修學大乘佛法拜觀音、地藏、文殊、普賢菩薩是以效仿諸菩薩的悲願。當我們的信仰有了悲願，所作的一切善事通過效仿觀世音菩薩聞聲救度衆生，我們還要感激衆生給我機會種福田。我們平時拜觀音是求感應、有所得、有所求，與此同時，我們迷失了本性。所以有了我慢、我執的偏見會產生無限的痛苦。拜地藏王菩薩不是人死去了要得超度，但重要的是學習菩薩的孝道悲願。他的孝道對每個衆生，當著男的是父親，女的是母親，於是不敢傷害一切衆生，看待所有衆生如過去、現在、未來父母一樣孝道。
我們所信仰的就是做好事爲了得到利益為報，這便是世間福田。你做好事自然有好的因果，但由於你的執著，福報有限。今天你得到，説不定晚上或明天就失去了。世間福田是無常性，變化無窮便在生活上帶來無限的痛苦。於是，學習大乘佛法必定要通過空性智慧而發菩提心，做人間菩薩行菩薩道，為大衆利益爲先。與此同時，我們所得的福報便是無限量。由付出、貢獻、包容的精神才能帶來無限的喜悅。
The President of Indonesian Buddhist Center Association Most Venerable Hui Xiong was talking about the theme of Vesak, saying that more than 100 million Buddhists participated in the celebration on this day of Vesak, through various forms of events such as seminars, meditation, and chanting. All Buddhists hope to get the blessing of Dharma from Vesak.
As a Buddhist,first of all, we must truly understand the Buddhadharma and believe in cause and effect. Everything in the world is impermanent. If you don’t have the correct concept in your faith and solely think that doing good deeds will be blessed, however this is not enough. While doing good deeds, one must cultivate compassion and will, and generate bodhicitta to achieve all the karma, you will get the supreme blessings. To learn Mahayana Buddhism and worship on Avalokitesvara, Ksitigarbha, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattvas is to imitate the compassionate wish of all the bodhisattvas. When our beliefs have compassion, and all the good deeds we do will save sentient beings by imitating the great compassion of Avalokitesvara Guanyin Bodhisattva, we should also thank all sentient beings for giving me the opportunity to plant a field of blessing. We usually worship Avalokitesvara Guanyin Bodhisattva to seek induction, gain, and request. At the same time, we lose our nature.
In Buddhism all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature, it adds nothing to, and takes nothing away from. So with the prejudice of being arrogant and paranoid, there will be infinite pain and suffering. Worshiping Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva does not mean just do a prayer for the deceased,the important point is to learn the filial piety and great compassion of the Bodhisattva. A bodhisattva wishes to help all beings attain nirvana. Recognizing that all beings have been our father and mother, therefore his filial piety is to every sentient being, treat all human being equally. and treats all sentient beings as if they were our parents in the past, present, and future.
What we believe in is to do good deeds in order to get benefits in return. This is the field of blessings in the world. If you do good deeds, there will naturally be good cause and effect, but because of your persistence, the blessings are limited. What you get today may be lost in a moment. The blessing in the world is impermanent, and the infinite changes will bring infinite pain in life. Therefore, to learn Mahayana Buddhism, one must develop bodhicitta through the wisdom of emptiness, be a humanistic bodhisattva and practice the bodhisattva way, and serve the interests of the public first. At the same time, the blessings we receive are infinite. Only the spirit of giving, contributing and inclusiveness can bring infinite joy.
最後，師父特別强調行菩薩道要通過布施。學習幫助別人要達到無畏施的精神。第二，愛語， 多贊嘆別人；不能挖苦別人、欺負別人、利用他人來表揚自己。講話同時是給人家希望、包容、莊嚴菩薩的信仰。第三，利行；所作的一切好事是利益別人而不求回報。養成用佛法的智慧去觀照，只要能做利益大衆的事情、給人家希望就是實踐人間菩薩的理念。第四，同事；在一個團體的生活能夠用行動來包容、犧牲自我、成就大我都是在行人間菩薩的信仰。當我們用歡喜去喜捨付出，你所得到的喜悅超過一般喜悅。而只有爲我能得到利益，執著我為宗旨所得來的只是痛苦。
Finally, Most Venerable emphasized that the way of the Bodhisattva should be done through generosity. Learning to help others ,takes the spirit of fearless giving.
Second, priya-vādita-saṃgraha(Sanskrit), one of catvāri saṃgraha-vastūni(Sanskrit),is a kind and soft language, It should not be flattering and seductive words. We can say words of joy and admiration to others, and words of consolation when we see others sad. Let others trust and spread good deeds. When others are disappointed, give them soft words, loving words, and words of encouragement. The speech is to give people hope, tolerance, and solemn belief in the Bodhisattva.
Third, artha-caryā-saṃgraha (Sanskrit), is to do good deeds; all good deeds are done to benefit others without expecting anything in return. It is beyond the standard of the ordinary world, abandoning self-interest,taking what others encounter as what you have suffered, whether it is kind to you, or resentful to you, like you, hate you. Treat People equally who are good to you and those who are not good. Cultivate wisdom to observe, as long as you can do things that benefit the public and give people hope, you will practice the concept of humanistic bodhisattvas. Fourth, samānārthat-saṃgraha(Sanskrit),different people have different feelings about different things. We should put ourselves in the shoes of others, feel the feelings of others, suffer and enjoy, so that others can get closer to us, and take the opportunity to spread the good Dharma and good deeds. In the group life, a humanistic bodhisattva in the world must be able to tolerate, sacrifice oneself. When we give with joy, you get more joy than ordinary joy. Clinging on your own interests will only bring you pain.
大會工委會關友金先生贈送三位研討主講者紀念品。晚上7點整，文藝晚宴開始。通過民族【衛塞喜悅舞蹈】揭開晚會。大會主賓 社會、佛教領袖俞雨齡先生致詞談到自從新冠疫情爆發，28個月禁止一切活動，在今天慶祝佛誕研討會非常有意義的活動。他談速他本人的人生觀與經驗：曾經幫助過的人最後知道被幫助的對象不正確。將近十年來成就對方，希望能夠用功讀書到大學，或者點點滴滴的幫助社會，最後所得來竟然是無情遭遇。我經常都用沒有發生過的事情作爲出發點，因爲我的人生觀只要幫助別人、付出貢獻、利益他人，我就感覺到很欣慰。所以世間的痛苦是來自我們只想得，不懂得給。如果用雙手經常做奉獻，給予對社會，對人生，通過幫助奉獻的精神，我們就會生活在自在喜悅，解脫煩惱。特別强調今天慶祝衛塞研討會是非常有意義的慶祝大會。
Mr. Sugianto Kwan from the preparatory committee presented souvenirs to the three seminar speakers. At 7:00 pm, with the ethnic Buddhist dance “Vesak Joy Dance” marking the start of the celebration. The guest of honor, social and Buddhist leader Mr. Didi Dawi delivered a speech, all activities had banned for 28 months since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. Today, it is a very meaningful event to celebrate the Vesak seminar. He talked about his own experience:
I have helped one person, and I have been successful for nearly ten years, helping him to get to university, and hoping him can help and contribute to the society, but what I got in the end turned out to be a ruthless encounter.
I often use things that haven’t happened as a starting point, because my outlook on life is as long as I have helping others, making contributions, and benefiting others, I feel very gratified. So the pain in the world comes from what we only want to have and achieve but we don’t know how to give. If we often make sacrifices with our hands, and give to society and life, through the spirit of helping and devoting, we will live in freedom and joy and free ourselves from troubles. Giving is more satisfying than taking. It is especially emphasized that today’s Vesak Seminar is a very meaningful celebration of Vesak Day.
本山婦女學佛會、青年學佛會舞蹈班列隊呈獻慶祝衛塞晚宴的豐富素食。首都幾位藝人獻唱佛曲。品嘗素食到一段落，本山住持帶領僧伽及嘉賓、主席團、理事會幹部在佛前衛塞祈福消災法會。最後本會舞蹈班呈獻【贊頌彌陀心咒】，恭祝大家無量壽、無量光、光壽無量。慶祝大會圓滿結束前，本山住持帶領大衆唱兩首佛曲來供養三寶，與衆大會廣結善緣。
印尼佛教中心協會假佛教大廈内舉行衛塞研討大會暨菩薩互助協會文藝晚宴
The Women’s Buddhist group, Buddhist dance group and the Youth group to present a vegetarian cuisine to the guests. Several artists sang Buddhist songs.
Thereafter the abbot led the Sangha and guests, the presidium, and committee members to pray for the disaster to be eliminated, safe and healthy.
The dance class presented the “Praise of Amitabha Heart Mantra” end tonight’s celebration and wishing everyone infinite life, and infinite light. At last but not least,the abbot led the crowd to sing two Buddhist songs to make offerings to the Three Jewels, and to establish a good affinity with the assembly.
