因為放生中含有財布施,在您用錢買下物命將其放生的過程,就已完成財布施的因果程序;當您用歡喜心做這些時,一顆布施的心已為您種下了大富大貴的因,所以放生得富貴是理所當然的。
《金光明經(jīng)》當中有這樣一則公案:在寶積如來出世的時候,當時釋迦牟尼佛是流水長者,他用大象往一個快要干涸的水池當中運水,救活了水池當中的一萬條魚,而且念佛號,加持回向給魚群;以這個因緣,一萬條魚死后轉生為天子,為了報答恩德,在流水長者的家里,撒下了四萬顆寶珠,而且降下天花為長者祝福。
二、放生能得到南寧生命被宰殺時,其苦無量,其悲無涯,苦苦掙扎,恐怖萬分,其痛苦不可言說;您把它從生死線上解救出來,是何等慈悲的精神,使其遠離生死的恐怖,使其從無助無奈的苦痛哀鳴中解脫,獲得安樂幸福,給那些可憐眾生消除生死恐懼的最大災難,實是最大的善舉,這就是無畏施。行無畏施者,消災免難獲得南寧,自然得南寧健康的大福報。
三、放生能得到智慧在放生時,虔誠的誦念放生儀規(guī),將佛號經(jīng)文的金剛種子,堅固的種在所放物命的八識田中,永不破滅,這就等于給所放眾生種下了成佛之因,脫離六道輪回的殊勝因緣。所放眾生聞法終會得度,只是時間早晚的問題,這就是法布施,法布施者自然得大智慧聰明之果報。
四、放生能得到美麗的容顏因為您放生時發(fā)的是善良的愛心,面色和悅,慈眼視眾生,人見歡喜,相由心轉,境由心造,發(fā)嗔心者感應相貌丑陋報,放生時發(fā)的是清凈慈悲善良之心,久而久之自然感應舉止高雅的威儀,美麗清秀的容顏。
五、放生能得到有為善法現(xiàn)在是五濁惡世,一般人福報淺薄、業(yè)障深重,例如身體多病、壽命短促、災難很多,修持佛法有相當?shù)睦щy,有沒有一種方法擺脫這種困境?有,那就是放生。在一切有為善法當中,功德最大的就是放生,龍樹菩薩在《大智度論》中說:“諸余罪中,殺業(yè)最重;諸功德中,放生第一?!眱敉磷诰抛媾阂娲髱熣f:“欲即人心證佛心,轉濁劫成凈土,術莫過于放生?!彼砸岩环N惡劣的凡夫心轉成大慈大悲的佛心,要把一個五濁熾盛的穢土轉變成清凈莊嚴的凈土,最好的辦法莫過于放生。
華嚴論壇:佛教對環(huán)境問題的解決之道——李重碩BuddhistSolutionforEnvironmentalIssues
佛教對環(huán)境問題的解決之道
李重碩教授/Prof.HwaryeongLee(韓國/Korea)
Director,CentralEducationCenterofBuddhistChongjiOrder/
韓國佛教摠持宗中央教育院長
Today,thenaturaldisasterscausedbyenvironmentalpollutionarethreateningthesurvivalofhumanbeings.Theslogansbysocialorganizationsorgovernmentsarenotpowerlessinpreventingofsuchdisasters.Humanbeingsmustgropefortheultimatesolutionforenvironmentpollution.Otherwise,humanbeingswillsoonreceivetheentirekarmaeffectsfromwhattheyhavedone.Suchkarmaeffectswillbringlossoflivesandfortune,shortageoffoodandwater,andvariousdiseases.
WeshouldfindoutthesolutionfromBuddhisminordertopreventsuchdisasters.Buddhistphilosophy,whichemphasizescoexistence,willprovidephilosophicalfoundationaswellasconcretemethodtopreventenvironmentalpollutionandsavetheearth.
TheBuddhadidnotmentionaboutenvironmentalpollutionorsolutionforit,fortherewasnodestructionofnatureorenvironmentalproblemcausedbysuchdestruction.However,ifwelookforconcretemethodbasedonthespiritofcompassion,toprotectnaturalenvironment,wecanrecognizethatfollowingtheBuddha’steachingisnootherthanprotectingofnatureandlivingtogetherwithit,andthatthewayoflifeassuchisalsothewaytoprotectenvironment.
TheBuddhaalreadytaughtusthroughthedoctrineofco-existencehowwecancoexisttogetherwithnature.Thereupon,Buddhistsbelievethattheyhavetoloveallsentientbeingsandletthemnottohaveanyfears,thattheyhavetokeeptheirlivesinfrugalityforthebenefitofallsentientbeings,andthattheyarecautiousnottospendwastefully.Weshouldknowthroughthedoctrineofdependentoriginationthatnatureisnotwhatexistforourexploitation,butwhatsupportsourlivesandthusshouldcoexistwithus.
Itistruethatman’sdesireisthedrivingforceofhumancivilizationintoday.Menhavepursuedmaterialsatisfactionratherthaninternalhappiness.Theytriedtoproducewealthasmuchastheycaninordertosatisfytheirdesire.Thefundamentalcauseofenvironmentalpollutionalsocomesfromhere.Ifentirehumanbeingsabandontheirdesireandpursefrugallife,theirwastesareminimizedandarealsodestructionofenvironment.
IfweBuddhistsunderstand,throughthetruthofdependentorigination,thenecessityofcoexistence,practiceitinoureverydaylife,moderateourdesire,havecompassion,andsavealllivesandresources,environmentwillbeprotectedandthepeaceoftheworldwillberealized.
Therefore,environmentissueswillbegintoberesolved,whenweunderstandtheBuddha’steachingandpracticemoderateandfrugallife.
ImplementingBuddhismInaWorld’sProgressive,Just,SustainableandLowCarbonDevelopmentModel
國際環(huán)保經(jīng)驗與佛教徒的責任
MyThiNguyen
(Vietnam/越南;Australia/澳洲)
ChiefAdvisorofSMEC/EnvironmentalProtectionSpecialist/
SMEC的首席環(huán)保顧問/環(huán)保專家
ABSTRACT:
ThepresentationanalysesthefundamentalteachingsandprinciplesofBuddhismandthepracticesofBhikkhusBhikkhunisSanghasandBuddhistlaypeople.Thisiscomparedtothefundamental4R’s(Reduce,Re-use,RecycleandRenewableenergy)principlestheClean/AlternativeLowCarbonrequirementsforaprogressive,justandsustainabledevelopmentworld-wide.
ThefocusisthendirectedattheopportunitiespresentlyavailablethatBuddhistmenwomentheBuddhistSanghasindevelopedanddevelopingcountriescanactivelyparticipateindevelopingandimplementingenergyefficientandprogressive,justandsustainableprojects.Theobviousadvantagesoftheparticipationandexpectedoutcomesarethecarryon-wardinthedailycontinuationoftherighteouspracticesofsustainabilityandlonglastingchangesinthementality,themoralandintellectualattitudesofsocietyandinpiduals.
INTRODUCTION
For2600yearstherehasbeenawide-spread,sustainableandculturedBuddhistcivilizationacrossmanycountriesandworldterritories.Theteachinghadbeenpracticedbythewholespectrumofsociety,fromthehighest(kingsandeducated,upperclass)tolowestclassesoflaymenwomenasthecitizenmassesofsocieties.Buddhistfundamentalteachingprinciplesandthepracticingof6harmonicalprinciplesforlivinginharmonyatBuddhisttemplesillustratetheexamplesoflivinginsharingcaring.Thetemplesandgardensarchitecturaldesignconstruction(withtallboddhitrees)providesthephysical,mentalandspiritualsheltersformillionsinhabitantalloverplacesonearth.
Overtherecentdecadesashumankindarethreatenedwiththeenvironmentalcrisistosavetheearthplanetwithallitslivingspeciesfromchaineddestructions,consequentlytherearemanyprominentBuddhistteachingmasters,distinguishedscholarsandrenownedresearchinstitutionsworld-widehavepublishedandvoicedtheurgentneedstobringBuddhismintomeetingtheflighthead-on.
TheauthorattemptstolookintotheWHAT,WHYANDHOWBUDDHISMANDBUDDHISTPEOPLEINCLUDINGTHESANGHASCANHELPSOLVETHECRISISfromtheperspectivesoftechnicalviewpoint.
CONCLUSION:
Buddhismhasapproachedinpiduals,communitiesandcountriesthroughvariousmeans,forms,causesandconcurs.Byactivelyparticipateinpracticalactivitiesinthejointeffortwithmanyinpiduals,organizationsorcorporationsforlocal,nationalandworld-widedevelopments,BuddhismwillitselfstepfurtherandgodeeperintothepracticinganddemonstratingtheBuddhistTeachings.ThefeedbacksresultedfromtheworkarethedemonstratedvaluesofBuddhismtothesociety.Throughthisalonglastingchangesinthementality,themoralandintellectualattitudesofsocietyandinpidualswillbeconvertedtothesameobjectives
氣候變遷的沖擊與調適
ClimateChange,ImpactandAdaptation
簡又新
臺灣永續(xù)能源基金會董事長
Abstract
半個世紀以來,氣候變遷及地球暖化,造成災害頻傳,包括熱浪、暴雨、干旱等各種極端氣候不斷上演,并環(huán)環(huán)相扣,而格陵蘭等冰川大面積融化使得海平面上升,迫使小島國家面臨生存危機。連臺灣也深受極端氣候所害,無情的八八風災是臺灣人一輩子的陰影。隨著影響范圍日漸擴大,整個世界在能源、水南寧、糧食都將產(chǎn)生嚴重失調。亞洲開發(fā)銀行(ADB:AsianDevelopmentBank)日前發(fā)表的一項研究結果就指出,如果繼續(xù)忽視氣候變遷問題,亞太國家將面臨糧食和能源短缺、貧窮問題惡化與作物不斷減收等后果。這些氣候衍生之問題不僅只會在電視新聞上被報導,它會真實的在每個人生活周遭發(fā)生。
Duringthepasthalfcentury,climatechangeandglobalwarminghavecausedfrequentdisasterssuchasheatwaves,heavyrains,anddroughts;allthesedisastersarecloselyconnected.ThemeltingofglaciersinGreenlandiscausingsealeveltoriseandthreateningthesurvivalofislandnations.Taiwanisalsoseverelyinfluencedbyextremeclimates,the88FloodwillhauntTaiwanesepeoplelifelong.Withtheincreaseoftheaffectedarea,therewillbeworldwideimbalanceinenergyresources,waterresources,andfoodsupplies.TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)recentlyreleasedaresearchthatindicates,ifclimatechangecontinuestobeignored,AsianPacificcountrieswillsufferconsequencessuchasshortageinfoodandenergy,worsenedpovertyproblems,andcontinualreductionofcropyield.Theseclimatechangerelatedissueswillnotjustbebroadcastingontelevisionnews;theywilltakeplacearoundeveryone.
根據(jù)?合國氣候變化綱要公約(UNFCCC:UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange)所提出之應對氣候變遷的方式為:“減量”與“調適”。未來全世界將會限制化石燃料等的使用量,邁入低碳經(jīng)濟時代,此蘊含著南寧產(chǎn)業(yè)革命機遇與時代的到來,是項挑戰(zhàn),更是個機會,我們應緊抓住這個劇變中之機遇,扭轉時勢。好比英國從18世紀中葉帶動全球第一波工業(yè)革命后,經(jīng)濟實力先繼被美、中、德、日所超越,不過,英國人仍不放棄再崛起之機會,當全世界把地球暖化視為世紀大威脅時,英國人卻把它視為新的機會,盼再創(chuàng)低碳新經(jīng)濟革命。
AccordingtotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC),reductionandadaptationareconsideredassolutionforfightingagainstthethreatofclimatechange.Inthefuture,theworldwillrestrictpetroleumfuelconsumption,andenteranageoflowcarboneconomy.Thisimpliesthearrivalofanewindustrialrevolution.Itwillbeachallengeaswellasanopportunity.Wemustseizetheopportunityduringthisgreatchange.Duringthemid18thcentury,GreatBritaintooktheleadofthefirstwaveoftheIndustrialRevolution,butitseconomicstrengthwassubsequentlysurpassedbytheUnitedStates,China,Germany,andJapan.However,theBritishdidnotgiveuponregainingtheedge;astheworldlookuponglobalwarmingasagreatthreatofthecentury,theBritishconsidersitanewopportunityandaimstolaunchalowcarboneconomyrevolution.
除了產(chǎn)業(yè)上的改變外,個人習慣的“調適”也是至關重要的。臺灣的環(huán)境與經(jīng)濟未來面對氣候變遷災難之沖擊似乎是無可避免,而根本解決之道在于社會大眾意識的覺醒,我們必須改變過去的生活習慣,選擇簡樸永續(xù)之生活型態(tài),齊心攜手解決這一世紀最大問題,努力將各種沖擊降到最低,為下一代的未來爭取最大生機。
Otherthanindustrialandeconomicchanges,personaladaptationisalsocrucial.DisasterscausedbyclimatechangewillhaveinevitableimpactontheenvironmentandeconomyofTaiwan;thesolutionrestsuponpublicawareness.Wemustchangeourhabitsandchooseasustainablewayofliving.Wemustsolvethegreatestproblemofthiscenturytogether,worktominimizeitsimpact,andhelpthenextgenerationsurvive.
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