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Vajra Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra Commentary (金剛般若波羅蜜經講義)

About 金剛般若波羅蜜經講義

by 江味農著

309,107 · about 1030 min

The Commentary on the Diamond Sutra is an authoritative annotation of the Diamond Sutra by the renowned modern Buddhist layman Jiang Weinong. Jiang Weinong (1872–1938) was a great Buddhist scholar of the Republican period who specialized in the study of Prajñā scriptures. Completed in the 1930s, this work systematically elucidates the Prajñāpāramitā doctrine of emptiness in the Diamond Sutra, offering profound yet accessible explanations integrated with traditional Chinese culture. Its contents include explanations of the sutra title, structural analysis, line-by-line commentary on the text, and essential principles for practice, emphasizing the core teaching of "arousing the mind without abiding anywhere." As an important commentary within the Chinese Buddhist tradition, this work maintains orthodox Buddhist teachings while exhibiting modern scholarly characteristics. It enjoys high esteem both within and outside the Buddhist community, serving as an essential reference for studying the Diamond Sutra and exerting a profound influence on contemporary Buddhist doctrinal research.


金剛般若波羅蜜經講義(本講義以再版補足之本,與江居士親筆原稿,覆校重刊。有改正移易處,以【校】字識其異同。校勘記中稱再版曰舊版。)
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金剛經講義,為江味農居士之遺箸。此箸在居士生前,既因病魔時擾,未克寫定。歿後,又因種種障礙,幾至佚失。是豈無上甚深之祕機,未可輕易宣露,抑眾生福薄,未能仰契大法耶。否則何以魔障重重,若是之甚也。余與居士締交二十餘年,知其一生持誦金剛經,獨具心得。甲戌之夏,向之啟請,講述大意。余就記憶所及者,歸而錄之。居士喟然曰:竹本虛心是我師。君字以竹,而虛心若此,可謂名副其實。與其略講,不如為君詳談。而省心蓮社同人,聞知此事,要求公開。遂移座社中正式宣講,規定每週二次。晚間升座,聽者恆數十人。余亦即席筆記,翌日,繕呈居士改正。數月後,居士以改正費力,不若自寫。遂於每講前一日,撰數千字,畀余抄錄。余雖仍有筆記,乃無暇整理矣。此法會始於甲戌七月,至乙亥九月圓滿。積稿盈尺,居士以為尚須潤色,並將初分所缺者補足,方可成書。同人因居士在家,問道者多,因謀另闢靜室供養之,俾專心撰述。李君稺蓮,聞有是舉,發願獨任經費,遂於滬西,租屋三間,右為臥室,中為佛堂,左為講室,以處居士。期以一年將此講義補撰完成。然居士每歲遇黃梅時節必病,病輒數月。病愈,則又憫念南北死難眾生,啟建大悲道場,虔心超度。因此遷延,卒未脫稿。余與晤時,偶問及此,居士似不願人之督促者。余知其意,遂不復問。戊寅首夏,居士復示疾,胃納不舒。余每隔二三日,往省之,見其病勢,較往歲為重,深為憂慮。是年五月,寂然往生。家人來治喪,紛亂之中,幾失此遺稿所在。余急使人徧覓得之,攜回檢視,皆為散片,前後間有錯亂。同人以余有筆記,多促余補撰成之。但余以事繁,從居士自撰講義以後,所記之稿,即未暇繕正,當時之速寫,日久視之,字跡強半不能認。且在居士生前,余之筆記,尚須俟其改正後,方無錯誤。今貿然取以續貂,亦有未安。古德遺箸,缺略不全,用以付印者,亦多有之,何況此書已成十之六七耶。惟付印必須編會,余日無暇晷,擱置又數月。幸居士之弟子周君清圓,發心任此,因以全稿畀之。逐葉搜討,隨時將經文會入。而清圓亦因在佛前發誓代眾生受罪,時時抱恙,不免作輟。錄寫及半,又因意外波折,幾至功虧一簣。至己卯之冬,始將全書錄成。魔障如是,終得成書,亦云幸矣。一日,余偶遇李君稺蓮於途,知其自香港來滬,不久即去。因述此稿,已可付印。李君欣然,謂余云:印費由渠任之,倘有人隨喜,渠亦不願獨佔此功德,留資於省心蓮社而去。適范古農居士,避難來滬,寓於社中,商得其同意,任校訂之責。遂得於今年六月印成。至書之內容,精深微妙,發前人所未發,隨時指示學人切實用功處,皆過來人語。讀者展卷自知,毋庸多贅,但述此書始末經過之曲折如此,是為敘。民國二十九年六月蔣維喬法名顯覺寫於因是齋。

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