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  1. Four Dharmas of the Mahayana Sutra (大乘四法經)
  1. Mahayana Four Dharmas Sutra (大乘四法經)
  2. Four Dharmas of the Mahayana Sutra (大乘四法經)

Mahayana Four Dharmas Sutra (大乘四法經)

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Tang · Source text translated by 地婆訶羅

312 · about 1 min

The Sutra of the Four Dharmas of the Mahayana Translated into Chinese by the Indian monk Divākara of the Tang Dynasty. This sutra expounds the four essential dharmas for a bodhisattva's practice: not abandoning the mind of bodhi, not forgetting great compassion, deeply entering the perfection of wisdom, and maturing sentient beings. The scripture emphasizes both the generation of the resolve and its practical application, providing fundamental guidelines for Mahayana practitioners. Belonging to the early Mahayana scriptures, its teachings resonate with those of the Avataṃsaka Sutra and the Prajñāpāramitā Sutras, embodying the core spirit of benefiting oneself and others on the bodhisattva path. It holds an important guiding position in Chinese Buddhism and has long been regarded as a foundational sacred text for the study and practice of the Mahayana.


大乘四法經

Mahayana Four Dharmas Sutra

大唐天竺三藏地婆訶羅譯

Translated by the Tripitaka Master Divākara of Tang Dynasty India.

如是我聞:

Thus I have heard:

一時薄伽梵在室羅筏,住誓多林給孤獨園,與大苾芻眾千二百五十人俱,復有無量菩薩摩訶薩眾。
爾時世尊告諸苾芻:「有四種法,菩薩摩訶薩盡其壽量,常應修行,乃至雖遇喪命因緣,亦不得捨。何者為四?諸苾芻、菩薩盡壽,乃至逢遇喪命因緣,必定不得捨菩提心;諸苾芻、菩薩盡壽,乃至逢遇喪命因緣,必定不得捨善知識;諸苾芻、菩薩盡壽,乃至逢遇喪命因緣,不得棄捨堪忍愛樂;諸苾芻、菩薩盡壽,乃至逢遇喪命因緣,必定不得捨阿練若。諸苾芻!如是四法,菩薩盡壽,常應堅持,寧喪身命而不捨離。」
爾時世尊重演其義,說伽他曰:

At that time, the World-Honored One restated the meaning through a verse:

「世間明慧者, 應發菩提心,
常思一切智, 恒近善知識,
住堪忍愛樂, 依止阿練若,
猶如師子王, 遠離諸驚怖。
「諸明慧者修行此法,速能超出眾魔羅網,疾證無上正等菩提。」
時薄伽梵說此經已,諸苾芻等歡喜奉行。
大乘四法經

CBETA Code: T0772

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