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title: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論 · 惠應寺放生社普勸戒殺念佛文"
description: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論是明末高僧智旭的著作。明末佛教面臨內部僵化與外部挑戰，智旭大師立足天台宗，主張禪教律淨融合，回應時代弊病。該書匯集其書信、註疏與開示，系統闡述性相融通、淨土為歸的佛學思想，強調解行並進與實踐修行。作為中國佛教史上承先啟後的巨著，它深刻影響了後世漢傳佛教的發展，尤其對淨土宗的推廣貢獻卓著，被尊為淨土宗第九祖的智旭，其思想透過此論成為明清佛教的重要指南。"
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### 惠應寺放生社普勸戒殺念佛文

> Huaying Temple Life Release Society: An Encouragement to Abstain from Killing and Recite the Buddha's Name

夫物雖至微，未有不貪生惡死者。此貪生惡死之心，全是煩惑，亦全是靈知靈覺所發現也。吾人貪生惡死，情與物同，苟充此情，所欲與共，所惡勿施，安得不是靈知靈覺。苟昧此情，但知我生可貪，不知他亦貪生，我死可惡，不知他亦惡死，安得不是煩惑？是故若欲放生，先須戒殺，欲拔生死煩惑，必須深心念佛。深心者，自救救他之心；佛者，靈知靈覺之極致。深心念佛者，以自救救他之心，契於靈知靈覺之極致，令若自若他，念念解脫者也。以此為正行，以不殺大悲，放生大慈助嚴之，必生極樂，蓮華化現，永脫輪迴之苦。所以修曇禪友、公路居士等，盡心竭力，普皆勸請也。有緣遇此佛圖，便請專精受持，展轉勸人，功德尤為不可思議。當知生佛同體，佛者，無上眾生，眾生者，即未來諸佛，一念一切念，一切念一念可也。

> Even the smallest creatures cherish life and fear death. This instinct to cherish life and fear death is entirely confused craving, yet also entirely the manifestation of pure awareness and clear knowing. When we humans cherish life and fear death, our feelings are no different from those of other creatures. If we expand these feelings, sharing what we desire with others and refraining from inflicting what we dislike upon them—how could this not be pure awareness and clear knowing? If we remain blind to these feelings, knowing only that our own life is precious, unaware that others also cherish their lives; knowing only that our own death is dreadful, unaware that others also fear death—how could this not be confused craving? Therefore, if one wishes to practice releasing living beings, one must first observe the precept against killing. To uproot the confused craving of birth and death, one must deeply recite the Buddha's name with a profound mind. A "profound mind" is the mind that seeks to save oneself and others. The "Buddha" is the ultimate expression of pure awareness and clear knowing. To recite the Buddha's name with a profound mind is to align the mind of self-salvation and salvation of others with the ultimate expression of pure awareness and clear knowing, bringing both self and others to liberation in each thought. Make this your main practice, and adorn it with the great compassion of not killing and the great kindness of releasing living beings. You will surely be reborn in the Pure Land, transformed within a lotus flower, forever freed from the suffering of samsara. This is why monks like Xiutan, laypeople like Gonglu, and others have devoted their full effort to universally urging and requesting everyone's participation. If you encounter this Buddha image, please accept it, uphold it with focused devotion, and share it with others in turn. The merit is especially inconceivable. Realize that living beings and the Buddha share the same essence: The Buddha is the supreme sentient being; sentient beings are future Buddhas. In one moment, embrace all thoughts; in all thoughts, it is still just one moment.

## 靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之二

> Chapter 4, Part 2 of the Collected Works of Master Ouyi from Lingfeng

## 靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之三

> Sutra Treatise of Master Ouyi of Lingfeng, Volume 4, Part 3