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title: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論 · 海燈油疏"
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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### 海燈油疏

> Sea Lamp Oil Offering

劫初人有身光，不假日月。身光漸減，日月出生。而日月有時不照，則繼以膏火。此膏火功德，不惟等於日月而已。日月屬悲田，燈火供養，悲敬雙具。又況地藏大士，以無緣慈力，同體悲心，示居九子峰頭，遍救塵沙含識。肉身靈塔，四海歸依。由是有海燈之供。當知一莖光照，全彰自性妙明。緣善既孚，正了同顯。儻謂是事相、是塵緣，無關修證者，則離事談理，離境覓心。理若龜毛，心同兔角，誰與萬善莊嚴，成兩足果哉？昔有盜寺物，剔佛燈者，尚感多劫身光之報。況以好心施供，藉大士慈悲，俾燄燄普燭幽塗，方將續如來慧燈，耀法界寶炬。若自若他，同開長夜幽關，又豈止生死中樂報已邪？請速發心，毋貽後悔。

> In the earliest days of the kalpa, humans possessed a natural radiance from their bodies and did not rely on the sun or moon. Over time, this bodily light gradually faded, and the sun and moon came into being. Yet there are times when even the sun and moon cannot illuminate, so we turn to oil lamps. The merit of such lamp offerings is not merely equal to that of the sun and moon; in fact, the sun and moon belong to the field of compassion, while lamp offerings combine both compassion and reverence. Moreover, the Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha, through his unconditional compassion and impartial empathetic heart, manifests on the peak of Nine Sons Mountain, tirelessly rescuing countless sentient beings as numerous as dust motes. His sacred flesh-body stūpa draws pilgrims from across the seas, giving rise to the tradition of offering sea lanterns. Know this: the light of a single lamp fully reveals the wondrous brilliance of one’s own inherent nature. When good conditions are established, both correct understanding and direct realization become manifest together. If someone insists that these are mere external forms and worldly conditions unconnected to cultivation and realization, then they are separating principle from phenomena and seeking the mind apart from circumstances. Such a principle would be like a turtle’s fur—nonexistent—and such a mind like a rabbit’s horn—illusory. Without the adornment of myriad good deeds, how could one attain the two perfections of merit and wisdom? In the past, there was a person who stole temple objects and trimmed the lamp wicks before the Buddha; even he received the karmic reward of a radiant body for many kalpas. How much greater, then, is the merit when someone makes offerings with a sincere heart, relying on the Bodhisattva’s great compassion, so that the flames universally illuminate the dark paths. Such an act continues the Buddha’s lamp of wisdom and lights the precious torch of the Dharma realm. For both oneself and others, it opens the long-night’s dark barriers—how could it be limited merely to blissful rewards within birth-and-death? Please make haste to arouse this intention; do not wait until regret is too late.