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title: "太虛大師全書．第三編　三乘共學 · 丁三　忍辱度"
description: "太虛大師是近代佛教改革領袖，其著作《太虛大師全書》為民國時期集成。第三編三乘共學收錄大師對聲聞、緣覺、菩薩三乘共通教義的闡釋，內容涵蓋戒律、禪定、智慧等修行基礎，強調回歸佛陀本懷與人間佛教精神。此編成書於二十世紀初，正值中國佛教面臨轉型，大師藉此梳理根本佛法，破除門戶之見，為現代漢傳佛教教育與實踐提供重要依據。該書在佛教界具有權威地位，被視為研究太虛思想與民國佛教復興運動的核心文獻。"
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### 丁三　忍辱度

> Patience (Kṣānti)

沙門問佛：何者多力？何者最明？佛言：忍辱多力，不懷惡故，兼加安健；忍者無惡，必為人尊。心垢滅盡，淨無瑕穢，是為最明。未有天地逮於今日，十方所有，無有不見，無有不知，無有不聞，得一切智可謂明矣。（第十五章）

> A monk asked the Buddha: "What has the greatest power? What is the most illuminating?" The Buddha said: "Patience has the greatest power, because it holds no ill will, and it brings peace and strength. One who is patient harbors no evil and is sure to be respected by all. When the mind's defilements are completely wiped away, and it is pure without any blemish, that is the most illuminating. From before heaven and earth existed to this very day, throughout all the ten directions, there is nothing that such a one does not see, nothing they do not know, nothing they do not hear. Attaining all-knowing wisdom—this is what is called true illumination." (Chapter Fifteen)

多力者，能動他法，不為他法所動。佛是有最大力者，故曰十力尊。世間凡夫皆隨環境流轉，不能自持，有大力者能由自力轉一切法，乃至轉塵垢世間為清淨佛土。最明者，指三明，即三達智。

> One who possesses great power can move other things without being moved by them. The Buddha, possessing the greatest power, is therefore called the Lord of Ten Powers. Ordinary beings in the world drift along with their circumstances, unable to maintain control. One with great power can, through their own strength, transform all things—even turning the defiled world into a pure Buddha land. "Most illuminating" refers to the three insights, which are the threefold penetrating wisdom.

忍辱者，對無端橫逆能不以忿怒心迎之，非謂身口不動之謂。能於橫辱之來全以慈愍行之，不為所動，惡自息滅，喻如火然虛空，薪盡火息虛空不壞，是故忍辱者能感化一切惡人。佛昔行菩薩道為歌利王支解其身，而此菩薩歡喜悲愍發願先度此人，此人即佛初度五人中之憍陳如也。能存此心即無抵觸，平時以貪欲心相向，由貪欲生忿爭，相抵相消力遂消滅。如人本有成事之力，因對付敵黨故日用日減，終至兩不成就；故忍辱者能增其力，養成平等互融之心境。心垢滅盡是為最明者，煩惱除盡淨無瑕穢之心，如明鏡，如清水，如明月，乃能遍照一切，故曰無有不見、無有不知。未有天地至於今日，即佛典通言三世，十方即通言十方，以佛典初入中國，依中國文法，故不曰三世而曰未有天地云云也。得一切智者，遍一切法無不了知，能成佛即得無上一切智也。

> To practice patience means to face unprovoked hostility without anger—it is not merely about keeping the body and speech still. When insults come, one responds entirely with compassion and remains unmoved, and the malice naturally dissolves. This is like a fire burning in open space: once the fuel is spent, the fire goes out, but space itself remains unharmed. Thus, one who practices patience can transform even the most hostile people. In the past, when the Buddha was treading the Bodhisattva path, King Kali dismembered his body, yet the Bodhisattva, with joy and compassion, made a vow to rescue this very person first. That person was none other than Kaundinya, the first of the five men the Buddha would later teach. To hold such a mind is to be free of friction. When people face each other with greed, conflict arises from that greed—the two forces cancel each other out, and their strength drains away. Just as someone with the power to accomplish great things depletes it day by day by fighting rivals, eventually neither side succeeds. Therefore, the patient person grows stronger, cultivating a mind of equality and mutual harmony. When the mind’s defilements are completely extinguished, one becomes truly luminous. A mind freed of all afflictions, pure and without blemish, is like a bright mirror, like clear water, like a full moon—it reflects everything. Thus it is said: nothing is unseen, nothing is unknown. The phrase "from before heaven and earth until today" corresponds to what Buddhist scriptures commonly call the three times; "the ten directions" likewise refers to all directions. Since Buddhist texts first entered China, they were adapted to Chinese grammar, so instead of saying "three times" directly, they said "before heaven and earth," and so on. To attain all-knowing wisdom is to understand every Dharma without exception; to become a Buddha is to realize this supreme, all-encompassing wisdom.