时间：07/11/2026 07/12/2026
地点：星湖禅修中心
主讲：龙示林
佛法修行
欢喜赞叹自利利他
一日，佛陀与常随弟子一千二百五十人前往舍卫城弘法。佛陀尚未进城，五百天人早已吹拂香风于各街道巷弄中，使污秽臭粪等不净物自然隐没于地；不仅如此，还以香雨飘送润泽街道，并且散花供养，城内处处清香洁净。
舍卫城的国王、大臣及人民见到如此瑞相，知道佛陀将要进城，大众立即放下手边的工作，欢喜扫地、散花或燃香，也有人以布铺地、解发覆地、持举幡盖，或演奏音乐、表演舞蹈，欢迎佛陀的到来。
佛陀与众比丘一行进城时，大众皆一心合掌，至诚恭敬地瞻仰佛陀的庄严相好。当时有一位婆罗门见此场景，虽想买香花供养佛陀，却因贫困无法圆满心愿，于是随众在欢迎行列中，以最清净恭敬之心迎接佛陀的莅临。当婆罗门见到佛陀时，以偈赞叹说：
「表容紫金耀，三十二相明，
一切众生类，睹者莫不欢。
见佛心踊跃，忧愁皆销除，
永度生死海，稽首礼大安。」
这时佛陀欣然而笑，五色光从口中出，每道光芒又散发出无数道光明，光光顶端皆有七宝莲花，莲花上亦有化佛遍照十方；下至诸大地狱，上至三十三天，无处不在佛光照拂中。三千世界诸天人民，见佛光明莫不踊跃，纷纷离开宫殿，来到佛前；当中有听经闻法得度者，有见其光明得度者，有闻化佛说法得度者，亦有寻光来至佛所而得度者。
而在地狱受苦的众生，亦因此暂时解脱；畜生禽兽善心增长，不相伤害；饿鬼道众生得百味美食，悭心不起。更有无量众生盲者得视、聋者得听、哑者能语、驼背者能挺直、行动不便者能行，身体有疾病者悉皆除愈，牢狱系闭者全获解放。而大千世界诸天人民，见此瑞相，内心无不欢喜清净，有人证得初果、二果、三果、阿罗汉，有人证得辟支佛，也有发大乘心，于菩提道上坚住不退转，得道证果者不可称计。
佛光遍照十方，最后绕佛三匝，还入世尊眉间。阿难见此殊胜景象，长跪合掌请示佛陀：「世尊，诸佛如来无因缘是不会身放毫光、破颜微笑的，今日世尊以何因缘微笑？希望世尊能慈悲为我们开示。」佛陀告诉阿难：「你有看到那位以偈赞佛的婆罗门吗？他以极清净虔诚的心赞叹如来。往后十三劫中，天上人间自然受生，不堕三涂八难之处，相貌端严、辩才无碍、智慧明达，人人赞叹。日后出家修行，将成就辟支佛果，名为『欢悦』。」
大众听闻开示后，法喜充满，歌咏称扬赞佛的殊胜功德。
Date: 06/13/2026 06/14/2026
Location: Star Lake Meditation Center
Teacher: Shilin Long
Dharma Talk
Rejoicing in and Praising Virtue Benefits Oneself and Others
One day, the Buddha, accompanied by his constant retinue of 1,250 disciples, traveled to the city of Śrāvastī to spread the Dharma. Before the Buddha had even entered the city, five hundred celestial beings had already sent fragrant breezes through every street and alley, causing filth, foul odors, and impurities to disappear into the earth. Moreover, they showered the roads with fragrant rain and scattered flowers as offerings, filling the entire city with purity and delightful fragrance.
When the king, ministers, and people of Śrāvastī witnessed these auspicious signs, they knew that the Buddha was about to arrive. Immediately, everyone laid aside their work. Some joyfully swept the streets, scattered flowers, or burned incense. Others spread cloth upon the ground, loosened their hair to cover the path, raised banners and canopies, or performed music and dances to welcome the Buddha’s arrival.
As the Buddha and the community of monks entered the city, all the people respectfully joined their palms and gazed with sincere reverence upon the Buddha’s majestic and noble appearance.
At that time, a brahmin was present among the crowd. Although he wished to buy incense and flowers to offer to the Buddha, his poverty prevented him from fulfilling that wish. Therefore, he simply joined the welcoming procession and greeted the Buddha with the purest and most respectful heart.
Upon seeing the Buddha, the brahmin praised him with the following verse:
Your form shines with the radiance of purple-gold,
Illuminated by the thirty-two marks of excellence.
Among all classes of living beings,
None who behold you fail to rejoice.
Seeing the Buddha fills the heart with joy,
And all sorrow is dispelled.
One forever crosses the ocean of birth and death;
I bow my head in homage to the Great Peace.
At that moment, the Buddha smiled joyfully. Five-colored rays of light emerged from his mouth, and each ray gave rise to countless further rays. At the tip of every ray appeared a lotus flower made of the seven precious jewels, and upon every lotus sat a manifested Buddha illuminating the ten directions.
The Buddha’s light reached downward to the great hells and upward to the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, leaving no place untouched. Throughout the three-thousand-great-thousand world system, gods and humans who saw the Buddha’s radiance were filled with joy. They left their celestial palaces and came before the Buddha. Some attained liberation by hearing the Dharma, some by seeing the Buddha’s light, some by hearing the manifested Buddhas teach, and others by following the radiance to the Buddha and thereby attaining deliverance.
Even beings suffering in the hell realms temporarily obtained relief. Animals and birds developed wholesome minds and ceased harming one another. Hungry ghosts received hundreds of delicious foods and abandoned thoughts of stinginess.
Countless other beings experienced miraculous benefits: the blind regained sight, the deaf recovered hearing, the mute gained speech, the hunchbacked stood upright, those unable to walk could move freely, the sick were cured of their illnesses, and prisoners confined in jails were released.
Throughout the world system, gods and humans who witnessed these auspicious signs experienced joy and purity of heart. Some attained the first, second, and third fruits of sainthood, while others attained Arhatship. Some realized the state of a Pratyekabuddha, and others generated the aspiration for the Great Vehicle and firmly established themselves on the path to enlightenment without retreat. Those who attained realization and liberation were beyond number.
After illuminating the ten directions, the Buddha’s radiance circled him three times and then entered the space between his eyebrows.
Seeing this extraordinary event, Ānanda knelt with palms joined and asked:
“World-Honored One, the Buddhas and Tathāgatas do not emit rays of light or smile without cause. For what reason has the World-Honored One smiled today? We respectfully ask you to compassionately explain it to us.”
The Buddha replied to Ānanda:
“Do you see that brahmin who praised the Tathāgata with verses? With an exceedingly pure and sincere heart, he extolled the virtues of the Tathāgata. For the next thirteen kalpas, he will naturally be reborn among gods and humans, never falling into the three evil destinies or the eight difficult states of existence. He will possess a dignified appearance, unobstructed eloquence, and profound wisdom, and he will be praised by all.
“In the future, after leaving home to practice the spiritual life, he will attain the realization of a Pratyekabuddha and will be known as ‘Joyful Delight.’” After hearing the Buddha’s explanation, the assembly was filled with the joy of the Dharma. They sang praises and extolled the extraordinary merits of honoring and praising the Buddha.
