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大乘祖师

10/1/2021

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大乘佛教有一类特别的法师被称为祖师。他们有以下的特征:



  1. 他们是开悟的老师。这意味着他们是由开悟的祖师认可的,不像现代的很多老师自诩已经开悟,却没有这个至关重要的认证。这些自诩开悟的老师可能可以骗过普通人,却他们无法误导真正的佛教圣贤。除了真正的祖师以外,开悟的老师极少在私下承认自己开悟了,更不要说在公开场合了。
  2. 每一个祖师都是有认证的老师,这就是说他们都是由另一位祖师所认证的。正因为如此,大乘初祖,摩诃迦叶尊者,是释迦摩尼佛认证的。摩诃迦叶尊者接着任命阿难尊者为二祖。正统佛教的历代的祖师就是这样从一代传到下一代。
  3. 大乘祖师们的职责是弘扬正统佛教(理论),也叫正法。也就是说,他们所授的与佛所授的一致。因此,初入佛门的弟子最好从祖师所教的学起,来得到正确的参照点并为以后的修行打好正确的基础。因此,佛教祖师的一个基本任务是帮助解释说明佛深刻的教导,不然我们无法理解。
  4. 最后一个我们所知的大乘祖师(也是美国的初祖)是宣化上人,法界佛教总会的创始人。当他入涅槃前,钦点了二祖,但是直到撰写本文时(宣化法师圆寂25年以后),他还没有向世人透露自己的身份。
大乘佛教既有理论也有实践。因此,学术派可能了解理论却不了解实践。实践需要有认可的老师的特别训练。传统上正统佛教(由释迦摩尼佛创立)的主要宗派以禅修为主来培养有认证的老师们。

祖师们开悟的程度不同。虽然大多数的祖师的职责是传承大乘(弘法),大祖师们,好像宣化上人,擅长教导我们怎么开悟(理论与实践),因为他在世之时带出了大批开悟的弟子。

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