与善知识对话 (3)： 生与死之迷
(贡德仁波切上师言教)
因缘：2013年2月1日. 将近华人农历新年， 有一位佛友的一位兄长往生。此佛友曾为亲友对佛法僧行佈施，接下佛缘。有人说：‘华人新年就到来，许多人避忌白事而缺席…‘.
弟子问上师：不知上师对此习俗有何教导？
贡德仁波切：在藏传佛教里，一个人往生是‘吉祥事情', 因为此时（中阴界）是解脱六道轮回之时（因缘具足），亲友都会前来参与超度仪轨。反之，参加喜宴是尽量避忌，因为此后是轮回的再轮转！
弟子：谢谢上师三日来为佛友之兄诵经文及观持頗瓦作超度仪轨， 并于火化葬礼里及翌日以佛教仪轨为往者及亲人结佛缘，给予佛友及至亲们心灵开导，以及佛法之甘露解开一些生与死之迷， 阿弥陀佛！
注: ()之文字纯属笔者个人注入以求了义更清晰。
Dialogue with my
Spiritual Friend (3):Myth of Life & Death
(Oral Teachings from
Kunde Rinpoche)
Preamble: on 1st
Feb. 2013, the day closing to the Lunar New Year, a Buddhist friend’s brother
passed away. This friend had been making connections for her closed relatives with
the Guru and the Three Jewels by generously supported the dharma works. Someone
said that ‘the Chinese New Year is around the corner, thus many people avoid
this nature of taboo event…’
Thus this student requested to her
Buddhist Master:
Student: Kunde Rinpoche la, this is the cultural belief on death during festive season,
may you enlighten us?
Kunde Rinpoche: In
Tibetan Buddhism, a person passed away was regarded as ‘blessed’, because the
Bardo Teaching considered this state (Intermediate) is possible to liberate
from the Six Realms of Samsara Existence (with auspicious connected
conditions),relatives & friends would attend the special liberation prayer
ceremony. Contrary, attending wedding gathering is more hesitated for them, it
is because the event reflects the beginning of Samsara existence!
Student: Thank You to
Master having performed the Buddhist prayers & Phowa for the deceased during these
three days, thus making connection for the departed & his relatives, giving
this friend & relatives peace of mind teachings & the Dharma dews that
answered the myths of Life & Death, Amitabha!
p.s.: wordings in () are
meant to clarify the meaning of the spoken words.
Thus have i heard...
(any errors or mistakes herein are not intentional by the translator and its transliteration, please notify the writer)
