The Delusion of Appearances

The Delusion of Appearances
(Section XXXII of Diamond Sutra)

"If even a Bodhisattva of Great Courage filled innumerable galaxies with the seven precious treasures, and offered them as a gift to the supremely enlightened ones, his merit would not compare with the immeasurable merit of a good man or woman who took just one stanza from this Prajnaparamita discourse on dharma and remembered, recited, studied and illuminated it for others. How is this done? In a way which is free from appearances. Thus one illuminates it for others."

Like a meteor, like darkness, as a flickering lamp, An illusion, like hoar-frost or a bubble, Like clouds, a flash of lightning, or a dream: So is all conditioned existence to be seen.

Thus spoke Buddha.

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(应如是决定分第二十)

须菩提，若人言，佛说我见、人见、众生见、寿者见。须菩提，于意云何，是 人解我所说义不？不也，世尊，是人不解如来所说义。何以故？世尊说我见、人见、众生见、寿者见。即非我见、人见、众生见、寿者见，是名我见、人见、众生见、寿者见。须菩提，发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心者，于一切法，应如是知，如是见，如是信解，不生法相。须菩提，所言法相者，如来说即非法相，是名法相。须菩提，若有人以满无量阿僧祗世界七宝，持用布施。若有善男子善女人，发菩提心者，持于此经，乃至四句偈等，受持读诵，为人演说，其福胜彼。云何为人演说？不取于相，如如不动。何以故？

一切有为法，如梦幻泡影，
如露亦如电，应作如是观。

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