师佛 林钰堂
上师佛陀无二观，本来一体泯分别；
心离执取契如来，弘法利生未曾停。
跋
密法教示，观上师与佛无二。若不明其理，一则难以置信，再则疑似冒滥。佛理教示，一切本来一体。若契入本来清净，并无佛与众生之分别，更遑论及分别师佛。有证德之上师，心离执着，即此而契如来法身。弘法利生，正是佛陀法身无尽妙用之延续。吾人只要不误以为佛是可以界定的，便容易了解认同师佛的教示实是超越世间见解而深体师恩、师德的妙法。
二○○三年三月一日
养和斋 于加州
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Guru as Buddha Yutang Lin
Regarding Guru as no different from Buddha,
In original oneness all distinctions fade away.
Mind without grasping accepts things as such,
Spreading Dharma to help all without waning.
Comment:
In Tantric Buddhism it is taught that one should regard one's Guru as no different from Buddha. Without proper understanding of the reasons behind such teachings it would be both very difficult to have faith in it and easy to raise the suspicion that it is a pretentious make-believe only. According to Buddhist teachings all are originally in oneness. Once original purity is attained, there is not even any distinction between Buddhas and sentient beings, not to mention any differentiation of Buddhas and Gurus. Gurus with real attainment are free from grasping and attachment, and thereby merge into the Dharmakaya of Tathagata. Their propagation of the Dharma to benefit sentient beings is an extension and continuation of the boundless wondrous display of the functions of Buddha's Dharmakaya. Thus, as longs as we are not under the mistaken impression that Buddha could be defined or limited, it would be easy for us to comprehend the teaching to recognize Gurus as Buddhas as a wondrous way to transcend worldly views and appreciate the virtues and grace of Gurus.
Written in Chinese and translated on March 2, 2003
El Cerrito, California
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