Category Archives: 誌公禪師因果經 The Sutra of Inquiring of Chan Master Zhi Gong about Cause and Effect

vbs 623 昔日蕭衍帝。即梁武帝。心中樂善好愛修行。禮拜誌公和尚。為國師也。惟有郗氏皇后。心不信善。造業深重。死後墮落。作一蟒蛇之身。武帝得師。究竟指明。心向修行。忽日宮中夜臥不睡。起往乘涼閣乘涼。須臾之間聽得殿下嘧啐之聲。武帝舉眼一觀。只見一條蟒蛇。直至殿下。帝見失色。嘆而言曰。朕宮嚴潔。何更有此蛇怪。 【白話】從前，梁武帝蕭衍一心向善，好樂修行，並禮拜寶志公禪師為國師。然而，他的皇後郗氏卻內心不信善法，造下深重罪業，死後墮落為蟒蛇之身。同時武帝得到高僧指點，更加精進修行。有一天夜裡，武帝在宮中輾轉難眠，便起身到乘涼閣休息。忽然，他聽到殿外傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，擡頭一看，只見一條蟒蛇爬到殿前。武帝大驚失色，嘆息道：「朕的宮殿一向莊嚴潔凈，怎會有此蛇怪？」 In the past, Emperor Xiao Yan (蕭衍), also known as Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty (梁武帝), was a philanthropist and delighted in cultivation. He respectfully took the Dharma Master Zhi Gong (誌公) as his mentor, … Continue reading →