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    Vimalakirti

    Published:2014/12/24 Venerable Masters Views:917

    维摩诘居士示疾兴教

    维摩诘是音译,详称为维摩罗诘,或简称维摩。维摩居士堪称是佛陀时代第一居士。

    有一次,他称病在家,惊动了佛陀。佛陀特派人去探望,但是很多弟子都对维摩诘居士的威德,有些许畏惧心理,因为维摩诘智慧太高,所去之人往往被问住答不上来,故而惧怕。佛便请智慧第一的文殊菩萨等去探病,名为看望,实为因维摩诘示疾而兴教化。“其以方便现身有疾,以其疾故,国王、大臣、长者、居士、波罗门等,及诸王子并余官属无数千人,皆往问疾。其往者,维摩诘居士以身疾广为说法。为诸问疾者如应说法,令无数千人皆发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心。”

     

    方丈一词的来历    

    据《维摩诘经》说,身为在家相的维摩诘居士,所住的卧室虽仅仅一丈见方,却能容纳二千师子之座,有不可思议之妙。道世《法苑珠林·感通篇》载:“吠舍厘国宫城周五里,宫西北六里有寺塔,是维摩故宅基。尚多灵神,其舍垒砖。传云:积石即是说法现疾处也。”,“唐显庆年中,敕差卫尉寺承李义表,前融州黄水令王玄策往西域充使。至毗耶黎城东北四里许,维摩居士宅示疾之室,遗址叠石为之,王玄策躬以手板纵横量之,得十笏,故号方丈。” “方丈”一词,以维摩诘居士的卧室命名,历代先知先觉、过去佛菩萨亦无不认可,其中的玄妙威德令人赞叹。

     

    维摩诘居士功德难量

    维摩诘居士奉行菩萨道,为度化声闻二乘人,运用善巧方便,示现生病,而由佛陀弟子、菩萨及文殊师利菩萨的探病过程,凸显维摩居士悲智双运的菩萨道精神。他深入世间随缘度众,也都是为了要宣扬大乘佛教的教义。他教导娑婆众生,当下照见心灵净土,创造美好世界;阐说不可思议的解脱法门,强调“烦恼即菩提,不离生死而住涅盘”的不二法门,提供修行人治病的妙药良方。