GOLD MOUNTAIN MONASTERY NEWS
Issue 247期 09年 4月09年 & 5月 09年 09年
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上人法语
开天辟地万佛城
The Development of City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Words from Venerable Master Hua
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Nothing does not flow forth from this Dharma Realm. Nothing does not return to this Dharma Realm.
万佛圣城是世界佛教发源处,也是世界佛教归源地.在华严经上说:「无不从此法界流,无不还归此
法界.」所谓「一本散为万殊,万殊仍归一本.」万佛圣城是全世界宗教徒的归依处.无论是佛教,天主 教,回教,犹太教等,来者不拒,去者不追.谁愿来就来,谁愿走就走,万佛圣城的山门,永远开著. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is both a source of and a refuge for Buddhism in this world. What does this mean This is spoken in the Flower Adornment Sutra: Nothing does not flow forth from this Dharma Realm. Nothing does not return to this Dharma Realm. A single root subdivides into ten thousand branches. Ten thousand branches return to a single root.
GMM News Issue 247 Apr & May 2009
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万佛圣城的「万」字,表示无量的意思.万 佛圣城不怕人多,也不怕人少.现在万佛已光 临万佛宝殿,将来世界宗教人士也会光临万佛 圣城,所以筹建千人大斋堂.现在的斋堂,只 能容纳五百人同时用斋.如在大法会时,常发 生无法同时用餐(过午不食).因此之故,先 建大斋堂,可容纳二千人. 这是小工程,接著还有大工程.正在设计中 预建一所华严正法堂,能容纳万人听法,作为 万人修道处.又计画修建大雄宝殿和宝塔,还 有大型放生池.万佛圣城的建筑工程,无穷无 尽.在万佛圣城开天辟地,作为世界宗教徒的 归依处. 有人说:「法师!这样发展,需要大量经费 呀!是不是想向我们居士化缘 」你们放心 吧!我从来不化缘的,你们不要害怕.如果不
The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is a refuge for all Buddhist in the world, as well as followers of every religion, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims. We do not turn people away based on their faith, nor do we go after anyone who decides to leave. Anyone who wants to come may come, and anyone who wants to leave may leave. The mountain gate of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is always open. The "ten thousand" in the name The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas implies immeasurable and infinite. We are not afraid of having too many or too few people here. So many of you are already here now, but many more from all religious backgrounds will also come in the future. Right now, our dining hall has a seating capacity of only 500, which is too small when we hold Dharma Assemblies. Therefore, we are now preparing to build a dining hall that will hold 2000 people. This is a small project. We also have plans for much bigger projects, such as our plan to build the Flower Adornment Hall of Proper Dharma, a place where 10,000 people can attend Dharma lectures and cultivate. Other projects are to build a great Buddha Hall and a pool for liberating life. There are endless construction projects. CTTB is blazing new trails to become a refuge for all religious followers.

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