(２２)“佛陀每天安住怎樣的心境中？”

　　22) “What sort of inner life did the Buddha lead

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　　佛陀會談到自己：“如來住于空性殿堂(sunnata-vihara)(泰本巴利藏第１４冊，２２６頁)。這裏的“殿堂”是心法而非色法，心法本身也是一種住處，就是心境，“空性殿堂”是一種當下空掉“我”、“我所有”的心境。佛陀這樣對自己說：“如來安住于空性殿堂，每天都有無上的喜悅。”安住“空性殿堂”，就是安住于面對一切事物時都能空掉“自我”的感覺。

　　THE BUDDHA ONCE said concerning himself, “The Tathāgata dwells in the Temple of Emptiness (su..atā-vihāra).” This “temple” is a spiritual temple, not a physical one. “Temple” (vihāra) refers to a spiritual dwelling place, that is, a state of mind. The Temple of Emptiness is an ever-present mental state devoid of any ideas of “self” or “belonging to self”. To dwell in the Temple of Emptiness is to live in full awareness that all things are devoid of selfhood. This is su..atā, emptiness, and what is called the Temple of Emptiness. The Buddha dwelt in the Temple of Emptiness, experiencing supreme bliss continuously. This is what the Master said of himself.