(２０)“此刻佛陀是否存在？”

　　20) “Does the Buddha exist at this moment or not

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　　如果有人問這個問題，我們可以引用佛陀的這段話來回答：“阿難！在我入滅後，應把我爲你們建立的法和律，當作是你們的導師。”

　　IF WE ARE asked this question, we can answer it with this saying of the Buddha, “O ānanda, the Dhamma and the Discipline, which the Tathāgata has taught and demonstrated, let them be your teacher when I have passed away.”

　　即使現在，我們仍依著“法”和“律”而解，而行，而證，可見佛陀仍然存在，這是佛陀入滅前所說的衆所皆知的一段話。請特別注意，它告訴我們：佛陀仍然存在。

　　Even now we are studying Dhamma and Discipline, practising Dhamma and Discipline, deriving the benefits of Dhamma and Discipline. Thus, the Teacher still exists. This stanza is well known because it was spoken by the Buddha as he was about to pass away. Please take special note that it tells us that the Teacher still exists.