(１９)“哪裏能找到佛陀？”

　　19) “Where can we find the Buddha

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　　佛陀說：“見法即見如來(Tathatata)，未見法的人無法見如來。一個未見法的人，即使他緊抓如來的袈裟，也無法見到如來。”(泰本巴利藏第２５冊，３００頁)。

　　THE BUDDHA SAID, “Any person who sees the Dhamma sees the Tathāgata. Any person who sees not the Dhamma sees not the Tathāgata. One who sees not the Dhamma, though he grasp at the robe of the Tathāgata and hold it fast, cannot be said to see the Tathāgata.” “Tathāgata” is the word generally used by the Buddha to refer to himself.

　　這意思是佛陀不存在于色身，而存在于佛心中的德行——(法)，必須先見到“法”，我們才可以說找到佛。

　　This means that the Buddha is not to be found in the outward physical body. Rather, he is to be found in that high quality in the heart of the Buddha which is called Dhamma. That is the part that must be seen before we can say that we have found the Buddha.

　　當我們禮拜佛像，洞察佛像所象征的內涵當下，就超越佛身，看到佛心。進一步直透佛心所代表的德行——清淨、光明、寂靜、無執無著的“法”，也就是圓滿“空性”，那麼就可以說：我們找到佛了。

　　When we prostrate ourselves before the Buddha”s image, we dwell on the image, seeing beyond it to the physical body of the Buddha, which the image represents. Then we look beyond the physical body of the Buddha to his mind, and look beyond his mind until we penetrate to the high qualities present in his mind. We see those qualities as the pure, radiant, peaceful Dhamma, devoid of grasping and clinging, perfectly free. Then we can be said to have found the Buddha.