無悔

　　Without Regret

　　說起嘎秋喇嘛，在學院可謂名聞遐迩。法王如意寶曾在其座前接受過灌頂，他也曾到學院爲全學院的僧衆傳過持明者果及頓哲的伏藏品，並爲法王撰寫了長久住世祈請文，該祈請文至今仍被全學院的僧衆所傳唱。

　　The name of Lama Gracho is widely recognized throughout Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy. He has bestowed empowerment on our Guru Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and has been to the academy to transmit the terma revealed by Vidyadhara Rigdzin Gokyi Demtruchen to all Sangha members. It is he who wrote the long-life prayer for our precious Guru that has been faithfully recited by everyone at the academy.

　　他年輕時第一次去朝拜大昭寺，在覺臥像前叩拜時，同行的夥伴親見自覺臥佛心間發出一道燦爛的光芒進入他的心間，使他當場昏厥過去。當他蘇醒時，當下證悟了法界自然本智。從此，他便將一生的精力都用于修行。

　　In his youth he made his first pilgrimage to Jokhang Temple and, as witnessed by his travel companions, when he was prostrating to pay homage to the statue of Jowo Shakyamuni, a bright light streamed from the Buddha”s heart to his heart and he passed out on the spot. When he came to, realization on the primordial wisdom of dharmakaya had arisen in him. Henceforth he devoted all of his life”s efforts to Dharma practice.

　　文革期間，他示現腿部殘疾，得以逃避蹲監獄的厄運。並長期以辟谷方式修行，在冰凍叁尺的嚴寒季節，他的帳篷內卻生長著夏日的青草。每當造反派揪鬥他時，他就事先發願，我今天要爲度化一切衆生而修忍辱；當造反派對他拳打腳踢時，他也不生一絲記恨，安住于無緣當中；批鬥完畢，他便將一切功德回向給以批鬥他的人爲主的一切衆生。

　　During the Cultural Revolution, his leg became crippled which spared him the torture of being incarcerated. He observed long-term fasting while practicing in his tent, inside which grew unseasonal summer grasses even during the most severe winter blizzard. When he was subjected to public political persecution, he vowed in advance that for the benefit of all beings, today I would train myself in forbearance. When he was beaten or kicked ruthlessly by rebel factions, he bore not a shred of hatred but remained in a state beyond all artifice and contrivance. At the end of his persecution, he dedicated his merit entirely to all beings, with his tormentors foremost among them.

　　浩劫結束後，他的殘疾奇迹般地不治而愈。盡管面臨著外界的種種誘惑，他卻從不沾染追求名利的世間八法，一直潛心修行，直至2000年2月27日下午6點30分示現圓寂。

　　When the calamity came to an end, his crippling handicap miraculously recovered itself. Although the lures of the world tried hard to woo him, he remained unmoved and was untarnished by the eight mundane concerns; he continuously immersed himself in Dharma practice until his entering nirvana at 6:30 pm, Feb. 27, 2000.

　　在他圓寂前的25日上午9點，他對身邊的弟子索華等講道：“我從小到現在，做過一些世間法，也修了一些佛法。追求過一些名聲，既處過卑地，也居過高位。現在死到臨頭，一切都沒有用處，只有以自他相換法迎接死亡。希望你們能虔誠祈禱濁世的怙主蓮花生大師。取舍因果如同自己的生命一樣重要，你們應善加護持。總之，要修一個臨死不後悔的法，死時不需要更多的語言，精心地陳設供品吧！”然後，一直在蓮師前祈禱，直至27日示現圓寂。

　　Shortly before his passing, at 9 am on the 25th, he told his disciple Sohua and others: “From a young age until now, I have been involved in mundane affairs as well as Dharma practices. At times I chased after fame and have been in low positions as well as high posts. Now my end is here; nothing is of any use besides the practice of exchanging oneself with others to face death. You all should pray earnestly to the sovereign of this degenerate time, Guru Padmasambhava. Be clear about choosing what you do in accordance with the principle of cause and effect; it is as important as your life—therefore, work diligently on it! In all, we must endeavor on one practice that will free us from remorse when dying. I have no more to say at this last hour, please arrange excellent offerings!” Thus said, he prayed unceasingly to Guru Rinpoche until he passed away on the 27th.

　　荼毗之時，他的身體顯得異常年輕，很多人親見他爲白色的金剛薩埵像，因此都對他生起了無比的信心。

　　At the cremation ceremony, his body appeared much younger and many people witnessed his appearance as the white Vajrasattva, thus arousing tremendous faith in him.

　　像這樣將一生都貢獻于佛法的老修行人不勝枚舉，無論他們面臨何等外境，始終無怨無悔、修行不辍，最終于本來清淨的無邊大樂當中自在地離去。同爲修行人，當我們面對死亡的時候，回憶自己的一生，是否也能做到無怨無悔呢？

　　There are many seasoned practitioners like him who remain loyal to Dharma all their lives, when encountering whatever adversity, they do not complain or feel sorry for themselves. Practicing constantly, they leave this world in a carefree way while abiding in great bliss of primordial wisdom. Can we, the self-proclaimed practitioners, likewise die with neither enmity nor regret when we recall our whole lives at the last minute

　　壬午年六月二十一日　

　　2002年7月30日

　　21st of June, Year of RenWu

　　July 30, 2002

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