..續本文上一頁. In his time, Ji Gong used this section of mantra, so the verse says, Dharma Master Ji Gong had this wonderful sound. This verse gives the general meaning of this section of mantra text. If we were to go into detail, the Shurangama Mantra is wonderful beyond words. Thus it is also said:
The esoteric wonder is inexhaustible.
It is truly difficult to fathom.
The secret words of Vajra come from
the inherent nature.
The Shurangama Mantra contains
miraculous wonders.
Cultivators and ordinary people can open
the Five Eyes and Six Penetrations.
「奧妙無窮實難猜」：〈楞嚴咒〉非常奧妙，它這個變化也是不可思議，很不容易測度的。「金剛密語本性來」：這個金剛密語，〈楞嚴咒〉是密中之密，這是金剛來護持這個咒。本性來，它是從自己那個佛性生出來的。「楞嚴咒裏有靈妙」：這個〈楞嚴咒〉也叫做靈文，因爲他特別靈，特別有力量，所以說「楞嚴咒裏有靈妙」。「五眼六通道凡開」：你若能常持〈楞嚴咒〉，專心一致，心不旁骛，你可以得到五眼六通，可以有不可思議那種的境界來變化莫測的，所以不是一般凡夫俗子可能知道的。因爲這個，所以希望大家都能讀誦《楞嚴經》，背誦〈楞嚴咒〉。
The esoteric wonder is inexhaustible. It is truly difficult to fathom. The Shurangama Mantra is extremely wonderful, and its transformations are inconceivable. It is very difficult to fathom. The secret words of Vajra come from the inherent nature. The secret words of Vajra, the Shurangama Mantra, is the secret within the secret. It is Vajra that supports and protects this mantra, which comes from our own Buddha-nature. The Shurangama Mantra contains miraculous wonders. The Shurangama Mantra is also known as a magical text. It is very miraculous and especially potent. That”s why it is said, "The Shurangama Mantra contains miraculous wonders." Cultivators and ordinary people can open the Five Eyes and Six Penetrations. If you constantly recite the Shurangama Mantra with single-minded concentration, not thinking of anything else, you can attain the Five Eyes and the Six Penetrations. You can experience inconceivable states and transformations which are beyond the understanding of ordinary people. Therefore, I hope everyone will study and recite the Shurangama Sutra, and recite the Shurangama Mantra from memory.
一般的學者說：《楞嚴經》是假的，不是佛說的，又有什麼考證，又有什麼地方記載。這都是他怕《楞嚴經》，沒有辦法來應付《楞嚴經》這個道理。《楞嚴經》中他們所最怕的，就是〈四種清淨明誨〉。這〈四種清淨明誨〉是照妖鏡，把所有妖魔鬼怪都給照現原形了；還有那個〈五十陰魔〉把天魔外道他們的骨頭都給看穿了，把他們妖怪的這種相貌都給認識了。哪一位能讀誦，能把《楞嚴經》背得出來，那是真正佛的弟子。
Most scholars say the Shurangama Sutra is false and claim that it was not spoken by the Buddha. They say they have various pieces of evidence and documents to support it. This is all because they fear the Shurangama Sutra and have no way to deal with the principles in the Shurangama Sutra. What they fear most in the Shurangama Sutra are the Four Clear Instructions on Purity. The Four Clear Instructions on Purity serve as a demon-spotting mirror. All the demons, goblins, ghosts, and weird creatures are reflected in their true form. Furthermore, the section on the Fifty Skandha-demons exposes the celestial demons and externalists to the bone, enabling people to recognize their demonic appearance. Anyone who can memorize the Shurangama Sutra is a true disciple of the Buddha.
《楞嚴經》在佛法末法的時候是先斷滅的。爲什麼它斷滅？就因爲這一些個學者啊，又是什麼教授啊，甚至于出家人，都說它是假的。那麼他們這種的言論，久而久之，被人以訛傳訛，就認爲他們所說的是對的，所以就認爲《楞嚴經》是假的了，連佛教徒也認爲它是假的，久而久之，這個經就沒有了。所謂經典斷滅也就是這樣子，大家不學習，它就沒有了，就這樣斷滅了。
In the declining period of the Buddha-dharma, the first Sutra to disappear will be the Shurangama Sutra. Why will it disappear
Because these so-called scholars, professors, and even left-home people all claim it is false. Over time, their theory will become widespread, and people will all believe what they say and take the Shurangama Sutra to be false. Even Buddhist disciples will consider it false, and after a while the Sutra will disappear. That is how the Sutras become extinct. People no longer study them, so they disappear.
《楞嚴經》裏〈四種清淨明誨〉說得非常地正確，非常地肯定，就說這個殺、盜、淫、妄，所以一般學者、教授就怕這〈四種清淨明誨〉，他們就想得到不明白的那個誨，這個明誨他們就很怕很怕的。因爲如果說《楞嚴經》是真的，他們就沒有立足之地了，他那種又抽煙、又喝酒、又玩女人，就立不住了，被人家都認識他了。所以你看看，《楞嚴經》裏所講的道理，是非常正確的，非常有邏輯學的，再沒有比這…
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