(２０)“此刻佛陀是否存在？”

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

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　　如果有人问这个问题，我们可以引用佛陀的这段话来回答：“阿难！在我入灭后，应把我为你们建立的法和律，当作是你们的导师。”

　　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.”

　　即使现在，我们仍依着“法”和“律”而解，而行，而证，可见佛陀仍然存在，这是佛陀入灭前所说的众所皆知的一段话。请特别注意，它告诉我们：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.